articles 27 sep.

WORLD  - NATIONAL 1

Iran says it struck 19 ships in the Strait of Hormuz over the past two nights, Fars News Agency reported Sunday, after Kpler reported over 20 million barrels of crude and products exiting the US blockade line as 7-day average.
https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2104225444451000603

Iran Says Won’t Soften Demands As Trump Rejects Hormuz Offer
https://gcaptain.com/iran-says-wont-soften-demands-as-trump-rejects-hormuz-offer/

Iran captures second US underwater drone in Strait of Hormuz
https://en.irna.ir/news/86276227/Iran-captures-second-US-underwater-drone-in-Strait-of-Hormuz

Iran Seizes US Remus 600 Underwater Drone in Hormuz, Releases Footage
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/iran-seizes-us-remus-600-underwater-drone-in-hormuz-releases-footage/

Iranian General: 'Expelling America from West Asia will make the region safe' 
https://en.topwar.ru/290582-iranskij-general-izgnanie-ameriki-iz-zapadnoj-azii-sdelaet-region-bezopasnym.html

US Marines said to have been injured in recent Iran attack
https://breakingthenews.net/Article/US-Marines-said-to-have-been-injured-in-recent-Iran-attack/67183619



ISRAEL  - US - ME 1

Egypt’s intel chief warned Netanyahu of attack days before Oct. 7, after 2 previous warnings — report
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-september-28-2026/

Video. Seven killed, dozens hurt in Saudi airstrike on Yemen market 
https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/09/27/seven-killed-dozens-hurt-in-saudi-airstrike-on-yemen-market

Christian boy pepper-sprayed by Jewish man for riding bike on Yom Kippur
Nine-year-old from Jerusalem’s Armenian community attacked after extremists heard him speak English
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/25/christian-boy-pepper-sprayed-riding-bike-yom-kippur/

4 Iranian drone experts killed, 756 operations against Houthi military positions over 72 hours: Yemen army
https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/4-iranian-drone-experts-killed-756-operations-against-houthi-military-positions-over-72-hours-yemen-army-3003424

Israel Revokes Diplomatic Status of Dutch Diplomats in Ramallah
‘Surrender Your Papers’: Israel Retaliates against Dutch Ban on Settlement Goods
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/surrender-your-papers-israel-retaliates-against-dutch-ban-on-settlement-goods/

‘Political Considerations’: Mauritius Blocks Air Seychelles Flight from Israel
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/political-considerations-mauritius-blocks-air-seychelles-flight-from-israel/

Forty-Three Years Dismantled in 48 Hours: The Story of Hakoortna Farm
More than 500 volunteers dismantled a 40-year-old organic Palestinian farm under Israeli threat before a court temporarily froze its demolition.
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/forty-three-years-dismantled-in-48-hours-the-story-of-hakoortna-farm/

‘Do What We Did in Gaza’: Smotrich Calls for War on Occupied West Bank
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/do-what-we-did-in-gaza-smotrich-calls-for-war-on-occupied-west-bank/

Israel forces Gazans to live in constant peril – Daily Update
https://israelpalestinenews.org/israel-forces-gazans-to-live-in-constant-peril-daily-update/

Israeli ministers, lawmakers join thousands in push to reestablish illegal Gaza settlements
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-ministers-lawmakers-join-thousands-in-push-to-reestablish-illegal-gaza-settlements/4071105

Israeli occupiers attack Palestinian American’s home, torch 3 vehicles in West Bank
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-occupiers-attack-palestinian-american-s-home-torch-3-vehicles-in-west-bank/4071102

Israel’s Ben-Gvir vows to push for executions, Palestinian displacement if named defense minister
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israel-s-ben-gvir-vows-to-push-for-executions-palestinian-displacement-if-named-defense-minister/4071100

61m tonnes of rubble: Gaza aid workers face delicate task of clearing ruins concealing up to 10,000 bodies
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/27/rubble-gaza-un-aid-workers-ruins-dead-bodies

Yemeni military shoots down Saudi reconnaissance drone
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/248125/Yemeni-military-shoots-down-Saudi-reconnaissance-drone

VIDEO: Israeli settlers forcing Palestinian shops to close
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/248113/VIDEO-Israeli-settlers-forcing-Palestinian-shops-to-close

Israeli strikes continue in southern Lebanon despite ceasefire
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/0b18dbca-2721-420a-9eae-0f536b9c8d6f

Israeli Strikes Surge Across Southern Lebanon in Latest Escalation
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/09/27/israeli-strikes-surge-across-southern-lebanon-in-latest-escalation/

Colonists uproot olive trees southeast of Bethlehem
https://english-wafa-ps.translate.goog/Pages/Details/175224?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Israeli military order targets 56 dunums (13.8 acres) of land in Kafr Malek
https://english-wafa-ps.translate.goog/Pages/Details/175177?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp



UKRAINE  - US WAR ON RUSSIA

For Ukraine, some good news but also some bad news 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/for-ukraine-some-good-news-but-also-some-bad-news/

Russia revives Cold War Dead Hand nuclear system in rebuilt Urals bunker
https://www.intellinews.com/russia-revives-cold-war-dead-hand-nuclear-system-in-rebuilt-urals-bunker-471383/?source=belarus

Ukraine's tomatoes are rotting in the field by port closures
https://www.intellinews.com/ukraine-s-tomatoes-are-rotting-in-the-field-by-port-closures-471377/?source=russia

Missile War Monitor: Russia strikes another Kyiv data centre as it widens its war on Ukraine's internet
https://www.intellinews.com/missile-war-monitor-russia-strikes-another-kyiv-data-centre-as-it-widens-its-war-on-ukraine-s-internet-471362/?source=eu-today

Russia Says It Struck Vessels In Ukraine
https://gcaptain.com/russia-says-it-struck-vessels-in-ukraine/

US ally (Ukraine) plans army of humanoid robots to conduct risky operations with drones, boost high-tech warfare
The proposed robotic force could handle missions ranging from ammunition delivery and reconnaissance to mine clearance, evacuation and combat.
https://interestingengineering.com/military/us-ally-plans-army-of-robots?

Ukraine's 1st Medical Battalion reveals that over 50% of evacuation missions using Maul ground robot are successful
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/09/27/8055273/

"Russia's patience is not infinite": The US assesses the West's anti-Russian provocations 
https://en.topcor.ru/74480-terpenie-rf-ne-beskonechno-v-ssha-ocenili-antirossijskie-provokacii-zapada.html

Ukraine Sends Grenade-Launcher Robots Into Russian Positions Instead of Infantry 
https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/ukraine-sends-grenade-launcher-robots-into-russian-positions-instead-of-infantry-22897

West violates radiation safety agreements by supporting Kiev — Russian diplomat 
https://tass.com/politics/2193701

Air defenses down 645 drones over Russian regions, Black Sea, Sea of Azov overnight 
https://tass.com/defense/2193231



NATIONAL  2

America’s Diesel Surplus Is an Illusion
https://sonar21.com/americas-diesel-surplus-is-an-illusion/

Trump and the chain of setbacks in Iran, China and Russia
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/248116/Trump-and-the-chain-of-setbacks-in-Iran-China-and-Russia

BASE jumper fatally plunges 700 feet after wingsuit failure in Utah
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/base-jumper-fatally-plunges-700-feet-wingsuit-failure-utah-rcna600114

Nor’easter unearths fragments of 19th century shipwreck on Nantucket
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/noreaster-19th-century-shipwreck-warren-sawyer-rcna600073

Tracking U.S., state and county gas prices, in maps and charts
https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/gas-prices-iran-war-state-national-cost-trump-rcna265835



COVID BIOWEAPONS  - HEALTH

Covid & CV19 Vax Biggest Propaganda in World History – Mark Crispin Miller, Greg Hunter USAWatchdog
https://rumble.com/v7g1e8m-covid-and-cv19-vax-biggest-propaganda-in-world-history-mark-crispin-miller.html

COVID-19 Positivity Rates Increases to 7 Percent in Week 39 Across the United Kingdom - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/covid-19-positivity-rates-increases-to-7-percent-in-week-39-across-the-united-kingdom

Malaysia Sees Explosive Rise in Children Diagnosed with Autism - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/malaysia-sees-explosive-rise-in-children-diagnosed-with-autism

COVID-19 Infections Rising Across France as of September 2026 - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/covid-19-infections-rising-across-france-as-of-september-2026

New SARS-CoV-2 Variants Drive Tenfold COVID-19 Rise in Belgium - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/new-sars-cov-2-variants-drive-tenfold-covid-19-rise-in-belgium

Malaysia: Kedah state reports 1st human rabies death in decades
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/malaysia-kedah-state-reports-1st

HEARTBREAKING HORRORS: ‘The Godfather of Vaccines’ Admits Depraved Acts of Violence & Experimentation On Living Aborted Babies
https://www.2ndsmartestguyintheworld.com/p/heartbreaking-horrors-the-godfather

FDA Commissioner Nominee Says Every Vaccine On US Market Is Safe, Effective
https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/fda-commissioner-nominee-says-every-vaccine-us-market-safe-effective

Bangladesh records more than 2,000 dengue cases in past 24 hours
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/bangladesh-records-more-than-2000

Brazil: Bahia chikungunya cases up 369% in 2026
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/brazil-bahia-chikungunya-cases-up

Emerging Infectious Diseases and Global Health Security
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/emerging-infectious-diseases-and

Never Trust Uncle Sam On Drugs
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/never-trust-uncle-sam-drugs

Could quitting ultra-processed food boost your mental health? 
A preliminary study led by UC San Francisco adds to growing evidence that reducing ultra-processed food may improve symptoms of depression.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1144872



AI - BIG TECH - INTERNET - MEDIA

Why AI Won't Replace Humans (It's something stranger)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5kWpytUtbE

Meta Gen 3 Glasses What are they ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYgvKoRPOL8

The AI Data Center Boom Faces a New Reality Check
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/The-AI-Data-Center-Boom-Faces-a-New-Reality-Check.html

AI products move closer to real-life needs at Hangzhou expo as demand reshapes wearables, robots and specialized applications
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202609/1371432.shtml

China-developed world’s largest pile-driving vessel departs for Brazil’s landmark Salvador-Itaparica Bridge project
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202609/1371409.shtml

China's northernmost high-speed railway begins service Monday
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202609/1371439.shtml

OpenAI agents hit UN website more than 16,000 times, used aggressive techniques, bypassed a filter
https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/openai-agents-hit-un-website?



SPACE - UFOs - SCIENCE - PARANORMAL - HISTORY

China conducts satellite-to-satellite refueling operation in high Earth orbit: Report
https://interestingengineering.com/space/china-orbital-tanker-reshape-satellites-future?

7 SpaceX rocket details that challenge what you know about launches
https://interestingengineering.com/space/7-spacex-rocket-details-falcon9?

Two labs independently measure quarter-electron charge in a rare quantum state
https://interestingengineering.com/science/labs-measure-quarter-electron-charge-quantum-state?

Nuclear microreactors targeted to power US defense, advanced computing systems
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/nano-nuclear-microreactors-computing-defense-infrastructure?

Commercially viable fusion energy that delivers limitless clean power could be closer to reality
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/fusion-energy-limitless-power-fuel-approach?

Astronomers discover a radio galaxy with evidence of four separate jet outbursts
https://phys.org/news/2026-09-astronomers-radio-galaxy-evidence-jet.html



MILITARY - AVIATION

* Boeing Knew Of 737 MAX Landing Guidance Glitch For Nearly 2 Years Before Warning Airlines
https://simpleflying.com/boeing-knew-737-max-software-glitch-before-warning-airlines/

New Boeing 737 MAX software glitch sparks FAA safety review, causes certification delays
https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/boeings-new-737-max-delay?

Hawaiian Airlines A330 Flew Again Just Hours After Mystery Odor Sickened 7 Crew
https://simpleflying.com/hawaiian-airlines-a330-mystery-odor-flight-attendants-sick/

4 killed in helicopter crash near Montreal, Canada: report
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/248109/4-killed-in-helicopter-crash-near-Montreal-Canada-report

Southwest & United Airlines Won’t Accept New Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft With Affected Software
https://simpleflying.com/southwest-united-airlines-wont-accept-new-boeing-737-max-affected-software/

U.S. F-15E Fighter Jet Takes on New Drone-Killer Role Against Iranian UAV Attacks.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2026/u-s-f-15e-fighter-aircraft-use-low-cost-apkws-rockets-to-counter-iranian-drone-attacks

U.S. Expands F-35 Fighter Detection and Electronic Warfare Capability with APG-85 Radar.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2026/u-s-expands-f-35-fighter-detection-and-electronic-warfare-capability-with-67-apg-85-radar

British Army Expands U.S.-made AH-64E Helicopter Combat Reach With Drone Teaming for High-Threat Missions.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/british-army-expands-u-s-made-ah-64e-helicopter-combat-reach-with-drone-teaming-for-high-threat-missions

British Army Pairs U.S.-made M270A2 Rocket Launcher System With 250-Km Nyan Drone for Deep Strikes.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/british-army-pairs-u-s-made-m270a2-rocket-launcher-system-with-250-km-nyan-drone-for-deep-strikes

US Navy advances new W93 nuclear warhead for submarine-launched missiles
https://interestingengineering.com/military/us-navy-w93-mk7-nuclear-weapons-program?



ENVIRONMENT - WEATHER - FOOD

Nor’easter storm batters US east coast with heavy winds and power outages
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/27/noreaster-storm-east-coast-death-power-outages

Low Rhine Levels Force Companies To Adapt To New Normal
https://gcaptain.com/low-rhine-levels-force-companies-to-adapt-to-new-normal/

Pair of Chinese giant pandas arrives in US city Atlanta
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202609/1371414.shtml

Hurricane Polo forecast to hit Mexico’s Baja California Sur state as Category 1 storm
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/hurricane-polo-forecast-to-hit-mexico-s-baja-california-sur-state-as-category-1-storm/4071103

Floods, landslides kill 19 in India, Nepal
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/248122/Floods-landslides-kill-19-in-India-Nepal

Nepal avalanche kills at least 2, leaves several missing
https://www.dw.com/en/avalanche-in-nepal-leaves-2-dead-several-missing/a-79450101

Volcanoes 28 Sep 2026: Etna volcano, Semeru, Ibu, Reventador, Sangay, Sabancaya
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcanoes/today.html

Hurricane Nolo skirts Hawaii, but powerful winds and flooding remain threats
https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/hurricanes/hurricane-nolo-rcna599984



ECONOMY

Global Gas Squeeze Could Last Through Next Summer
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/Global-Gas-Squeeze-Could-Last-Through-Next-Summer.html

US Treasury chief claims successes in isolating Iran
https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/us-treasury-chief-claims-successes-in-isolating-iran-3003338

Frankly Speaking: Can the UN uphold international law when powerful states break it?
https://www.arabnews.com/world/frankly-speaking-can-the-un-uphold-international-law-when-powerful-states-break-it-3003134

Struggle over Hormuz and Bab el‑Mandeb straits is centuries old 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/struggle-over-hormuz-and-bab-el-mandeb-straits-is-centuries-old/

The most pressing midterm issues for rural voters
https://www.axios.com/2026/09/27/rural-voters-cost-of-living-midterms

New Zealand petrol and diesel prices stay under pressure as oil holds high
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/604becc9-b3ef-4687-bd8b-1bd6a7fd3fae



EU - UK - CANADA

Sanctions without an Arms Embargo: Is Europe Serious about Israel?
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/sanctions-without-an-arms-embargo-is-europe-serious-about-israel/

Five arrested on terrorism charges after explosives found near RAF base used by US 
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/27/arrests-suspected-terrorism-charges-explosives-found-near-raf-base-us

Italy's fuel crisis: SOCAR announces price cap at IP stations
https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/27/fuel-price-surge-in-italy-socar-steps-in-price-cap-on-ip-network

Kaczynski: Poland needs hundreds of thousands of reservists 
https://en.topwar.ru/290539-kachinskij-polshe-nuzhny-sotni-tysjach-rezervistov.html



CHINA - ASIA

US challenges China on secret nuclear tests as arms race looms 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/us-challenges-china-on-secret-nuclear-tests-as-arms-race-looms/

Philippines Says China Blocked Sea Mission, First Since 2024
https://gcaptain.com/philippines-says-china-blocked-sea-mission-first-since-2024/

China Education: China to expand undergraduate and graduate enrollment during 15th Five-Year Plan Period 
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-23/VHJhbnNjcmlwdDkyNTU3/index.html



MEXICO - LATIN AMERICA

Mexico Raises Emergency Readiness As Hurricane Polo Nears
https://www.telesurenglish.net/mexico-emergency-hurricane-polo-nears/

Venezuelans rally for opposition leader’s return and presidential elections
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/28/venezuelans-rally-for-opposition-leaders-return-and-presidential-elections



AFRICA - HAITI - DR

Credit where credit is due? Africa builds new financial channels to challenge the ‘Africa premium’
https://www.intellinews.com/credit-where-credit-is-due-africa-builds-new-financial-channels-to-challenge-the-africa-premium-471257/?source=djibouti

DP World signs draft deal on $7bn Nigerian port and industrial zone
https://www.intellinews.com/dp-world-signs-draft-deal-on-7bn-nigerian-port-and-industrial-zone-471187/?source=nigeria

Ghana's Cocoa Capital readies $543mn debut issue as sector financing moves onshore
https://www.intellinews.com/ghana-s-cocoa-capital-readies-543mn-debut-issue-as-sector-financing-moves-onshore-470997/?source=ghana

Two mass shootings in South Africa leave 27 dead
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/248128/Two-mass-shootings-in-South-Africa-leave-27-dead

South African police discover body of 11th woman near Johannesburg
Police are investigating the killings in a country with one of the highest femicide rates in the world.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/28/south-african-police-discover-body-of-10th-woman-near-johannesburg