articles 7 oct.

WORLD  - NATIONAL 1

Zelensky Calling for World War III Now 
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/europes-current-economy/zelensky-calling-for-world-war-iii-now/

Kremlin outraged by France's ballistic missile launch from nuclear submarine 
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/07/8056884/

BREAKING: SATELLITE IMAGES REVEAL MASSIVE DAMAGE AT SAUDI ARAMCO - w/ Fmr. CIA Larry Johnson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7ajA8ks5Fc

Iran has ‘lost complete control’ of Hormuz Strait: Rubio
https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/iran-has-lost-complete-control-of-hormuz-strait-rubio-3005049

Vance Suggests US Would Accept Iran Reducing Uranium Enrichment, Something Tehran Offered Before War
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/10/07/vance-suggests-us-would-accept-iran-reducing-uranium-enrichment-something-tehran-offered-before-war/

Baqaei’s response to Rubio: Distorting reality cannot mask US breach of commitments
https://en.irna.ir/news/86286529/Baqaei-s-response-to-Rubio-Distorting-reality-cannot-mask-US

Attacks on Tankers in Hormuz Hit Highest of Any Week Since Start of Iran War, Sources Say
https://gcaptain.com/attacks-on-tankers-in-hormuz-hit-highest-of-any-week-since-start-of-iran-war-sources-say/

(US) Military ordered to be ready for possible Iran strikes as Trump weighs timing
https://www.axios.com/2026/10/07/trump-us-central-command-iran-israel-war-elections

Iran says U.S. attacks damaged 111 petrochemical and pharmaceutical facilities
https://en.irna.ir/news/86285592/Iran-envoy-US-attacks-damaged-111-petrochemical-pharmaceutical

Vance demands Iran curb uranium enrichment to end war
https://www.reuters.com/world/interview-us-vice-president-vance-says-iran-must-cut-enrichment-end-war-2026-10-06/

U.S. Military Records 81 Aircraft Lost or Damaged in Iran War Including 45 MQ-9 Reaper Drones.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/u-s-military-records-81-aircraft-lost-or-damaged-in-iran-war-including-45-mq-9-reaper-drones

Trump repeats his false claim that Iran could destroy Los Angeles or San Diego – as it happened
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/oct/07/donald-trump-gavin-newsom-california-la-san-diego-iran-republicans-democrats-us-politics-latest-news-updates

False flag ops. not to save US, Israeli regime: Iran FM spox
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/248411/False-flag-ops-not-to-save-US-Israeli-regime-Iran-FM-spox

Specter of horror awaits US economy: Iran’s parl. speaker
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/248391/Specter-of-horror-awaits-US-economy-Iran-s-parl-speaker



ISRAEL  - US - ME 1

Albanese: Gaza genocide has not ended, destruction is beyond words
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/10/07/371559/

How Yemen’s renewed civil war could set the whole region ablaze
https://asiatimes.com/2026/10/how-yemens-renewed-civil-war-could-set-the-whole-region-ablaze/

Israel Won’t Withdraw, Hamas Still Has Its Weapons /Chas Freeman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NMOUnLw7-M

Three people killed and dozens injured in attacks on Riyadh and Abha airports
https://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/three-people-killed-and-dozens-injured-in-attacks-on-riyadh-and-abha-airports-3005127

Houthis strike Aden airport as number of people displaced by latest Yemen fighting tops 200,000
https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/houthis-strike-aden-airport-as-number-of-people-displaced-by-latest-yemen-fighting-tops-200000-3005104

How Gaza’s children are enduring loss and trauma on the war’s third anniversar
https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/how-gazas-children-are-enduring-loss-and-trauma-on-the-wars-third-anniversary-3004847

Lebanon’s Hezbollah gets $200 million from Iran to help displaced, sources say
https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/lebanons-hezbollah-gets-200-million-from-iran-to-help-displaced-sources-say-3005090

Israeli fire kills Palestinian in West Bank settler clash
https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/israeli-fire-kills-palestinian-in-west-bank-settler-clash-3005083

Syria Says Northeast Pipeline Damaged in Sabotage Attack
https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5327161-syria-says-northeast-pipeline-damaged-sabotage-attack

Syria considering sending troops to Yemen to fight Houthis
https://www.axios.com/2026/10/07/saudi-arabia-syria-houthis-yemen-troops

Bethlehem: Settlers accompanied by Israeli forces entered Palestinian farmland in Al-Minya, southeast of Bethlehem, and stole harvested olives. Landowners have reportedly been prevented from reaching their land for more than a month.
https://www.wafa.ps/news/2026/10/7/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AB%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9

East Jerusalem: Israeli forces carried out a large-scale operation across Beit Anan, Beit Duqqu, Biddu, Qatanna, Al-Qubeiba, Beit Surik, and Beit Iksa northwest of East Jerusalem, detaining or arresting around 50 Palestinians, raiding homes and imposing closures.
https://www.wafa.ps/news/2026/10/7/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84-%D9%86%D8%AD%D9%88-50-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%86%D8%A7-%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%84-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89

More than 20,500 students killed in Gaza over three years of Israeli genocide
https://www.wafa.ps/news/2026/10/7/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-22-%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%81-%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1

Israeli drone pursues residents in southern Lebanon as ceasefire violations continue
https://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/news/567107/%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%84%D9%87%D9%85-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B7%D8%B1-2

Gaza Records 71,846 Orphans and 64,413 Widows after Three Years of Genocide 
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-records-71846-orphans-and-64413-widows-after-three-years-of-genocide/

Reporting through Genocide: Israel Killed 263 Gaza Media Workers in Three Years 
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/reporting-through-genocide-israel-killed-263-gaza-media-workers-in-three-years/

More Than 20,000 Palestinian Students Killed in Gaza, West Bank in Three Years 
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/more-than-20000-palestinian-students-killed-in-gaza-west-bank-in-three-years/

Civil Defense Worker Killed as Israeli Forces Fire on Displaced Palestinians’ Tents
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/civil-defense-worker-killed-as-israeli-forces-fire-on-displaced-palestinians-tents/

Three Years of Genocide: How America’s Israel-First Media Filtered Out the Truth
https://israelpalestinenews.org/three-years-of-genocide-how-americas-israel-first-media-filtered-out-the-truth/

Israeli war chief briefs ministers on potential war against Palestinian Authority
https://israelpalestinenews.org/israeli-war-chief-briefs-ministers-on-potential-war-against-palestinian-authority/

Israel’s flailing chatbot army
https://israelpalestinenews.org/israels-flailing-chatbot-army/

Israel is rewriting the Palestinian curriculum in East Jerusalem to erase Palestinian identity
https://israelpalestinenews.org/israel-is-rewriting-the-palestinian-curriculum-in-east-jerusalem-to-erase-palestinian-identity/

Three years of genocide: Israel turned prisons into killing grounds and torture sites
https://israelpalestinenews.org/three-years-of-genocide-israel-turned-prisons-into-killing-grounds-and-torture-sites/



UKRAINE  - US WAR ON RUSSIA

Ship sinks after drone attack in Bulgaria's Black Sea zone, crew missing
https://www.intellinews.com/ship-sinks-after-drone-attack-in-bulgaria-s-black-sea-zone-crew-missing-473947/?source=bulgaria

Four in ten Ukrainians now see a frozen front line as the most realistic end to the war
https://www.intellinews.com/four-in-ten-ukrainians-now-see-a-frozen-front-line-as-the-most-realistic-end-to-the-war-474153/?source=ukraine

6 Oct. '26y - Russia says 650 drones flew at Moscow region overnigh
https://www.intellinews.com/missile-war-monitor-russia-says-650-drones-flew-at-moscow-region-overnight-473791/?source=eu-today

US to help Ukraine repair Patriot air defense systems domestically as Russian missile attacks intensify.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/us-to-help-ukraine-repair-patriot-air-defense-systems-domestically-as-russian-missile-attacks-intensify

Substations and bridges: PS-110 in Vyshgorod and targets in Zaporizhia were hit 
https://en.topwar.ru/291214-podstancii-i-mosty-naneseny-udary-po-ps-110-v-vyshgorode-i-celjam-v-zaporozhe.html

Russians hit Borshchahivka pharmaceutical plant in Kyiv 
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/07/8056942/

Man injured, warehouse and logistics centre damaged in Russian attack on Kyiv Oblast 
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/07/8056940/

Emergency power outages introduced in Kyiv, electric public transport halted 
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/07/8056935/

Water supply disruptions hit Kyiv's right bank after Russian attacks
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/07/8056930/

Ukraine's General Staff reports damage to Samara oil station and Astrakhan gas processing plant supplying Russian forces
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/07/8056883/

Ukraine receives another €1.2bn from EU for urgent defence needs 
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/07/8056874/

Drones halt operations at another Russian oil refinery 
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/07/8056857/

Satellite images reveal damage from strikes on Russian plant producing Kh-59 missile components 
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/07/8056856/

Russian attack leaves a third of Pryluky residents without gas 
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/07/8056853/

Russian forces destroy car parts retailer ATL's main warehouse in Kyiv
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/07/8056834/

Ukraine Builds New Stormbird Drone to Strike Where Larger UAVs Can’t Operate 
https://united24media.com/defense-tech/ukraine-builds-new-stormbird-drone-to-strike-where-larger-uavs-cant-operate-23210

FACTBOX: Russian forces hit enterprises producing Flamingo missiles in Ukraine 
https://tass.com/politics/2198659



NATIONAL  2

Mace's Double Standard Endangers Americans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciPxj38Jti4

Trump Says He Deserves Nobel Peace Prize but Has Doubts He Will Get It
https://english.aawsat.com/world/5327174-trump-says-he-deserves-nobel-peace-prize-has-doubts-he-will-get-it

Americans don't want taxpayer dollars funding campaign ads: poll
https://www.axios.com/2026/10/07/trump-taxpayer-funded-ads-poll

Paxton privately blames woes on Iran war, gas prices
https://www.axios.com/2026/10/07/ken-paxton-iran-war-gas-prices-audio-trump-texas

Cook shifts three Senate races toward Democrats
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/10/06/three-senate-races-shift-toward-democrats-cook-ratings/

How Jared Kushner’s firm’s investment in an Israeli company could be a major conflict of interest
https://israelpalestinenews.org/how-jared-kushners-firms-investment-in-an-israeli-company-could-be-a-major-conflict-of-interest/

Survey: Young Democratic Women Far More Likely To Blame Men For Their Problems
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/survey-young-democratic-women-far-more-likely-blame-men-their-problems

Rees-Mogg Says He Supports The Mass-Murder Of Children – And Liberals Fawn Over Him 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/10/07/rees-mogg-says-he-supports-the-mass-murder-of-children-and-liberals-fawn-over-him/

Former Cornell students have been falsely dragged into the scandal — now they demand the college clear their names
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/cornell-students-harassed-gang-rape-b3063070.html



COVID BIOWEAPONS  - HEALTH

BREAKING PSYOP-26 PLAGUE UPDATE: 🇺🇸🇷🇺 US Embassy Urges ALL Americans To Leave Russia Due To Pneumonic Plague “Outbreak
https://www.2ndsmartestguyintheworld.com/p/breaking-psyop-26-plague-update-us

Primary-Care COVID-19 Positivity in Spain Hits 27.2 Percent as Week 39 Cases Climb - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/primary-care-covid-19-positivity-in-spain-hits-27-2-percent-as-week-39-cases-climb

Chikungunya in the Philippines: Cases up 79% compared to 2025
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/chikungunya-in-the-philippines-cases

Biden Pressured FBI to Prosecute Parents Who Opposed COVID Vaccine and Mask Mandates at Schools
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/biden-pressured-fbi-prosecute-parents-opposed-covid-vaccine-mask-mandates-schools-doj-report/



AI - BIG TECH - INTERNET - MEDIA

Inside Trump's AI science summit
https://www.axios.com/2026/10/07/exclusive-inside-trumps-ai-science-summit

Zuckerberg teams with Google, U.S. in push to map cells
https://www.axios.com/2026/10/07/zuckerberg-biohub-ai-biology-data

Google Secures 890 MW Of Nuclear Power from Constellation Energy
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Google-Secures-890-MW-Of-Nuclear-Power-from-Constellation-Energy.html

Tesla Cybercab loses its entire door panel in a Philadelphia crash
https://electrek.co/2026/10/07/tesla-cybercab-crash-philadelphia-door-panel/

FedEx believes $300M electric truck spend will save them $800M in diesel
https://electrek.co/2026/10/03/fedex-believes-300m-electric-truck-spend-will-save-them-800m-in-diesel/

The world’s tallest wind turbine just reached 1,197 feet
https://electrek.co/2026/10/02/the-worlds-tallest-wind-turbine-just-reached-1197-feet/

California just made it legal to turn balconies into tiny power plants 
https://grist.org/solutions/california-just-made-it-legal-to-turn-balconies-into-tiny-power-plants/

AIORG Unleashes New AI Voice Agent for Medical, Aesthetic, Wellness and Dental Clinics - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/aiorg-unleashes-new-ai-voice-agent-for-medical-aesthetic-wellness-and-dental-clinics



SPACE - UFOs - SCIENCE - PARANORMAL - HISTORY

Chinese team develops world's first 3D spatiotemporal lifecycle cell atlas of rice: laboratory
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202610/1371748.shtml

Microscopic nuclear fuel particles from Chernobyl still intact after 40 years
https://interestingengineering.com/science/chernobyl-nuclear-fuel-particles-remain-stable?

World’s first fleet-capable drilling robot hits 10x speed with 99% accuracy
https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/dale-fleet-capable-downward-drill-robot

US microreactor that reached criticality in 150 days set for full-power test in 2027
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/us-nuclear-battery-2027-full-power-test?

Scientists crack hidden solar cell leak that could boost efficiency to near 43%
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/solar-cells-efficiency-light-emission?

Jonathan the giant tortoise, 194, offers up insight into secrets of longevity
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/oct/07/jonathan-the-giant-tortoise-194-offers-up-insight-into-secrets-of-longevity

Researchers Develop AI 'Mind-Reading' Tool That Reconstructs What Your Eyes See
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/researchers-develop-ai-mind-reading-tool-reconstructs-what-your-eyes-see

Orangutan mothers seek out playmates for their young
https://phys.org/news/2026-10-orangutan-mothers-playmates-young.html



MILITARY - AVIATION

United Suspends Pilot Who Praised October 7 Attack, Years After Quietly Letting Him Fly Again
https://simpleflying.com/united-airlines-suspends-pilot-praised-october-7-attack/

Delta Airbus A350 Winglet Wedged In Air Canada Boeing 777's Tail After LAX Collision
https://simpleflying.com/delta-airbus-a350-air-canada-boeing-777-lax-collision/

US-Australia hypersonic push no silver bullet against China 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/10/us-australia-hypersonic-push-no-silver-bullet-against-china/

U.S. Special Operations Expand Greenland Arctic Training for Remote Mobility and NATO Readiness.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/u-s-special-operations-expand-greenland-arctic-training-for-remote-mobility-and-nato-readiness

Trump announces largest US submarine shipyard since WWII, spanning 2M square feet
https://interestingengineering.com/military/trump-andruril-maryland-submarine-shipyard?

US Navy moves 19,000-ton USS Wyoming to Pacific in major nuclear fleet reshuffle
https://interestingengineering.com/military/us-navy-moves-uss-wyoming-to-pacific?

China Says It Can Spot An F-35 With A Laser... From 38 Miles, At Night, In A Simulation
https://www.zerohedge.com/military/china-says-it-can-spot-f-35-laser-38-miles-night-simulation

Lithuania Receives First Batch of U.S.-Made Switchblade 600 Loitering Munitions
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Lithuania-Receives-First-Batch-of-US-Made-Switchblade-600-Loitering-Munitions/


ENVIRONMENT - WEATHER - FOOD

Tropical Storm Isaias forms, is forecast to become a hurricane and hit US Gulf Coast this week
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/10/tropical-storm-isaias-forms-is-forecast-to-become-a-hurricane-and-hit-us-gulf-coast-this-week/

U.S. Gulf Energy Hub Braces for Category 2 Hurricane
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/US-Gulf-Energy-Hub-Braces-for-Category-2-Hurricane.html

Arabian Sea humpbacks may be a unique subspecies at risk of extinction
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/10/arabian-sea-humpbacks-may-be-a-unique-subspecies-at-risk-of-extinction/

Oyster reef conservation could unlock $12 trillion annually in untapped ‘ecopotential’
https://courthousenews.com/oyster-reef-conservation-could-unlock-12-trillion-annually-in-untapped-ecopotential/

World’s largest penguin colony loses nearly two-thirds of population amid climate change: Study
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/world-s-largest-penguin-colony-loses-nearly-two-thirds-of-population-amid-climate-change-study/4081613

Video. Unexpected beach guest: Elephant seal draws crowds in Rio 
https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/10/07/unexpected-beach-guest-elephant-seal-draws-crowds-in-rio

Cocoa eases while supply risk builds at origin
https://vespertool.com/news/cocoa-price-outlook-q4-2026/

Volcanoes 8 Oct 2026: Semeru volcano, Ibu, Reventador, Sakurajima, Lewotolo
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcanoes/today.html



ECONOMY

U.S. trade deficit tops $100 billion in August, first time since March 2025
https://thehill.com/business/6132688-august-trade-gap-exceeds-100b/

CELENTE: All Things Are Connected - US equity and credit markets have become increasingly concentrated in AI-related groups. 
https://trendsinthenews.substack.com/p/celente-all-things-are-connected

Dyed Diesel Regulations 
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/markets-by-sector/energy/dyed-diesel-regulations/

Businesses are front-loading. (Preparing for shortages/supply chain disruption, and higher prices)
Businesses are rebuilding inventories and attempting to get ahead of potential shortages, supply disruptions and higher future prices
https://trendsinthenews.substack.com/p/businesses-are-front-loading-preparing

The global fiscal reckoning is here
https://www.axios.com/2026/10/07/france-global-bond-markets

Port of Savannah Sets September Container Record as Imports Rise
https://gcaptain.com/port-of-savannah-sets-september-container-record-as-imports-rise/

Ships Take Long Way Around as Drought Snarls Panama Canal
https://gcaptain.com/ships-take-long-way-around-as-drought-snarls-panama-canal/

Australian tenants hit breaking point as rents reach record highs
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/0e3ef47c-5a30-4596-9876-9189bb81bd0a

EU Agrees Largest Sanctions Package Yet on Russia's Defense Industry, Kyiv Says
https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/eu-agrees-largest-sanctions-package-yet-on-russias-defense-industry-kyiv-says-23222



EU - UK - CANADA

Finance ministry proposes retirement age of 70 in debt reform plan
https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/politics/29357-finance-ministry-proposes-retirement-age-of-70-in-debt-reform-plan.html

Student protest unrest spreads across Europe
https://www.axios.com/2026/10/07/europe-student-protests-france-belgium

Rubio Touts US Power, Calls on Europe to Emerge From ‘Slumber’
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/86392

Cheap gas won't last forever: Russia warns Armenia of the consequences of its EU policy 
https://en.topwar.ru/291137-deshevyj-gaz-ne-navsegda-rossija-predupredila-armeniju-o-posledstvijah-kursa-na-es.html

Military representatives from all 32 NATO member states visit Kyiv 
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/07/8056876/

Germany news: Merz rails against extremism, AfD sympathizers
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-merz-rails-against-extremism-afd-sympathizers/live-79570924

Germany's far-right AfD makes history again in Saxony-Anhalt
https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-far-right-afd-makes-history-again-in-saxony-anhalt/a-79565146

Germany: After AfD politician wins state speaker position in historic vote, he confirms he won with the help of the CDU
https://rmx.news/article/germany-after-afd-politician-wins-state-speaker-position-in-historic-vote-he-confirms-he-won-with-the-help-of-the-cdu/

Austrian police release photograph of suspect wanted for rape of 85-year-old woman in Vienna
https://rmx.news/article/austrian-police-release-photograph-of-suspect-wanted-for-rape-of-85-year-old-woman-in-vienna/

Former German intelligence chief arrested for espionage on behalf of a foreign power
https://rmx.news/article/former-german-intelligence-chief-arrested-for-espionage-on-behalf-of-a-foreign-power/

Poland: 3 foreigners arrested for illegally killing a goat, but prosecutors want to dismiss the case
https://rmx.news/article/poland-3-foreigners-arrested-for-illegally-killing-a-goat-but-prosecutors-want-to-dismiss-the-case/

Drug Smugglers Caught Dressed as Port Workers in Algeciras 
https://maritime-executive.com/article/drug-smugglers-caught-dressed-as-port-workers-in-algeciras

Merz, former BlackRock chairman in Germany, is the grandson of Nazi party official, Josef Paul Sauvigny, who joined the SA in 1933 and held an official position as a Nazi mayor. (If Ukraine loses the war, BlackRock’s $800 billion fund to “rebuild Ukraine” will not be realized.)
https://x.com/DietHeartNews/status/2106754308653875275



CHINA - ASIA

Europe Moves to Curb the Flood of Chinese Hybrid Cars
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Europe-Moves-to-Curb-the-Flood-of-Chinese-Hybrid-Cars.html

Rubio Warns Russia and China Are Already Moving in the Arctic
https://oilprice.com/Geopolitics/International/Rubio-Warns-Russia-and-China-Are-Already-Moving-in-the-Arctic.html

China Completes First Season of Regular Arctic Container Service
https://gcaptain.com/china-completes-first-season-of-regular-arctic-container-service/

Two pandas arrive in Atlanta, carrying decades of shared care and friendship that keep crossing borders
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202610/1371783.shtml

Global institutions are bullish on Chinese stocks, eyeing AI, emerging industrial sectors
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202610/1371759.shtml

Japan explores ‘ownership’ of nuclear submarines as regional rivalries worsen
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3370099/japan-explores-ownership-nuclear-submarines-regional-rivalries-worsen?pgtype=live

US-China AI Gap Hits 3%, and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Now Leads on Agentic Coding Benchmarks
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/328620/20261006/us-china-ai-gap-hits-3-deepseek-v41-flash-now-leads-agentic-coding-benchmarks.htm



MEXICO - LATIN AMERICA

Brazilian Students March in Rio de Janeiro to Defend Democracy and Education
https://www.telesurenglish.net/brazilian-students-march-in-rio-de-janeiro-to-defend-democracy-and-education/

Mexico Requires Presidential Candidates to Renounce Other Nationalities
https://www.telesurenglish.net/mexico-requires-presidential-candidates-to-renounce-other-nationalities/



AFRICA - DR - Haiti

Ebola spirals out of control in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo — NGO 
https://tass.com/society/2199039

Ebola in the DRC: More than 4,100 deaths recorded in 7 provinces
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/ebola-in-the-drc-more-than-4100-deaths

Ebola creates new hot spots in Congo as responders describe 'chaotic' respons
https://phys.org/news/2026-10-ebola-hot-congo-chaotic-response.html

Kenya confirms first Ebola case after death of traveler from DR Congo:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/6/kenya-confirms-first-ebola-case-after-patient-from-dr-congo-dies-in-nairobi

Africa’s monitored wildlife populations declined 80% since 1970, new report says
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/10/africas-monitored-wildlife-populations-declined-80-since-1970-new-report-says/

Sudan’s Burhan vows to seize “every inch” of RSF territory, rejecting negotiations
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/7/sudans-al-burhan-rejects-talks-vows-to-retake-all-territory-from-rsf