articles 9 oct.

WORLD  - NATIONAL 1

Pentagon Prepares 'Options' For Trump To Strike Iran Before Midterms; Tanker Attacked Off Qatar
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/pezeshkian-calls-iranians-ration-electricity-stand-us-negotiations-stalemated

Vessel Struck by Unknown Projectile Off UAE Coast Amid Surge in Attacks, UKMTO Says
https://gcaptain.com/vessel-struck-by-unknown-projectile-off-uae-coast-amid-surge-in-attacks-ukmto-says/

Second Ship Struck Inside Persian Gulf in Three Days
https://gcaptain.com/second-ship-struck-inside-persian-gulf-in-three-days/

Pentagon Plans Three-Day Attack on Iran as US Prepares Three-Carrier Deployment 
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/pentagon-plans-three-day-attack-on-iran-as-us-prepares-three-carrier-deployment/

IRGC warns vessels against violating designated routes in Strait of Hormuz
https://en.irna.ir/news/86287769/IRGC-warns-vessels-against-violating-designated-routes-in-Strait

Iran slams French president’s double standard on nuclear deterrence
https://en.irna.ir/news/86287738/Iran-slams-French-president-s-double-standard-on-nuclear-deterrence

Rezaei fires back at US ‘civilizational war’ narrative with reminder of Rome’s defeat
https://en.irna.ir/news/86287846/Rezaei-fires-back-at-US-civilizational-war-narrative-with-reminder



ISRAEL  - US - ME 1

The Saudis Are On Their Own; Riyadh Airport Burns
Lt Col Daniel Davis interviews Alastair Crooke, 9 Oct 226 
https://conflictsforum.substack.com/p/the-saudis-are-on-their-own-riyadh

Who Controls Bab al-Mandeb? Conflicting Claims Emerge amid Fierce Fighting
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/who-controls-bab-al-mandeb-conflicting-claims-emerge-amid-fierce-fighting/

Operation ‘Dawn of Yemen’ Clears Bab al-Mandab and its Islands of Remaining Houthi Forces
https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5327743-operation-%E2%80%98dawn-yemen%E2%80%99-clears-bab-al-mandab-and-its-islands-remaining-houthi

Saudi-led coalition announces large-scale operation against Houthis in Yemen, says 136 military targets destroyed
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/saudi-led-coalition-announces-large-scale-operation-against-houthis-in-yemen-says-136-military-targets-destroyed/4084119

Civil Aviation Authority: 3 Saudis Killed in Thursday's Attacks on Riyadh Airport
https://english.aawsat.com/gulf/5327648-civil-aviation-authority-3-saudis-killed-thursdays-attacks-riyadh-airport

Coalition: 3 Houthi Missile Launchers Destroyed
https://english.aawsat.com/gulf/5327664-coalition-3-houthi-missile-launchers-destroyed

Yemen's government forces claim over 1,400 Houthis ‘neutralized’ in last 24 hours
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/yemens-government-forces-claim-over-1-400-houthis-neutralized-in-last-24-hours/4084061

Strong condemnations against Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport that killed Saudia pilot
https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/strong-condemnations-against-houthi-attacks-on-riyadh-airport-that-killed-saudia-pilot-3005436

'Israel Razing South Lebanon to Render it Unsuitable for Human Habitation for Decades’
A compilation of analysis & reports from the Lebanese press and leading Lebanese commentators (9 Oct 2026)
https://conflictsforum.substack.com/p/israel-razing-south-lebanon-to-render

A Year into Ceasefire, Israel Wages a Scaled-Down War in Gaza
https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5327888-year-ceasefire-israel-wages-scaled-down-war-gaza

100 Organizations Sound Alarm: Gaza Is Still Being Killed under ‘Ceasefire’ 
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/100-organizations-sound-alarm-gaza-is-still-being-killed-under-ceasefire/

Colonists cut down 100 olive trees in village east of Jenin
https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/175665

Colonists attack olive harvesters and force them off their land west of Nablus
https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/175669

Colonists steal sheep in Ein Qiniya, attack citizens and foreign activists in Deir Ibzi' east of Ramallah
https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/175667

Israeli Strike Kills Woman and Child in Gaza as US Senator Condemns Violations 
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israeli-strike-kills-woman-and-child-in-gaza-as-us-senator-condemns-violations/

Nearly 2 Million in Gaza Need Urgent Shelter Assistance as Winter Looms: IOM Chief Warns
https://israelpalestinenews.org/nearly-2-million-in-gaza-need-urgent-shelter-assistance-as-winter-looms-iom-chief-warns/

Suppressing Palestinian resistance: US charity under fire for AI monitoring of Gaza classrooms
https://israelpalestinenews.org/suppressing-palestinian-resistance-us-charity-under-fire-for-ai-monitoring-of-gaza-classrooms/

Thousands Are Held in Israeli Torture Camps. This Is What Happens Inside
https://israelpalestinenews.org/thousands-are-held-in-israeli-torture-camps-this-is-what-happens-inside/

Israel puts Gaza’s sick, injured, newborn in peril – Daily Update
https://israelpalestinenews.org/israel-puts-gazas-sick-injured-newborn-in-peril-daily-update/

Nearly 2 Million in Gaza Need Urgent Shelter Assistance as Winter Looms: IOM Chief Warns
https://www.iom.int/news/nearly-2-million-gaza-need-urgent-shelter-assistance-winter-looms-iom-chief-warns



UKRAINE  - US WAR ON RUSSIA

Kremlin seeks clarification on detention in Montenegro of Russian military blogger
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/eurasia/kremlin-seeks-clarification-on-detention-in-montenegro-of-russian-military-blogger/4084140

U.S. official: Trump cut deal with Putin after Zelensky ignored his requests
https://www.axios.com/2026/10/10/trump-zelensky-putin-diesel-deal-war

Rubio Warns Ukraine Stalemate Could Turn Into Wider Conflict
https://oilprice.com/Geopolitics/International/Rubio-Warns-Ukraine-Stalemate-Could-Turn-Into-Wider-Conflict.html

Treasury sanctions 17 tankers linked to Iran's 'shadow fleet' in economic pressure campaign
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/08/iran-treasury-sanctions-shadow-fleet.html

Kyiv has 700 generators, but they cannot power city's main facilities 
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/09/8057240/

Zelenskyy says Kyiv authorities are poorly prepared for blackouts 
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/09/8057206/



NATIONAL  2

HOH: Why Congress Is Being Blocked From US Bases in the Middle East
Sen. Chris Murphy kept out of bases that had been targeted by Iran
https://trendsinthenews.substack.com/p/hoh-why-congress-is-being-blocked?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=811472&post_id=219637124&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=y5jr7&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

US homeland security chief blasts New York City mayor over sanctuary policies
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-homeland-security-chief-blasts-new-york-city-mayor-over-sanctuary-policies/4084127

Trump slams Norway and Nobel committee after missing out on Peace Prize
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3370418/trump-slams-norway-and-nobel-committee-after-missing-out-peace-prize?pgtype=live

Trump 'will not forget' Norway not giving him Nobel Prize
https://breakingthenews.net/Article/Trump-'will-not-forget'-Norway-not-giving-him-Nobel-Prize/67270826

Trump awards Big Tech donors with nation’s highest science prizes
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/08/president-trump-awards-big-tech-donors-with-nations-highest-science-prizes/

(Black) Feral Youth Leaves Man's Intestines Hanging Out; (Jewish) Judge Lets Him Walk The Same Day
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/feral-youth-leaves-mans-intestines-hanging-out-judge-lets-him-walk-same-day



COVID BIOWEAPONS  - HEALTH

New York Democrats Are WAGING WAR ON THE AMISH By Fining EACH Unvaccinated Child $2,000 PER DAY
https://www.2ndsmartestguyintheworld.com/p/new-york-democrats-are-waging-war

Invading the globe: Bird flu now threatens Australia and Oceania
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/invading-the-globe-bird-flu-now-threatens-australia-and-oceania/

COVID-19 Positivity Test Rates Increases to 9.1 Percent Across the United Kingdom - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/covid-19-positivity-test-rates-increases-to-9-1-percent-across-the-united-kingdom

Measles in Florida 2026
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/measles-in-florida-2026

Ebola outbreak update - October 7, 2026
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/ebola-outbreak-update-october-7-2026



AI - BIG TECH - INTERNET - MEDIA

AI Is Starting to Improve AI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twp37DlKAMU

Trump administration suspends Microsoft, seven other firms from green card program, alleging fraud:
https://apnews.com/article/h1b-visa-program-vance-microsoft-e7b3a407f822702b269ee277d21343ea

Department of War drafts EV battery factory into military drone duty with $75M grant
https://electrek.co/2026/10/05/department-of-war-drafts-ev-battery-factory-into-military-drone-duty-with-75m-grant/

Anthropic AI model sent fake murder tip to Philadelphia police
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/anthropic-ai-model-sent-fake-221343703.html

Anthropic can’t reliably control its AI agents. It’s cutting off its internal evals from the live internet instead
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/09/anthropic-cant-reliably-control-its-ai-agents-its-cutting-off-its-internal-evals-from-the-live-internet-instead/

Planning For Pitchforks: AI Labs Are War-Gaming A Catastrophe, Public Revolt, And The Crackdown That Follows
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/planning-pitchforks-ai-labs-are-war-gaming-catastrophe-public-revolt-and-crackdown



SPACE - UFOs - SCIENCE - PARANORMAL - HISTORY

JWST Just Discovered a Brand-New Class of Cosmic Objects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNKzkphCIFE

US firm begins 250 kW high-temperature tests for pump-free nuclear microreactor in Utah
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/us-firm-begins-high-temperature-test



MILITARY - AVIATION

United Airlines Boeing 777 Returns To San Francisco After Engine Troubles
https://simpleflying.com/united-boeing-777-returns-san-francisco-engine-troubles/

Frontier Passengers Rush Exit Door, Clash With Crew After Nearly An Hour Trapped Without AC
https://simpleflying.com/frontier-passengers-rush-exit-door-trapped-without-ac/

Southwest Airlines Gate Agents Forced To Process Passengers Manually After System Outage
https://simpleflying.com/southwest-airlines-gate-agents-process-passengers-manually-system-outage/

Another 700,000 Seats Slashed: EasyJet Makes Major Cuts To Its Winter Schedule
https://simpleflying.com/easyjet-cuts-winter-schedule-2026/

Whole Fleet: American Airlines Expands Starlink WiFi Offering To 1,000+ Mainline Jets
https://simpleflying.com/american-airlines-expands-starlink-wifi-offering/

Can Lasers Beat Drone Swarms? The Pentagon Is About to Find Out
https://oilprice.com/Geopolitics/International/Can-Lasers-Beat-Drone-Swarms-The-Pentagon-Is-About-to-Find-Out.html

Shield AI expects to fly its unmanned fighter jet within months
The Navy is kicking in $150 million to further develop the X-BAT.
https://www.defenseone.com/business/2026/10/shield-ai-expects-fly-its-unmanned-fighter-jet-within-months/416510/?oref=d1-featured-river-secondary

(US) Army’s new command plans to streamline autonomous warfare acquisition 
https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2026/10/armys-new-command-plans-streamline-autonomous-warfare-acquisition/416523/?oref=d1-featured-river-top

German Navy to receive eight F128 frigates for anti-submarine warfare in the North Atlantic.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/german-navy-to-receive-eight-f128-frigates-for-anti-submarine-warfare-in-the-north-atlantic

Lithuania Receives First U.S.-Made Switchblade 600 Loitering Munitions to Expand Baltic Precision Strike Capability. 
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/lithuania-receives-first-u-s-made-switchblade-600-loitering-munitions-to-expand-baltic-precision-strike-capability

US Army eyes Blackbeard hypersonic missile as Castelion tests truck launcher
https://interestingengineering.com/military/castelion-fires-blackbeard-hypersonic-missile



ENVIRONMENT - WEATHER - FOOD

Hurricane Isaias Shuts In 71% of U.S. Gulf Oil Production
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Hurricane-Isaias-Shuts-In-71-of-US-Gulf-Oil-Production.html

Hurricane Isaias Strengthens Into Major Category 3 Storm Ahead of Gulf Coast Landfall
https://gcaptain.com/hurricane-isaias-strengthens-into-major-category-3-storm-ahead-of-gulf-coast-landfall/

Kern County judge rips California over 'invalid' fracking ban
https://courthousenews.com/kern-county-judge-rips-california-over-invalid-fracking-ban/

A chemical kept fishmeal from catching fire. Then scientists raised cancer concerns
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/a-chemical-kept-fishmeal-from-catching-fire-then-scientists-raised-cancer-concerns/

Giant tortoise count hits 183,000 on Seychelles island, study shows
https://interestingengineering.com/science/giant-tortoise-count-seychelles-island

Iran proposes long-term action plan to address falling water level of Caspian Sea
https://en.irna.ir/news/86287637/Iran-proposes-long-term-action-plan-to-address-falling-water

Earthquake M 7.7 - 12 km WSW of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama, 2026-10-09, 12.6 km depth
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u18k/executive

Earthquake M 6.6 - 14 km W of Río Grande, Panama, 2026-10-09, 10.0 km depth
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u19w/executive

Two Powerful Earthquakes and Multiple Aftershocks Rock Panama
https://english.aawsat.com/world/5327887-two-powerful-earthquakes-and-multiple-aftershocks-rock-panama

Volcanoes 10 Oct 2026: Reventador volcano, Sangay, Lewotolo, Puracé
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcanoes/today.html



ECONOMY

Trump says Russia to supply diesel fuel to American, global markets
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/trump-says-russia-to-supply-diesel-fuel-to-american-global-markets/4084012

Putin says Russian diesel supplies to US, global markets will benefit world economy
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/eurasia/putin-says-russian-diesel-supplies-to-us-global-markets-will-benefit-world-economy/4084078

EU Imports Record 12.18 Million Tonnes of Russian Arctic LNG
https://gcaptain.com/eu-imports-record-12-18-million-tonnes-of-russian-arctic-lng/

Why Record Crude Output Can’t Solve America’s Diesel Crisis
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Why-Record-Crude-Output-Cant-Solve-Americas-Diesel-Crisis.html

Global Oil Tanker Shortage is Getting Worse By the Day
https://gcaptain.com/global-oil-tanker-shortage-is-getting-worse-by-the-day/

The Other Hormuz Shocks: LNG and Helium. Economic effects of the Persian Gulf cutoff, from first-order to tertiary
https://sonar21.com/the-other-hormuz-shocks-lng-and-helium-economic-effects-of-the-persian-gulf-cutoff-from-first-order-to-tertiary/



EU - UK - CANADA

Trump escalates war on International Criminal Court with deep sanctions
https://courthousenews.com/trump-escalates-war-on-international-criminal-court-with-deep-sanctions/

‘We (Zionists) Will End the ICC’: Rubio Threatens Court as US Imposes New Sanctions 
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/todays-headlines-woman-child-killed-in-gaza-settlers-burn-olive-trees-the-imperial-pen/

Nobel Peace Prize Goes to UN Investigator Who Accused Israel of Genocide in Gaza
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/nobel-peace-prize-goes-to-un-investigator-who-accused-israel-of-genocide-in-gaza/

Suicide by any other means - Scott Ritter
The efforts by NATO to turn Kaliningrad into an "Achilles Heel" for Russia will fail, and if implemented fully, will lead to the physical destruction of Europe.
https://scottritter.substack.com/p/suicide-by-any-other-means

France pledges 3,000 extra teachers as student protests continue; stun grenades banned from marches
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/8/school-protests-blockades-resume-in-france-despite-pms-promise-to-act

Military aid to Ukraine hinders the Netherlands' ability to fulfill NATO commitments 
https://en.topwar.ru/291248-voennaja-pomosch-ukraine-meshaet-niderlandam-vypolnjat-objazatelstva-pered-nato.html

More than 24 hours near Russian borders: Swedish reconnaissance aircraft sets record 
https://en.topwar.ru/291235-bolee-60-chasov-u-rossijskih-granic-shvedskij-samolet-razvedchik-ustanovil-rekord.html

‘We could have had a massacre’ – French MEP demands attempted murder charge after protesters burn police station and block exit
https://rmx.news/article/we-could-have-had-a-massacre-french-mep-demands-attempted-murder-charge-after-protesters-burn-police-station-and-block-exit/

Germany: 87% of suspects with an arrest warrant are foreigners
https://rmx.news/article/germany-148000-open-arrest-warrants-nationwide-only-11-2-of-suspects-have-only-german-citizenship/

‘We did not follow your insane migration policies’ – Slovak MEP Mazurek says Slovakia and Poland avoided mass crime, ‘student’ riots, and sexual attacks by rejecting Western European immigration policies
https://rmx.news/article/we-did-not-follow-your-insane-migration-policies-slovak-mep-mazurek-says-slovakia-and-poland-avoided-mass-crime-student-riots-and-sexual-attacks-by-rejecting-western-european-immig/

Italy's biggest-ever wine heist
A multi million euro wine heist in Italy. As thieves in Tuscany steal 30 thousand bottles of the one of the most iconic labels in the country from a warehouse of the the prized Marchesi Antinori winery as it prepared for a major export. 
https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261009-italy-s-biggest-ever-wine-heist

Le Pen Seen As Most Credible Presidential Candidate As French Bonds Suffer Worst Decade Since 1803 
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/le-pen-seen-most-credible-presidential-candidate-french-bonds-suffer-worst-decade-1803



CHINA - ASIA

South Korea’s hypersonic leap runs into North Korea’s nuclear wall 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/10/south-koreas-hypersonic-leap-runs-into-north-koreas-nuclear-wall/

China vows necessary response if measures harm Chinese interests, after US meeting on ‘excess capacity’
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202610/1371922.shtml

China's Long March-12 rocket launches new internet satellite group
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202610/1371935.shtml

China's Starlink rival links Arctic and Antarctic in sub-second satellite video call
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/china-guowang-starlink-satellite-video-call

First Look At Hypersonic Boost-Glide Vehicle Just Tested By South Korea
https://www.twz.com/land/first-look-at-hypersonic-boost-glide-vehicle-just-tested-by-south-korea



MEXICO - LATIN AMERICA

US and Israel Are Just One Electoral Victory Away from Achieving Strategic Dominance Over South America and Its Resources
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/10/the-us-and-israel-are-just-one-election-away-from-achieving-total-domination-of-south-america-and-its-resources.html

Rubio pledges US support for Venezuela’s democratic transition
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/rubio-pledges-us-support-for-venezuela-s-democratic-transition/4084139

Peruvian candidate named Hitler Mussolini wins mayoral election
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/peruvian-candidate-named-hitler-mussolini-wins-mayoral-election/4084037

US redeploys MQ-9 Reaper drones from Africa to Colombia and Ecuador to fight drug cartels.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2026/us-redeploys-mq-9-reaper-drones-from-africa-to-colombia-and-ecuador-to-fight-drug-cartels



AFRICA - HAITI - DR

Ethiopia tells UN Security Council it will defend itself against Eritrean “all-out invasion”
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ethiopia-says-it-must-defend-itself-against-eritreas-all-out-invasion-2026-10-09/

Israel Opens First Official Arms Pavilion in Morocco amid Gaza Boycott Calls 
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israel-opens-first-official-arms-pavilion-in-morocco-amid-gaza-boycott-calls/

‘No Normalization, No Compromise’: Demonstrators in Morocco Reject Israel Ties
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/no-normalization-no-compromise-demonstrators-in-morocco-reject-israel-ties/