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Iran and Houthis Try to Regain Upper Hand in Hormuz With Spate of New Attacks
09 October 2026Crude prices rose sharply as Tehran targeted shipping traffic and Yemeni militants rained missiles on Riyadh. -
A Glimpse Inside Gaza Shows How Israel’s Military Footprint Is Expanding
09 October 2026Israel is fortifying bases along a dividing line with Hamas as its military entrenches in the enclave. -
U.S. Prosecutors Bring Torture Charge Against Nicolás Maduro
08 October 2026The deposed Venezuelan leader and his wife, already facing narcoterrorism and drug charges, are accused of conspiring to torture American detainees. -
In Spain, Grief and Politics Mix After Death of Evicted Woman
08 October 2026The 87-year-old ‘Maricarmen’ became the face of the struggle to fix Spain’s broken housing market. Her death turned her into a political martyr. -
The Far-Left Mayor on the Front Line of France’s Student Protests
08 October 2026Bally Bagayoko has become a hero for protesters and a lightning rod for critics who say he is sowing unrest at French schools. -
Trump Says U.S. Won’t Resume Strikes on Iran Before Midterms
08 October 2026The president cited “productive discussions” with Tehran. -
China Is Offering Half Measures to Its Mounting Economic Problems
08 October 2026Beijing is pursuing big technological advances while shunning painful policy measures needed to fix the broader economy. -
Two Latvians Arrested After Break-In at U.K. Military Base
08 October 2026U.K. counterterrorism police are questioning two Latvian men after they broke into a British military base that is used as an intelligence hub by the U.S. military and NATO forces. -
Tanker Attacks Push Deeper Into Gulf, Rattle Oil Markets
08 October 2026A strike near Qatar, far from the usual flashpoint at the Strait of Hormuz, raises fears of wider disruptions. -
Israel Downgrades U.K. Consulate in Jerusalem Over West Bank Trade Ban
08 October 2026The dispute centers around the U.K.’s decision to halt trade from Israeli settlements and comes as an election looms. -
Brent Gains More Than 4% on U.S.-Iran Tensions, Hurricane Isaias
08 October 2026Prices jumped as traders weighed intensifying Persian Gulf shipping risks and U.S.-Iran tensions alongside U.S. offshore production shut-ins ahead of Hurricane Isaias. -
Oil Majors Cut Production in Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Isaias Strengthens
08 October 2026Chevron, Shell and Harbour Energy have begun curbing production and evacuating personnel from offshore facilities as the region braces for the hurricane. -
Land Mines in the Korean DMZ Deliver Warning Against Defections
08 October 2026Explosions in the buffer zone last month—blamed by Seoul on Pyongyang—have illustrated Kim Jong Un’s determination to keep people from fleeing south. -
U.S. Forces in Okinawa Face Curfew, Booze Ban After Killing
07 October 2026The curfew comes after a U.S. Marine was arrested on suspicion of the killing of a Japanese woman. -
Mexico’s Sheinbaum Is Getting Fed Up With Playing Nice With the U.S.
07 October 2026U.S. sanctions on alleged cartel-linked officials have infuriated the president as she faces relentless pressure from the Trump administration. -
Families of Dead Prospectors Sue Authority That Certifies Gold as Ethically Produced
06 October 2026The claimants said that after the killings, the London Bullion Market Association should have withheld stamp of approval for a Tanzanian mine. -
Hackers Use Chinese AI Tool to Hit South Korean Banks, Exposing New Risk
06 October 2026The attacks were the latest to highlight the vulnerability of even hardened targets to hackers using freely available artificial-intelligence tools. -
France Spent for Years. Now the Bill Is Coming Due.
06 October 2026Plus, see how a reply-all email after Oct. 7 tore a business apart, and what Oura’s stalled IPO reveals about one-hit wonders. -
German Factory Orders Tumbled in August
06 October 2026Manufacturing orders in the eurozone’s largest economy fell 10.6% on month, as the conflict in the Middle East kept energy costs elevated. -
How the Bolsonaro Family Made a Warp Speed Political Comeback in Brazil
06 October 2026The conservative movement is becoming the dominant force in Brazilian politics after Sunday’s national election.