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Houthis Bombard Saudi Air Links in Effort to Cut Kingdom Off From Rest of World
10 October 2026Missile attacks on airports are spooking travelers and threatening another pillar of the kingdom’s growth. -
Venezuela Wants to Return to the Days When Its Oil Fields Were Booming—With U.S. Help
09 October 2026Foreign investors are returning but find busted pipelines, chronic blackouts and an industry hollowed out by years of neglect. -
Oil Prices Steady After Trump Appears to Rule Out Iran Strikes Before Midterms
09 October 2026Oil prices edged higher as traders weighed President Trump’s pledge not to attack Iran before the U.S. midterm elections against persistent shipping risks in the Persian Gulf and extensive offshore production shut-ins in the Gulf of Mexico. -
China’s Next ‘Gray Zone’ Target: An Island Chain Critical to U.S. Defense of Taiwan
09 October 2026Chinese academics and media have laid the groundwork for Beijing to claim the Batanes Islands, where U.S. troops frequently train. -
FlyDubai Co-Pilot Planned to Crash Into Israeli Airport, U.A.E. Says
09 October 2026The Emirati attorney general provided the first official timeline of Hamam al-Hammami’s travels before the attacker joined the Dubai airline. -
U.S. Sanctions and Threatens to Dismantle International Criminal Court
09 October 2026The sanctions could cut the ICC off from the U.S. financial system and prohibit it from conducting transactions in dollars. -
Masked Thieves in Italy Make Off With $5.6 Million of High-End Wine
09 October 2026The bandits used a company’s own forklifts to steal some 30,000 bottles of wine, including prized reds. -
How a Binance ‘High-Value Customer’ Established a Financial Lifeline for Iran
09 October 2026A previously unreported Binance document reveals how an Iranian network used the crypto exchange to move money against the wishes of Western governments. -
Walmart Wants Robots to Run Its Warehouses. Reality Keeps Getting in the Way.
09 October 2026Plus, a look inside Gaza shows how Israel’s military footprint is expanding, and we sit down with the Pentagon’s No. 2 official in his first interview on the job. -
Iran and Houthis Try to Regain Upper Hand in Hormuz With Spate of New Attacks
09 October 2026The clashes underscore the region’s volatility and the difficulty that Trump faces keeping a lid on its conflicts at least until after midterm elections. -
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. -
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.