Issue 2026-08-07
Stories
- Shipping Collapse in Hormuz & Bab el-Mandeb after Houthi Tanker Strike Despite U.S.–Iran Talks
- China Imposes Drone Export Curbs and Blacklists 7 U.S. Entities After Latest American Sanctions
- Saudi PIF–Led Consortium Takes EA Private in Record $55 B LBO
- Trump Signs Two New EOs Targeting Birthright Citizenship After SCOTUS Defeat
- Iran & Oman Clinch 60-Day Provisional Hormuz Corridor Giving Tehran Inbound Control
- Israel Conditions Gaza Withdrawal on Hamas Disarmament, Stalling Trump’s Board of Peace Road-Map
- New Mexico Judge Slaps Meta With $567 Million ‘Public Nuisance’ Penalty and Teen-Safety Overhaul
- Guatemala Declares Red Alert, Evacuates 1,400+ as Fuego Volcano Enters Critical Phase
- Google DeepMind Overhaul: Hassabis Moves Upstairs, Dean-Led Quartet Forms Discovery Loop
At a Glance
- On 6 Aug 2026 vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell from 8 ships to just 2, and Bab el-Mandeb from 20 to 1...
- On 5 Aug 2026 Beijing required case-by-case licences for all drone-related dual-use exports to the U.S. and simultane...
- On 5 Aug 2026 Electronic Arts closed a $55 billion, debt-heavy buyout that delists the 36-year-old public company and...
- On 7 Aug 2026, five weeks after the Supreme Court’s 6-3 rejection of his first order, President Donald Trump issued t...
- On 5-6 Aug 2026 Tehran and Muscat finalised the coordinates of a two-way shipping lane through the Strait of Hormuz t...
- On 5 Aug 2026, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Israel will not pull the IDF out of Gaza until Hamas is “co...