Issue 2026-08-15
Stories
- Ukraine’s Aug 12 Strike Shuts 15.6 MMT Novorossiysk Grain Terminals, Damages Black Sea Fleet
- Colombia Extends Quake Rescue as New President Launches ‘Marshall-Plan’ Rebuild
- 7.4-Magnitude Quake Hits Colombia’s Coffee Belt Days After New President Sworn In
- Trump Signs Section 232 Order Slapping 100% Tariffs on Heavy & Thermal-Imaging Drones
- Alphabet’s 2015 $900 M Bet on SpaceX Revealed to Be Worth $94 B in Post-IPO Filings
- White House 'Great Transshipment Scam' Report Puts India in Tier-1 Over Alleged China Tariff Evasion
- France’s Constitutional Council Overturns Under-15 Social Media Ban
- JWST Detects MoM-BH*-1, First Observed ‘Black Hole Star’
- Apple Pushes Lock-Screen Spyware Alerts to Targets in 110 Countries
At a Glance
- Overnight on 12 Aug 2026 Ukraine loosed a swarm of drones, missiles and sea-drones that disabled two of Russia’s larg...
- Four days after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake, rescuers detected live victims in rubble at Pereira and Cali, leading Pre...
- On 11 Aug 2026 a deep 7.4-magnitude earthquake centered near San José del Palmar flattened parts of Cali, Pereira and...
- On 13 Aug 2026, President Trump invoked Section 232 to impose a 100 % import duty—effective 3 Sep—on drones over 25 k...
- SEC 13F and 13G disclosures show Google-parent Alphabet’s original $900 million 2015 investment in SpaceX has balloon...
- On 13 Aug 2026 Washington alleged that India is a top hub helping China dodge U.S. Section 301 duties, grouping it wi...