Issue 2026-09-12
Stories
- Houthis Seize Perim Island, Tightening Grip on Bab el-Mandeb Strait
- Drone Strike From Iraq Shuts Saudi East-West Oil Pipeline; Baghdad Fires Maysan Commander
- Kremlin Confirms 11 Sep Modi-Putin Summit on Sidelines of Expanded BRICS 2026
- U.S. Diesel Average Blows Past $6/Gallon for First Time Amid War-Driven Refinery Knockouts
- BRICS’ 18th Delhi Summit Kicks Off Expanded Bloc’s Push for Dollar-Light Trade
- ECB Downplays Neutral Rate After 25-bp Hike, Floats October/December Tightening
- Anthropic Reveals and Halts State-Linked Claude Queries for Gain-of-Function Virus Work
- Fields Medalists Rebuke OpenAI After AI-Generated Navier-Stokes Breakthrough, Forcing Withdrawal from Caltech Mathathon
- Russia Activates First Commercial 5G in 16 Cities on Military-Spared Spectrum
At a Glance
- In a 36-hour blitz ending 11 Sept 2026, Houthi forces captured Mokha, Dhubab and Perim (Mayun) Island, giving them fo...
- After drones launched from Iraq hit Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline on 10 Sep 2026, Riyadh halted the 1,200 km cond...
- Moscow announced that President Putin will meet Prime Minister Modi in New Delhi on 11 September 2026, setting a focu...
- AAA data on 11 Sept 2026 confirmed the national retail diesel average at $6.06 per gallon, the first breach of the $6...
- On 12-13 September 2026 India opened the 18th BRICS Summit, the first with 11 full members, tasking the group to slas...
- On 10 Sep 2026 the ECB lifted its deposit rate to 2.50% and, more surprisingly, signalled it may push policy into res...