Issue 2026-09-18
Stories
- US Congress Sends Lindsey O. Graham Russia-Iran Sanctions & Tariff Act to Trump
- UN Report Names US Strikes in Minab & Lamerd as War Crimes, Labels Iran’s 2025-26 Crackdown Crimes Against Humanity
- Ukraine’s 15 Sep Deep-Strike Knocks Out Syzran Refinery Unit and Hits Taganrog Drone/Ozon Hub, Exposing ‘Energy Truce’ Fiction
- US Signals Saudi East-West Pipeline Restart Within Days After Drone Strikes
- Trump Threatens Trade Freeze as Fed Poised for September 25-bp Hike
- Fed Triggers BOJ Push Toward 1.25% Rate, Yen Hits ¥156
- European Commission Unveils EU Kids Act, Mandating Under-13 Social-Media Ban Across 27-Nation Bloc
- Huawei Unveils Ascend 960 Architecture & 2027 AI Chip Roll-out Plan
- Half-Century Satellite Record Finds 11.3 Trillion-Ton Polar Ice Loss, Mostly from Accelerated Glacier Flow
At a Glance
- On 17 Sep 2026, the House’s 262-159 vote gave final congressional passage to a bill letting the US President slap tar...
- On 17 Sep 2026, a UN fact-finding mission sent to the Human Rights Council concluded that two February US airstrikes...
- In the night of 14-15 September 2026 Ukrainian drones and missiles penetrated over 800 km into Russia, crippling Rosn...
- U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Riyadh’s 1,200-km East-West crude pipeline, shut after drone attacks last Fri...
- Between Sept 4-13, 2026, President Trump vowed to halt U.S. trade with deficit-partner nations unless the Federal Res...
- The Fed’s surprise 25-bp hike to 3.75–4.00% on 17 Sep 2026 sent the yen tumbling to ¥156.42/$ and forced markets to f...