Issue 2026-10-12
Stories
- IRGC Reports Third ‘Dark’ Tanker Mine Blast in 48 Hours, Expands Threats Beyond Hormuz
- U.S. Jet Cripples M/V Ocean Molica After It Attempts to Break Iran Blockade
- Pacific Niño3.4 Hits 29.7 °C, Signalling a Record-Strength 2026 “Super” El Niño
- Hurricane Simon Downgrades to Category 3 and Stalls Offshore, Forcing Airport Closure in Puerto Vallarta
- CDC Quietly Cuts U.S. Plague Case Average to Five Amid Russian Lab Death Furor
- EU Strikes Hybrid Car Quota Deal With China Days Before 2026 Paris Motor Show
- RBI Slashes No-Underlying FX-Derivative Limit to $5 m, Adds 20 % Cash Reserve & Creates Dollar Window for Oil PSUs
- Amazon Moves to Buy Decart for $7 B, Outbidding Anthropic
At a Glance
- Between 10–11 Oct 2026, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said three oil carriers that had switched off transponders struck...
- On 10 Oct 2026, a U.S. fighter jet halted the Panama-flagged M/V Ocean Molica in the Gulf of Oman, disabling its engi...
- In mid-October 2026, global climate agencies reported that September’s Niño3.4 sea-surface temperature spiked to an u...
- On 12 Oct 2026, Simon weakened from Category 4 to 3 and, after a late-day wobble, remained roughly 15 km off Jalisco’...
- On 8 Oct 2026 the CDC updated its website to state the U.S. averages 5 human plague cases a year (down from the long-...
- On 10 Oct 2026 Brussels and Beijing agreed in principle to cap Chinese hybrid-vehicle exports to the EU at roughly ha...