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Houthis capture Yemeni town of Mocha: Why it matters
The Houthi seizure of Mocha threatens global trade routes, severs vital supply lines, and displaces thousands in Yemen.
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailSwiss gold ban squeezes Sudan’s war economy
Bern has tightened sanctions on a key source of wartime revenue while restricting chemicals used to extract the metal.
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailUkrainian counteroffensive pushes back Russian forces near Lyman, Russian military bloggers say
Russian military bloggers have said Moscow’s forces have been forced to withdraw from positions near Lyman as Ukrainian ...
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailLithuanian parliament intends to lift ban on deploying nuclear weapons early next year
Parliament Speaker Juozas Olekas explained that in order to "adopt this specific article of the Constitution," it will b...
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailDefiant Iran seeks to bruise Trump ahead of midterms
Iran is intensifying confrontational actions against the United States in the hope of further raising the cost of the co...
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailUkraine almost ran out of F-16 missiles — Zelensky’s former spokeswoman
Yulia Mendel added that Patriot batteries are also critically short of PAC-3 interceptors needed to stop ballistic missi...
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailHouthis assure their military operations in western Yemen pose no threat to navigation
Maritime navigation will remain safe, because it serves the interests of Yemen, the Houthi-formed Supreme Political Coun...
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailRussian embassy says German Consulate General in Russia closed as tit-for-tat response
Russian diplomats called it notable that "the German side describes its actions as a 'measured and proportionate' respon...
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailGlobal coal consumption to reach new record
China remains by far the world’s coal heavyweight: Its power sector alone consumes one-third of the world’s coal.
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailUkraine is going into winter with a gas surplus, despite war
Ukraine is also angling to increase exports to Europe this winter, the CEO of the country’s top private energy company s...
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailProtests outside Israeli embassy in Bangkok over badly behaved tourists
Protests outside Israeli embassy in Bangkok over badly behaved tourists
Bangkok, Thailand · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailA long war will permanently damage oil demand
US President Donald Trump seems to be hastening the end of the oil age.
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailLondon university lifts suspension of pro-Palestine student Usama Ghanem
London university lifts suspension of pro-Palestine student Usama Ghanem Submitted by Areeb Ullah on Thu, 09/10/2026 - 1...
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailRussia’s escalating bombing campaign is terrorizing Ukrainian schoolchildren
Russia's escalating bombardment of Ukrainian cities is terrorizing a generation of Ukrainian schoolchildren who are bein...
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailLatvia 'inspired' by transatlantic methods regarding tariffs — Kremlin
Dmitry Peskov said that trade wars are continuing
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailBrit accused of feeding Russian military intelligence details of UK drone factories
Prosecutors say the case also involves research into signal-jamming equipment and an offer to carry out the sabotage him...
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailRussia cuts LNG supplies to Europe to five-year low in August
Europe's total LNG imports in August amounted to 10.5 bln cubic meters, according to European think tank Bruegel
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailKremlin calls energy sector Ukraine's 'Achilles' heel' as it dismisses aerial truce
The comments come as a rejection of the latest U.S.-Ukraine proposal for an aerial truce, which was put forward during t...
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · Wedgetail‘I’m spending my savings just to survive’: Iran’s economic crisis fuels new protests
Despite severe security risks and an ongoing war, retirees, nurses, workers, teachers and students have held sit-ins and...
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailIEA: Global Coal Demand Set to Hit Record High as Iran War Chokes LNG Supply
Soaring LNG prices due to the Strait of Hormuz blockage are prompting economies to shift to alternative energy sources, ...
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailUS producer inflation tops expectations as energy costs jump amid Iran war
US wholesale inflation picked up more than expected in August, government data showed Thursday, driven by higher energy ...
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailGermany to increase defense spending to 3.5% of GDP by 2029 — foreign minister
Johann Wadephul emphasized that investments in defense infrastructure should be added to this figure
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailIran likely to reverse-engineer captured US underwater drone
Iran will almost certainly try to pry open the captured drone’s hardware, but the platform's software does carry built-i...
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailYemen’s Houthis seize strategic Red Sea city of Mocha
Houthis deliver 'significant blow' to the Yemeni government, expand control over Bab al-Mandeb, analysts say.
Mocha, Yemen · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailHormuz Fuel Exports’ Slow Recovery Keeps Prices Near Record
Oil-product exports through the Strait of Hormuz are slowly recovering, but the pace hasn’t been enough to prevent a sur...
Strait of Hormuz · Sep 10, 2026 · Wedgetail2 Azerbaijanis killed in drone attack as Russia strikes ships in Black Sea
Two injured Azerbaijani citizens were taken to a hospital in southern Odesa Oblast, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry said.
Black Sea · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailCan Southeast Asia Benefit From the China-US AI Race?
As Washington and Beijing compete to turn technology into influence, the region needs to negotiate what it gains and wha...
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailDRC’s cobalt exports contain unreported uranium – our study estimates the global nuclear risk
The amount of undeclared uranium from the DRC’s cobalt mines could – if processed – produce enough material for 600-1,50...
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · Wedgetail9/11’s shrinking shadow
Twenty-five years on, the Taliban are back in Kabul and the question of what 9/11 changed remains stubbornly open.
Kabul, Afghanistan · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailVietnam pays the price for its trade success
The Southeast Asian nation’s record trade surplus could make it a target for Washington, testing Hanoi’s balancing act w...
Hanoi, Vietnam · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailBRICS and the new scramble for space
Behind the rhetoric of Global South solidarity lies a familiar game of patron-client diplomacy.
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailWhat the West should make of Xi’s return to Delhi for the BRICS
Don’t mistake India’s balancing act as a retreat.
New Delhi, India · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailSudan’s military is accused of using chlorine bombs: here’s how they work and what the law says
The use of chemical weapons has been outlawed for nearly a century.
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailFueled by regional rivalries, Algeria severs diplomatic ties with UAE
Algiers accused Abu Dhabi of increasingly “provocative and hostile actions” after years of friction over Morocco, Wester...
Algiers, Algeria · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailHSBC Raises 2026 Brent Forecast to $90 as Hormuz Crisis Drags On
HSBC has hiked its Brent Crude forecast for 2026 to $90 per barrel from $80 as the Strait of Hormuz crisis is tightening...
Strait of Hormuz · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailHSBC Raises 2026 Brent Forecast to $90 as Hormuz Crisis Drags On
HSBC has hiked its Brent Crude forecast for 2026 to $90 per barrel from $80 as the Strait of Hormuz crisis is tightening...
Strait of Hormuz · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailHouthis seize Red Sea city, tighten grip near strategic Bab al-Mandeb: What to know
Taking control of the towns bordering the Bab al-Mandeb Strait deals a significant blow to Saudi Arabia, which has relie...
Bab al-Mandeb, Yemen · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailLipsky quoted in MSNow on the use of tariff revenue to fund “Trump Dividends”
Read the full article here The post Lipsky quoted in MSNow on the use of tariff revenue to fund “Trump Dividends” appear...
No location · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailWhat Kazakhstan’s New Unicameral Parliament Means for Its Foreign Policy
Although Kazakhstan’s Senate rarely exercised its influence over the country’s foreign policy, its abolishment has left ...
Kazakhstan · Sep 10, 2026 · WedgetailWhy Is China Less Active in the 2026 Ebola Epidemic?
Ten years ago, China was a prominent source of Ebola aid. Today, China’s more powerful but its response is less than man...
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