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French refinery strikes takes half of the nation’s refining capacity offline - forcing France’s largest sugar maker, Tereos, to curtail production

Diesel and petrol stations in France are running out of fuel, according to an industry union, as a refining strike takes its toll. The strike, which among others, took Total’s 240,000 bpd Gonfreville refinery offline as well as a couple of Exxon’s, was expected to conclude on Thursday…but Friday, reports came in that strikes were disrupting Total’s oil products refining and delivery for a fourth day — 60% of the nation’s total refining capacity.

“There is no need to rush to the station (for gas),” TotalEnergies said on Friday. Despite those affirmations, France’s largest sugar maker, Tereos, said it had to curtail production somewhat at some of its factories after Total advised it that it would not be able to supply it with any more diesel until the end of the week.

France was already battling a shortage of refined products, with Russia’s exports to Europe “falling” in recent months.

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source: oilprice.com

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🇫🇷 Fuel crisis in France causes long queues to gas stations. Hauts-de-France and Ile-de-France, where the capital Paris is located, are particularly affected.

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A convoy of IRGC ground forces equipped with heavy military equipment was deployed in the border areas of Baneh in Eastern Kurdistan with the Southern Kurdistan. These forces warned the Kolbars and the residents of these areas that they cant pass these areas until further notice. Iranian media have reported on IRGC's operations in Southern Kurdistan.

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#Syria 🇸🇾: #Afrin Liberation Forces (#HRE) carried out an attack on a #Turkish #POH (Police Special Ops) in #Aleppo on October 1.

The group used ATGM with Thermal sight and
cut the video to obscure the ATGM.
Yet the attack seems to be likely carried out with 9M113 Konkurs ATGM.

https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1579122978885087234

🇰🇵❌🇰🇷🇯🇵 — 🇰🇵 KCNA: The missile tests are for self-defense from direct U.S. military threats, and they have not harmed the safety of neighbouring countries and regions

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🇰🇵☢️❗️ — 🇰🇵 KCNA: DPRK (North Korea) Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un guided the military training of the DPRK (North Korea) People's Army's tactical nuclear operation unit

— "The military training of the tactical nuclear operation units of the Korean People's Army was conducted from September 25 to October 9 to verify the country's war deterrence and nuclear counterattack capability and to send a severe warning to the enemy."

"Our military's relevant military exercises were conducted at a time when large-scale naval forces of the Allied Forces, including US Navy aircraft carriers, Aegis destroyers, and nuclear-powered submarines, were conducting dangerous military exercises in the waters of the Korean peninsula," the Statement on North Korea's State Media KCNA said

🇰🇵☢️❗️ — 🇰🇷 Yonhap News Agency: North Korea leader inspects training of tactical nuclear weapon unit: state media

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🇰🇵❌🇰🇷❗️ — 🇰🇷 Yonhap News Agency: North Korea People's Army staged a 'super-large' caliber artillery firing drills targeting "major ports of enemies", KCNA says

🇰🇵❌🇰🇷🇺🇸 — 🇰🇷 Yonhap News Agency: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says that there is no need to have dialogue with 'enemy nations' anymore.

🇱🇧❌🇮🇱⚠️ — 🇱🇧 Lebanese Army: An Israeli gunboat violated the Lebanese territorial waters off Ras Al-Naqoura.

In the past 24 hours, Lebanon has informed Israel through the US mediator of its response to the Israeli remarks regarding the maritime agreement.

An Israeli response is expected soon.

⋯ Sputnik, citing a Lebanese source:

An initial approval of the American offer to demarcate the border with Israel has been agreed on in Lebanon.

Naqoura meetings are expected to commence soon to sign it.

⋯ Lebanese President General Michel Aoun, received this afternoon a phone call from the American mediator, Amos Hochstein who informed him about his talks with the Israeli officials.

⋯ Hochstein told Aoun that discussions were concluded and he that he will send the final version of the proposal in the upcoming few hours to Lebanon and Israel.