๐ข๏ธ Oil is approaching $100 after the US and Iran traded strikes on each other's tankers over the weekend.
The US sank one Iranian tanker and disabled two others, including one near Iran's main export terminal.
CENTCOM said:
The US sank one Iranian tanker and disabled two others, including one near Iran's main export terminal.
CENTCOM said:
If you shoot at two of our ships, we will impose an even higher economic cost โ taking out three of yours.
Iran hit three tankers in the Strait and three more US-linked vessels elsewhere.
Only two ships transited Hormuz on Saturday โ pre-war traffic was dozens daily.
Iran says it will announce a new restricted zone beyond the strait.
Brent hit $97.48, up nearly 8% in a week.
Goldman Sachs scenarios point to $120 if attacks broaden.
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Clash Report
Macklemore opened for Ed Sheeran at MetLife Stadium wearing a keffiyeh, performed "Hind's Hall" with Gaza footage on the screens, and told 80,000 people he wanted those in Gaza and the West Bank to know "they have not been forgotten." He said every humanโฆ
On the second night at MetLife, Macklemore added a direct message to Jewish attendees:
To all of my Jewish brothers and sisters: Criticism of Israel, criticism of apartheid, being against genocide in no way is criticism of you.
My message is for peace, love and for all human beings to be treated with dignity, respect and equality.
He still wore the keffiyeh, still chanted "Free Palestine," still performed "Hind's Hall."
The screens showed at least one message reading "Holocaust survivor says stop the genocide in Gaza."
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France Should Reject German Army After AfD Win, Says Mรฉlenchon
French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mรฉlenchon called Germany's plan for Europe's first conventional army "unacceptable" following the AfD's Saxony-Anhalt result, while also proposing the ECB cancel its holdings of French debt.
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French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mรฉlenchon called Germany's plan for Europe's first conventional army "unacceptable" following the AfD's Saxony-Anhalt result, while also proposing the ECB cancel its holdings of French debt.
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Satellite imagery shows two US personnel barracks at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait completely destroyed between August 25 and September 3.
One building is rubble, the other partially cleared debris.
This matches IRGC claims from September 2 of a missile-and-drone strike targeting US housing and command facilities at the base.
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Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Reznikov says women are physiologically better at operating drones.
Citing his father's research at a physical education institute, he said:
Citing his father's research at a physical education institute, he said:
Girls have a faster reaction to threats. Peripheral vision in girls is better developed.
He argued women could replace men in rear positions including drone operations, potentially doubling Ukraine's mobilization pool.
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China asked Ukraine not to strike Vladivostok while its No. 6 leader was visiting Putin at the Eastern Economic Forum, and Ukraine agreed.
The city is 6,500 km from Ukraine, but Beijing was apparently worried after Ukraine's 2025 "Spider Web" operation smuggled 100+ drones deep into Russia.
Zelensky had already hinted at it, saying "another major power" requested a pause without naming China.
Ukraine reportedly agreed hoping China might later help end the war.
Source: Kyodo
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China is actively researching humanoid robots for military use.
Reuters reviewed 100+ procurement records, patents, and military papers showing the PLA planning for eventual battlefield deployment.
A 2025 military university paper modeled humanoid robots in an urban assault force clearing buildings alongside troops.
The PLA's newspaper called for accelerating transfer of robot tech from labs to training grounds.
State defense company Norinco has built a humanoid called Fuxi for sentry duty and reconnaissance.
Chinese manufacturers made 95% of global humanoid shipments in 2025.
No armed humanoid has been deployed yet โ analysts say five to ten years before they're battlefield-ready.
A PLA researcher wrote:
Humanoid robots will stream onto the battlefield.
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Israeli Strikes Kill 11 in Nabatieh, Lebanon
Israeli airstrikes hit Nabatieh and nearby towns in southern Lebanon through Sunday night and Monday morning, killing at least eleven people and damaging a hospital.
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Israeli airstrikes hit Nabatieh and nearby towns in southern Lebanon through Sunday night and Monday morning, killing at least eleven people and damaging a hospital.
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Large crowds gather in Serbia for the funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladiฤ, as supporters openly glorify his legacy and many kiss his coffin.
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Iran's FM Spox. Esmail Baghaei:
Iran and Oman, as the two coastal states, have been engaged in serious and advancing negotiations to establish safe shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz.
Consultations between the two countries have now reached their final stages.
Once a final agreement is reached, the joint Iran-Oman memorandum of understanding on establishing a temporary safe passage for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is expected to be formally registered with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) within the coming days.
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Iran's Ghalibaf:
Itโs simple: the oil and gas production chain here is sprawling, accessible, and exposed.
American oil and gas companies across these waters and facilities share that exposure.
Strike our assets and you get struck. Weโve already proven it. Ask the bases that are no longer viable.
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Iran Denies "Blatant Lie" of Sanctions-Driven Famine
Iran's Security Council Secretary Rezaei denied sanctions are causing famine and said Iran has ample food stocks. The secretary vowed retaliation for a US strike and announced a planned restricted zone near the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran's Security Council Secretary Rezaei denied sanctions are causing famine and said Iran has ample food stocks. The secretary vowed retaliation for a US strike and announced a planned restricted zone near the Strait of Hormuz.
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North Korea and Russia opened their first road bridge over the Tumen River, marking another step in their growing strategic ties.
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Genocide Convict Mladiฤ Buried With Military Honors
Convicted genocide perpetrator Ratko Mladiฤ is being buried with military honors in Belgrade on Monday, as thousands paid tribute and rival football ultras chanted his name earlier this week.
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Convicted genocide perpetrator Ratko Mladiฤ is being buried with military honors in Belgrade on Monday, as thousands paid tribute and rival football ultras chanted his name earlier this week.
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Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov:
We need to end the "special military operation" in a way that ensures there is no more Nazism in Europe.
We need to end the "special military operation" in a way that ensures there is no more Nazism in Europe.
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North Korea Commissions Second Nuclear-Linked Destroyer
North Korea commissioned its second 5,000-ton destroyer in Wonsan, the Kang Kon, with Kim Jong Un calling it part of the country's nuclear response system capable of "annihilating retaliatory strikes."
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North Korea commissioned its second 5,000-ton destroyer in Wonsan, the Kang Kon, with Kim Jong Un calling it part of the country's nuclear response system capable of "annihilating retaliatory strikes."
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UN rights chief Volker Tรผrk:
Israel has killed more than 1,300 Palestinians in daily strikes despite the ceasefire that was announced almost a year ago.
In the West Bank, Israel's annexation is unfolding unobstructed despite the clear ruling of the International Court of Justice.
What more will it take for states to take action to prevent the entrenchment of occupation across land earmarked for Palestinians under the two-state solution?
Words of condemnation ring hollow in the face of deliberate violations and suffering.
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NEW: Volkswagen is selling its Osnabrรผck plant to become an Iron Dome production hub.
A consortium of Lower Saxony, investor Aurelius, and Israel's Rafael will convert the factory into a defense center making transport trucks, launchers, and generators for the Iron Dome system.
The deal was structured to bypass VW shareholder Qatar, which had blocked an earlier VW-Rafael joint venture.
The plant currently builds T-Roc Cabriolets with 2,300 workers; car production ends in 2027.
Still a letter of intent, not final.
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NEW: Germany is making its case at the ICJ today that the Nicaragua v. Germany lawsuit over Gaza should be dismissed before reaching the merits.
Nicaragua accuses Germany of facilitating genocide through military and financial support for Israel.
Germany's lead objection: the Court would have to rule on Israel's conduct first, but Israel isn't a party and hasn't consented โ making the case legally impossible to proceed.
Nicaragua responds tomorrow, arguing Germany's own obligations can be judged independently.
A ruling on these preliminary objections is expected in about six months.
Hearings run through Thursday.
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UAE presidential adviser Gargash says "rebuilding trust with Iran may take decades."
At the Hili Forum in Abu Dhabi he said:
At the Hili Forum in Abu Dhabi he said:
UAE energy exports "will not be held hostage" to the Hormuz crisis, that no single state should control the strait, and called the UAE's response to Iranian missile attacks a "military success story."
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Pakistan Air Force officially revealed Tรผrkiye's KORKUT 35mm anti-aircraft gun system in its Defence Day video, the first confirmation of induction.
The PAF showed a layered air defense stack.
The PAF showed a layered air defense stack.
Chinese HQ-17 SAMs, Turkish KORKUT guns (twin 35mm, 1,100 rounds per minute, 4km range with airburst ammo), and Turkish ลAHฤฐN 40mm counter-drone turrets.
The same video featured multiple Turkish drones including AKINCI and Bayraktar TB2.
The combination is designed as a gun-missile-point defense layer against drones, loitering munitions, and low-flying aircraft.
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