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Large plume of black smoke rises from the fuel storage area at King Khalid International Airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 19, 2026.
What We're Watching

Houthis strike deep into Saudi Arabia, Cockroach Janta Party activists released, Trump claims energy ceasefire reached between Russia and Ukraine

Attacks by the Houthis in Saudi Arabia over the weekend killed over a dozen people, including a US citizen, and injured hundreds of others.

Small country gets big windfall from Iran war
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Small country gets big windfall from Iran war

The South American nation has become the world’s fastest-growing economy.

The GOP’s Musky scent
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The GOP’s Musky scent

Musk's cash splash, which makes him the largest known midterm donor, is meant to help Republicans head off a so-called “Blue Wave” of Democratic support that could cost the GOP not only the House but possibly the Senate.

rotesters burn tyres and block the road in protest against rising fuel prices on the highway between Aleppo and Turkey, Syria.
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Syrians take to the streets over fuel price hikes, China cracks down on foreign travel for citizens, Panama Canal water levels threaten shipping

Protests rocked several regions of the country after the government on Sunday announced increases of up to 40% for diesel and 30% for gasoline.

Ex-Pentagon chief: Iran war won't end any time soon
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Ex-Pentagon chief: Iran war won't end any time soon

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper tells Ian Bremmer on GZERO World that the US is “on its back foot” strategically in Iran and warns the Trump administration’s focus on Tehran risks taking attention away from an even bigger threat: China.

The Strait Escape | Six months into the Iran war, oil exporters are finding ways to bypass Hormuz | image shows a map with arrows and location hotspots depicting ways exporters are bypassing the Strait of Hormuz
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The Strait Escape

Six months into the Iran war, oil exporters are finding ways to bypass Hormuz.

The Strait Escape | Six months into the Iran war, oil exporters are finding ways to bypass Hormuz | image shows a map with arrows and location hotspots depicting ways exporters are bypassing the Strait of Hormuz
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The Strait Escape

Six months into the Iran war, oil exporters are finding ways to bypass Hormuz.

​U.S. Army soldiers take part in a U.S.-South Korea joint river-crossing exercise.
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US to reduce military cooperation with South Korea, Iran digs in for battle of attrition, Campaign season kicks off in Brazil

The decision deals a blow to a decades-old alliance: South Korea relies heavily on US deterrence against its nuclear-armed northern neighbor and hosts 28,500 American troops.

How Iran turned water into a weapon
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How Iran turned water into a weapon

Iran-linked cyberattacks on US water systems show how a war thousands of miles away can reach Americans through something as basic as the tap.

Scripting a major political upset in his maiden electoral contest, Kishor defeated Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominee Neeraj Kumar Sinha by a margin of 19,324 votes, dismantling the ruling party's three-decade stronghold over the urban constituency.
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India’s ruling party loses election in stronghold, South Africa goes to court over land law, Hormuz deal reportedly near

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has lost a by-election for a seat in the eastern state of Bihar that it held for three decades.

An electronic board displays the exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar in Minato Ward, Tokyo on August 3, 2026.
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US helps out Japan with currency, Record heat in Europe gets nuclear, Iran war déjà vu

Japan and the United States confirmed today they jointly intervened to prop up the Japanese yen, the first such action since 2011.