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- Thursday, 17 September 2026 · Analysis
Drone strikes Yaroslavl refinery in Russia, gasoline scarce at one station in two
On the night between September 16 and 17, a Ukrainian attack damaged a Russian refining plant, while an independent analysis points to widespread fuel shortages across the country.
- Thursday, 17 September 2026 · Analysis
US Congress approves new sanctions against Russia, tariffs of up to 100%
The US House of Representatives adopted the package already approved by the Senate: it targets the Russian "shadow fleet" for the first time and authorizes tariffs of up to 100% on imports from the largest buyers of Russian gas and oil.
- Thursday, 17 September 2026 · Analysis
The energy truce lasts 48 hours: Russian raid overnight, at least nine dead
Less than two days after Trump's announcement of an energy truce between Moscow and Kyiv, Russia launched up to 200 drones against Ukrainian infrastructure. Kyiv denounces the violation of the agreement.
- Thursday, 17 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree stated that the group struck an air base in Khamis Mushait and Aramco facilities in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. Riyadh has not confirmed the attack. European Commission President von der Leyen condemned the action, expressing solidarity with Gulf partners. The news comes from a single source (Reuters news agency, Houthi spokesman); no independent confirmation available. (Boursorama/Reuters)
- Thursday, 17 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The UN fact-finding mission on Sudan reports the growing use of long-range drones by the army and paramilitaries, beyond front lines. In El-Obeid, a maternity ward suspended operations after an attack by paramilitary forces; in Yabus, in Blue Nile state, drones operated by the armed forces struck a market and water infrastructure. The mission believes it has reasonable grounds to believe serious violations have occurred. (UN News)
- Wednesday, 16 September 2026 · Lead Story
Russian drone shot down over Lithuania, Washington accuses Moscow of assassination plots
Two Italian Nato fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace shortly before the arrival of minister Crosetto; the same day the US Department of Justice unsealed charges against a network linked to Russian intelligence services.
- Wednesday, 16 September 2026 · Analysis
Gaza, new Israeli raids eleven months after the ceasefire
Attacks in the northern Strip on September 15 caused new casualties, including a child, while the overall death toll since the October 2025 agreement exceeds one thousand Palestinian victims.
- Tuesday, 15 September 2026 · Analysis
Energy truce between Kyiv and Moscow, Zelensky demands verifiable guarantees
Trump announces on Truth Social an agreement between Ukraine and Russia not to strike each other's energy infrastructure. Zelensky confirms Kyiv's openness but sets a condition: Russia's commitment must be real and verifiable before it can be considered secured.
- Tuesday, 15 September 2026 · Lead Story
Supreme Court leaves new mail-in ballot envelope rule blocked
With an order dated September 14, 2026, in Postal Service v. California, the USPS crackdown on ballots mailed for postal voting remains blocked. The measure does not apply while litigation continues.
- Monday, 14 September 2026 · Lead Story
Trump on Iranian oil: stay "and keep the oil," and tells Kyiv to stop strikes on refineries
The US president links the worldwide rise in diesel prices to Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries and floats the possibility of an American presence remaining in Iran. Meanwhile Brent crude tops $107 after the closure of the Saudi pipeline to the Red Sea.
- Monday, 14 September 2026 · Lead Story
Ukraine, 129 drones overnight and a train to Warsaw hit two kilometres from Poland
Kyiv's Air Force reports a combined drone and missile attack. A munition struck the locomotive of a passenger train in Volhynia. In Berlin, German services link an attempted sabotage of a Ukrainian cargo plane in Leipzig to the GRU.
- Monday, 14 September 2026 · Analysis
Salalah, the Iran-Gulf states summit on Hormuz is postponed with no new date
The announcement from the Omani foreign minister came late in the evening of September 13. Tehran attributes the request to some countries in the region. Oil rises as markets reopen, with the Saudi East-West pipeline shut since the weekend.
- Sunday, 13 September 2026 · Lead Story
BRICS summit in New Delhi: India presides, Putin, Xi and Pezeshkian at the table
The eighteenth annual meeting of the bloc has opened, with more than a dozen heads of state and government and a security deployment of about thirty thousand additional officers. The declared agenda covers trade, investment and ongoing conflicts; the concluding texts are not yet available.
- Sunday, 13 September 2026 · Lead Story
BRICS close with New Delhi Declaration, Modi and Xi meet on the sidelines
On September 12, 2026, all members accepted the final document of the 18th summit. On the same day Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping met and discussed the border, trade and supply chains: the two available accounts are both from the Indian side.
- Saturday, 12 September 2026 · Lead Story
Trump rules out intervention against the Houthis, Riyadh suspends response
Development of this morning's lead story: speaking from Dublin, the US president says Washington will not intervene in Yemen; Saudi Arabia announces it will not respond for now to the attack that halted the East-West pipeline.
- Saturday, 12 September 2026 · Analysis
Petroline shut down, launch pads found on Iraqi border: Riyadh suspends retaliation
Iraqi security sources tell AFP of the discovery of drone launch pads near the border with Iran. Baghdad opens an investigation, Saudi Arabia declares it does not intend to respond. On Monday in Salalah, Arab ministers and Iran's foreign minister discuss a temporary agreement on transit through Hormuz.
- Saturday, 12 September 2026 · Lead Story
Houthis gain ground on Bab el-Mandeb, halt Saudi energy facilities
Houthi forces have extended control along Yemen's Red Sea coast, around Mokha and the island of Mayyun. Missile and drone attacks have forced Saudi Arabia to shut down some energy sites.
- Friday, 11 September 2026 · Lead Story
Trump does not backtrack on Iran, US Treasury sanctions networks in four countries
The day brings no verification of the Iranian claim published this morning: it brings Washington's political position and an administrative act. On the Red Sea, three Yemeni government sources report the Houthi capture of Mocha.
- Friday, 11 September 2026 · Lead Story
Hormuz, Tehran claims attacks against American bases in Jordan and the Gulf
Le Monde reports on the morning of September 11 on Iranian bombardments against bases in Jordan and the Gulf. The Revolutionary Guards speak of two American ships and eight tankers targeted. Brent remains above one hundred dollars.
- Thursday, 10 September 2026 · Analysis
Russian drones over Moldova: departure of Zelensky's plane from Chisinau delayed
Norwegian Prime Minister Støre tells NRK of a drone near the Ukrainian presidential plane during takeoff. Chisinau confirms the delay was due to a drone threat, Moldovan police report an aircraft that crashed and exploded in the Rîșcani district.
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