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14 October 2026 18:23

🇺🇸🇷🇺⚡- FBI Director Kash Patel arrives in Russia to meet the FSB.

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14 October 2026 15:11

🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡- Two vessels are sinking in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman following separate incidents.

GPS PRIDE (shown in the image) is sinking in the Strait of Hormuz. Conflicting accounts have emerged regarding the cause. Iranian authorities earlier claimed the vessel attempted to transit the strait without authorisation and struck a sea mine, while Reuters reports that the ship was hit by projectiles.

Meanwhile, the bulk carrier CAPE DAO is sinking in the Gulf of Oman after being struck by several Iranian projectiles.

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14 October 2026 13:04

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "Trump's 'energy ceasefire' was not specified, so Russia is hitting Ukrainian energy sector," - Dmitri Peskov, Kremlin Spokesman, on why Russia has repeatedly violated Trump's energy ceasefire.

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14 October 2026 12:19

🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺⚡- "The Kremlin has read reports in the media about restrictions on the Ukrainian Armed Forces' access to Starlink. It would be better if such advanced technologies were not used for military purposes," - Dmitri Peskov, Kremlin Spokesman.

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14 October 2026 09:06

🇺🇸🇺🇦⚡- Overnight Starlink imposed restrictions on its terminals in Ukraine with connections dropping for speeds exceeding 60 km/h.

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14 October 2026 08:54

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- Iran is determined to keep oil prices high ahead of the midterm elections, as they intensify attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reports.

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14 October 2026 04:11

🇾🇪⚡️- Yemen’s Houthis/Ansarullah are developing medium-range ballistic missiles with a range of up to 1,200 miles and are receiving materials from Chinese firms to build them, according to the WSJ.

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14 October 2026 02:40

🇾🇪🇸🇦⚡️- Saudi Aramco’s Shedgum Gas Plant in Al-Ahsa, eastern Saudi Arabia, was struck by Ansarullah projectiles.

Visual confirmation from minimap.technology shows plumes of smoke rising from the facility.

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13 October 2026 22:52

🇾🇪🇸🇦🇦🇪⚡- Pro-STC celebrations in Aden, southern Yemen.

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13 October 2026 22:43

🇾🇪🇸🇦🇷🇺⚡- Russia has condemned the Ansarullah strike on Terminal 3 of King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, on October 10, and has urged both sides to resolve the differences through dialogue.

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13 October 2026 22:37

🇾🇪🇸🇦⚡- BREAKING: Aidaros al-Zubaidi, President of Yemen's UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), has issued his first public statement in nine months following the collapse of the Aden-based STC administration.

Al-Zubaidi condemned the recent Ansarullah attacks on Saudi Arabia and called on southern Yemenis to mobilize and maintain a high state of readiness.

Note, no major non-PLC-aligned STC formation is currently participating in the fighting against Ansarullah, explaining the relative calm along the Ad Dali front. Earlier this year, the Southern Giants Brigades, Shabwah Emergency Forces, Rapid Intervention Forces, Abyan Emergency Forces, and Division 22 all underwent forced leadership changes and subsequently pledged allegiance to the Presidential Leadership Council, PLC, hence their participation in the hostilities against the Ansarullah.

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13 October 2026 22:31

🇫🇷 - While it could be a political stunt, convening those three specific roles for a meeting is the first step before triggering Article 12 (Assembly dissolution) or Article 16 (exceptional full powers) of the French Constitution.

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13 October 2026 22:26

🇺🇸🇸🇦⚡️- "We discovered a sophisticated recording device that was hidden inside one of our offices. We used our models to understand the device and where it had come from, identifying that a specific employee had planted it a few days earlier. We referred the matter to the FBI, and we’re grateful to the agents and prosecutors who moved quickly to make an arrest. The FBI’s investigation is ongoing and we will continue to support their work." - OpenAI's Newsroom account on X.

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13 October 2026 21:46

🇮🇱⚡- Heavy Israeli jet activity over the West Bank and the Galilee region for the third consecutive day.

During the previous two days, the Israeli Air Force conducted large-scale strike simulations against Iran, with aircraft entering Iraqi airspace as part of the exercises.

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13 October 2026 21:27

🇾🇪🇸🇦⚡️- BREAKING: The Aramco headquarters in Dhahran, eastern Saudi Arabia, has been struck by an Ansarullah ballistic missile, according to sources cited by Reuters.

Rerum Novarum was told by locals that the facility had been struck and Reuters has now confirmed the report.

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14 October 2026 15:40

🇺🇸⚡️- Inflation increased to 3.7% in September mainly due to gas and food price increases.

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14 October 2026 13:07

🇾🇪🇸🇦⚡- Sources tell Reuters that ARAMCO's headquarters in Dhahran, eastern Saudi Arabia, was severely damaged, with multiple floors catching fire.

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14 October 2026 12:21

🇺🇸🇺🇦⚡- President Trump is considering cutting intelligence sharing with Ukraine, with one administration official telling Semafor that "Trump is pretty pissed off. He could order it."

The idea is being discussed in the White House, with CIA Director John Ratcliffe opposing it.

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14 October 2026 11:30

🇺🇸🇺🇦🇵🇱⚡- "Hey, Elon Musk, big man, are you playing politics with your products again? As your European customers, we are watching you," - Radoslaw Sikorski, Foreign Minister of Poland.

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14 October 2026 08:56

🇾🇪🇸🇦⚡- Two loud explosions were heard between Riyadh and al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.

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14 October 2026 08:53

🇾🇪🇸🇦⚡️- Alerts in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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14 October 2026 03:30

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- "Wait until you see what we do to Iran. We’re going to do a number. We’ve had it with them." - President Trump.

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14 October 2026 01:04

🇺🇸⚡️- Cornell has suspended most Greek Life activity for the rest of the 2026-2027 academic year including charity events and parties in response to the Cornell 7 incident.

Pro free speech organizations such as FIRE have condemned the move calling it collective punishment.

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13 October 2026 22:47

🇾🇪🇸🇦🇦🇪⚡- Pro Southern Transitional Council protests have erupted across southern Yemen following the statement by Aidaros al-Zubaidi's, President of Yemen's UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council.

Footage from al-Mukalla, Hadhramaut region.

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13 October 2026 22:39

🇾🇪🇸🇦⚡️- Alerts in As Sulayyil and Wady Aldwasr, Saudi Arabia.

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13 October 2026 22:35

🇻🇦⚡️- Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer, the Vatican confirmed, following successful surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung.

Our prayers are with the Holy Father, may Our Lord Jesus Christ grant him strength, healing, and a swift recovery.

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13 October 2026 22:29

🇫🇷⚡️- French President Emmanuel Macron to convene the President of the Senate, the President of the National Assembly and the Prime Minister over for an unplanned lunch tomorrow at the Elysée to discuss the few issues surrounding France such as the riots, the lack of budget, the ongoing parliamentary agenda, upcoming elections and the escalation of hybrid warfare between Russia and the West.

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13 October 2026 22:25

🇺🇸🇸🇦⚡️- A Saudi employee of OpenAI was arrested after planting an audio recording device in the company's executive conference room.

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13 October 2026 21:37

🇾🇪🇸🇦⚡️- Visual confirmation of the moment an Ansarullah ballistic missile struck the Aramco headquarters in Dhahran, eastern Saudi Arabia.

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13 October 2026 21:22

🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡- Iran has struck a tanker and a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz today.