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Ukraine drone strikes and Iran war split blame on skyrocketing diesel prices

Brady Knox · October 16, 2026 5:32 pm

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Trump says he doesn’t know who ordered Starshield throttle in Ukraine

Signs for free Long Island Rail Road shuttle buses hang at the Howard Beach–JFK Airport station as Long Island Rail Road workers enter the third day of their strike, Monday, May 18, 2026, in New York.

DSA plots to ‘stop’ weapons shipments to Israel at airport

President Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Volodymyr Zelensky.

Russia launches airstrikes across Ukraine after report claims call to throttle Starshield came directly from White House

Defence Secretary Wes Streeting delivers the closing ministerial keynote at the U.K. Space Power Conference 2026.

British defense secretary to ask Hegseth about Starshield outage as UK tries to ‘bridge’ US and Ukraine ‘back together’

Two Palestinian women walk along a street lined with buildings destroyed during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza City.

Gaza cut off from commercial goods imports, Israel says

Brady Knox October 15, 2026 11:18 am

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Ukraine launches new attacks against Russian oil refineries after brief truce declared by Trump

Brady Knox October 15, 2026 8:44 am

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Will Trump’s contempt for Zelensky force Ukraine to choose between an election and survival?

Timothy Nerozzi October 14, 2026 8:00 pm

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Musk blames Trump and US military for Ukraine’s Starshield restrictions

Molly Parks October 14, 2026 5:08 pm

U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at 10 Downing Street in London.

Zelensky laments Ukraine is ‘losing America’ as Congress cries foul over intel and Starlink reports

Molly Parks October 14, 2026 3:24 pm

The kingdom's state-owned oil company, Saudi Aramco, is also expected to announce 10 deals with U.S. companies.

Headquarters of Saudi oil titan Aramco hit in Houthi airstrikes

Molly Parks October 14, 2026 10:47 am

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Ukraine says SpaceX’s Starshield throttling hampers defense against Russian strikes on energy sites

Rena Rowe October 14, 2026 9:31 am

McCallum MI5 chief speaks at the U.K.'s Securite Service headquarters.

UK warns Iran is targeting ‘military sites’ as US and allies recognize growing threat of IRGC ‘hybrid activities’

Timothy Nerozzi October 13, 2026 5:30 pm

Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer following surgery, Vatican says

Claire Carter October 13, 2026 4:35 pm

Medical Director Andrea Cambieri, right, receives Pope Leo XIV as he arrives at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome.

Pope Leo XIV successfully undergoes operation to remove nodule from lung

Timothy Nerozzi October 13, 2026 12:03 pm

People watch Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Zelensky laments lack of ‘early warning from our partners’ on Russian strikes against Ukraine

David Zimmermann October 13, 2026 10:06 am

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn.

Houthis vow ‘swift and painful’ retaliation if US strikes Yemen after Trump condemns attacks

David Zimmermann October 13, 2026 8:25 am