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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said his government is ready to allow landlocked Ethiopia to use two or three Somali ports for imports and exports, days after holding talks with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Addis Ababa. somaliatoday.com/east-africa/...
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Somalia ready to offer Ethiopia access to up to three ports
Somalia says it is ready to offer Ethiopia access to up to three ports, as talks continue over Addis Ababa’s long-running push for sea access.
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The United States aims to deploy a lunar nuclear reactor by 2030, while a Russia-China alliance targets 2036. This geopolitical race has prompted scientists to warn that governments are advancing too rapidly. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/w...
nytimes.com
Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon
The United States wants a reactor on the moon by 2030. A Russian-Chinese alliance is working on one for 2036. Some leading scientists say the danger is great.
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Sunday expressed concerns about the future of the nation’s highest court amid growing calls to reform the storied institution. politi.co/4hAV5T2
politi.co
Alito says there is ‘concerted effort’ to intimidate Supreme Court
The longtime justice said he is "concerned about the future of the court” amid growing calls for reform.
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Iran says Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until conditions are met www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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Iran says Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until conditions are met
Additional points remain to be communicated to the US, a foreign-ministry spokesperson said.
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
President Donald Trump has done a lot this year to live up to the criticism that he is reckless. But in a faceoff with a heavily armed, religiously driven regime that’s threatening a critical waterway, he’s acting remarkably restrained. politi.co/4ALD5On
politi.co
Why Trump May Want to Avoid Messing With the Houthis
The Houthis say they’re just defending Yemen, but their moves are damaging global commerce.
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Yemen's Saudi-backed government launched a major military counteroffensive on Sunday to retake Houthi-held territory and restore state authority, following recent rebel advances and rising regional tensions. www.axios.com/2026/10/04/y...
axios.com
Yemeni and Saudi forces launch counteroffensive against the Houthis
The U.S. declined to join the mission militarily but has provided intelligence and targeting support.
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) on X
Trump has made one of Xi’s most dangerous potential miscalculations significantly more likely. https://t.co/ZjpnDMDiZf
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
x.com/JayinKyiv/st...
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Jay in Kyiv (@JayinKyiv) on X
The mechanics of the Trump family's deal with Putin are almost as simple as Trump himself. A Trump proxy will "buy" billions in now sanctioned Russian oil assets around the world, Trump will remove s...
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
x.com/business/sta...
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Bloomberg (@business) on X
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the US war with Iran has been an economic disaster, blaming the conflict for higher inflation and borrowing costs worldwide and warning it’s also damping global ...
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Beefeater (@Beefeater_Fella) on X
Ukrainian strikes have reached Russia’s Samara region, with new results reported in the Black Sea, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. “It is important that our warriors always find ways to deliver a...
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) on X
⚡️Exit polls show pro-Ukraine United List party leading Latvian parliamentary elections as counting begins. https://t.co/WskR4Na1iZ
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday condemned in the strongest terms the announcement by Yemen’s Houthi militia of a maritime navigation ban targeting the Kingdom. yemenonline.info/gulf-news/13...
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Saudi Arabia Condemns Houthi Maritime Ban, Vows to Protect Shipping - Yemen Online |
Riyadh -- Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday condemned in the strongest terms the announcement by Yemen’s Houthi militia of a maritime navigation b
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Over 3,300 Civilian Casualties in US Airstrikes in Yemen, Syria, Iraq, and Somalia www.hiiraan.com/security4/20...
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Over 3,300 Civilian Casualties in US Airstrikes in Yemen, Syria, Iraq, and Somalia - Hiiraan Online
US airstrikes and operations by the US-led coalition killed or wounded at least 3,336 civilians in Yemen, Syria, Iraq, and Somalia between 2007 and May 2025, according to an investigation supported by...
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Tensions in the Horn of Africa are growing increasingly linked to the wars in Yemen, Sudan, Ethiopia, and the Red Sea. www.jpost.com/middle-east/...
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From Yemen to Egypt, interconnected conflicts reshape security in Red Sea | The Jerusalem Post
Tensions in the Horn of Africa are growing increasingly linked to the wars in Yemen, Sudan, Ethiopia, and the Red Sea
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A terrorist movement cannot be defeated by military force alone. The fight must also extend to the ideas, finances, narratives and social influence that allow such a movement to survive. www.trtafrika.com/english/arti...
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TRT Afrika - Beyond the battlefield: How Somalia is trying to defeat terrorism
A terrorist movement cannot be defeated by military force alone. The fight must also extend to the ideas, finances, narratives and social influence that allow such a movement to survive.
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The US waived human rights-related conditions on $320M in military assistance to Egypt, despite longstanding concerns over Cairo's human rights record. garoweonline.com/en/world/afr...
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US Waives Human Rights Conditions on $320 Million in Military Aid to Egypt
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Haitians remain in the grip of lethal gang violence as it continues to “adapt and expand”, the UN’s top rights official, Volker Türk, said on Friday. www.globalissues.org/news/2026/10...
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World News in Brief: Cycle of violence continues in Haiti, seafarer deaths off Somalia, food insecurity in the Middle East
Haitians remain in the grip of lethal gang violence as it continues to “adapt and expand”, the UN’s top rights official, Volker Türk, said on Friday.
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
US air operations killed or wounded at least 216 civilians in Somalia www.somaliguardian.com/news/somalia...
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US air operations killed or wounded at least 216 civilians in Somalia | Somali Guardian
An ARIJ-supported investigation counts at least 216 civilians killed or wounded by US airstrikes in Somalia from 2007 to May 2025. See the data.
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Getting aid to people in the world’s most neglected emergencies takes more than money. It takes open roads, open borders and leaders willing to help it reach those in dire need. www.globalissues.org/news/2026/10...
globalissues.org
‘Money alone won’t get us there’: UN steps up aid for 12 forgotten crises
Getting aid to people in the world’s most neglected emergencies takes more than money. It takes open roads, open borders and leaders willing to help it reach those in dire need.
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Egyptian President El-Sisi and Somali President Mohamud agreed to boost coordination on security and stability in the Horn of Africa, Gulf of Aden, Bab al-Mandab Strait, and Red Sea, according to Egypt's presidency. english.news.cn/africa/20261...
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Egypt, Somalia leaders discuss bilateral ties, regional stability
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Somalia on Saturday strongly condemned an attack by the Houthi militia on an electricity distribution station in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, on Sept. 29, expressing solidarity with the kingdom. sana.sy/en/middle-ea...
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Somalia condemns Houthi attack on Madinah power station
Mogadishu, Oct. 3 (SANA) Somalia on Saturday strongly condemned an attack by the Houthi militia on an electricity distribution station in Madinah, Saudi
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Pro-government forces claim to retake Mekelle airport in Ethiopia’s Tigray region www.somaliguardian.com/news/africa/...
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Pro-government forces claim to retake Mekelle airport in Ethiopia’s Tigray region | Somali Guardian
Pro-government forces claim to have retaken Mekelle Alula Aba Nega Airport in Ethiopia’s Tigray region as fighting intensifies across northern Ethiopia.
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Children have been killed and injured in fresh fighting in Baidoa, in Somalia's South West State, where families were already facing severe hunger and other overlapping crises. www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/...
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Somali families face renewed violence amid worsening hunger crisis
Children have been killed and injured in fresh fighting in Baidoa, in Somalia's South West State, where families were already facing severe hunger and other overlapping crises.A health facility has al...
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Minilaterals like the CSC are preferred in the Indian Ocean for agility and issue-based focus. Unlike slow regional bodies, these smaller forums bypass consensus delays to tackle specific, fast-moving maritime threats. www.gktoday.in/mains-questi...
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Why are minilateral groupings like the Colombo Security Conclave becoming preferred vehicles for maritime diplomacy in the Indian Ocean? Critically discuss. – GKToday
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Securing the Mediterranean: Sex Trafficking Onboard Vessels and NATO’s Role and Response natoassociation.ca/securing-the...
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Securing the Mediterranean: Sex Trafficking Onboard Vessels and NATO’s Role and Response
The ever-changing nature of contemporary global security threats have often challenged longstanding security frameworks established by NATO. Challenges can be utilized as opportunities for improvement...
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Terrorism Update Details - Deep sea maritime drug corridor originating from Iranian and Pakistani ports posing escalating threat to india's national security says report. www.satp.org/terrorism-up...
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Terrorism Update Details - deep-sea-maritime-drug-corridor-originating-from-iranian-and-pakistani-ports-posing-escalating-threat-to-india-s-national-security-says-report
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The bridges, used by many commuters in the Ukrainian capital, are the latest target in a broad Russian bombing campaign against infrastructure. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/w...
nytimes.com
Russia Turns to Striking Kyiv’s Bridges, Threatening a Vital Lifeline
The bridges, used by many commuters in the Ukrainian capital, are the latest target in a broad Russian bombing campaign against infrastructure.
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Yemeni government-aligned forces say they have carried out 97 “precision targeting operations” against the Houthis on the Al-Tawwahi front in Taiz province and the district of Al-Baha in Lahij province. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...
aljazeera.com
Yemen’s army says targets Houthis in hundreds of strikes, killing 700
Government forces close a key crossing connecting Houthi-held al-Houban to government-held Taiz city.
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
US/UK officials suspect Iran backed recent plots, per AP News, highlighting its strategy of low-cost asymmetric warfare. apnews.com/article/iran...
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What we know and don't know about how Iran uses asymmetric warfare
The leaders of Britain and the United States have suggested that Iran played a role in two major security incidents — the arrests near a U.S.
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Donald Trump's attempt to rebrand artificial intelligence as "super intelligence" is unlikely to catch on in the tech industry. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
yahoo.com
Trump’s ‘super intelligence’ is being mocked by tech industry insiders: report
‘It is a way for the CEOs to signal fealty to the president,’ said one insider as others warned the private sector is unlikely to follow the president’s edict
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Military and pro-government forces recapture main airport in Tigray’s capital as fighting also rages in Amhara and Afar regions. aje.news/e6a78y
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Ethiopian gov’t forces advance in Tigray as rebels retreat: What to know
Military, pro-government forces recapture airport in Tigray's capital as fighting also rages in Amhara and Afar regions.
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
US-Russia peace talks now involve a multibillion-dollar deal concerning Russian energy giant Lukoil's global assets. Vladimir Putin proposed this multi-asset arrangement directly to US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
nytimes.com
U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Wall Street has spent weeks trying to make peace with the great bond selloff. Friday offered some short-lived relief — along with a warning about the damage from stubbornly high yields across investment strategies of all stripes. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
Wall Street Tries to Live With 5% Yields as Market Cracks Grow
Wall Street has spent weeks trying to make peace with the great bond selloff. Friday offered some short-lived relief — along with a warning about the damage from stubbornly high yields across investme...
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
OpenAI's David Robinson quit, warning firms ignore AI risks. Per Bloomberg, he called for nuclear-grade safeguards. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
OpenAI Safety Employee Quits, Calls for Nuclear-Level Safeguards
An OpenAI employee focused on AI safety has quit the company and warned that top artificial intelligence firms aren’t doing enough to mitigate the technology’s risks, joining a growing chorus of emplo...
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
How is this possible with the stock market at all-time highs, the unemployment rate at 4%, household net worth higher than it’s ever been and an economy that hasn’t had a real recession in nearly 20 years? awealthofcommonsense.com/2026/10/why-...
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Why is Consumer Sentiment so Low? - A Wealth of Common Sense
Why you can't trust sentiment surveys anymore.
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
AI and automation will cut demand for about 36 million U.S. jobs by 2035 while growth elsewhere creates about 41 million, according to a new report from the McKinsey Global Institute. fortune.com/2026/10/03/a...
fortune.com
McKinsey: AI will create more jobs than it kills — after destroying 11 million | Fortune
Only one in seven displaced workers has a direct path to a growing job, and most new work in healthcare and construction can't be done remotely.
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Brussels rebuffs request for additional support this year as Kyiv’s parliament struggles to pass promised changes. www.ft.com/content/bab3...
ft.com
EU pushes Ukraine for further reforms to unlock funding
Brussels rebuffs request for additional support this year as Kyiv’s parliament struggles to pass promised changes
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Fighting between Yemen’s Houthis and the Saudi coalition has intensified, featuring Houthi missile strikes on Saudi Arabia and coalition air raids in Sanaa and Taiz that raise fears of all-out war. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/w...
nytimes.com
Fighting Intensifies in Yemen, Raising Fresh Fears of All-Out War
Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, was bombarded overnight, after government forces reported some of the most intense clashes in years around Taiz, the country’s third largest city.
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A tanker captain’s first-hand account shows why flows from the Middle East are rising, despite the dangers of Iranian drones and missiles. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
No Lights, No Radio: Getting Oil Through Hormuz Is a Risky Job
A tanker captain’s first-hand account shows why flows from the Middle East are rising, despite the dangers of Iranian drones and missiles.
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Jared Kushner denied his Middle East investments are influenced by his former Trump envoy role, calling a CNN report "deeply misleading" in a rare public rebuke. www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
forbes.com
Jared Kushner Denies His Israeli Diplomacy Might Benefit His Tel Aviv Business Interests
Kushner’s private equity firm is the largest stakeholder in an Israeli financial institution that invests in Israeli defense companies.
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
All six men arrested over RAF Fairford incident have been released as investigations continue. aje.news/6836lm
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UK-Iranian national arrested over RAF ‘plot’ released on bail: What to know
All six men arrested over RAF Fairford incident have been released as investigations continue.
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Russia Is Planning Its Most Powerful Blow Yet to Try to Freeze Ukraine. Ukraine showed European partners what it said were intercepted Russian plans to cut off major cities from power, heat & water this winter. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
dailykos.com
Ukraine Invasion Day 1,681: Operation Vivaldi not over. RU winter plans revealed.
More charges at the Hague.
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Kyiv's Northern Bridge was hit by a Russian air strike Saturday amid escalating infrastructure attacks, Mayor Klitschko said. This follows a strike on the Southern Bridge a day prior, which officials said is tearing the city apart. f24.my/CCGP
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Russia strikes another major bridge across Kyiv's Dnipro river
Kyiv's Northern Bridge across the Dnipro river was hit by a Russian air attack, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Saturday, amid an escalation in strikes ​on ‌infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital. The at...
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ethiopia's federal military has recaptured the main airport in the capital of the northern Tigray region, three sources said on Saturday, dealing a major ​setback to an opposition alliance in its stronghold. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
reuters.com
Ethiopia government forces retake airport in Tigray's capital, sources say
Ethiopia's federal military has recaptured the main airport in the capital of the northern Tigray region, three sources said on Saturday, dealing a major ​setback to an opposition alliance in its stro...
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Two Iranian men are accused of preparing to ​commit attack in Manchester on or before Yom Kippur. aje.news/xn2j9k
aje.news
Two Iranians charged over alleged plot targeting Jewish community in UK
Two Iranian men are accused of preparing to ​commit attack in Manchester on or before Yom Kippur.
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Brazil votes Sunday in a presidential election that could reshape its relationship with President Trump, return the Bolsonaro movement to power and alter the future of the Amazon. www.axios.com/2026/10/02/b...
axios.com
Brazil's Lula-Bolsonaro showdown unfolds in Trump's shadow — with the Amazon at stake
The winner could reshape U.S.-Brazil ties for years.
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In an interview with Euronews, the Belgian defence minister argued that Europe spent too long focusing on soft power instead of defence. www.euronews.com/2026/10/01/e...
euronews.com
Europe went all in on soft power for too long, Minister Francken says
In an interview with Euronews, the Belgian defence minister argued that Europe spent too long focusing on soft power instead of defence. #TheEuropeConversation
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Democratic-led coalition says gutting key protections will set US back decades and worsen climate crisis. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
US states and cities sue over Trump EPA’s repeal of emissions rules
Democratic-led coalition says gutting key protections will set US back decades and worsen climate crisis
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
EU's emergency diesel stocks are mainly in Germany and France share.google/0UK5mlunW5T9...
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EU's emergency diesel stocks are mainly in Germany and France
The Trump administration has pressed Germany and France to release diesel from their emergency stocks or face a US export ban of the critical fuel, sources say, putting the spotlight on the EU's stock...
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Confluence Affairs @no-niin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Student protests have grown in scale and intensity, with violent clashes in some places leading to hundreds of arrests and dozens of injuries. p.dw.com/p/5NYRd?at_m...
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France: Hundreds of students arrested as protests over school conditions escalate
Student protests have grown in scale and intensity, with violent clashes in some places leading to hundreds of arrests and dozens of injuries.
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