U.S. forces destroyed five Iranian oil tankers and Iran fired on a U.S. base in Jordan; Houthi strikes wounded 73 in Saudi Arabia; and Washington banned Canadian alcohol, dairy, and motorcycles as Ottawa’s counter-tariffs took effect. Ten stories as of Tuesday evening, September 8.
3. Saudi Arabia. Houthi strikes wounded 73 and halted some energy ops, Reuters.
6. Kauai. Hurricane Lowell: flooding, outages, mudslide risk, NHC.
7. Buenos Aires. Criminal case over Falklands oil drilling, Reuters.
10. Jakarta. Airports reopen after Krakatau ash; journalists’ boat missing, Reuters.
Coming up. ECB Sept 9–10; BRICS Sept 12–13; Sweden Sept 13; FOMC Sept 15–16. Calendar: The Watch.
Sources: Reuters; AP; BBC; Al Jazeera; NHC.
4. Ottawa / D.C. U.S. bans Canadian alcohol, dairy, bikes from Sept 29, BBC.
5. London / Tel Aviv. Settlement goods ban; Israel closing UK East Jerusalem consulate, Reuters.
8. Ituri. Congo Ebola: ~3,200 dead / 6,500+ cases, AP.
9. Sanaa. Government offensive aims to retake Sanaa, Al Jazeera.
1. Kyiv. Five dead, ~35 injured after the envoy pause; Zelenskyy cited “decent ideas,” Reuters.
2. Gulf / Jordan. CENTCOM destroyed five IRGC tankers; Iran fired on Al Azraq; Jordan intercepted 18 of 20, Reuters.
