Oil prices fall after Saudi Arabia proposes naval coalition to protect ships from attack

"Oil prices fell Thursday after Saudi Arabia proposed a naval coalition to protect key trade

routes as ships come under attack from Iran and its allies in the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz.
The Saudi Defense Ministry said more than 40 countries attended a meeting to discuss "strengthening maritime defense cooperation and unifying efforts to protect the security of maritime passages."
The effort to forge a naval alliance comes as Iran's Houthi allies in Yemen declared a maritime embargo of Saudi Arabia last week. Iran has repeatedly attacked ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
Egypt, meanwhile, said two ships were hit by a drone attack at the Port of Damietta on the Mediterranean. Damietta is the site of a liquefied natural gas hub. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack." cnbc

Russian Missiles Kill Nine in Ukraine, While One Explodes in NATO Member State Poland

"A Russian ballistic missile and drone barrage across

Ukraine overnight killed at least eight civilians, including children, and injured more than 50 others, officials said, and NATO
scrambled its warplanes after one of the missiles crossed the country’s western border into Poland." Breitbart

Migrant Crisis Rocks Spain *thousands* Invade from Morocco ‘National Emergency’ Military Deployed

"Multiple thousands of migrants have streamed onto Spanish territory from Morocco in a matter of days, taking advantage of a new loophole after a Supreme Court ruling that ordered police to stop resisting migrants who came by sea.
The local government of Ceuta — a tiny slice of North Africa that is an exclave of Spanish territory otherwise surrounded by Morocco and the Mediterranean — has called on the

national government in Madrid to declare a national emergency, deploy the army, and close the border as the city is overwhelmed by an enormous migrant wave. Certainly more than two thousand, with the full number unclear as the surge continues and local law enforcement finds itself unable to cope nor count, are reported to have swam around the small fenced breakwater that demarks the Moroccan and Spanish territorial line.
Spanish newspaper El Mundo now states that after days of the border crisis and the Ceuta local authorities begging Madrid for help, the army has now finally deployed. Remarkably, the paper further states that previous estimates of arrivals being in the low thousands may be radically wrong and police sources tell them “some 20,000 people have crossed the Ceuta border”. Breitbart

North Korean missile likely used in Russian strike that killed 6 family members in Ukraine

"Preliminary information indicates that a North Korean missile may have been used in a strike that killed at least six family members in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast during Moscow's mass attack on Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

While North Korean missile have previously been used by in Russian attacks against Ukraine, the strikes marks the first such use in nearly a year. Military sources told Reuters that the last confirmed use occurred in August 2025.
Local media reported that six family members had been confirmed killed in the village of Radushne outside Kryvyi Rih as of 6 p.m. local time, while identification work continued. Zelensky previously identified two parents and three children as victims, as searches continue underneath the rubble of the home.
"Of course, more examinations will follow, and everything will be verified, but as of now – it is a North Korean ballistic missile," the president said " KI

5.6 Earthquake - 14 km east of Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru

"A strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit 14 km (9 mi) away from Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru, in the late afternoon at 7.58 pm local time (America/Lima GMT -5). The quake had a moderate depth of 154 km (96 mi) and was felt widely in the area." VD

5.6 Earthquake - 42 km east of Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru

"A strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit 42 km (26 mi) away from Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru, in the late afternoon at 7.58 pm local time (America/Lima GMT -5). The quake had a moderate depth of 159 km (99 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD

5.9 Earthquake - 247 km NNE of Colonia, Micronesia

"A strong magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred in the Philippine Sea 239 km (149 mi) from

Micronesia in the early morning at 3.55 am local time (GMT +10). The quake had a very shallow depth of 35 km (21 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD

269 clashes on front lines

"269 combat clashes were recorded between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders on the front lines.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors over the past day, four clashes with the enemy took place; the aggressor carried out one airstrike, dropped three aerial bombs, and fired 78 rounds at Ukrainian military positions and populated areas, including three using multiple launch rocket systems.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, according to updated information, the enemy attacked the positions of Ukrainian units six times in the areas around the settlements of Starytsia, Zapadne, and Kopanky, as well as toward Okhrimivka, Radkivka, and Khatne.

In the Kupiansk sector, the enemy launched 9 attacks against Tyshchenkivka and Radkivka.
In the Lyman sector, the enemy attempted to breach Ukrainian defenses 17 times, launching attacks toward the towns of Dibrova, Stavky, Lyman, Drobysheve, and Ozerne, as well as in the areas surrounding Novomykhailivka, Hrekivka, and Novoselivka.
In the Sloviansk sector, the enemy launched 22 assaults in the areas around the settlements of Zakitne, Kryva Luka, and Riznykivka, as well as toward Pyskunivka, Rai-Oleksandrivka, and Mykolaivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Russian invaders carried out four attacks in the areas around the settlements of Fedorivka Druha, Nykyforivka, and Tykhonivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the enemy carried out 45 attacks in the areas around the settlements of Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Toretske, Rusyn Yar, and Sofiivka, as well as toward Stepanivka, Dovha Balka, and Vilne.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 35 assaults by the aggressor in the areas around the settlements of Novooleksandrivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novomykolaivka, Molodetske, and toward Bilytske, Shevchenko, Myrne, Muravka, Novopavlivka, Novyi Donbas, and Matiasheve.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, the enemy carried out two attacks toward Kalynivske and in the area of Pershotravneve.
In the Huliaipole sector, the invaders carried out 13 attacks toward the settlements of Vozdvyzhivka, Kosivtseve, Hirke, Tsvitkove, and Charivne.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled two enemy attempts to advance near Bilohiria and Shcherbaky." Ukrin

3 Earthquakes Rock China In One Day: Mountains Collapse

"Xinghai County in Hainan Prefecture, Qinghai Province, was hit by three shallow earthquakes above magnitude 5 in just one day. In areas around Wenquan Township near the epicenter, large-scale landslides and mountain collapses occurred. Meanwhile a magnitude
3.3Meanwhile, in the morning, a magnitude 3.3 earthquake also struck Shya County in the Ox Prefecture of Shing Jang. Then at 20:09 p.m., another magnitude 4.6 arthquake hit Ukan County in Ox Prefecture with a depth of 10 km. earthquake also struck Shya County/ Then at 20:09 p.m., another magnitude 4.6 earthquake hit Ukan County in Ox Prefecture with a depth of 10 km. Videos posted online showed clouds of dust shooting into the sky with sections of mountains collapsing in seconds." CO

Russia strikes Ukrainian airfield and logistics sites

"Russian forces carried out long-range strikes across Ukraine overnight, targeting airfields,

defense industry facilities, telecommunications infrastructure and logistics hubs, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said.
The attacks struck targets in Kiev and Lviv, as well as in the regions of Ivano-Frankivsk, Zhitomir, Rovno, Vinnitsa and Dnepropetrovsk, the ministry announced.
According to Ukrainian media, around half of the Russian missiles and drones launched during the barrage were directed at western Ukraine. Metro stations in Kiev reportedly became overcrowded as residents sought shelter ahead of the expected attacks." RT

U.S. Forces Block Attempted Iranian Surprise Attack

"U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) troops thwarted an attempted surprise attack from the terrorist Iranian regime as Tehran doubles

down on “death to America.”
CENTCOM posted an update on X. “At 5:45 p.m. ET today, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran in an attempted surprise attack on U.S. forces based in the Middle East. All Iranian missiles were successfully intercepted. U.S. forces remain vigilant and at a high state of readiness,” it apprised the public. Both American and Saudi forces are now conducting strikes on Iranian targets." 

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killed and injured across Ukraine as Russia launches massive ballistic missile, drone attack

"Russia launched dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as hundreds of drones, toward

Ukraine in the early hours in yet another large-scale attack. Damage was reported in various cities, including Kyiv and Lviv, just hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia was preparing another large-scale attack.
The attack killed at least eight people, including two children, and injured at least 45 others across Kyiv, Lviv, Kryvyi Rih, and in Poltava Oblast, officials reported." KI

NATO scrambles F-16s over aerial threat near Snake Island

"NATO member Romania scrambled fighter jets on Wednesday over aerial threats near Ukraine’s Snake Island, just days after three drones violated Romanian airspace.
Romania’s Ministry of National Defense said on Wednesday that radar surveillance detected a group of air targets traveling around 12 miles northwest of Snake Island, also known as Zmiinyi Island, at around 10.30 a.m. local time." msn

5.6 Earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge

"A strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean near the coast of n/a

in the morning at 10.08 am local time (GMT -12). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow. The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD

5.8 Earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 150 km northeast of Raoul Island, New Zealand

"A strong magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean 143 km (89 mi) from

New Zealand in the afternoon at 5.08 pm local time (GMT +12). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow. The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD