Headlines: 7-13 September 2026

Tuesday, 8 September 2026

Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia wound 73 people, officials say (ground news LINK) — 8 September 2026

Oil prices surge to nearly a six-week high as US-Iran strikes intensify in Strait of Hormuz: Brent oil futures, the global benchmark, rose to hover around $97 a barrel — up 9 percent over the last five days and 19 percent over the last month (LINK) — 7 September 2026

Canadian tariffs on U.S. milk, perfume, golf clubs and other goods take effect as trade war grinds on (LINK) — 8 September 2026

US Warns EB-1 green cards may run out for Indians before September ends (LINK) — 8 September 2026

China's exports jump 25% in August in boost from AI build-out (ground news LINK) — 8 September 2026

Monday, 7 September 2026

Tehran vows to extend 'exclusion zone' near Strait of Hormuz after US strikes on tankers: Centcom denies Iran's claims of successful attack on a US military vessel as a 'total lie' (LINK) — 7 September 2026

Oil prices surge to nearly a six-week high as US-Iran strikes intensify in Strait of Hormuz: Brent oil futures, the global benchmark, rose to hover around $97 a barrel — up 9 percent over the last five days and 19 percent over the last month (LINK) — 7 September 2026

Trump posts map with U.S. flag emblazoned over Canada, Greenland, Mexico (LINK) — 7 September 2026

Reuters finds China accelerates military research on humanoid robots (ground news LINK) — 7 September 2026

xinhuanet.com: 63rd session of UNHRC kicks off in Geneva: photocaptions (LINK) — 7 September 2026

Argentina says it will file criminal charges against Israeli energy company for operating in Falklands (LINK) — 7 September 2026

— The move follows remarks on Friday by the Argentina president, Javier Milei, who vowed to sanction oil companies drilling in the British overseas territory as he stepped up the South American nation's sovereignty claims.

Indonesia suspends nearly 2,000 free meal kitchens for breaching sanitation rules (ground news LINK) — 7 September 2026

Far-right win leaves Germany's Merz shaken as AfD plots path to power (LINK) — 7 September 2026

Copper surges to all-time high as tariff turmoil rocks market: the metal's 17% advance over the past year has been underpinned by a long-term mismatch in supply and demand (LINK) — 7 September 2026