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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – October 4, 2024
Greetings from Tyler, Hurricane Helene has racked up a death toll to compare with the deadliest hurricanes of all time. Some of our people were caught up, stranded in the devastation it caused. It will be some time before they come out with all the statistics, but it was, and is awful. It rates alongside the worst of…
Nordic neighbours release new advice on surviving war
On Monday, millions of Swedes will start receiving copies of a pamphlet advising the population how to prepare and cope in the event of war or another unexpected crisis. “In case of crisis or war” has been updated from six years ago because of what the government in Stockholm calls the worsening security situation, by…
Breaking News | News | RussiaPutin tells Poland any aggression against Belarus is attack on Russia
MOSCOW, July 21 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused NATO member Poland of having territorial ambitions in the former Soviet Union, and said any aggression against Russia’s neighbour and close ally Belarus would be considered an attack on Russia. Moscow would react to any aggression against Belarus, which forms a loose “Union State”…
France On Fire After Several Days Of Protests
Days of protests across France saw escalations to violence including an apparent assassination attempt of the mayor of a Paris suburb, Vincent Jeanbrun, and the burning of public buildings and transport. The seventh day of protests are expected to continue today over the shooting of a 17-year old boy named Nahel Merzouk by police on…
Surprise move: Opec+ announces deep production cuts to stabilise crude markets
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other key oil-producing members of the wider Opec+ alliance have announced surprise production cuts totalling more than 1.1 million barrels per day, declaring their intention is to stabilise crude markets. Several nations, led by Opec kingpin Saudi Arabia, on Sunday made a coordinated move to further curtail oil…
Breaking News | Iran | NewsU.S. Seizes Iranian Cargo Ship Amid Peace Talk Standoff
President Donald Trump said the U.S. seized an Iranian cargo ship that tried to bypass its blockade, a move that escalates tensions and threatens to reignite the war with Iran. The seizure, which Trump announced on Sunday, came after Iran has refused to participate in a second round of peace talks, even as Trump reiterated…


