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The future of war

16 September5 min read
Image of the future of war, satelittes drones submarines

Sci-fi writers, please collect your royalty cheques, because several militaries are now filming a sequel, starting with...

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  1. 01

    UNITED STATES

    Do you yield?

    Yields on 10-year Treasuries just briefly reached 5.04%, their highest levels since 2007, as a global government bond selloff continues. (Bloomberg $)

  2. 02

    SAUDI ARABIA

    Mecca targeted?

    Houthi officials are denying Saudi claims that a Houthi drone was approaching the holy city of Mecca when local air defences shot it down. The Houthis have also just claimed a hit on a Saudi fighter jet! Meanwhile, Riyadh has now cut some of its oil shipments to Europe, citing the damage to its East-West pipeline caused by Iran-aligned drones. (CNN)

  3. 03

    INDIA

    Secondary tariffs?

    Delhi’s DC diplomats are in damage control, with the US House potentially set to approve the Lindsey Graham Sanctions bill today (Wed) — if it passes unchanged, the bill then goes to the White House for Trump’s signature, empowering (though not requiring) him to hit Putin’s top oil customers (China and India) with tariffs of up to 100%. (RFE)

  4. 04

    NETHERLANDS

    Sabotage.

    Dutch authorities suspect sabotage after a major outage — caused by unspecified “material” placed on tracks — hit the national railway. (AP)

  5. 05

    UNITED STATES

    Wedding favours.

    Donald Trump is denying ever knowing Umar Kremlev, the Putin-adjacent oligarch who recently bankrolled two days of his son Trump Jr’s post-wedding celebrations. (Reuters)

  6. 06

    PHILIPPINES

    First-ever regional election.

    Voters in the Muslim-majority Bangsamoro autonomous region have cast votes in their first-ever parliamentary election, capping a decades-long transition away from armed rebellion to electoral politics. (Independent)

  7. 07

    KENYA

    Sports host.

    World Athletics has finally tapped Nairobi to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, making Kenya Africa’s first nation to secure track-and-field’s premier global showcase after a failed 2025 bid. (The Star)

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