Trending: * September 16, 2026 — The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 0.25 percentage point to a 3.75%–4.00% range, its first rate hike since July 2023, after a unanimous 12–0 vote as inflation remains above its 2% target. * Most Fed officials expect one more increase this
Trending: * September 15, 2026 — U.S. Southern Command forces intercepted another floating refueling vessel in the Eastern Pacific that SOUTHCOM says was supporting drug-trafficking operations for Ecuador’s Los Choneros organization. * The crew was removed for transfer to Ecuadorian authorities before U.S. forces sank the vessel, continuing a
Trending: * September 14, 2026 — The U.S. military publicly acknowledged for the first time that it has “space control weapons” already operating in orbit, capable of protecting U.S. forces and potentially disrupting or attacking enemy space systems. * The Pentagon has not revealed exactly what weapons are deployed or how
Trending: * September 13, 2026 — Saudi Arabia shut down its East-West oil pipeline after multiple drone attacks launched from Iraq damaged sites along the route and injured several people. * Refinery Satellite Image (post strike): * The pipeline normally moves roughly 3–4 million barrels per day toward Yanbu and can carry
Trending: * September 10, 2026 — Israel destroyed more than two kilometers (1.24 miles) of Hezbollah tunnels beneath the strategic Ali Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon, using about 1,100 tons of explosives after Israeli forces captured and cleared the underground complex. * The IDF says the Iranian-funded network served as
Trending: * September 9, 2026 — The United States designated Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones gang as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, targeting its access to the U.S. financial system over its involvement in drug trafficking and violent attacks. * During a visit to Ecuador, Secretary of State Marco Rubio also announced plans to
Trending: * September 8, 2026 — U.S. Central Command destroyed five Iranian crude-oil tankers after CENTCOM said Iran’s Revolutionary Guard twice attempted to strike a U.S. Navy warship with ballistic missiles over the previous two days; the warship avoided the attacks and no Americans were injured. * U.S.
Economics & Markets: * September 8, 2026 — China reported a record $119.1 billion trade surplus for August, with exports rising 25% from a year earlier to $401.4 billion and imports rising 28.2% to $282.4 billion. Strong overseas demand for Chinese cars, semiconductors and other high-tech products
Trending: * September 5, 2026 — Manjit Singh Bedi, one of the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters, was arrested in India after nearly a year on the run and is accused of stealing at least $600,000 from the U.S. SNAP food-assistance program through a grocery store he operated in
Trending: * September 3, 2026 — The United States imposed new sanctions on Fidel Ernesto Castro Calis, grandson of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro, along with Cuba’s state-owned Banco Exterior de Cuba and four companies operating in the country’s energy, oil, nickel, and mining sectors. * Secretary of State Marco
Trending: * September 2, 2026 — AeroVironment won a $464.8 million U.S. Army contract to produce dozens of LOCUST high-energy laser systems designed to detect, track, and destroy drones using directed laser energy. * AeroVironment says it is the first U.S. production contract for high-energy laser weapon systems,
Trending: * September 1, 2026 — U.S. Central Command carried out a new wave of strikes against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), targeting air defenses, radar and communications systems, maritime facilities, vessels, and capabilities used to deploy sea mines. * CENTCOM said the strikes followed recent Iranian attempts to attack