Saudi Aramco CEO Warns It Could Take 2 Years to Rebuild Global Oil Stocks
Aramco is studying additional export routes and expanded overseas storage to reduce future disruptions.
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US State Senator Visiting Canada Says Combatting Hate Act Impedes Religious Freedoms
A U.S. state senator is coming to Canada to speak at an event warning against the erosion of religious liberties in the country. Ahead of the trip, he wrote to MPs, saying Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, threatens fundamental rights to free speech. Shane Jett, a senior senator in the Oklahoma State Senate, wrote to Canadian members of Parliament on Oct. 2, saying that religious freedoms are under attack, especially those of Christians. The letter comes ahead of his Oct. 5 visit to Ottawa to speak at a special event at the Capital City Bikers’ Church dubbed “Are Canadian Christians Safe?” The event will also feature former Conservative federal cabinet minister Stockwell Day....
Speed Skating Canada Working to Regain Charitable Status After Missed Tax Filing
Speed Skating Canada says it is working to regain the charitable status it lost last month because of a missed annual tax filing. The Canada Revenue Agency published a notice in the Canada Gazette on Sept. 26 to note it had formally revoked the charitable registration status for Speed Skating Canada. An organization with charitable [...]
Germany Announces New Military Aid for Ukraine Worth $1.1 Billion
Germany's business sector also traveled to Ukraine, signing 14 agreements with the Ukrainian government and businesses worth about $7.4 billion.
US CDC Monitoring Possible Plague Case in Russia
A worker at a research laboratory that aims to protect against plague epidemics died recently.
Yemeni Government Says It Has Retaken Bab el-Mandeb Strait From Houthis
Yemeni President Rashad al-Alimi said on Oct. 4 the offensive would go on ‘until the country is liberated from the grip of the terrorist militia.’
US Forces Strike Suspected Drug Boat in the Caribbean, Killing 4
In the past year, U.S. forces have claimed responsibility for at least 70 such lethal strikes in the Caribbean and East Pacific, killing more than 200 people.
Wright Says Gas Prices ‘Absolutely’ Going to Drop as Hormuz Oil Flows Rebound
The U.S. energy secretary says fuel prices are falling as Gulf crude shipments recover, even with attacks continuing near the Strait of Hormuz.
2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology Is Announced
The winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology is announced by the Karolinska Institute on Oct. 5.
Separatist PQ to Form Minority Government in Quebec
The Parti Québécois (PQ) has won Quebec’s Oct. 5 election and will form a minority government under leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon. The result marks a major comeback for the party, which won just three seats in the 2022 election. The PQ won 59 seats, five short of the 64 required for a majority government. The Quebec Liberals finished second with 40 seats, followed by the Quebec Conservatives with 19 and Québec solidaire with nine. The incumbent Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) was shut out of the legislature, without any seats. The last time the PQ formed government was Pauline Marois’s brief, two-year minority administration from 2012 to 2014.
OPEC+ to Maintain Current Oil Production Levels in November
The seven core OPEC+ members pumped 25 million barrels per day in August, roughly 5 million barrels per day below prewar levels in February.
Australia Pledges $7 Million at the Start of Pacific Climate Talks
Energy Minister Chris Bowen announced the deal with Vanuatu at the pre-COP31 in Fiji.
EU Electric Vehicle Sales Reach Record High: Advocacy Group
Around 60 new electric models are expected to launch this year, with affordable options expanding rapidly.
Russia Invokes Preventive Measures After Plague Lab Worker’s Death
The watchdog said the public health situation in the Irkutsk region and the cities of Irkutsk and Shelekhov remains under control.
Israel Suspects Flydubai Co-pilot Planned to Crash Plane Into Airport or US Military Base
Israeli security officials say the co-pilot's backup plan was to crash the Flydubai plane into a U.S. military base in Jordan if he could not make it to Israel.
One Nation Shuffles Staff, Rents Gina Rinehart-Owned Office
The party says its national head office will pay Hancock Prospecting the market rate to rent the space.
Treasurer to Sell Australia’s AI Capability in Japan
The treasurer will meet with Japanese investors as he tries to sell Australia as an ideal economic partner for other middle-power countries amid increasing global uncertainty. Jim Chalmers will spend time with some of Japan’s wealthiest and most influential individuals in the coming week to tout Australia as an artificial intelligence leader and market the […]
Riders Rally Over Potholes as Land Tax Cut Locked In
Voters have been promised a cut to controversial land taxes as hordes of motorcyclists demand pothole fixes be placed at the centre of Victoria’s election campaign. Opposition Leader Jess Wilson addressed the crowd—which organisers estimated was thousands-strong—at the “Broken roads, Broken promises” rally on Sunday, while Premier Ben Carroll said he had spoken to campaigners a day earlier about their concerns. One of the organisers, Michael White, told AAP that fixing the problem meant not just filling in potholes, but ripping up and redoing large sections of the state’s roads. “We don’t care what party it is, we want the roads fixed,” he said.
Authorities Probe FlyDubai Co-Pilot’s Australian Ties
Counter-terrorism investigators are probing potential Australian links of the co-pilot of a FlyDubai plane that nearly crashed when he allegedly attacked the captain. Hamam al-Hammami is accused of trying to seize control of the commercial flight while he and the pilot were in the cockpit of a plane bound for Tel Aviv. Officials from the UAE, which is leading the investigation, said the co-pilot struck the pilot with a cockpit crash axe and attempted to take over the plane in an incident being treated as a terrorist attack. His actions nearly crashed the flight with 182 people on board before passengers and others rushed in and subdued him.
'Tight Ship': Public Told to Expect Scant Budget Help
Australians have been told to expect little extra help with soaring living costs as the treasurer signals a tightening of the budget as he tries to rein in persistent inflation. The mid-year budget update, to be released in December, would include more savings as the government faced billions of dollars in higher debt repayments due to rising borrowing costs, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said. While Labor was yet to finalise the fiscal blueprint, he hosed down expectations of cost-of-living help for households.
