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Saturday, October 3, 2026
OilGasDaily Oct 03, 2026 (AFP)

Houthis say Saudi Arabia launches dozens of strikes on Yemen capital

Yemen's Houthis accused Saudi Arabia of launching dozens of strikes on Sanaa on Saturday, while an AFP journalist in Riyadh reported seeing flames and smoke coming from an oil facility on the outskirts of the Saudi capit...

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OilGasDaily Oct 01, 2026 (SPX)
Webb survey of extreme debris discs sorts planetary collisions by impact energy

Early in the history of the Solar System, a Mars-sized object called Theia struck the infant Earth, vapourising large amounts of r...

OilGasDaily Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
Kenyan island paradise fears damage from mega-refinery

Tourism or industry? Environment or oil? The picturesque Kenyan island of Lamu, a favourite of celebrities, faces a tough trade-of...

OilGasDaily Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
Trump unveils $200 bn in US energy investments by South Korea

US President Donald Trump announced Wednesday $200 billion in South Korean energy investments, including $54 billion for a long-mo...

PolicyDaily Oct 03, 2026 (AFP)
Israel targets top Hamas leader in deadly Gaza strike on anniversary

Israel said on Saturday that it attempted to kill Hamas's top leader in the Gaza Strip in an airstrike on an apartment that local ...

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OilGasDaily EARLY EARTH Sep 30, 2026 (SPX)
Volatile element fingerprints suggest Earth and Mars were built by different processes

Four and a half billion years ago, Earth and Mars were born in the rotating cloud of gas and dust that would become the Solar System. Exactly how the planets formed remains one of ...

OilGasDaily MILITARY Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
Three tankers hit Tuesday in Hormuz: maritime agency

A British maritime agency said on Wednesday that unknown projectiles struck three ships in the Strait of Hormuz the previous day.

OilGasDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
Dangote's $16bn Kenya refinery 'new chapter' for Africa

Africa's richest man was set to break ground on a new $16-billion mega-refinery in Kenya on Wednesday, saying it marked a "new chapter in Africa's industrial journey".

OilGasDaily TRADE WARS Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
Most equities rise after oil price plunge, US data in focus

Stocks mostly rose on Wednesday following a plunge in oil prices the previous day, while investors prepared for the release of crucial US inflation data later in the day.

PolicyDaily MILITARY Oct 03, 2026 (AFP)
Houthis say struck oil facility near Riyadh, as Saudis hit Sanaa

Yemen's Houthis claimed an attack on an oil facility near the Saudi capital on Saturday, where an AFP journalist saw flames and smoke, and accused the Gulf kingdom of striking Sana...

BatteryDaily MILITARY Oct 03, 2026 (AFP)
AI needs safety layers like nuclear plants: ex-OpenAI engineer

Another former OpenAI employee has added his voice to a chorus of frantic calls to make AI safe, saying the industry must mimic the aviation or nuclear power sectors with their lay...

PolicyDaily Oct 03, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea fires ballistic missile after Seoul's apology demand

North Korea fired a ballistic missile, Seoul's military said Saturday, days after demanding an apology for a b...

PolicyDaily Oct 02, 2026 (AFP)
Lula, Bolsonaro trade blows in final scramble for votes in Brazil

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and rival Flavio Bolsonaro are pulling no punches in a last-ditch effort t...

PolicyDaily Oct 02, 2026 (AFP)
Battle in Yemen's Taiz kills scores of combatants: sources to AFP

Yemen's Houthis and Saudi-backed forces fought over an area near a waterway crucial to global energy flows, ki...

DarwinDaily Oct 02, 2026 (AFP)
US Supreme Court to hear high-stakes climate case

The US Supreme Court hears a climate case Monday that could upend dozens of lawsuits aimed at making polluters...