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Tested by war, Abu Dhabi charts its energy and water future
The emirate has earmarked almost $82 billion over the next decade for expanding and greening its power grid.
United Arab Emirates · Sep 17, 2026Exxon nears Venezuela deal, two decades after messy exit
The move could help revamp oil production in the de facto US protectorate.
Venezuela · Sep 17, 2026Hopes dim for US-China détente during leaders’ summit
The US Treasury secretary told Axios he was open to discussing “shared risks” on AI with Beijing at talks this weekend a...
United States · Sep 17, 2026Russia and Ukraine Exchange Bodies of 275 Fallen Soldiers
Russia handed over 252 bodies to Ukrainian authorities, while Ukraine returned 23 bodies.
Russia · Sep 17, 2026Cisco Warns of Active Exploitation of Critical ISE Flaw
Cisco urged ISE customers to apply a software update, as well as check for signs of exploitation
No location · Sep 17, 2026Aramco says technology delivered $5 billion in value last year
The Saudi oil producer is using AI, digital twins, and other tools to improve operations and adapt to wartime disruption...
Saudi Arabia · Sep 17, 2026How Candidates Could Use AI for Good
This essay was written with Nathan E. Sanders, and originally appeared in The Guardian. There are plenty of signs that A...
United States · Sep 17, 2026Almonty to supply Sandvik tungsten from Spanish mine tailings
The long-term deal turns waste from a shuttered operation into a new European source of the strategic metal.
Spain · Sep 17, 2026Canada wants the EU to step up as a global power. Does Europe?
The European Union has given Prime Minister Mark Carney a warm welcome, but whether it goes big with its offer of associ...
Canada · Sep 17, 2026Political, military costs of the US’ war in Iran become clearer
The war is widely unpopular with Americans, who will soon vote in the midterm elections, while US defense stockpiles are...
Iran · Sep 17, 2026Chinese missile apparently used in Yemen conflict
The discovery pointed to the growing use of Beijing’s military hardware in conflicts far afield.
Yemen · Sep 17, 2026China opens its first major river-to-sea canal since 1949 as $10.8B shortcut to Southeast Asia
China opened a major canal on Wednesday that will provide landlocked areas with direct access to the sea, state media sa...
China · Sep 17, 2026A Pivotal Moment in Uniting Post-Assad Syria
A Pivotal Moment in Uniting Post-Assad Syria eschelhaas Thu, 09/17/2026 - 12:17 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europ...
Syria · Sep 17, 2026First transfer from Chernobyl's new waste processing facility
Seven packages containing low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste have been shipped after processing from the Indu...
Chernobyl, Ukraine · Sep 17, 2026China-Aligned FamousSparrow Deploys SparroWocky Backdoor Across Latin America
The China-aligned state-sponsored threat actor known as FamousSparrow has been observed deploying a previously unreporte...
China · Sep 17, 2026Ransomware incidents in Japan in the first half of 2026: Investigation of The Gentlemen’s infrastructure and evidence of Qilin's AI use
Ransomware incidents in Japan rose 4.7% year over year. The Gentlemen was the most active group, with leak-site listings...
Japan · Sep 17, 2026America’s cyber strategy overlooks the infrastructure that actually keeps the military moving
Ports, railroads, and utilities keep the military operational. They're all vulnerable to Iranian cyberattacks. The post ...
Washington, United States · Sep 17, 2026OpenAI Reveals Six Model Incidents Involving Hidden Failures and Unauthorized Uploads
OpenAI on Wednesday disclosed six new instances of "unexpected or concerning model behavior" that took place over the pa...
San Francisco, United States · Sep 17, 2026Smolensk's planned new units get environmental approval
The licence justification materials for two new units at the next phase of Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant in Russia have h...
Smolensk, Russia · Sep 17, 2026Japanese Global Hawk drone splashes down in crash
A Japanese Global Hawk drone nosedived into the Sea of Japan this week, instantly slashing the country’s fleet of these ...
Sea of Japan · Sep 17, 2026What Is 3D Printing Actually Good For? Keeping Old Equipment in the Fight and Small Drones in the Air
Image credit: Senior Airman Renee Blundon, US Air Force The post What Is 3D Printing Actually Good For? Keeping Old Equi...
United States · Sep 17, 2026Five Questions for a General: Brigadier General Matthew Ross
Welcome back to Five Questions for a General, a production of the Modern War Institute at West Point. This series featur...
United States · Sep 17, 2026How China Is Building an Architecture of Control Across the Heart of Asia
In the years following the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, much of the world treated the region as strategically per...
Beijing, China · Sep 17, 2026Dark Transits are a Stopgap not a Solution
Washington has accomplished an important feat by stealthily moving oil through the Persian Gulf despite Iran’s proclaime...
Persian Gulf · Sep 17, 2026The Houthis’ Coastal Gambit
For the first time in years, large swaths of Yemeni territory are changing hands. The Houthis’ recent losses in the east...
Red Sea · Sep 17, 2026Trump’s Saudi ambassador pick faces early hurdles
Sen. Thom Tillis and other Republicans expressed uncertainty about Rep. Wesley Hunt’s nomination.
Washington, United States · Sep 17, 2026Senators sought to add AI antitrust exemption to defense bill
The effort has taken on new significance as debate over AI safety rages in Washington.
Washington, United States · Sep 17, 2026Beware the SparroWock: The backdoor that bites, the commands that catch
ESET researchers document SparroWocky, the new flagship backdoor of the FamousSparrow APT group
Washington, United States · Sep 17, 2026Ukrainian Drone Attack Sparks Fire at Yaroslavl Oil Refinery
Ukraine’s military has previously claimed attacks on the Slavneft-Yanos refinery, which has a crude processing capacity ...
Yaroslavl, Russia · Sep 17, 2026Podcast - Norman Foster's symposium speech on nuclear energy
Internationally-renowned architect Lord Norman Foster was one of the key speakers at World Nuclear Symposium in London. ...
London, United Kingdom · Sep 17, 2026EnduroSat Raise Pushes European NewSpace Funding Above €1 Billion for September
Bulgarian satellite manufacturer EnduroSat has secured $205 million (€178 million) in new funding, pushing the total rai...
Sofia, Bulgaria · Sep 17, 2026AI Agent Carries Out Multi-Stage Data Theft Attack
Spanish data protection agency AEPD reveals the country’s first AI-powered data breach
Madrid, Spain · Sep 17, 2026Trump may propose Kim summit after APEC, possibly in North Korea: former envoy
President Donald Trump may propose a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooper...
Washington, United States · Sep 17, 2026SIPRI hosts dialogue on state–industry collaboration for lawful military AI
On 9–10 September, SIPRI’s Governance of AI Programme hosted a closed in-person dialogue on how states and industry acto...
Stockholm, Sweden · Sep 17, 2026An Army General Talks Fusing Sensors and Shooters on the Eastern Flank
This exclusive Cogs of War interview is with Brig. Gen. Steven P. Carpenter, the commanding general of Multi-Domain Comm...
Mainz, Germany · Sep 17, 2026BIND 9 Update Fixes 14 Flaws, Including an Unauthenticated Crash Over DNS-over-HTTPS
The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released BIND 9.20.29 and 9.21.26 to fix fourteen security flaws it disclosed ...
Cambridge, United States · Sep 17, 2026U.S. Congress Passes ‘Sanctions From Hell’ Bill Against Russia
The legislation targets Russia’s energy and defense industries, as well as its “shadow fleet” of tankers that evade exis...
Washington, United States · Sep 17, 2026The Real U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal Is Better Than We Thought
On Aug. 24, 2026, the Trump administration transmitted the text of the U.S.-Saudi nuclear cooperation agreement to Congr...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Sep 17, 2026Gyazo Breach Exposes 23.62 Million User Records and 490 Million Image Metadata Records
A security breach at Gyazo, Helpfeel's image-sharing service, exposed about 23.62 million user records, including email ...
Tokyo, Japan · Sep 17, 2026Cisco Warns of New Zero-Day ISE Auth Bypass (CVSS 10.0) Exploited in Active Attacks
Cisco has warned of a fresh maximum-severity security flaw impacting Identity Services Engine (ISE) that has come under ...
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