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🇪🇹⚡- Complete collapse of Tigray Defense Forces positions in the southwest Tigray region.
Ethiopian troops, ENDF, have advanced north of Alamata, capturing the strategic height of Grat Kahsu. The fate of the city of Korem remains unknown, as unconfirmed reports circulate it has fallen to ENDF control.
ENDF have advanced along the Alamata Road northeast, capturing Tao and Kukufto. Meanwhile, ENDF-allied Tigray Peace Forces have seized almost the entire Tigray southeastern countryside.
Ethiopian forces have also recaptured Erebti in the Afar region from the Uguugumo.
Map key:
- Purple: Ethiopian military forces,
- Red: Tigray Defense Forces,
- Orange: Uguugumo,
- Yellow: Fano areas of operations.
Ethiopian troops, ENDF, have advanced north of Alamata, capturing the strategic height of Grat Kahsu. The fate of the city of Korem remains unknown, as unconfirmed reports circulate it has fallen to ENDF control.
ENDF have advanced along the Alamata Road northeast, capturing Tao and Kukufto. Meanwhile, ENDF-allied Tigray Peace Forces have seized almost the entire Tigray southeastern countryside.
Ethiopian forces have also recaptured Erebti in the Afar region from the Uguugumo.
Map key:
- Purple: Ethiopian military forces,
- Red: Tigray Defense Forces,
- Orange: Uguugumo,
- Yellow: Fano areas of operations.
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🇫🇷⚡️- 30 universities and several dozen high schools are currently closed throughout France. A new report mentions at least 500 arrests and 50 wounded police officers outside of Paris.
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🇫🇷⚡️- 30 universities and several dozen high schools are currently closed throughout France. A new report mentions at least 500 arrests and 50 wounded police officers outside of Paris.
🇫🇷⚡️- All 96 French departments have reported at least one incident involving a school.
China has suspended fuel exports until further notice, with PetroChina cancelling October gasoline and jet fuel cargoes. This move, effective ahead of the Golden Week holiday, aims to protect domestic supply as gasoline and diesel inventories have fallen to seven-year lows. The suspension, following a period of increased exports in August after a mid-July easing, is expected to further tighten the global fuel market amid constrained domestic supply and strengthening internal demand. Cocoon AI Summary
China's refiners have halted fuel exports until further notice, multiple sources briefed on the matter told Reuters on Thursday in a development that could further tighten the global fuel market.
PetroChina, the state major, has canceled some gasoline and jet fuel cargoes that were expected to be shipped in October, according to the sources.
China suspended fuel exports in the spring and early summer as it looked to protect its domestic fuel supply amid the Strait of Hormuz crisis. As of the middle of July, Chinese authorities removed most restrictions on fuel exports, allowing refiners to boost overseas shipments and ease the fuel crunch in Asia.
China's fuel exports recovered in August as refiners exported 6.01 million tons of petroleum products, up by 12.7% from a year earlier, after Beijing removed restrictions in mid-July.
Fuel exports from China soared between July and September, but it appears new restrictions are in place in October as China did not authorize fuel exports beyond Hong Kong and Macau ahead of the week-long Golden Week public holiday starting on October 1. It is not clear if China would authorize any fuel exports after the holiday week ends on October 7.
Analysts last week said that China could lower its fuel exports again in October, potentially tightening the global fuel market further, as domestic gasoline and diesel inventories have slumped to multi-year lows.
October exports could be lower due to the seven-year-low gasoline and diesel inventories in China, GL Consulting, a consultancy owned by MySteel, said last week.
With "domestic supply already relatively constrained and internal demand strengthening, refiners are likely to prioritise the domestic market," GL Consulting said.
The tight global fuel markets will suffer another blow to supplies if the domestic market priority is a government policy in China and Beijing restricts fuel exports again.
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/China-Halts-Fuel-Exports-Until-Further-Notice.amp.html
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China Halts Fuel Exports Until Further Notice
China's refiners have halted fuel exports until further notice, with PetroChina canceling October cargoes, a new blow to tight global fuel markets.
🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 US Tells France and Germany to Release Diesel Stocks or Face US Export Ban, Sources Say
The Trump administration has told Germany and France to draw down emergency diesel inventories to help to ease global fuel prices or face a potential US diesel export ban, said three people close to the discussions.
The warning marks an escalation of pressure on Europe as US President Donald Trump considers a potential diesel export ban to bring down US fuel prices ahead of November's midterm elections.
The European Commission, Germany, France, Italy, Ireland and Britain were holding a call on Thursday to discuss the possible need to release diesel stocks, an EU official told Reuters.
"It is in Europe’s best interest to work with the United States as we pursue multiple pathways to boost the supply of refined products and lower costs for consumers," one of the sources, a US official, told Reuters.
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright told reporters on Wednesday that the US administration expected announcements soon from Europe about new diesel supplies.
"We've lost some diesel exports from the Middle East, although we're restoring those, and we've lost diesel exports from China," he said. "So that's a lot of interruptions."
Europe has become increasingly dependent on US fuel after banning Russian imports over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and after the US-Israeli war against Iran disrupted supplies from the Middle East.
https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2026-10-01/exclusive-us-tells-france-and-germany-to-release-diesel-stocks-or-face-us-export-ban-sources-say
The Trump administration has told Germany and France to draw down emergency diesel inventories to help to ease global fuel prices or face a potential US diesel export ban, said three people close to the discussions.
The warning marks an escalation of pressure on Europe as US President Donald Trump considers a potential diesel export ban to bring down US fuel prices ahead of November's midterm elections.
The European Commission, Germany, France, Italy, Ireland and Britain were holding a call on Thursday to discuss the possible need to release diesel stocks, an EU official told Reuters.
"It is in Europe’s best interest to work with the United States as we pursue multiple pathways to boost the supply of refined products and lower costs for consumers," one of the sources, a US official, told Reuters.
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright told reporters on Wednesday that the US administration expected announcements soon from Europe about new diesel supplies.
"We've lost some diesel exports from the Middle East, although we're restoring those, and we've lost diesel exports from China," he said. "So that's a lot of interruptions."
Europe has become increasingly dependent on US fuel after banning Russian imports over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and after the US-Israeli war against Iran disrupted supplies from the Middle East.
https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2026-10-01/exclusive-us-tells-france-and-germany-to-release-diesel-stocks-or-face-us-export-ban-sources-say
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Exclusive-US Tells France and Germany to Release Diesel Stocks or Face US Export Ban, Sources Say
By Kate Abnett, Jarrett Renshaw and John Irish
🚛 🇺🇸 ⛽️ 16 U.S. Trucking Companies File For Bankruptcy In Less Than A Month As Diesel Prices Soar
Diesel prices, the lifeblood of the trucking industry, hit a record average of $6.53 a gallon on September 22 amid the impact of President Donald Trump’s war with Iran. Diesel has increased $2.76 over the past year, according to motor club AAA.
Two of the biggest companies listed, Xoco Transport and Globemaster, are entering Chapter 11 proceedings, meaning they will remain open for business but work with bankruptcy court and creditors to make a payment plan for their debts.
“When fuel costs go up, the trucking companies face a sudden increase in their operational cost and are forced to increase freight rates to avoid going in loss,” the group wrote.
Increasing their shipping rates isn’t a cure-all, either. Companies typically have to lay off workers and sell equipment to stay afloat, ASM Group wrote.
But diesel prices are just one of the financial pressures that trucking companies have to battle, according to a July analysis by consultancy Deloitte.
“Labor, insurance, maintenance, and regulatory compliance costs continue to escalate,” Deloitte wrote.
In general, hauling freight has busy and slow seasons. During those slower months, companies may not generate enough revenue to cover those cost increases, the report said.
Of the 16 trucking companies listed in FreightWaves’ reporting, eight companies are filing Chapter 11 and seven are liquidating all their assets and closing through Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
https://www.the-independent.com/us/money/trucking-companies-bankruptcy-freight-shipping-b3058492.html
Diesel prices, the lifeblood of the trucking industry, hit a record average of $6.53 a gallon on September 22 amid the impact of President Donald Trump’s war with Iran. Diesel has increased $2.76 over the past year, according to motor club AAA.
Two of the biggest companies listed, Xoco Transport and Globemaster, are entering Chapter 11 proceedings, meaning they will remain open for business but work with bankruptcy court and creditors to make a payment plan for their debts.
“When fuel costs go up, the trucking companies face a sudden increase in their operational cost and are forced to increase freight rates to avoid going in loss,” the group wrote.
Increasing their shipping rates isn’t a cure-all, either. Companies typically have to lay off workers and sell equipment to stay afloat, ASM Group wrote.
But diesel prices are just one of the financial pressures that trucking companies have to battle, according to a July analysis by consultancy Deloitte.
“Labor, insurance, maintenance, and regulatory compliance costs continue to escalate,” Deloitte wrote.
In general, hauling freight has busy and slow seasons. During those slower months, companies may not generate enough revenue to cover those cost increases, the report said.
Of the 16 trucking companies listed in FreightWaves’ reporting, eight companies are filing Chapter 11 and seven are liquidating all their assets and closing through Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
https://www.the-independent.com/us/money/trucking-companies-bankruptcy-freight-shipping-b3058492.html
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16 American trucking companies file for bankruptcy as diesel costs soar
Rising costs in areas such as insurance and maintenance are pushing some trucking companies to the brink
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— 🇮🇶/🇮🇶 NEW: Iraqi resistance factions held parades across the country today to celebrate the end of U.S. occupation
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Kiev’s Pivdennoe Bridge is strategically important not only for the capital, but for Ukraine as a whole.
According to the head of Kiev’s Desniansky district, around 90% of transit traffic between the left and right banks of Ukraine passes over the Pivdennoe Bridge.
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🇪🇹🇪🇷⚡- "Two Afar opposition groups have reported that Eritrean troops have crossed the border into Ethiopia. Ali Mohammed, a spokesman for the Eritrean Afar National Congress (EANC), told Deutsche Welle, DW, that his organization had confirmed the presence…
📢 🇪🇹 🇪🇷 Ethiopia closes its embassy in Eritrea and declares 10 Eritrean diplomats in Addis Ababa persona non grata, giving them 48 hours to leave
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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 BREAKING: The U.S. is sending another aircraft carrier, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, to the Middle East
The carrier and its strike group left San Diego today and will arrive in the CENTCOM area of operations by mid November.
Trump has said he is considering continuing the war against Iran after the midterm elections, which take place on November 3rd.
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The carrier and its strike group left San Diego today and will arrive in the CENTCOM area of operations by mid November.
Trump has said he is considering continuing the war against Iran after the midterm elections, which take place on November 3rd.
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With the resumption of fighting between the ENDF and TPLF, the TPLF alongside a new rebel Afar group invaded Ethiopia's Afar region with borders the southeastern corner of Eritrea.
It is alleged by Ethiopia that Eritrean troops are involved in the TPLF offensive in the Afar region as a way to create a buffer zone and protect the Eritrean port of Assab which Addis Ababa laid claims on.
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🇫🇷 - The French government very rarely openly accuses opposition parties of being behind violent protests. Not even during the height of the Yellow Vests' violences had this happened.
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Putin calls for a new international order with new rules to be created to reduce conflict and preserve global peace.
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