"US Can't Bomb Its Way To Victory": Scotiabank Maps Bessent's Coming Economic Hammer On Iran

Britain's Borrowing Outlook Darkens As Energy Shock Deepens Via City AM, The OBR says it underestimated the fiscal damage from the 2022 energy shock and will apply those lessons to the latest Middle East-driven price surge. Higher oil and gas prices could increase UK borrowing through debt interest, welfare payments, and pressure on departmental budgets. The Bank of England has warned that a severe energy shock could push inflation above 6% and force tighter monetary policy. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been warned that government borrowing is set to spike as a result of the Iran...

Diplomatic Blitz: Witkoff, Kushner Hold "Substantial" Ukraine Talks After Putin Meeting President Trump's diplomatic sprint shifted from Moscow to Kiev over the weekend, with White House special envoy Steve Witkoff and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner arriving in Ukraine for talks with senior officials. The visit came one day after the pair met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russian state media outlet TASS cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who said Putin's meeting with Witkoff and Kushner had created an "atmosphere of trust, at least through this channel of communication." Putin meets Witkoff and...

Accused ISIS Propagandist Arrested In Australia, Helped Plan Mass-Casualty Attack Authored by Will Nicholas and Jacob Shteyman via The Epoch Times (AAP), An accused ISIS member has been arrested by counter-terrorism agents over allegations he instructed people how to plan and conduct mass-casualty attacks from his base in Australia. A police car in front of Victoria Police headquarters in Melbourne, Australia on Sept. 13, 2026. Courtesy of Tien NguyenThe Melbourne man, who the Australian Federal Police alleges was a propagandist for the Islamic extremist group, is accused of sending about 10,000 documents,...