China 'Already Preparing' Trilateral Summit With US & Russia, Likely For November: Kremlin

Qatar's Government Revenue Plunges 42% In First Half As Iran War Knocks Out Gas Exports Qatar's government revenue fell 42% in the first half of 2026, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani told the Shura Council on Tuesday, October 13. The figure puts an official number on the damage that the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have inflicted on what was previously the world's second-largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter. Public spending also fell 14% over the same six months, the emir added as...

'Busted': Female Bicyclists 'Bulk Up' Authored by Mike McDaniel via AmericanThinker.com, I’ve been a bicyclist all my life, but because I came to serious road racing late in life, I never had the opportunity to be competitive. Oh, I had a few good bikes and wore the required attire, but I was never going to make the medal stand. I did ride with enough serious riders to understand their compulsions. Among them was doing whatever was necessary to shave every gram of weight possible off their trusty steeds and to make them,...

Will Quantum-Safe Cryptography Slow Ethereum Down? The Performance Tradeoff Explained... Authored by Dilip Kumar Patairya via CoinTelegraph.com, The quantum threat: Real, but not immediate Ethereum relies on cryptographic systems that remain secure against classical computers. However, sufficiently advanced quantum machines could one day break these systems, potentially exposing private keys and putting billions of dollars in value at risk. Ethereum’s post-quantum initiative sends a clear message: there is no immediate threat, yet delaying action is not an option. Upgrading a global, decentralized network is a complex, multiyear effort that requires: protocol redesign ecosystem-wide coordination comprehensive testing and...