38rd calendar week 2026
Note: Due to the current operation from changing locations, the extent
and depth of the reflections may temporarily deviate from the usual level.
20260920-L3923
Explosions
rock Riyadh
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https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/news/explosions-rock-riyadh/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jJdFhZOfAQ
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Multiple
explosions have reportedly shaken Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, prompting air
raid warnings and disrupting flights as tensions with Yemen’s Houthis continue
to intensify. Emergency alerts were sent to residents early Saturday warning of
a “hostile aerial threat” and advising people to remain indoors. Blasts were
subsequently reported across Riyadh before civil defence authorities issued an
all-clear roughly 30 minutes later. The incident marked the first air raid
warning in the capital since hostilities in neighbouring Yemen flared again in
July. Later in the day, thick black smoke and flames were visible near King
Khalid International Airport. Footage showed smoke rising around the airport’s
fuel-storage facilities, while numerous flights were reportedly delayed or
cancelled…
20260919-L3922
Spanish Navy Conducts
Naming Ceremony of Underwater Intervention Vessel
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https://www.deagel.com/news/n000028679
Navantia
today celebrated the naming ceremony of the Spanish Navy's new Underwater
Intervention Maritime Action Vessel (BAM-IS), A-21 Poseidón. The ceremony
follows the successful float-out of the vessel earlier this week at Navantia's
Puerto Real shipyard and marks a major milestone in a programme that will
significantly strengthen the Spanish Navy's submarine rescue, diving support
and underwater intervention capabilities. Designed as the successor to the
Navy's rescue and salvage vessel Neptuno, Poseidón will become the service's
primary platform for underwater operations. The programme was launched in
response to the operational requirements associated with the S-80 submarine
fleet, ensuring dedicated support and rescue capabilities for submarine crews
throughout their operational life. The BAM-IS combines a wide range of advanced
systems within a single platform. It will be able to deploy a submarine rescue
vehicle and conduct underwater inspection and intervention missions using
remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) at depths of up to 3,000 metres...
20260919-L3921
Explosions
hit German city as police probe organised crime links
https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/news/explosions-hit-german-city-as-police-probe-organised-crime-links/
A string of
explosions has shaken Frankfurt and neighbouring Offenbach, prompting German
police to investigate whether the attacks are connected to organised criminal
networks. Two improvised explosive devices detonated minutes apart early
Thursday, damaging a café and a shisha bar on Frankfurt’s busy Zeil shopping
street, with the second explosion also affecting a nearby bar and bank office.
Police arrested a 17-year-old Dutch national, while a 15-year-old Dutch
teenager had earlier been detained following one of three similar blasts
targeting businesses between Sunday and Monday. No injuries have been reported,
but Hessian authorities say they are examining a double-digit number of
comparable incidents, including possible cases of “violence as a service,” where
criminal groups recruit others — sometimes minors through social media — to
carry out attacks...
20260917-L3920
US confirms
weapons are now deployed in space
https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/news/us-confirms-weapons-are-now-deployed-in-space/
The United
States has publicly acknowledged for the first time that it has deployed
weapons in orbit, with officials saying the capability is intended to deter
hostile action against American forces and satellites. US Air Force Secretary
Troy Meink disclosed the development during the Air & Space Forces
Association’s 2026 Air, Space & Cyber Conference in Maryland, saying the
Space Force now possesses “on-orbit space control weapons” capable of protecting
US and allied forces from adversaries. Meink offered no details about the
systems involved and later indicated that his carefully chosen language
reflected the sensitivity of the subject. He said maintaining US superiority in
space, as well as in the air, was increasingly important as potential threats
evolved...
20260917-L3919
An
unaffordable EU is an impossible EU
Brussels
Signal newsletter@brusselssignal.eu
Brussels has
grown practised at pricing everything except itself. That arrangement is
wearing thin, because the bills arriving this week carry the Union's own name
on them rather than the usual list of external culprits, from Washington's
tariffs to Beijing's subsidies. The European Policy Innovation Council has now
attached a figure to the habit. Its modelling suggests that five forthcoming
regulatory files could cost the bloc some €159 billion a year in lost output
and around 420,000 jobs, with most of that damage flowing less from the objectives
themselves than from rules revised after companies have already invested and
from files assessed one by one while their costs accumulate together. Member
states have meanwhile settled on the single economy they can all endorse. A
paper from the Irish presidency records broad support for cutting the
institutions' own administrative bill in the 2028-2034 budget, where salaries
and the upkeep of buildings are the likeliest targets, and roughly a third of
capitals object to the 2,500 extra officials the Commission wants at a moment
when they are shrinking their own civil services at home. The political invoice
has arrived separately. A day before the Commission president delivers her
State of the Union address, former European Council president Charles Michel
has said she is not up to the issues facing Europe, that too much institutional
energy goes on superficial communication and that on trade the Commission
carries a responsibility he described as crushing. Solvency is not an
accounting question but a constitutional one, because consent is cheapest when
the price is low. A Union that costs its members more than they can justify to
voters at home will not be reformed in Brussels at all: It will be reformed in
the capitals, by governments that have run out of ways to explain the bill...
20260917-L3918
NATO jets
shoot down drone over central Lithuania
Italian
Eurofighters on Baltic Air Policing duty destroyed the aircraft near Kaunas in
what Lithuanian officials have called the first interception of its kind over
the country. NATO fighter jets have shot down an unidentified drone over
central Lithuania shortly after midnight on September 15, the first time such
an aircraft has been destroyed over the Baltic state’s territory. The
engagement was logged at 1.19am local time. The drone came down near the
village of Pratkūnai, in the Kaišiadorys district of Kaunas county, Lithuania’s
National Crisis Management Centre said. Nobody was injured and no damage was
reported. The Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence said Italian Air Force
Eurofighter Typhoons based at Šiauliai, in the north of the country, carried
out the interception. The Italian detachment has held the alert since taking
over NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission on July 31...
20260917-L3917
"AUF1
News," presented by Isabelle Janotka:
https://auf1.tv/nachrichten-auf1/nachrichten-auf1-vom-16-september-2026
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Von der Leyen: Criticism of the EU is "cognitive
warfare"
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Russian government plane makes surprise landing in
Germany
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Serious allegations against TV star: Suspicion of
abuse involving "Gunkl"
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Twilight of the Chancellor: Only four days until the
"Merz-quake"?
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Chancellor swap: Why Germans still won't get to vote
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Warken, Wüst, Günther, Söder: These names are being
floated as successors
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Move to Berlin: Only Wüst says no
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Will Merz pull a Merkel? Give up the CDU chair – keep
the Chancellery
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AUF1 poll: Majority expects the end for Merz
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The secret weapon: AUF1 knows who will really become
Chancellor
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Fuel prices rising: But what do Austrian ministers pay
for their private trips?
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Exclusive: Austrian Ministry of Defense supports the
militarization of schools
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Millions from the federal government: How much tax
money goes to HateAid
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Unusual blood clots following Covid shots
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Despite political resistance: Vaccine injury victims
speak in Canada's parliament
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Entrepreneur Markel on Austria's government:
"Demolish! Tear it down! Rebuild!"
20260916-L3916
Trump blasts
Supreme Court: ‘You’ve let America down’
https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/news/trump-blasts-supreme-court-youve-let-america-down/
US President Donald
Trump has suffered a Supreme Court setback after the justices blocked his
administration from introducing new safeguards for mail-in voting ahead of
November’s midterm elections. The court allowed a federal injunction against
the US Postal Service measures to remain in place, preventing the
administration from immediately implementing rules Trump argues would
strengthen ballot security and help ensure postal votes are issued only to
eligible voters. Trump slammed the outcome, describing it as another damaging
decision for Republicans and accusing the Supreme Court of failing to support
measures he said were necessary to protect the integrity of American elections.
The president’s March executive order instructed the USPS to introduce
additional controls over election mail, including unique barcodes on
postal-ballot envelopes and an information-sharing system allowing election
authorities to provide data concerning voters receiving mail ballots...
20260916-L3915
AUF1 News,
presented by Bernhard Riegler:
https://auf1.tv/nachrichten-auf1/nachrichten-auf1-vom-15-september-2026
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Unlawful? Schwesig apparently did not sign coronavirus
regulations herself
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"Hatred and incitement": NDR questions
teachers' neutrality
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War preparations: Austrian Armed Forces officer calls
for military readiness training in classrooms
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A model for Austria? "Operation Snowflake"
and military training camps
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AfD leader Chrupalla: Pro-Russia or pro-USA? We are
pro-German
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Reservists' association accuses AfD of potential
disclosure of classified information
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Finland prepares for nuclear war
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New record poll: AfD hits 30 percent for the first
time
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Setback for pharma giant: GSK to close vaccine plant
in Dresden
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Embarrassing: Left-wing mayoral candidate unfamiliar
with her own town hall
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Berlin election trend: AfD in third place, BSW enters
the fray – only three-party coalitions possible
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Social media ban: Von der Leyen seeks to enforce
online age verification
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Flavio von Witzleben: De-banking is anti-democratic
and totalitarian
20260915-L3914
Anthropic
Bans Iranian Accounts That Used Claude To Target US Navy
https://www.marineinsight.com/anthropic-bans-iranian-accounts-that-used-claude-to-target-us-navy/
Anthropic has
banned an Iran linked account that was using its Claude models to compile
intelligence and targeting material aimed at U.S. naval ships in the Middle
East. In a 154 page intelligence report published in September 2026, titled
“Detecting and Countering Misuse of AI,” Anthropic describes an Iranian group
that used Claude to identify and track positions of American naval ships across
the region. According to Anthropic, the Iranian group used its Claude models to
build an automated system to collect public military photographs, commercial satellite
images, and data from public websites that track naval movements. The system
also collected details of U.S. personnel from public military photographs,
including ship and aircraft particulars. The same account has also been used to
find vulnerabilities in shipboard systems and maritime communication
equipment...
20260915-L3913
AUF1 News,
presented by Bernhard Riegler
https://auf1.tv/nachrichten-auf1/nachrichten-auf1-vom-14-september-2026?v
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Local elections in Lower Saxony: CDU leads, AfD
triples its result
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Striking result: AfD and BSW significantly weaker in
postal voting
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AfD leader Weidel: Election in Saxony-Anhalt should be
recounted
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Call for recount: AfD rejected motion for easier
verification
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Ahead of state election: CDU anxious about securing
seats in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
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AUF1 brings attacks on independent media before the
Bundestag
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AUF1 chief Magnet suspects Brussels' influence behind
account closure in Hungary
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Journalist von Witzleben: They harass us because they
have the power
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Authorities knew: PCR test is useless – yet it served
as the basis for coercive measures
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Massive number of deaths! BioNTech halts mRNA cancer
shot
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Commemoration at Kahlenberg: Identitarians mark the
Siege of Vienna
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1683: When the Crescent Moon broke before Vienna
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Staffing shortage in Lithuania Brigade: Pistorius apparently
plans to conscript soldiers
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Election thriller in Sweden: Sweden Democrats suffer
surprise setback
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Despite mass protests: Spain plans to naturalize up to
200,000 migrants
20260915-L3912
AI leaders
back slowdown as fears grow over powerful models
https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/news/ai-leaders-back-slowdown-as-fears-grow-over-powerful-models/
Some of the
biggest names in artificial intelligence are backing calls to curb the rapid
development of increasingly capable AI systems amid warnings that the
technology could become dangerously difficult to control. Anthropic CEO Dario
Amodei has urged developers to deliberately slow advances at the AI frontier,
citing risks ranging from cyberattacks and biological threats to economic
upheaval and systems potentially operating beyond human oversight. OpenAI CEO
Sam Altman supported stronger independent scrutiny and the need to better
manage the pace of frontier development, while xAI founder Elon Musk endorsed
Amodei’s concerns, saying he has long warned about AI dangers. The debate
intensified after researcher Jacob Coxon resigned from Anthropic, alleging that
leading laboratories were pursuing self-improving superintelligence without
adequate safeguards. Amodei has proposed independent access for safety
evaluators, shared industry standards and international coordination, arguing
these measures could reduce risks without surrendering US technological leadership.
However, Palantir CEO Alex Karp has opposed slowing development, warning that
doing so could hand an advantage to American rivals...
20260914-L3911
US Navy plans
compact Silent Anvil torpedo as China’s submarine fleet surges
As China
expands its submarine fleet, the US Navy is looking to develop a compact
air-launched torpedo that could enable more crewed and uncrewed aircraft to
attack submarines from farther away. The US Naval Air Systems Command issued a
request for information – a step towards development – to industry in late
August for the Silent Anvil Air-Launched Torpedo (SAA-LT). While air-launching
a torpedo from stand-off range is not new – the US Navy already has the High
Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability (HAAWC) – the SAA-LT would be
much smaller. HAAWC adds a glide kit to a Mark 54 lightweight torpedo and can
be launched by P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft from altitudes of up to
30,000 feet (9,140 metres).
20260914-L3910
Quietest
Submarine Propulsion Ever
...It is
likely to be particularly stealthy as there are no moving mechanical parts.
This will make the submarine particularly difficult to detect using passive
sonar which listens for noises emitted by the targeted submarine. Sonar
operators searching for the USS Montana will likely hear noises which are
indistinguishable from natural phenomenon, such as seismic activity. Instead of
a traditional propeller at the stern, the new propulsion will be entirely
within the submarine’s hull. According to British experts the only external
clues are likely to be the water intake doors in the bow. These will resemble
torpedo tube shutters but larger, approximately the diameter of a submarine
launched ballistic missile. But mounted horizontally, which is unusual for
those missiles…
20260914-L3909
AfD files
criminal complaint against Merz
https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/world/afd-files-criminal-complaint-against-merz/
Political
party Alternative for Germany (AfD) has lodged a criminal complaint against
Chancellor Friedrich Merz, accusing him of defamation after he compared the
party’s “remigration” policy to ethnic cleansing. The dispute erupted following
a heated Bundestag debate on Wednesday, when Merz said the AfD’s promotion of
remigration effectively amounted to advocating “ethnic cleansing based on
origin and skin color.” The AfD parliamentary group, currently the largest
opposition faction in the Bundestag, rejected the characterisation and argued
that the chancellor had gone beyond the protections normally afforded to
political speech in parliament. AfD parliamentary secretary and legal counsel
Stephan Brandner described Merz’s comments as baseless and offensive, claiming
they targeted not only the party but millions of Germans who support it. He
argued that the remarks had crossed a threshold carrying potential criminal
consequences...
20260913-L3908
How NASA’s
Moon Mission Changed Our View of Earth
In April 2026,
NASA launched a mission intended to lead to a permanently crewed lunar station
within a few years. However, the groundwork was laid back in 1961 with a bold
undertaking that would fundamentally change the way we view Earth's natural
satellite. On May 25, 1961, U.S. President John F. Kennedy announced that the
United States would participate in the race to the Moon. The goal of the Lunar
Orbiter mission was to capture detailed images of our satellite—including its
dark, unknown far side. Within three years, NASA photographed 99 percent of the
Moon and identified 36 potential landing sites. These images laid the
foundation for the successful Apollo 11 mission and gave people on Earth a new
perspective on their own planet. The Moon always looks the same. If you were to
diligently track the lunar cycle from one new moon to the next—a period of 29.5
days—and continue doing so indefinitely, you would always see the same side of
the Moon. Earth and the Moon are linked by what is known as tidal locking. This
phenomenon frequently occurs between planets and their primary moons.
Essentially, it means that the Moon completes one rotation on its axis in the
same amount of time it takes to complete one orbit around Earth. The Moon is
3.7 times smaller than Earth. With a telescope—especially during a full moon—it
is easy to see just how heavily scarred Earth’s silvery companion has been...
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