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oct 22, 2026shaybah and dammam strikes kill 3, gas at $4.63daily brief oct 21, 2026france curfews five cities, 2,500 arrests, brent $111.99daily brief oct 20, 2026milan riots spread, 271 detained, french spreads widendaily brief oct 19, 2026limoges town hall burns, 1,200 arrests, brent near $108daily brief oct 18, 2026trump pauses russia sanctions, 29% on economy, 15 grid hitsdaily brief oct 17, 2026bend school shooting, brent $109.86, nasdaq -4.5%daily brief oct 16, 2026cpi hits 3.7%, ppi jumps 6.3%, 10y at 5.086%daily brief oct 15, 2026aramco hq in dhahran hit, cpi 3.7%, brent near $104daily brief oct 14, 2026houthis hit aramco in dhahran, riyadh toll near 20, brent at $107daily brief oct 13, 2026riyadh airport toll hits 14, shut to saturday, brent $106.65 highdaily brief oct 12, 2026houthi missile kills 12 at riyadh airport, 10y tops 5.3%, brent $103daily brief oct 10, 2026no iran strike, 25 days out, 10y near 5.26%, saudi hits 77daily brief oct 9, 2026houthis strike riyadh airports, s&p 7,765, 10y near 5.23%daily brief oct 8, 2026israel votes after oct 7, 10y near 5.29%, hormuz sees 9 attacksdaily brief oct 7, 2026yemen claims bab al-mandeb, brent $101, 29k jobsdaily brief oct 6, 2026us pulls 12 b-1s from fairford, s&p 7,774, 10y near 5.3%daily brief oct 5, 2026us carrier to middle east, brent $101, 30y at 5.59%daily brief oct 4, 2026g7 frees 100m barrels, 29k jobs, houthis push bab al-mandebdaily brief oct 3, 2026daily brief — saturday 3 october 2026daily brief oct 2, 2026daily brief — friday 2 october 2026daily brief oct 1, 2026daily brief — thursday 1 october 2026daily brief sep 30, 2026daily brief — wednesday 30 september 2026daily brief sep 29, 2026daily brief — tuesday 29 september 2026daily brief sep 28, 2026daily brief — monday 28 september 2026daily brief sep 25, 2026daily brief — friday 25 september 2026daily brief sep 24, 2026daily brief — thursday 24 september 2026daily brief sep 23, 2026daily brief — wednesday 23 september 2026daily brief sep 22, 2026daily brief - tuesday 22 september 2026daily brief sep 21, 2026daily brief - monday 21 september 2026daily brief sep 20, 2026daily brief - sunday 20 september 2026daily brief sep 19, 2026daily brief - saturday 19 september 2026daily brief sep 16, 2026daily brief - wednesday 16 september 2026daily brief sep 15, 2026daily brief - tuesday 15 september 2026daily brief sep 14, 2026daily brief - monday 14 september 2026daily brief sep 13, 2026daily brief - sunday 13 september 2026daily brief sep 12, 2026daily brief - saturday 12 september 2026daily brief sep 11, 2026daily brief - friday 11 september 2026daily brief sep 10, 2026daily brief - thursday 10 september 2026daily brief sep 9, 2026daily brief - wednesday 9 september 2026daily brief sep 8, 2026daily brief - tuesday 8 september 2026daily brief sep 7, 2026daily brief - monday 7 september 2026daily brief sep 6, 2026daily brief - sunday 6 september 2026daily brief sep 5, 2026daily brief — saturday 5 september 2026daily brief aug 31, 2026daily brief — monday 31 august 2026daily brief aug 30, 2026daily brief — sunday 30 august 2026daily brief aug 29, 2026daily brief — saturday 29 august 2026daily brief

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