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• Trump Waives Graham Act Russia Sanctions and 100% Tariffs on Oil Buyers Days Before They Take Effect

  An executive order formally imposes, then suspends, the law's tariffs on Russia and its biggest oil customers, with no end date.

• Alberta Votes Monday on Separation From Canada: Ballot Question, Polls, Legal Limits and the U.S. Oil Stakes

  Albertans decide Oct. 19 whether to stay a province or start the constitutional path to a binding independence vote, with every public poll showing remain well ahead.

• Russia Builds Jet-Drone Launch Base Near Millerovo in Six Weeks, Satellite Images Show

  Commercial imagery shows an eight-pad launch complex for jet-powered Geran drones rising beside a Rostov-region air base as Moscow escalates its air war on Ukraine.

• Iran's IRGC Claims Supertanker Hit Mine in Strait of Hormuz as Tanker Attacks Hit Highest Level Since March

  An unverified IRGC mine claim, a projectile strike off Saudi Arabia and a UKMTO tally of 12 ships hit in a week deepen the Hormuz shipping crisis as CENTCOM insists the strait is open.

• Israeli Firm Discover-Tech Used Online Ads to Deliver Zero-Click Spyware, Citizen Lab and Confiant Say

  Researchers say the ad platform bridged Google, Yandex and other exchanges to Candiru spyware, targeting at least 45 Al Jazeera devices.

• Ukraine Hits Su-34 Bombers at Borisoglebsk and Ryazan Refinery, Ending Trump's Energy Ceasefire Pause

  Kyiv says Neptune missiles damaged six Russian bombers as satellite imagery confirms at least four hit, while Russia pounds Kirovohrad with nearly 360 drones.