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The UK Maritime Trade Organization has received reports of an incident in the Strait of Hormuz. A tanker reported being struck by an unidentified object, resulting in damage to its engine room. The crew is safe, and no environmental impact has been reported.

The mayor of Kyiv stated that a bridge in Kyiv, Ukraine, was hit by a Russian airstrike.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araqchi stated that the absurd claim by US officials to expel the Iranian diplomatic delegation demonstrates the White House's extreme anger and powerlessness regarding the Iranian delegation's outstanding performance at the UN General Assembly and its efforts to expose the truth. Despite Washington's perfidy, the Iranian delegation conveyed to the world a rational, peace-loving, and resolute message from the Iranian people. Furthermore, Iran has clearly articulated its firm and binding conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, with the US fulfilling its international obligations being a primary condition.

An OPEC+ representative stated that OPEC+ has reached an agreement in principle that the November oil production target will remain unchanged.

German Chancellor Merz arrived in Kyiv and said, "Ukraine needs all of our support in the coming weeks."

According to Iran's Tasnim News Agency, flights at King Fahd Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, have been disrupted and grounded due to missile attacks in Yemen.

While data centers frequently make headlines due to controversies over electricity bills, water usage, and zoning, Meta is quietly expanding its infrastructure in a less prominent area—the seabed. On September 21, Meta announced Project Petal, a 4,300-mile-long submarine cable connecting the United States and France. Expected to be operational in 2029, this cable will be the first transoceanic cable to provide petabit-level capacity. It will transmit 1 petabit per second, or approximately 125,000 gigabytes per second, twice the capacity of the most advanced transoceanic cables currently available. According to Meta, this is enough to allow three-quarters of the world's population to simultaneously stream music online. Such projects rarely make headlines, but they are what enable AI products to run. Submarine cables are not new territory for Meta, which has been dedicated to submarine infrastructure development for the past decade, investing in more than 20 submarine cable projects. These projects span six continents, excluding Antarctica. The most ambitious project is Waterworth, announced in February 2025. The system will stretch over 31,000 miles, longer than the Earth's circumference. It will connect the United States, Brazil, South Africa, India, and other parts of five continents. Some sections will be laid approximately 4.3 miles below the water's surface to protect them from anchors and other hazards. These projects are incredibly expensive. Meta has not yet disclosed the costs of Petal or Waterworth, but TechCrunch reported before the Waterworth project announcement that it could cost over $10 billion. Even so, the cables represent only a small fraction of Meta's overall infrastructure spending. The company expects capital expenditures of $130 billion to $145 billion this year, nearly double the $72.2 billion it plans to spend in 2025. With a budget in the hundreds of billions of dollars and a record scale of construction, Meta is betting that its infrastructure spending will pay off. How that will turn out remains to be seen.

The U.S. State Department strongly urges Ethiopia and Eritrea to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of their neighbors. Both sides should exercise maximum restraint and return to dialogue and cooperation.

U.S. State Department: The escalating cross-border tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea could impact the entire region.

NASA and SpaceX (SPCX.O) have confirmed that the Crew-12 crew will evacuate the space station as early as October 7.

German Army Ground Forces Commander: Europe must counter the Russian threat with forces capable of successful combat operations. Moscow is working to expand its military capabilities, and we are witnessing this in a tangible way.

Latvian Prime Minister Kurberges: We firmly believe that any economic ties with Russia would weaken us, and Russia would take advantage of that.

The Indian government: The Ministry of External Affairs summoned the Chargé d'Affaires of the Pakistani High Commission. India denies all allegations regarding the incident that occurred on October 2nd along the international border in Ferozpur district, Punjab.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: Russia’s mixed attacks on Europe are aimed at sowing division and weakening European support for Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: Ukraine relies heavily on air power to shoot down Russian jet drones, which requires 20mm munitions.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: Ukraine will respond to the Russian airstrikes and target oil refineries.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian cities come at a time when Moscow is unable to achieve its objectives on the battlefield.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: Ukraine will not attack Russian civilian targets.

According to Interfax news agency: Russia attacked a cargo ship in the port of Odessa, Ukraine.

US President Trump: If the Republicans win the House and Senate in the 2026 midterm elections, I will give $5,000 to every adult citizen in the United States. Looking forward to signing those checks!