From Jenna Orkin

The Mediterranean Sea Is So Hot, It’s Forming Carbonate Crystals

Ian is Florida’s deadliest hurricane since 1935. Many victims drowned.

British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said many nations in Europe had become complacent after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and that Russian President Vladimir Putin has become “in a sense, a gift to NATO.”
French Oil Refinery Strikes Leave Some Filling Stations Dry

• CGT union says area around Le Havre and Lyon are affected
• French government is looking to replenish fuel stockpiles

Houthis Warn Oil Firms To Leave Saudi Arabia And The UAE

HHS purchases drug for use in radiological and nuclear emergencies

The US is reportedly preparing to relax sanctions on Venezuela to let Chevron pump oil there, as hostilities with OPEC+ build

Oil prices rise after OPEC+ agrees to cut production by 2 million barrels a day, extending a winning streak to a 3rd session

Russia's artillery is faltering in some parts of Ukraine, and Moscow is using Iran's drones to fill the gap

Russia complains about Western arms flowing into Ukraine, but Putin's troops are giving Kyiv far more heavy weaponry as they retreat