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//The Wire//2300Z October 26, 2026// //ROUTINE//   -International Events- Iran: Over the weekend, Iran conducted more ballistic missile tests, continuing the trend of earlier last week. Several launches of ballistic missiles were noted at several missile cities, as IRGC force

//The Wire//2300Z October 23, 2026// //ROUTINE//   -International Events- France: This morning a series of drive-by shootings were reported throughout the suburbs of Paris. The first shooting was reported in the Trappes area, before the suspect maneuvered to the La Verrière d

//The Wire//2100Z October 22, 2026// //ROUTINE//   -International Events- France: This morning authorities have issued blanket bans on protests in some areas, due to the potential for last weekend's unrest to be repeated. All protests have been banned throughout the entire ci

//The Wire//2300Z October 21, 2026// //ROUTINE//   -International Events- Iran: Yesterday the Iranians claimed that the United States and/or Israel struck a coastal defense site, which resulted in an anti-aircraft gun being destroyed. CENTCOM denies these reports, and there's

//The Wire//1300Z October 21, 2026// //SPECIAL REPORT//     Global: Around the world, two major cybersecurity incidents are underway. The first incident involves an Indian cybersecurity firm using poor cybersecurity practices in generating Certificate Authorities, which might a

//The Wire//2300Z October 20, 2026// //ROUTINE//   -International Events- France: With the implementation of curfews throughout some districts of Paris, substantial deployments of police forces were noted throughout the city overnight. Before nightfall, riots had already brok

//The Wire//2300Z October 19, 2026// //ROUTINE//   -International Events- Canada: Saturday afternoon, a mass casualty incident was declared at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Wainwright, following a major incident that occurred during training. At approximately 4:00pm local time,

//The Wire//2300Z October 16, 2026// //ROUTINE//   -International Events- Russia: Overnight, Ukraine struck the Ryazan refinery again, with locals observing fires at the facility throughout the evening. Otherwise, Russian targeting continued as before, with strikes being repo

//The Wire//2300Z October 15, 2026// //ROUTINE//   -International Events- Russia: Overnight, Ukraine conducted an attack at Borisoglebsk Airfield, which resulted in the destruction of roughly 4-6x Russian fighter aircraft. Russia also continued sporadic strikes around Kiev as

//The Wire//2300Z October 14, 2026// //ROUTINE//   -International Events- Ukraine/Russia: Mutual targeting of energy infrastructure continues as before. Ukraine struck the Saratov and Ryazan refineries yesterday, and Russia struck electrical substations in Kiev overnight. Thi

//The Wire//2100Z October 13, 2026// //ROUTINE//   -International Events- Strait of Hormuz: Yesterday the UKMTO published a series of time-late reports regarding the targeting of merchant vessels in the region. All total, the UKMTO states that at least 6 different vessels wer

//The Wire//2000Z October 12, 2026// //ROUTINE//   -International Events- Ukraine: President Trump claimed that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an "energy ceasefire", to halt the targeting of petroleum infrastructure. Neither Russia nor Ukraine have publicly verified this c

//The Wire//2300Z October 9, 2026// //ROUTINE//   -International Events- Belgium: Following the widespread riots in France, protests have transitioned into riots in Liège. As within France, nearly all of the riots are being conducted by second and third generation children of

//The Wire//2300Z October 8, 2026// //ROUTINE//   -International Events- France: Nationwide riots have continued over the past 48 hours. various pockets of unrest remain constant in many major cities, with rioters burning debris in the street, as well as looting various comme

//The Wire//2300Z October 7, 2026// //ROUTINE//   -International Events- Yemen: Houthi forces have recaptured much of the terrain that was threatened by Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) forces, the Saudi-backed, pro-government militia groups which had made advances along

//The Wire//2300Z October 6, 2026// //ROUTINE// -International Events- Black Sea: Overnight, attacks on merchant shipping continued. Two merchant vessels were struck off the coast of Bulgaria, with one of the vessels sinking early this morning. The M/V ALFA WATAN (IMO: 7510884

//The Wire//2300Z October 5, 2026// //ROUTINE//   -International Events- Russia: Concerns are growing regarding an accident involving pneumonic plague at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia. A few days ago, one researcher at the facility died from the plague

//The Wire//2300Z October 2, 2026// //ROUTINE//     -International Events- Europe: This morning the United States and other G7 countries gathered to examine the release of strategic diesel fuel reserves, to combat the current global fuel crisis. Following morning meetings, the

//The Wire//2300Z October 1, 2026// //ROUTINE//     -International Events- Europe: The fuel crisis continues to deteriorate. This morning the White House requested France and Germany to tap into their emergency diesel reserves, to ease high prices. The proposal as described wo

//The Wire//2300Z September 30, 2026// //ROUTINE//     -International Events- Middle East: Overnight a possible hijacking incident was reported onboard a FlyDubai aircraft. At 0653 local time, Flight FZ1073 departed Dubai International Airport, bound for Tel Aviv. Approximatel