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  1. 01

    UKRAINE

    Starlink speed bump.

    Starlink services are now reportedly operational again after a sudden 160 kmh (100mph) speed cap briefly disrupted Ukraine’s interceptor drone missions, potentially costing civilian lives. Elon Musk says the relevant Starshield variant is ultimately controlled by DC, not SpaceX. (Kyiv Independent) Comment: It seems President Trump has (again) hobbled Ukraine’s ability to defend itself, whether to i) force Ukraine (rather than its attacker) to the negotiating table, ii) punish Zelensky for not doing as he’s told, or iii) play to Trump’s midterms strategy of blaming Ukraine (rather than Russia or Iran) for today’s record fuel prices. Whatever the reason, Kyiv should take it as yet another wake-up call for how heavily dependent its air defence still remains on the shifting whims of the US and its tech titans.

  2. 02

    UNITED STATES

    Inflation uptick.

    The latest CPI print shows US consumer prices accelerating by 3.7% (yoy) in September, with price pressures also broadening. It’s driven in part by spiking gasoline costs amid the Iran war. (Reuters)

  3. 03

    BURUNDI

    Don’t mind if we do.

    Burundi has, along with 14 other nations (🇬🇭🇳🇬🇿🇲🇯🇵🇯🇴🇰🇼🇳🇵🇲🇩🇺🇦🇧🇷🇩🇴🇺🇾🇩🇪🇮🇪), won a seat on the UN’s Human Rights Council, unopposed. (AP)

  4. 04

    IRAN

    Tweet trouble.

    A court has handed a death sentence to 23-year-old accounting student Najmeh Amini for “blasphemy” over a social media post. (Guardian)

  5. 05

    COLOMBIA

    Move those there.

    In a scoop partly denied by the US embassy in Panama, The New York Times says the US is sending 600 troops to Panama, Colombia, and Honduras, purportedly to train and conduct exercises with local forces. (NYT $)

  6. 06

    ARGENTINA

    Falklands friction.

    London has urged Interpol to reject Argentina’s “politically motivated” arrest warrants targeting executives tied to oil projects near the Falklands. (MercoPress)

  7. 07

    SINGAPORE

    Hazy threats.

    The city-state is weighing action under its own transboundary haze laws as Indonesian forest fires tank regional air quality. (Free Malaysia Today)

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