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South Korea making plans to deploy troops and assets to strait of Hormuz https://x.com/hormuzletter/status/2095672090342904286?s=46
US put sanctions on Fidel Castro and some companies. Said Cuba is is a failed state where people go hungry https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/4/us-continues-to-squeeze-cuban-economy-with-new-round-of-sanctions
US ambassador criticized Israeli settlers as terrorists https://aje.news/y0bkmt?update=4915568
US Pres called folks who report on munitions stockpiles treasonous scum https://aje.news/y0bkmt?update=4915298
US OpenAI not giving researchers ability to investigate the full reasoning why AI went on a hackathon the way it did https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/technology/openai-hugging-face-hack.html?edge_reader_page
Scientists recreated some Jurassic forest sounds https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/science/what-did-jurassic-forests-sound-like-like-this.html?edge_reader_page
Venezuela and US company agreed to stabilize country’s electrical infrastructure https://alertas24.com/estados-unidos-preve-estabilizar-el-sistema-electrico-venezolano-en-un-plazo-de-seis-a-doce-meses/
Syria, area west of capital struck by Israel https://www.prensa-latina.cu/2026/09/04/israel-bombardea-zonas-al-oeste-de-la-capital-siria/
Russia says only it can free Ukraine, says Ukraine attrition rate is very high. For reference, Russias is 0.8%, Ukraine is 1.4% per capita, not much diff. https://www.prensa-latina.cu/2026/09/04/solo-rusia-puede-salvar-a-ucrania-opina-el-kremlin/
Japan Kyoto prefecture had first emergency hunt after 2 bears, mother and cub, were in a residence. A third cub, likely sibling to the other, showed after, likely searching for family and food https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260904/p2a/00m/0na/004000c and https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/1108063
Japan bear spotted on National highway https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/1108079
Japan environmental ministry began consulting with local governments on effectiveness of countermeasures after increases in bear sightings and plans to solicit new tech https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/1107921?display=full
Sudan, US says at least 12 countries supplying arms to warring factions but didn’t specify which https://sudantribune.com/article/318305
