Saturday, October 3, 2026
Good evening, and welcome to Global Politics, the evening edition for Saturday, October third, twenty twenty-six. I'm Maya. And I'm Devon. It has been a long day in world politics, so let's get straight to the biggest development. The Strait of Hormuz is shut again, and the war between the United States and Iran just took another dangerous turn. That's right. According to the BBC's live coverage t…
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- BBC News — Iran says Strait of Hormuz closed until US blockade lifts, as ships report attacks
- Institute for the Study of War — Iran Update, October 3, 2026
- Archyde — Brazil holds presidential election with Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro
- Open Chronicle — Brazil Election Enters Final Stretch as Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro Remain Locked in Tight Race
- Reuters — Eritrea cuts ties with Ethiopia over Asmara embassy closure
- The Insight International — Ethiopia and Eritrea sever diplomatic ties as Tigray fighting escalates
- CNN — 2 Iranian men charged over alleged bomb plot to target UK Jewish community appear in court
- PA Media — Iranian men 'identified Heaton Park Synagogue as bomb plot target'
- NPR — The G7 will release 100 million reserve barrels of diesel fuel over the next 4 months
- Associated Press — G7 nations agree to release 100M barrels of oil, including diesel, a boost for Trump