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On October 9, 2026, the United States moved to cut the ICC off from the global financial system promising to dismantle it piece by piece. The mechanism for accountability is being dismantled by the state that required it to be built.
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On October 9, 2026, the United States moved to cut the ICC off from the global financial system promising to dismantle it piece by piece. The mechanism for accountability is being dismantled by the state that required it to be built.
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On October 5, the Mecca Alliance activated its collective defence for the first time. Six days later, Houthi missiles killed 19 people at King Khalid International Airport and left hundreds wounded. Turkey and Pakistan are deployed. What the alliance's first test has revealed is the gap.
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Three military formations have emerged from the Iran war. The first is the American-Israeli operational axis. The second is the Russia-North Korea-Iran supply network. The third is the Mecca Alliance for Defence, treaty-bound to protect the world's largest oil exporter.
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Israel declared two war aims after October 7: eliminate Hamas and return the hostages. Three years on, Hamas is weakened but governing. No living hostages remain in Gaza; they came home through negotiation with the organisation Israel said it would destroy. Gaza's death toll stands at 74,000.
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Budanov: 'We are preparing. For October.' Zelenskyy: 'We expect the war to continue.' Four rounds of trilateral talks in nine months. No ceasefire. No framework. Russia advancing. October is the round the midterm calendar set.
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