Bosphorus Observer

Trump’s failed foreign policy: Putin does not only arm Iran but also feeds Houthis: Russia flag bulker Irtysh that is routinely trading out of Russian-occupied Crimea transited Bosphorus towards the Black Sea after delivering 35000t of stolen wheat to Houthi-controlled port of Saleef in Yemen. #T

Sell 200 April at 142! Manipulations of Trump administration are not only about petrol or diesel. This is how Billy Ray Valentine & Louis Winthorpe made millions! USDA data was once the gold standard of ag markets until thousands of employees left USDA under Trump www.agriculture.com/partners-usd...

Sell 200 April at 142! Manipulations of Trump administration are not only about petrol or diesel. This is how Billy Ray Valentine & Louis Winthorpe made millions! USDA data was once the gold standard of ag markets until thousands of employees left USDA under Trump www.agriculture.com/partners-usd...

This is so eye-popping, on the universe of back-channels between Moscow and DC, by the brilliant @maxseddon.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/dcb5...

More sailors died in the Black Sea than in any other body of water this year, outstripping fatalities in the headline-dominating Gulf. “Each attack on a ship is an attack with the intention to cause death .” as.ft.com/r/24957c19-0... @sdbernard.bsky.social @nassosstylianou.bsky.social

The Black Sea is now the world’s deadliest shipping route ft.trib.al/jVSSWk6

COP31 host Turkey is the main destination for plastic waste from the UK and European Union

Another Trump plan fails

Trump again excoriated the embattled Ukrainian leader, putting more pressure on Zelenskyy than on the man in Moscow who started this war. https://to.pbs.org/4zCOT4b

Face aux drones ukrainiens, des navires liés à la Russie se drapent de filets en Mer Noire: www.lemonde.fr/videos/video...

Russian vessels in the Black Sea are using an unusual and potentially co-ordinated method of spoofing their tracking systems to hide voyages, as Moscow brings the shadow fleet under its own control to protect it from attack. as.ft.com/r/4c04dd24-d...

Russian satellite. Kosmos 2612 makes possibly unprecedented approach to ICEYE without permission www.cnn.com/2026/10/19/s...

Zelenskyy says Starlink speed limits in Ukraine are a ‘planned operation’ ft.trib.al/nH26wTz

Stunned them???? Is Brussels asleep?

Two ships ablaze in Romanian Black Sea waters, 8 sailors missing reut.rs/4joayZ7

Trump posted this video on his socials, and I'm finding it hard to decide if it's sincere or a piss take. Like when it says Trump is fighting the Marxists and it cuts immediately to him having dinner with Xi.

A @jetzt.at interview with @christogrozev.bsky.social about the new era of violence, the Kremlin’s strategy against the West, and how it feels when you’re told that killers are waiting for you at the airport. www.jetzt.at/artikel/sIPA...

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says Ukraine’s strikes on Russian refineries are legitimate, as Kyiv vows to resume them despite Trump’s energy ceasefire. #EuropeNews

Tokyo summoned the Russian ambassador on Wednesday to lodge a protest over Moscow's arrest of a Japanese journalist on suspicion of espionage, with the foreign ministry urging "fair and impartial treatment."

BREAKING: " Videos collected by local investigators make it “pretty obvious” that an ICE officer intentionally ran over Miguel Parra Hernandez during an immigration stop Saturday, which could lead to assault charges, the district attorney said Tuesday."

Russian attack on Ukraine's western city of Lutsk kills three, governor says reut.rs/3VB6r2b

US government cuts subsidies for 189,000 Obamacare enrollees reut.rs/4zxJ0p0

How Trump Just Exposed Himself as America’s True Enemy Within By David Rothkopf thedailybeast.substack.com/p/how-trump-...

A federal judge overseeing litigation challenging Trump’s plan to overhaul a Washington, D.C. public golf course said the administration violated her instructions by cutting down trees on.wsj.com/4esMReK

Shipping and insurance costs for energy flows surge, OPEC, non-OPEC ministers say reut.rs/4B2kYUJ

More than 400 trees were cut down in D.C.'s East Potomac Park this weekend. A furious federal judge said the government failed to give proper notice of the work amid an ongoing lawsuit.

The world's richest man, who spent almost $300mn helping Donald Trump get re-elected in 2024, made these donations during the past few months. ft.trib.al/ol1XEXZ

Trump's DHS raids Rep. Omar's home because of paperwork filled out by her late father in 1995. The Trumpists are desperate. But loyalists at powerful agencies of the executive branch will obey orders. Desperation is dangerous. Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.

Airlines cancel flights to Saudi Arabia after Riyadh airport attacks reut.rs/4hUGbqT

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian strikes had hit energy infrastructure across his country hours after President Trump declared an energy ceasefire between the warring sides.

We also got a story today about how people who worked on DOGE are making money off the data they stole. It's a self-reinforcing corruption machine they got going www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...

🔵EXCLUSIVE: Leaked files containing years’ worth of email correspondence and financial records show how Deloitte Cyprus worked with other firms managing Roman Abramovich’s wealth to move vast assets from Cyprus to the BVI, including cash deposits in banks, superyachts, and luxury homes.

Now, Trump’s failure is complete:

The agreement, which the US president said would lower fuel prices, has angered members of his own party, who joined with Democrats in claiming that it was a ‘financial lifeline’ to a murderous regime and a violation of US law. ft.trib.al/CZWffDC

Kyiv , blackouts in the city after Russian attack damaged a high-voltage power line . October 11, 2026 Photo : Yan Dobronosov, Telegraf

North Korea launches multiple ballistic missiles, South Korea says reut.rs/3TQfXOm

Over the past two years, at least 44 governors, 70 US senators and 185 members of the House and their staffs and families have been subject to threats of violence, according to @nytimes.com investigation. @nytnickc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...

Western intelligence agencies have warned Europe’s defence bosses that Russia is stepping up efforts to assassinate them, prompting companies to increase personal security around their top executives ft.trib.al/vRLYPxh

💥 The Trump administration has threatened European capitals that it could stop paid-for weapons shipments to Ukraine if Kyiv does not halt its deep strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, officials told @christopherjm.ft.com and me @financialtimes.com as.ft.com/r/bc5bd7e2-3...

There will be a lot of sound and fury until the US midterm elections before Moscow, Kyiv and everyone else realises how much Trump has lost control of events in and outside America

Free weekend out. The big story is that Donald Trump is now free to be what he always was--strong supporter of Vladimir Putin and an agent pushing for Russian victory. He no longer has to pretend he cares at all about Ukrainian dead or Russian War crimes. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/weekend-up...

South Korea completes Arctic-Europe commercial voyage, eyes regular service despite risks reut.rs/4yBJmuG

It’s long past time for the U.S. to get a new president.

UPDATE: Vessel of Interest, Greek flagged tanker, loaded cargo in St Petersburg. Four different ship tracking sites has three different destinations for the vessel. Two credible sites show destination as Wilmington, NC. However, there is a good chance that the cargo is not diesel but Russian urea.

UPDATE: Update: Vessel of Interest, Greek flag tanker, loaded cargo in St Petersburg. Four different ship tracking sites has three different destinations for the vessel. Two credible sites show destination as Wilmington. However, there is a good chance that the cargo is not diesel but Russian urea.

Queens conman sells America non-existent Russian diesel

Trump started a stupid & illegal war in Iran that has driven up diesel prices. Now he wants to bankroll Putin's illegal war against Ukraine by buying diesel from him.   One strategic disaster after the next. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...