Over 1,000 drivers, jeepney operators set to join transport strike in Bacolod City The groups said they will stop operations to denounce the Marcos regime’s failure to control fuel prices, which the Oil Deregulation Law allows to rise unchecked. KNETCO said 85% of drivers and operators in Bacolod City are already earning insufficient daily incomes and have been driven into poverty. They will also demand that the Marcos regime remove the value-added tax and excise tax to reduce fuel prices. They will simultaneously push for diesel and gasoline prices to be rolled back to their previous price of ₱55/liter.
https://philippinerevolution.nu/angbayan/over-1000-drivers-jeepney-operators-set-to-join-transport-strike-in-bacolod-city/‘Forcing a reckoning’: How Asia is preparing for a ‘supersized’ El NiñoIn Hong Kong, authorities have already been forced to revise workplace policies, after the city experienced its hottest day on record on 9 August. During times of extreme heat, companies are expected to reschedule work, provide cooling equipment and rest breaks for their employees. Employers in the international financial hub could even face prosecution if they fail to provide staff with support at times of sweltering heat. In mainland China a 100-day campaign has been launched to prepare for extreme weather and help safeguard harvests against the opposing extremes of drought and intense rainfall.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/18/how-asia-is-preparing-for-supersized-el-nino-global-warmingAirstrike near a market in Myanmar’s Rakhine state kills 33 peopleMonday’s attack occurred in Kyauktaw township, about 340 kilometers (210 miles) west of Mandalay, the country’s second-largest city, according to the Arakan Army, a powerful ethnic armed group based in Rakhine which controls Kyauktaw. It said a fighter jet dropped two bombs near a local market around noon, killing 33 people, including vendors, shoppers and pedestrians.
https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-market-airstrike-deaths-0ef9bf26ce3998693ea6c86450392e11Swiss voters reject stricter neutrality rules that would have curbed Nato cooperationSwiss voters have decisively rejected a proposal for a strict definition of neutrality that would have required Switzerland to curb cooperation with Nato and abandon sanctions against Russia. All cantons and about 70% of voters rejected the proposal for a strictly defined version of neutrality to be written into the Swiss constitution, final results from the Federal Statistical Office showed. The motion had been promoted by the far-right Swiss People’s party (SVP).
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/27/swiss-vote-reject-stricter-neutrality-rules-nato Labour to Nationalise Avanti West Coast Trains After Privatisation Fails The service is the latest of numerous lines that have either been brought back into public ownership or will be soon, following a pledge by the ruling party to do so ahead of the 2024 election. “Enough is enough. For years, people have been expected to put up with Avanti’s cancellations, delays, overcrowding and a service that has failed them time and time again,” prime minister Andy Burnham said in a statement on Sunday.
https://novaramedia.com/2026/09/28/labour-to-nationalise-avanti-west-coast-trains-after-privatisation-fails/5 men arrested near a US-run air base are bailed as UK police probe whether there’s a link to IranThe men were detained early Sunday after three vans were spotted in the countryside near RAF Fairford, a U.K.-owned base that has been used by American bombers during decades of conflicts in the Middle East, including this year’s war with Iran. Investigators haven’t concluded whether the incident was state-backed. They are investigating a possible link to Iran, Russia or non-state militant groups. RAF Fairford has also been the focus of protests by anti-war campaigners.
https://apnews.com/article/uk-fairford-us-air-base-arrests-investigation-4b6fb8b4636c0c360bd7d3d2c44e8075Northern Irish standoff extends to second day over blocked Orange Order marchA lawmaker from the Democratic Unionist Party, the largest pro-British party, warned of "profound" consequences if the parade did not proceed in the next two days as Britain's Northern Ireland Minister Chris Bryant sought compromise. "It's not quite clear what that will look like yet but a bit through the mist, I can see maybe what that might look like if I can persuade everybody to sign up," Bryant said after separate talks with the Orange Order, residents and politicians.
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britain-seeks-compromise-over-blocked-orange-order-march-northern-ireland-2026-09-28/With Delcy in NYC, Venezuelans Grew Furious Over Power CutsPublic discontent isn’t quite new: a few weeks ago, there were similar demonstrations across the country demanding, if not a concrete solution to the problem, at least some kind of relief, like offering a blackouts timetable that would allow people to take precautions. Fernández was named the new head of Corpoelec around that time.
https://www.caracaschronicles.com/2026/09/28/with-delcy-in-nyc-venezuelans-grew-furious-over-power-cuts/https://archive.ph/UNldRColombia Reopens Oil Exploration And Allows “Fracking”The president also called for an end to what he described as “environmental hysteria” and rejected Petro’s energy policy as a form of dependence on external energy. “That is not energy transition, but energy dependence, which no policy of this Government will accept. In the era of the Tiger, we will have energy sovereignty,” De la Espriella said.
https://www.telesurenglish.net/colombia-oil-exploration-allows-fracking/Ethiopia accuses Sudan, Egypt of backing Tigray rebels as fighting ragesThe Sudanese military denied the allegations in a statement on Sunday, calling them “baseless”. The military, which has been fighting a civil war in Sudan against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since 2023, also made a counterclaim, alleging that the RSF was receiving support from within Ethiopia’s territory, including training, supplies and military activity involving drones.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/28/ethiopia-accuses-sudan-egypt-of-backing-tigray-rebels-as-fighting-rageshttps://archive.ph/DxLsRRSF drones strike El Gezira fuel depot as both sides report shootdownsResidents said they heard several explosions shortly after dawn prayers in Abu Haraz, about 20 kilometres northeast of Wad Madani. Videos circulating online showed flames across parts of the depot as Civil Defence teams worked to contain the blaze. The facility stores and distributes petrol and diesel across El Gezira. Civil Defence said it contained the fire and prevented it from reaching other tanks, with damage limited to the petrol and diesel tanks.
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