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Global ‘Chaos Inc’ grows to 101 groups with plans for new rounds of demonstrations

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The political theater of «Chaos Inc.» is preparing for a «rebellion…sweeping Europe.»
Two days after an estimated 500,000 demonstrators poured into streets across France and clashes left parts of Paris and other cities burning, French activists are calling supporters back into the streets Saturday, Oct. 24, for a new protest billed as «Acte II,» with 212 «mobilizations» currently planned, according to a digital map of the plans.
And a growing number of communist, socialist and hard-leftist organizations are answering another call for a coordinated European youth strike on Friday, Nov. 20.
VIOLENCE ERUPTS AT FRANCE PROTESTS AS MACRON WARNS UNREST IS BEING EXPLOITED
Student and youth groups affiliated with communism, socialism and far-left activism plan a new protest, «Acte II,» for Oct. 24, 2026, and use an interactive digital map to show their planned «mobilizations.» (Acte II)
A Fox News Digital investigation has now identified 101 organizations across 9 countries – including the U.S. – that are coordinating, organizing or amplifying protests in Europe in an expanding protest ecosystem, up from 54 organizations identified on Monday.
Most of the groups are adult-led, with just 33 organizations – or one in three – led by students or youth. They represent a nexus of the «red-green» alliance, merging Islamist organizations that are symbolized by the color green, and far-left, communist and socialist groups represented by the color red.
FRENCH SCHOOL RIOTS DEEPEN AS EXPERTS POINT TO FAR-LEFT ALLIANCE FUELING ‘BROADER CONFRONTATION’
The network also include groups that proudly use the «Antifa» moniker, like «Action AntiFa16,» an organization that describes itself in the Angoulême, France, Acte II announcement.
Across the Atlantic, leaders in the U.S. franchise of «Chaos Inc.» are amplifying the protests. University of California at Berkeley academic Hatem Bazian, founder of anti-Israel Palestinian organizations including Students for Justice in Palestine and American Muslims for Palestine, shared videos from the protests.
FRANCE IS DEVOURING ITSELF AS SCHOOL RIOTS REVEAL A CRISIS FAR BIGGER THAN BROKEN CLASSROOMS
Revealing the complex threads of the «red-green» alliance, Bazian drew connections between this year’s Oct. 17 riots in Paris, explosions at the Al Alhi Hospital in Gaza on Oct. 17, 2023, and protests on Oct. 17, 1961, in Paris by Algerian demonstrators , which led to a bloody and deadly confrontation with police. Hamas officials blamed Israel for the hospital deaths, while Israel attributed the blast to a failed, errant rocket launched from within Gaza by Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Bazian didn’t respond to a request for comment.
The European unrest is also receiving sympathetic amplification from a network of pro-communist organizations, including BreakThrough News, CodePink and the Party for Socialism and Liberation, funded and supported by Neville Roy Singham, an American-born tech tycoon who lives in Shanghai and has expressed support for «new world order» of the Chinese Communist Party and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
BBC CALLS FRANCE PROTESTS ‘MOSTLY PEACEFUL’ AS FOOTAGE SHOWS RIOTERS TORCHING CARS, BATTLING POLICE
On Tuesday afternoon, BreakThrough News is planning an online discussion with a headline that captures how the outlet is framing the unrest: «Europe’s Youth Uprising.»
«A rebellion is sweeping Europe,» BreakThrough News declares.
FURIOUS CROWDS PROTEST SKY-HIGH HOUSING COSTS AND MASS TOURISM IN MAJOR CITY
«From student barricades in France, to Spain’s housing encampments, to Albanians marching to save their coastline from Jared Kushner, Gen Z is rising up against austerity, soaring rents, and governments pouring money into weapons and war instead of their future,» the outlet said.

A protester holds a rock to throw at police as a kiosk burns during a demonstration near Place de la République, as the the Gilets Jaunes join students for a weekend of action on October 17, 2026 in Paris, France. (Carl Court/Getty Images)
BreakThrough News said protests had spread «from Paris and Madrid to Lisbon and Tirana» and announced that France-based journalist Rafael Karoubi would join hosts Rania Khalek and Zoe Alexandra to explain «what’s driving the uprising.»
FRANCE’S MASSIVE INTEL FAILURE SPARKS RESIGNATION OFFERS AMID DAYS OF RIOTING
In France, organizers are using the website 17octobregiletjaune.net to organize logistics, communication and people for their protests. The domain was registered on Sept. 15 by an anonymous user, according to online records. In the face of curfews and security measures against their protests by French President Emmanuel Macron, website organizers have a new demand: «Macron must leave and make way for the people!»
PHOTOS SHOW AFTERMATH OF RIOTS AS MASKED GROUPS CLASH WITH POLICE ACROSS FRANCE
Leaders are coordinating their efforts in a Telegram messaging channel, where they are sharing logistical details and polished, ready-made graphics.
After «Acte II,» they have planned another action on Oct. 31, «Acte III,» featuring «yellow vests, demonstrations and roundabouts, all over France,» and there are other actions planned on Nov. 5 and Nov. 14.
THOUSANDS FLOOD BRUSSELS STREETS AS ANTI-AUSTERITY PROTESTS ERUPT INTO CLASHES WITH POLICE
There are activities even listed for April 3, 2027, («Noisy spring») and May 29, 2027, («Day against agrochemistry»). The locations listed: «Everywhere in France.»
For the Nov. 20 action, another set of far-left groups are promoting their «International Youth Strike» on a website, calling for coordinated «demonstrations,» «walkouts,» «assemblies,» «actions,» «blockades and occupations.»
Their manifesto declares that «the exploitation of workers, climate breakdown and war are not failures of the system but the essence of capitalism.» In a press release, it says the struggle against «militarisation, rearmament, austerity and imperialism» is inseparable from the economic system supporting it and calls for «radical system change.»
The British organization «Socialist Students,» which describes itself as building the student fightback for «socialist change,» says it will participate in the Nov. 20 strike, «in coordination with 30 other European youth and student groups.
A Socialist Students appeal urges young people to join «a movement for socialist change,» while another campaign statement declares: «Our fight for socialism is based on Marxism» and argues that «workers and young people must actively fight and organise.»
An unidentified person registered the youthstrike.org domain on Aug. 2, according to online records.

Protesters climbed at the top of the Statue de la République as student unions and Gilets Jaunes united to demonstrate against education underfunding, austerity, and rising living costs in Paris, France, Oct. 17, 2026. (Guy Smallman/Getty Images)
WHO’S WHO IN THE EXPANDING ‘GLOBAL CHAOS INC.’ NETWORK (101)
ACTE II, OCT. 24 – NEW (14)
- Coordination régionale Bloquons tout Île-de-France — Île-de-France Regional «Block Everything» Coordination – PROTEST COORDINATION: Regional «Block Everything» organization behind the platform promoting «Acte II.»
- Peuple RÉVOLTÉ – People in Revolt — PROTEST COLLECTIVE: Organization helping operate the «Acte II» platform.
- Maintenant! – Now! — PROTEST MOVEMENT: Civic movement participating in the «Acte II» platform.
- Indignons-nous, Bloquons tout – Let’s Get Indignant, Block Everything — DIRECT ACTION: Protest collective promoting «Acte II.»
- Coordination nationale lycéenne – National High School Students’ Coordination — STUDENT/YOUTH: New national high-school coordination calling students into the streets Oct. 24 for «Acte II.»
Angoulême, France
- NPA Charente – New Anticapitalist Party–Charente (NPA 16) — REVOLUTIONARY SOCIALIST: Local NPA chapter mobilizing for Acte II.
- Action Antifasciste 16 — ANTIFASCIST: Collaborator on the Angoulême Acte II announcement.
- Maison des Peuples et de la Paix – House of Peoples and Peace — ACTIVIST: Angoulême organization collaborating on the Acte II call.
- Fanfare en lutte d’Angoulême – Angoulême Marching Band in Struggle — ACTIVIST: Local activist collective collaborating on Acte II.
- Révolution Permanente Angoulême — Permanent Revolution–Angoulême – REVOLUTIONARY SOCIALIST: Local chapter of Révolution Permanente, collaborating on the Oct. 24 mobilization.
- Organisation de Solidarité Trans (OST) Angoulême — Trans Solidarity Organization–Angoulême – ACTIVIST / SOLIDARITY: Local organization listed as an Acte II collaborator.
Caen, France
- Caen Antifa Squad — ANTIFASCIST: Collaborator on an «ACTE II — 24 OCTOBRE» announcement.
- Caen en Lutte — Caen in Struggle – PROTEST COLLECTIVE: Local organization collaborating on Acte II.
Solidarité Étudiante 14 — Student Solidarity 14 – STUDENT: Calvados student organization collaborating on the Oct. 24 mobilization.
NOV. 20 INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
Belgium (3)
- Comac — MARXIST/SOCIALIST YOUTH: Belgian youth organization associated with the Workers’ Party.
- RedFox — SOCIALIST YOUTH: Belgian socialist youth organization.
- Vrede — ANTI-WAR: Belgian organization publishing and promoting the International Youth Strike manifesto.
France (1)
- Mouvement National Lycéen — STUDENT/YOUTH: French high-school organization identified in the European Nov. 20 coalition.
Germany (6)
- Schulstreik gegen Wehrpflicht — STUDENT/»ANTI-CONSCRIPTION»: German school-strike network mobilizing for Nov. 20.
- Die Falken — SOCIALIST YOUTH: German socialist youth organization involved in the international organizing process.
- Linksjugend [‘solid] — SOCIALIST YOUTH: Youth organization associated with Die Linke.
- DIE LINKE.SDS — SOCIALIST STUDENT: German socialist university organization.
- Socialist German Workers Youth, (SDAJ) — COMMUNIST YOUTH: Socialist German Workers Youth.
- Sozialistische Organisation Solidarität — SOCIALIST: German socialist organization mobilizing around Nov. 20.

Protesters hold a Palestinian flag on the day French high school and university students attend a demonstration in Strasbourg as part of a nationwide day of protests and blockades, voicing anger over overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages and dilapidated school buildings, which students blame on years of underinvestment, France, October 6, 2026. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach ( )
Ireland (1)
- Militant Left — SOCIALIST: Irish socialist organization promoting the international mobilization.
Italy (4)
- Rete della Conoscenza — LEFT-WING STUDENT: Italian student network helping build the international strike.
- Unione degli Studenti — STUDENT: Italian high-school student organization promoting Nov. 20.
- LINK – Coordinamento Universitario — STUDENT: Italian university network promoting the strike.
- CGIL — LABOR: Italian labor confederation whose Nov. 20 general strike converges with the student mobilization.
Spain (1)
- Sindicato de Estudiantes — SOCIALIST STUDENT: Spanish student organization identified in the international network.
United Kingdom (9)
- Counterfire — REVOLUTIONARY SOCIALIST / ANTI-WAR: Promoting the Nov. 20 international strike.
- Left Unity — SOCIALIST: Promoting the wider European mobilization.
- International Youth Strike — INTERNATIONAL YOUTH / ANTI-CAPITALIST COALITION: The coordinating coalition behind the Nov. 20 strike says student and youth organizations across Europe are organizing demonstrations, walkouts, assemblies, blockades and occupations. Its manifesto says exploitation, climate breakdown and war are the «essence of capitalism,» calls NATO an instrument of «imperial interests» that «should be dissolved,» and demands «radical system change.»
- North West Pensioners Association — ACTIVIST: Organizational supporter of the Nov. 20 actions.
- Socialist Party — TROTSKYIST: Socialist party promoting the international strike.
- Socialist Students — SOCIALIST STUDENT: British organizer advocating a «socialist future.»
- Stop the War Coalition — ANTI-WAR: Promoting Nov. 20 student mobilization.
- Universities and Colleges Union @ucunion — The largest trade union and professional association for academics, lecturers, trainers, researchers & academic-related staff in UK «Further Education» and «Higher Education.»
- Young Greens — YOUTH / GREEN: British youth organization identified among supporters.
Amplifiers (8)
- CODEPINK — U.S. ANTI-WAR / ACTIVIST ORGANIZATION: The U.S. organization has explicitly connected the French protests to its own planned Washington mobilization. «From France to the United States, the message is clear,» CODEPINK said, before promoting its Nov. 10-12 «Taxpayer Uprising» demanding that federal spending go toward education, healthcare and housing rather than the military.
- Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) — TROTSKYIST / SOCIALIST: An international socialist organization whose national affiliates include Britain’s Socialist Party and Ireland’s Militant Left. Its international website is promoting the Nov. 20 youth walkout under the campaign slogan «Fight for our future not their wars.»
- International Socialist Alternative (ISA) — REVOLUTIONARY SOCIALIST: The international socialist organization says «Capitalism means war» and that it «wholeheartedly» supports the Nov. 20 strike. ISA says its members have helped organize Germany’s anti-conscription school strikes and describes imperialism as the «highest stage of capitalism.»
- Party for Socialism and Liberation–Houston — MARXIST-LENINIST / U.S. CHAPTER: The Houston chapter of the U.S. Party for Socialism and Liberation is amplifying the French protest movement.
- Progressive International — TRANSNATIONAL LEFT NETWORK: The international organization explicitly grouped the current protests in France, Spain, India and Albania in an Oct. 16 briefing and asked how the «new rebellions» could acquire organized political power. Most significantly, it said: «These are the forces that the Progressive International is working to support and connect.»
- Stop ReArm Europe — ANTI-WAR / ANTI-MILITARIZATION COALITION: A European coalition calling for demonstrations and actions around Nov. 20 under the slogan «Welfare, not Warfare.» It says it supports students «refusing» militarization and calls on social movements, unions, civil-society groups, political organizations and parliamentarians to mobilize around the student strike.
- teleSUR English — INTERNATIONAL MEDIA AMPLIFIER: The international media outlet amplified the French demonstrations with Oct. 17 coverage of clashes, fires and arrests in Paris, Lyon and other cities. This is evidence of international amplification.
- World BEYOND War — INTERNATIONAL ANTI-WAR: A global organization that describes itself as a movement to «end war» and says it is part of the Stop ReArm Europe campaign. It is explicitly promoting the Nov. 20 International Youth Strike and urging supporters to «join this resistance.»
FRANCE — ORIGINAL NETWORK (54)
- Organisation communiste révolutionnaire — REVOLUTIONARY COMMUNIST: Communist organization involved in protests.
- Parti communiste français — COMMUNIST: French Communist Party whose leaders and activists joined the demonstrations.
- Parti des Indigènes de la République — DECOLONIAL: Political organization that defends the student revolt.
- Parti de l’égalité socialiste — TROTSKYIST: Socialist organization advocating workers’ action committees.
- Revolutionary Communist Group — COMMUNIST: British organization that connects the French protests to capitalism, imperialism and Palestine.
- Révolution Permanente — TROTSKYIST: Revolutionary socialist organization promoting student-worker mobilization.
- World Socialist Web Site — TROTSKYIST MEDIA: Socialist outlet framing the French protests around capitalism, austerity and militarization.
Palestine-solidarity organizations
- Union juive française pour la paix — PALESTINE SOLIDARITY: French Jewish organization that publicizes support for the protesting students.
- Urgence Palestine — PALESTINE SOLIDARITY: French Palestine organization that amplified protest-related material.
Labor and professional organizations
- CGT Éduc’action — LABOR: CGT’s education-sector organization.
- CFDT Éducation Formation Recherche Publiques — LABOR: Education and research union supporting the student movement.
- CGT — LABOR: Major French labor confederation involved in the October mobilizations.
- CNT — ANARCHO-SYNDICALIST: Revolutionary-syndicalist union that declared students were «right to revolt.»
- Confédération paysanne — FARMERS’ UNION: Called agricultural workers into the Oct. 17 mobilization.
- FSU — LABOR: Education and public-sector union federation.
- FNEC FP-FO — LABOR: Force Ouvrière’s education federation.
- Force Ouvrière — LABOR: National labor confederation.
- SUD éducation — LABOR: Left-wing education union.
- SNES-FSU — LABOR: Secondary-school personnel union.
- Union syndicale Solidaires — LABOR: Left-wing labor federation.
- UNSA — LABOR: National autonomous trade-union federation.
Advocacy, environmental and protest organizations
- Amnesty International France — HUMAN RIGHTS: Reported on police treatment of minors during the demonstrations.
- ATTAC France — ECONOMIC JUSTICE: Connected the mobilization to austerity and economic policy.
- Coordination nationale du mouvement du 26 septembre — PROTEST NETWORK: Mobilization network that encouraged participation in Oct. 17.
- Extinction Rebellion — ENVIRONMENTAL: Environmental direct-action movement appearing in the protest ecosystem.
- FCPE — PARENTS: National parents’ federation that called members to demonstrate.
- Gilets jaunes — Yellow Vests: Decentralized protest movement whose Oct. 17 mobilization converged with the students.
- Intersyndicale nationale VTC — PROFESSIONAL / LABOR: Private-hire drivers’ coalition promoting participation.
- Les Soulèvements de la Terre — RADICAL ENVIRONMENTAL: Movement that celebrated the student revolt and called for antifascist mobilization.
- Ligue des droits de l’Homme — HUMAN RIGHTS: Supported students and criticized police repression.
- Movement Against Racism and for Friendship Between Peoples (MRAP) — ANTIRACIST: Antiracism organization involved in the wider coalition.
- SOS Racisme — ANTIRACIST: Antiracism organization involved in supporting the movement.
International amplifiers
- BreakThrough News — SINGHAM NETWORK / MEDIA: New York-based nonprofit amplifying the French protests internationally.
- Indian Alliance Paris — INTERNATIONAL / DIASPORA: France-based organization connecting French and Indian protest messaging. Partnered with the People’s Forum in Manhattan.
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Trump meets key Iran war mediator as UAE reveals major oil export surge despite conflict

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — President Donald Trump met Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, on Monday at the White House as diplomatic efforts to end the war with Iran continue, even as Secretary of State Marco Rubio warns that negotiations remain far from a breakthrough and Tehran signals a willingness to negotiate without yielding to pressure.
The competing messages come as the Strait of Hormuz remains a major source of global economic disruption and regional governments push for a diplomatic solution to a conflict that has subjected Gulf countries to thousands of Iranian missile and drone attacks.
Speaking to reporters Sunday before departing for a G7 foreign ministers meeting in Paris, Rubio said there had been little progress in negotiations and rejected the terms put forward by Tehran.
«I wouldn’t say we’re on the verge of a breakthrough,» Rubio said.
RUBIO DEFENDS TRUMP’S IRAN WAR AS NOT ‘NECESSARILY POPULAR, BUT NECESSARY’
Cargo is loaded at the Port of Fujairah, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran limits marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, May 6, 2026. (Amr Alfiky/Reuters)
He emphasized that Trump prefers a diplomatic settlement but described Iran’s demands as unrealistic.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Monday that Tehran was prepared to negotiate an end to what he described as a prolonged state of neither war nor peace.
«We can negotiate with dignity and resolve the issue with dignity. We favor dialogue and negotiations,» Pezeshkian said, according to Anadolu Agency on November 9, citing an Iranian presidential statement.
He said Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei had instructed officials to end the uncertainty but insisted that Iran would not surrender to coercion.
Trump, meanwhile, signaled Sunday that he was not seeking another escalation. In an interview with CBS’ «60 Minutes,» the president said he saw no reason to intensify the war with Iran while maintaining that the Strait of Hormuz was open.
Mediators have been discussing a two-day proposal under which the United States would lift its naval blockade and release some frozen Iranian funds. Tehran would then take steps toward renewed nuclear inspections and reopen the Strait of Hormuz before broader negotiations resumed, according to Axios on November 9.
The proposal has not been accepted by Washington, and significant differences remain over the terms of any agreement.
‘VAST MAJORITY’ OF IRAN’S ATTEMPTED ATTACKS ON STRAIT OF HORMUZ ARE UNSUCCESSFUL, CENTCOM SPOKESMAN SAYS

A satellite image shows the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime passage connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, vital for global energy supply. (Amanda Macias/Fox News Digital)
Hormuz: Open for shipping, but at what cost?
Nowhere are the consequences of the diplomatic stalemate clearer than in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow shipping corridor connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman.
Before the war, the equivalent of roughly one-fifth of global petroleum liquids consumption and more than one-fifth of global liquefied natural gas trade passed through the waterway, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, making it one of the world’s most strategically important maritime routes.
Since the conflict began, Iranian attacks, shipping restrictions and U.S. military operations have severely disrupted commercial traffic.
Despite the American naval presence, attacks on commercial vessels have continued.
Reuters reported Monday that tanker attacks in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz had accelerated sharply in October and continued into November. Iranian authorities also claimed that a tanker had struck a mine east of the strait on Sunday.
In an interview with Fox News Digital at the ADIPEC energy conference in Abu Dhabi, Amos Hochstein, a former senior adviser to President Joe Biden and now managing partner at TWG Global, challenged claims that the strait had effectively reopened.
HORMUZ CRISIS HIDES A DEEPER OIL THREAT THAT COULD OUTLAST THE WAR

A view of the Port of Fujairah as U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran limits marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, on May 6, 2026. (REUTERS)
«There has been a hot conflict in the Strait of Hormuz on almost a nightly basis. Tankers are getting fired on, tankers are getting hit,» Hochstein said.
«If you need a heavy U.S. military presence just to let an oil tanker go through, to me that’s the definition of not open,» he told Fox News Digital.
Hochstein argued that the extraordinary security measures required to protect commercial vessels demonstrate that normal navigation has not been restored.
Higher insurance premiums, the danger of additional attacks and restrictions on maritime traffic have continued to burden the global economy.
His assessment contrasts with the more optimistic picture offered by U.S. Central Command. In late October, Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of CENTCOM, said American forces had cleared primary shipping routes of Iranian mines and assisted thousands of commercial vessels transiting the waterway.
According to a CENTCOM statement reported October 25, more than 3,000 commercial vessels had successfully transited Hormuz with American military support over the preceding six months.
But for Hochstein, the ability of military forces to escort ships does not mean the commercial risks have disappeared.
He suggested that negotiations could proceed on separate tracks, with Washington concentrating on Iran’s nuclear program while Gulf governments take a greater role in discussions over freedom of navigation and maritime security.
«Maybe the Gulf allies themselves should be the ones that are managing that part of the negotiation on the [strait] while the United States would manage the negotiations … on the nuclear front,» Hochstein told Fox News Digital.
Dr. Angela Wilkinson, CEO of the World Energy Council, said the disruption of the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the need to rethink global energy markets, which have traditionally prioritized efficiency over resilience.
«Efficiency is not enough. We have to have resilience,» Wilkinson told Fox News Digital at ADIPEC.
«What we at the World Energy Council recommend is that we rebalance energy,» she said, advocating solutions that address energy security, affordability and sustainability simultaneously.
«We have escalating logistics costs, but we’ve got new vulnerabilities of interdependency. And that’s what we’re navigating our way through.»
TOP GULF OFFICIAL OFFERS GLIMMER OF HOPE ON TRUMP-IRAN NUCLEAR TALKS AS THREAT OF WAR HANGS OVER REGION

Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, chairman of the UAE Federal National Council’s Defense, Interior and Foreign Affairs Committee, speaks to Fox News Digital in Abu Dhabi about the Iranian threat, regional security and prospects for diplomacy. (Efrat Lachter/Fox News Digital)
UAE says oil exports have risen despite the conflict
For the UAE, the disruption has accelerated efforts to reduce dependence on the Strait of Hormuz.
The Emirates has invested in alternative routes, particularly its pipeline to Fujairah on the Gulf of Oman, outside the strait, allowing some oil exports to bypass the contested shipping corridor.
Al Nuaimi said the country had substantially increased its oil exports since the war began.
«We want the Strait of Hormuz to be open, to be respected according to international law, but we don’t wait and make our country and our people hostages to others. … Before the war started on February 28th, we used to export 3.1, 3.2 million barrels a day. Now we are exporting almost 4.4.»
UAE Energy Minister Suhail Al Mazrouei also said at ADIPEC on November 2 that the country’s exports had, at times, exceeded prewar levels.
The country is also investing in new export routes, overseas storage capacity and shipping infrastructure to strengthen its ability to withstand future disruptions.
Hochstein praised the UAE and Saudi Arabia for anticipating the risks associated with dependence on a single maritime route.
«You can create alternative pathways and infrastructure, but those are redundancies,» he said.
IS THIS TRUMP’S LAST ‘LAST CHANCE?’ CEASELESS STRING OF BROKEN CEASEFIRES FUELS DOUBT OVER IRAN DEAL

Attendees gather at ADIPEC 2026, one of the world’s largest energy conferences, held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 2–5, 2026, as industry leaders discuss global energy security, technological innovation and the growing role of artificial intelligence. (Efrat Lachter/Fox News Digital)
His point was that alternative infrastructure can reduce the economic impact of disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz but cannot entirely replace the waterway.
The wider consequences have been felt across international energy markets, with increased shipping costs and supply disruptions affecting consumers far beyond the Middle East.
In a separate exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Mohammed Baharoon, director general of the Emirati research center B’huth, argued that the confrontation over the Strait of Hormuz amounts to a separate economic war with consequences far beyond the region.
«The third war was Iran’s war on global economy by blocking the Strait of Hormuz,» Baharoon said. «And they’ve affected people in the Philippines, in India, in Brazil that has nothing to do with this conflict.»
He argued that the disruption has exposed the vulnerability of countries dependent on a single shipping corridor, reinforcing the need for alternative pipelines, transportation networks and supply chains.
«And part of resilience is that you will not have only one outlet,» he said.
Baharoon stressed that those investments were not simply emergency responses to the war but part of a longer-term effort to strengthen regional connectivity.
«The war might have accelerated the plans, but the plans have always been there,» he said.
Even if Hormuz fully reopens, he argued, the region will still need more routes for international trade.

Vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on Aug. 10, 2026. (Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images)
«We need more access, we’ll need more supply chains. And we need them to be not only durable, resilient, but also redundant.»
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment but did not receive a response before publication.
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Newly elected Dem’s blistering GOP attacks emerge after she courted Republican voters: ‘Lit on fire’

South Carolina’s Democratic senator-elect has a history of trashing Republicans and advocating passionately for transgender rights on social media, with many of those posts reemerging after her victory earlier this month.
«The T in LGBTQ+ stands for TRANSGENDER,» Annie Andrews, who is set to represent a state President Donald Trump won by roughly 18%, posted in 2023. «If you don’t support trans people, keep your cute pride post in your draft tweets, be better, and try again next year.»
«Periodic reminder that I support trans kids because I am not an a–hole,» she posted around the same time.
The posts stand in stark contrast to the more moderate image Andrews presented during her successful campaign against Republican Sen. Darline Graham, when she courted Republicans and independents in the deep-red state and distanced herself from some of her earlier positions on transgender issues.
MASSIVE UPSET: ANDREWS DOWNS TRUMP-BACKED GRAHAM IN RUBY-RED SOUTH CAROLINA
Beyond transgender issues, where she later distanced herself from certain positions in a campaign ad, Andrews also made her disdain clear for the Republican Party before running for Senate — statements that clashed with the emphasis she placed on bipartisanship while on the campaign trail.
In August 2024, Andrews stated that the Republican Party «needs to be lit on fire & thrown in the dumpster & plunged into the deepest depths of the ocean never to be seen again,» after some individuals on social media mocked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s son.
SC DEM SENATE CANDIDATE CLAIMS SHE WILL STAND UP TO HER PARTY AS GRAHAM TIES HER TO ‘SOCIALIST DEMOCRATS’
«Herpes is forever,» she said in another post. «JD Vance doesn’t have to be.»
«Wow they let you out of the kitchen. Congrats,» Andrews wrote in a post reacting to GOP Sen. Katie Britt talking about a White House visit, making a jab at Britt with a reference to women being confined to traditional homemaking roles.
While Andrews had strong words for Republicans before launching her Senate bid, she worked to appease them in the lead-up to Election Day.
At an October town hall billed as «Republicans and Independents for Annie,» for instance, she said the campaign was for people more concerned about bills, rural hospitals and government integrity than party labels. She repeatedly stated that she intended to work across the aisle if elected and that her campaign was «not just for Democrats.»
DEMOCRATS ARE CHANGING THEIR TRANSGENDER MESSAGE. REPUBLICANS SAY THEY’RE JUST FLIP-FLOPPING
Andrews made scores of other posts expressing support for abortion access, drag queen story hours and increased restrictions on firearm ownership, among other issues. She reposted one post calling semi-automatic rifles «weapons of war,» for instance.
«Republicans spent all their money trying to defeat Abdul and hired zero opposition researchers on Annie,» independent journalist Zaid Jilani wrote on X, responding to one of Andrews’ pro-transgender resurfaced posts.
WHERE TOP DEMOCRAT SENATE CANDIDATES AND THEIR GOP OPPONENTS STAND ON TRANS ATHLETES IN WOMEN’S SPORTS
While some have criticized Republicans for not capitalizing on Andrews’ posts while on the campaign trail, the GOP did dredge old statements in an attempt to dissuade voters from backing her.
«Annie Andrews launched her political career fighting for her trans agenda … dozens of comments and tweets advocating for dudes in girls’ sports, procedures on minors, and more,» National Republican Senatorial Committee advisor Nathan Brand posted in October, responding to an ad released by Andrews disavowing biological men in women’s sports. «Now she is walking it ALL back.»
Republicans leaned heavily into transgender issues, particularly banning sex change procedures for children and biological men from competing in women’s sports, during the 2026 electoral cycle. While the focus on such issues did not prevent the GOP from losing what are usually safe seats, a number of ballot measures rolling back transgender rights passed in liberal states.
The Andrews campaign did not respond to a request for comment when reached by Digital on Monday.
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Anegamientos y sequía marcan transición climática en El Salvador

Las lluvias de los últimos días dejaron anegamientos en algunas viviendas de Zacatecoluca, tras el desborde de un río. El director de Protección Civil, Luis Alonso Amaya, explicó en YSKL que la situación estuvo vinculada con las precipitaciones y con un taponamiento en el cauce.
Amaya señaló que el bloqueo se formó por biomasa, como troncos, hojas y otros restos de árboles. Según relató, la tala o poda de un árbol y el depósito de esos materiales en el río habrían contribuido al problema.
“El punto menos indicado o el lugar menos indicado donde deberían hacerlo es tirarlo a un río”, dijo al referirse a la disposición de residuos de madera y árboles en ríos o quebradas.
El funcionario sostuvo que estos materiales pueden causar taponamientos y favorecer desbordamientos. Añadió que las personas afectadas por los anegamientos recibieron atención.
Amaya también mencionó inundaciones en la isla La Colorada y la isla El Cordoncillo, en el estero de Jaltepeque. En esos casos, indicó, la afectación estuvo relacionada con el oleaje.
El director señaló que los desechos sólidos suelen encontrarse con mayor frecuencia en áreas urbanas. En zonas rurales, según dijo, los taponamientos pueden asociarse con otros materiales, como restos vegetales.
La transición puede mantener lluvias en El Salvador
Amaya explicó que El Salvador se encuentra en la transición del período lluvioso al período seco. Según indicó, esa fase no supone que las lluvias terminen de manera inmediata.
El funcionario señaló que todavía pueden producirse tormentas convectivas. Describió que se forman rápidamente por el intercambio de temperaturas y pueden dejar acumulados de lluvia.
“Nada exime la posibilidad que tengamos algunas tormentas muy importantes”, expresó. Añadió que este tipo de eventos ya se ha presentado durante los últimos días.
Amaya indicó que la salida del período lluvioso parece haberse retrasado. A su juicio, esa variación se ha observado desde hace entre 10 y 15 años.
El director sostuvo que esta situación no depende solamente del fenómeno de El Niño. También mencionó efectos del cambio climático sobre la dinámica hidrometeorológica.
Según explicó, las precipitaciones deberían disminuir gradualmente conforme avancen los frentes fríos desde el norte. Estos sistemas pueden estar acompañados de vientos.

Amaya también habló de la zona de convergencia intertropical. Señaló que su ubicación incide en la humedad y en las lluvias que se registran en la región durante el año.
El funcionario explicó que, en esta época, las altas presiones desplazan esa zona hacia Costa Rica, Panamá y Colombia. Según su planteamiento, ese movimiento puede reducir gradualmente la probabilidad de lluvias en El Salvador.
Los frentes fríos pueden traer vientos y otros riesgos
Amaya señaló que la llegada de frentes fríos puede generar vientos nortes. Indicó que su incidencia suele sentirse con mayor fuerza en la cadena montañosa, aunque también puede afectar el Área Metropolitana de San Salvador.
Hasta el momento de la entrevista, dijo, no se habían registrado vientos con velocidades que provocaran caída de árboles o levantamiento de techos. Sin embargo, pidió a la población seguir los avisos oficiales.
El primer riesgo que mencionó fue la caída de ramas y árboles. Explicó que las lluvias recientes pueden reducir la capacidad del suelo para sostenerlos con firmeza.
El segundo riesgo, según detalló, incluye la caída de vallas publicitarias y daños en techos. El director recordó que estas situaciones se han presentado en otros años.
También mencionó los incendios como una preocupación durante la transición. Señaló que, cuando el suelo pierde humedad y la maleza se seca, aumentan las condiciones que pueden favorecer este tipo de emergencias.
La emergencia por sequía sigue vigente, según Amaya

Amaya sostuvo que las lluvias de las últimas semanas no compensan por completo los efectos de la sequía meteorológica sobre el sector agrícola. “La alerta o el decreto de emergencia nacional sigue su curso”, afirmó.
El funcionario pidió no asumir que las precipitaciones de las últimas cuatro o cinco semanas representan una recuperación total de las condiciones para los cultivos.
Según explicó, la primera cosecha debía desarrollarse durante el período de sequía. Bajo condiciones relativamente normales, indicó, los agricultores pueden obtener dos cosechas.
La primera producción suele salir entre mediados y finales de agosto, o durante la primera semana de septiembre. Luego llega la cosecha postrera, llamada tunalmil en algunas zonas.
Amaya señaló que la sequía coincidió con el desarrollo de la primera cosecha. “La primer cosecha debió haberse desarrollado bien y no pasó eso”, expresó.
También dijo que existe una expectativa favorable para la segunda cosecha en algunas zonas del país. Aclaró que esa condición no se observa de la misma manera en todo el territorio.
El director añadió que las lluvias contribuyeron a disminuir las olas de calor. Recordó que, en algunos momentos del año, se registraron sensaciones térmicas de hasta 42 ℃ (107,6 ℉).
Protección Civil reporta aumentos en incendios

Amaya vinculó parte del aumento de incendios con las olas de calor y la sequía meteorológica. Precisó que la tendencia se ha registrado desde el 1 de enero.
En incendios de maleza, informó que se contabilizaban 2,810 casos, frente a los 1,852 registrados durante el año anterior. Según sus cálculos, el incremento supera el 50 %.
Los incendios forestales pasaron de 87 a 178, de acuerdo con las cifras expuestas por el director. Amaya indicó que ese cambio equivale a un aumento de 105 %.
En los incendios estructurales, la cifra pasó de 583 a 758. Además, informó que se contabilizaron 446 incendios de vehículos, frente a los 405 del año anterior.
El funcionario mencionó que los aumentos se concentran en incendios de maleza, forestales y estructurales. También destacó las inspecciones y acciones preventivas del Cuerpo de Bomberos en lugares de concentración masiva.
Amaya sostuvo que los incendios forestales están vinculados con acciones humanas. El director cuestionó las quemas para preparar terrenos agrícolas y señaló que algunos productores han realizado inversiones para aplicar métodos vinculados con una zafra verde.
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