President Trump denied an MS NOW report that his aides were considering adding his name to the Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.

Preliminary counts from Morocco's Interior Ministry on the 24th show the Authenticity and Modernity Party won the most seats in the parliamentary vote; the National Rally of Independents and the Istiqlal Party followed.

Repeated 2026 disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz have been the largest exogenous shock to the petrochemical chain, driving sharp oil and chemical price volatility in the first nine months. Jul–Sep geopolitical escalation shifted market pricing from an emotional panic premium to concerns about actual supply tightness, lifting crude, olefins and aromatics. Looking into Q4, supply-demand dynamics may pivot from expectations of concentrated new-capacity starts toward phase‑wise tightening; geopolitically driven higher feedstock costs are likely to continue squeezing downstream margins and keep the market supported by cost with firm, volatile trading.