France is deploying a significant police surge across the country ahead of expected weekend protests, as the government seeks to maintain public order following last week’s riots that ripped through Paris and other major cities. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced the security deployment on Friday, warning that calls for violence and looting were circulating on […]
Elon Musk personally ordered a slowdown of a military-grade Starlink system used by Ukrainian forces, according to a Wall Street Journal report that has since rippled across major outlets including CNBC, Bloomberg, and The Hill. The move disrupted drone operations and triggered confusion within the Trump administration, highlighting the outsized role Musk’s satellite internet service […]
In a move that has stunned lawmakers and allies alike, President Trump late on October 16 signed an executive order exempting Russia from key sanctions and tariffs under the Graham Act, just two days before the law was set to take effect. The waiver, which Trump justified as being in the national interest, clears the […]
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian” for releasing American citizen Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old jailed for allegedly fighting alongside Ukrainian forces. The remarks came during a meeting in St Petersburg, where Putin personally informed Witkoff that Hubbard had been taken to Pulkovo Airport. The release was […]
US citizen Steven Hubbard has been released from Russian custody after four years of detention, a development that comes at a particularly volatile moment in relations between Washington, Kyiv, and Moscow. The release was announced by US envoy Steve Witkoff, a key Trump administration figure who has been attempting to broker a settlement to the […]
United States Representative Rashida Tlaib has called on the US government to arrest the commander of an Israeli military unit believed to be responsible for the killing of five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab in Gaza. In a social media post on Monday, Tlaib pointed to reports that Israeli soldier Sean Glass was present in the […]
Brad Lander, a New York City Comptroller candidate who recently won the Democratic primary in New York’s 10th Congressional District, was detained by the Israeli military in the West Bank on Tuesday. The incident occurred during a visit to the region, where Lander was reportedly accompanying a group of American lawmakers and activists. According to […]
Israeli strikes on separate locations across the Gaza Strip killed at least seven Palestinians on Tuesday, including a married couple and a 17-year-old, according to the territory’s civil defence rescue service and several hospitals. The attacks come despite a so-called ceasefire that has been in place since last October, which has failed to halt the […]
The execution of a Bangladeshi man and woman in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca region on October 14 has ignited outrage among Bangladeshis and left the couple’s families desperate for clarity. According to official statements, the two were convicted of committing an “indecent act inside a mosque in the holy city.” Some reports suggest they kissed inside […]
In a significant escalation of military support, the United Kingdom has announced it will deploy Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets to conduct defensive counter-air operations over Saudi Arabia. The move is aimed at protecting Saudi cities, civilian populations, and critical national infrastructure from aerial attacks, including missiles and drones launched by Iran-backed Houthi rebels […]
The United Nations reported on 20 October 2026 that more than 250,000 people have been internally displaced in Yemen since the country’s civil war reignited in July. The conflict, which pits a Saudi-led military coalition supporting the government against the Iran-backed Houthis, flared up again months into the broader US-Iran conflict that has plunged the […]
CAIRO — The death toll from a Houthi missile strike on a government military camp in southern Yemen has risen to 73, all new recruits, making it the deadliest attack since fighting in the country began escalating three months ago, a senior Yemeni government official said Tuesday. The recruits were all aged between 18 and […]
