The former UK PM said: "I don't know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border this morning". Continue Reading »

No casualties were reported after a Russian drone struck a train shortly after Boris Johnson and top European officials left the area. Continue Reading »

The government describes its new school food standards as "once-in-a-generation changes". Continue Reading »

Becky Jones is among more than 40 people taking legal action against a hospital trust. Continue Reading »

Those in the medical profession say the HBO Max show about a US hospital emergency room is the most realistic medical drama yet. Continue Reading »

OpenAI's chief has made comments detailing how AI safety frameworks and a slowdown could work, as the industry unites behind concerns. Continue Reading »

Iran said it downed an advanced American drone over the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran and Washington trade warnings and strikes with no sign of de-escalation. Continue Reading »

Some in the GOP are already disavowing raising the debt ceiling absent deep spending cuts as the national debt balloons past $40 trillion. Continue Reading »

A Senate vote on Tuesday is a put-up-or-shut-up moment for the Clarity Act crypto bill, scheduled by Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. Continue Reading »

Saudi Arabia temporarily shut the roughly 750-mile pipeline as attacks threaten a key alternative to the Strait of Hormuz. Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP Quatre personnes ont été mises en examen, soupçonnées d'avoir séquestré une femme afin de lui voler des biens et des cryptoactifs en mars à Taninges, en Haute-Savoie, a annoncé lundi la gendarmerie.Le 14 mars, vers minuit, "deux individus masqués" dont un "armé d'un couteau", ont pénétré par effraction chez cette femme, qu'ils ont battue et ligotée, selon un communiqué.Alors qu'ils tentaient de l'enlever à bord de son propre véhicule, elle était parvenue à s'échapper, puis à se rendre chez son voisin, qui a alors alerté les forces de l'ordre, précisent les gendarmes.Elle "souffre toujours, à ce jour, de graves blessures", détaille la gendarmerie.Après des mois d'enquête, plusieurs suspects sont identifiés et une opération impliquant une soixantaine d'agents débouche les 7 et 8 septembre sur cinq interpellations, en région parisienne, en Isère et en Bretagne.A l'issue de leur garde à vue, quatre ont été mis en examen, dont trois placés en détention provisoire. Leur rôle exact dans la tentative d'extorsion n'a pas été précisé. Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Jonathan KLEIN avec Francesco FONTEMAGGI à Paris © 2026 AFP La Finlande, voisine de la Russie, a décidé de rejoindre la dissuasion nucléaire "avancée" proposée par la France, devenant le dixième partenaire européen à se joindre à l'initiative lancée en début d'année par Emmanuel Macron.Alors que la France est le seul pays européen doté de l'arme atomique avec le Royaume-Uni, cette initiative vise à associer d'autres Etats européens volontaires, notamment à travers des exercices et des consultations stratégiques, mais sans aucun partage de la décision ultime."Un groupe de pilotage nucléaire sera établi dans les prochains mois pour commencer la mise en oeuvre de cette coopération", ont annoncé lundi les deux pays dans une déclaration conjointe.Le président finlandais Alexander Stubb a estimé sur le réseau X que l'initiative française visait "avant tout à renforcer la sécurité européenne" et à "prévenir les escalades", sans se "substituer" à la "dissuasion nucléaire de l'Otan"."Pour la Finlande, le cadre prioritaire d'action reste l'Otan et l'Union européenne", a-t-il ajouté, assurant que son pays n'entend pas voir des armes nucléaires stationnées "sur son territoire en temps de paix".La déclaration conjointe salue "une étape importante pour la sécurité européenne et pour la coopération bilatérale" ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP La grande peur d'une IA hors de tout contrôle humain a rattrapé la Bourse de Paris lundi, où les quelques valeurs liées à la tech plombaient l'indice CAC40, déjà affecté par la hausse du pétrole et l'envolée des taux.Vers 11H00, l'indice des 40 grandes valeurs françaises perdait 61,66 points (-0,75%) à 8.118,11 points, effaçant son gain de vendredi (+0,78%).Le CAC 40 était plombé par le recul du champion des semi-conducteurs STMicroelectronics (-5,83% à 42,07 euros) et de deux autres valeurs liées à l'équipement des centres de données (les électriciens Legrand, -5,11% à 134,60 euros, et Schneider Electrics, -4,83% à 277,05 euros).Hors CAC 40, Soitec (semi-conducteurs) accusait une chute encore plus lourde (-13,71% à 121,80 euros).Selon le principe des vases communicants, la chute des valeurs de l'IA marque le retour en grâce des fabricants de logiciels ou fournisseurs de "solutions" traditionnelles (CapGemini +3,89% à 106,90 euros et Dassault Système +2,82% à 20,81 euros).En tête de l'indice, figurait également Eurofins Scientific (soins de santé, +2,86% à 72,72 euros)."Les déclarations d'Anthropic et d'OpenAI, qui souhaitent ralentir le rythme de développement de l'intelligence artificielle, sont très mal accueillies en Bourse", observe Andreas Lipkow, de CMC Markets.Le patron ... Continue Reading »

Par Mylène Girardeau Selon une étude, les fausses informations sur l'immigration sont très virales, plus que celles sur le climat ou les vaccins. Abbas, un jeune originaire de Guinée, ainsi que ses hôtes français, ont été victimes de cette désinformation d'extrême droite.  Selon une étude, les fausses informations sur l'immigration sont très virales, plus que celles sur le climat ou les vaccins. Abbas, un jeune originaire de Guinée, ainsi que ses hôtes français, ont été victimes de cette désinformation d'extrême droite. C'est une belle histoire qui se déroule en Corrèze, dans le centre de la France. Un couple, Pierre et Joëlle, accueille chez lui depuis deux ans Abass, un jeune Guinéen, un mineur isolé (ou non accompagné), que l'aide sociale à l'enfance a déclaré majeur à son arrivée en 2024, bien que ses papiers annoncent son 18e anniversaire à l'automne prochain. L'article du journal La Montagne raconte une aventure humaine et affective entre cet adolescent de 17 ans et ce ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Viken KANTARCI et Camille BAS-WOHLERT à Copenhague © 2026 AFP 176 mandats pour la gauche, 173 pour la droite et l'extrême droite: les deux grands blocs politiques de Suède sont au coude-à-coude lundi, un résultat présageant de négociations ardues pour former un gouvernement.Magdalena Andersson, leader des sociaux-démocrates, dirigera-t-elle le pays nordique, une fois que le décompte des législatives sera officiellement terminé? Elle paraît à ce stade la mieux placée. Mais son rival Ulf Kristersson, le Premier ministre conservateur sortant, semble décidé à s'accrocher.Rares sont donc ceux lundi qui osent se prononcer sur l'issue finale."La situation est vraiment tendue", assure Mikko Duvaldt, un ouvrier croisé par l'AFP dans une gare de Stockholm. "Pour chaque camp, ça va être difficile de former un gouvernement", prédit ce Suédois de 48 ans."Tout ça me stresse", renchérit Pernilla Karlsson, 53 ans.Le scrutin a aussi réservé une surprise aux Démocrates de Suède (SD), le parti d'extrême droite qui a reculé pour la première fois depuis son entrée au Parlement il y a 16 ans. A rebours des dynamiques à l'oeuvre dans le reste de l'Europe. Epineuses tractations Pour l'instant, la gauche fait la course en tête. ... Continue Reading »

Young professionals from 191 countries have gathered in Ekaterinburg for Russia’s week-long International Youth Festival Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Six Nigerians accused of running online romance scams targeting more than 100 women have been extradited from South Africa to the US Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Ukraine’s disgraced Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko has left the country, accusing Western-backed anti-graft agencies of a power grab Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Ukraine has reportedly deployed around 15 military specialists to train armed groups fighting Mali’s government and Russian forces Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

The US National Security Agency (NSA) is launching a major reorganization to focus on AI and China, the Washington Post has reporte Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

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Украинский министр аграрной политики и продовольствия Тарас Высоцкий отметил, что большие объемы альтернативными маршрутами вывезти невозможно Continue Reading »

Заместитель председателя правительства, в частности, поговорил с блогерами из Гаити и Сирии Continue Reading »

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Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei says Iran does not interfere in Yemeni affairs. Continue Reading »

US may be 'forced to intervene' in the Red Sea Continue Reading »

State news channel, Al Mamlaka, says the southern port of Aqaba was evacuated as a precaution. Continue Reading »

At least 51 people rescued as search operation continues off the island of Gavnos near Crete. Continue Reading »

Yemeni government forces have advanced in western Taiz after successfully repelling a Houthi offensive. Continue Reading »

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Arrivée en Israël avec sa famille en août 2024, le Dr Carlynn Bitton Horyn exerce aujourd’hui au sein de Clalit. Au micro de Jean-Charles Banoun lors du Global Aliyah Live Summit de Ynet Global, elle raconte son parcours, la reconnaissance de son diplôme, son apprentissage de l’hébreu et sa découverte d’un système de santé très différent du modèle français. Son message aux futurs Olim : ne pas attendre l’arrivée pour commencer à se préparer  Continue Reading »

Emploi, école, hébreu, niveau de vie : derrière la décision de faire son Aliyah se cachent des questions très concrètes. Invité de Jean-Charles Banoun lors du Global Aliyah Live Summit de Ynet Global, Arie Abitbol, directeur général d’Ofek Israeli, explique pourquoi la préparation doit commencer bien avant le départ — et pourquoi il faut parfois accepter de faire un pas en arrière pour mieux rebondir en Israël  Continue Reading »

US president promised war would end ‘immediately’ after midterm elections in November; But Wall Street Journal reports senior officials warned president the conflict could continue until end of his term; comes amid speculation that Trump will restart the war Continue Reading »

Warning comes after Houthis have stepped up attacks on Saudi Arabia; Pakistan's warning to Iran carries significant weight because of its defense pact with Saudi Arabia and ​Turkey Continue Reading »

Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States. Continue Reading »

As global temperature increase shoots past 1.5 degrees Celsius, the vulnerable countries that fought for that Paris Agreement target face a brutal new reality. Continue Reading »

Plus, the man who went to space — and never wanted to go back. Continue Reading »

Companies at the forefront of artificial intelligence in Asia, Europe and the United States posted declines after tech leaders expressed worries about the safety of “frontier” A.I. technology. Continue Reading »

Current chatbots aren’t likely to help lone actors invent a deadly pathogen, experts say. But newer models, trained in biology, may need stronger safeguards. Continue Reading »

The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek, SoFi and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips. Continue Reading »

The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee. Continue Reading »

Apps can add flexibility and freshness to your routine. Just try not to get injured. Continue Reading »

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken. Continue Reading »

Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in. Continue Reading »

Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said. Continue Reading »

The alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea. Continue Reading »

Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the city. Continue Reading »

Bo French, the GOP candidate for the state’s railroad commission, has repeatedly engaged in inflammatory rhetoric. Continue Reading »

Creating a robust AI agenda should be a top focus for Congress and presidential candidates, he said at a private fundraiser. Continue Reading »

GOP Senate nominee Michael Whatley has consistently trailed Democrat Roy Cooper — and some in the party aren’t sure he can turn things around in time for November. Continue Reading »

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Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker. Continue Reading »

The Texas Republican isn't typically one to cede ground. But now he says he’s wrestling with what the advent of artificial intelligence could mean for life as we know it. Continue Reading »

Even President Donald Trump’s promise of $5,000 checks underscores the intraparty divides that have left this Congress unable to reliably legislate. Continue Reading »

The Senate-passed measure will face obstacles in the House, where many Democrats worry the bill would hand the White House too much tariff authority. Continue Reading »

Several more vulnerable House Republicans are now supporting the legislation. Continue Reading »

Democratic strategists say the party needs a fresh approach amid a new wave of anti-trans messaging from Republicans. Continue Reading »

The president said Ireland’s distillers would no longer face tariffs as a thank-you gesture for his hosting of the Irish Open golf tournament. Continue Reading »

Official White House and DHS social media accounts, including the DHS chief's, have been mentioning ICE and deportations more frequently as the summer has gone on. Continue Reading »

'No harm done, but also doesn't change much of anything,' said one Republican strategist. Continue Reading »

The Iran war is costing the average U.S. household $1,650 — and it could get worse. Continue Reading »

It was not immediately clear how the plan would be financed. Continue Reading »

One gray morning last fall I visited Andrei Morari and Ecaterina Samonii at their home in Chisinau, Moldova's unassuming capital. Black tea brewed on the kitchen table and their two cats purred below. Their home was scattered with keepsakes, including a small statue of Lenin that Andrei had brought back from Moscow, where he'd lived for a time as a history student. Continue Reading »

Former IDF chief of staff Dan Halutz accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of knowing more than he disclosed ahead of the October 7 massacre and of concealing information, saying in an interview with 103FM that ultimate responsibility for the failure rests with the prime minister. Continue Reading »

Bison and Hurricanes are normal names for American football teams. How about the Litwins, though? Well, it's normal if you happen to be in Belarus and in love with the real form of football. This July, the Litwins were crowned league champions after slaughtering the Bison 42-0 in the American Football League 9 Final. But just how is such a foreign sport surviving in a country that most Americans couldn't find on a map? Continue Reading »

Hungary's government will change legislation passed in 2020 by Viktor Orban's former government that had effectively banned gay adoption, Prime ​Minister Peter Magyar said on Saturday. Adoption in Hungary, a ‌European Union member state, by gay and lesbian couples was possible until late 2020 if one partner applied as a single person. Continue Reading »

Saudi Arabia will run out of oil ⁠stocks for export if it ⁠doesn't restart a drone-damaged major ​pipeline to the Red Sea within days, leading to the loss of up to 4% of global supply, Saudi oil buyers and traders said. Satellite photos released on Sunday night appeared to show a pumping station on the key 1,200km (745-mile) Saudi east-west pipeline charred and badly damaged, after drone attacks on Friday. Continue Reading »

Lured by an ad on Instagram promising a hefty payout, Andrea, an undocumented immigrant from Honduras living in California, decided to explore becoming a surrogate mother. After some agencies expressed concerns about her immigration status, she found one that said yes. Before signing the agreement, she asked the firm, San Diego-based Creating Your Dreams Surrogacy, to set up a video introduction call with the young couple seeking to become parents. It was that call, Andrea said, that convinced her to make the complicated decision, as a single mother of two, to carry another couple's child. Continue Reading »

Sweden's parliamentary election remained too close to call late on Sunday, with the two blocs effectively tied as the count moved deeper into the night. With 5,340 of 6,626 districts reported and nearly 5.4 million votes counted, both the Social Democrat-led opposition and the Tidö parties stood at about 49.2 per cent on the rounded party totals. The latest preliminary seat projection still gave the opposition the narrowest possible 175–174 majority in the 349-seat Riksdag Continue Reading »

Next spring, the University of Chicago Press will publish my book How to Write Well: 50 Pointers on Process, Usage, and Style. It's the product of a lifetime spent studying, teaching, and practicing the craft. One lesson may surprise some readers: If you're going to use AI, use it well. Write careful prompts. Keep editorial control. Above all, don't let the machine do your thinking. Continue Reading »

US President Donald Trump has downplayed risks posed by artificial intelligence following days of dire warnings by experts. "You have a lot of very negative forces that are bringing it up that shouldn't be bringing it up and they're bringing up things that won't happen," Trump said during a visit to Ireland. One of the warnings came from a former Anthropic researcher who said "there is a strong chance that we could all die in the immediate future" if the current pace of development continued. Continue Reading »

President Trump on Sunday said $5,000 dividend checks will "happen 100 percent" if the GOP maintains its majority in Congress after the midterm elections. The president compared the potential payouts to the $1,776 checks that went out to U.S. service members, telling reporters outside Air Force One on Sunday that he's received the same type of pushback. Continue Reading »

Iran obtained high-resolution satellite imagery of a U.S. base in Jordan from Chinese entities before a July missile strike that killed three American troops, U.S. officials told The Wall Street Journal, in what they described as the clearest evidence yet that Chinese support for Iran has had lethal consequences for U.S. forces. Continue Reading »

Before Iran carried out its attack that killed three U.S. troops in July, Tehran acquired high-resolution satellite images of the base in Jordan from Chinese entities, according to U.S. officials familiar with details of the incident. It is the clearest evidence so far that Chinese support for Iran during the war has had lethal consequences for U.S. forces, according to the officials, who say the U.S. has connected the imagery to the attack. Continue Reading »

Chinese entities supplied Iran with satellite images of an air base in Jordan before and after a deadly missile strike that killed three US service members, according to a report. The US has "connected" the high-resolution satellite imagery of Muwaffaq Salti Air Base to Iran's July 17 ballistic missile attack on the facility, US officials told the Wall Street Journal. Continue Reading »

An "unprecedented" summit is scheduled to discuss a deal designed to "break-up the United Kingdom," The Telegraph exclusively reported Sunday, a major development that comes just one day after President Donald Trump landed in Ireland. Continue Reading »

The leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will gather on Monday to sign a deal designed to kick-start the break-up of the United Kingdom, The Telegraph can disclose. At an unprecedented summit in Cardiff, the three first ministers will put pen to paper on a joint declaration demanding the right to hold independence referendums. Continue Reading »

The nationalist First Ministers of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are to hold what critics say is a 'separatist summit' tomorrow which will discuss how they can achieve the break up of the United Kingdom. The SNP's John Swinney, Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill and Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth will meet in Cardiff, in which they will discuss the independence movements in their countries. Continue Reading »

The woman behind the fundraiser that has amassed $1.2 million for Lindsay Clancy's parents is a 42-year-old separated Wisconsin TikTok mom-of-three whose efforts could ultimately enrich the killer mom. Brandee Mulligan — who has no affiliation with 36-year-old Clancy, her ex-husband, Patrick, or her parents, Michael and Paula Musgrove — set up a GoFundMe page last month without speaking to them. "They had no idea and they were just extremely grateful and overwhelmed by all the support," Mulligan told The Post. Continue Reading »

Before Iran carried out its attack that killed three U.S. troops in July, Tehran acquired high-resolution satellite images of the base in Jordan from Chinese entities, according to U.S. officials familiar with details of the incident. It is the clearest evidence so far that Chinese support for Iran during the war has had lethal consequences for U.S. forces, according to the officials, who say the U.S. has connected the imagery to the attack. Continue Reading »

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the Trump administration will not use tax dollars to pay the $5,000 dividends President Trump promised U.S. adults if the Republicans win the November midterm elections. "Together we're going to deliver that plan and we're going to pay that money to the Americans and not from taxpayer money," Mr. Lutnick told NBC News in an interview. "It's not tax money," he added. Continue Reading »

On the night Republicans gathered to mourn the killing of Charlie Kirk and warn against the dangers of violent rhetoric, a crowd at the party's irregular midterm convention in Dallas repeatedly called for a sitting Senate candidate to be shot, while the Republican senator at the podium never denounced or even noted the outbursts. Continue Reading »

Gas Turbine Shortage Sends AI Developers Back To Boilers And Steam Elon Musk recently warned that “turbines are sold out through 2030,” saying SpaceX and Tesla would probably need to make turbine blades and vanes internally. ELON MUSK: “Turbines are sold out through 2030. In order to bring enough power online, SpaceX and Tesla will probably have to make the turbine blades and vanes internally. There are only three casting companies in the world that make these, and they’re massively backlogged.” pic.twitter.com/YlKHznBXhK — DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) August 29, 2026 SpaceX is preparing a factory in Bastrop, Texas, to tackle that casting bottleneck, and Musk says bringing production in-house could get gas turbines online up to 18 months sooner. This is where it becomes important to be specific as to which type of turbines he is referring to… POWER Magazine reports that data center operators are pairing industrial boilers with steam turbines to bypass the gas turbine backup. Applied Digital CEO Wes Cummins stated gas turbines ordered today might not arrive until 2032. Not all turbines are equal. Gas turbines are designed to handle high temperatures and loads, which require extremely unique alloys and manufacturing techniques. Steam ... Continue Reading »

Commerce Department Finalizes Steep Duties On Solar Imports From India, Indonesia, Laos Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times, The Commerce Department on Friday finalized steep duty rates on imports of solar cells and panels from India, Indonesia, and Laos, stating that it found that producers in those countries dumped cheap products in the United States and benefited from unfair government subsidies. Anti-dumping margins were set at 123.04 percent for Indian producers, 94.36 percent for Indonesian producers, and 65.43 percent for producers from Laos. Countervailing duty rates ran higher. Indian producers were assigned 126.09 percent. Indonesian producers face rates between 73.2 percent and 173.7 percent. Lao producers were given rates between 82.03 percent and 153.67 percent. The trade case was brought by the Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade. Members include U.S. manufacturers First Solar, Hanwha Qcells, and Mission Solar Energy. Friday's final determinations "are an essential step toward enforcing our trade laws and restoring fair competition for U.S. solar manufacturers and the workers they employ," Tim Brightbill, lead attorney for the Alliance, said in a statement. "We will keep monitoring import data and holding bad actors accountable wherever they move next." The U.S. ... Continue Reading »

Turkey Arrests 162 In LGBTQ+ Raids Turkish police arrested at least 162 people and searched the offices of six LGBTQ+ associations in weekend raids designed to support the country's campaign to protect family values. The Ankara-based LGBTQ+ rights group Kaos GL claimed that beyond arrests, the government had also cut access to dozens of websites and social media accounts belonging to associate groups and rights advocates. Turkish Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said investigations, prompted by accusations of prostitution and obscenity, were coordinated by prosecutors in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Aydin and Mersin and involved judicial proceedings against 162 suspects, nine associations and 13 businesses across 15 provinces. "As per the duty to protect families and children given to the state by the constitution, no criminal organization, abuse network or illegal activity which targets children, youths or families will be tolerated!" Gurlek added in a social media post. Authorities say they seized drugs, digital equipment, smuggled alcohol and a gun in weekend police operations targeting gay bars and night clubs as well as a hammam that was said to be a place of prostitution. The Istanbul prosecutor's office added that it had found evidence indicating that children ... Continue Reading »

The UN Arms Embargo On Sudan Is Broken. America Has A Plan To Fix It Authored by Hussain Abdul-Hussain via RealClearWorld, The U.S. is rightly pushing the UN Security Council to expand the Sudan arms embargo before it expires this Saturday. Outlined by Ambassador Mike Waltz and Senior Advisor Massad Boulos, the proposal would expand restrictions nationwide to cover all territory and warring factions. A comprehensive countrywide ban eliminates regional geographic loopholes used by illicit traffickers and provides the legal teeth necessary to choke off foreign weapons, especially drones, fueling Sudan's devastating civil war, now in its fourth year. To pass the resolution, America needs nine affirmative votes from the Council's 15 members. Alongside permanent members France and the UK, Washington's draft enjoys the support of Denmark, Greece, and Latvia. Panama and Bahrain could raise supporters to eight, one short of a majority. Conversely, opponents include Somalia and Pakistan, two allies of Turkey and Saudi Arabia whose governments plan to continue arming the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). Two other African Council members, Liberia and Congo, are leaning "no," joined likely by Colombia. Together with the permanent members Russia and China, the total no ... Continue Reading »

Is Britain Abandoning Military Defense To Fund More Socialism? It's a curious position for European governments; for the past few years they have been rattling their sabers over the Russian war in Ukraine, calling for boots on the ground.  It's the kind of intervention that would automatically trigger WWIII.  Yet, these same governments are completely unprepared in terms of military spending, armament and training.   When the British government refused to join the US blockade against Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, almost no one cared because the British have allowed their navy to decay into irrelevance.  Twenty years ago, they had nearly 50 active fighting vessels and today they are down to 22 vessels.  Britain's GDP per capita is currently lower than the state of Alabama.  And, they keep importing thousands upon thousands of third world migrants, with the vast majority relying on taxpayer funded subsidies.  When given a choice between funding the British military or funding more immigrants, the government has chosen to fund more immigrants.  Britain has increased welfare spending by 16% in the past 5 years alone.     A year ago the Brits, under pressure from the Trump Administration, ... Continue Reading »

Foreigners Responsible For 87% Of Thefts, 61% Of Sexual Violence On Paris Public Transport Via Remix News, Foreigners account for a massive share of thefts, sexual violence, and robberies on Paris public transport in 2025, according to new government data. According to compilations from the SSMSI data files, foreigners accounted in 2025 for 87 percent of simple thefts on Île-de-France public transport, 60 percent of robberies, and 38 percent of physical assault. In addition, foreigners account for 61 percent of sexual violence cases on Paris public transport and its surrounding regions. National figures for foreigners committing crimes on public transport are lower but still high, approximately 76 percent of simple-theft suspects are foreigners and 71 percent of all theft suspects are foreigners. Some groups are highly overrepresented among foreigners. Maghrebi nationals, for instance, account for about 40 percent of theft suspects in transport nationwide, while making up roughly 2 percent of the national population, according to data analyst Marc Vanguard. ? Des chiffres CHOC sur l'insécurité viennent de sortir. ? Dans les transports en commun, les étrangers représentent 87% des mis en cause pour vols simples en Île-de-France, et 76% sur la France entière. Tous les chiffres dans ... Continue Reading »

"Human Extinction By 2030"... Remember That Major AI Psy-Op We Talked About? Authored by Kit Knightly via OffGuardian, I've been documenting the increasingly hysterical coverage of 'rogue AI' for the last six weeks, predicting a major psy-op or false flag. Well, kids it looks like the psy-op part is here. So far no false flag...but with the greatest level of hysteria since the early days of Covid circulating, maybe they won't need to DO anything. Maybe insane claims about a phantom threat will be enough. Oh yes, did you know Artificial Intelligence has a "10% chance of wiping out humanity before the end of the decade"? That's the headline on every single mainstream paper, the trending topic on every social media platform, the talking point on every news channel. Yes, from the producers of long-running hit show "CLIMATE CHANGE WILL KILL US ALL!" and the international sensation "COVID WILL KILL US ALL!" comes the latest experience in fear everyone is talking about. And this latest wave is already being used to push new "regulation", which should alarm anyone. It all started with a young man, apparently named Jacob Coxon, who is allegedly a former AI researcher for ... Continue Reading »

Trump Calls On Zelenskyy To Stop Attacks On Russian Diesel Facilities By Tom Gantert of Epoch Times President Donald Trump has called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop targeting Russian diesel fuel as the attacks are causing a global shortage and diesel in the United States has hit a record high. Trump was asked by a reporter on Sunday if he’d had conversations with Zelenskyy about the issue. Zelenskyy “has to do one thing. He has to stop knocking out diesel fuel in Russia,” Trump told reporters on the sidelines of the Irish Open, adding that he had spoken to the Ukrainian president about it. “There are plenty of other targets. Don’t hit diesel fuel, because that’s hurting, that’s hurting the world.” Ukraine has targeted Russia’s oil and gas industry for months with long-range attacks and Russia has responded with fuel rationing. In July, Russia banned diesel exports. Diesel in the United States rose to $6.20 a gallon on average on Sunday, a new record, while regular gas is selling for $4.31 a gallon on average, according to AAA. Zelenskyy has defended Ukraine’s tactics of striking Russian refineries. The Ukrainian president posted video on June ... Continue Reading »

Federal Investigation Of Gavin Newsom Expands According to a new report, the Justice Department has expanded its federal criminal investigation into California Gov. Gavin Newsom to include his international travel and personal expenses related to a nonprofit that funds his trips through private donations rather than taxpayer money. Earlier this month, the US Attorney's Office served subpoenas asking for about six years' worth of communications relating to the California State Protocol Foundation, according to the San Francisco Standard. They sought records concerning the foundation's donors and fundraising, Newsom's overseas travel and events, and any money that had been used for his personal and living expenses. The Protocol Foundation exists, on paper, to spare California taxpayers the cost of Newsom's travel expenses, but it has instead raised other ethical and legal issues. Since 2019, he has steered more than $7.5 million in outside donations to the nonprofit, with about $5.1 million coming from funds left over from his 2019 and 2023 gubernatorial inaugurations. However, the remaining donor roll includes corporations and foundations that have business before the California state government, creating the appearance of a pay-to-play arrangement in which companies like CVS, Zoox, ... Continue Reading »

BRICS Steps Off The Dollar, With Iran Pressing Hardest Authored by former CIA officer Larry Johnson The 18th BRICS summit opened on Saturday with the bloc taking its most concrete step yet toward loosening the grip of the US dollar, adopting a 45-page New Delhi Declaration on the first day and endorsing a payments architecture built to route cross-border trade around the Western financial system. For most members the move was incremental. For Iran — under sweeping US sanctions, a naval blockade, and roughly six months into a war with the United States and Israel — it was closer to a lifeline. The declaration and the payment rails Leaders gathered at the Bharat Mandapam convention center adopted the New Delhi Declaration 2026 unanimously on the opening day, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi emerging from a closed session to report that no member had objected to the text. The economic centerpiece was a commitment to expand trade and investment settled in members’ own national currencies, and to link their domestic payment and messaging systems so that transactions can move without passing through the dollar-denominated SWIFT network. According to the declaration, the bloc’s payment ... Continue Reading »

Trump's Grid Battery Ban Leaves Developers Guessing Authored by Haley Zaremba via OilPrice.com, The United States is trying to build up its energy storage capacities at a rapid scale. At the same time, it is trying to wean itself off of Chinese battery tech. In many ways, these two goals are in direct opposition to each other. China dominates global supply chains for clean energy tech in general, but especially when it comes to lithium-ion batteries, which power everything from your phone to your car. Approximately 80 percent of all battery cells in the world are made in China according to figures from the International Energy Agency. What is more, Beijing controls the production of EV battery cathode active material (85 percent of global production) and anode active material (more than 90 percent), and refines the vast majority of the critical minerals involved in their manufacturing. The Trump administration is eager to challenge Beijing's outsized presence in the global energy sector as part of its stated goal to establish "energy dominance." Toward the end of August, the Trump administration declared a national emergency that effectively bars the use of Chinese-made batteries in ... Continue Reading »

Arab Spring 2.0? Fuel Riots Erupt In Syria As Instability Spreads Across Mideast New footage posted on X shows what appear to be protests, with Israeli news organizations saying the anger is erupting because of skyrocketing fuel costs, reminiscent of the Arab Spring food riots 15 years ago. i24NEWS reports that demonstrations have popped up in parts of Raqqa, Hasakah and Deir ez-Zor provinces, with protesters blocking roads and stopping oil tankers as rising energy costs intensify affordability pressures. Videos on X, including one from Middle East Observer, show the chaos unfolding. Protests in Syria following the rise in fuel prices pic.twitter.com/PjOsnIw95s — Middle East Observer (@ME_Observer_) September 13, 2026 Other footage: 🇸🇾 Protests Escalate in Syria Large crowds have taken to the streets in Maarrat al-Numan, with protesters blocking the Aleppo–Damascus highway as demonstrations over the Al-Sharaa government’s latest fuel-price increases grow increasingly confrontational. Diesel prices jumped… https://t.co/9lkTD7Yfh3 pic.twitter.com/5YzAhxCVBx — DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) September 13, 2026 🇸🇾 Fuel protests spread to Hama Protests have erupted again in Hama, where demonstrators are blocking roads around Orontes Square (Sahat al-Asi) and burning tires in response to soaring fuel prices. pic.twitter.com/7ouwK1h91J — DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) September 13, 2026 The unrest underscores just how quickly ... Continue Reading »

Truckers Hauled Hundreds Of Kilos Of Cartel Cocaine On US-Canada Freight Lanes By Phil Brink of FreightWaves.com, Federal prosecutors charged a California restaurant operator after agents seized more than 40 pounds of methamphetamine. Investigators found the drugs inside his residence and Hyundai Sonata, according to a federal affidavit. Searches also uncovered three firearms, a digital scale and $11,800 in cash. The operation grew from a wider organized crime investigation involving long-haul truck drivers. A federal grand jury indicted Kawal Preet Singh, 50, on Sept. 3. The indictment contains five counts, including two methamphetamine distribution charges from May 12 and July 13. Two additional counts accuse Singh of possession with intent to distribute on Aug. 18. Each drug count involves at least 500 grams of methamphetamine. A fifth count alleges he possessed an Accu-Tek handgun to further a trafficking offense. Singh operated a Round Table Pizza restaurant in Dinuba, California. Authorities claim he distributed wholesale quantities from that business while armed with illegal firearms. Trucking network moved cocaine across borders The FBI’s Fresno Resident Agency opened its organized crime investigation during February 2025. Intelligence connected suspected participants with drug trafficking, extortion, human trafficking and ... Continue Reading »

Bill Maher Delivers A Brutal 9/11 Reality Check To The Left Bill Maher used the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks to say something that once required no courage at all: terrorists are terrorists. That the observation now counts as provocative says something about how far we've come since 2001. On Real Time with Bill Maher, in a segment titled "Clash of Civilizations," Maher walked through what has happened in the 25 years since 9/11. "Since it's the 25th anniversary of 9/11, and since, for 25 years, we've been kept relatively safe from anything close to another 9/11, how about a hand for the Americans who made that happen? Because it didn't just happen; there was a war on terror, and we won," he said. "And yet so much has changed since 9/11; for example, back then we were against the terrorists." The audience laughed, but he was being serious. Around the 20th anniversary, for example, four American journalism associations issued guidance insisting that "terrorism should only be used in quotes because it's emotionally and politically loaded." Canadian state broadcasters instructed staff, "Do not refer to the September 11th attacks as terrorist ... Continue Reading »

Shareholder Ownership Gives Way To Corporate Control Authored by Iain O'Brien via RealClearMarkets, Today's business ownership landscape is increasingly complicated by financial, voting, contractual and capital arrangements. A direct relationship between ownership and control can no longer be assumed, particularly for strategically important companies. Sika, a Swiss chemicals company, entered a four-year corporate battle in 2014, when building-material firm Saint-Gobain announced it would buy a controlling majority. Although the Burkard family owned 16% of shares, a dual-class structure granted them over 52% of voting rights. Sika showed why economic ownership does not necessarily equal voting power. A relevant example took place between American firms Endeavor Group Holdings, now WME Group, and Silver Lake, in 2024. Endeavor agreed to be taken private by Silver Lake, which already controlled over 70% of Endeavor's voting rights. Silver Lake could therefore approve the merger, effectively controlling the company's future before owning it. Mubadala, Goldman Sachs and other investors also took part, making a true "owner" difficult to define. The stakes change when a company is deeply involved in a country's industrial capacity. Energy infrastructure, semiconductors, and critical-mineral producers introduce geopolitical considerations. Korea Zinc, among the world's most prominent ... Continue Reading »

Johnson Says $5,000 Trump Payments Require Congress To Act House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said on Sunday that President Trump's plan to send $5,000 dividend checks to American adults if Republicans keep both the House and Senate would require an act of Congress.  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks during the second day of the 2026 Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas on Sept. 10, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times "I would assume, yes, he'd need Congress to act, and that’s a creative idea," Johnson told CNN in a "State of the Union" interview. Tapper: Where would the money come from for Trump's $5,000 checks? Speaker Johnson: "It's a new, creative idea…We applaud the president for thinking outside the box." pic.twitter.com/bCXZ3w8izp — Bulwark Clips (@BulwarkClips) September 13, 2026 "We have to figure all that out. But I think what he was articulating … is that he’s saying that, if you want more money in your pocket, you have to keep Republicans in charge," Johnson continued.  Then in a separate interview with NBC's "Meet the Press," Johnson said when asked whether payments would be sent, that he would "commit that Congress will work through it and find consensus on that, like they ... Continue Reading »

The Extremism - And Irrelevancy - Of The 'Democratic Socialists' Authored by Rob Natelson via The Epoch Times, This column may provide you with all you need to know about the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). This is the fringe group that the media and a relatively small handful of voters have turned into a supposedly significant force. The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) have been much in the news lately. Their candidates have won some Democratic Party primaries, and a few have even been elected to local offices. This article makes two points. The first is that the DSA is an extremist organization. It is not "democratic socialist" in the fashion of the British Labour Party or the German Social Democrats. When pundits label the DSA as communist, they are not far off the mark. The second point is that the legacy media have covered this tiny group to a grossly disproportionate extent, while leaving far more significant conservative and libertarian organizations in the shadows. As explained below, this is not the first time the media have acted this way. The DSA's Extremism According to the DSA website, it rejects authoritarian forms of socialism. Yet ... Continue Reading »

California Enacts New Child Safety Laws On Social Media And AI Chatbots Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed bills that restrict how social media companies may design products for children and that tighten rules for AI companion chatbots. California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to reporters in Stockton, Calif., on Oct. 22, 2025. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images He announced the package on X. "I just signed the strongest kid safety laws for AI chatbots and social media in America," Newsom wrote. "California is banning addictive social media features for kids, cracking down on dangerous AI chatbots, and strengthening privacy protections for ALL kids. PROTECT OUR KIDS!" The signing took place in Marin County, where Newsom was joined by his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, and the legislators who carried the measures. The social media bills focus on product design. AB 1709, by Assemblyman Josh Lowenthal, a Democrat representing Long Beach, bars platforms from offering users under 16 autoplay and algorithmic feeds drawn from a user's history and profile. AB 2, also Lowenthal's, adds civil penalties when children are injured. Fighting Online Addiction In September 2024, Newsom signed SB 976, the Protecting Our Kids from ... Continue Reading »

Resource Nationalism Hits Tungsten: US Locks Down Scrap, UK Funds Mine, Zimbabwe Bans Exports, Vietnam Weighs Curbs Governments are tightening control over tungsten supplies, creating an opening for Almonty Industries as Western buyers seek alternatives to China's quasi-monopolistic market position on not just tungsten but rare earths. Tungsten and other critical materials underpin defense production, semiconductor manufacturing, AI data center buildouts, power grid upgrades and industrial tooling, basically some of the building blocks of the modern economy. First, US banning tungsten scraps export Second,UK government investing in Tungsten West Third, Zimbabwe banning Tungsten concentrates export Forth, Vietnam does the same Who's next?! https://t.co/zmPs1K5rJM — Teo (@Teo_Sinamin) September 11, 2026 The latest developments point to growing competition for shrinking available supply. The US has restricted tungsten scrap exports, the UK has backed Tungsten West with up to £71 million, and Zimbabwe has suspended exports of tungsten and antimony in all forms, including ores and concentrates. Vietnam is also considering restrictions on ore and concentrate shipments to support domestic processing. This all suggests resource nationalism will make deliverable tungsten ex-China even harder to source.  With China accounting for roughly 80% of global tungsten production and having throttled exports of this critical ... Continue Reading »

New Report Exposes Climate Litigants' Campaign To Influence The Judiciary Authored by Michael Toth via RealClearEnergy, Thousands of judges across the nation have sat through climate-science training and received literature from trusted federal bodies and scientific institutes. Those judges had every right to expect that the information they received was neutral, objective, settled science. They were mistaken. My latest research paper presents the first full taxonomy of a coordinated, multi-year campaign designed to shape how the American judiciary understands climate litigation. It documents how the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) built an extensive educational apparatus to train judges on climate issues - in the words of one session attendee - "from what would effectively be the plaintiff's side." ELI routinely portrays itself as a neutral arbiter committed to "insightful and impartial analysis." In 2018, it launched the Climate Judiciary Project (CJP) to provide judges with "authoritative, objective, and trusted education on climate science." Yet, as my report details, CJP shares multiple donors and advisors with Sher Edling LLP, the San Francisco-based law firm behind more than two dozen climate lawsuits against energy companies. The training methodology CJP deployed is striking. The goal was not merely ... Continue Reading »