Sir Ken McCallum says operations to tackle terrorism and state threats are now roughly of an "equal scale". Continue Reading »

Chapman, who was in his 20s, died after entering the tiger's enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. Continue Reading »

The head of English football's independent regulator says he will resign if he encounters any political interference over Manchester City's future. Continue Reading »

Guilfoyle the allegations of improper conduct are "false" and being ambassador was the "honour of a lifetime". Continue Reading »

The influential economics body has upgraded its UK growth forecast for this year, but risks remain. Continue Reading »

Senators told Trump, the deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin "will not achieve just ends, nor will it benefit Americans." Continue Reading »

Economists expect the consumer price index for September to rise 0.6% on the month and 3.6% year over year. Continue Reading »

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned of rogue agents operating at scale and said the bank is building defensive tools. Continue Reading »

New York Fed President John Williams sees one more rate hike in 2026 but no additional increase in 2027 as inflation pressures ease. Continue Reading »

Deadly attacks at Riyadh’s main airport are disrupting airlines, closing airspace and raising new security questions for commercial aviation. Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Baptiste DEDIEU © 2026 AFP Incapable de marquer malgré un bon nombre d'occasions, le RC Lens a pris une leçon de réalisme en s'inclinant 2 à 0 face au Sporting Portugal, redoutable en transition mardi, lors de la deuxième journée de Ligue des champions.Un mois après avoir idéalement lancé leur aventure européenne en ramenant trois points de Prague, les Sang et Or ont vécu leur premier coup d'arrêt en C1 face à l'un des quarts de finalistes de la dernière édition, vainqueur grâce à des buts de Luis Suarez (22e) et d'Issa Doumbia (74e).Quatre jours après la première victoire de l'ère Cahuzac, un succès convaincant face à Lyon, Lens a débuté sa rencontre avec les mêmes ingrédients pour le retour de la Ligue des champions à Bollaert, trois ans après le dernier parcours artésien dans la plus belle des compétitions du vieux continent.Mais face à un adversaire plus habitué des joutes européennes, les Lensois ont cruellement manqué de réalisme et ont peiné à contenir les transitions fulgurantes des Lisboètes, très dangereux quand ils sont parvenus à casser le bloc adverse en servant leurs attaquants dans le dos de défenseurs lensois pas toujours suffisamment vigilants.Dès la semaine ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP Une vingtaine d'agents du CHU de la Guadeloupe, à Pointe-à-Pitre, ont fait valoir leur droit de retrait, après la découverte d'un rat dans l'enceinte de l'hôpital, entraînant la déprogrammation de l'activité du bloc opératoire depuis lundi, a-t-on appris mardi de sources concordantes.Une réunion entre la direction du CHU et des agents s'est tenue mardi, à Pointe-à-Pitre. Selon le CHU, "deux blocs d’urgence" sont restés opérationnels pour prendre en charge les urgences vitales, et, au regard des mesures prises, "l'activité peut reprendre"."Le rat aurait été aperçu samedi, par nos collègues du bloc, qui nous ont envoyé une vidéo dimanche", a indiqué à l’AFP Brigitte Amacin, secrétaire de section du syndicat UTS-UGTG au CHU."Du coup, lundi, les autres collègues ont dit +non, hors de question de travailler dans cette situation+ et ils ont décidé de faire valoir leur droit de retrait", selon la même source. Selon un décompte de l’AFP, les agents concernés représentent environ la moitié des personnels du bloc opératoire.Sur la vidéo en question, diffusée sur la chaîne Guadeloupe la 1e, un rat court dans un couloir, avant de se glisser sous une porte battante. On y entend une femme hurler et rire ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Melissa PAISES © 2026 AFP Dans un marché aux bestiaux du Salvador, des vaches efflanquées défilent sous le regard inquiet des éleveurs, dans un contexte de manque de pluie lié au phénomène météorologique El Niño.Les propriétaires des animaux sont contraints de les vendre à prix cassés, avant qu'ils ne succombent à la sécheresse.Le marchandage a commencé dès l'aube à la foire de Sensuntepeque, située à 80 km au nord-est de San Salvador, dans le "couloir sec" centraméricain, zone aride qui s'étend du sud du Mexique à l'ouest du Panama, et particulièrement vulnérable au Niño. "Voyez comme cette bête est maigre !", interpelle Antonio Aguilar, un éleveur de 54 ans interrogé par l'AFP, en montrant une vache qui n'a plus que la peau sur les os. Comme lui, plusieurs éleveurs "se débarrassent de leur bétail, faute d'herbe", en les vendant, explique-t-il. Mais ils ne peuvent s'attendre qu'à un prix bas pour ces animaux décharnés."Le bétail a perdu une quantité incroyable de viande" et s'est "beaucoup déprécié", déplore Francisco Escobar, autre éleveur. ... Continue Reading »

Par TV5MONDE MOHAMED KACI TV5 JWPlayer Field France, Belgique, Suisse, Italie, au travail ou à la maison, les femmes sont appelées à s'arrêter ce 13 octobre. Égalité des genres : à quand une réalité ?! On en parle avec nos invitées. Continue Reading »

Par TV5MONDE Demet KORKMAZ TV5 JWPlayer Field Le Fonds Monétaire Internationale a dévoilé ses prévisions pour 2026-2027. L'économie mondiale fera, un peu mieux que prévu : avec une croissance à 3,1% mais, comme toujours, il y a de grandes disparités. Décryptage avec Demet Korkmaz. Continue Reading »

The global transition to a family-less way of life and its consequences Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Vladimir Zelensky has said Ukraine received no advance warning from its Western partners ahead of the latest Russian missile strike Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

US President Donald Trump has sacked ambassador to Greece Kimberley Guilfoyle amid mounting corruption claims Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Ukrainian strikes on Yandex data centers didn’t wipe “Russian bots” off social media, no matter what Vladimir Zelensky and his backers claim Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Kiev’s public shaming of allies may no longer pay off once Washington starts treating its leader, not Moscow, as the obstacle Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Такую возможность обсуждали президент Соединенных Штатов Дональд Трамп и израильский премьер-министр Биньямин Нетаньяху, пишет издание Continue Reading »

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Помимо 16 заседаний в 2026 году еще 8 слушаний состоятся в январе 2027 года Continue Reading »

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Zacharia confuses President for husband in first briefing... (First column, 1st story, link) Related stories:Out-of-breath, nervous, takes just 3 questions...Could Already Be Fired?Says She's Lawyer, But 'No Evidence' Ever Passed Bar Exam?MAG: Symptom of America's Literary Decline... Continue Reading »

The Devil’s Throat walkway at Iguazu Falls is dismantled as water surged to nearly eight times its average. Continue Reading »

The Bundibugyo strain fuels deadliest Ebola outbreak in DRC’s history as health workers face mistrust from communities. Continue Reading »

US president suggests that Yemen-based group are 'purposefully trying to drive up oil prices' before November vote. Continue Reading »

The alliance presents a common vision to deter adversaries. Continue Reading »

Eight endangered orangutans were released into a protected forest in Indonesia after wildfires destroyed their habitat. Continue Reading »

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Shirin Saeidi, fired after praising Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei and calling for Israel’s dismantlement, says Arkansas’ antisemitism law was used to punish her views despite a faculty panel’s unanimous recommendation to reinstate her Continue Reading »

NBC, Axios and The Atlantic report that the Pentagon is preparing for possible renewed military operations against Iran within weeks, potentially before the November 3 elections, as Trump says Tehran is willing to make sweeping concessions despite stalled negotiations Continue Reading »

Bar Zonshine was 23 when four of his soldiers were abducted and he fought for two and a half days near Kissufim; three years later, he has abandoned plans to leave the army, still asks ‘what if’ and says Oct. 7 must remain ‘a warning sign above our heads’ Continue Reading »

Trump vows the US will ‘always stand against terror and evil’ as top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries calls for a dramatic policy shift and Palestinian state; New York mayor heckled at Union Square vigil Continue Reading »

Russia has reaped a diesel deal and an increase in U.S. pressure on Ukraine as President Trump’s political needs align with his longstanding inclinations toward Russia. Continue Reading »

Shocked by the U.S. agreement with Russia, which Ukraine has called “a gift” to President Putin, officials in Europe have coalesced around a cautious diplomatic message. Continue Reading »

Ms. Guilfoyle was asked to quit by the White House after a string of damaging reports, including that she had asked a Republican donor to pay off a credit card. Continue Reading »

Two major Republican super PACs are said to be withdrawing cash from the races of the incumbent Representatives Thomas H. Kean Jr. of New Jersey and Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa in an effort to triage the midterm map. Continue Reading »

The expansive changes to campus life, including working closely with the state police, come in the wake of the national uproar caused by allegations of a gang rape at a fraternity house. 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 »

Running against corruption is not new. But Democrats have turned the familiar attack into a broader message tied to voters’ economic pain. Continue Reading »

The push includes cutting off spending for some House races, piling in money to shore up others and training its focus on key Senate races. Continue Reading »

Changes to SNAP from Republicans’ megalaw are rolling out in a year when affordability woes top voters’ priority lists and grocery prices strain their wallets. Continue Reading »

The veteran Democratic strategist, who managed Barack Obama’s narrow 2008 victory in the state, urged donors and supporters to stay focused on Roy Cooper’s Senate campaign. Continue Reading »

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 »

It comes as both parties rush resources into the deep-red state. Continue Reading »

The two senators suggest there are things the Trump administration can do now to guard against cybersecurity breaches. Continue Reading »

“This deal is a gift to our adversary and a betrayal of our Allies; it should be rescinded,” the senators wrote. Continue Reading »

The significant sum comes as Alaska becomes a pivotal Senate battleground. Continue Reading »

House Democrats are going after Rep. Tom Kean, and spending to hold on to a tough Maine seat and two seats the GOP gerrymandered to win in Texas and Florida. Continue Reading »

The senators are questioning the legality of the decision, citing Congress’ 2022 ban on Russian energy imports. Continue Reading »

The White House announced the agreement as negotiations with Ukraine were being held in Miami. Continue Reading »

The vice president has made a habit of swearing, apologizing and calling attention to his own language. Not everyone is convinced it's spontaneous. Continue Reading »

The threat comes a week after Trump signed an executive order renaming AI to “super intelligence.” Continue Reading »

Trump pledged to keep the blockade in place, while ruling out attacks ahead of Nov. 3. Continue Reading »

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AllSides analyzed under-reported and omitted stories across the political spectrum this week. Which ones did you miss? Continue Reading »

Trump Sends $500 Obamacare Refunds to Nearly 1 Million Americans in 30 States Continue Reading »

The White House on Wednesday began mailing $500 refund checks to just about 1 million Americans who the administration says were overcharged for their ObamaCare insurance. Treasury Department… Continue Reading »

Elon Musk has quietly funneled more than $276 million into Republican groups and his super PAC since the start of July, building a huge turnout operation to help the party battle headwinds in the midterm elections. Continue Reading »

Tech trillionaire Elon Musk gave $276 million to several Republican super PACs and organizations over the past three months, as the GOP faces headwinds ahead of the midterm elections. Continue Reading »

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has spent $276 million on behalf of Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, making him the largest donor this cycle, The Post has learned. Continue Reading »

France spent the past three weeks watching its high schools burn. What originally began in late September at a suburban school outside Paris as a protest over missing teachers, overcrowded classrooms, and decaying buildings spread to hundreds of schools and quickly metastasized into riots that included Marxists, Antifa, and Islamists. On the biggest day, the interior ministry counted more than 250,000 people in the streets. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu called the casualties the heaviest toll on the school system in decades: at least 215 teenagers and 85 staff injured, plus more than 760 police officers. Twenty-four schools have been burned or ransacked. Continue Reading »

The U.S. Army unveiled its plan to prepare soldiers to fight through biological attacks rather than assume every threat can be stopped. The newly signed plan bringing biological warfare scenarios into routine combat training as artificial intelligence (AI) and biotechnology raise new concerns about the weapons America's adversaries could develop in the near future. "Can we protect every soldier from every possible bio threat? Probably not," Dr. Alison Tamasi, a senior official at the Army's Nuclear and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Agency, told reporters on Monday. Continue Reading »

President Trump is picking a fight with Senate Republicans right before the midterm elections with his surprise deal to allow Russia to export diesel to the United States. Four Republican senators — Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), John Curtis (Utah) and Thom Tillis (N.C.) — have already spoken out against the controversial deal between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Continue Reading »

In October 2024, a federal jury in Las Vegas convicted Michele Fiore, a local elected official and ardent supporter of President Donald Trump, of charity fraud. Fiore, the jury found, solicited donations for a slain police officer's memorial and spent nearly $80,000 of it on plastic surgery, her daughter's wedding and rent. The jury deliberated for less than two hours, including a lunch break, before finding Fiore guilty on seven charges brought by the Department of Justice. Weeks before she was to be sentenced last year, Trump granted Fiore "a full and unconditional pardon," sparing her the prospect of decades in prison, payment of criminal fines, and any restitution to donors whose funds she misspent. In a statement at the time, a White House spokesperson noted Fiore's support for the president and said that Biden-era prosecutors had targeted the politician, known in Nevada as "Lady Trump," because of "outspoken conservative views." Continue Reading »

Most Americans think Donald Trump is profiting off the presidency in unethical or illegal ways and is focused more on his wealth than helping people like them, a new AP-NORC poll finds. As Trump's family business pulls in record money from new ventures helped by his policies, the survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that when it comes to allegations that Trump is profiting from the presidency, about 6 in 10 U.S. adults believe he is either illegally profiting or doing something unethical but not illegal. Only about 2 in 10 think the Republican president is doing nothing wrong, while a similar share say they don't know enough to say. Continue Reading »

President Trump has asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign as U.S. ambassador to Greece following a string of damaging reports, including that she asked a Republican donor to pay off her credit card, the White House press secretary said Tuesday. In response to a question from a reporter about Ms. Guilfoyle's status, Mr. Trump's new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, said: "We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign. She has been a wonderful asset to the team and we wish her well." Continue Reading »

It rained most of Sunday in Washington, as the remnants of Hurricane Isaias washed over the East Coast. Unable to golf, and stuck inside the White House, President Trump spent part of his morning on social media touting the size of his rallies and defending Christopher Columbus. He also declared that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to halt strikes against each other's energy infrastructures. Except that he hadn't first confirmed that with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky—and Russia spent the hours that followed bombarding Ukraine with missiles and drones, hitting a Kharkiv power plant. Continue Reading »

Nothing promotes economic growth more assuredly than cheap energy. Nothing dampens economic growth more comprehensively than high energy costs — and this is particularly true with regards to diesel fuel. Over 90% of freight in the UK moves by heavy-goods vehicle. Despite mandates to electrify the fleet, almost all these trucks still run on diesel. Diesel prices therefore impact everything you buy, and are critical to the construction, agriculture and manufacturing sectors. The 40% rise in UK diesel prices this year has increased inflation; slowed economic growth; and made interest-rate cuts much less likely. This painful price rise is a result of both current events and long-term, structural problems. Continue Reading »

Desperation is not a good look for an American president. The price of Diesel #2 — the type of diesel typically used in, among other applications, trucks, buses, tractors, generators, and construction equipment — has soared in the last few months. In early January, it was priced at around $3.50 per gallon. It spiked as soon as the war against Iran began, and apart from one brief pullback, it has kept on up and now costs about $6.20 per gallon. Continue Reading »

Voters in key races in Iowa and Ohio are being peppered with campaign messaging that relies on misleading claims made by biased websites parading as nonpartisan news sources. NewsGuard, a controversial tool in its own right that provides "trust ratings" for news and information websites, found video ads for the make-or-break races featured on-screen citations of George Soros-backed and other "pink slime" websites that "present themselves as professional news outlets but are secretly backed by partisan groups with a clear though undisclosed agenda." Continue Reading »

Angela Paxton, the estranged wife of Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton, has waded into the state's hotly contested Senate race by encouraging Texans to vote Republican in the midterm elections—while avoiding directly mentioning her husband. Angela Paxton—who filed for divorce last year, alleging adultery—long remained mum on the race, in which her husband is facing off against Democrat James Talarico. Over the summer, she declined to share with the New York Times whether she would vote for Ken Paxton in the November election. Continue Reading »

Rising gas and diesel prices are a major reason Republicans risk losing the House and possibly the Senate in November, but President Donald Trump's energy deal with Russia will not fix that. It is too tiny and comes too late to change anyone's mind about the economy. Worse, it provides much-needed economic relief to a Russian war machine that continues its unrelenting attacks on Ukraine. Continue Reading »

FTC Seeks To Hold Martin Shkreli In Contempt For Allegedly Violating Lifetime Pharmaceutical Industry Ban Federal regulators are seeking to hold Martin Shkreli in contempt of court, accusing the controversial former pharmaceutical executive of repeatedly violating a lifetime ban on participating in the drug industry. The Federal Trade Commission, joined by seven states, filed a motion Tuesday alleging that Shkreli has continued trading pharmaceutical stocks and publicly commenting on drug companies despite a 2022 federal court injunction prohibiting him from involvement in the industry. According to the FTC's filing, Shkreli has publicly traded shares in at least 60 pharmaceutical companies since leaving prison in May 2022. Regulators also contend that his social media activity, including livestreams discussing biotech investments and individual companies, amounts to additional violations of the court order. The dispute stems from Shkreli's involvement with Vyera Pharmaceuticals, formerly Turing Pharmaceuticals, which acquired the rights to Daraprim, a medication used to treat toxoplasmosis, and subsequently increased its price from $17.50 to $750 per tablet. In 2022, a federal judge in Manhattan found that Shkreli had orchestrated an anticompetitive scheme designed to prevent generic competitors from entering the market, allowing the company to ... Continue Reading »

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Navi Pillay Accused Of Helping China Target Uyghur Dissidents Authored by AG News Staff via American Greatness, Newly named 2026 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay is facing serious allegations that she helped China's communist government identify Uyghur dissidents during her tenure as the United Nations' top human rights official. Uyghur activists and human rights watchdogs raised concerns over the weekend, accusing Pillay, a former U.N. high commissioner for human rights, of overseeing the disclosure of sensitive information about dissidents to Beijing, potentially exposing them and their families to persecution. Dolkun Isa, former president of the World Uyghur Congress, said the U.N. placed significant obstacles in his organization's path during Pillay's leadership. "I later learned that the office she led had shared information about my participation, and that of other human rights defenders, with the Chinese government without our consent," Isa said. He described the disclosure as a betrayal by an institution responsible for protecting human rights. "A Nobel Peace Prize does not place anyone beyond accountability," Isa added, demanding answers about who authorized the disclosures. The accusations surfaced days after the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday that Pillay would receive its ... Continue Reading »

Disney Says FCC Used Early License Reviews As "Maximal Coercive Pressure" On ABC While Dodging The Courts Disney and ABC told a federal court on Monday that the FCC ordered early license reviews of all eight ABC-owned stations to pressure the network over its programming, and picked that route because the alternatives would have put the dispute in front of a judge. Disney's attorneys wrote in the filing, as reported by TheWrap, that that "Defendants sought to inflict maximal coercive pressure on the media company whose speech the Administration sought to curb, while deliberately evading judicial review." Disney argues the FCC could have used administrative subpoenas, monetary penalties or cease-and-desist orders instead, and that some of those would have required the agency to go to federal court. Disney's lawyers pointed to an Oct. 6 hearing, where government attorneys acknowledged that other enforcement tools were available. The company says the agency's choice not to use them undercuts its stated reason for the reviews. The FCC ordered the reviews on April 28 and required ABC to file renewal applications by May 28, even though the stations' licenses were not due for renewal until 2028 ... Continue Reading »

"Busiest Week Ever": Goldman's Trading Desk Sees Rush Into Brazil After Bolsonaro's First-Round Win Brazil's general elections earlier this month sparked a right-wing wave at the polls. Though most polls forecast socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva narrowly leading in the first-round presidential race, right-wing Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro beat the unhinged leftist by around 2 percentage points. Bolsonaro and Lula now head to an October 25 runoff, with the latest polls putting Bolsonaro ahead. A PoderData/Aya survey released earlier today put Bolsonaro at 51% of valid votes and Lula at 49%, a statistical tie within the poll's 1.8-percentage-point margin of error. Bolsonaro's lead narrowed to 2 percentage points from 6 in the October 8 poll. The senator lost 2 points while Lula gained 2 points in the latest survey, conducted over the weekend. A separate BTG Pactual/Nexus poll released today showed Bolsonaro ahead by a wider margin, with 52% of valid votes against Lula's 48%. That survey interviewed 2,002 voters over the same period and carries a margin of error of 2 percentage points. Polymarket odds imply an 86.5% probability of a Bolsonaro victory in Brazil's presidential election, compared with 14% for Lula (as ... Continue Reading »

Houthi War Escalates: Riyadh Strikes Sanaa Oil, As Several Saudi Airports Shuttered The Saudi coalition, which is calling itself the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, on Tuesday issued a warning for civilians to evacuate a site in Sanaa ahead of a targeted operation. The city has been held by the Houthis going all the way back to 2014, and is the main base of the Iran-aligned government there. Specifically, civilians are being urged evacuate the Yemen Petroleum Company’s Al-Sabahah central fuel station in Sanaa, and the publication went so far as to issue an illustrative map of the location. There are emerging reports of active bombings of the area. Additional to this was (on the flip side) a published warning by Ansar Allah on Tuesday for Saudi citizens to "evacuate" areas near Aramco’s headquarters in Dammam, King Khalid Airport in Riyadh, and Aramco's Riyadh refinery - which comes amid ongoing reports of the Houthis targeting territory of the kingdom. The Saudi capital's international airport of Riyadh has been shuttered since deadly weekend attacks, and expectations are that it will remain closed through at least Saturday, according to a fresh NOTAM issued. We "call on ... Continue Reading »

Saudi Arabia Rejects Request From Netanyahu To Join Yemen Operations Israeli media is reporting that the Netanyahu government wants to join the fight against the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen, and is seeking the Saudi coalition's permission to do so. At the moment, Saudi jets are patrolling the skies and conducing hundreds of bombing raids against territory held by the Ansar Allah movement, in support of the Aden-based government under the Presidential Leadership Council. AFP/ReutersHaaretz is one prominent news source which reported that the Israeli prime minister had through US mediation offered Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman military help as a way to strengthen ties with the kingdom and face a joint enemy. However, Haaretz has also underscored that MbS is rejecting the appeal, mainly on fears it could cause outrage and backlash among his domestic population. Without doubt, the powerful clerical and Islamic courts establishment would also not be happy at a military partnership with Israel, or 'the Jewish state', related to Yemen. There has likely long been hidden intelligence cooperation between the Saudis and Israelis, especially related to the last decade of covert war in Syria to oust Assad. Broadly, Riyadh and Tel Aviv have ... Continue Reading »

How Long To Rebuild The Gulf? Paul Sankey And Arjun Murti Debate Oil's Future Tonight At 7pm ET With Brent crude trading above $100 per barrel and the Iran war continuing to disrupt global energy supplies, a troubling question remains: if the fighting ends tomorrow, how long will it take to repair the damage already inflicted on the Middle East's energy infrastructure? Tonight at 7pm ET, ZeroHedge brings together two of Wall Street's most accomplished energy analysts, Paul Sankey and Arjun Murti, to debate the future of oil markets, with MacroVoices founder Erik Townsend moderating. The debate comes amid renewed attacks on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, where 24 vessels were struck during the two weeks ending October 11, according to the Financial Times. And while crude exports from the Gulf have recovered considerably, the region's refining industry remains severely impaired. According to Reuters, Gulf crude and condensate exports recovered to 91% of prewar levels in September, while refined fuel exports remained at just 60%. "The Saudis always tell the truth about the oil market," says @crudegusher, highlighting global oil inventories. "These guys have been saying, 'We've got a major problem here.'" https://t.co/apDZVa2Ng6 ... Continue Reading »

Judge Blocks Further Tree Removal At DC Golf Course Trump Seeks To Renovate Authored by Jackson Richman via The Epoch Times, A federal judge issued a restraining order blocking further tree removal at a historic golf course the president plans to remake in Washington, after the Trump administration waited until nearly 5 p.m. on Friday to notify the court before removing hundreds of trees over the weekend. In an emergency hearing on Oct. 12, Judge Ana C. Reyes of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said she was "furious" at the Justice Department, which she said "lost all credibility" by not notifying her of the removal sooner. The order prevents further tree removal until Oct. 13 at 2 p.m. ET. The hearing was part of an ongoing legal battle between the Trump administration, which seeks to renovate the East Potomac Golf Links course, and the D.C. Preservation League, which argues that President Donald Trump's planned changes violate the National Environmental Policy Act. That law requires federal agencies to assess the environmental effects of their proposed actions before making final decisions. The plaintiffs - the league and golfers Alex Dickson and ... Continue Reading »

491 Fugitives Hiding In Public Housing Arrested In Nationwide Sweep Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, A multi-month law enforcement operation has led to the arrests of 491 criminal fugitives living in government-assisted housing. The Department of Housing and Urban Development in Alexandria, Va., on May 29, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesThe multi-agency initiative, Operation Clean House, was carried out by the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) Office of Inspector General (OIG) along with the U.S. Marshals Service and other state and local law enforcement partners across 12 cities, including Memphis, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Columbus, and Minneapolis, HUD said in an Oct. 8 statement. "We will not allow criminal predators and fraudsters to use HUD housing as a haven or live freely on the taxpayer's dime," HUD Secretary Scott Turner said in the statement. "Operation Clean House removed dangerous drug traffickers, rapists, and sex offenders and delivered real accountability. President Trump promised to restore once-great American cities, and we are fulfilling that promise by making our communities safer." The arrested individuals include those wanted for serious criminal offenses such as rape, murder, aggravated assault, sex offenses against children, ... Continue Reading »

"More Pain To Come": Global Smartphone Shipments Plunge As Memory Crisis Crushes Budget Models Global smartphone shipments tumbled 22% in the third quarter as soaring memory chip costs forced handset manufacturers to scrap lower-priced models and focus on premium models, delaying purchases for working-class consumers, according to a new note by Loop Capital Markets. Loop Capital analyst John Donovan wrote early Tuesday that handset shipments totaled 251 million units in the quarter, down from 320 million a year earlier. The decline accelerated from 3% in the first quarter and 7% in the second. Donovan added more color: The smartphone market endured its most precipitous drop in unit shipments in CQ3 2026 by posting unit shipments worse than consensus estimates, but right in line with the morose outlook provided by Loop's TMT Smartphone squad these past 2-3 quarters. All indications point to further declines in the coming quarters, perhaps a mild reprieve in CQ4 2026, but 2027 is shaping up to be another challenging year for the Smartphone suppliers. In what cannot be a surprise to anyone by this time, skyrocketing costs particularly (but not limited to) the memory has decimated the ability to supply ... Continue Reading »

Energy Department Orders PJM To Dispatch Units, Backup Power Through Mid-October Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Department of Energy on Oct. 12 issued an emergency order directing PJM Interconnection, the largest U.S. grid operator, to dispatch specified generating units and order their operation as needed to maintain reliability. The emergency order, Order No. 202-26-50, also authorizes PJM to direct backup generation resources ahead of declaring an Energy Emergency Alert 3 or during one. PJM may call on its transmission owners and electric distribution companies to carry out the order. The grid operator serves more than 65 million people across 13 states and the District of Columbia. PJM filed the application on Oct. 11, forecasting demand "at or around 111,500 MW (or higher)" for Oct. 13. The company said the system would sit within 900 MW of its reserve margin on Oct. 14. Anticipated generation outages were put at 61,591 MW, with the most acute pressure predicted to be in the BGE, PEPCO, and Dominion zones, which primarily serve Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright determined a statutory emergency existed, citing ... Continue Reading »

Anthropic Issues Warning Over Self-Replicating AI - And Says A Chinese Model Pulled It Off Dario's back with another one. Anthropic's Frontier Red Team (yes, really) warned Monday in a blog post that small AI models may be "months away" from copying themselves across smart ovens, off-brand Android TV boxes and other poorly secured gadgets in your home, forming a botnet with no off switch. "A replicator like this would be challenging to shut down, since there's no centralized point to shut off - though it may be slow (with a doubling time of days). Unlike non-AI malware, it could also figure out unfamiliar devices on its own." To prove the point, researchers bought 15 TV boxes at about $55 each, networked them together, and ran Google's Gemma model across them at a glacial 0.39 tokens per second - in what Anthropic called the coming "digital slime mold." Co-author Daniel Freeman was even more breathless on X: If you react to this by thinking it’s kind of sci-fi, that’s because I kind of think it is! This is super weird! We did not used to live in a world where little guys in boxes could replicate across networks, ... Continue Reading »

"Our Message Is: Smash Everything"; Belgian Students Expose Ignorance Over Protest Purposes In Revealing Video Authored by - Remix News Staff - via Remix News, A video clip of a Black male student at ongoing protests in Belgium showed him saying he does not know why he is protesting, and that his message is to "smash everything." The clip is being used as another piece of evidence that the protests are not really about reforms or improving education standards, but instead serve as a pretext for ethnic minorities to riot, destroy, and attack police. After he calls for protesters to "smash everything," the crowd of Black youths and other ethnic minorities, many heavily masked, began hooting and screaming in response. The video further shows burning shared bicycles and electric scooters, the same products many on the left promote as an alternative to CO2-producing cars and trucks. In a post from Belgian political activist Dries Van Langenhove, he writes about the video: "European people can't comprehend this because we're simply not the same. They destroy. It's what they do. It's who they are. Politicians now come up with all sorts of fake 'solutions': more ... Continue Reading »

The New-Keynesian Establishment Is Congratulating Itself On A Job Well Done By Benjamin Picton, senior market strategist at Rabobank Give Yourself A Pat On The Back Growing up in Australia in the 1990s one would inevitably encounter curiously ‘Aussie’ cultural practises. One such practise was school children being directed by teachers to “give yourself a pat on the back” whenever you did particularly well at something. This wasn’t just a figure of speech; the children would literally reach over their shoulder and pat themselves on the back. I’m unsure if this still occurs, or whether it was ever replicated in other countries (maybe New Zealand). The process of self-congratulation does seem to have been transmogrified to the world of economics. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics was yesterday awarded to Woodford and Hall, respectively of Columbia and Stanford universities. The prize winners extended Robert Lucas’ theories of microfoundations to the realm of macroeconomic stabilisation policy, developing many of the models and ideas that still underpin central bank orthodoxy in the present day. Their work bridged the divide between the new classical economics of the 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s, and the Keynesian macroeconomic ... Continue Reading »

Another Somali Shooter Walks Free Days After Murder Attempt Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Days after federal agents stopped an 18-year-old of Somali descent from buying an AK-47 to kill dozens at the Mall of America in an ISIS-inspired plot, another 18-year-old Somali is free after police say he opened fire outside a high school homecoming game. Investigators linked the Eden Prairie shooting to rival Somali gangs. The accused spent just two nights in jail before posting a $100,000 bond with $10,000 cash down. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty had said he would be held accountable. On October 2, during Eden Prairie High School's homecoming football game against Minnetonka, a fight involving about 10 people broke out in a parking lot after two vehicles arrived. Surveillance video showed a Hyundai Sonata, registered to the brother of Adam Abdihakeem Adam, 18, of St. Louis Park, enter the area. ? MEET ADAM ABDIHAKEEM ADAM, 18.He's back on the streets just days after police say he opened fire on a crowd at Eden Prairie High School's homecoming game, hitting two teenagers, in a shooting they believe is tied to rival Somali gangs.Two days in jail. ... Continue Reading »

Six Flags Shares Crash After "Final Destination"-Style Roller-Coaster Incident Leaves One Dead Six Flags Entertainment shares plunged as much as 14% to the lowest level since December 2009 after a roller-coaster incident, in what can only be described as a "Final Destination"-style accident, left one person dead and several injured. Local police in Georgia are investigating what led to an incident at Six Flags Over Georgia that resulted in one death after a person was flung from the roller coaster. Similar roller coasters at the theme park in Georgia were closed "out of an abundance of caution," a Six Flags spokesperson told AP News.  Six Flags did not identify the roller coaster involved, but local media reported it was called "Goliath." A witness told NBC affiliate 11Alive that a man was "flung from the ride." "We are deeply saddened by the guest incident at our park today. Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with the guest's family, friends, and loved ones. We are also providing support to the guests and team members affected," the entertainment company wrote in a statement. Six Flags' stock tumbled up to 14% in the early cash session. Shares are ... Continue Reading »

Confessions Of A Newsletter Writing Market "Permabear"  Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance On my jog yesterday morning I was listening to a podcast about gambling addiction and heard the host bring up the age-old story of a guy selling sports betting picks. The host laughed and asked the obvious question: if this guy is so good at picking winners, why does he need to sell his picks? Why doesn’t he just bet on them himself and get rich? It’s a fair question, and one I’ve asked about plenty of people over the years. But for whatever reason, after having just finished writing my latest investing dashboard piece, I found myself turning the question around on myself. If I think my analysis of markets and investments is worthwhile, why am I spending my time writing about it instead of simply investing my own money and going about my business? What exactly am I doing here? Am I really just a “fear monger”? It’s a fair question. Austrian economists have spent decades being accused of peddling doom, predicting catastrophes that never arrive, and frightening people into buying gold or subscribing to newsletters. And frankly, ... Continue Reading »

Existing Home Sales Hover Near Record Lows As Affordability Gap Widens With mortgage rates soaring, expectations were for a fourth straight month of declines in existing home sales. Instead sales rose 1.5% MoM (-0.8% exp) thanks in part to a downward revision for August (from -2.0% to -3.2% MoM)... At least some of last month’s modest improvement predated the more than half-point climb in mortgage rates since early September to 7.49%. September’s gain also belies the formidable challenges facing the nation’s housing market. The total existing home sales SAAR remains below the 4.00mm Maginot Line... Despite the increase, “August and September marked the two slowest months for home sales this year,” NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said in a statement. “Further increases in mortgage rates in recent weeks mean fewer buyers can qualify to purchase a home.” Earlier in the year, the country had been making some progress in reducing the so-called “lock-in” effect - the disincentive to move that homeowners face because of their low existing borrowing costs. However, the recent surge in rates has halted that progress. It also adds a “$19,000 shock” for would-be buyers with a $2,000 monthly budget, Realtor.com Chief Economist ... Continue Reading »

'We Asked Her To Resign': Kimberly Guilfoyle Out As Ambassador To Greece As we noted yesterday, odds of Kimberly Guilfoyle remaining as U.S. Ambassador to Greece were sitting right around 69% amid allegations of improper conduct. Now, the odds are at 97% after newly minted White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia announced that the administration has asked Guilfoyle to resign after reports that President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were "extremely pissed off" by the mounting allegations.  “We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign. She has been a wonderful asset to the team, and we wish her well,” Zacharia said. Zacharia: We have asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign. She has been a wonderful asset to the team and we wish her well. https://t.co/U128BdSg27 — Acyn (@Acyn) October 13, 2026 The announcement comes one day after Trump himself told reporters the situation was under review: “Well, we’re looking at it. Yeah, we’re not happy.” A senior U.S. official had previously told the Associated Press that a decision was likely this week following the Columbus Day holiday, with Rubio described as particularly angered after visiting Athens last week while the stories circulated. The State Department’s inspector general ... Continue Reading »

Goldman Reports Blowout Equity Trading Revenues As FICC Disappoints In a carbon copy of JPMorgan, which kicked off Q3 earnings season this morning, Goldman’s equities traders blew past expectations in the third quarter, while its fixed-income and rates-trading counterparts fell far below Wall Street’s estimates.That said, Goldman's earnings were far cleaner than JPM's, which saw various misses across investment banking, while Goldman was an across the board beat, with the exception of FICC. First, let's take a quick look at what the company reported for Q3: EPS $17.01, beating est. $13.07 Revenue $18.68BN, beating est. $16.84BN FICC sales & trading revenue $3.47 billion, missing estimate $3.72 billion Equities sales & trading revenue $6.44 billion, beatingestimate $5.09 billion Global Banking & Markets net revenues $13.46 billion, beating estimate $11.8 billion  Investment banking revenue $3.23 billion, beating estimate $2.86 billion Advisory revenue $1.65 billion, beating estimate $1.4 billion Equity underwriting rev. $666 million, beating estimate $645.5 million Debt underwriting rev. $904 million, beating estimate $824.4 million Net interest income $3.77 billion, beating estimate $3.61 billion Some more details focusing on expenses and balance sheet details:  Total deposits $568 billion Provision for credit losses $368 million Total operating expenses $11.31 billion, estimate $10.95 billion Compensation expenses $5.12 billion, estimate ... Continue Reading »