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The US president says Tehran had only put forward the proposal because it is losing the war. Continue Reading »

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Republic of Ireland players intend to wear black armbands "in recognition of all lives lost in the [Gaza] conflict" for match against Israel. Continue Reading »

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Par AFP © 2026 AFP Demi Vollering a couronné sa saison exceptionnelle en décrochant son premier titre de championne du monde dimanche à Montréal au bout d'une course épique.Comme publicité pour le cyclisme féminin, difficile de faire mieux que cet après-midi ensoleillé autour du Mont-Royal où la Néerlandaise a dû aller au bout d'elle-même pour réaliser enfin son grand rêve face à une concurrence acharnée et jamais résignée."J'ai tellement travaillé pour atteindre cet objectif. C'était une course incroyable à regarder, je suis très fière d'en avoir fait partie, et j'ai hâte de la revoir", a réagi Vollering, exténuée et très émue, après avoir battu au sprint la Polonaise Kasia Niewiadoma, sa grande rivale du Tour de France, qui a crampé dans les derniers mètres.L'Italienne Elisa Longo Borghini complète le podium, décrochant sa troisième médaille de bronze, alors que la Française Juliette Berthet a terminé cinquième après s'être montrée très solide à l'image du reste de l'équipe de France (Célia Gery 7e, Maëva Squiban 9e).A l'arrivée, plusieurs Françaises, coéquipières de Vollering à l'année dans l'équipe FDJ-Suez, sont tombées dans les bras de la médaillée d'or, heureuses.La Néerlandaise de 29 ans est ensuite montée sur le podium pour aller enfiler ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP Indépassable, Cassandre Beaugrand a décroché samedi une deuxième couronne mondiale de triathlon au terme d'une année parfaite où la championne olympique de Paris a aussi battu deux records de France d'athlétisme."2026 était la meilleure de toutes mes années et ça va être dur de faire mieux l'an prochain", a réagi la Française de 29 ans samedi à Pontevedra, en Galice, où avaient lieu les finales mondiales (WTCS) de triathlon.Après 2024, où elle avait gagné l'or olympique et le titre mondial, la triathlète a placé la barre toujours plus haut en 2026.Alors qu'elle avait été contrainte à l'abandon lors des finales mondiales 2025 en Australie, elle a cette année remporté les quatre étapes du circuit mondial WTCS auxquelles elle a participé (Alghero, Quiberon, Londres et Weihai).La Francilienne née à Livry-Gargan arrivait en immense favorite à Pontevedra, en tête du classement mondial avec 4.000 points, devant la Britannique Beth Potter et la Suédoise Tilda Mansson. Une place sur le podium lui suffisait pour empocher le titre mondial mais la Française a signé son cinquième succès de l'année et son quatorzième en carrière.Sur les terres galiciennes du quintuple champion du monde espagnol Javier Gomez, la Française, ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP Le XV de France féminin a fini en beauté les séries d'automne en s'offrant le Canada, vice-champion du monde (21-5) à l'issue d'une prestation solide et maitrisée, avec une discipline irréprochable samedi à La Rochelle. Après les bourdes qui les avaient handicapées contre le Nouvelle-Zélande à Lyon (14-28), les cartons jaune et rouge qui ont pollué leur rugby face aux Australiennes finalement vaincues au courage à Aix (29-26), les coéquipières de Pauline Bourdon-Sansus ont livré surement la meilleure performance depuis le début du mandat de François Ratier cet hiver. Ce n'était pas évident à prédire face aux Canadiennes, septistes et vives pour la plupart, qui restaient sur un nul homérique chez les Anglaises et numéro un mondiale (26-26). Hormis le réalisme qui n'a pas permis aux Bleues de prendre leurs distances avec les joueuses à la feuille d'érable finalement plutôt décevantes, cela a ressemblé à un match fondateur avec toutes ces +jeunettes+ lancées dans le grand bain, à l'image de Marie Ibanez, fille de l'ancien talonneur international Raphaël, intenable en première mi-temps et précieuse sur le premier essai français. En plus de l'ailière bordelaise, si l'on doit sortir des individualités, on pourra citer ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP Demi Vollering a bouclé sa saison quasi parfaite avec un premier titre de championne du monde en s'imposant dans la course en ligne femmes des Mondiaux de cyclisme samedi à Montréal.À l'issue d'une course passionnante, la Néerlandaise a battu au sprint la Polonaise Kasia Niewiadoma, sa grande rivale du Tour de France, qui a crampé dans les derniers mètres.L'Italienne Elisa Longo Borghini complète le podium, alors que la Française Juliette Berthet, coéquipière de Vollering à FDJ-Suez, termine cinquième.Avec ce premier titre mondial, Vollering boucle une saison exceptionnelle qui l'avait déjà vue remporter le Tour de France, le Tour d'Italie, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, le Tour des Flandres et la Flèche Wallonne.Grande favorite au départ, elle s'est lancée dans un raid solitaire audacieux à 38 km de l'arrivée, exactement comme l'an dernier aux Championnats d'Europe.Mais cette fois la Néerlandaise s'est fait reprendre, 23 km plus loin, par Elisa Longo Borghini, Kasia Niewiadoma et Juliette Berthet, très solide pendant toute la journée.La course, spectaculaire et pleine de suspense, a alors définitivement basculé dans l'épique, les coureuses se rendant coup sur coup, ivres de fatigue sur cette distance inhabituellement longue (180 km) et un circuit urbain très usant.À l'amorce ... Continue Reading »

Par TV5MONDE ESTELLE MARTIN TV5 JWPlayer Field Le président américain Trump rejette la proposition iranienne d'un cessez-le-feu de sept jours. Notre correspondant Axel Monnier est en direct de Washington. Continue Reading »

Bangkok was declared a disaster area after torrential rain hit Thailand, killing at least two people Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Meta has been found liable for deceiving Facebook users over privacy in a case stemming from the 2018 Cambridge Analytica scandal Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Greenland is exposing a US-EU rift in the Arctic. Europe’s new security agenda meets American power, with consequences for Russia and China. Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

From the 1972 Summit Series to today’s KHL, hockey has brought Russians and North Americans together across political divides Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has addressed the UN General Assembly after a packed week of diplomacy in New York Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

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Россия готова к продолжению переговорного трека по украинскому урегулированию, однако для этого должны сперва выполняться договоренности теми, кто до сих пор упрямо их саботирует, заявил глава МИД РФ Сергей Лавров Continue Reading »

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Hamas accuses Board of Peace of aligning with Israel after excluding UN agency for Palestinians from Gaza operations. Continue Reading »

Demonstrators are demanding early elections and accuse Pedro Sanchez's government of negligence. Continue Reading »

At the UN, Saudi Arabia accused Iran of attacks across the region and called for action against the Houthis. Continue Reading »

Ireland's players have voted to proceed with their Nations League fixture against Israel on Sunday. Continue Reading »

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov vowed that the objectives of Moscow’s military operation will be achieved. Continue Reading »

PMO says leaders from Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Panama, Ethiopia, Colombia, Greece, Slovenia and Papua New Guinea are on Netanyahu’s schedule; Trump is not, with the office citing a packed timetable and Sukkot Continue Reading »

Record cocaine production is feeding a route from South America through West Africa to Spain, where high-speed ‘narco boats,’ drones and radar help smugglers move loads worth hundreds of millions of dollars into Europe Continue Reading »

Neriya Leiter remains in life-threatening condition after complex brain surgery; his mother says the family is ‘still in shock’ nearly three years after his brother Moshe was killed in Gaza Continue Reading »

Muhammad Abu Alwan was targeted in a vehicle in Khan Younis; military says he funded Hamas operations for a decade and recently worked to rebuild the terror group’s capabilities in violation of the ceasefire  Continue Reading »

Ten-month inquiry finds Golani troops lacked training, equipment and prepared defenses for a large-scale assault; commanders were killed early and air support was often ineffective, while soldiers fought for hours until rescue forces arrived Continue Reading »

The storm flooded low-lying areas, knocked out power for thousands and forced the cancellation of several major events and hundreds of flights. Wind gusts exceeded 50 miles per hour in places. Continue Reading »

Hurricanes near Hawaii. A nor’easter on the East Coast. The ocean phenomenon’s influence on storms around the country may just be getting started. Continue Reading »

The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control. Continue Reading »

An abrupt decree, a network boycott, a legal intervention and an uneasy détente: This was no typical battle between a president and his press corps. Continue Reading »

The president said the deal was not “acceptable” and demurred on whether he would restart military strikes after the midterm elections. 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 »

A recent POLITICO Poll found that cost of living concerns are reinforcing partisanship divides — and driving a wedge among Republicans. Continue Reading »

His visits come as the GOP rushes to shore up their own territory amid sky-high costs, an unpopular Iran war and some backlash to mass deportations. Continue Reading »

The president’s most loyal supporters are more inclined than other Trump voters to support a tough immigration posture — but new POLITICO Poll results show there are limits. 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 »

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The two Ohio Republicans are entangled in a long-running family legal drama that is escalating as Miller seeks reelection. Continue Reading »

Many lawmakers, including some top Republicans, say the "pocket rescission" tactic is illegal. Continue Reading »

The battleground state senator and potential 2028er has been one of the party’s most outspoken critics of its outreach to male voters who swung right in 2024. Continue Reading »

The senators said the Russian president may be less incentivized to pursue a ceasefire if he is invited to the Miami summit in November. Continue Reading »

A data center measure easily passed the House last week with more than 200 Democratic votes, but campaign-season politics are making action trickier for the party in the Senate. Continue Reading »

CNN had been scheduled to cover the president Saturday as part of the television networks’ pool rotation. Continue Reading »

The White House’s posture represents a remarkable change for an administration that has often put Trump’s priorities ahead of what would be politically advantageous to Republicans in tight elections. Continue Reading »

Jim Copenhaver was struck twice when a gunman opened fire at President Donald Trump in a shocking act of political violence. Continue Reading »

Families of Americans held hostage or killed by Iran are hiring top lobbyists to make sure their voices are part of negotiations between Washington and Tehran. Continue Reading »

The Secret Service confiscated a POLITICO reporter's press pass Thursday morning despite a federal judge’s decision hours earlier restoring access. Continue Reading »

Chinese President Xi Jinping praised the level of "perfection" on display during his state visit to the White House, and President Donald Trump said Friday the two world leaders had a "very productive" time in Washington. Trump, speaking to reporters as he and first lady Melania Trump hosted Xi and first lady of China Madame Peng Liyuan for tea at the White House, said, "We've had a tremendous visit from two spectacular people," and, "we've made great strides, very positive for both countries." Continue Reading »

During remarks at a state dinner in honor of Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, President Donald Trump went "off script" and invited guests of the dinner to walk into the construction site of the White House ballroom. The ballroom and its ongoing construction have sparked numerous legal battles, with the Supreme Court recently handing Trump a major victory by allowing the construction to move forward. The White House has argued the ballroom project is necessary for security and is funded through private donations rather than taxpayer money. Continue Reading »

China said on Saturday it had agreed with the U.S. on a $30 billion reciprocal tariff-reduction arrangement ⁠and on launching a dialogue on AI, under an eight-point consensus reached during ​President Xi Jinping's visit to ​Washington. Continue Reading »

An order issued Friday by the Supreme Court temporarily allows the Trump administration to move forward with a mass voter verification system. The emergency order allows states, for now, to use the Department of Homeland Security program, called Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE, in their efforts to verify the eligibility of voters on their rolls. Because existing law blocks most states from systematically purging voters from their rolls within 90 days of an election, the immediate impact of Friday's order on the upcoming midterms is likely limited, the Associated Press reported. States' use of the SAVE program is voluntary... Continue Reading »

The Supreme Court has again blocked a Republican gerrymander from being used in Missouri in November's midterms, rebuffing GOP attempts to pick up an extra House seat by redrawing the map to oust a Democratic lawmaker. The justices on Friday overrode orders from lower federal courts that instructed state officials to use the new, GOP-friendly map, even though Missouri's highest court ruled unanimously earlier this month that the new map could not be used this year... Continue Reading »

The Supreme Court's GOP-appointed majority granted an emergency bid from the Trump administration to use a citizenship database, over dissent from the court's Democratic appointees that said the majority prioritized nonexistent harms to the government over real harms to voters. The administration sought urgent relief after a federal judge said the government "knowingly trampled on the privacy rights of American citizens in a manner that threatens the sacred right to vote."... Continue Reading »

Americans grew more pessimistic about the economy in September as inflation expectations surged and consumers braced for higher fuel prices and renewed trade tensions, according to data released Friday. The University of Michigan's Index of Consumer Sentiment fell to 48.1 in September, down 7% from August and 12.7% from a year earlier, according to the university's final September survey. The deterioration was concentrated in consumers' outlook for the future, with the Index of Consumer Expectations plunging 10.1% in a single month to 46.3, while views of current economic conditions slipped just 1.9%... Continue Reading »

Alabama reached a settlement with TikTok in the state's lawsuit over its concerns about child safety on the app on Friday, securing new safety features on the app and averting a trial set for Monday. State Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the settlement, saying his office secured a $100 million minimum payment from the company, along with a series of safety feature concessions from TikTok, including a two-hour daily time limit on the app for children and a system of parental controls... Continue Reading »

The U.S. Army Reserve is reportedly assessing what resources could be made available to Southern Command over the next four months. First reported by CBS News, the request is said to be connected to planning aimed at Cuba, a country that President Donald Trump has repeatedly railed against, demanding political reforms from the country that has been under a U.S. embargo since the 1960s... Continue Reading »

Pope Leo XIV warned Friday that AI could threaten human dignity and become an "instrument of domination," a message in sharp contrast with President Donald Trump's embrace of the technology and push to keep the U.S. ahead in the AI race. During his visit to France on Friday, Leo repeatedly returned to the question of what it means to be human in an age of increasingly powerful machines. At UNESCO in Paris, he said technological advances must remain directed toward the human person rather than becoming tools of control... Continue Reading »

US consumer sentiment fell to its second-lowest level on record in September as high gas prices further soured Americans' views of the economy. The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index for September dipped to 48.1, notching a 7% decline from August and a nearly 13% drop from a year ago, according to data released Friday... Continue Reading »

For nearly a month, the White House has been without a press secretary, the longest such gap in modern American history. There is little sign of urgency to fill the job. The stretch since Karoline Leavitt left her post in August has hardly been quiet. President Donald Trump's approval ratings have hit their lowest point to date, he has escalated a trade war with U.S. allies and the war with Iran is nearing its seventh month with no clear end in sight. That is more than enough to keep a chief spokesperson busy... Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump has a prime opportunity to help lower costs for Americans in his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the top GOP lawmaker overseeing U.S. diplomacy told Fox News Digital. Continue Reading »

Rising diesel prices are proving to be a particular problem for Republicans as surging energy costs sour the economic mood just 45 days out from the midterms. Continue Reading »

Glenn Heller owned a gas station on Boston's Beacon Hill during the 1979 oil crisis. Not only did he openly flout federal price controls — exceeding the set limit by 55 cents a gallon — he boasted about it, describing it as an "experiment in capitalism" and declaring himself "proud to be called a [price] gouger." His prices were among the highest in the country. Continue Reading »

Federal press access battles. Corporate consolidation. Editorial shifts. In the US, the boundaries of press freedom and corporate influence are being redefined. Continue Reading »

Conditions abord USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier deteriorated after it was at sea for 286 straight days. Continue Reading »

Eight US Navy personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during a period that included when the ships undertook combat operations against Iran and the carrier set a modern record for its time at sea, according to a letter from the service's acting secretary, which was obtained by CNN. Continue Reading »

Eight sailors assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier or ships accompanying it on its nine-month deployment to the Middle East tried to commit suicide, acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao confirmed this week. Continue Reading »

The Trump administration has cancelled enrollment in the Affordable Care Act healthcare program for about 750,000 people due to ineligibility suspicions, according to Vice President JD Vance. The individuals are allegedly connected to over $2.2 billion in fraudulent Obamacare payments, or about 2% of the AffordableCare Act's annual $112 billion budget. The announcement is part of an effort to ensure that elderly Americans and children who rely on Obamacare services receive the services they need. Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said Obamacare is structured in a way that prevents law enforcement from assessing fraud damages. CMS will hold a six-month moratorium on Obamacare broker enrollments and require all existing agents and brokers to re-identify proof of eligibility through a federal database. Continue Reading »

A Dollar Is Not A Dollar: A Plea To Make Dollar Policy Great Again Authored by John Tamny via RealClearMarkets, Le Diplomate is one of the toughest tables in Washington, DC. When it opened in 2013 its wildly popular Burger Americain (with French fries) set diners back $14, according to the Washington Post. Thirteen years later, the same meal retails for $29. As Tim Carman and Federica Cocca report at the Post, "the wholesale price of ground beef has soared between 18 and 30 percent in the past few years." Ok, so why the higher ground beef prices, and beef prices in general? As you read this barbecue restaurants in Texas are quite literally removing brisket from the menu so expensive has it become, while a basic "Little Cheeseburger" at Five Guys costs more than $10, without French fries. Costs are soaring for seemingly the simplest of meats. Carman and Cocca point to "Drought conditions" as the "primary reason for the rise in prices," due to reduced domestic cattle herds. They add that "Domestic cattle shortages mean more beef is arriving from abroad - and it's more expensive, up from $4.96 per ... Continue Reading »

Nor'easter Hammers East Coast: 62 MPH Gusts Blast Nantucket, High Winds Hit Bethany Beach Folks in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast are waking up this morning to a power nor'easter with damaging winds, coastal flooding, and heavy rain.  Coastal wind gusts reached 62 mph on Nantucket, 58 mph in Bethany Beach, Delaware, and 55 mph in Chatham, Massachusetts, according to local weather data. New York's JFK Airport recorded a 53 mph gust. Winds are expected to continue through Sunday.  "Powerful nor'easter bringing major coastal flooding & damaging winds to the East Coast," NWS Weather Prediction Center wrote on X around lunchtime in New York, adding, "Roads are underwater at the Jersey Shore & gusts hit 64 mph on Nantucket. More flooding likely at high tides tonight & Sun. Turn Around, Don't Drown." Powerful #noreaster bringing major coastal flooding & damaging winds to the East Coast. Roads are underwater at the Jersey Shore & gusts hit 64 mph on Nantucket. More flooding likely at high tides tonight & Sun. Turn Around, Don't Drown. Reports so far: https://t.co/9LGn1JoXUA pic.twitter.com/L84ZYVj3Rh — NWS Weather Prediction Center (@NWSWPC) September 26, 2026 Private weather forecasting firm NY NJ PA Weather provided a detailed map of ... Continue Reading »

"I'm Rejecting Their Deal": Trump Blasts Iranian Proposal Amid Reports He'll Resume Bombing After Midterms Speaking to reporters Saturday on the White House lawn, President Trump offered his first direct confirmation that he has rejected an Iranian proposal for a seven-day ceasefire and is open to the resumption of attacks on the Islamic Republic, as it still insists on its strict demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending the war. The night prior, The Wall Street Journal was the first to report that "President Trump has rejected Iran’s proposal for a seven-day ceasefire and has told aides he expects to resume bombing Iran after the November midterms, U.S. officials said." Here's how the president responded to a reporter's question Saturday morning: Reporter: Will you strike Iran after the midterms? Trump: I'm rejecting their deal. They want to make a deal where they open the Strait immediately because they're losing so badly. They want to make a deal, and I think that's fine. I like making a deal, too, but that deal would… pic.twitter.com/87rKbDySLN — Clash Report (@clashreport) September 26, 2026 "Well I’m rejecting their deal," Trump responded. While in the fresh verbal interaction ... Continue Reading »

Syria Opens Overland Fuel Transit Route To Iraq Amid Hormuz Closure Via The Cradle Syria has begun trucking imported gasoline from its Baniyas Refinery into Iraq, adding a return leg to a route Baghdad has used to export its fuel since the US war on Iran led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Syrian oil official told Reuters on 25 September. According to Tareq Shallash, who heads the Refining Directorate at the state-owned Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC), the first consignment – roughly 32,800 metric tons of gasoline – arrived aboard the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Avanti and was pumped into storage at Baniyas before being loaded onto trucks this week. Source: ReutersShallash said 77 tanker trucks have so far set off for the Iraqi border, with loading still in progress and more cargoes on the way. He stressed that the fuel neither originates in Syria nor comes out of stocks earmarked for domestic consumption. The shipments move under a transit contract between SPC and Qatar's UCC Holding, which Shallash identified as both the supplier and the firm managing transport. Iraq's Oil Ministry confirmed the arrangement, with spokesperson Saleem al-Rikabi telling Reuters that ... Continue Reading »

The Commercial Real Estate Crash Is Moving From Paper Losses To Realized Losses The great commercial real estate waiting game may finally be running out of time, according to Bloomberg. For years after Covid fundamentally changed how Americans use office space, lenders and property owners managed to postpone much of the financial damage. Loans were modified, maturities were pushed out and buildings were given more time to recover. The basic assumption was that eventually interest rates would come down, employees would spend more time downtown and refinancing markets would reopen. Instead, many owners are reaching the end of the runway with rates still elevated and buildings worth dramatically less than the debt sitting against them. Chicago’s Aon Center offers an almost absurd illustration. The 83-story skyscraper changed hands for $712 million in 2015 and was subsequently refinanced, with $536 million of debt eventually packaged into commercial mortgage-backed securities. Today, after losing important tenants, the building is worth nowhere near that amount. Its latest appraisal came in at just $195 million — a decline of roughly 73% from its 2015 purchase price. Bloomberg writes that when the debt matured in July, the owner couldn’t ... Continue Reading »

Quantum Computing Flees Europe Authored by Thomas Kolbe via American Thinker, Caught between climate regulation and catastrophic energy-policy decisions, a growing number of high-tech companies in the EU are packing up and leaving. Through stock-market deals, two top quantum-computing companies, IQM and Pasqal, are gradually moving toward the United States. The bleeding of the European economy is now being accepted with remarkable resignation. Not a week goes by without another disaster report from the economy. In the first half of the year, the German economy recorded a record number of insolvencies -- the highest insolvency figures since 2013. Thousands of industrial jobs are being eliminated as a result, and the economy continues to bleed. A political course correction toward strengthening the economic foundation still appears impossible. And this is only the beginning: the stranglehold of expensive climate policy, the restriction of fossil-fuel energy supplies, and rising regulatory costs are acting like an accelerant on the businesses of the euro economy. Those who can leave, do. What is happening in Germany is being repeated elsewhere: in Finland, for example, where the company IQM is taking the leap onto the U.S. stock market. IQM ... Continue Reading »

China Pledges Major US Coal Purchases But Falls Short On Rare Earth Crisis Resolution Barclays senior China economist Yingke Zhou poured cold water on the Trump-Xi state visit this past week, calling it "more signaling, less substance." Shortages of rare earths and critical materials in the West, caused by China's weaponization of its export channels in what can only be viewed as resource nationalism, have yet to be resolved. But there was some good news, though not on the critical materials front: Bloomberg reported early Saturday that China is planning to purchase 20 million metric tons of US coal over two years. Beijing committed to importing at least 10 million metric tons in 2027 and another 10 million in 2028. The two countries will also pursue preferential tariffs covering $30 billion of non-sensitive goods from both economies under an agreement reached through the US-China Board of Trade. Meanwhile, the White House said US and Chinese trade negotiators would continue addressing US concerns over shortages of rare earths and other critical minerals. The statement described further work on those bottlenecks, rather than a resolution. Stifel critical materials analyst Brock Cannon laid out last week that ... Continue Reading »

Another New UK Government Unit Created To Police 'Untrue Narratives' Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham used his first United Nations speech this week to announce a 'National Centre for Information Defence' - a new state machine to "detect, attribute and disrupt" what ministers call hostile information attacks, and to stop a "distorted and untrue narrative about Britain." Burnham wrapped it in Russia, bots, deepfakes and "community cohesion." Critics are adamant the move is purely aimed at ensuring the government has full control over the flow of information. 'We are ready to share our understanding of how these actors work and how we can respond.' Prime Minister Andy Burnham announces a new National Centre for Information Defence to detect, attribute and disrupt hostile state information attacks to defend Britain's democracy. pic.twitter.com/Zdv5Y8ihJQ — GB News (@GBNEWS) September 23, 2026 Speaking in New York, Burnham said there is "no national security without a strong, cohesive society" and that this cohesion "has been under attack." He described an "industrial-scale assault by hostile actors on the information environment." He blamed Russian agencies for bots, fake websites, falsified newspaper articles and forged branding of 28 British ... Continue Reading »

AI Doom: A Brief History Of Bad Tech Predictions Go back three decades to 1995 when the Internet was just taking off and opinions proliferated about the future and impact of this novel creation: some said it would supercharge global productivity. Others said it would be no more useful than a fax machine. With the benefit of hindsight some 30 years later, we can say that the Internet debate has been settled, and as Deutsche Bank's Adrian Cox writes in a lengthy report published this week, it takes guts to do what Bob Metcalfe did. After wrongly predicting in an article in 1995 that the internet would go “spectacularly supernova” and collapse in 1996, the co-inventor of Ethernet and founder of 3Com then pulped a copy of the article in a blender and drank it at a conference in 1997 as a way to eat his words. While nobody worries about the Internet any more, the latest tech predictions are about no less than an AI apocalypse. Various tech leaders spent the weekend warning of catastrophic but not fully specified risks if it is not contained. Yet history suggests that even the greatest ... Continue Reading »

"The Netherlands Also Has Islamic Grooming Gangs"; Dutch MP Warns After 18-Year-Old Girl Raped By 10 Men Via Remix News, An 18-year-old woman has been gang raped and beaten by up to ten different men, many of them with a Syrian background, in the Dutch city of Dordrecht. Although the rape occurred in May 2025, the suspects are only now being arrested. In response to the rape, political leader Geert Wilders wrote that the Netherlands also has Islamic grooming gangs and called for all the perpetrators to be removed from the country along with their families. Six suspects have now been arrested, aged 20 to 23. During the incident, the girl, who lived in a residential group home, was driven to two different parking lots and raped by several men, some of whom filmed the assault and shared it on Snapchat. Police say the woman was humiliated and beaten. "A bruise on the cheek, a tooth through the lip and a swelling on the knee," described one source. "It is a very serious criminal offense where all boundaries have been crossed and the victim has been treated very disrespectfully. As if she ... Continue Reading »

Saudi, Turkish, Pakistani Military Chiefs To Hold Urgent Meeting Over Yemen War Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani army heads are set to urgent talks on the Yemen crisis. Crucially, these countries represent signatories to the Mecca Defense Pact, which vows mutual defense in the instance that any member is attacked. Of course, the Iran-aligned Houthis have been semi-frequently targeting the Saudi kingdom's territory, gong after oil export infrastructure as well as fuel storage sites, with ballistic missiles even targeting the capital of Riyadh this month, which marked a first. Anadolu/Getty ImagesAhead of the meeting of defense chiefs, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Turkish Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar gathered in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly to discuss developments. They have been closely monitoring developments in Yemen, after the Saudi-backed coalition based out of Sanaa has lost the Red Sea coast area. "The three ministers strongly condemned recent attacks targeting Mecca, as well as civilian and economic facilities in Saudi Arabia, and reaffirmed the Kingdom’s right to take appropriate measures to defend its security under Article 51 of the UN Charter," Al ... Continue Reading »

Diesel Export Ban Off The Table? Ted Cruz Relays White House Assurances To Refinery Heads As of early Saturday morning, AAA data put the national average retail diesel price at about $6.48 a gallon, slightly below its recent record high, while Brent crude settled on Friday around $104.30 a barrel. The modest pullback leaves fuel costs elevated and maintains pressure on the White House to deliver relief before the midterms. The Trump administration's messaging on a potential diesel export ban has exposed differing views over how to address the global refining crisis that could soon morph into an economic shock (Read Apollo's warning). President Donald Trump has been for a diesel export ban, while Energy Secretary Chris Wright has opposed a blanket ban and instead encouraged industry measures to increase domestic supply. Politico reported midweek that the administration was preparing a potential 90-day export ban. By late Friday, however, Senator Ted Cruz told refinery heads he had received White House assurances that a ban would not move forward. Bloomberg reports that Cruz relayed those White House assurances to refinery heads during a call by the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers Association. Here's more ... Continue Reading »

Should Europeans Overthrow Their 'Ruling Class' Authored by J.B. Shurk via American Thinker, War fever is ramping up again across Europe. This has happened several times in the four and a half years since Russia invaded Ukraine, usually coinciding with important national elections - particularly those in Romania, Moldova, Hungary, Poland, and Germany - when certain domestic political parties have been demonized as "pro-Putin" and "security threats" to the rest of Europe. The war drums also get loud whenever increased military budgets are being debated within the governments of the Scandinavian and Baltic states, Finland, Germany, and Poland, as well as the European Commission. The ebb and flow of political battle cries against the Russian Federation track closely with Europe's electoral and parliamentary calendars. It is no coincidence that the German government decided to announce five days before Saxony-Anhalt's September 6 elections that Russia was responsible for a small drone discovered at the Leipzig/Halle Airport over a month earlier. Although the drone carried an explosive charge, the device caused no damage and sat at the airport unnoticed for many hours on August 4. When Germany accused Russia of perpetrating the "attack" ... Continue Reading »

The Fog Bezmenov Warned About Has An American Address Authored by Jay Rogers via American Greatness, Sunday, June 14, 2026. UFC Freedom 250 on the White House lawn. Five men, coordinating over Signal, planned to send explosives-rigged drones over the arena, force a panicked evacuation, and then use sniper positions to cut down fleeing "high-value targets." One plotter typed the plan out like a game plan: "Position your teams in the purple dots, counter sniper and drones." A mother in Ohio noticed her son's behavior had turned dark and made the call authorities wish every parent would make. The FBI got there first, and the indictments later expanded to eight. That plot makes a good headline. It is not, on its own, the story. The story is what that arrest represents: one save, pulled from a haystack that grows bigger and messier every week. My thesis is simple. The real danger to this country right now is not any single plot. It is that we no longer reliably know who is inside our borders, and the men and women tasked with finding out are stretched thin, doxxed, and increasingly obstructed by their ... Continue Reading »

Is California Running A Shadow Welfare System For Illegal Immigrants The state of California spends billions of state and local tax dollars each year on welfare benefits for illegal immigrants through programs built to sidestep federal restrictions on public assistance, according to a new report from City Journal. The report estimates that California taxpayers spent at least $11 billion subsidizing illegal immigrants during the last fiscal year. Federal law prohibits states from spending federal money on illegal immigrants, so Sacramento built a shadow welfare system financed with state and local funds and opened it to anyone who walks in. Residents paying the nation’s highest tax rates cover the tab. The pool of potential beneficiaries keeps growing, with more than a quarter of California's residents today foreign-born. Reporters for the outlet visited four public-services offices across Southern California to see how the system works on the ground. Officials at every stop confirmed that illegal immigrants can sign up for benefits themselves or collect them through their children. Nobody seemed concerned about who might be asking. The authors described the reception they got from caseworkers in Glendale and Los Angeles, where staff walked them ... Continue Reading »

Will We See Western Capitals Fall? Authored by J.B. Shurk via American Thinker, Consider these recent news headlines: (1) "NYC Turns Back to Gas Buses After Finding Out the Hard Way That the Electric Versions Have Big Problems," (2) "As a Former Head of MI6 it's Clear That Britain's Climate Policy is Leaving Us Dangerously Exposed to Our Enemies," and (3) "Spain: 74% of sex-crime suspects are foreigners in Basque Country." They come from three different Western nations and involve three dissimilar subjects - public transportation, national security, and violent crime - yet each news story exposes the real-world consequences of government failure: (1) In order to pursue "Net Zero" carbon goals, New York dumped a ton of money into electric buses that are too expensive and entirely unreliable for the city's needs. (2) Britain's former top spy is finally ready to admit publicly that his country's delusional obsession with "climate change" has devastated the United Kingdom's capacity for industrial and energy self-sufficiency, rendering the former superpower dependent on foreign adversaries for future survival. (3) Even though foreigners make up only 10% of the Basque region's population, they account for 74% of rape ... Continue Reading »

Inside Russia's New Jet-Powered Attack Drone: Teardown Reveals Texas Instruments Chips Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), a US government-funded international news organization, has released a new report on the teardown of a mostly intact Russian Geran-4 “Seeker” turbojet drone, revealing what makes these new one-way attack drones deadlier than the older piston-powered Geran-2s. We first detailed the new 300 mph Geran-4 in a report earlier this summer titled "Drone War Enters Terrifying New Phase As Russia Deploys 300-MPH Jet-Powered Shahed." Drone warfare is evolving so quickly, and it is truly terrifying, as these new drones are much faster, fly at higher altitudes, and can evade conventional air defense systems, as demonstrated in Ukraine right now. RFE/RL analysts got their hands on one of these new drones, conducted a complete teardown, and inspected its components. They found many foreign-made components, much of which came from China. The teardown also revealed that the jet's brain used Texas Instruments chips (markings scraped off, logos still readable). Here's what they found: Chinese mesh modem: radio + live video out to ~300 km, and it can relay so one Geran hands the link to the next. Operators can sit in Bryansk, ... Continue Reading »

Trump Rejects Iran 7-Day Ceasefire Plan, Likely To Renew Bombing After Midterms Summary Trump rejects Iran proposal: WSJ Tehran denes reports of 'technical talks' after it proposed 7-day roadmap to end the war and (eventually) restart nuclear talks. Hormuz reopening discussed in exchange for US concessions in NY, including lifting the blockade.  Tehran seeks sanctions relief, declares will hold to conditions, including restored oil exports and access to frozen funds. US-Iran talks reportedly show progress, with Qatar helping bridge differences. Escalation risk remains: Iran threatens a broader response - to 'spread war to Indian Ocean' if attacked again. Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by December 31? Yes 27% · No 74%View full market & trade on Polymarket Trump Rejects Iran's 7-Day Ceasefire Proposal That was fast--huge late Friday night bombshell via The Wall Street Journal: President Trump has rejected Iran’s proposal for a seven-day ceasefire and has told aides he expects to resume bombing Iran after the November midterms, U.S. officials said. Tehran’s proposal would have reopened the Strait of Hormuz and resumed nuclear talks in return for the U.S. lifting its blockade of Iranian ports, which is causing deep damage to the country’s economy. Trump says openly ... Continue Reading »

China's Newest Power Plant Swaps Steam For Supercritical CO2 Authored by Haley Zaremba via OilPrice.com, China just broke ground on a revolutionary new hybridized energy production and storage facility. The power plant will store excess energy in the form of molten salt, and then produce electricity during peak demand times through a supercritical carbon dioxide system. The goal of the project is to limit energy waste while also stabilizing the local power grid. The project could also inform future next-gen energy and energy storage systems, including for application in the nuclear power sector and even on the moon. Construction of the Ruitan demonstration project began last week in Shandong province in eastern China. The facility is expected to be up and running by next year, at which point it will be the first of its kind to operate on the planet. The first phase of the project will involve a supercritical unit with a capacity of 50 megawatts, and a molten salt energy storage system with a 100 megawatt capacity. The facility is being built on the site of an existing coal-fired plant, the Bajiao power station in Yantai. The new system ... Continue Reading »

Yemen's Saudi-Backed President Calls On Citizens To Mobilize, In Sign Of Desperation The Ansar Allah movement, commonly called the Houthis, have remained the most recognizable name and force in Yemen of late, but lesser known among many headline consumers is the country's internationally recognized government, which is directly backed by the Saudis and recognized by the United Nations. Rashid Al-Alimi, ​president of the 'legitimate' government based out of Sanaa, ‌on Friday called ​on ‌all Yemenis to ⁠mobilize and join the armed ⁠forces against the Houthi rebels' onslaught. Source: Iranian presidency's officeThe general call to arms, coupled with a declaration of ​future ‌general ‌amnesty to any Houthi fighters who decide to lay down their weapons and defect - suggests that the Saudi-backed coalition seeks desperate measures. "I call upon the sons of our great people to engage in general mobilization and national mobilization, to rally around their armed and security forces," Al-Alimi, who is also Supreme Commander of the Yemeni Armed Forces, said in a speech. Things quickly went from bad to worse for Riyadh on the Yemen front this month, especially after Houthi rapid gains along the Red Sea coast. After some direct drone or ... Continue Reading »