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Thieves have reportedly stolen several ancient artifacts from the National Museum in Damascus Read Full Article at RT.com

Several people were injured and numerous cars damaged after the demolition of a defunct ski resort in Moscow Region went wrong Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has described efforts to defend the BBC over doctored Trump documentary a “disgrace” Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukrainian experts and civil groups have urged Kiev to withdraw from encircled cities, warning of manpower shortages and command failures Read Full Article at RT.com

While the draft bill is aimed at “terrorists” driven by “racist” motives, its critics say it would in practice only target Palestinians Read Full Article at RT.com

Moscow plans to boost recruitment from India, marking a shift in economic collaboration between the two nations Read Full Article at RT.com

EU member states could be forced to phase out Chinese telecommunications equipment in their mobile networks under the bloc’s proposed ban Read Full Article at RT.com

The last time Brussels was so twitchy about imaginary objects in the sky, it at least had the decency to blame aliens Read Full Article at RT.com

The UAE is spending millions of dollars annually to address its chronic water shortage by triggering rainfall Read Full Article at RT.com

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The British government has reportedly rejected an EU demand to pay billions to join a scheme aimed at deterring an alleged Russian threat Read Full Article at RT.com

A new right-wing party named after US President Donald Trump has been launched in Belgium Read Full Article at RT.com

A Democratic Senator has criticized Washington’s payment to Equatorial Guinea as “highly unusual” Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has condemned US strikes off the coast of Venezuela and urged Washington to focus on Belgium instead Read Full Article at RT.com

The European Commission is reportedly creating a new intelligence unit under President Ursula von der Leyen Read Full Article at RT.com

Moscow’s UN ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, says the West is beginning to realize that defeating Russia by using Ukraine is impossible Read Full Article at RT.com

Indian security agencies are focusing on the terrorism angle as part of a probe into Monday’s car blast in New Delhi Read Full Article at RT.com

China’s top gay-dating apps have been removed from the local Apple Store on orders from the internet regulator, Wired reports Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump has reportedly threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion amid a scandal over unethical edits of a speech Read Full Article at RT.com

Mutasim Ahmed Saleh has highlighted the country’s deepening humanitarian crisis, citing a sharp rise in poverty driven by war Read Full Article at RT.com

The eastern part of Kupyansk, a key frontline city in Ukraine, has been fully captured by Russian forces, the MOD has reported Read Full Article at RT.com

Hannibal Gaddafi’s lawyer says his client is officially free and can leave Lebanon for a destination of his choice Read Full Article at RT.com

The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack outside a court building in Islamabad, killing at least 12 people Read Full Article at RT.com

The party of former Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko has called for the replacement of the cabinet amid a major graft probe Read Full Article at RT.com

The US would have to pay back $2 trillion to foreign partners if tariffs are ruled illegal, President Donald Trump has warned Read Full Article at RT.com

The Russian Defense Ministry has reported continued progress in the battle for Kupyansk in Kharkov Region, Ukraine Read Full Article at RT.com

Donald Trump has said Washington and New Delhi were working on a “fair deal” for trade Read Full Article at RT.com

The Indian PM said he was in touch with the agencies investigating the blast Read Full Article at RT.com

The number of adult males granted temporary protection in the bloc increased by almost half month-on-month in September Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia says it has foiled a Ukrainian-British attempt to hijack a MiG-31 aircraft Read Full Article at RT.com

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former Islamist commander, has distanced himself from the 9/11 attacks Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukrainian draft officials use violence to force conscripts to go to the front line, a captured soldier told the Russian military Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump has hailed Syria’s new leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa, after hosting him in the White House Read Full Article at RT.com

The broadcaster’s staff are reportedly in a “civil war” against its management after the latter admitted to doctoring a Trump documentary Read Full Article at RT.com

Behind the headlines, Russia’s advance in Donbass reveals shifting tactics, collapsing defenses, and the stakes of 2025’s decisive fight Read Full Article at RT.com

Long-time Zelensky ally Timur Mindich has reportedly fled Ukraine hours before anti-corruption raids linked to an FBI probe Read Full Article at RT.com

Belgium has reportedly never used its anti-drone police unit to deal with recent UAV sightings but called for foreign assistance instead Read Full Article at RT.com

Washington has extended a waiver on comprehensive sanctions against Syria for another 180 days Read Full Article at RT.com

Thailand has suspended a peace deal with Cambodia after four soldiers were reportedly hurt by a landmine at the border Read Full Article at RT.com

Moscow is offering New Delhi new projects in the nuclear domain with large scale of localization, Alexey Likhachev told RT Read Full Article at RT.com

While Washington dreams of a Golden Dome, Beijing is quietly building one that actually works Read Full Article at RT.com

The International Olympic Committee is expected to bar transgender women from all female events, according to a report Read Full Article at RT.com

Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has accused the European Union of hypocrisy and meddling in Georgia’s internal affairs Read Full Article at RT.com

Street vendors, tailors, and young designers are reshaping everyday life, balancing faith, family, and survival Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukrainians in the US have lost access to food aid after the Trump administration reduced eligibility for SNAP benefits Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine’s military strategy of long-range drone strikes on Russian cities is not working, Finnish politician Armando Mema has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Eight people are confirmed dead after a vehicle exploded near a crowded metro station in New Delhi Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s trip to India is scheduled to take place before the end of 2025, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine has added a Russian figure skater cleared for the 2026 Olympics to the Mirotvorets database Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukrainian border agents have intercepted a shipment of thousands of “Nazi-themed” postal stamps Read Full Article at RT.com

Backing has almost halved to 48%, as half of Poles now deem state benefits too generous, according to a survey cited by Bloomberg Read Full Article at RT.com

The move comes after toxic cough syrup was linked to more child deaths since September Read Full Article at RT.com

Senegal’s prime minister has dismissed a proposal from the IMF, saying it would be a disgrace for Dakar Read Full Article at RT.com

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been released from prison despite beginning a five-year sentence last month Read Full Article at RT.com

A Moscow resident has been charged with treason and terrorism-related offenses for cooperating with Ukrainian intelligence, the FSB has said Read Full Article at RT.com

FBI Director Kash Patel secretly visited China to discuss the fight against fentanyl smuggling, Reuters reports Read Full Article at RT.com

Egypt has uncovered a new gas field west of Cairo expected to add 15 billion cubic feet to reserves Read Full Article at RT.com

The list includes Rudy Giuliani and 76 others indicted over alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election Read Full Article at RT.com

The UK’s National Crime Agency has said that Robert James Purkiss was detained on Thursday after a warrant was issued in September Read Full Article at RT.com

Activists in Germany have announced plans for a nationwide protest against the government’s conscription and rearmament drive Read Full Article at RT.com

Brussels has noticed the obvious problems with Zelensky’s regime, but would still like Ukrainians to keep dying in its proxy war with Russia Read Full Article at RT.com

Residents of New Delhi took to the streets on Sunday as pollution levels soar to critical levels Read Full Article at RT.com

From ABM to New START: the slow collapse of an era of restraint Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau has reportedly searched properties tied to businessman and Zelensky associate Timur Mindich Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine’s presidential office reportedly pressured state energy firm Centrenergo to edit a report on damage from Russian strikes  Read Full Article at RT.com

The UN and local medics have accused the RSF paramilitary group of genocide in Al-Fashir Read Full Article at RT.com

A US biotech backed by Sam Altman and Brian Armstrong is reportedly pursuing embryo editing to produce a child free of hereditary illness Read Full Article at RT.com

The US Senate has approved a bipartisan deal to end the federal government shutdown after more than five weeks of political deadlock Read Full Article at RT.com

The 2024 unrest in Bangladesh was a foreign-backed regime change operation, Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury told RT in an exclusive interview Read Full Article at RT.com

A leaked “official sensitive” memo has reportedly listed 14 new locations for asylum housing across the UK Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump has accused the BBC of manipulating public perception ahead of the 2024 US election Read Full Article at RT.com

The White House press secretary has mocked the BBC after top executives resigned amid a scandal over the 2021 US Capitol riot coverage Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump has promised every qualifying citizen a $2,000 dividend funded by revenue from his tariff policy Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukrainian draft officers held Angelina Jolie’s driver on false pretenses to conscript him, he has told local media Read Full Article at RT.com

The BBC’s director general and news chief have resigned following US criticism of the broadcaster’s documentary on the US Capitol riots Read Full Article at RT.com

Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken has announced the arrival of a British anti-drone unit in his country, citing “hybrid threats” Read Full Article at RT.com

Slovak PM Robert Fico has reiterated that his country has no intention of funding the prolongation of the Ukraine conflict Read Full Article at RT.com

The US government shutdown is preventing weapons exports to NATO allies, which are often forwarded to Ukraine, Axios has reported Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s economic aide, Kirill Dmitriev, has been added to Ukraine’s latest sanctions list Read Full Article at RT.com

European nations should focus on diplomacy rather than seeking to become “armed to the teeth,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said Read Full Article at RT.com

It was the right decision not to send NATO troops to assist Kiev, former Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia has no intention of violating its nuclear test ban obligations but will resume testing if other countries do, Dmitry Peskov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The US is reportedly considering southern ‘mega’ facilities near airports used for deportations amid Trump’s immigration crackdown Read Full Article at RT.com

The fighting in southern Lebanon marks the collapse of a fragile truce – and could redraw the region’s balance of power Read Full Article at RT.com

Dialogue between Moscow and Washington is underway but it isn’t fast enough, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The EU has been seeking ways to use Russia’s frozen assets as collateral for a new loan to Ukraine Read Full Article at RT.com

Lukoil-owned refineries in Bulgaria and Romania risk ceasing operations following Washington’s sanctions on the Russian oil major Read Full Article at RT.com

The overthrow of PM Sheikh Hasina in 2024 was funded by USAID and Clinton family money, Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury told RT Read Full Article at RT.com

The North Korean team has defeated the Netherlands 3-0 in the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup final Read Full Article at RT.com

Polish lawmakers have rejected President Karol Nawrocki’s bill to outlaw the glorification of Ukrainian Nazi collaborators Read Full Article at RT.com

The European Commission has warned of deficits and debt unless the EU agrees to use frozen Russian assets as collateral to fund Ukraine Read Full Article at RT.com

Israeli military lawyers were reportedly concerned about the growing body of evidence suggesting potential war crimes in Gaza Read Full Article at RT.com

The Belgian military has sent invitation letters to all 17-year-olds in the country, Defense Minister Theo Francken has announced Read Full Article at RT.com

The EU Commission reportedly failed to make Belgian government agree to fund Kiev through frozen Russian assets at a meeting on Friday Read Full Article at RT.com

Moscow has said it had not received any clarifications from Washington about nuclear tests ordered by President Donald Trump Read Full Article at RT.com

Washington is reportedly seeking bilateral agreements with countries, demanding pathogen data in exchange for foreign health aid renewal Read Full Article at RT.com

Karoline Leavitt has labeled the BBC a “Leftist propaganda machine” due to its editing of a speech by US President Donald Trump Read Full Article at RT.com

The riots that led to ex-PM Sheikh Hasina leaving the country were “carefully planned with this money,” Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury has told RT Read Full Article at RT.com

Former Deputy Defense Minister Andrey Bulyga will now serve as deputy to Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu Read Full Article at RT.com

Berlin is ready to help deploy 800,000 NATO troops against Russia in case of a war that can break out “tomorrow,” a German general has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The Peculiar Patriot, performed in more than 35 US prisons, reveals the human cost of mass incarceration and the enduring ties between slavery and the prison system.

“Let’s be clear — this proposal isn’t a compromise, it’s a capitulation,” said one progressive lawmaker in the US House.

From the NYT editorial board to CNN panels, Zohran Mamdani is hearing unsolicited advice––and veiled threats––from US corporate media.

“Those laid off now are finding it harder to quickly secure new roles,” one of the report’s authors said.

“It’s just really, really bleak, and I don't think people outside of Chicago understand the scope of it,” CODEPINK co-director Danaka Katovich says. “What I saw is Border Patrol agents barreling out of their vans, rolling up on two men who were working… and asking for their papers.”

TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez captures the moment Mamdani’s victory was announced in his home district of Astoria, Queens.

As the federal government continues its top-down assault on higher education, universities are internally building repression and surveillance machines that mirror the Trump administration.

TRNN was on the ground in New York City on election day speaking to voters.

On November 4, 1780, Indigenous Incan leader Tupac Amaru II led a months-long uprising against Spanish rule. It would inspire thousands more to rise up across South America. This is episode 75 of Stories of Resistance.

“We were out there 45 days under the snow, under the rain… we [said], ‘We are going on hunger strike, because we want our life back. Zohran Mamdani was with us.’”

“In 2024 alone, 277 people died in Alabama prisons” Dakarai Larriett, US Senate candidate in Alabama, says. “Building mega-prisons, naming one after governor Kay Ivy, is not the solution.”

Before voting ends in the New York City mayoral race, TRNN is on the ground talking to voters about who they voted for and why. One theme has emerged: New Yorkers want real change, and they want it now.

Despite Islamophobia against him and far right attacks, Zohran Mamdani leads the polls ahead of the NYC mayoral election. His working class platform of change has inspired tens of thousands to join his campaign. This is episode 74 of Stories of Resistance.

“When the ceasefire began, I felt a mix of disbelief and emptiness. After two years of genocide, silence felt strange, almost frightening.”

Republicans are anticipating that vast structural changes in how American democracy works, or doesn't, will ultimately keep them in power regardless of how they legislate.

Rapid Support Forces fighters stormed the hospital and killed everyone inside, Sudan Doctors Network said.

The play has been performed in over 30 prisons across the country.

The lone Democratic commissioner on the FCC called the new order “an egregious transfer of wealth from families in incredibly vulnerable situations to greedy monopoly companies that seek to squeeze every penny out of them.”

“We’re shutting down government to keep people sick.”

“Basically, the most evil billionaires in Silicon Valley want to consume everything before it's too late, and then kick the tires and leave us all to drown…”

David Dayen of The American Prospect discusses what could be the end of the longest government shutdown in US history.

Chicago is giving the US “a stellar example of how to fight back against these xenophobic pogroms,” said one organizer.

Hundreds of VA staff warned that policy changes under Trump will “negatively affect the lives of all veterans.”

The Trump administration’s agreement acknowledged that he is not “a danger to the community or to national security.”

The seizure of public utilities for the sake of profit may lead to a disaster for consumers — and the planet.

Veteran-led protests against Trump's National Guard deployments encourage soldiers to resist Trump's illegal orders.

The proclamation, which is only for federal charges, is symbolic and does not prevent state-level prosecutions.

“I grew up here in the belly of the beast,” one organizer said. “I never imagined that this would be on the ballot.”

“This is climate obstruction at work,” says Nina Lakhani, senior climate justice reporter for The Guardian US.

“If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing … what will you fight for?” said Ro Khanna.

The court is expected to hear arguments early next year and issue a ruling months before the crucial midterm elections.

Let’s study how Wall Street sank Mamdani-style municipal plans back in 1975 — and get prepared for a similar fight.

Justices declined to hear an appeal to “Obergefell v. Hodges” brought by anti-LGBTQ activist Kim Davis.

The outbreaks in North America increase the risk of measles spreading to other countries.

Relying on agents to archive their own messages via screenshots has the potential for error and abuse, experts say.

A $150 million “catastrophe bond” will help the island recover, but experts hope for more investment in adaptation.

Lawsuits have been dropped and settlements renegotiated in favor of companies as the administration guts the CFPB.

The administration has gutted enforcement of a corporate tax enacted as part of the Biden-era Inflation Reducation Act.

Privatizing student loan debt would mean less protection for debtors, more suffering, and fewer paths to relief.

Guillain-Barré syndrome could be a manageable disease anywhere with proper treatment — but not in Gaza.

Facing budget shortfalls, states are quietly cutting child care funding — and families are running out of options.

The suit seeks details on the extent of ICE’s use of invasive surveillance tech to track immigrants and activists.

Food banks are in “disaster response mode” after SCOTUS blocked a lower court order that the funds be distributed.

Women from 17 different countries are working together to coordinate the global struggle against mass incarceration.

Maryland’s public pension fund raised its Israeli bond holdings to $74 million in 2024.

Free child care and buses will take collective action to achieve -- and a grassroots movement is gaining momentum.

Leaders at the AI company are scrambling to pacify concerns that the bubble around their company could soon burst.

Trump denied that voters’ concerns about the economy played a role in the GOP’s losses in this week’s elections.

Lisa Graves discusses the case before the court on tariffs, as well as voting rights and John Roberts’s legacy.

Legal experts warn this ruling could open the door to a broader assault on trans identification policies nationwide.

The US has now struck 18 vessels and killed 70 people in its ongoing onslaught in the Caribbean and Pacific.

UN experts estimate it will take seven years for 100 trucks to remove all debris across Gaza.

The immigration agent claimed that the harmless sub had “exploded” on his bulletproof vest.

Applicants are asked: “How would you help advance the President’s Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role?”

“Those laid off now are finding it harder to quickly secure new roles,” one of the report's authors said.

The award comes as FIFA is under fire for refusing to sanction Israel and Saudi Arabia for their human rights abuses.

“My community is under invasion from our own federal government. It has got to stop,” says Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss.

Around 5 million people will receive nothing this month because the cut is larger than their typical monthly benefit.

The ballroom donor list also includes Wall Street and cryptocurrency firms that benefit from the president’s agenda.

The detention of Sami Hamdi “is about silencing political dissent to create a chilling effect,” his wife wrote.

Living on a fixed income is hard enough without having to worry about what Trump and his cronies plan to take away next.

No one should be caged, tortured, detained, or deported by the state — all carceral violence is done wrongfully.

Experts and civil rights advocates are denouncing Trump’s biometric power grab.

Proposition 50 received support from 63.8 percent of California voters.

City election officials declared incumbent Jacob Frey the winner after tabulating second- and subsequent-choice votes.

The new law conflates criticism of Zionism with antisemitism and punishes educators for teaching truthful information.

The mayor-elect could bolster efforts at both the state level and the grassroots level to stymie federal incursions.

Excess funds from the school meals program would be redirected toward the state-managed SNAP program.

Daniel Nichanian, editor-in-chief of Bolts, gives an overview of Tuesday’s elections.

Along with SNAP, federal funding for the Low Income Heating Assistance Program has also taken a hit.

A 2019 statute signed into law by Trump himself requires furloughed workers to be compensated when shutdowns end.

A 2 percent wealth tax is like shaving off a fraction of a spire from a large cathedral, says economist Nancy Folbre.

The mayor-elect discusses the New York City Housing Authority, a possible Department of Community Safety, and more.

Mamdani's win is a historic victory for the left over a powerful, moneyed coalition of forces that aimed to defeat him.

A DOJ lawyer told Congress that the strikes — which Trump says are in “self-defense” — don’t put troops in harm’s way.

“You may see us close certain parts of the airspace” if the shutdown continues into next week, Duffy warned.

“What is being pushed by the corporate wing of the party is increasingly unattractive to voters,” said an organizer.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune has indicated that GOP leadership doesn’t have the votes needed to abolish the rule.

Cheney’s legacy more than outlives him; he reshaped the very structures of war and authoritarianism at home and abroad.

As global leaders prepare to convene in Brazil for COP30, experts say the industry is “racing toward climate breakdown."

Two journalists trace how excess caution led the DOJ to refuse to prosecute Trump allies' 2020 election interference.

States are adopting surveillance-oriented “paperless” policies that deny incarcerated people access to physical letters.

The Palestinian community of Umm al-Khair has called for international support in their struggle to stay on their land.

“There is no excuse that justifies” not utilizing “every resource available” to fund SNAP, one critic said.

Under Trump's budget, the US became one among very few countries that impose fees on asylum seekers.

A majority of Americans in a new poll think ICE has been “too tough” in trying to enforce Trump's immigration policies.

If Mamdani wins, progressive groups could find themselves collaborating with the administration to govern the city.

They are anticipating that vast structural changes will ultimately keep them in power, regardless of how they legislate.

Ukrainian students and faculty have spent years contending with air raids, financial strain, and martial law.

The staff cuts came following a push by the climate team's lead producer to accurately report on Hurricane Melissa.

The decision could shape whether the use of emergency powers to bypass Congress becomes a tool of routine governance.

In 2025, the share of total US assets owned by the wealthiest 0.1 percent reached its highest level on record.

Trump has baselessly asserted that other countries are testing weapons — a claim contradicted by monitoring groups.

For thousands of Palestinians, the war hasn’t ended; it will only truly end when we can return to our lands.

The move is a “perverted interpretation of a rule that stops grocers from price gouging SNAP recipients,” said a critic.

Reports say Trump identified airstrike targets in Venezuela despite no congressional authorization.

From Texas to Virginia and everywhere in between, Black residents are confronting these projects in different ways.

There are no established standards for how long immigrants can be monitored or what data ICE can collect or share.

Advocates say California’s disaster response has failed to protect people with disabilities.

Behind bars I watched men beg for help and get turned away because they lacked a formal diagnosis before incarceration.

Faculty are forming support networks to connect with each other to protect students and end the genocide in Palestine.

Two judges ordered the USDA to use contingency funds to keep SNAP benefits flowing during the shutdown.

Critics warn the DHS database could wrongly flag citizens as noncitizens, risking voter access and trust.

Power lines, roads, and bridges were damaged, and more than half a million people were left without electricity.

Trump is cancelling billions of dollars in federal funding for congressionally approved projects already underway.

The State Department has a bespoke process for probes into Israel that is deferential to its military.

Progressives have long warned that Republicans would scrap the filibuster if it interfered with their agenda.

Miller also accused Uygur of being antisemitic toward her, despite Uygur making no mention of her faith or ethnicity.

The new jails are expected to look like the tent camps built at Fort Bliss, an immigration policy expert says.

The arrest of the guards in the video launched protests from far right Israeli groups last year.

The administration said the lowest-ever refugee cap of 7,500 would primarily be allocated to white South Africans.

The White House cannot “satisfy the evidentiary burden” to prosecute those they have been killing, one lawmaker said.

The critical safety net program has never been disrupted since it began in its current form in the 1960s.

Professor Tom Alter is appealing to Texas’s Board of Regents after being temporarily reinstated and then fired again.

Republicans can’t seem to convince adults to vote against abortion, so they’re trying to brainwash kids instead.

One proposed rule would stop medical groups that offer gender-affirming care to youth from receiving Medicaid funding.

Amnesty International USA said the strikes are nothing more than a “murder spree.”

This comes after Trump’s Interior Department wrenched open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas leasing.

Critics call the order an escalation of Trump's militarization of cities across the country.

The Trump administration’s murderous strikes on small boats at sea constitute unlawful extrajudicial killings.

The UK has stopped sharing intelligence with the US on suspected Caribbean drug trafficking boats, sources told CNN.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US senior Special Operations officers in a briefing last month did not provide a comprehensive explanation why the Trump administration needed a massive military presence in the Caribbean for strikes on a few small boats allegedly used by drug cartels, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing sources with the knowledge.

VOLGOGRAD, Russia (Sputnik) - The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Tuesday that it had prevented an attempt by the German government and intelligence services to conduct a propaganda campaign in the Volgograd Region during the 80th anniversary of Victory Day, regarding the illegal reburial of Nazi Germany soldiers.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said that it had thwarted an operation by Ukrainian military intelligence and its UK handlers to hijack a Russian MiG-31 fighter jet armed with a Kinzhal hypersonic missile.

MOSCOW (RIA Novosti) - The United Kingdom will find it extremely difficult to disown itself of its role in the attempted hijacking of a MiG-31 fighter jet from Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.

Researchers from the Don State Technical University (DSTU) have proposed using glass powder as a partial replacement for cement in construction mixes.

CAIRO (Sputnik) - Russia and Egypt may intensify cooperation between the defense ministries and conduct joint combat training on a regular basis, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia expects the Hague to take notice of Kiev's attempts to draw NATO and the Netherlands into a direct military confrontation with Russia, the Russian Embassy in Netherlands said on Tuesday, commenting on Ukraine's thwarted plan to hijack a Russian MiG-31.

Battlegroup Vostok of the Russian armed forces have taken control of the Novouspenovskoye settlement in the Zaporozhye region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The European Commission is establishing a new intelligence unit to be led by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to enhance the use of information collected by national intelligence agencies, media reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - The assault detachment of Battlegroup Zapad of the Russian armed forces has taken control of an oil depot and two train stations in Kupyansk in the Kharkov region, the commander of the assault detachment of the 1486th Motorized Rifle Regiment with the call sign "Lovets" (Catcher) said on Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian aerospace forces launched a strike using the Kinzhal missile system against Ukraine's main electronic intelligence center and the Starokostiantynov airfield in response to a provocation by Kiev, whose intelligence services planned to hijack a MiG-31 fighter jet, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev believes that the construction of the country's first nuclear power plant, led by Russia's Rosatom, would allow the republic to complete the full nuclear fuel cycle, from uranium mining to electricity production.

The fate of Britain's last helicopter factory, owned by Italian defense holding Leonardo, is under threat due to a prolonged lack of government contracts, Leonardo CEO Roberto Cingolani reportedly said.

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said that it had thwarted an operation by Ukrainian military intelligence and its British handlers to hijack a Russian MiG-31 fighter jet armed with a Kinzhal hypersonic missile.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Canada has lost its measles elimination status amid an ongoing severe nationwide outbreak, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said on Monday.

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iran will launch three satellites — Zafar, Paya and Kowsar — in early winter, Hassan Salarieh, the head of the Iranian Space Agency, said on Monday.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The greatest danger for the Transatlantic Alliance today is China's leadership in the field of rare earths, US Congressman and chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) John Moolenaar said on Monday.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump on Monday promised that all money derived from his tariffs and left after paying a $2,000 dividend to US citizens will be used to pay down the country's national debt.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States is suspending its remaining restrictions on Syria, namely the Caesar Act, with the exception of sanctionable transactions involving Russia or Iran, the Department of the Treasury said on Monday.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Syria's transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa is set to announce that his country will join the US-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS, a terrorist group banned in Russia), the White House press pool reported on Monday.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – House Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Monday that he will provide a 36-hour notice for House members to return to Washington for a vote as soon as the Senate passes the amended continuing resolution (CR) to reopen the government.

“I believe this statement is aimed exclusively at a domestic audience, since in foreign policy and cooperation with nuclear powers such as Russia or China, such issues are not resolved by any one statement,” Higher School of Economics analyst Egor Toropov told Sputnik, commenting on Washington's announcement of US plans to resume nuclear testing.

CAIRO (Sputnik) - A comprehensive settlement of the conflict between Israel and Palestine based on international law is the only viable solution, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu said on Monday.

BANGKOK (Sputnik) - Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced the suspension of a peace deal with Cambodia on Monday after a landmine explosion injured two Thai soldiers during a border patrol mission.

BEIJING (Sputnik) - China's decision to suspend for one year or cancel a number of additional tariffs on imports from the United States and export control measures over dual-use goods against several US companies came into effect on Monday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces eliminated more than 200 Ukrainian militants near the city of Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk) in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US Department of War has carried out two strikes on two vessels allegedly trafficking narcotics in the Eastern Pacific, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Monday, adding that six people have been killed.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Gold prices rose to return above the key $4,000 an ounce level on bets that weak US jobs numbers will force the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates in December — despite the central bank issuing signs to the contrary.

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to discuss trade, economic and security cooperation between the two countries.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have taken control of the settlement of Novoye in the Zaporozhye region in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A senior Ukrainian official has admitted that the Polish government helped Ukrainians bust a suspect who Germany believes had a role in the Nord Stream explosion, The Wall Street Journal newspaper has reported.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Moscow Arbitration Court has ordered Brussels-based Euroclear Bank to pay over $85 million to Russian oil pipeline company Transneft, according to court documents seen by Sputnik.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States is ramping up antimony production to satisfy the defense sector's demand after Beijing halted supplies last year in retaliation for Washington's restrictions on the export of US technology products to China, The Wall Street Journal has reported.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Approximately 200 civilians are trapped in tunnels under the Gaza Strip, and Turkiye is working to ensure their safe return home, Reuters reported, citing a high-ranking Turkish official.

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - The ceasefire in the Gaza Strip is quite fragile, and we shouldn't be complacent, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia said in an interview with Sputnik.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Bulgaria has lost between 15–20 billion euros ($17–23 billion) due to the European Union's sanctions against Russia, Bulgarian lawmaker and leader of the Velichie (Greatness) party Ivelin Mihaylov told Sputnik.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, along with “his close associates, including the spokesperson and other officials, abuse their positions,” Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya told Sputnik.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu arrived in Cairo on Sunday with an interagency delegation for talks with Egypt’s senior political and military officials, the Security Council’s press service said.

Chemists from Tula State University (TulSU) have developed a new polymer capable of naturally decomposing in the environment, a study published in the Journal of Polymers and the Environment documents.

The US Senate voted to advance a deal to end the 40-day government shutdown—the longest in U.S. history—after reaching the 60-vote threshold needed to overcome a filibuster. Sen. John Cornyn cast the decisive vote, securing approval for a bipartisan Continuing Resolution (CR).

CAIRO (Sputnik) - The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian movement Hamas, said on Sunday that they need additional crews and technical equipment to recover the bodies of the remaining Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - More than $5 billion in US arms exports to NATO allies, which are often redirected to Ukraine, have been delayed by the government shutdown, Axios reported on Sunday, citing the US Department of State.

Researchers from Ural Federal University (UrFU), working with an international team, have developed new environmentally friendly-materials to protect against nuclear radiation.

While studying potato crops in Kazakhstan, scientists from Tyumen State University (TSU) discovered a unique microorganism — a new-to-science species of predatory protist belonging to the genus Rhodelphis.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has not given any instructions to begin preparations for nuclear tests; first, it must be determined whether Russia needs to do so, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Battlegroup Vostok advanced deep into Ukraine's defenses and liberated the settlement of Rybnoye in the Zaporozhye Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Armando Mema, a member of Finland's Freedom Alliance party, said on Sunday that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte should stop supplying weapons to Ukraine to avoid a nuclear war.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States has informed Russia through diplomatic channels that it is considering Russian President Vladimir Putin's idea of maintaining the restrictions laid down in the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) beyond February 2026, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Sputnik in an interview published on Sunday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Sputnik in an interview published on Sunday that Moscow would respond on the principle of reciprocity if the West transferred Russia's frozen assets to Ukraine.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The dialogue between Russia and the United States on bilateral issues is underway, but not as fast as one would like, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Sputnik in an interview published on Sunday.

China has commissioned the Fujian, its first carrier equipped with electromagnetic catapults.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The US Senate session will continue until a deal is reached to resume the work of the American government, the Hill newspaper reports, citing Senate Republican Majority Leader John Thune.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The number of flights canceled or delayed in the US on Saturday amid the ongoing government shutdown exceeded 5,000, according to data from online service FlightAware.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Border Patrol officers were subjected to an armed attack while on duty in the US city of Chicago, the US Department of Homeland Security said.

China has suspended several 2025 export controls on strategic materials — including rare earths, superhard materials, and lithium batteries – for a year. Is this a concession to the US, or a move in a far more complex game?

Russia has not received any explanation through diplomatic channels as to what US President Donald Trump meant when he announced the resumption of nuclear testing, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Trade Mission in Sweden has once again been targeted, with paint dropped on its premises from a drone, less than a month after the previous attack, the Russian Embassy in Stockholm said on Saturday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - NATO intends to place greater emphasis on its nuclear capabilities in the future in order to deter adversaries more effectively, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told the Welt am Sonntag newspaper in an interview.

BEIJING (Sputnik) - China's weapons development and modernization are not aimed at any specific country and do not pose a threat to others, China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) spokesman Leng Guowei said on Saturday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Colonel General Alexander Sanchik as Russian Deputy Defense Minister, according to a relevant decree released on the official portal of legal acts on Saturday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Vostok Battlegroup has completed the liberation of the village of Volchye in the Dnepropetrovsk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Armed Forces keep eliminating surrounded Ukrainian armed forces units in Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk), mopping up militants from Gnatovka and Rog, and have liberated 39 buildings, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian troops eliminated 10 Ukrainian military personnel who were holding their last positions in the city of Kupyansk, the commander of the assault unit of the 121st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Russian Zapad Battlegroup, with the service name Lavrik, said.

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik), Lenka White – US President Donald Trump’s statement on nuclear testing has caused chaos worldwide and following through could lead to a renewed arms race with dire implications, Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia told RIA Novosti.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Turkiy did not transfer its rare earth elements to the United States but concluded an agreement related to nuclear energy, Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar said.

The seizure of Darfur by rebels, namely foreign mercenaries from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), eliminates any possibility of resolving the conflict in Sudan as an internal one, Russian Ambassador to Sudan Andrey Chernovol told RIA Novosti.

Energy supplies from Russia via the TurkStream and Druzhba pipelines to Hungary are completely exempt from US sanctions, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.

The recent US test launch of a Minuteman III ICBM and Washington’s move to resume nuclear testing are part of pressure tactics by American lobbying groups and European governments “to corner Russia into a deal with Ukraine that undermines global peace,” believes Palestinian expert on international relations and US affairs Taufiq Taameh.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he intends to address the conflict in Ukraine, along with topics related to trade and energy, during his meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the White House.

A few key issues must be resolved between the US and Russia before the Budapest peace summit can happen, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has stated. What's he driving at?

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The impact of the ongoing federal shutdown on the US economy is far worse than expected because it is lasting much longer than anticipated, White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said on Friday.

The United States Army plans to purchase at least one million drones over the next two to three years and could acquire from half a million to several million annually thereafter, US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll said in an interview with Reuters.

Volodymyr Zelensky is funneling waves of troops into the meat grinder at Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk) — a city even Western outlets call doomed. What’s really at stake here?

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A Russia-US summit will certainly be welcomed by both countries at some point, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces launched an Iskander-M strike on an area where personnel, weapons, and military equipment of a Ukrainian drone regiment were concentrated in the Kramatorsk-Druzhkovka direction in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.

BEIJING (Sputnik) - China will not tolerate provocations staged by the Philippines in collusion with powers from outside the region in the South China Sea, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Jiang Bin said on Friday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The forces of Russia's Baltic Fleet destroyed six World War II-era munitions in the Gulf of Finland, the press service of the Baltic Fleet said on Friday.

TOKYO (Sputnik) - North Korea is likely to have fired a ballistic missile, the Japan Coast Guard said.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russia-US summit in Budapest could take place within a few days after Moscow and Washington resolve "one or two" issues, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - China's nuclear arsenal is incomparable with that of Russia and the United States, demanding Beijing join negotiations on this issue now is unfair, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Friday.

The US Senate on Thursday rejected a bipartisan war powers resolution that sought to prevent President Donald Trump from carrying out military strikes against Venezuela without congressional approval, CBS News reported.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he believes that denuclearization would be a "great thing" and that he has been discussing it with Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China.

The commander of an assault detachment from the Zapad Battlegroup, call sign “Lovets” (“Trapper”), says that his unit continues to advance in the eastern part of Kupyansk and is pressing Ukrainian troops.

Russia will continue to work on cooperation with China in all key sectors, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Thursday.

The US has zero chance of ever achieving nuclear superiority over Russia, military analyst Igor Korotchenko, editor in chief of National Defense magazine, tells Sputnik.

Russia's Tsentr Battlegroup has eliminated over 480 Ukrainian military personnel over the past day, with over 220 losses coming in the area of Dimitrov and Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk) in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.

The West is eyeing a sabotage scenario at the Zaporohye Nuclear Power Plant that would involve the melting of its reactor cores, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said.

There is zero technical, military, or political reason for America to restart nuclear tests, the US Arms Control Association (ACA) cautioned.

A compromise on the Ukrainian crisis has to be reached, though it will not satisfy all sides, said former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The Trump administration has floated a plan to Israel aimed at getting Hamas fighters to give up their weapons voluntarily, reports Axios, citing US officials.

President Vladimir Putin outlined Russia’s priorities in strengthening national unity, preserving cultural identity, and safeguarding the country against external provocations.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik), Lenka White - Former US National Security Advisor Michael Flynn told RIA Novosti in an interview that he urges accountability in how US taxpayer funds have been spent in Ukraine.

The commander of the Russian assault group “Lavrik” reported that units of Battlegroup Zapad secured 25 buildings in Kupyansk over the past 24 hours.

President Vladimir Putin has ordered a review of the feasibility of beginning preparations for nuclear tests in response to US moves.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has awarded the developers behind the nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile and Poseidon drone, hailing their tech as a game-changer - not just for Russia’s defense, but for civilian industries across the nation. Which breakthroughs lie ahead?

Russian President Vladimir Putin called the situation surrounding US President Donald Trump's announcement of the resumption of nuclear testing a serious issue.

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov said on Wednesday that he considers it expedient to begin preparations for the resumption of nuclear tests at the Novaya Zemlya test site.

The United States has conducted a test launch of an unarmed nuclear-capable Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California said.

The US is gearing up to deploy new satellite-jamming systems aimed at countering space-based intelligence threats, reports Bloomberg, citing Space Force data.

Mired in scandal over his leadership, the FBI director is lashing out against MAGA influencers for mocking his girlfriend as a Mossad honeypot — and activating his legal network to slap them with frivolous multi-million dollar lawsuits. The wind was at Kash Patel’s back in the early months of 2023. It was during this period that the Trump-aligned legal operative met Alexis Wilkins, then a 24-year-old wannabe country music star who would become his girlfriend, and launched his foundation, “Fight […] The post Kash Patel’s GF files $5 million lawsuit against podcaster for ‘insinuation’ she’s Mossad honeypot first appeared on The Grayzone. The post Kash Patel’s GF files $5 million lawsuit against podcaster for ‘insinuation’ she’s Mossad honeypot appeared first on The Grayzone.

Immediately after October 7, a little know company shipped over 100 reconnaissance drones to Israel for use in its siege of Gaza.  Having been battle-tested on Palestinian civilians, the UAVs are now being used to surveil protesters across the US. This article was originally published by ¡Do Not Panic! AI-powered quadcopter drones used by the IDF to commit genocide in Gaza are flying over American cities, surveilling protestors and automatically uploading millions of images to an evidence database. The drones are […] The post AI drones used in Gaza now surveilling American cities first appeared on The Grayzone. The post AI drones used in Gaza now surveilling American cities appeared first on The Grayzone.

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya was hailed by Western governments and media as the savior and rightful leader of Belarus. But leaked emails reveal her increasingly unpopular campaign for power in Minsk nearly collapsed under the weight of corruption scandals and infighting. When Belarusian opposition figure Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya declared herself “President” of an alternative government in 2020, she was enthusiastically embraced – and showered with funding – by the Western governments which yearned to depose the longtime leader of her country, Alexander Lukashenko, […] The post Leaks expose collapse of EU/US-backed Belarusian ‘opposition’  first appeared on The Grayzone. The post Leaks expose collapse of EU/US-backed Belarusian ‘opposition’  appeared first on The Grayzone.

The Grayzone has geolocated the underground bunker of an important military command and control center nestled within a densely populated Tel Aviv neighborhood. Known as ‘Site 81,’ the U.S.-built facility houses a hyper-secretive intelligence base. When Iran struck a series of targets in the heart of north Tel Aviv with ballistic missiles on June 13, Israeli authorities immediately cordoned off the area to prevent journalists from filming the damage. “The building on this compound was just hit,” Trey Yingst of […] The post Secret Israeli military bunker located under Tel Aviv tower struck by Iran, analysis shows first appeared on The Grayzone. The post Secret Israeli military bunker located under Tel Aviv tower struck by Iran, analysis shows appeared first on The Grayzone.

Faux disinformation expert Pekka Kallioniemi gained notoriety by smearing critics of the Ukraine proxy war. Since being unmasked for peddling pornographic representations of minors, Kallioniemi has been caught promoting fraudulent KGB documents to slander a journalist as a Russian spy. In October 2024, mainstream Canadian defense journalist David Pugliese suffered “the political equivalent of a drive-by shooting,” according to a local publication called The Walrus. Citing alleged KGB documents, a prominent lawmaker accused Pugliese of being a longstanding Soviet/Russian spy […] The post Pekka-philia: disgraced porn profiteer turned pro-Ukraine ‘disinfo expert’ could face legal action first appeared on The Grayzone. The post Pekka-philia: disgraced porn profiteer turned pro-Ukraine ‘disinfo expert’ could face legal action appeared first on The Grayzone.

Behind closed doors, the noted ‘humanitarian interventionist’ successfully lobbied for Israel’s inclusion on important UN committees even after the Human Rights Council accused it of targeting civilians in Gaza. The leaked emails also reveal that Israel furnished Power with a dodgy dossier on Syrian chemical weapons as she pushed regime change in Damascus. Former US ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power secretly coordinated with a top Israeli diplomat to secure Israel’s access to multiple prestigious UN committees, leaked files […] The post Samantha Power secretly colluded with Israel to enhance UN role, leaked emails show first appeared on The Grayzone. The post Samantha Power secretly colluded with Israel to enhance UN role, leaked emails show appeared first on The Grayzone.

Israel’s former top general sought donations from David Ellison and his father, Larry, as part of a billionaire coterie to fund digital paramilitaries aimed at sabotaging pro-Palestine activists. The leaked documents show one planner explaining, “In the jungle, we need more guerrillas and less IDF.” With Paramount and CBS News now under his control, the younger Ellison has installed self-described “Zionist fanatic” Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief. The new owner of Paramount, David Ellison, participated in an Israeli government-led plot to […] The post New CBS owner David Ellison met with top Israeli general in scheme to spy on Americans first appeared on The Grayzone. The post New CBS owner David Ellison met with top Israeli general in scheme to spy on Americans appeared first on The Grayzone.

A roving reporter who covered Italy’s top politicians explains to The Grayzone how his country was reduced to a joint US-Israeli “aircraft carrier,” and raises troubling questions about an Israeli role in the killing of former Prime Minister Aldo Moro. For years, Israel’s Mossad monitored and secretly influenced a violent communist faction that carried out the March 16, 1978 kidnapping and murder of Italian statesman Aldo Moro, veteran investigative journalist Eric Salerno has documented. Having worked closely alongside multiple Italian […] The post Mossad ‘in contact from very beginning’ with killers of Italian PM, reporter reveals first appeared on The Grayzone. The post Mossad ‘in contact from very beginning’ with killers of Italian PM, reporter reveals appeared first on The Grayzone.

In a meeting with US antiwar figures, Iranian Pres. Masoud Pezeshkian forecasted a more intense round of conflict with Israel and the US, and slammed Washington’s intransigence. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived late to a September 24, 2025 meeting with American antiwar figures on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. He had come from a fateful tete-a-tete with Emmanuel Macron, where he attempted to cajole his French counterpart into delaying expiration of the JCPOA nuclear deal rather than instituting […] The post ‘No doubt they will attack’: Max Blumenthal meets Iran’s President in NYC first appeared on The Grayzone. The post ‘No doubt they will attack’: Max Blumenthal meets Iran’s President in NYC appeared first on The Grayzone.

New Jersey area Jewish leadership described a factual Grayzone report about Charlie Kirk’s falling out with Netanyahu as “hateful, divisive, and antisemitic,” and weaponized it to cancel the book event of a Palestinian children’s writer who reposted the article on social media. The New York Times uncritically published the bogus allegation. Palestinian children’s author Jenan Matari says she believes The New York Times “was trying to put a target on [her] back” when it publicized the fact that she recently […] The post Palestinian kids’ author: New York Times ‘put a target on my back’ with Grayzone smear first appeared on The Grayzone. The post Palestinian kids’ author: New York Times ‘put a target on my back’ with Grayzone smear appeared first on The Grayzone.

Ultra-Zionist billionaire Robert Shillman was one of Charlie Kirk’s most committed donors. But as Kirk fell under attack for his increasingly critical Israel views during his final weeks, sources say Shillman ended funding for TPUSA. As his campus tour approached, Kirk was subjected to an “almost daily” lobbying campaign from Netanyahu’s allies. The Turning Point USA campus in Phoenix, Arizona is the house that Charlie Kirk built. Consisting of six sterile, two-floor office buildings, the campus is itself a tribute […] The post Top pro-Israel TPUSA donor terminated support for Kirk in days before death, sources say first appeared on The Grayzone. The post Top pro-Israel TPUSA donor terminated support for Kirk in days before death, sources say appeared first on The Grayzone.

A month before Charlie Kirk’s killing, billionaire pro-Israel moneyman Bill Ackman arranged an intervention in the Hamptons during which sources say he and others “hammered” Kirk for the conservative leader’s growing criticism of Israeli influence in Washington. Kirk came away fretting about Israeli “blackmail,” sources say, as he began attending Catholic mass. Update: After The Grayzone exposed the covert Hamptons influencer summit, and podcaster Candace Owens provided additional details about the event, Bill Ackman released a lengthy statement declaring, “at […] The post Billionaire Bill Ackman convened stormy Israel ‘intervention’ with Charlie Kirk, sources say first appeared on The Grayzone. The post Billionaire Bill Ackman convened stormy Israel ‘intervention’ with Charlie Kirk, sources say appeared first on The Grayzone.