articles 12 oct.

 
WORLD  - NATIONAL 1

 * European Leaders Determined to Create WWIII 
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/europes-current-economy/european-leaders-determined-to-create-wwiii/

Six Ships Struck in Single Day as Hormuz Attacks Accelerate
https://gcaptain.com/new-reports-reveal-five-more-ships-hit-near-hormuz/

Iran’s IRGC says 3rd ‘offending’ supertanker hit in Strait of Hormuz in 2 days
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/us-israel-iran-war/iran-s-irgc-says-3rd-offending-supertanker-hit-in-strait-of-hormuz-in-2-days/4086287

Pravin Sawhney: BREAKING: Saudi Airstrikes Hit Ta'izz as Houthis Advance on the Ground
(Great Saudi-Houthi-Yemen-Mecca Alliance summary) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjGGtKSJ3kw

Deployment of 39,000 troops foiled enemy ground invasion plan
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/248532/Deployment-of-39-000-troops-foiled-enemy-ground-invasion-plan



ISRAEL  - US - ME 1

It’s a Genocide, I’m Into It’: Seinfeld Mocks Protest over Palestinian Children Killed 
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/its-a-genocide-im-into-it-seinfeld-mocks-protest-over-palestinian-children-killed/

Israel demolishes over 11,000 homes in WB in 3 yrs.
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/248519/Israel-demolishes-over-11-000-homes-in-WB-in-3-yrs

Israeli killed, 20 injured in blast near Lebanon’s border
https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/israeli-killed-20-injured-in-blast-near-lebanons-border-3005959

Houthis claim missile attack on Riyadh airport, drone strike on Saudi air base in Khamis Mushait
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/houthis-claim-missile-attack-on-riyadh-airport-drone-strike-on-saudi-air-base-in-khamis-mushait/4086631

Houthi Riyadh airport hit shows Saudi air defenses full of holes 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/10/houthi-riyadh-airport-hit-shows-saudi-air-defenses-full-of-holes/

Deadly Attacks on Saudi Arabia Risk Wider War That Draws In US
https://gcaptain.com/deadly-attacks-on-saudi-arabia-risk-wider-war-that-draws-in-us/

U.S. May Join Yet Another Middle Eastern War — TCN
https://israelpalestinenews.org/u-s-may-join-yet-another-middle-eastern-war-tcn/

Saudi Airstrikes in Yemen’s al-Jawf Province Kill Nine Civilians, Including Five Children
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/10/12/saudi-airstrikes-in-yemens-al-jawf-province-kill-nine-civilians-including-five-children/

War Against Yemen Endangers Saudi Crown Prince’s Position
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2026/10/war-against-yemen-endangers-saudi-crown-princes-position.html
 
Yemeni military issues statement on latest Saudi agggression
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/248537/Yemeni-military-issues-statement-on-latest-Saudi-agggression

How Saudi Arabia Is Collapsing - Judge Napolitano interviews Alastair Crooke, 12 Oct '26 
https://conflictsforum.substack.com/p/how-saudi-arabia-is-collapsing

Arab air carriers suspend service to Riyadh in wake of Houthi attacks
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/us-israel-iran-war/arab-air-carriers-suspend-service-to-riyadh-in-wake-of-houthi-attacks/4086663

47 Palestinian families face forced displacement amid Israeli blockade
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/47-palestinian-families-face-forced-displacement-amid-israeli-blockade/4086719

Ritter’s Rant 104: The Fall of the House of Saud
https://scottritter.substack.com/p/ritters-rant-104-the-fall-of-the

Türkiye urges Israel to stop ‘reckless’ attacks in Syria
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/no-turkish-military-delegation-at-syrian-base-during-israeli-strike-ministry-225840

Israel’s War on Lebanon Comes Home: One Killed, 24 Injured in Munition Blast 
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israels-war-on-lebanon-comes-home-one-killed-24-injured-in-munition-blast/

Netanyahu Aide’s WhatsApp Messages Leaked as Israel Faces New Security Breach 
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/netanyahu-aides-whatsapp-messages-leaked-as-israel-faces-new-security-breach/

Seven-Year-Old Dies of Wounds as Israeli Attacks Kill Five More in Gaza 
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/seven-year-old-dies-of-wounds-as-israeli-attacks-kill-five-more-in-gaza/

“The Rule Was: ‘Shoot Everyone You See'”
Ten Israeli soldiers speak about feelings of revenge, orders to shoot and “collateral damage.”
https://israelpalestinenews.org/the-rule-was-shoot-everyone-you-see/

Israeli soldiers’ testimonies reveal horrifying details of 2023 Jabalia massacre
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/10/12/371871/

Israel goes ballistic over Nobel Laureate Navi Pillay
https://israelpalestinenews.org/israel-goes-ballistic-over-nobel-laureate-navi-pillay/

Yellow Line moves again as Israel closes in on trapped Gazans – Daily Update
https://israelpalestinenews.org/yellow-line-moves-again-as-israel-closes-in-on-trapped-gazans-daily-update/

Israeli army tightens movement restrictions around Jenin refugee camp
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/10/12/371865/

Israeli road closures disrupt education in southern Nablus
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/10/12/371852/

Gaza’s children wait for treatment as only 5 of 75 patients evacuated
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/10/12/371868/

Gaza prisoners left with fractures and untreated injuries in Ganot prison
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/10/12/371849/

Israeli authorities demolish dozens of homes, a mosque in unrecognized Negev village
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/10/12/371845/

From Latin America to Berlin, global rallies call for ending Gaza war and backing for Israel
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/10/12/371838/

Colonists erect shelters, raise Israeli flags in Tubas
https://english-wafa-ps.translate.goog/Pages/Details/175759?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

No State Has A ‘Right’ To Exist – Least Of All An Apartheid, Genocidal State Like Israel 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/10/12/no-state-has-a-right-to-exist-least-of-all-an-apartheid-genocidal-state-like-israel/



UKRAINE  - US WAR ON RUSSIA

Trump: Russia, Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire because I said 'you agree'
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/vg/video-gallery/trump-russia-ukraine-agreed-to-a-ceasefire-because-i-said-you-agree/156938

Putin’s scorched-city policy hits Ukraine hard 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/10/putins-scorched-city-policy-hits-ukraine-hard/

Ukraine brings U.S. Abrams tanks back to combat against Russia with new drone tactics.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/focus-analysis-conflicts/army/conflicts-in-the-world/russia-ukraine-war-2022/ukraine-brings-u-s-abrams-tanks-back-to-combat-against-russia-with-new-drone-tactics

Zelenskyy vows to retaliate if Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid continue
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/12/zelenskyy-vows-retaliate-russia-strikes-ukraine-power-grid

Putin would only stop attacks on Ukraine election day
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/248527/Putin-would-only-stop-attacks-on-Ukraine-election-day

A wave of power outages hits Kyiv and Rivne regions 
https://en.topwar.ru/291434-v-kievskoj-i-rovenskoj-oblastjah-volna-avarijnyh-otkljuchenij-jelektrojenergii.html

FirePoint announced the first strike on Russia using Ukrainian ballistic missiles. 
https://en.topwar.ru/291524-kompanija-firepoint-objavila-o-pervom-udare-po-rossii-ukrainskoj-ballistikoj.html

The Russian Aerospace Forces dropped a bomb from a UMPK system on a bridge over the Dnieper River in Dnipropetrovsk. 
https://en.topwar.ru/291523-vks-rf-aviabomboj-s-umpk-udarili-po-mostu-cherez-dnepr-v-dnepropetrovske.html

Kyiv was left without intelligence: the siren sounded after missile strikes. 
https://en.topwar.ru/291521-kiev-ostalsja-bez-razveddannyh-sirena-vkljuchilas-posle-raketnyh-udarov.html

Ukraine struck 12 Russian oil refineries in September, Defence Ministry says 
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/12/8057666/

"Loneliness at the Top": Zelenskyy asks the EU to prevent a change of power in Ukraine 
https://en.topcor.ru/74794-odinochestvo-na-vershine-zelenskij-prosit-es-ne-dopustit-smeny-vlasti-na-ukraine.html

Why Ukraine urgently needed 60 days of peace 
https://en.topcor.ru/74819-zachem-ukraine-srochno-ponadobilis-60-dnej-mira.html

American taxpayers have sent almost 200 billion dollars to Ukraine since the war started.
... Ukraine has vowed to destroy all Russian refineries to ensure they don't get to export oil to US.
https://x.com/lsferguson/status/2108928840240345168

Former Australian special forces commander Riccardo Bosci on Ukraine
..."Ukraine is the center of the deep state. It is the head of the snake, and Vladimir Putin is cutting off its head. For decades, Ukraine has been the center of globalists...  The CIA has been operating in Ukraine for 70 years. Ignore all the talk about nuclear war and attempts by Russia to conquer the world. Everything is the opposite. Do your own research."
https://x.com/STANISKRAPIVNIK/status/2108701958211027453

We Funded Ukraine's Entire War And They Just Sabotaged Our Economy. 
Yesterday Trump cut a deal with Putin to bring down diesel prices in America and Ukraine just bombed a huge Russian refinery.
https://x.com/RealDonKeith/status/2108953242348769777

Zelensky has gone too far – Musk 
https://web.archive.org/web/20261011010444/https://www.rt.com/news/647036-musk-zelensky-gone-too-far/

Russia can create armaments that have no analogues — Medvedev 
https://tass.com/politics/2201105

Air defense forces destroyed 13 more UAVs flying toward Moscow. 
https://ria-ru.translate.goog/20261013/moskva-2124097818.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp



NATIONAL  2

Feds search US Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home in criminal investigation
https://courthousenews.com/feds-search-us-rep-ilhan-omars-home-in-criminal-investigation/

Trump Curbs Farmers’ Access to Funding for Energy Projects
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Trump-Curbs-Farmers-Access-to-Funding-for-Energy-Projects.html

NYU sever ties with Israel over Gaza genocide: report
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/248517/NYU-sever-ties-with-Israel-over-Gaza-genocide-report

American White People Are Losing 14th Amendment Protection
 In effect, the 14th Amendment is step by step being denied to white ethnicities. 
https://paulcraigroberts.org/american-white-people-are-losing-14th-amendment-protection/

Fourteenth Amendment, amendment (1868) to the Constitution
...granted ...equal civil and legal rights to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States.” 
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Fourteenth-Amendment

Montana AG Asks Supreme Court to Revive Case Against DEI Training That Declared ‘All Caucasians’ Racist
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/10/09/exclusive-montana-ag-asks-supreme-court-revive-case-against-dei-training-that-allegedly-declared-all-caucasians-racist/?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dei-training-causes-hostility-distrust-and-division-supreme-court-brief-warns



COVID BIOWEAPONS  - HEALTH

(Jeff, I can't verify this and there will of course be a lot of propaganda; he usually comes across as legitimate)
PSYOP-26 PLAGUE UPDATE: Body of Russian Plague Scientist Buried In METAL COFFIN DROWNED IN BLEACH
“The funeral of plague scientist Daria Shipilova, 28, remains a mystery as special precautions may need to be taken with her body”
https://www.2ndsmartestguyintheworld.com/p/psyop-26-plague-update-body-of-russian

Waste Water Surveillance Across Belgium Shows High Levels of SARS-CoV-2 Infections - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/waste-water-surveillance-across-belgium-shows-high-levels-of-sars-cov-2-infections

Lawsuits Begin for CV19 Vaccine Criminals – Nic Hulscher
https://usawatchdog.com/lawsuits-begin-for-cv19-vaccine-criminals-nic-hulscher/

Greece: West Nile virus infections rise to 443
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/greece-west-nile-virus-infections

North Carolina officials report two West Nile virus deaths
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/north-carolina-officials-report-two

Pennsylvania reports 6th measles-associated death
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/pennsylvania-reports-6th-measles

FDA approves Hovilpri for treating herpes lesions
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/fda-approves-hovilpri-for-treating



AI - BIG TECH - INTERNET - MEDIA

AI sector gathers at Ai Everything event in Abu Dhab
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/ai-sector-gathers-at-ai-everything-event-in-abu-dhabi/4083819

US-China race is on for the Gulf’s AI future 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/10/us-china-race-is-on-for-the-gulfs-ai-future/

South Korea's Samsung expects record profit as AI chip demand surges
https://www.intellinews.com/south-korea-s-samsung-expects-record-profit-as-ai-chip-demand-surges-474952/?source=south-korea

ABS, U.S. Energy Department Team Up on Nuclear-Powered Ships
https://gcaptain.com/abs-u-s-energy-department-team-up-on-nuclear-powered-ships/

Texas oilfield wastewater could help cool data centers without draining freshwater
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/texas-oilfield-wastewater-data-center-cooling

China Mobile triples capacity at mega Inner Mongolia computing hub amid nation’s AI push
https://www.msn.com/en-xl/money/general/china-mobile-triples-capacity-at-mega-inner-mongolia-computing-hub-amid-nation-s-ai-push/ar-AA2e66eS

This AI startup says it can generate permit-ready blueprints in minutes
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/12/this-ai-startup-says-it-can-generate-permit-ready-blueprints-in-minutes/

French supermarkets suffer refrigerator shutdown after 'unprecedented' cyberattackw.volcanodiscovery.com/
https://www.france24.com/en/french-supermarkets-suffer-refrigerator-shutdown-after-unprecedented-cyberattack



SPACE - UFOs - SCIENCE - PARANORMAL - HISTORY

NASA's Perseverance breaks 28-mile Mars driving record using autonomous navigation
https://interestingengineering.com/space/nasa-perseverance-mars-driving-record

Iran has more than 30 satellites under development
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/248509/Iran-has-more-than-30-satellites-under-development

Gravity and quantum information linked through a derivation of Einstein's equations
https://phys.org/news/2026-10-gravity-quantum-linked-derivation-einstein.html

Global satellite data reveal widening recovery gap between urban and rural vegetation
https://phys.org/news/2026-10-global-satellite-reveal-widening-recovery.html

Baby tooth places macaques in northern Germany more than 300,000 years ago
https://phys.org/news/2026-10-baby-tooth-macaques-northern-germany.html

Tiny fossils reveal a missing chapter of ocean life after Snowball Earth
https://phys.org/news/2026-10-tiny-fossils-reveal-chapter-ocean.html

Elephants continue to shape the savanna even after death
https://phys.org/news/2026-10-elephants-savanna-death.html

High-speed video reveals how honey bee stingers keep pumping venom after detachment
https://phys.org/news/2026-10-high-video-reveals-honey-bee.html

Some house cats carry a gut parasite that can infect humans, study finds
https://phys.org/news/2026-10-house-cats-gut-parasite-infect.html



MILITARY - AVIATION

FAA Orders Airbus A380 Engine Replacements After Uncontained Failure Forces Aborted Takeoff
https://simpleflying.com/faa-order-airbus-a380-engine-replacements-uncontained-failure-forces-aborted-takeoff/

Amsterdam-Bound United Airlines Boeing 767 Diverts To St. John's Amid Alleged Engine Shutdown
https://simpleflying.com/united-airlines-boeing-767-engine-shutdown-st-johns-diversion/

2 army pilots killed in aircraft crash in SW Pakistan
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/248529/2-army-pilots-killed-in-aircraft-crash-in-SW-Pakistan

Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Escapes Tail Strike By Inches At LAX As Pilots Abort Landing
https://simpleflying.com/lufthansa-boeing-747-near-tail-strike-lax-aborted-landing/

Selma Blair arraigned following alleged altercation aboard Delta flight, bail set at $20K
https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/selma-blair-arrested-after-alleged-altercation-delta-flight/story?id=137202403

U.S. Virginia-Class Submarine USS Oregon in Norway Signals Rising High North Strategic Focus.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/u-s-virginia-class-submarine-uss-oregon-in-norway-signals-rising-high-north-strategic-focus

U.S. Navy Deploys Counter-Drone Electronic Warfare System Aboard USS Ohio Nuclear Submarine.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/u-s-navy-deploys-counter-drone-electronic-warfare-system-aboard-uss-ohio-nuclear-submarine

New microwave weapon can zap drone swarms without burning through missiles
https://interestingengineering.com/military/bae-microwave-weapon-counter-drone-swarms

Valkyrie combat drone makes first European flight with 3,100-mile range and Mach 0.8
https://interestingengineering.com/military/valkyrie-combat-drone-first-european-flight

WindBorne wins a hefty US Air Force contract for its balloon data
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/12/windborne-wins-a-hefty-us-air-force-contract-for-its-balloon-data/

SR Dynamics Unveils New Stealth Strike Drone With 1,000 km Range and 900 km/h Speed 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/SR-Dynamics-Unveils-New-Stealth-Strike-Drone-With-1000-km-Range-and-900-kmh-Speed/

BAE Systems Unveils High Power Microwave Weapon for Drone Defense at AUSA 2026 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/BAE-Systems-Unveils-High-Power-Microwave-Weapon-for-Drone-Defense-at-AUSA-2026/



ENVIRONMENT - WEATHER - FOOD

Oil pollution is drifting into marine protected areas, report finds
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/10/oil-pollution-is-drifting-into-marine-protected-areas-report-finds/

First Nation-led effort replants kelp forests in Clayoquot Sound (BC) 
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/10/first-nation-led-effort-replants-kelp-forests-in-clayoquot-sound/

Rheas are back to Chilean Patagonia
https://news.mongabay.com/video/2026/10/these-women-are-bringing-darwins-rheas-back-to-chilean-patagonia/

Cities worldwide are sinking 
https://courthousenews.com/cities-worldwide-are-sinking/

Earthquake M 6.1 - 17 km W of Río Grande, Panama, 2026-10-12, .0 km depth
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u1wn/executive

VIDEO: Massive fire in Mongolia contained
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/248523/VIDEO-Massive-fire-in-Mongolia-contained

Video: MSC Containership Locates Overboard Cruise Passenger After 20 Hours 
https://maritime-executive.com/article/video-msc-containership-locates-overboard-cruise-passenger-after-20-hours



ECONOMY

Oil shipping and insurance costs exceed one-third of the commodity value — OPEC 
https://tass.com/economy/2201093

Americans Are Losing Faith in the Economy 
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/north_america/americas-current-economy/americans-are-losing-faith-in-the-economy/

Global Coal Demand Rises as LNG Shortage Deepens
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/Global-Coal-Demand-Rises-as-LNG-Shortage-Deepens.html

Heat Pumps Are Coming for Coal’s Industrial Heat Market
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Heat-Pumps-Are-Coming-for-Coals-Industrial-Heat-Market.html

Energy Stocks Soared in Q3 as Fuel Markets Tightened
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Energy-Stocks-Soared-in-Q3-as-Fuel-Markets-Tightened.html

Soaring Tanker Rates Leave Americas Awash in Crude Oil
https://gcaptain.com/soaring-tanker-rates-leave-americas-awash-in-crude-oil/

Shipping’s LNG Boom Faces a Methane Problem
https://gcaptain.com/shippings-lng-boom-faces-a-methane-problem/

Saudi Eyes 10 Million Barrels a Day of Oil Pipe Capacity
https://gcaptain.com/saudi-eyes-10-million-barrels-a-day-of-oil-pipe-capacity/

Diesel Is the Number That Will Decide November
https://sonar21.com/diesel-is-the-number-that-will-decide-november/

Banks Struggle to Digest the Mounting Debt Driving the AI Boom
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/10/banks-struggle-to-digest-the-mounting-debt-driving-the-ai-boom.html



EU - UK - CANADA

‘Our message is: Smash everything’ – Black Belgian student doesn’t even know why he’s protesting in revealing video
https://rmx.news/article/our-message-is-smash-everything-black-belgian-student-doesnt-even-know-why-hes-protesting-in-revealing-video/

Germany: 63.4% of welfare recipients have migration background, will cost taxpayers approximately €21.2 billion in 2026
https://rmx.news/article/germany-63-4-on-welfare-recipients-have-migration-background-will-cost-taxpayers-approximately-e21-2-billion-in-2026/

Germany suspends naturalizations of alleged Nazi victims, Chinese nationals suspected of wide-scale fraud
https://rmx.news/article/germany-suspends-naturalizations-of-alleged-nazi-victims-after-mostly-chinese-migrants-commit-fraud/

European Natural Gas Prices Headed for Multi-Year Highs
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/European-Natural-Gas-Prices-Headed-for-Multi-Year-Highs.html

German daily criticizes Israel for denying work visa to one of its journalists
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/german-daily-criticizes-israel-for-denying-work-visa-to-one-of-its-journalists/4086686

EU adopts nearly 1,600 new sanctions listings targeting Russia's military industry
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/eu-adopts-nearly-1-600-new-sanctions-listings-targeting-russias-military-industry/4085890

EU Targets Major Russian Shipyards in Sweeping Sanctions Expansion
https://gcaptain.com/eu-targets-major-russian-shipyards-in-sweeping-sanctions-expansion/

Germany paying diplomatic price for double standards on Gaza, experts warn
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/germany-paying-diplomatic-price-for-double-standards-on-gaza-experts-warn/4086134

Israel brands Netherlands 'antisemitism hotspot' over ban on Israeli football fans

Jury selection begins in Russell Brand sex assault trial
https://courthousenews.com/jury-selection-begins-in-russell-brand-sex-assault-trial/

Sweden Releases Sanctioned Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker After Seven-Month Detention
https://gcaptain.com/sweden-releases-sanctioned-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-after-seven-month-detention/

EU States Unanimously Agree to Open 2 New Accession Clusters for Ukraine
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/86851

US Europe Commander Urges Arming Kyiv to Counter Russia’s Hybrid War
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/86834

EU-China trade deal raises fears Brussels will go soft on Beijing
https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/12/eu-china-trade-deal-raises-fears-brussels-will-go-soft-on-beijing

European Nationalism in Service of the Empire: Rubio Urges Europe to Embrace Civilizational Struggle—and Sacrifice Itself 
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/10/european-nationalism-in-service-of-the-empire-rubio-urges-europe-to-embrace-civilizational-struggle-and-sacrifice-itself.html

Finland prepared to build large-scale fortifications on border with Russia
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/12/8057670/

‘We did not follow your insane migration policies’ – Slovak MEP Mazurek says Slovakia and Poland avoided mass crime, ‘student’ riots, and sexual attacks by rejecting Western European immigration policies
https://rmx.news/article/we-did-not-follow-your-insane-migration-policies-slovak-mep-mazurek-says-slovakia-and-poland-avoided-mass-crime-student-riots-and-sexual-attacks-by-rejecting-western-european-immig/

Germany: AfD reaches record high 40% in Brandenburg as party continues to dominate in the east
https://rmx.news/article/afd-reaches-record-high-40-in-eastern-german-state-of-brandenburg-government-coalition-extremely-difficult-to-form/

‘NO TURKS – ALL OUT’ – CDU candidate with Turkish background allegedly faked hate crime attack right before local German election
https://rmx.news/article/no-turks-all-out-cdu-candidate-with-turkish-background-allegedly-faked-hate-crime-attack-right-before-local-german-election/



CHINA - ASIA

FCC product testing ban deepens US-China tech decoupling
https://asiatimes.com/2026/10/fcc-product-testing-ban-deepens-us-china-tech-decoupling/

China's Auto Exports Explode as Domestic Demand Craters
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Chinas-Auto-Exports-Explode-as-Domestic-Demand-Craters.html

China's tote-moving wheeled humanoid, 110-pound robot arm target factory automation
https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/china-wheeled-humanoid-robot-arm-factory-automation

Israel orders Ethiopian flight to turn back over Indonesian pilot: Report
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israel-orders-ethiopian-flight-to-turn-back-over-indonesian-pilot-report/4086714

Hong Kong reports surge in Mpox since August
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/hong-kong-reports-surge-in-mpox-since

Bangladesh measles 2026
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/bangladesh-measles-2026

MEXICO - LATIN AMERICA

US Army to stage counter-drug training exercises in South America 
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2026/10/us-army-stage-counter-drug-training-exercises-south-america/416548/?oref=d1-featured-river-top

How Israel Conquered the Latin American Right
https://israelpalestinenews.org/how-israel-conquered-the-latin-american-right/

Two dead, 10 missing as hurricane and tropical storm hit Mexico
https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/two-dead-10-missing-hurricane-214838025.html

Dengue cases down 70% in Brazil this year
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/dengue-cases-down-70-in-brazil-this



AFRICA - HAITI - DR

Ebola outbreak nears 9,000 cases
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/ebola-outbreak-nears-9000-cases

Ghana seeks BRICS partner status before full membership
https://www.intellinews.com/ghana-seeks-brics-partner-status-before-full-membership-475321/?source=asia