articles 20 oct.

   
WORLD  - NATIONAL 1

Another Round Against Iran Will Break What Is Left of the Gulf - Larry C. Johnson
https://sonar21.com/another-round-against-iran-will-break-what-is-left-of-the-gulf/

Subsea cable network that enables intercontinental data flow through Strait of Hormuz
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/info/infographic/54552

Calls mount for a true accounting of Trump’s Iran war 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/10/calls-mount-for-a-true-accounting-of-trumps-iran-war/

Netanyahu Says He Discussed ‘Eliminating’ the Iranian Government With Trump
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/10/20/netanyahu-says-he-discussed-eliminating-the-iranian-government-with-trump/

Trump’s Intensifying Sabotage of the ICC
https://consortiumnews.com/2026/10/20/trumps-intensifying-sabotage-of-the-icc/

FM Araghchi describes talks with Russian counterpart as productive
https://en.irna.ir/news/86297436/FM-Araghchi-describes-talks-with-Russian-counterpart-as-productive

IRGC downs 54th US MQ-9 drone over Strait of Hormuz
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/248737/IRGC-downs-54th-US-MQ-9-drone-over-Strait-of-Hormuz

Two oil tankers on fire after hitting mine in Hormuz Strait
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/248750/Two-oil-tankers-on-fire-after-hitting-mine-in-Hormuz-Strait

Iran warns Hormuz undersea cables at risk if infrastructure attacked
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iran-warns-hormuz-undersea-cables-at-risk-if-infrastructure

Enriched uranium 'national wealth', will not be shipped: Rezaei
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/enriched-uranium-national-wealth-will-not-be-shipped-rezaei

No single particle of enriched uranium will exit Iran: Rezaei
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/248763/Enriched-uranium-will-not-exit-Iran-by-any-means-Rezaei

US AI centers will be targeted in next war: MP
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/248742/US-AI-centers-will-be-targeted-in-next-war-MP

122 vessels so far been added to PGSA (Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority) non-compliance list
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/248748/122-vessels-so-far-been-added-to-PGSA-non-compliance-list

Shifting role of US in Middle East is like ‘raising a teenager’, ambassador says
Washington's role as world guarantor for eight decades 'is no longer there', Tom Barrack says during Qatar's security forum
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/shifting-role-in-middle-east-like-raising-teenager-us-ambassador-says

Israeli F-35s Launch Multiple Simulated Strikes on Iran Across Iraqi and Syrian Skies
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/israeli-f35-launch-multiple-simulated-strikes-iran

Global Polls Find Israel Is The Least Popular Country On Earth 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/10/20/global-polls-find-israel-is-the-least-popular-country-on-earth/

Netanyahu Presses Trump To Renew Aggression On Iran 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/10/20/netanyahu-presses-trump-to-renew-aggression-on-iran/



ISRAEL  - US - ME 1

Stanislav Krapivnik: Netanyahu Claims Iran Wants to Conquer Russia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sizMCKnyzTI

INTERVIEW - UNRWA head warns of looming Gaza winter crisis, urges Europe to pressure Israel
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/interview-unrwa-head-warns-of-looming-gaza-winter-crisis-urges-europe-to-pressure-israel/4094315

Israel’s Katz vows to strike Beirut’s southern suburbs over any rocket or drone fire
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/-israel-s-katz-vows-to-strike-beirut-s-southern-suburbs-over-any-rocket-or-drone-fire/4095211

Yemeni Forces Intensify Strikes against Houthis
https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5331653-yemeni-forces-intensify-strikes-against-houthis

UK Boosts Its Defensive Military Support to Saudi Arabia
https://english.aawsat.com/gulf/5331659-uk-boosts-its-defensive-military-support-saudi-arabia

UK set to deploy RAF Typhoon jets to defend Saudi Arabia days after Africa’s strongest military pledged support 
https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/uk-set-to-deploy-raf-typhoon-jets-to-defend-saudi-arabia-days-after-africas-strongest/xezqhdl

Operational update 20 October – UK military support to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/operational-update-20-october-uk-military-support-to-the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia

Drone attacks across Sudan escalate, 160 people reported killed
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/19/160-reported-killed-in-escalating-drone-attacks-across-sudan

As Houthis encircle Taiz, Yemen's Saudi-backed gov't faces disaster 
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/taiz-yemen-war/

Israeli forces bar resident from Al-Hamidiyah at gunpoint and block road near Al-Salam city 
https://www.syriahr.com/en/386926/

‘A Donkey to Stay in Gaza’: Ben-Gvir Mocks Palestinians in AI Campaign Video 
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/todays-headlines-husband-wife-killed-in-gaza-lavrov-araghchi-meeting-hegseths-visit/

‘A Donkey to Stay in Gaza’: Ben-Gvir Mocks Palestinians in AI Campaign Video 
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/todays-headlines-husband-wife-killed-in-gaza-lavrov-araghchi-meeting-hegseths-visit/

‘Become Our Land’: Smotrich Calls for Annexing 60% of Gaza, Lebanon 
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/become-our-land-smotrich-calls-for-annexing-60-of-gaza-lebanon/

‘Permissible and Virtuous’: Israeli Rabbi Endorses Taking Palestinian Olive Crops 
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/permissible-and-virtuous-israeli-rabbi-endorses-taking-palestinian-olive-crops/

Israeli Defense Minister Katz Says Over 60 Lebanon Villages Have Been Destroyed
https://israelpalestinenews.org/israeli-defense-minister-katz-says-over-60-lebanon-villages-have-been-destroyed/

Israel-Backed Palestinian Militias Terrorize Displaced Families in Gaza
https://israelpalestinenews.org/israel-backed-palestinian-militias-terrorize-displaced-families-in-gaza/

Exclusive: Full text of the Mecca defence pact signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistani
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/full-text-mecca-defence-pact-signed-turkey-saudi-arabia-and-pakistan

Red Cross: Gaza is ‘hell on earth’ as patients urgently need medical evacuation
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/10/20/372308/

Gaza could face fate similar to that of native Americans, Lazzarini warns
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/10/20/372304/

Ministry of education calls for protecting Gaza schoolchildren
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/10/20/372299/

1,500 sick Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails facing “slow death”
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/10/20/372297/

Israeli authorities force two Palestinians to raze homes in Umm al-Fahm
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/10/20/372272/

Saudi Airstrike Kills Eight Yemeni Fishermen
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/10/20/saudi-airstrike-kills-eight-yemeni-fishermen/

Israeli Strikes Continue to Pound Southern Lebanon, Nabatieh al-Fawqa Hit
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/10/20/israeli-strikes-continue-to-pound-southern-lebanon-nabatieh-al-fawqa-hit/

CWRC documents 13 Israeli assaults against farmers and property across West Bank
https://english-wafa-ps.translate.goog/Pages/Details/176134?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Colonists cut down olive trees and damage farmers' property in Marda, north of Salfit
https://english-wafa-ps.translate.goog/Pages/Details/176104?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

For the third consecutive day: Colonists continue to cut off electricity to lawyer's home in Nablus' Beita town
https://english-wafa-ps.translate.goog/Pages/Details/176094?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp



UKRAINE  - US WAR ON RUSSIA

NYET: Moscow Has NO USE for a DEAL, Russian Jet-Powered Drones SLAM West Ukraine | Mark Sleboda
https://rachelblevins.substack.com/p/russia-nato-ukraine-deal-mark-sleboda

Poland says it’s unable to supply Ukraine with patriot missiles
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/poland-says-it-s-unable-to-supply-ukraine-with-patriot-missiles/4095160

Kaja Kallas accuses the US of pushing Ukraine to 'surrender on Putin's terms'
https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/20/kaja-kallas-accuses-the-us-of-pushing-ukraine-to-surrender-on-putins-terms

The Russian Armed Forces liberated Zolotoy Kolodez, previously captured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. 
https://en.topwar.ru/292023-vs-rf-osvobodili-zolotoj-kolodez-ranee-zahvachennyj-vsu.html

The Finnish army plans to purchase one million anti-personnel mines. 
https://en.topwar.ru/292024-finskaja-armija-sobiraetsja-priobresti-million-protivopehotnyh-min.html

Russia resumes serial production of Tu-160M ​​strategic bombers 
https://en.topwar.ru/292020-rossija-vozobnovljaet-serijnoe-proizvodstvo-strategicheskih-raketonoscev-tu-160m.html

A major power facility in Kyiv was damaged, bringing transportation to a standstill in the Ukrainian capital.
https://en.topwar.ru/292016-porazhen-krupnyj-jenergoobekt-v-kieve-v-ukrainskoj-stolice-ostanovilsja-transport.html

"When will the window close?": Why attacks on Ukraine's energy sector are more important than progress on the LBS 
https://en.topcor.ru/75017-kogda-zakroetsja-okno-pochemu-udary-po-jenergetike-ukrainy-vazhnee-prodvizhenija-na-lbs.html

Bombers are already being loaded: Russia is preparing a new powerful strike on Ukraine. 
https://en.topcor.ru/75012-bombardirovschiki-uzhe-snarjazhajut-rf-gotovit-novyj-moschnyj-udar-po-ukraine.html

Trump: Russia is fair to Ukraine
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/9042470?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp

136 UAVs were shot down over Russia per night
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/9042558

Major Ukrainian Arms Maker Rethinking Future Reliance On Starlink
https://www.twz.com/news-features/major-ukrainian-arms-maker-rethinking-future-reliance-on-starlink



NATIONAL  2

US Officials Face Fresh Pressure After Another American ‘Brutalized’ by Israeli Settlers in West Bank
https://israelpalestinenews.org/us-officials-face-fresh-pressure-after-another-american-brutalized-by-israeli-settlers-in-west-bank/

Democrats Want To Wreck America With Third-World Immigration
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/10/democrats-want-to-wreck-america-with-third-world-immigration/

WSJ warns of Trump threat to 'blow up US global credibility' 
“A new triumvirate that divided the world into spheres of influence would blow up America’s global credibility as a reliable ally. U.S. allies may be punching bags these days, but the U.S. network from NATO to Japan, South Korea and Australia allows America to deter aggression and maintain peace before threats are dire,” said the board.
https://www.alternet.org/trump-russia-china-yalta/

Trump behavior raises mental health questions during Obama rant 
https://www.alternet.org/trump-obama-2678113052/

Trump reignites cognitive concerns by wandering off and waving at nobody 
https://www.alternet.org/trump-cognitive-concerns/

Delusional Truth Social rant proves Trump has finally lost the plot 
https://www.alternet.org/trump-texas-2678109955/

Trump’s Truth Social hits rock bottom as users flee and stock crashes 
https://www.alternet.org/trump-truth-social-2678111690/

We Are Facing Global Energy, Food, Financial Crises, the End of the AI Bubble and a Super El Niño All at Once
https://economiccollapse.report/we-are-facing-global-energy-food-financial-crises-the-end-of-the-ai-bubble-and-a-super-el-nino-all-at-once/

Ex-Seattle Police Chief Admitted Kurt Cobain Evidence Contradicted the Suicide Report
https://jdrucker.com/ex-seattle-police-chief-admitted-kurt-cobain-evidence-contradicted-the-suicide-report/

Washington State Prosecutor Admits Man Arrested for Murder Actually Acted in Self-Defense
https://patriot.tv/washington-state-prosecutor-admits-man-arrested-for-murder-actually-acted-in-self-defense/

White powder letters scare hits lawmakers and election offices nationwide
https://www.axios.com/2026/10/20/white-powder-letters-congress-election-offices

Fairfax County Put Criminal Aliens Back on the Street 
https://fatelephant.com/2026/10/20/fairfax-county-put-criminal-aliens-back-on-the-street/

Mysterious bot accounts reportedly spread fake ‘man on the street’ videos for Michigan Senate candidate
https://israelpalestinenews.org/mysterious-bot-accounts-reportedly-spread-fake-man-on-the-street-videos-for-michigan-senate-candidate/

Why Is Israel Running TV Ads in Iowa Ahead of the Midterms?
https://israelpalestinenews.org/why-is-israel-running-tv-ads-in-iowa-ahead-of-the-midterms/

EXCLUSIVE: DOJ Identifies 20,000 Ineligible Voters in California Voter Rolls – What About the Other 4 Million?
https://joehoft.com/exclusive-doj-identifies-20000-ineligible-voters-california-voter/

Democratic Senators Want Pentagon to Publicly Reveal Cost of Iran War to US Military Bases
https://www.military.com/democratic-senators-want-pentagon-publicly-reveal-cost-iran-war-us-military-bases

UNC agrees to race-blind admissions, mandatory antisemitism training in settlement with Trump admin
https://thepostmillennial.com/unc-agrees-to-race-blind-admissions-mandatory-antisemitism-training-in-settlement-with-trump-admin

Fairfax County, Virginia IGNORED 1,670 ICE detainers over 2 years, undercharged criminal illegal aliens: Judiciary Committee report 
https://thepostmillennial.com/fairfax-county-virginia-ignored-1670-ice-detainers-over-2-years-undercharged-criminal-illegal-aliens-judiciary-committee-report

The New Democrats Are More Interested In Changing the US Than Changing Russia and Iran
https://paulcraigroberts.org/2024/12/30/the-disappearance-of-the-male-role/

Report: Thousands of new docs point to a diabolical CIA color revolution after midterms…
https://revolver.news/2026/10/report-thousands-of-new-docs-point-to-a-diabolical-cia-color-revolution-after-midterms/



COVID BIOWEAPONS  - HEALTH

BREAKING: The Most Comprehensive Ivermectin–Mebendazole Cancer Paper to Date Finds 37 Distinct Anticancer Mechanisms Across 25 Human Cancer Types
https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/breaking-the-most-comprehensive-ivermectinmebend

DEATHVAX™ STRIKES AGAIN: NFL Quarterback Jalen Hurts Out For Season After BLOOD CLOTS Found In His Lungs & Leg
https://www.2ndsmartestguyintheworld.com/p/deathvax-strikes-again-nfl-quarterback

COVID-19 is Factually Starving You: The Terrifying Link Between SARS-CoV-2 and Chronic Nutrient Malabsorption - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/covid-19-is-factually-starving-you-the-terrifying-link-between-sars-cov-2-and-chronic-nutrient-malabsorption

Long COVID Exercise Intolerance Linked to Lasting Blood Vessel Damage - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/long-covid-exercise-intolerance-linked-to-lasting-blood-vessel-damage

Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Mom Accused of Murdering Twins Who Died 8 Days After “Vaccines”
https://discernreport.com/prosecutors-seek-death-penalty-for-mom-accused-of-murdering-twins-who-died-8-days-after-vaccines/

Italy mosquito borne diseases: Dengue, chikungunya & West Nile virus
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/italy-mosquito-borne-disaeses-dengue

Marshall Islands dengue outbreak in Majuro & Ebeye
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/marshall-islands-dengue-outbreak

We lost. I lost. The truth lost. Pfizer won.
The Second Circuit has upheld a district court’s decision to dismiss Berenson v Gottlieb.
https://alexberenson.substack.com/p/we-lost-i-lost-the-truth-lost-pfizer

Pharma PR Executive Leaked Insider Criticism of NIH Vaccine Injury Center to New York Times — Paper Neglected to Mention His Industry Ties
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/pharma-pr-executive-leaked-insider-criticism-nih-vaccine-injury-center-new-york-times-paper-neglected-to-mention-his-industry-ties/



AI - BIG TECH - INTERNET - MEDIA

Plants can speak using electricity, so this startup built an AI model to decipher their language
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/plants-can-speak-using-electricity-so-this-startup-built-an-ai-model-to-decipher-their-language/

Sam Altman is COOKED!! (I Have the Proof)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kqAJaMqHo4

Exclusive: OpenAI acquires biotech startup as AI race moves into drug development
https://www.axios.com/2026/10/20/exclusive-openai-biotech-startup-drug-development

Anthropic's planned mega-IPO faces investor skepticism over Chinese rivals and political headwinds
https://the-decoder.com/anthropics-planned-mega-ipo-faces-investor-skepticism-over-chinese-rivals-and-political-headwinds/

A new report just busted another myth about heathttps://grist.org/solutions/a-new-report-just-busted-another-myth-about-heat-pumps/ pumps 
https://grist.org/solutions/a-new-report-just-busted-another-myth-about-heat-pumps/

How the UAE and MEK weaponize AI to spread propaganda 
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/ai-misinformation-news/

Israeli Pegasus Spyware Hacked Serbian University Rector ahead of Election 
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israeli-pegasus-spyware-hacked-serbian-university-rector-ahead-of-election/

Using Machine Learning Techniques for Polar Vortex Predictions
https://eos.org/research-spotlights/using-machine-learning-techniques-for-polar-vortex-predictions

TikTok staff raised child safety concerns, but executives reportedly failed to act
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/tiktok-staff-raised-child-safety-concerns-but-executives-reportedly-failed-to-act/
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Russia drafted plans for AI that could block 95% of VPNs — but the idea has quietly vanished from its national roadmap
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/russia-drafted-plans-for-ai-that-could-block-95-percent-of-vpns-but-the-idea-has-quietly-vanished-from-its-national-roadmap

Trump officials asked CISA to secretly hack a voting machine — and not disclose any vulnerabilities they found
https://www.techradar.com/pro/trump-officials-asked-cisa-to-secretly-hack-a-voting-machine-and-not-disclose-any-vulnerabilities-they-found

A nightmare scenario for supermarkets: Hidden daily passwords and command injection flaws leave thousands of Danfoss supermarket systems open to remote takeover
https://www.techradar.com/pro/a-nightmare-scenario-for-supermarkets-hidden-daily-passwords-and-command-injection-flaws-leave-thousands-of-danfoss-supermarket-systems-open-to-remote-takeover

'Some agents exhibited unintended web-browsing behavior': Tencent admits AI agents it was testing made more than 2,600 attempts in 11 days to slip past Alibaba's map defenses, just to find out which zoo gate people use
https://www.techradar.com/pro/some-agents-exhibited-unintended-web-browsing-behavior-tencent-admits-ai-agents-it-was-testing-made-more-than-2-600-attempts-in-11-days-to-slip-past-alibabas-map-defenses-just-to-find-out-which-zoo-gate-people-use



SPACE - UFOs - SCIENCE - PARANORMAL - HISTORY

White Dwarf Spotted Devouring the Planet It Birthed 
https://eos.org/articles/white-dwarf-spotted-devouring-the-planet-it-birthed

Russia’s “Cat-and-Mouse” Maneuvers Near ICEYE Radar Satellite
https://www.leonarddavid.com/russias-cat-and-mouse-maneuvers-near-iceye-radar-satellite/

A Bee-Derived Peptide Outperforms Placebo in Treating Infected Burns
https://english.pravda.ru/news/science/170130-bee-derived-peptide-infected-burns-trial/

Four NASA Volunteers Mark One Year in Simulated Mars Habitat 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Four-NASA-Volunteers-Mark-One-Year-in-Simulated-Mars-Habitat/

Are transgender sports bans really about protecting women? Survey data tells a different story
https://phys.org/news/2026-10-transgender-sports-women-survey-story.html



MILITARY - AVIATION

US Federal Aviation Administration certifies Boeing's 737 MAX 10
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-federal-aviation-administration-certifies-boeings-737-max-10/4095207

San Diego woman says passenger masturbated next to her on United Airlines flight 
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/investigations/san-diego-woman-says-passenger-masturbated-next-to-her-on-united-airlines-flight/4089707/

LATAM Airbus A320 Evacuated On Runway After Huge Flames Erupt From Engine
https://simpleflying.com/latam-a320-evacuated-flames-engine-takeoff/

Boston Go-Around Caused By An Uncleared Etihad Boeing 787 Entering The Runway
https://simpleflying.com/boston-go-around-etihad-boeing-787-runway-incursion/

3 Hospitalized: Suspected Norovirus Outbreak Sparks Panic On Eurowings Flight
https://simpleflying.com/eurowings-airbus-a321-norovirus-outbreak/

United Airlines CEO Defends Charging Non-Frequent Flyers $70 To Avoid The Middle Seat
https://simpleflying.com/united-airlines-ceo-defends-charging-non-frequent-flyers-middle-seat/

Chicago Midway Abruptly Shuts Runway For A Month After Jet Blast Damage
https://simpleflying.com/chicago-midway-abruptly-shuts-runway-for-a-month-after-jet-blast-damage/

U.S. Army Airlifts HIMARS Rocket Launcher to Japan in New Indo-Pacific Rapid Deployment Exercise.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/u-s-army-airlifts-himars-rocket-launcher-to-japan-in-new-indo-pacific-rapid-deployment-exercise

U.S. Navy Unmanned Fleet Effort Advances as Hyundai and Anduril Demonstrate Autonomous Vessel.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/hd-hyundai-and-andurils-unmanned-surface-vessel-conduct-navigation-trials-off-long-beach-california

U.S. Bringing Long Retired KC-10 Tankers Back Into Service to Support African Ally’s Aerial Refuelling Fleet
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/us-bringing-kc10-tankers-back-support-ally-refuelling

Russia’s Enhanced T-80BVM Tank in the Spotlight for Mobility and Long Range ’Sniper’ Capability
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/russia-enhanced-t80-mobility-long-range-sniper

Alaska’s HAARP Site Now Being Used To Test New Air Force Over-The-Horizon Radar Tech
https://www.twz.com/news-features/alaskas-haarp-site-now-being-used-to-test-new-air-force-over-the-horizon-radar-tech

Ghost Shark Extra-Large Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles’ Payload Bay Seen For First Time
Ghost Shark will deploy aerial drones, lay mines, and execute seabed resupply missions as part of Australia’s new undersea arsenal.
https://www.twz.com/sea/ghost-shark-extra-large-uncrewed-underwater-vehicles-payload-bay-seen-for-first-time

US to Buy Up to 25,000 APKWS (Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System) Kits Annually, With Option to Increase to 35,000 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/US-to-Buy-Up-to-25000-APKWS-Kits-Annually-With-Option-to-Increase-to-35000/



ENVIRONMENT - WEATHER - FOOD

Plastic Is Fusing With Corals and Creating Bizarre New Minerals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjHy2mqtic4

Indonesia continues to battle wildfires, with nearly 2 million hectares (7,722 square miles) burned
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/down-to-earth/20261020-indonesia-continues-to-battle-wildfires-with-nearly-2-million-hectares-burned

Earthquake M 6.3 - 197 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, 2026-10-20, 16.0 km depth
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u3jl/executive

Paraguay Floods Affect 3,000 Families as Paraná River Rises
https://www.telesurenglish.net/paraguay-floods-affect-3000-families/

Amazon Fires Push Brazil Air Pollution to Very Unhealthy Levels
https://www.telesurenglish.net/amazon-fires-brazil-air-pollution/

Volcanoes 20 Oct 2026: Fuego volcano, Popocatépetl, Krakatau, Semeru, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador, Sangay
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcanoes/today.html

New Zealand dairy prices rise as dry spring conditions bite
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/fafcf7c8-20d9-482c-a8a3-501cfea3c31b

In 2025, Trawlers Suddenly Started Pulling Up Rare Hybrid Crabs in Record Numbers in The Bering Sea. Now We Know Why
https://www.sciencealert.com/in-2025-trawlers-suddenly-started-pulling-up-rare-hybrid-crabs-in-record-numbers-in-the-bering-sea-now-we-know-why

Ultraprocessed Food May Be Silently Damaging Your Brain's Blood Vessels
https://www.sciencealert.com/eating-more-ultraprocessed-food-linked-to-silent-vascular-brain-injury

Microplastics Aren't Inert After All: In Water, They Make DNA-Damaging Free Radicals
https://www.sciencealert.com/microplastics-are-chemically-active-and-could-cause-biological-harm



ECONOMY

World to face serious energy crisis if US resumes war on Iran
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/248723/World-to-face-serious-energy-crisis-if-US-resumes-war-on-Iran

Basic math reveals the flaw in Trump’s billion-dollar farm bribe 
https://www.alternet.org/trump-diesel-farm-bailout/

Trump blamed Democrats — but now 67% of Americans blame him 
https://www.alternet.org/gas-prices-trump/

Republicans shift to healthcare fraud as costs dominate voter fears 
https://www.alternet.org/healthcare-fraud/

How the energy crisis could become a food security crisis
https://www.axios.com/2026/10/20/energy-crisis-food-security-crisis

Brent falls as Iran's president discusses mediation with Pakistani army chief
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-eases-markets-assess-potential-waiver-russian-energy-middle-east-supply-2026-10-20/

Trump vowed to stop an ‘energy emergency.’ Then he created a real one. 
https://grist.org/energy/trump-energy-emergency-declaration-prices-oil-coal-gasoline-diesel/

Fraud Cleanup: Nearly 200,000 Dead People Received Food Stamps 
https://fatelephant.com/2026/10/20/fraud-cleanup-nearly-200000-dead-people-received-food-stamps/

The US Government’s Really Big Debt Problem 
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/10/ron-paul/the-us-governments-really-big-debt-problem/

US Housing Starts Drop Another 5.2 Percent, Weakness Persists
https://mishtalk.com/economics/us-housing-starts-drop-another-5-2-percent-weakness-persists/

Higher Oil Prices Are Like To Stay 
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2026/10/higher-oil-prices-are-like-to-stay.html

Trump admin corrects 50 MILLION Social Security records with largest clean-up in history 
https://thepostmillennial.com/trump-admin-corrects-50-million-social-security-records-with-largest-clean-up-in-history

U.S. Farmland Values Surge to Record as Operating Margins Collapse
...52% of respondents identifying resource pricing as the leading negative factor impacting their operations. 
https://english.pravda.ru/news/business/170073-farmland-values-surge-operating-margins-collapse/

Global industry professionals spurn major Israeli music showcase amid cultural boycott
https://www.timesofisrael.com/global-industry-professionals-spurn-major-israeli-music-showcase-amid-cultural-boycott/



EU - UK - CANADA

France extends night curfews beyond Paris following weekend violence
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/pg/photo-gallery/france-extends-night-curfews-beyond-paris-following-weekend-violence/168730

Curfews will have ‘no impact’ on French protest movement, Yellow Vests lawyer says
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/curfews-will-have-no-impact-on-french-protest-movement-yellow-vests-lawyer-says/4094452

Burnham 'to approve controversial Jackdaw gas field' in North Sea in blow to eco-campaigners
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/government-approve-jackdaw-gas-north-sea-5HjdkBf_2/

2 African countries listed as UK lawmaker promises to end immigration from the Third World and ‘discriminate’ 
https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/2-african-countries-listed-as-uk-lawmaker-promises-to-end-immigration-from-the-third/celhqpk

About 25,000 migrants from Africa and Asia cross into Italy and Greece through Russia-backed eastern Libya and Tunisia, but EU appears to have a plan 
https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/about-25000-migrants-from-africa-and-asia-cross-into-italy-and-greece-through-russia/5wxvjyj

"End Russia's dominance": EU hopes to control the Northern Sea Route 
https://en.topwar.ru/292015-polozhit-konec-dominirovaniju-rossii-es-rasschityvaet-kontrolirovat-sevmorput.html

The French Protests Are Being Misunderstood - Paul Craig Roberts
My take on the events is that the uprising, which seems to be what it is, is the result of many years of frustration and disappointments suffered by European ethnicities because of their rulers’ disregard of them..
https://paulcraigroberts.org/the-french-protests-are-being-misunderstood/

France: Rioters threatened woman with rape her while she was holding her infant, but feminist activist claims mere ‘collateral damage’ for the revolution
https://rmx.news/article/france-rioters-threatened-woman-with-rape-her-while-she-was-holding-her-infant-but-feminist-activist-claims-mere-collateral-damage-for-the-revolution/

Following mass riots, France debt interest soars to 4.94%, reaching risk levels not seen since 2012
https://rmx.news/article/following-mass-riots-france-debt-interest-soars-to-4-94-reaching-risk-levels-not-seen-since-2012/

‘He attacked me from behind’ – 21-year-old German student allegedly raped by 2 North African men in Italy
https://rmx.news/article/he-attacked-me-from-behind-21-year-old-german-student-allegedly-raped-by-2-north-african-men-in-italy/

France is rioting over surging inflation, skyrocketing national debt, and crumbling schools. America is its sleeping twin
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/france-rioting-over-surging-inflation-193130724.html



CHINA - ASIA

US, Japan Holding Major Military Exercises Near Taiwan
https://consortiumnews.com/2026/10/20/us-japan-holding-major-military-exercises-near-taiwan/

How Bad Would It Get If China Blocks Rare Earths to America?
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/How-Bad-Would-It-Get-If-China-Blocks-Rare-Earths-to-America.html

(Japan) Fewer than 1 in 3 families want a second child amid rising costs, study finds
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/20/japan/society/couple-second-child-inflation-pressures/

U.S. and Japan Make Mass Missile Deployments Near Taiwan Under Largest Ever ‘Keen Sword’ Exercises
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/us-japan-make-mass-missile-deployments-taiwan



MEXICO - LATIN AMERICA

JD Vance-founded, Korea-tied firm now influencing Brazil election 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/10/jd-vance-founded-korea-tied-firm-now-influencing-brazil-election/

Brazil’s Election Could Reshape Relations With China
https://consortiumnews.com/2026/10/20/brazils-election-could-reshape-relations-with-china/

Brazil Protesters Accuse Meta of Election Interference
https://www.telesurenglish.net/brazil-protest-meta-electioninterference/

Cuba Accuses U.S. of Undermining UN Debate on Blockade
https://www.telesurenglish.net/cuba-us-undermining-un-debate-blockade/

Peru reports rise in dengue, leptospirosis; health alert issued for increased cases due to El Niño
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/peru-reports-rise-in-dengue-leptospirosis

Brazil Rebukes Milei Over Election Claims
https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-foreign-ministry-rebukes-milei-election-claims-2026/



AFRICA - HAITI - DR

Nigeria records first Ebola case of Africa's latest outbreak
https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/20/breaking-nigeria-records-first-ebola-case-of-africas-latest-outbreak/

Ebola: Nigeria reports case in Abuja, Kenya reports 9th case
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/ebola-nigeria-reports-case-in-abuja

Attack on convoy in Nigeria’s Borno kills 15, soldiers say
https://www.internazionale.it/ultime-notizie-reuters/2026/10/19/attack-on-convoy-in-nigeria-s-borno-kills-15-soldiers-say

More than 40 civilians killed in Mali attack blamed on Islamic State
https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/20/more-than-40-civilians-killed-in-mali-attack-blamed-on-islamic-state/

Ethiopia PM warns Eritrea of 'severe consequences' if supports enemies
https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/20/ethiopia-pm-warns-eritrea-of-severe-consequences-if-supports-enemies/

Woman, 65, killed in shark attack at South African beach
https://www.africanews.com/2026/10/20/woman-65-killed-in-shark-attack-at-south-african-beach/

President of Africa's biggest gold-producing nation vows to end raw mineral exports within four years 
https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/president-of-africas-biggest-gold-producing-nation-vows-to-end-raw-mineral-exports/x6cfqhx

European energy giant completes project to turn flared gas into usable energy in Africa’s largest oil reserve holder https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/european-energy-giant-completes-dollar1-billion-project-to-turn-wasted-gas-into/b265x4p

Nigeria: Nearly one quarter of Lassa fever cases died
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/nigeria-nearly-one-quarter-of-lassa