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French bishop condemns youth riots but sympathizes with their concerns– www.lifesitenews.com

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French bishop condemns youth riots but sympathizes with their concerns– www.lifesitenews.com
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French Bishop Matthieu Rougé condemned the arson and street violence that have marked France’s high-school protests while insisting that the “profound” unease driving many of the students is real and must be heard.

The protests began in late September in the Paris suburbs over missing teachers, overcrowded classes, and rundown buildings before spreading nationwide. By early October, they had produced fires, clashes, tear gas, and thousands of arrests.

In its weekend interview with Rougé, Vatican News reported more than 5,000 arrests since the previous Monday and millions of euros in damage, with a further massive day of protests already called for on Tuesday, October 6.

Reporting a day earlier, AgenSIR, an Italian Catholic news agency, cited more than 300 injured police officers and nearly 2,000 arrests, and noted Education Minister Édouard Geffray’s statement that 40 of 65 injured public-school employees were principals.

Earlier today, as blockades and marches continued, Reuters reported police firing tear gas in Strasbourg, Lyon, and Rennes, Interior Ministry figures of 6,100 arrests since the protests began (overwhelmingly minors), and at least 715 officers and 215 teenagers injured.

CENTCOM Nails Iran in Another Lie, While Regime Official Makes Big Admission – RedState– redstate.com

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CENTCOM Nails Iran in Another Lie, While Regime Official Makes Big Admission – RedState– redstate.com
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There were reports all over X on Monday night about a U.S. helicopter possibly going down in the Red Sea after squawking an emergency signal and dropping.

Then there were claims that the helicopter had been shot down.

But now U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has scotched that story, calling out Iranian media for spreading the lie.

CLAIM: Iranian state media has been pushing false reports that a U.S. Navy MH-60R helicopter crashed in the Red Sea after declaring an emergency last night.  

FACT: Reports of a downed U.S. Navy helicopter in the Red Sea are not true. All U.S. military aircraft and personnel across the Middle East are safe and accounted for.

DW News. . Police and demonstrators clashed outside the parliament building in Pristina as protestors demanded a second, same-day vote on a bill that would curb the powers of the country's war crimes court, based in the Hague, Netherlands. The law chang – Facebook

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DW News. . Police and demonstrators clashed outside the parliament building in Pristina as protestors demanded a second, same-day vote on a bill that would curb the powers of the country’s war crimes court, based in the Hague, Netherlands. The law chang – Facebook
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Mexico and US send troops to border in joint ‘mirror operation’ after gunfire episode– mexiconewsdaily.com

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Mexico and US send troops to border in joint ‘mirror operation’ after gunfire episode– mexiconewsdaily.com
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Mexico has sent 500 Army and National Guard troops to the U.S. border in the state of Tamaulipas as part of a joint operation with the U.S. military after U.S. officials were fired upon by unknown elements from the Mexican side on Sept. 26.

Media in Mexico, citing the Pentagon, said the U.S. government announced on Saturday that it had ordered 500 soldiers to the Texas-Mexico border in response to the shooting from Tamaulipas, during which U.S. Coast Guard personnel returned fire.

Seeing Red: Trump Signs Executive Order on Dyed Fuel in Bid to Bring Down Diesel Prices – RedState– redstate.com

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Seeing Red: Trump Signs Executive Order on Dyed Fuel in Bid to Bring Down Diesel Prices – RedState– redstate.com
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Fuel prices have risen since the onset of the U.S.-Iran conflict, and the price of diesel has shot up sharply in recent weeks.

President Donald Trump says it isn’t just shipping issues in the Strait of Hormuz that’s causing it; the rise is also exacerbated by Ukraine’s attacks on Russian refineries (something that the president has asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to stop) as their war continues to drag on.

On Monday evening, Trump announced an executive order intended to ease the pain at the pump for truckers and other diesel users by expanding access to so-called red-dyed diesel fuel, which is normally only allowed to be used by the construction and agriculture industries and the like because it is not subject to the federal highway tax.

Trump says for the time being, you can buy some too:

For First Time, Pakistan To Deploy Troops To Aide Saudi-Backed Yemen Forces– www.ndtv.com

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For First Time, Pakistan To Deploy Troops To Aide Saudi-Backed Yemen Forces– www.ndtv.com
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Turkey and Pakistan will undertake a “rapid deployment” of troops to Saudi Arabia as part of a new mutual defence alliance, the three countries said Monday, as the Gulf kingdom faces escalating attacks from Yemen’s Houthis.

The three countries in August signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement committing them to come to each other’s aid in the event one were attacked.

The pact unites NATO’s second-largest army, that of Turkey, with the Islamic world’s only nuclear-armed state, Pakistan, and the leading Gulf power, Saudi Arabia.

Their representatives held an emergency meeting in Riyadh on Monday where they noted recent attacks on Saudi Arabia, in particular ones targeting the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, without mentioning the Iran-backed Houthis by name.

The trio “reaffirmed their unequivocal rejection of any attack or threat against the Kingdom’s security and territorial integrity”, they said in a joint statement.

They also agreed “to move immediately to the practical implementation of the collective defence commitments and to take the necessary measures to provide the agreed military forces and capabilities and ensure their rapid deployment in the Kingdom”.

The statement did not specify what sort of role the troops would fill once in Saudi Arabia.

US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford back to home stations– www.bbc.co.uk

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US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford back to home stations– www.bbc.co.uk
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The US has withdrawn all of its bombers from RAF Fairford, the UK military base at the centre of an incident being investigated by counter terror police.

A statement from a US department official confirmed on Sunday it had removed its bombers – thought to be about a dozen B-1s – from the base back to their home stations in America.

The US did not give a reason for the withdrawal, but it follows a major incident on 27 September when police were alerted to three “suspicious vehicles” near the airbase.

Five men were initially arrested on suspicion of terror offences near the base and subsequently released on bail. A sixth man, a UK-Iranian national, was also later arrested and released on bail.

Whitehall sources have not disputed the decision from Washington was in response to the incident at the airbase in Gloucestershire.

The BBC has also been told it was a military rather than a political decision – taken at an operational level – and communicated from the US military to its British counterparts.

The UK’s Ministry of Defence has not commented.

Tracking websites showed B-1 bombers flying out of RAF Fairford on Sunday.

Muslim Rioter in France Incites to Murder the Police, “In the Name of Allah, We Will Kill Them All!”– gellerreport.com

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Muslim Rioter in France Incites to Murder the Police, “In the Name of Allah, We Will Kill Them All!”– gellerreport.com
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If you think this about schools, you’re delusional.

A rioter at Honoré-de-Balzac high school near Paris has called for the police to be killed “in the name of Allah.”

“There are only ten of them. In the name of Allah, we can kill them all!” he shouted. Other rioters happily cheered.

7th terror suspect arrested in UK after incident at U.S. military base – National– globalnews.ca

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7th terror suspect arrested in UK after incident at U.S. military base – National– globalnews.ca
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British police on Tuesday arrested a 22-year-old man in London on suspicion of a terror offence over a security incident at a U.S.-run military air base in England that authorities have linked to Iran.

The arrest is the seventh in connection with a suspected plot against RAF Fairford, located 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of London, which has been used by American bombers to strike Iran during this year’s war.

Counter Terrorism Policing said the man, a British national, was detained in the Westminster area of central London on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts.

Six other men have been released on bail under investigation.

Vicki Evans, the senior national coordinator for counterterrorism policing said detectives “continue to pursue multiple lines of enquiry” and “remain committed to investigating all possible angles.”

Networks Falsely Claim Trump Wants Iran to Attack Los Angeles and San Diego– www.newsbusters.org

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Networks Falsely Claim Trump Wants Iran to Attack Los Angeles and San Diego– www.newsbusters.org
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On Tuesday, the “Big Three” elitist networks of ABC, CBS, and NBC each used their flagship morning newscasts to lie to their viewers with four weeks until Election Day by falsely claiming President Trump mused about allowing Iran to destroy Los Angeles and/or San Diego, California, as a “small price to pay” to defeat the Islamist regime.

In a move reminiscent of their 2024 push to make “garbage-gate” a thing, the spin wasn’t true, as Trump was referring to fuel prices as the “small price to pay” to crush Iran as opposed to allowing its ballistic missile and nuclear programs to grow to the point they could fire said warhead at an American city.

ABC’s Good Morning America unsurprisingly led the way. Co-host George Stephanopoulos leaned into his true calling as a longtime Democratic Party official: “Also on Iran, the President is sparking a fierce backlash after suggesting a campaign rally that Iran could take out Los Angeles or San Diego, American cities run by Democrats.”

Senate Democrats Block Stock Trading Ban With Voter ID Provision › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

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Senate Democrats Block Stock Trading Ban With Voter ID Provision › American Greatness– amgreatness.com
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Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked legislation that would have banned members of Congress from trading stocks while also imposing a voter identification requirement.

The Senate voted 53-47 along party lines, leaving the “Stop Insider Trading Act” seven votes short of the 60 needed to advance.

The House had previously approved the legislation with support from Republicans and 13 Democrats. Wednesday’s Senate vote effectively ends the measure’s chances of reaching President Donald Trump’s desk before the Nov. 3 midterm elections.

While the legislation sought to prohibit lawmakers from trading individual stocks, Democratic opposition centered largely on Republicans’ inclusion of a voter ID provision.

Republicans have separately sought passage of the SAVE America Act, legislation that would establish voter identification requirements. Democratic opposition has prevented that measure from advancing, prompting Republicans to attach voter ID provisions to other legislation.

The Senate vote puts Democrats on record opposing a measure that combined two priorities Republicans have promoted ahead of the midterms: restricting congressional stock trading and strengthening identification requirements for voting.

The House’s passage of the legislation, including votes from 13 Democrats, demonstrated some bipartisan support for banning congressional stock trading. But the addition of the voter ID provision helped ensure the legislation could not secure the Democratic votes necessary to overcome the Senate’s 60-vote threshold.

 

Trump says ‘very bad’ Canada is being ‘taught a little lesson’ as trade action escalates– www.cbc.ca

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Trump says ‘very bad’ Canada is being ‘taught a little lesson’ as trade action escalates– www.cbc.ca
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s war of words with Canada continued Wednesday as he veered off a prepared script at an event marking Hispanic Heritage Month in the States to chastise Canadian leaders for being what he called “very bad.”

Speaking at the White House, Trump said the U.S. was “stupidly run” before he got the job because past leaders allowed automakers to move assembly plants offshore, including to Canada.

Canada has had a large-scale domestic auto manufacturing industry since 1904, developing at roughly the same time as the one in the U.S.

Still, Trump said past presidents “allowed other countries to make our cars and sell them to us,” and he is ending that now with his high-tariff regime. The Trump administration has repeatedly made it clear that it wants to hollow out Canada’s auto industry.

“Canada has taken advantage of us for so many years. The worst of any country,” Trump said.

Inside Jack Smith’s Trump dragnet– www.theblaze.com

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Inside Jack Smith’s Trump dragnet– www.theblaze.com
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Jack Smith, the Biden regime’s former special counsel, is back in the news with his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. The Oversight Project has uncovered new records that don’t focus on the settled question of why Smith used federal power to target political enemies, but instead on how he was able to do it.

Understanding the “how” is more important at this stage. We all know why the weaponization of the Biden years happened. It happened because they wanted to extinguish a political movement so that people from around the country could never truly shake up Washington, D.C., again.

For those who believe Smith’s investigation crossed the line from legitimate law enforcement into political targeting, that broader reach is the central issue.

We also know why it can happen again if Democrats take back power.

In Democrats’ minds, they have unfinished business. They regard Donald Trump and his supporters as too great a threat to stop short the next time. That makes it essential to understand how the weaponization of government happened, how it could happen again, and what reforms are needed now to prevent a repeat.

Instead, systemic reform has largely fallen by the wayside, replaced by political declarations that government weaponization has been solved once and for all.

With few signs of meaningful accountability, the need for concrete action is urgent.

January 6 gave Democrats the justification they needed to discard restraint and use the powers of federal law enforcement against their political opponents. That effort did not stop with President Trump. It extended to his supporters, especially those who challenged the conduct of the 2020 election or became prominent figures in the broader America First movement.

Dubai-Israel flight live: Pilot ‘tries to crash’ FZ1073 before mid-air bloodbath– www.mirror.co.uk

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Dubai-Israel flight live: Pilot ‘tries to crash’ FZ1073 before mid-air bloodbath– www.mirror.co.uk
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Flydubai has now issued a new statement regarding today’s incident saying “an altercation occurred in the flight deck of flight FZ1073”.

The flight was operating between Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV).

The statement reads: “The aircraft was successfully secured by on-duty flydubai crew travelling on the flight, who diverted and landed the aircraft safely at Tabuk Airport (TUU). All passengers and crew are safe and accounted for.”

The airline added that two replacement aircraft have been sent to Tabuk to “relieve” the passengers and crew involved.

The incident has “no impact” on other scheduled flydubai services, the airline added.

Flydubai stated: “At this early stage, the underlying reasons and motives behind this event are unknown and remain subject to a formal investigation.

“We urge all parties to refrain from premature speculation while authorities gather the facts.

“Our immediate priority is to ensure the ongoing safety, health, and wellbeing of all passengers and crew members involved in this incident and support the official investigation.”

 

Rubio Says ‘Foreign Actor’ Was Behind Thwarted Plot Near U.S.-Used Air Base in Britain › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

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Rubio Says ‘Foreign Actor’ Was Behind Thwarted Plot Near U.S.-Used Air Base in Britain › American Greatness– amgreatness.com
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that a “foreign actor” was involved in a thwarted plot near a British military base used by U.S. forces, warning that threats against American interests will carry consequences.

“What happened, what almost happened, what could have happened in the U.K. over the weekend is a very serious situation,” Rubio told Fox News’ “Hannity.” “It’s one that clearly involves the hands of a foreign actor.”

Rubio declined to identify the foreign actor but pointed to Iran as an example of a country that has threatened American interests around the world.

“We’re going to always take that very seriously,” Rubio said. “There will be repercussions for that, if it ever were to happen or even attempted.”

British police arrested five men early Sunday after authorities were alerted to three large white vans parked near RAF Fairford in western England. The base is operated by Britain’s Royal Air Force and used by the U.S. military.

All five suspects, British nationals in their early 20s from London, were released on bail Monday as authorities continued investigating whether people acting on behalf of a foreign state were involved.

President Donald Trump said Monday that the incident “might be” connected to Iran and criticized the decision to release the suspects.

“I wouldn’t have done that,” Trump said.

OpenAI Scraps Powerful New AI Model After It Turns ‘Evil’– slaynews.com

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OpenAI Scraps Powerful New AI Model After It Turns ‘Evil’– slaynews.com
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OpenAI has canceled the public release of its next-generation GPT-6.1 Astra model after safety testing revealed that the system was showing signs of turning “evil.”

The powerful new system had started to deceive users, exceed its assigned tasks, and access external tools without permission.

The decision marks the second time in a matter of months that OpenAI has halted work involving frontier models amid revelations that experimental systems engaged in unauthorized behavior, including breaking out of controlled testing environments and accessing third-party servers.

GPT-6.1 Astra Fails Alignment Tests

OpenAI researchers found that GPT-6.1 Astra performed poorly on alignment testing.

The testing measures whether an artificial intelligence system will obey human instructions and remain within the boundaries of its assigned task.

However, researchers found that the system had started to develop “evil” traits.

The model was more willing to deceive users than previous systems and would venture beyond its authorized scope when confronted with obstacles, according to the Wall Street Journal.

US ban on $1bn of Canadian goods takes effect in Trump’s latest retaliation | Business and Economy News– www.aljazeera.com

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US ban on $1bn of Canadian goods takes effect in Trump’s latest retaliation | Business and Economy News– www.aljazeera.com
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The United States is implementing a ban on nearly $1bn in imports from Canada, including alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motorcycles.

The ban took effect early Tuesday and is likely to further strain already-tense relations between the two neighbours.

Ottawa and Washington DC have long been allies and trade partners, with approximately $880bn worth of annual two-way trade. That relationship has been upended during US President Donald Trump’s second term as he unleashed tariffs on most trading partners, including Canada, and referred to the northern neighbour as the 51st state of the US.

Most recently, the US slapped 50 percent levies on Canadian goods worth $20bn, including dairy and motorcycles, on August 22 after trade negotiations failed. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney retaliated, saying Ottawa will match US tariffs “dollar for dollar in order to protect Canadian workers, farmers, families and businesses”. Canada levied tariffs of 15 percent, 25 percent and 50 percent on US exports of a similar value.

Tuesday’s ban was Trump’s punishment for Canada’s retaliatory tariffs.

“The impact of such a ban will be minor, it is only $1bn while we trade hundreds of billions with Canada,” Professor Gary Shields at Wayne State University’s School of Business told Al Jazeera. “It is, however, rather astonishing how President Trump treats our allies in Canada and Europe, while rolling out the red carpet for China’s dictator when he visited the US last week”.

Drones outpace Ukrainian defenses as manufacturers race to build new interceptors– abcnews.com

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Drones outpace Ukrainian defenses as manufacturers race to build new interceptors– abcnews.com
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KYIV, Ukraine — Russia’s new class of jet-powered drones rip across the night sky in Kyiv at hundreds of kilometers per hour, leaving Ukrainian air-defense units only moments to intercept them. It’s rarely enough time.

With many of the drones getting through to the capital, defense manufacturers are scrambling to develop a new generation of interceptors to counter the deadly threat. They are building their own jet-propulsion systems and training artificial intelligence to help guide the chase.

They need to move fast because the Russian drones are driving a new tactic, ramped up in recent weeks, to hit the infrastructure keeping Ukraine’s war-battered economy afloat. Recent targets have included energy systems, key industries, railways, post offices, shopping centers, telecom networks, gas stations and grain exports.

Russia also has an advantage with its ballistic missile arsenal, which poses another challenge as Ukraine runs low on interceptor missiles.

The effects of the barrage are being felt in Kyiv, which increasingly resembles a front-line city, without the relative safety that had long set it apart from the fighting. Food supplies have been disrupted, explosions echo day and night, and residents scramble for cover from strikes that reach closer to the city center.

Ukrainian officials say they are testing new interceptors that have successfully hit jet-powered Russian drones, which fly much higher and faster than propeller-driven drones and are much harder to stop.

“They’re moving so fast that we can’t get a proper lock on them,” said Volodymyr Serdiuk, commander of an air-defense unit.

‘Neo-communist tactics’ – Former PM Viktor Orbán warns of wave of political repression after arrest of his former minister– rmx.news

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‘Neo-communist tactics’ – Former PM Viktor Orbán warns of wave of political repression after arrest of his former minister– rmx.news
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The former prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, has denounced a new political offensive against his Fidesz political formation following the arrest and 30-day pretrial detention for Miklós Seszták, a lawmaker and former national development minister under Orbán.

A Budapest court on Wednesday ordered 30 days of pre-trial detention for Seszták following a corruption investigation that may just be beginning of a wave of prosecutions targeting the former Orbán government.

Orbán accused Magyar’s Tisza government of “neo-communist tactics.”

“The Tisza authoritarian rulers are raising taxes, fuel prices are soaring, and they are wrecking the Hungarian economy. Authoritarianism creates new victims every day. Today it’s them, tomorrow it’s you. They would rather stage political theatre than face reality. Our message to every Hungarian is this: the Tisza authoritarian rulers will not break our patriotic community. We will not let them. They cannot imprison half the country,” he continued.

ISLAMIZATION OF THE UK: Essex supermarket has Sex-Segregated Checkout Lines– gellerreport.com

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ISLAMIZATION OF THE UK: Essex supermarket has Sex-Segregated Checkout Lines– gellerreport.com
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Sex-segregated lines in an Essex supermarket have sparked public outrage

Men and women were seen queuing separately inside a grocery store in Romford.

The scene irritated English people, who say they are now forced to obey the rules of Muslim migrants in their own country. If they don’t ‘get in line,’ imagine the repercussions.

Sharia UK: Essex supermarket has sex-segregated checkout lines

Bt: Robert Spencer, September 30, 2026:

“The scene irritated English people, who say they are now forced to obey the rules of Islamist migrants in their own country.”

Well, I’ve been warning about this for years, but of course, such warnings were “Islamophobic.” In Muslim countries, non-Muslims are expected to conform their behavior to Islamic mores and beliefs. And in non-Muslim countries, non-Muslims are expected to conform their behavior to Islamic mores and beliefs. Especially when that non-Muslim country is quickly becoming a Muslim country.

https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/2104511849144402292?s=20

 

U.S., China to slash tariffs on goods worth US$30B after Trump-Xi meeting – National– globalnews.ca

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U.S., China to slash tariffs on goods worth US$30B after Trump-Xi meeting – National– globalnews.ca
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The United States and China released Monday reciprocal lists of products worth about US$30 billion each that will see tariff cuts, from American hair products to Chinese toys, in a deal expected to boost bilateral trade.

The details came days after Chinese President Xi Jinping met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington in his first state visit to the U.S. since 2015. The U.S. had already reduced tariffs against China after Trump’s tariffs reached as high as 145 per cent at one point last year, as tensions between the two countries eased.

China’s commerce ministry said in a statement the agreement will help strengthen trade cooperation.

Le Pen hails ‘victory’ as French far right secures record 14 seats in Senate– www.france24.com

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Le Pen hails ‘victory’ as French far right secures record 14 seats in Senate– www.france24.com
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REPORT: Sensitive Data Of FBI Agents Stolen In Hack– trendingpoliticsnews.com

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REPORT: Sensitive Data Of FBI Agents Stolen In Hack– trendingpoliticsnews.com
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The hacking group known as ShinyHunters is claiming that had obtained sensitive personnel information associated with Federal Bureau of Investigation employees and job applicants.

The group said the data was taken from systems linked to the FBI’s jobs portal and related services. According to a report from ABC News, which reviewed sample records, portions of the material appeared consistent with public records and other available information.

The FBI said it was investigating the claims and had not publicly confirmed the full scope of any intrusion or the origin of all of the material.

“We have compromised the FBI,” the group wrote in a message addressed to FBI Director Kash Patel and Cyber Division official Brett Leatherman. “We hold very sensitive data on almost ALL FBI Agents and individuals who filed an application with the FBI for a job.”

The group further stated that the operation was a response to a May 2026 FBI public advisory describing ShinyHunters’ methods and advising targets not to pay. It demanded that the FBI “correct or simply REMOVE” the advisory within a week.

In addition, the group said the effort was “not financially motivated and claimed to have taken two to three terabytes of data. They later stated that the material covered tens of thousands of current and former personnel and applicants.

POLL: Should Immigrants Be Required To Speak English?

Watch: UK police robot targets vans near airbase used by US forces– timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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Watch: UK police robot targets vans near airbase used by US forces– timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Footage from Britain shows a bomb-disposal robot moving directly toward one of the suspicious vehicles in Whelford, near RAF Fairford, and carrying out a close inspection of the vehicle. (GIF: @ddfmarketing1)

A bomb-disposal robot was deployed around three suspicious vans near RAF Fairford, a British air base used by US bombers, after Gloucestershire Police arrested five men who were later held on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act.A video shared on X appeared to show the remotely operated machine moving around the vehicles near the Gloucestershire airfield.

UK politics live: Burnham says he wants to fight next election on plan for new taxes to pay for free social care in England | Politics– www.theguardian.com

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UK politics live: Burnham says he wants to fight next election on plan for new taxes to pay for free social care in England | Politics– www.theguardian.com
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Q: Will you do social care reform before the next election in 2029?

Burnham said he would stick to the Labour manifesto, and its commitments on tax (which rule out rises in income tax, national insurance or VAT).

Q: But what about a special, new tax to fund social care?

Burnham replied:

Trust is really important to me here. I don’t think you can reform this system without it, without consensus.

So I’m saying to you that I will develop a very clear plan, and I will put that plan to the public at a general election.

He went on:

That will be where the plan gets tested. And people will then be able to decide.

And I am prepared to put myself in that position, recognising that it might be difficult or unpopular with some, but that is the way to do it, to get that endorsement and then introduce the system in the next parliament. Because the the backing of people for this really matters.

Illinois Wants Gun Makers to Pay the State’s Entire Firearm Injury Bill for the Right to Sell There– www.usacarry.com

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Illinois Wants Gun Makers to Pay the State’s Entire Firearm Injury Bill for the Right to Sell There– www.usacarry.com
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Key Takeaways

  • House Bill 3320 would require firearm manufacturers in Illinois to obtain a state license by January 1, 2028, or face hefty penalties.
  • The licensing fees will reflect the public health costs associated with firearm injuries and deaths.
  • The bill establishes a fund to assist victims of firearms, financed by the collected fees from manufacturers.
  • An amendment proposes a broader regulatory framework that ties fees to the number of crimes associated with a manufacturer’s firearms.
  • Both HB 3320 and its Senate counterpart have not yet passed and are currently in committee but have significant support.

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes

SPRINGFIELD, IL — House Bill 3320, the Responsibility in Firearm Legislation Act, would bar any firearm manufacturer from operating in Illinois without a state license beginning January 1, 2028, and would set the total collected from those licenses at whatever the state calculates as the “public health costs and financial burdens from firearm injuries and deaths.”

The bill, introduced by Rep. Kevin John Olickal, creates the licensing program inside the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. A manufacturer operating in Illinois without that license after January 1, 2028 is subject to a civil penalty of up to $1,000,000 per month. A retailer who sells an Illinois consumer a firearm made by an unlicensed manufacturer is subject to a civil penalty of up to $10,000 per violation. The Department may impose other civil penalties of up to $1,000 per violation, and the Attorney General may enforce the Act.

The fee structure is the part worth reading twice. This is not a charge calibrated to the administrative cost of licensing a regulated business. The bill says the sum of all firearms manufacturer license fees shall be equal to the public health costs and financial burdens from firearm injuries and deaths in Illinois. Whatever number the state assigns to those injuries and deaths becomes the invoice, split among the companies that lawfully manufacture a lawful product.

Trump rejects Iran’s seven-day roadmap to end war and reopen Hormuz – Al Jazeera– news.google.com

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Trump rejects Iran’s seven-day roadmap to end war and reopen Hormuz – Al Jazeera– news.google.com
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  1. Trump rejects Iran’s seven-day roadmap to end war and reopen Hormuz  Al Jazeera
  2. Exclusive | Trump Rejects Iran Ceasefire, Expects Renewed Bombing After Midterms  WSJ
  3. Iran war live: Tehran awaits official response as Trump rejects Hormuz plan  Al Jazeera
  4. Trump rejects proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran says it is awaiting definitive US position  CNN
  5. Iran insists on diplomatic solution after Trump rejects peace plan  Reuters

 

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic resigns to run for prime minister in October elections– www.france24.com

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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic resigns to run for prime minister in October elections– www.france24.com
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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic resigned Sunday ahead of the upcoming October 25 parliamentary elections.

Vucic, who has been Serbia’s prime minister or president since 2014, had announced that he would resign the presidency so he can formally pursue a bid to become prime minister if his right-wing populist Serbian Progressive Party wins the October vote.

Vucic’s second presidential term would otherwise end in May next year. He is banned by the Serbian Constitution from seeking a third term

Hundreds of Vucic’s supporters cheered him in front of the Presidency building in Belgrade’s city ​centre.

“This is the last evening for me ‌in this building,” he told the flag-waving crowd minutes before resigning.

“I have faithfully served you and my fatherland, Serbia …  I ‌am proud of what we have done together,” he said.

The snap elections were a key demand of a student-led movement sparked by the November 2024 collapse of a canopy at Novi Sad railway station that killed 16 people and was widely blamed on corruption.