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Trump Announces Diesel Supply Deal With Putin Following Phone Call

Sputnik – 09.10.2026

US President Donald Trump says he reached an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a phone call for Russia to supply diesel fuel to American and global markets.

Russia will deliver more than 300,000 tons immediately, followed by 500,000 tons in November and another 1 million tons shortly afterward, he wrote on Truth Social.

Trump also announced plans for an additional 3 million tons of Russian diesel, depending on the condition of Russia’s refineries, claiming the agreement would help bring down fuel prices in the US and worldwide.

Following the announcement, the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a temporary general license allowing Russian diesel supplies to global markets, effective immediately at Trump’s direction.

Trump believes the deliveries would help bring down diesel prices in the US and worldwide amid rising fuel costs and disruptions to global energy markets.

When Will This White House Madness End?

The United States competes with Israel for the “Most Hated” Distinction

By Philip Giraldi • Unz Review • October 8, 2026

It was another horrific week in Washington with President Donald Trump actually succeeding in coming out with an apparently improvised comment that equaled or maybe even exceeded his ghastly performance at the United Nations where he speculated over whether he should “annihilate” Iran and drive it back into the Stone Age. It would seem that ninety plus million dead Persians would satisfy Donald’s blood lust when it comes to killing innocent civilians, but the latest musing by our beloved leader had him addressing a campaign rally in Nebraska, where he appeared to be declaring that he might well consider wanting to continue the war against Iran even if the price to pay from the Iranians were to be retaliation consisting of eliminating some of our cities. He said “It’s a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, for keeping our country safe, and it’s going to be over with very soon. Let ’em take out Los Angeles, let ’em take out San Diego.” … continue

US envoy Tom Barrack lobbied for business partner’s involvement in $15bn Syria-Iraq pipeline: Report

The Cradle | October 9, 2026

US envoy Thomas Barrack violated US ethics rules by advocating for a firm run by his business partner to help develop an oil pipeline from Iraq to Syria, Reuters reported on 9 October, citing three people familiar with the matter.

In July, Iraq and Syria signed memorandums of understanding (MoU) with a consortium made up of TI Capital, run by Barack’s business partner Ziad Ghandour, along with Chevron and Qatar’s UCC Holding.

The documents authorized the consortium to conduct technical and financial studies to prepare to rehabilitate the pipeline between oil-rich Kirkuk in northern Iraq and Baniyas on the Syrian coast.

Baghdad and Damascus seek to revive the pipeline, which was shuttered after the illegal US invasion in 2003, as part of a broader effort to bypass the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint. … Full article

Huckabee aide goes to ‘unusual lengths’ to portray ‘Israel’ positively

Al Mayadeen | October 9, 2026

David Milstein, a senior advisor to US Ambassador to “Israel” Mike Huckabee, suppressed an embassy memo critical of the Israeli government’s decision to approve additional settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, The New York Times reported, citing three US officials who work with Milstein.

The officials told the Times that Milstein blocked the memo from being released before it could be shared with lawmakers in Washington. He also insisted on approving communications from the embassy section responsible for Palestinian affairs, according to multiple officials with direct knowledge of the matter.

The officials said they spoke to the newspaper because they were concerned that Milstein’s actions were undermining the normal work of the diplomatic mission, while those who interacted with him told the Times that he went to “unusual lengths” to portray “Israel” positively. … continue

Colonizers Assault Father and Child, Destroy Olive Trees

IMEMC | October 9, 2026

Israeli colonizers attacked a car carrying a Palestinian father and his child, assaulted the father, stole livestock, attacked olive harvesters, and destroyed 100 olive trees on Friday in several communities across the Ramallah and Jenin governorates of the occupied West Bank.

In Yabrud, northeast of Ramallah, two Israeli colonizer vehicles intercepted and surrounded a Palestinian car carrying a father and his child.

The colonizers blocked the car from the front and rear, forcing the father to stop, and then attacked the vehicle.

The child escaped first. His father then fled the car, but the colonizers assaulted him before he escaped the area on foot.

In Ein Qiniya, west of Ramallah, dozens of armed colonizers invaded the village and stole sheep belonging to a Palestinian resident, local sources reported.

Israeli soldiers accompanying the colonizers prevented the owner from approaching his livestock as the animals were taken, the sources added.

Elsewhere in the Ramallah governorate, colonizers attacked Palestinian families and international solidarity activists harvesting olives on privately owned land in Deir Ibzi’, west of Ramallah, and forced them to leave the area. … Full article

Israeli army arrests 16 Palestinians including Ibrahimi Mosque director in occupied West Bank

MEMO | October 9, 2026

The Israeli army arrested 16 Palestinians, including the director of the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, in raids across the occupied West Bank early Friday, according to official media and local sources.

In Hebron, southern West Bank, Israeli forces arrested nine Palestinians after raiding and searching their homes, including Ibrahimi Mosque Director Moataz Abu Sneineh and Hammam Abu Markhiya, an official responsible for the mosque’s custodians, Wafa news agency reported.

In the city of Qalqilya, Israeli forces arrested five Palestinians during a raid, local sources said.

Two other Palestinians were arrested after Israeli forces raided and searched several homes in Beita, south of Nablus, the sources said. … Full article

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian, Injure Three in Central Gaza

IMEMC | October 9, 2026

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man and injured three others on Friday in shootings and artillery attacks across the Gaza Strip, amid ongoing violations of the “ceasefire” agreement that took effect on October 10, 2025.

Medical sources at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital said the body of Ibrahim Mohammad Abu Khashan, 40, arrived at the hospital after Israeli forces shot him in the neck east of Al-Masdar town, east of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.

The sources added that three Palestinians, including two women and a child, sustained varying injuries when Israeli military vehicles opened fire toward the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in the eastern part of central Gaza.

Israeli military vehicles also fired heavily at Palestinian homes east of Deir al-Balah and toward the Al-Maghazi and Al-Bureij refugee camps in central Gaza.

The gunfire coincided with intense Israeli artillery shelling of eastern areas of central Gaza. Israeli military vehicles also moved along areas under army control in the eastern part of central Gaza as the shelling and gunfire continued.

Israeli forces also carried out artillery shelling and intensive gunfire northwest of Rafah and east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, as well as east of the Shuja’iyya and Tuffah neighborhoods in eastern Gaza City. … Full article

Israeli attack wounds six in northeastern Lebanon

Al Mayadeen | October 9, 2026

Six people were wounded in an Israeli attack near the town of Hosh al-Sayyed Ali in the Hermel district of northeastern Lebanon, Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported.

The attack followed two earlier Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon, where warplanes targeted the outskirts of Baraachit and the town of Kfar Tebnit, according to the correspondent.

The strikes are the latest in a continuing series of Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement. Israeli occupation forces have continued demolition and bulldozing operations inside southern villages, alongside artillery shelling and attacks by warplanes and drones on other towns and villages.

The aggression has persisted despite direct negotiations between the Lebanese authorities and the Israeli occupation in recent months, which led to the so-called “framework agreement.” … Full article

YAF repel second Saudi-backed advance toward Bab al-Mandab

Al Mayadeen | October 9, 2026

The Yemeni Armed Forces have repelled a Saudi-backed force attempting to advance toward Bab al-Mandab from Lahj for the second time within hours, saying they destroyed more than 22 armored vehicles and killed and wounded dozens of fighters, including several commanders.

In a statement, Yahya Saree, spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces, said the YAF struck the advancing forces with a large number of ballistic missiles, supported by artillery and heavy weapons, preventing them from making any further advances.

The forces also reported that more than 30 ambulances had arrived in Aden carrying dead and wounded members of the Saudi-backed formations.

The announcement comes amid conflicting accounts of control over areas around Bab al-Mandab, with Saudi-backed forces claiming to have secured positions in the area while the Yemeni Armed Forces say they have repelled repeated advances and driven back the attacking forces.

In a subsequent statement, Saree said that over the past 24 hours, Saudi warplanes have carried out 77 airstrikes and missile attacks targeting civilian sites in the capital, Sanaa, and the governorates of Marib, Saada, al-Jawf, Hajjah, Taiz, and Amran. The attacks involved F-15 and Typhoon aircraft taking off from the Khamis Mushait and Taif air bases, as well as missile strikes launched from Najran. … Full article

Saudi airstrikes on Sanaa injure civilians, destroy two factories

Al Mayadeen | October 9, 2026

Saudi airstrikes hit the Yemeni capital Sanaa early Friday, causing injuries and damaging a large number of homes, Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in Sanaa reported.

The strikes destroyed two factories in the capital, one producing textiles and the other construction materials, the correspondent reported.

In detail, Yemen’s Saba News Agency reported that one strike targeted a sponge factory in the Shamlan area in northwestern Sanaa, while another hit the Sama Al-Nahda factory for construction and electrical materials in the Jamhana area north of the capital.

The strike on the sponge factory also damaged a mosque and homes in the surrounding area, according to SABA.

The Health Ministry of the Sanaa government said two civilians, including a woman, sustained serious injuries in two Saudi airstrikes in northwestern Sanaa.

The strikes came as Saudi airstrikes on Yemen continued, while Yemen’s Armed Forces have responded by targeting vital facilities in Saudi territory and Saudi military deployments in Yemen. … Full article

Yemeni forces repel Saudi forces attack near Bab al-Mandab

Al Mayadeen | October 9, 2026

The Yemeni Armed Forces have targeted Saudi-backed forces attempting to attack the southern side of Bab al-Mandab from Lahj, a military source told the Saba News Agency on Friday.

The military source said the attack was repelled, resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries and the destruction or disabling of several vehicles. The source also said the YAF had completed the expulsion of Saudi-affiliated forces from areas of Jabal Habashi in Taiz.

Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported that the areas captured by the Yemeni forces now cover more than 2,000 square kilometers. This is added to more than 5,000 square kilometers captured along the western coast stretching from Mokha to Dhubab and Bab al-Mandab. … Full article

British chemical warfare commentator’s MI6 ties exposed in leaked emails

By Kit Klarenberg | The Grayzone | October 9, 2026

Private messages show show Hamish De Bretton-Gordon, a top British pundit on the Salisbury poisoning incident, was a close associate of the MI6 officer who handled the Russian intelligence defector at the center of the scandal — and reaped considerable benefits from his proximity to the case.

This September, a former British Army officer named Hamish De Bretton-Gordon filed a column with the UK Telegraph complaining that “Russian bots” had “tried to make out that I’m part of a security service conspiracy.” Having shot to prominence as a media commentator on chemical and biological weapons after the alleged poisoning of turncoat Russian spy Sergei Skripal, De Bretton-Gordon dismissed accusations that he collaborated with UK intelligence as the product of the “Kremlin’s malign tactics.”

Despite his fervent denials, leaked emails reviewed by The Grayzone indicate that De Bretton-Gordon has spent years privately coordinating his public statements with senior British military and intelligence figures. The correspondences show him training operatives in Turkey and instructing Israeli military figures on Syria’s still-elusive stockpile of chemical weapons, “and a bit of Novichok,” referring to the Russian toxin supposedly used to poison Skripal.

They also suggest he stood to profit personally from exaggerating the threat posed by Russia. In the emails, De Bretton-Gordon described his day job as “flogging gas masks” to British military and law enforcement. He seemingly grew his firm’s business with outlandish warnings of imminent Novichok hand grenade attacks by Russian agents. As his prominence grew, the BBC hired De Bretton-Gordon to serve as an advisor on a drama about the Skripal poisoning. … continue

Russian military blogger detained in NATO country

RT | October 9, 2026

Mikhail Zvinchuk, founder of the Russian military Telegram channel Rybar, has been detained in Montenegro, local media reported on Friday.

Police and the country’s National Security Agency reportedly carried out the operation in the coastal town of Risan that morning. Zvinchuk’s wife and three associates were also detained, according to the reports.

The operation is being described as targeting alleged “hybrid activity” by the Rybar network, but no specific evidence supporting the accusation has been presented.

The channel, which has around 1.3 million subscribers, had previously also faced US and British accusations of spreading Russian propaganda and conducting information operations abroad. The US State Department had even issued a $10 million bounty in 2024 on any information about the individuals behind the Rybar channel.

Moscow’s embassy in Montenegro is currently inquiring into the circumstances of Zvinchuk’s detention, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.

The Telegram channel Baza has reported that it has been able to independently confirm Zvinchuk’s arrest, stating that he and his wife were detained at 7:30 AM local time at the Mövenpick Hotel in Risan and were reportedly not even allowed to pay for their room or collect their belongings.

The pair have since been taken to Montenegro’s capital Podgorica, where they are currently being interrogated, Baza claimed. Their phones and documents have been confiscated. … Full article

Zelensky ‘doesn’t give a damn’ about Ukrainians – Russian envoy

RT | October 9, 2026

Vladimir Zelensky’s continued attempts to target Moscow despite harsh retaliation against Ukraine’s military-related infrastructure prove that he doesn’t care about the well-being of his country’s people, Russia’s ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Dmitry Polyansky, has said.

Moscow Region came under a major aerial attack on Tuesday night, with Ukraine firing 650 drones towards the Russian capital, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said. Despite most of the UAVs being shot down by air defenses, the raid resulted in the death of two people. Another civilian was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack in the region on Thursday, according to Governor Andrey Vorobyev.

During his speech at an OSCE session in the Austrian capital, Vienna, on Thursday, Polyansky said that Zelensky “still harbors hopes of inflicting at least some noticeable damage on Moscow” in order to present this to the West as “proof that Ukraine is still capable of carrying out military operations that are painful” for Russia.

“At the same time, the head of the Kiev regime never tires of threatening Russia with escalation – something he is incapable of actually delivering – only to then complain about large-scale strikes by Russia,” he said, as cited by TASS. … Full article

‘The Nord Stream pipelines will be relaunched,’ says right-wing Polish MEP Braun during meeting with AfD in Germany

Remix News – October 8, 2026

Grzegorz Braun, leader of the Confederation of the Polish Crown, spoke in favor of restarting the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines during a meeting Wednesday with politicians from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Lubmin. He said Poland should be a shareholder in the German-Russian project.

“Nord Stream 1, and probably Nord Stream 2 as well, will be relaunched. Russian gas will flow to the West,” Braun said. He said Europe needs Russian raw materials and that their absence could have serious consequences for the economy.

Braun argued that Poland should not be excluded from future energy projects concerning Russian gas supplies. “Poland should participate, not boycott. Poland should be the initiator,” he said. He also proposed that Warsaw become a shareholder in Nord Stream.

He also said that if Russian gas returns to Europe, Poland could lose economically if the supplies bypass its territory. In his view, Warsaw should seek participation in such energy projects rather than remain outside them.

Braun also spoke of the need to “normalize” and “de-escalate” relations and economic cooperation among Poland, Germany and Russia. He advocated a return to wider use of coal and the ability to buy oil and gas from suppliers offering favorable terms.

The speech took place in Lubmin, the site of the German terminal and infrastructure linked to the Nord Stream pipelines. … Full article

MEP blasts ‘Euro-Gestapo’ for lecturing Russia on democracy

RT | October 8, 2026

Brussels is steering Europe toward totalitarianism and a “Euro-Gestapo” while lecturing Russia on democracy, Slovak MEP Lubos Blaha has warned.

Blaha made the remarks during a European Parliament debate on Tuesday, responding to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, who denounced Russia’s recent parliamentary elections as undemocratic.

The politician questioned why Brussels was focusing on Russia while cracking down on dissent within the bloc.

He cited arrests of pro-Palestinian protesters in Germany and the imprisonment of Estonian opposition figures, who he claimed were jailed for opposing war with Russia.

“Are you going to set up the Euro-Gestapo here, Mrs. Kallas, and lock up everyone who wants peace?” he asked. … continue

Colonizers Injure Olive Harvesters Near Salfit

IMEMC | October 8, 2026

Illegal Israeli paramilitary colonizers injured several Palestinian farmers and damaged five vehicles on Thursday in an attack on olive harvesters in Wadi ash-Sha’er, between Salfit and Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya in the central occupied West Bank.

Initial reports cited by WAFA identified four wounded farmers as Mohammad Darwish Shtayeh, Nashat Abdullah Shtayeh, Rashad Darwish Shtayyeh, and Saddam Adel Zubeidiya.

The four were taken to Yasser Arafat Governmental Hospital in Salfit with injuries ranging from bruises to fractures. Local sources told WAFA that the colonizers used sharp objects during the attack. … Full article

Israeli forces launched brutal assault on Gaza detainees on October 7

Al Mayadeen | October 8, 2026

Israeli occupation forces subjected Gaza detainees in Ganot prison to a brutal assault on the anniversary of October 7, using rubber bullets, gas, pepper spray, batons, and police dogs, the Prisoners’ Media Office said.

The assault left several detainees with broken hands, while another suffered burns to his hand after being hit by a bomb. Israeli forces also broke the glasses of a prisoner with vision problems, who was suffering from scabies and boils due to the prison’s poor hygiene conditions.

The Prisoners’ Media Office said the assault involved indiscriminate firing of rubber bullets, beatings with sticks and batons, and the deployment of police dogs inside prisoners’ cells. … Full article

Eight Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza, including two women and child

Palestinian Information Center – October 8, 2026

GAZA – Israeli forces continued to violate the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, the 364th consecutive day, through airstrikes, shelling, demolition operations, and widespread destruction, while maintaining restrictions on the movement of goods, humanitarian aid, and travelers.

Eight Palestinians, including two women and a child, were killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, while several others were injured.

A local source reported that a child, Hussam Ahmed Housou, and a woman, Intisar Abu Asr, were killed and six other Palestinians were injured on Thursday night when Israeli forces bombed a home belonging to the al-Sawafiri family near Abdullah Azzam Mosque in the Sabra neighborhood of southern Gaza City.

Another local source reported that a man was shot and killed by Israeli-backed militias southeast of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, a Palestinian man died from injuries he sustained earlier Thursday evening when Israeli aircraft bombed a tent sheltering displaced Palestinians in the Egyptian displacement camp near al-Tawam Roundabout, northwest of Gaza City.

Two other Palestinians were killed and several others injured on Thursday evening when an Israeli drone targeted a vehicle near the Jordanian field hospital on al-Sinaa Street in southwestern Gaza City.

In a separate attack, 30-year-old Ahlam Shaaban Mubarak was killed on Thursday morning by Israeli artillery shelling near al-Khazandar Station, northwest of Gaza City.

A young Palestinian man from the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza also died from injuries he sustained in an Israeli attack a week earlier.
Israeli strikes target homes and displacement tents

On Thursday evening, Gaza’s Civil Defense announced that its crews had responded to Israeli strikes targeting two homes in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza.

The first attack struck a house in the al-Katiba neighborhood in central Khan Yunis, leaving two elderly Palestinians injured. Both were transported to a hospital for treatment.

The second strike targeted a house next to the al-Najjar family gathering hall near the Rafah transportation terminal in central Khan Yunis.

Earlier, several Palestinians were injured, including one critically, when an Israeli drone struck a tent sheltering displaced families at the Egyptian displacement camp in the al-Tawam area, northwest of Gaza City.

A young Palestinian man was also shot in the foot by Israeli forces in the Dutch neighborhood west of Khan Yunis.

Seven Palestinians were injured when Israeli artillery targeted a home belonging to the Zaarab family in the al-Mawasi area of Rafah, southern Gaza.

Several others were wounded in an Israeli drone strike near Street 5, north of Khan Yunis. … Full article

Israeli attacks ravage South Lebanon, UNIFIL base near Kfar Chouba hit

Al Mayadeen | October 8, 2026

Israeli occupation forces carried out airstrikes and artillery shelling across southern Lebanon on Wednesday, while a UNIFIL position near Kfar Chouba came under small-arms fire, according to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.

Two Israeli airstrikes targeted the outskirts of Baraachit and the town of Kfar Tebnit, while artillery fire struck Wadi Zebqin and Al-Mansouri. A large-scale demolition operation also took place in Kounine.

Israeli artillery further shelled Kfar Tebnit, Wadi Slouqi, and the outskirts of Kfar Chouba, as well as the area between the Majidiyah Farms and Wadi Khansa. … Full article

Israeli army shells outskirts of village in southern Syria

MEMO | October 8, 2026

The Israeli army fired an artillery shell toward the outskirts of a village in Syria’s southern Quneitra province Thursday, Syrian media reported.

State-run Alikhbariah TV said Israeli forces targeted the vicinity of Sweisa village in the southern Quneitra countryside.

No casualties or damage were immediately reported.

The shelling came amid continued Israeli military incursions and attacks in southern Syria.

Earlier Thursday, Israeli forces advanced into the village of Al-Samdaniya Al-Sharqiya in Quneitra province with two tanks and more than 15 military vehicles carrying soldiers, Alikhbariah TV reported. … Full article

Syria May Send Troops to Saudi Arabia Amid War with Ansar Allah

By Kyle Anzalone | The Libertarian Institute | October 8, 2026

A US and Syrian official said Syria is considering sending troops to Saudi Arabia as the kingdom battles Ansar Allah in Yemen.

Reuters reported on Thursday that a US official and a Syrian defense official said that Damascus may send Syrian forces to Saudi Arabia. Riyadh has reached out to several allies for support in its war against Ansar Allah. … continue

Yemeni Armed Forces Warn Saudi Oil Facility Workers to Avoid Targeted Sites

Al-Manar | October 8, 2026

Yemeni Armed Forces Spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree on Thursday warned workers at Saudi oil facilities, against being present at sites considered targets by the Yemeni forces.

“Yemeni Armed Forces warn employees, including experts, engineers, and workers at Saudi oil facilities, against being present at sites considered targets by the Yemeni Armed Forces, urging them to avoid endangering their lives,” the Yemeni military spokesman said in a statement.

He said the warning applies to facilities previously targeted as well as other sites, and renewed earlier warnings to aviation companies operating at designated fields and airports, as well as travelers and workers at those locations. … Full article

Houthis strike Saudi airports after ‘final warning’

The country’s airspace is now “a theater for military operations,” the Yemeni militants have warned

RT | October 8, 2026

Yemen’s Houthi forces have reportedly struck King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh with missiles for the second time in a day, hours after issuing a “final warning” to airlines against operating in Saudi airspace.

The Houthis hit the airport with two cruise missiles on Thursday evening, the group’s military spokesman, Yahya Saree announced in a statement. Houthi forces also hit Abha Airport and King Khalid Air Base with ballistic missiles, Saree added.

“The strikes were precise and direct, resulting in the disruption of air traffic at the two airports and causing damage to them and the air base,” Saree said. The Saudi government has not acknowledged the strikes. The head of the Saudi military coalition against the Houthis in Yemen, Turki al-Maliki, has claimed that two missiles were intercepted before they reached Riyadh, and one was intercepted before it reached King Khalid Air Base.

Earlier on Thursday, Houthi forces hit King Khalid International Airport with a ballistic missile, which Saree said “struck its target with precision and caused the disruption of airport operations.”

Video footage shared by the Houthis showed a thick plume of smoke rising from the apron of the airport, while footage shared on social media suggested that the missile landed directly on a parked aircraft belonging to the Saudia airline. … Full article

Pakistan secures $1.2 billion IMF bailout deal at key stage

Al Mayadeen | October 8, 2026

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with Pakistani authorities that would provide Islamabad with access to about $1.2 billion under its bailout program, the lender said Wednesday.

The agreement still requires approval from the IMF Executive Board before the funds can be released, making the staff-level deal a key step toward securing the financing. … Full article

Pakistan rejects NYT report on military action against Yemen as ‘fake’

Al Mayadeen | October 8, 2026

Pakistan rejected The New York Times‘ report on the alleged use of Pakistani Air Force fighter jets against the Armed Forces in Yemen, with the Information Ministry calling the report “fake and fabricated.”

The New York Times, citing a senior Pakistani official, had reported that Pakistan’s Air Force fighter jets are being used in Saudi military strikes against the Yemeni Armed Forces, while thousands of Pakistani troops have reportedly been deployed to the kingdom, citing Pakistani military and US defense officials.

The disclosure comes alongside reports that around 8,000 Pakistani troops have been deployed to Saudi Arabia, including personnel from the Pakistan Air Force and Army Air Defense.

Col. David O. Smith, a former US Army attaché in Pakistan and former top analyst for the Defense Intelligence Agency, said analysts estimate that about 8,000 Pakistani troops have been deployed to Saudi Arabia.

He claimed their presence is expected to focus on securing Saudi oil infrastructure rather than direct aggression against Ansar Allah.

Smith said Pakistani soldiers are unlikely to engage in direct combat with Ansar Allah, as Islamabad seeks to preserve its relationship with Iran. … Full article

Turkey rules out sending troops abroad to attack under Mecca Pact

Al Mayadeen | October 8, 2026

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan confirmed Thursday that Ankara will not send troops to another country to launch an offensive under the Mecca defense agreement, stressing that the pact is designed to protect its members and not to wage attacks.

“When a state party to the Mecca pact comes under attack, the others stand by it and defend it. This is not an agreement for attack,” Fidan said.

Fidan also said the preparations required to refer the agreement to the Turkish parliament have been completed. … Full article

Sanaa forces advance in Taiz as Saudi-backed brigades surrender

Al Mayadeen | October 8, 2026

The Yemeni Armed Forces are continuing their advance in Taiz Governorate, according to Al Mayadeen’s Yemen bureau, as reports emerge that entire Saudi-backed brigades have surrendered their weapons to Sanaa.

The developments come as fighting continues across several areas of Yemen following a renewed escalation that began Sunday. Saudi-backed forces had announced a counteroffensive aimed at retaking territory recently captured by Ansar Allah.

According to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent, the latest battlefield developments point to continued pressure on Saudi-backed formations as fighting expands around key areas of Yemen’s western coastline. […]

Reports of entire brigades surrendering their weapons, if confirmed, would represent a significant development in the ongoing fighting and could affect the balance of forces across Taiz and other western areas. – Full article

Baghaei to Rubio: Distorted narratives cannot erase US record of broken commitments

Press TV – October 7, 2026

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has dismissed claims by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Tehran has repeatedly squandered chances for an agreement, saying the inversion of historical facts cannot erase Washington’s pattern of treaty-breaking from public memory.

Baghaei, responding to an IRNA question on Rubio’s assertion that “Iran has missed opportunities for an agreement multiple times,” stated on Wednesday, “The inversion of historical truths cannot remove the reality of America’s repeated breaches of commitment from the mind of public opinion.”

He pointed to Washington’s successive acts of bad faith, including its unilateral withdrawal from the nuclear deal on May 8, 2018, the sabotage of diplomatic tracks, military aggression against Iran while negotiations were underway, and the subsequent violation of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding Iran reached on June 18.

Baghaei held the United States responsible for the insecurity prevailing in the region and for the economic consequences felt in America and worldwide.

“Blame-shifting and contradictory statements cannot overshadow the demand of American and global public opinion that those responsible for the illegal war and the crimes committed be held to account,” he said. … continue

UK whines about losing billions to ‘Putin tax’

By Drago Bosnic | October 8, 2026

London insists that “the growing economic toll reflected the central role of cyber attacks in Russian and other states’ efforts to inflict damage while remaining below the threshold of conventional conflict”. Once again, the UK’s almost unimaginable level of hypocrisy becomes all the more apparent with such claims. As previously mentioned, what should Moscow do when UK-sourced missiles and drones hit Russian oil refineries, natural gas facilities, civilian infrastructure and civilians themselves? … continue

Biden Pressured FBI to Prosecute Parents Who Opposed COVID Vaccine and Mask Mandates at Schools

By Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. | The Defender | October 7, 2026

The Biden administration directed the FBI to investigate parents who spoke out at school board meetings against vaccine and mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic for possible “domestic terrorism,” according to a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) report released Monday.

The report, by the DOJ’s Weaponization Working Group, focused on an October 2021 memorandum from then-U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to the FBI director and key federal prosecutors, calling for a federal response to “harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence” against school officials.

The memo said Garland’s office would use its “authority and resources” to “discourage these threats” and pursue federal charges against parents.

According to the DOJ, Garland issued the directive “despite being presented with very little evidence of actual violence or violent threats against school administrators and at school board meetings.”

The report described Garland’s actions as an attempt to “interfere with parental rights and speech.”

“To many Americans, Attorney General Garland’s memo embodied the misuse and weaponization of government power,” the DOJ stated.

According to the report, Garland sent the memo only five days after the National School Boards Association (NSBA) urged then-President Joe Biden to take action against parents, writing in a September 2021 letter: “Classification of these heinous actions could be the equivalent to a form of domestic terrorism and hate crimes.”

A month later, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a threat assessment targeting parents who opposed school mandates:

“Violent individuals who oppose mask mandates, vaccine requirements, and CRT [critical race theory] as a topic of classroom learning, will increasingly pose a threat to school personnel over the next six months due to the expected approval of a COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11, continued misinformation and disinformation related to CRT curriculum, and upcoming school board elections.”

Garland’s memo led to the establishment of a federal task force to investigate parents and resulted in the FBI opening 25 “Guardian assessments” — preliminary reviews of whether someone may pose a criminal or terrorism-related threat — against parents, the DOJ said. … Full article

The Plague Panic & Vaccines Were Ready Before the Diagnosis

Headlines brought back the Black Death, vaccine stocks jumped and the outbreak had already been rehearsed, all before anyone confirmed a single case of plague

By Sayer Ji | October 7, 2026

… Fear has a price, and on Monday, October 5, it was paid in the stock market.

Stocktwits reported that Novavax rose 20%, Emergent BioSolutions 14%, Arcturus 13% and Moderna 7% after the death, along with protective-equipment makers Lakeland Industries (15%) and Alpha Pro Tech (13%). It noted that “no plague case has been confirmed, and no government orders have been announced,” and that the commercial vaccines of Novavax, Arcturus and Moderna do not target plague. (Stocktwits) Its own headline described retail traders eyeing “contract awards.” (Stocktwits)

The next day, after WHO said testing of contacts had found no plague, Novavax fell 12% and gave back most of the gain. One market analysis described the move bluntly: “The company has no plague vaccine at all,” and “Monday’s spike was a scare trade.” (TIKR)

This is not evidence that any company or official orchestrated the coverage. It does show how quickly fear turns into money. Investors bet that an unconfirmed foreign case would produce emergency procurement, and they did it before a diagnosis existed. When a scare trade is that predictable, the people who would benefit from escalation are exactly the people whose claims need the most scrutiny.

A second fact went almost unmentioned in the coverage: new plague vaccines were already being developed, funded and promoted well before the Irkutsk worker became ill. … Read full article

Russia says no epidemic risk after reported plague death

Al Mayadeen | October 7, 2026

Russia’s health watchdog said Wednesday that there were no epidemic risks following the reported death of a laboratory technician in Siberia last week, as calls for greater transparency over the case continued.

Russian news outlet People of Baikal claimed Friday that a 28-year-old woman working at a plague research institute in the Irkutsk region had died from a disease, possibly after contracting it from a broken test tube. Russian authorities have rejected the report, saying she died of pneumonia and that the cause of death was “undetermined”.

Authorities also said that testing has found no indication that her illness was linked to pathogens handled as part of her work.

Rospotrebnadzor said the sanitary and epidemiological situation in the Irkutsk region was “calm”, adding that “there are no epidemic risks for the population”.

The health watchdog said intensive investigations had detected “no emergencies” and that the laboratory had followed “proper control when working with pathogenic microorganisms”.

“More than 90 percent of contacts have completed medical observation,” Rospotrebnadzor said, adding that “no health disorders associated with infectious pathology were detected.” … Full article

Armed Israeli settlers beat and rob AFP photographer – media

RT | October 7, 2026

Armed Israeli settlers have beaten and robbed an AFP photographer marked as press in the occupied West Bank, according to media reports. Around a dozen IDF soldiers were present and did not intervene.

Veteran Palestinian photographer Jaafar Ashtiyeh was hospitalized after being repeatedly struck with rifle butts. The assault is the latest in a growing series of attacks on journalists in the West Bank.

The attack took place near the village of Aqraba on Tuesday as Ashtiyeh, 58, and fellow AFP photographer John Wessels were documenting Palestinians harvesting olives. The journalists saw an Israeli soldier detaining a Palestinian before a man on a quad bike approached and opened fire, according to AFP.

A Palestinian was shot in the foot and hospitalized, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said. … Full article

IOF, settlers attack Burqa olive harvesters, killing one Palestinian

Al Mayadeen | October 7, 2026

Israeli settlers, backed by Israeli occupation forces (IOF), attacked Palestinian olive harvesters from the town of Burqa, northwest of Nablus, on Wednesday. One man was martyred, and 16 people were wounded, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.

The ministry identified the martyr as Ali Hassan Yusr al-Bazari, 44. Nine people were wounded in the attack on Burqa residents, one of them seriously, while seven others were beaten by the IOF in Nablus.

Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian news agency WAFA that a large group of settlers, escorted by IOF soldiers, attacked Burqa farmers as they picked olives on their own land in the Ramin plain, east of Tulkarm. The settlers shot at the farmers and beat them.

Local sources said the wounded, including a woman, were taken to Thabet Thabet Government Hospital in Tulkarm and Rafidia Hospital in Nablus, where one of them was pronounced dead.

The IOF also assaulted ambulance crews near the Burqa plain as they tried to reach the wounded and evacuate them from the Ramin plain. Soldiers detained three paramedics and a volunteer from the town and confiscated the keys to their ambulances. They later released the group and forced them to leave the area. … Full article

MOE: Nearly 22,000 Students and Education Workers Killed

IMEMC | October 7, 2026

Nearly 22,000 Palestinian students and education workers were killed during three years of Israeli attacks, according to a statistical report released Wednesday by the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education. The report documents Israeli violations against the education sector from October 7, 2023, through October 7, 2026.

Issued under the slogan, “Three Years After the Genocide: Education Is a Will That Cannot Be Broken,” the report said Israeli forces killed more than 19,189 school students and 1,386 university students in the Gaza Strip. Another 28,586 school students and 3,082 university students suffered injuries of varying severity.

In the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces killed 134 school students and 39 university students and injured 871 school students and 283 university students. The forces also abducted 416 school students and 481 university students.

Among educational and administrative personnel in Gaza, Israeli forces killed 805 school employees and 246 university lecturers and staff members. … continue

Civil Defense Rescuer Among Two Killed in Israeli Attacks on Gaza

IMEMC | October 7, 2026

Israeli forces killed Palestinian Civil Defense volunteer Mohammad Tammous and injured several others early Wednesday during airstrikes, artillery shelling, and live fire across the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal said Tammous was fatally wounded in an Israeli airstrike near the destroyed Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip.

He had reached the area to evacuate Palestinians wounded in an earlier attack. Tammous later died at Al-Shifa Hospital, while several other Palestinians were taken for treatment.

Local sources reported that two Palestinians were wounded near the hospital’s northern gate after Israeli drones dropped sound bombs in the area.

In Gaza City, medical sources said a child was injured when Israeli forces bombed the Shuhada’ az-Zeitoun School in the southeastern part of the city.

Israeli forces also detonated buildings east of the Tuffah neighborhood and in other eastern areas, while artillery fire and live rounds struck the Zeitoun, Tuffah, and Shuja’iyya neighborhoods.

In central Gaza, an Israeli drone opened fire northeast of the Maghazi refugee camp. Israeli artillery also shelled eastern Deir al-Balah, while military vehicles operating in the area fired live rounds. Local sources reported that Israeli forces also demolished a structure southeast of the city.

In Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Israeli soldiers shot and injured a child in the Al-Mawasi area. Israeli tanks and military vehicles fired toward tents sheltering displaced families near the Al-Amal neighborhood pond, along Street 5, and around the desalination plant and Bani Suheila roundabout.

A Palestinian, identified as Ziad Zo’rob, was killed in an Israeli bombing of Qizan Rashwan area, south of Khan Younis.

The Israeli army also detonated buildings east and northeast of Khan Younis. Farther south, Israeli naval vessels and military vehicles opened fire toward tents housing displaced Palestinians in the Al-Mawasi area of Rafah. … Full article

Three years of genocide: How America’s Israel-First media filtered out the truth

By Jamal Kanj | MEMO | October 7, 2026

… In that same week, 1st October, an Israeli Jewish mob with government issued guns, shot and murdered Mashour Yassin, a 51-year-old man, on the steps of his own home on the outskirts of Yasuf village near Ramallah. On the following day, another Jewish mob killed 19-year-old Bahaa Sami Amin al-Natsheh in Kobar village. Israeli bulldozers demolished Palestinian homes and uprooted olive trees, Israeli Jewish mobs and soldiers attacking farmers during the annual harvest season, an act of economic strangulation repeated every season it barely registers as news anymore.

In the West Bank, during September alone, Israeli Jewish mobs, the very settlers Netanyahu has dismissed as “juvenile delinquents” and their violence as a “hoax” carried out 647 attacks, killing three Palestinian civilians, injuring 88 others, and damaging or uprooting 14,600 trees, including 9,334 olive trees.

Not one of these Jewish murderers has been charged. Israel, a nation of Jewish “law and order,” prosecutes Palestinians by the thousands while shielding the Jews who murder them. This is the practice of institutional Israeli Jewish apartheid on the ground. … Full article

Israeli Artillery Shells Southern Lebanese Villages

Al-Manar | October 7, 2026

Israeli enemy forces target multiple towns across southern Lebanon, with machine-gun sweeps reported near Kafr Shuba.

Al-Manar correspondent reported artillery shelling this morning targeting the southern Lebanese villages of Kafr Tibnit, Al-Nabatieh Al-Fawqa, and the outskirts of Arnoun.

Earlier this morning, enemy artillery shelled the towns of Al-Mansouri and Hadatha.

The enemy also conducted a sweep using machine-gun fire from the hostile Ruwaisat al-Alam position toward the town of Kafr Shuba.

Flavio Bolsonaro’s first-round lead in Brazil alarms Palestine supporters

By Eman Abusidu | MEMO | October 7, 2026

… At this stage, there is no clear evidence that a change of government would directly affect the legal or civil rights of Palestinians or Brazilians of Palestinian origin.

The concern is more about the wider political atmosphere, and whether a government that is more closely aligned with Washington and Israel could make the environment less comfortable for Palestine solidarity groups, as well as for Arab and Muslim communities.

Bosco points out that Brazil’s Arab community is large and that Arab countries are important trading partners for Brazil, factors that could limit how far any government would be willing to shift foreign policy. Still, he worries that closer alignment with Trump could give more space to anti-Muslim rhetoric and political currents inside the country.

He also points to the Tri-Border Area between Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, home to a sizeable Arab-origin business community. The region has repeatedly come under international scrutiny over security allegations, and Bosco fears that a more hardline political climate could bring renewed pressure and suspicion towards traders and local Arab communities there.

In his assessment, a stronger pro-Israel orientation in Brasilia could intensify political and security pressure on some merchants and organisations in the region. He also argues that groups advocating closer ties with Israel are gaining influence in Brazilian conservative politics.

Bosco goes further, expressing concern that figures strongly aligned with Israel could gain positions in a future Bolsonaro administration and that this could create a more difficult political environment for anti-Zionist activists. … Full article

Guterres in Islamabad: Genocide, cowardice, and the cage of Imran Khan

By Junaid S. Ahmad | MEMO | October 7, 2026

There are careers that end in triumph, careers that end in scandal, and careers that achieve the rarer distinction of staging their own final indictment. António Guterres has found his in Islamabad.

After nearly a decade as Secretary-General of the United Nations, he arrives in Pakistan in the twilight of his tenure and performs the ritual that has come to define him: smile warmly, praise generously, deplore abstractly, and avoid saying anything that might seriously inconvenience the powerful men standing beside him. His record is littered with eloquent concern, grave warnings and solemn appeals. What it has lacked, again and again, is the one quality that gives moral language meaning: courage when courage carries a cost.

In Islamabad, the performance is almost indecent. Guterres praises Pakistan as a source of “solidarity and solutions,” commends the “resilience” of its people, and assures them that the United Nations stands with them. Meanwhile, former prime minister Imran Khan remains imprisoned after the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention declared his detention arbitrary.

UN experts have raised concerns about his treatment, prolonged isolation and conditions of confinement; the UN Committee Against Torture has separately highlighted broader allegations of politically motivated detention, torture, intimidation and repression.

Guterres does not need opposition politicians or troublesome journalists to brief him. He could simply read his own institution’s reports. But that would ruin the choreography. … continue

False flags won’t save aggressors, Iran FM spokesman says

Press TV – October 7, 2026

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says the United States and the Israeli regime have a history of manufacturing false-flag incidents only to clean up their messes around the world.

In a Wednesday post on his X account, the Iranian official said such scenarios would not save them from the quagmire of the aggression against Iran.

Baghaei said telling lies about Iran and accusing it of having a role in security incidents would fail to justify the US-Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic.

“In a world where the American and international public is weary of an unlawful war of aggression against Iran, and where the aggressors have no honest way to justify a war of choice, even a raft made of lies can look like salvation to those who are drowning,” he said in the post. … continue

Johnson, Marandi say Yemen holds upper hand over Saudi Arabia

Al Mayadeen | October 7, 2026

Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson and Professor Mohammad Marandi said that Yemen holds the upper hand in its war with Saudi Arabia, and that neither Turkey nor Pakistan is likely to change that by sending forces to the kingdom’s aid.

Speaking on Al Mayadeen’s The Grand Standoff: Iran and the World on Tuesday, both guests also noted that Tehran is working on the assumption that the US will restart its war on Iran, while Johnson argued that Washington has less capacity to carry one out than its rhetoric suggests. … continue

Saudi forces made no progress in al-Jawf amid Yemeni operations: Saree

Al Mayadeen | October 7, 2026

The Yemeni Armed Forces have thwarted an attempt by Saudi-backed forces to advance toward their positions in the eastern al-Jawf Governorate, spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced on Wednesday.

In a statement, Saree said the Yemeni Armed Forces targeted Saudi forces with a number of ballistic missiles and drones, stressing that the attacking forces made no progress. … Full article

The Makkah Pact Enters Into Force: The End of American Dominance or Its New Form?

By Salman Rafi Sheikh – New Eastern Outlook – October 7, 2026

On October 5, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan activated the Makkah Pact, taking their new alliance to war for the first time, and potentially revealing the future of American power in the Middle East: Washington provides the security umbrella while regional partners increasingly do the fighting. […]

Yet therein lies a paradox for Washington. The same burden-sharing that reduces America’s military responsibilities could eventually reduce its leverage. More capable allies are not necessarily more dependent allies.  … Read full article

Turkey Sending Air Defenses to Saudi Arabia Amid War With Ansar Allah

By Kyle Anzalone | The Libertarian Institute | October 7, 2026

Turkey is sending air defenses, drone operators, and other military and technical support to Saudi Arabia.

Two officials told Reuters on Wednesday that Turkey had made the decision to begin sending arms to Saudi Arabia. A US official who was briefed on the matter said that Turkey will limit its aid to technical support and military equipment, suggesting no Turkish troops, other than drone operators, would deploy to the kingdom.

The official explained that the limited deployment was due to the agreement having been signed but not yet ratified by the Turkish parliament. … Full article

US has lost or damaged 81 aircraft in Iran war, CRS says

Al Mayadeen | October 7, 2026

The United States has lost or sustained damage to at least 81 fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft, including drones, during its war on Iran since February 28, according to a new Congressional Research Service (CRS) assessment.

The report, updated October 5, draws on US Defense Department and US Central Command statements, Pentagon inspector general findings, and media reports. It cautions that the tally could change because some information remains classified, combat operations are ongoing, and the attribution of individual incidents can be disputed. Some damaged aircraft have also reportedly returned to service.

The losses span a wide range of US military aviation platforms, highlighting the demands placed on American airpower during the war. […]

The aircraft figures offer another measure of the material cost of the US military war on Iran. While the CRS does not present the 81-aircraft figure as a definitive final tally, the range of platforms affected points to sustained pressure on US aviation assets across combat, surveillance, refueling, and rescue missions.

For Congress, the report frames the issue beyond individual aircraft losses: lawmakers may have to assess whether the conflict is exposing weaknesses in US force availability, replacement capacity, and operational planning while imposing additional costs on an already expensive military campaign. – Full article

US Senator Murphy says Pentagon denied him entry to US base in Qatar

Al Mayadeen | October 6, 2026

Democratic US Senator Chris Murphy said Tuesday that the Pentagon had denied him access to a US military base in Qatar and refused to arrange a briefing on the US-Israeli war on Iran during his regional tour.

Speaking to journalists in Riyadh, Murphy accused the department of deliberately obstructing congressional scrutiny of the war and concealing its consequences from the American public.

“This trip confirmed for me that there is an active, unprecedented, unconstitutional effort underway to hide the costs of this war and the implications of this war from Congress and the American people,” he said, as quoted by Reuters. … continue

NATO’s top generals gather in Kiev

RT | October 7, 2026

The NATO Military Committee, the bloc’s highest military authority, has gathered in Kiev despite Ukraine not being a member.

The visit comes just a day after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Ukraine’s NATO membership “is not on the table as we speak,” noting that accession would require unanimous backing.

Kiev’s potential NATO membership has been one of the central issues of the Ukraine conflict. Moscow has long opposed the US-led military bloc’s eastward expansion and has made Ukrainian neutrality a key condition of any settlement, arguing that NATO’s presence there would pose a direct threat to Russian national security. … continue

EU’s continuing expansion – greater threat to Russia

By Uriel Araujo | October 7, 2026

The European Commission has now declared enlargement a “geopolitical imperative” – with important implications.

The bloc has just presented a package of reforms designed to prepare the Union for new members – with Ukraine and Moldova at the center of the effort, alongside Albania and Montenegro.

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated that “Europe’s future depends on the choices we make today,” framing expansion as essential to making the bloc “more resilient” and better able to shape its own destiny.

Candidate countries are already advancing: Ukraine and Moldova opened their first negotiating cluster in June 2026, and in July, opened Cluster 6 on external relations, foreign policy, security and, importantly, defense. In the words of Vessela Cherneva: “Currently, EU membership is the only way to integrate Ukraine’s and Europe’s security systems.”

The Commission plans “indicative roadmaps” for these four frontrunners (Ukraine, Moldova, Montenegro, and Albania) in its 2026 Enlargement Package, provided reform momentum continues. Gradual integration into strategic sectors such as energy, transport, digital networks and defense is explicitly on the table

This is no longer presented as a purely technical or economic process. Again, Brussels itself now describes enlargement as a “geopolitical” tool linked to European safety, prosperity and security. One may recall that earlier enlargement rounds were often framed in terms of shared values and market access. … continue

Child killed in Ukrainian strike on Russia’s Belgorod Region – officials

RT | October 7, 2026

A child has been killed and four other civilians wounded in a Ukrainian strike on Russia’s Belgorod Region, regional authorities said on Wednesday.

An 11-year-old girl was killed when the village of Printsevka, located some 30 km from the Ukrainian border, came under missile fire, according to the Belgorod Region Operational Headquarters. Another 11-year-old girl suffered a chest injury, while two women, aged 72 and 47, and a 60-year-old man were hospitalized with shrapnel wounds.

Two private homes and a car were also damaged in the strike, officials said. Belgorod Region, which borders Ukraine, has been subjected to frequent Ukrainian drone and artillery attacks. Governor Aleksandr Shuvaev said earlier on Wednesday that Ukrainian forces had attacked the region 114 times over the previous 24 hours, leaving seven civilians injured. … Full article