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Israeli Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Child In Gaza

IMEMC | October 10, 2026

Palestinian child Shahd Abdul-Razeq al-Najjar, 8, from Jabalia, was killed by Israeli military fire inside her family’s displacement tent, media sources in Gaza said.

The sources reported that Israeli forces opened fire in the area where al-Najjar’s family displacement tent was located.

The bullet pierced the tent and struck al-Najjar. She later died from her wounds, medical sources said.

Elsewhere in northern Gaza, Israeli helicopters opened fire toward areas east of the Jabalia refugee camp.

Also, Israeli artillery shelled eastern parts of the Tuffah and Shuja’iyya neighborhoods in Gaza city. Israeli military vehicles also opened heavy fire east of the city as forces fired flares into the area.

An Israeli quadcopter opened heavy fire toward Palestinians in the Gaza Square area east of Gaza City, while an Israeli military crane fired in the same area. Israeli naval vessels also opened fire off the city’s coast.

Several Palestinians were also injured when Israeli forces shelled civilians on Yaffa Street, east of Gaza City.

The attacks extended into central Gaza, where Israeli military vehicles opened heavy fire toward Palestinian homes east of the al-Maghazi refugee camp, while Israeli artillery bombarded areas east of Deir al-Balah.

Farther south, in Khan Younis, Israeli military vehicles opened heavy fire north of the city, while Israeli helicopters fired toward its eastern areas. A Palestinian woman was also wounded by Israeli military fire in Khan Younis.

In Rafah, at the southern end of the Gaza Strip, Israeli soldiers shot and wounded a Palestinian in the al-Mawasi area on Saturday morning, as Israeli forces continued artillery shelling and heavy gunfire across several parts of the enclave.

Israeli forces also opened fire directly toward an ambulance that attempted to reach the wounded Palestinian in al-Mawasi, endangering the medical crew.

The attacks coincided with one year since the “ceasefire” took effect in the Gaza Strip, amid continuing daily Israeli violations that have included gunfire, artillery shelling, and attacks on Palestinians across the enclave.

Israeli drone strike injures six in Lebanon near Syria border

Press TV | October 10, 2026

An Israeli military drone strike near the Lebanon-Syria border has injured six people, including five Syrian nationals and one Lebanese citizen.

“The Israeli attack near the town of Hawsh al-Sayyed Ali in the Hermel district led to six wounded, including five Syrian nationals, two of them women, and one Lebanese,” Lebanon’s Health Ministry said on Friday.

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported that “an enemy military drone targeted a car” in the town. … Full article

EU Wants to Reduce New Budget by Almost $180Bln But Keep $111Bln for Ukraine

Sputnik – 10.10.2026

The European Union is set to keep its Ukraine Reserve of 100 billion euros ($112 billion) for 2028-2034 without reduction, despite a proposal to cut the overall seven-year budget of the union by 159 billion euros, according to the Negotiating Box prepared by the EU Council and reviewed by Sputnik on Saturday.

“The Union will continue to provide financial support to Ukraine for its accession process and longer-term reconstruction. For the 2028-2034 period, a Ukraine Reserve shall provide support of up to EUR [88 869] million,” the document read.

The figure in the document was calculated in the prices of 2025 and equals to approximately 100 billion euros in the current prices. … Full article

Europe’s mounting social chaos… chickens coming home to roost for proxy war against Russia

Strategic Culture Foundation | October 9, 2026

The European Union is witnessing a full-blown social revolt. Governing political parties and their economic policies are held in open contempt as public protests and strikes escalate across multiple countries.

Protests, mass marches, and industrial strikes are spreading across the EU in France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Germany, Ireland, Portugal, and other countries. The grievances are various, from students and teachers over woeful education services, to healthcare professionals and transportation workers denouncing crumby wages and pension cuts.

But at the core is a warmongering, dehumanizing system of capitalist inequality. … continue

US-Russia Diesel Deal Becomes Massive Defeat for Ukraine

Sputnik – 10.10.2026

The recent phone conversation between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, and the diesel deal they struck, are the most important events in the US-Russia relations since the summit in Anchorage, Dmitry Suslov, deputy director of the Center for European and International Studies at Russia’s Higher School of Economics, tells Sputnik.

The diesel deal marks an important shift in the US’ stance on the Ukrainian conflict. “Until now, the Trump administration maintained that any sanctions removal and any practical cooperation with Russia, including cooperation on energy, is only possible after the Ukrainian conflict is resolved or after a ceasefire is achieved. And now we see that the Trump administration deviated from this stance.”

“The sanctions are waived for a long time, until April 7, and the US will commence mass importing of Russian diesel unrelated to the resolution of the conflict in Ukraine.”

The diesel deal is not related in any way to the energy and port ceasefire that Volodymyr Zelensky and his EU backers desperately seek, which is highlighted by Zelensky’s hysterical reaction to this agreement. … continue

Hormuz and the Looming Economic Catastrophe

The Trump administration is missing the bigger picture

By Philip Pilkington | The American Conservative | October 9, 2026

In the classic martial arts film Enter the Dragon, Bruce Lee’s character is instructing a young, aspiring fighter. Irritated at the lack of progress his student is making, he points to the sky. “It’s like a finger pointing away to the moon,” he says as the student tries to focus on what his teacher is saying. “Don’t concentrate on the finger,” Lee says, slapping him on the head, “or you will miss all that heavenly glory.” The quote is derived from an old Buddhist text called the Śūraṅgama Sūtra, and the point is clear: Sometimes if you focus on what is immediately in front of you, you can miss the point entirely.

Something like this is happening in Washington, DC, right now. For almost two weeks, the debate around the progress or lack thereof in the Iran War has been focused on activity in the Strait of Hormuz. A whole host of maritime experts have emerged suddenly to inform us that the Trump administration has succeeded in reopening the crucial waterway to shipping. Maximalists are claiming that this means the United States has effectively won the war in the Middle East. Others are making the more modest claim that this reopening of the Strait will solve the looming energy crisis.

These were the two perspectives that most people who were not deeply involved in the debate heard. There was, however, a small but vocal minority who questioned whether the Strait had been opened at all. If Iran had effective fire control over the Strait in spring and summer, they asked, then why would they suddenly lose it now? Almost immediately after this question was raised, Iran settled the debate by striking an enormous number of ships: 12 and counting in less than a week.

To those of us who were paying attention, the whole exercise felt like looking at Lee’s finger as he points to the moon. As these debates unfolded, the market for U.S. Treasury debt continued an epic sell-off. Bloomberg quoted an investment banker who stated that Treasuries were “trading like a meme stock.” U.S. Treasury bonds have now experienced their worst long-run returns in history. … continue

Dhubab offensive, media blitz and the rapid unraveling of Saudi-backed coalition’s new gambit

By Arman Shariati | Press TV | October 10, 2026

In the early hours of October 5, Saudi-backed mercenaries launched an offensive along Yemen’s southwestern coastal road toward Dhubab, which overlooks the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

By evening, their affiliated media networks were proclaiming Dhubab’s fall. Hours later, they falsely claimed to have captured Al-Mokha as well.

Within a single day of operations, the Yemeni military forces had encircled the incursion, recaptured the ground, and released timestamped footage showing their troops standing undisturbed along the Bab al-Mandeb coastline.

Meanwhile, local residents openly ridiculed the reported advance of the Saudi mercenaries.

The attacking forces retreated to their original positions. The events along that coastal road – the assault, the media triumphalism, the rapid military reversal, and the collapse of the narrative – offer a revealing case study of how information warfare has become structurally embedded in Saudi Arabia’s disastrous military campaign in Yemen. … continue

Putin Conveys to Trump Iran’s Vision on Possible Conflict Resolution – Kremlin

Sputnik – 10.10.2026

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin conveyed to US President Donald Trump, in coordination with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s vision on a possible resolution of the conflict, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday.

Putin, during communication on the sidelines of the summit in Turkmenistan, held two meetings with Pezeshkian, at one of which he informed the Iranian president about the upcoming telephone conversation with the US president, the Kremlin spokesman noted.

“And then, in coordination with the Iranian president, Putin conveyed to Trump Iran’s vision on a possible resolution of the conflict,” Peskov said.

During a conversation with Trump, Putin showed understanding regarding some proposals of the US leader aimed at de-escalating the conflict in Ukraine, Peskov said.

At the initiative of Trump, most of the time in the telephone conversation between the leaders, which took place the previous evening, was devoted specifically to the Ukrainian settlement, Peskov added.

Kuwait signs $489 million deal for British air defense system

Al Mayadeen | October 9, 2026

Kuwait has agreed to purchase a British air defense system worth £370 million ($489 million) from London-based company MARSS, the British government announced, as regional tensions continue to rise.

The system includes jamming equipment, radars, interceptor missiles, and a command center equipped with artificial intelligence technology, with the aim of strengthening Kuwait’s “ability to defend against drone strikes.”

MARSS is owned by Australian company EOS. The deal is expected to support around 100 jobs in Britain across engineering and manufacturing at the company’s production facility in Bristol, southwest England.

The agreement comes as the British government seeks to use defense contracts to support the country’s manufacturing sector and boost economic growth. … Full article

‘Harsh reality’: Iran says France seeks monopoly on power and intimidation, not peace for all

Press TV | October 9, 2026

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says France does not want peace for all but seeks to preserve its monopoly on military power and the ability to intimidate others.

Baghaei made the remarks in a post on his X account on Friday, responding to French President Emmanuel Macron’s earlier statement during a test of a ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, during which Macron said, “To be free, therefore, one must be feared, and to be feared, one must be powerful.”

Baghaei contrasted those remarks with Macron’s position on Iran, which has never sought to acquire nuclear weapons, quoting the French president as saying, “Iran must never possess nuclear weapons. Neither today, nor in five years, nor in ten years. Never.”

He said the question is not why France possesses a nuclear deterrent force, but why Paris regards its own nuclear deterrent as essential to guaranteeing its security and freedom while portraying Iran’s nuclear activities as a “threat,” even though Tehran’s nuclear program is peaceful and subject to international oversight.

“The harsh reality is this: they do not want peace for all. They want to maintain the monopoly on the kind of power that inspires fear and the monopoly on the legitimacy to intimidate,” the Iranian spokesperson wrote. … continue

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