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US threatens to suspend intel sharing, weapons purchases if Ukraine continues Russia energy strikes, sources say

The warnings from the State Department and the Pentagon were sent over the weekend to officials in Ukraine and Europe, including communications from the US military directly to Ukrainian commanders

Ukraine supports the ceasefire, and it is important that Russia support it as well. We are awaiting details from the American side,

Trump claims Ukraine and Russia have agreed to energy ceasefire

Donald Trumppresident
Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine,
Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident
OK, if they want energy ceasefire, we are open for this,

Boat disaster off Djibouti leaves at least 139 dead, with toll feared to rise

Personal items likely belonging to migrants were seen on a beach in Obock, Djibouti on Friday

Amy PopeiOM Director General
No one gets into a boat like that unless they believe there is no other safe way,
What is terrible is that they were buried with no names, in a common grave, like in a war situation,
The local authorities did their best,... but they were overwhelmed with all the bodies that kept coming at once towards the shore.”

Judge orders Trump to halt taxpayer-funded ads with hours left in administration’s push

The Trump administration has spent $19 million in taxpayer money on the controversial ad campaign to promote President Donald Trump and his policies, a push that officials say will end on Sunday

Markwayne Mullinhomeland Security Secretary
Anytime we can do a public service announcement and brag about America, I’m all about it,
We should be bragging about what’s happening inside America,... I commend the opportunity of President Trump to give us the opportunity to brag about America.”

Russia deal, execution plans and deportations tell a defining tale about Trump and power

Three flashpoints illustrate how his coercive and transactional instincts are changing the character of the country and how the rest of the world sees us

Tom Emmerhouse Majority Whip
It’s another example of our president thinking out of the box,
Markwayne Mullinhomeland Security Secretary
The truth is this guy was an awful human being. He was a thug. He was a gangbanger,
The last thing I would have done is put my son or one of my kids in danger.”
Tom Emmerhouse Majority Whip
Our president is trying to find every answer possible to help the American people.”

Trump’s US-Russia diesel deal draws bipartisan criticism

The United States should not provide Putin with a financial lifeline while Russia continues to kill Ukrainian civilians. The Administration must immediately reverse course,
President Trump’s decision to allow Russian diesel imports to the U.S. runs directly counter to that law,
The high diesel prices that are impacting everyone. The president is balancing and has to make tough decisions,
Look, President Trump they came into office with a with a mandate to work for the American people, and this is good for the American people,

Trump’s diesel deal with Putin drives a wedge through the Western alliance

Donald Trumppresident
We said you can do whatever you want to Russia. Don’t hit the refineries because that’s a world problem that’s caused and he wants to make problems for the world. He wants to make problems for our farmers, our ranchers,
Vladimir Putinpresident
The Russian side confirmed its willingness to supply oil and petroleum products to the US market and global markets at large,

Hurricane Simon skirts Mexico’s Pacific coast as beachside communities and tourist areas prepare for impacts

The international airport in Puerto Vallarta, a resort city on the shore of Bahía de Banderas, suspended operations as the powerful storm moved north-northwest offshore, along the coast of Mexico

Laura Velázquez Alzúapolitica mexicana
We ask that you remain vigilant,
Brenda Villarealvisitor
We don’t know the extent of the danger yet,
The wind and rain will suddenly and deceptively subside, creating an apparent calm that does not mean the danger has passed,

Trump’s DOJ probes major TV networks over response to White House ban of CNN

The probe, which one leading First Amendment group called nonsensical, concerns the TV pool, a long-standing arrangement that was disrupted last month when President Donald Trump banned CNN from the White House grounds

Members of the television press pool have proudly boycotted covering White House events. Group boycotts among commercial competitors can violate the Sherman Act,”
The public has a vital interest in receiving accurate, independent information about its government. No administration should restrict a news organization because it objects to its reporting.”
Trump may view the presidency as a business venture, but news outlets’ standing up for the First Amendment has nothing to do with antitrust law,

After oil increasingly left the Gulf, Iran is trying to regain its stranglehold on shipping

Iran is stepping up attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf in an effort to restore its leverage over the critical waterway

The vessels were advised to heave up anchor, exit the area immediately, and transit to Dubai anchorage,
Donald TrumpuS President
We will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections to be held in the United States on November 3rd,

Army caught off guard by Hegseth’s order to make firing squad execution public

Hegseth made the announcement in an interview with far-right podcaster Jack Posobiec aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on Wednesday, which he’d visited to give a speech to the crew welcoming them home from their deployment to the Middle East

Pete Hegsethdefense Secretary
We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it’s public, because people need to understand that there’s serious consequences for these types of things,
Christopher Columbusitalian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)
We’re giving a man the death penalty who killed 14 soldiers a couple of years ago. Death penalty through firing squad — and he deserves it,
It takes away everything America stands for when we do public executions,
The Secretary is correct. It will be livestreamed. Details will follow.”
This is a situation where the guy has done a very bad thing and hurt a lot of people, years removed,

Takeaways from the South Carolina Senate debate

South Carolina has emerged as perhaps the most surprising Senate race to be competitive late in the 2026 midterm elections

Annie Andrewssenate candidates Democrat
South Carolina, if your surgeon said that appendectomies aren’t really his thing, would you still hand him a scalpel? No,
Grahamrepublican
But talking about not my thing, let’s talk about what’s not your thing. Your thing apparently is not being honest with the people of South Carolina. At least I’m honest. If I don’t know something, I am glad to say it, and I’ll say it again tonight,
National security is not my thing.”
Annie Andrewssenate candidates Democrat
She’s been told to come out here and call me Bernie Ocasio Mamdani; that’s what’s in her script,
My legal name is Graham and has always been Graham,
Grahamrepublican
But let’s talk about a couple of other concerns I have — that she’s deceiving the people of South Carolina with these transgender issues,
Annie Andrewssenate candidates Democrat
And the truth is, I support the Second Amendment. I believe we need a secure border, and we need to deport illegal immigrants who break the law, and yes, I want to lower taxes on the middle class.”

Russell Brand is on trial for rape and sexual assault. His career has been a catalog of controversy

The 51-year-old has pleaded not guilty to three charges of rape, one charge of indecent assault and three counts of sexual assault, relating to six women

Russell Brandbritish comedian and actor
Is there another agenda at play?”
I got a bit caught up in the moment and forgot that, at the core of the rude comments and silly songs, were the real feelings of a beloved and brilliant comic actor and a very sweet and big-hearted young woman.”

Pennsylvania shooter who killed 8 was family’s patriarch, father of toddler killed says

Rick Loraherie Police Chief
They knew something was going on at that house,
Words can’t even explain what I’m going through right now,
They were a lovely family. Who would have thought this would ever happen?”
Out of respect for the victims and the families, I will not discuss the details of what our officers encountered inside that home,
Forever In My Heart.”
I think that was a front for him,
But I want our community to understand the gravity of what happened and the profound impact this tragedy has had on those involved and on our community as a whole,

Buried bodies, cleared rubble, Israel’s yellow line: How war is hampering the search for Gaza’s missing

Dusk had fallen in the northern Gaza neighborhood of Jabalya when an Israeli quadcopter broke the evening lull on November 1, 2024

In the end, the family tries to comfort itself by believing that all of its relatives have been recovered from beneath the rubble,
Ahmad Dheirdr.
We believe these people and their families have a right, as a matter of human dignity, to find their loved ones,
I will never forget… I found dismembered remains of children and women,
At night, when I put my head on my pillow, memories come back,
Continuing to live does not mean abandoning or forgetting the person they have lost,
When Jihad left, I realized that he was the one carrying me. He was my strength,
The hardest thing is that I couldn’t bury him; I don’t know where his body is,

Trump considering firing Kimberly Guilfoyle after reports of misconduct, source says

I just heard about it. Too bad. I mean, I don’t know,
Let’s see what the truth is. And obviously, if there was something bad that happened, then people have to suffer consequences for it,
Of course I don’t like anybody selling access to another government official, certainly a high-level government official,

‘I had the flu’: Talarico returns to campaign trail and dismisses theories about absence

Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico on Sunday denounced the wide-ranging speculation about his whereabouts in recent days as Republicans seized on his absence from the campaign trail

James Talaricostate Representative
I had the flu. This is the craziest thing I’ve ever heard. It’s wild that someone can just post something on the internet and then the media just runs with it,
James Talaricostate Representative
I’ve heard credible reports that Ken Paxton has a serious medical condition that causes clinical levels of cowardice,

Jaguars clip Eagles’ wings with walk-off field goal in London thriller

As the clock ticked down toward the end of a pulsating game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Jacksonville Jaguars fans began to flock towards the nearest exit

At the end of the day I didn’t make the right decision, and it cost us the game,
I thought it was supposed to be a home game for us over here,
Trevor Lawrencequarterback
One of the craziest games, maybe the craziest game I’ve ever been a part of,
Nick Siriannicoach
You could see that they had some issues handling some of that noise in that game,
Jalen Hurtsquarterback
Our fans showed up. It was great,
Jalen Hurtsquarterback
There’s so much opportunity to grow, so much for us to be better at and we just continue on our journey, gelling and obviously staying locked arms and staying together as a team,