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Europe

Germany
October 10, 2026 4:43 PM CET  Germany and its allies rebuffed the Irish presidency of the Council of the EU’s plan to downsize the bloc’s next seven-year budget, arguing that the proposed cuts are not enough. ’We are still a long way from an agreement. The amount of the new proposal is not a basis for an agreement,’ Merz wrote today. Germany contributes to approximately one-quarter of the bloc’s common budget. A German-led camp is demanding reductions of several hundred billions euros. The group of six frugal countries - Austria, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden - contribute 40% of the Union’s common budget. Ireland’s Minister of State for European Affairs Byrne, who leads the negotiations, dismissed criticism and described the proposal as a ’balanced compromise’. Most frugal countries criticized Ireland’s proposed €159 billion in cuts in current prices from the Commission’s nearly €2 trillion proposal, saying they were insufficient, as the overall amount would still be higher than the current budget. Austrian Europe Minister Bauer was saying that the new budget remained miles away from an Austrian yes. Sweden’s Europe minister Rosencrantz described the negotiating document as a wildly unaffordable increase. Dutch Finance Minister Heinen warned today that at this rate, there will be no deal by the end of the year. A rival camp of southern and eastern states, the Friends of Cohesion, are opposing reductions to farmers’ subsidies and regional payouts known as cohesion policy. These areas account for almost half of the total budget and are politically sensitive because of pressure from farmers' lobbies and regions. In a concession to the 17 Friends of Cohesion, Ireland left the agriculture and regional budgets untouched and focused cuts on other priorities such as competitiveness, defense and development aid. It’s an excellent starting point to have recovered the money for the CAP [Common Agricultural Policy], but we’re still not satisfied, said Italy’s Agriculture Minister Lollobrigida. Poland's Europe minister Niemczycki welcomed the fact that his country continues to receive the largest allocation, but noted that the change in the overall size of the budget does not match the EU’s ambitions. The frugals also are disappointed that the cuts disproportionately „target innovative policies such as defense” and competitiveness, which they favor. EU governments are racing to reach a budget deal among themselves by the end of the year -  ’before elections in France, Italy and Poland in 2027 threaten to derail negotiations’. Tensions will come to a head during a summit of EU leaders next Thursday and Friday, where they will discuss the negobox. (Source: Politico – U.S., owned by a German company)

Ireland
October 10, 2026 1:15 PM GMT+2  Ireland is the current holder of the EU's six-month rotating presidency, The Irish EU presidency proposed today an 8% cut or €141 billion in the European Commission's budget plan for the period 2028 to 2034 to €1.6 trillion ($1.79 trillion), drawing criticism from more frugal member states that the reduction is not deep enough. The Irish proposal still marks a 30% increase over the bloc's current budget, which runs from 2021 to 2027 and it is the main source of financing for all of the 27-country bloc's main policies. The Commission has said the bloc ’needs to spend more on defence' and boosting European competitiveness, „while some member states want to retain most of the expenditure to support farming and regional development”. Ireland put the Commission's original €2 trillion figure adjusted for inflation over the seven-year period at €1.76 trillion based on 2025 prices, which resulted in an 8% reduction. The proposal sets out a 3% cut in spending on regional development, agriculture and fisheries from the Commission's own figures - the biggest outlay in the budget - and a 13% reduction in spending on competitiveness and security. It foresees €55 billion in new financing options derived from customs duties, a share of the cash EU governments get from selling CO2 emissions permits to companies and an annual lump-sum contribution from large companies operating in the EU, among other sources. Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz joined ministers from Sweden and the Netherlands - all three countries are net contributors to the budget - in criticising the Irish proposal. The EU budget ’must be affordable for those who bear the main burden of financing it,’ he said. Lawmakers in the European Parliament want a 10% increase in the Commission's €2 trillion proposal. They said the Irish plan would weaken Europe and would not win their consent. The budget needs to be agreed by all 27 member states. EU leaders will discuss the Irish proposal in Brussels on October 15 to 16. (Source: Reuters - United Kingdom)

European Commission
(Saturday), 10/10/2026 - 17:06  EU foreign policy chief Kallas, 4, said today that lifting sanctions on Russian diesel provides Moscow with more revenues to wage war, after US President Trump announced a deal for Moscow to supply fuel. ’This is not the time to ease pressure on Russia, and Europe won't,’ she wrote. EU foreign ministers are set on Monday to formally add some 1,600 new indidividuals and entities to the EU's sanctions blacklist over the war in Ukraine. Separately from Kallas, the European Commission in response to Trump's diesel deal, called for a truce that covered infrastructure in both Ukraine and Russia. ’We continue to believe’ that a ceasefire which would protect global food supplies and Energy Infrastructure in Ukraine and Russia is needed, the EU's executive said. It added: ’Europe knows too well the hidden costs linked to over reliance on Russian hydrocarbons, and Europe does not wish to fuel Russia's war against Ukraine.’ (Source: rfi 'with AFP’ = France)

10/10/2026 - 9:47 GMT+2  The European Union is rapidly coming to terms with the limitations of its multibillion-euro support for Ukraine, as Russia's all-out escalation wrecks the country's finances, depletes its air defences and deepens its reliance on cash-strapped donors. The deterioration raises serious questions about the viability and durability of the EU's multiple support programmes, notably the €90 billion loan that leaders agreed last year to cover two-thirds of Ukraine's needs for 2026 and 2027. The loan was designed under the premise that 'the war would end sometime this year”. Diplomats concede it is only a matter of time before leaders address the contentious matter. ’This war will last longer than we thought, a European diplomat said. There's a realisation that needs will continue to present themselves, but it's not yet clear how this will be addressed. The escalation has hit the country's war-battered economy particularly hard, as the endless waves of drones disrupt ordinary activity, force businesses to close, raise material costs and eat away at profits. Russia's blockade in the Black Sea has added further strain, preventing selling tonnes of grain to global clients and depriving the state of an essential source of revenue. Ukraine's Finance Minister Marchenko has urged ’international donors’ to fill a staggering $78 billion (€70 billion) gap. Brussels has not formally reopened the debate on new support for Ukraine, as member states are currently embroiled in bitter negotiations over the next EU budget. The total absence of US aid compounds the equation. A group of EU countries has attempted to revive the debate on the immobilised Russian assets, arguing the €90 billion loan ’will not be enough’. But Belgium, the main custodian of the assets, has pushed back. As of now, there's nothing new or substantial on the table. France and Italy, two key votes, remain reluctant to go down the uncharted avenue. The Commission has promised to speed up disbursements, contingent on internal reforms. For 2027, the picture is indeed more challenging. It's clear that we are facing a sizeable funding gap, Economy Commissioner Dombrovskis said yesterday after a meeting of finance ministers. The option of issuing more joint debt to support Ukraine, as done with the €90 billion, has become politically unattractive amid spiralling borrowing costs. The option of ramping up bilateral contributions, which is much more straightforward, is placing the burden on a few wealthy countries, namely Germany, the Netherlands and the Nordics. Brussels is asking other allies, such as the UK, Canada and Japan, ’to step up to the plate’ as it figures out what to do next. (Source: Euronews - based in Lyon, France)

10/10/2026 - 09:10  What is at stake as Brussels prepares to rewrite its pesticide rules? As the EU prepares to vote on a package that would end regular safety reviews of most pesticides, victims, doctors and scientists warn it could keep harmful products on the market for longer. For decades, French farmers sprayed pesticides they were told were harmless. Many have since fallen ill, grappling with cancers and other diseases caused by exposure. Nadan worked as a professional beekeeper in Morbihan, a coastal area in Brittany known for its medieval towns and recalls a golden age of beekeeping, when each year, the number of hives naturally increased. But things took a turn for the worse in the 1980s, when the varroa mite, a parasite, made its way to France. It weakens bees by suppressing their immune system and spreading deadly viruses that can collapse entire colonies. Nadan spent many years keeping an orchard of cider apple trees he treated with a pesticide that, he was told, was organic and had no effect on humans. ’The sales reps even said it was so safe you could drink it,’ the 69-year-old says. ’I never took the slightest precaution, spraying from my tractor as I drove along the rows of trees,’ Nadan recalls. ’Sometimes, because of the wind, I’d get some on my face. But I wasn’t worried.’ ’I later found out it was a product like Roundup [a Monsanto weed killer] and contained glyphosate,’ he says, a substance now known to be harmful to human health. Pesticides are known to cause a range of health issues, including various types of cancer, respiratory diseases, neurodegenerative illnesses like Parkinson’s or Alzheimer's, cardiovascular diseases and infertility. Six years ago, Nadan was diagnosed with prostate cancer. His illness has officially been recognised as an occupational hazard caused by pesticides by France’s agricultural social security system. ’I went to the funeral of a crop technician I was helping last week. He would go from farm to farm and survey treated fields, and fell ill shortly after retiring,' Nadan says. 'He had a form of Parkinson’s that meant he could barely speak and was in a wheelchair. The disease progressed so rapidly that he didn’t have time to finalise his request to have the illness officially recognised as being caused by pesticides.’ Pesticides also impact children more than adults, leading to developmental delays and cognitive impairments. A 2023 study in which hundreds of samples were gathered from different environments across 10 European countries found that pesticides were present in 100% of air, indoor dust and water samples. Leduc, a retired doctor living close to the Belgian border in northern France, has lived next to crop fields treated with pesticides for 44 years. A lover of gardening, Leduc spent a lot of time outside, not being very careful in the early years. ’I didn’t know the products I was inhaling were toxic,’ he said. Leduc discovered he had lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, in 2018, and was diagnosed with prostate cancer in August of this year – two conditions linked to pesticides. The toll of pesticide exposure is becoming clearer. Europe still sees cases where they cause harm to both the environment and humans. Unlike the US, which uses a risk-based model that factors actual levels of exposure, the EU uses a hazard-based model, meaning it focuses on the inherent toxicological properties of a certain chemical before it’s approved. Regulatory assessments are often delayed and take time, slowing down the process for pesticides to enter the market. To speed things up and cut red tape, the European Commission proposed a legislative package that would overhaul the current system. The EU is preparing to vote on a set of legal amendments that could make it harder to ban these harmful products. Known as Omnibus X, it would amend ten existing EU laws that cover pesticides, biocides, food residues, animal feed and official controls. A key amendment aims to scrap the periodic re-evaluation of pesticides, which often end up causing greater damage than expected after being initially approved. The EU ensures the move would have ’no compromise on food safety or environmental protection’. Critics of the package disagree. ’Many farmers feel a sense of shame, especially because they have children who work in conventional farming,” Nadan says, fearing the Omnibus would only fuel the surge in cancers and other degenerative diseases for generations to come. “New scientific findings need to be taken into account regularly, because there is always a level of uncertainty [about the risk of a pesticide] before it hits the market,” says ecotoxicologist Vijver. “A periodic review is a safety lock, it’s crucial, because we can’t foresee every consequence.' ’All pesticides are aimed at killing something,’ Vijver explains. ’If a substance is neurotoxic for insects, for example, that same neurotoxicity could apply to humans [...] Which is not so strange, because that’s the intention [of the pesticide].’ An insecticide known as chlorpyrifos, for example, was approved for use in the EU back in 2006. Sprayed on crops to control pests or on grains stored in warehouses, the chemical came to be one of the most commonly used pesticides in Europe. Residues of the substance were found in fruit, vegetables, dairy products and drinking water. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reviewed the evidence and decided in 2019 that no safe exposure level could be set, and that chlorpyrifos didn’t meet the EU’s health requirements. Even in small doses, chlorpyrifos affects the human body’s neurological, reproductive, metabolic and immune systems. The substance was linked to neurodevelopmental disorders in children, including autism. ’I had a fever at night and red patches on my arms,’ Benoit, a former farmer in charge of pruning trees in the winter and applying pesticides from spring through summer, recalls. ’It was because of the insecticides we were using, like D6.’ ’It was hard to find work at the time, and we were told they were only toxic in large doses,’ he says. The 65-year-old from western France was also diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2019. For scientists like Vijver, the regular reassessment of pesticides is one of the few safeguards against such long-hidden harms, and it is precisely what the EU’s upcoming omnibus would remove. Under the current EU system, a pesticide’s approval expires on a set date, and the company producing it has to show again that its product is safe to keep selling. If the approval no longer expires automatically, the product would stay on the market by default, removing the “safety lock” that Vijver refers to. If passed, the legislation package would also increase the maximum grace period for farmers to substitute banned pesticides from 18 months to three years. Conditions for the exceptional use of banned pesticides, including endocrine disruptors, would also be loosened. Vijver took the initiative to write an open letter on September 17 and urged the European Parliament to pause the vote on the legislative package until an independent investigation into its potential health and environmental impacts is carried out. She gathered 573 other signatories from a wide range of disciplines, including environmental protection, medicine and public health – all of whom have expertise in the field. “As scientists, we are really worried. I would never have done this if I wasn’t really worried,” she admits. Cancer victims and farmers marched arm in arm last weekend, on October 3, flanked by doctors and activists, to protest pesticides. The march saw 8,000 demonstrators gather outside a factory in northern France owned by Syngenta, the world’s largest pesticide seller. Amid the crowd was Breteau, founder of the Cancer Colère collective, who made waves last year when she sparked a nationwide movement to block the reintroduction of the pesticide acetamiprid. It was banned last summer, but France passed an agricultural law in August this year that would partially reverse the decision. ’We’re losing peers every week,’ she said. French environmental organisation Générations Futures has organised a weekend of protests and canvassing across the country, aimed at informing people about the EU legislative package that could loosen restrictions on pesticides. A third of the European Parliament is made up of right-wing and ’far-right’ MEPs, ’who favour scrapping standards’ says Battentier, campaign manager for Générations Futures on the chances the legislative package will pass. A first-ever 'presidential' debate on pesticides organised by the NGO will also take place in Cambrai, northern France, today, with leftist representatives of presidential candidates for the 2027 election saying they will attend. Three hundred doctors in France have been awaiting a response from former prime minister Gabriel Attal, centre-right Philippe and Interior Minister Retailleau to debate this major public health issue – but their seats are likely to remain empty. ’23 million people in France suffer from either a chronic illness or cancer,’ the doctors wrote in the letter sent on September 28. ’What is the point of our efforts if we don’t tackle the root cause of the diseases?”’ „Our aim this weekend is to inform people about the Omnibus, spark debate, get people talking, which is definitely something its supporters want to avoid,’ says Battentier. The vote on Omnibus X is expected to take place at the end of October. (Source: France 24)

European Union
(10/10/2026) / 09/10/2026 - 14:45 GMT+2  EU paid around €7.88bn for liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia’s Arctic energy project in the first nine months of 2026 amid record imports, ’despite Brussels’ efforts’ to phase out gas from Moscow, according to the campaign group Urgewald. Brussels introduced a ban on new Russian energy contracts at the beginning of 2026, with a complete ban on Russian LNG taking effect on 1 January 2027. The figures, compiled by Urgewald using data from the market intelligence firm Kpler, expose just how reliant the EU remains on Russian energy, with a record of 12.18 million tonnes reaching European ports between January and September this year. Continued Russian LNG imports undermine the credibility of the EU’s promise ’to sever its energy ties’ with Moscow, particularly as Russia continues its war against Ukraine. European LNG imports from the Russian Yamal project rose 9.5% year-on-year between January and September, with EU ports receiving 85% of Yamal’s recorded deliveries. France received nearly three-quarters of September’s EU deliveries, with the Dunkirk and Montoir ports receiving 571.716 million tonnes of Arctic LNG, according to Kpler. The Netherlands imported 146.461 million tonnes of LNG and Portugal 74.263 million tonnes. No cargoes were recorded in Spain or at Belgium’s Zeebrugge terminal. A ban on imports under existing short-term contracts took effect on 25 April, but September deliveries reached 792,440 tonnes, slightly above the level a year earlier. The EU’s full ban on Russian LNG under eligible existing long-term contracts is scheduled to take effect on 1 January 2027. ’The German-based NGO Urgewald is calling for the upcoming 22nd EU sanctions package to close loopholes, particularly those supporting the specialised Arc7 ice-class tanker fleet needed to transport LNG from the Arctic’. ’Washington, meanwhile, now has the power to sanction this trade at any time before then,’ reads Urgewald's statement. The data provided does not establish how much of the trade could be redirected to other buyers or what the consequences would be for European gas prices. Any additional trade disruption on top of the loss of LNG from the Middle East would have an impact. Meanwhile, the Trump administration recently announced the Lindsey Graham Act, giving the US the power to sanction Russian LNG deliveries to Europe before the EU's ban on Russian LNG takes effect, forcing European governments and buyers to respond. Europe's gas storage levels are at a record low, and the bloc faces a brutal energy crisis, leaving Brussels increasingly vulnerable to decisions from Washington, the EU's major LNG supplier. ’EU imports from Yamal will depend on the goodwill of the US President from 18 October’ until the final embargo takes effect in 2027. The US administration faces an 18 October deadline for its first review under the law. The law’s practical impact depends on how the administration exercises its powers. The US President must compile a list of ships transporting Russian LNG by October 18. These ships will then be subject to sanctions unless Trump issues so-called waivers. This is possible and not unlikely. US sanctions have already severely restricted Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project and the Northern Sea Route, while Yamal LNG continues to supply Europe. (Source: euronews - based in Lyon, France)

England
10 October 2026  Global Islamic financial and business leaders, policymakers and industry experts will gather in London on Oct. 13-14 for the 5th Annual AlBaraka Summit to discuss the role of Islamic finance in economic development. The gathering which will take place at JW Marriott Grosvenor House, will bring together government ministers, scholars and 'representatives from Muslim-majority and non-Muslim-majority markets' to explore ethical investment, financial inclusion, innovation and sustainable economic growth under the theme Ethics in Action: Rebuilding Foundations and Advancing the Global Impact of the Islamic Economy. Discussions will focus on translating Islamic economic principles, including justice, accountability, risk-sharing and social responsibility, into practical outcomes across financial markets, regulation, technology and economic development. The agenda will cover Islamic banking and capital markets, policy and regulation, social finance, Takaful, Waqf and Zakat, digitalization and entrepreneurship. Participants will also examine the role of international financial centers in advancing the Islamic economy. The Islamic economy’s foundations connect economic activity with justice, accountability and responsibility to society, Khalawi, secretary-general of the AlBaraka Forum for Islamic Economy said. London provides an important setting for that conversation, connecting Islamic finance with one of the world's leading international financial centers, he said. (Source: Anadolu Agency - Turkey)

Russia
Sat 10 Oct 2026 08:58 CEST  Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia killed seven, injured at least 10. Rescue workers are searching the rubble for people. (Source: Sweden Herald / TT News Agency = Sweden)

08:58, 10 Oct 2026  US, Ukrainian and European officials met in Miami yesterday to discuss a diplomatic way to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. Washington officials blamed surging oil prices on Kyiv’s tactical strikes. During the eight-hour talks, top envoys Witkoff and Kushner threatened to cut off key American intelligence if Zelensky didn’t play ball, Axios reported. A US official denied the report and said: 'Zelensky is misreading the room. ’By continuing to hit refineries, he is eroding the good will that he has built with Trump over the last six months. After hours of US-Ukrainian talks in Miami Trump struck a massive diesel deal with Putin - agreement reportedly worth £3.4billion. As part of the oil deal Russia would immediately supply 300,000 tonnes with another 500,000 tonnes during November, Trump said. The Ukrainian negotiating team left Miami early after the diesel deal was announced. Later Ukraine hit a key Russian oil hub. The strikes pummelled the key Yug Rusi oil-loading terminal in Rostov-on-Don, which ’handles petroleum from the Novoshakhtinsk refinery’. At least 50 drones swarmed in. A linked railway bridge in the region was also damaged, halting traffic in both directions. Two ships in the Sea of Azov were also attacked amid the onslaught. The UK said it would ’maintain pressure on Russia’ through tough sanctions, Downing Street has said. (Source: The U.S. Sun)

October 10 2026 09:37  The United States has temporarily eased sanctions on Russian diesel after President Trump announced a supply agreement with Russian President Putin. Trump said on Truth Social that Russia would immediately supply more than 300,000 tons to U.S. and global markets, followed by another 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons immediately afterward. A further 3 million tons would follow, depending on the condition of Russian refineries, he said. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued a license on Oct. 9 authorizing the sale, delivery and import of Russian diesel, including shipments to the United States, until April 7, 2027. Trump predicted the supplies would bring down diesel prices, saying relief for American farmers, ranchers and truckers was a priority. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Novak said Moscow would immediately begin lifting its own diesel export restrictions ahead of schedule. He told that exports could reach 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons in December, potentially rising to nearly 3 million tons a month later. Putin separately confirmed Russia’s readiness to supply oil and petroleum products to U.S. and global markets, saying the shipments would benefit the world economy. (Source: Hurriyet Daily News - Turkey)

Nobel Peace Prize

(10 October 2016)  The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to former International Criminal Court judge Pillay yesterday. Pillay, a former UN human rights chief, was recognised ’for her efforts to promote peace and international law", which paved the way for a ’more comprehensive global legal order’, the Nobel committee said. The South African's work had been "instrumental in ensuring that war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide are prosecuted", said the chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Frydnes. Shortly afterwards, the 85-year-old reacted to the news from Nuremberg's Palace of Justice and thanked those who had gathered to applaud her. ’If you clap a little bit more I may share this prize with Trump,’ she joked. Trump has once again complained that he did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize, calling this year's decision disgraceful and embarrassing. He has been outspoken about his desire to win the prize and made similar criticisms in 2025 when it was awarded to Venezuelan opposition Machado. Last year, the president openly expressed his displeasure at missing out on the prize, with the White House accusing the committee of placing politics over peace. Last year, Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre explained to Trump that it was an independent committee based in Norway, not the Norwegian government, that decided who will receive the prize. In January, Machado gifted her medal to Trump during a meeting at the White House, which she said was in recognition of his commitment to her country's freedom. Trump said on social media that the move was a wonderful gesture of mutual respect. The Nobel committee later clarified that the prize was not transferable. The decision is final and ’stands for all time.’ (Source: BBC - United Kingdom)

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Asia

India
10 Oct 2026  India has deployed thousands of police and paramilitary personnel in central Delhi and restricted transport in and around the capital ahead of a rally, called by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a youth-based political movement, demanding the resignation of Kumar, the country’s chief election commissioner. Police have not authorised a rally in central Delhi, because they said the request was not made on time and that the CJP had violated undertakings given during earlier protests. ’The CJP began online as political satire’ in May after Chief Justice Kant called unemployed youth cockroaches. Since then, the CJP has garnered a large following among India’s youth. The July protests led Modi’s education minister to resign over exam paper leaks. Today’s is expected to be the biggest yet in a wave of near-daily protests over a revision of voter lists that has removed more than 130 million names that critics say favours Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The Election Commission says the exercise removes duplicate and ineligible voters and aims to prevent foreign illegal immigrants from voting. Authorities shut 57 metro stations from yesterday night, cancelled several long-distance trains and suspended mobile internet within 4km of the protest area until today night. The CJP says at least 10,000 people, including protesters travelling to Delhi by train, have been detained across the country. Bora, national president of the All India Students’ Association, has emerged as a leading face of the protests. The latest demonstrations come months before a series of state elections in early 2027. (Source: Al Jazeera - Qatar -, ’AFP (France) and (United Kingdom) Reuters’)

Oct 10, 2026 12:26 IST  Ties between India and the US hit a rough patch last year after Trump imposed an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods, taking the total levy to 50%, citing New Delhi's purchase of Russian oil. India imports 90% of its energy requirements. The 25% punitive tariffs were removed by the US earlier this year after Delhi and Washington reached a trade deal framework. India maintained that its energy decisions were guided by national interest and the need to ensure affordable supplies for its huge population - the same logic that Trump has given now to purchase diesel from Russia. Since the US-Iran war began this year, diesel prices have shot up by 70%. That's a huge jump for US farmers. Now, with the US itself set to purchase fuel from Russia - a move likely aimed at easing fuel prices ahead of the crucial midterm elections - the development comes weeks after Trump signed into law the Lindsey Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, which gives him the power to impose tariffs up to 100% on countries like India and China that purchase Russian oil and gas. Can America tariff America? quipped Lincicome, vice president of Cato Institute, an American research organisation. Will Trump sanction the US? For now, Trump will be hoping that the Russia deal will persuade American voters that his promise of imminent economic relief is more than empty rhetoric. (Source: India Today)

Iran
10/10/2026 11:00 am  Bloomberg News, ’citing a Western official familiar with the matter, revealed’ that Russia has begun supplying missiles to Iran. This move aligns with a separate intelligence assessment prepared last June.    Media reports, citing Western officials, explained that despite the military attacks and intense strikes launched by the United States and Israel in previous times, Tehran was effectively able to maintain the infrastructure of missile and drone production factories (drones). ’Officials confirmed that Iran still possesses the full operational and industrial capacity to produce and develop weapons. Iran can also quickly rebuild and renew its defensive and offensive arsenal. ’A Western official stated’ that Iran continues to possess vast stockpiles of advanced ballistic missiles, it holds certain specialized anti-ship weapons and the Iranian military leadership has the capacity to increase the number of these missile systems and could accelerate their production at a record pace.   Bloomberg had previously indicated in a report dated June 12 - citing sources among Western allies - that Tehran may have already added modern Russian-made weapons to its arsenal. It also successfully rebuilt a significant and vital portion of its battlefield missile capabilities during the eight-week ceasefire. (Source: Voice of Emirates - headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

Lebanon
10/10/2026 11:18 am  An official presidential memorandum, signed by Trump on September 30 and subsequently published in the U.S. Federal Register, indicated that the long-standing restrictions imposed by a series of earlier presidential directives — issued in 1985, 1992, 1998, and 2007 — were no longer necessary to ensure the security of aircraft operating flights to or from Lebanon and to protect them against unlawful seizure. Under Presidential Determination No. 2026-25, Trump fully revoked those four directives. An official date for the inaugural direct flight has not yet been set. Middle East Airlines announced last July that it possesses the fleet and aircraft capabilities required to operate a direct route between Beirut and New York. (Source: Voice of Emirates - headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

Pakistan
10.10.26, 11:51 AM  Pakistan has established a 'robust nuclear security regime' for protecting nuclear material and facilities, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said. The regime is continually improved through periodic reviews, while Pakistan's capacity-building infrastructure contributes to nuclear security expertise at the national, regional and international levels, the IAEA said. A seven-member IAEA team concluded a 12-day International Physical Protection Advisory Service (IPPAS) mission yesterday, conducted from September 28 to October 9 at the request of the Pakistani government. The mission was led by Mrabit, former director general of the Moroccan Agency for Nuclear and Radiological Safety and Security, and included experts from China, Romania, Russia and Slovakia, besides two IAEA staff members. Hosted by the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA), the mission was completing its first physical protection advisory mission to the country. IPPAS missions assist countries in strengthening their national nuclear security regimes by providing peer advice on implementing international instruments and IAEA guidance for protecting nuclear and other radioactive material and associated facilities. Pakistan is a party to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and ratified its 2005 Amendment in 2016. The mission reviewed the country's legislative and regulatory framework for nuclear security and assessed physical protection measures at a nuclear facility. The team met officials from the PNRA, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and other stakeholders and visited the KANUPP Decommissioning Project at the Karachi Nuclear Power Generating Station. ’Pakistan's first nuclear power plant, the Canadian Deuterium Uranium (CANDU) reactor, began operations in 1971 and was permanently shut down in 2021. Experts observed ongoing decommissioning activities and spent-fuel storage at the site’. The IAEA said the team made recommendations and suggestions to further strengthen Pakistan's nuclear security regime and associated procedures while also identifying several good practices at the regulatory and facility levels. PNRA Chairman Shah said hosting the mission underscored Pakistan's commitment to maintaining a robust nuclear security regime and that the experts' findings provided a baseline for further strengthening its legal and regulatory framework and facility-level practices. "The first IPPAS mission in Pakistan is completed successfully, marking the country's commitment to further enhancing regulatory and operational aspects of its well-established nuclear security regime," IAEA Deputy Director General Herviou said. She also commended Pakistan's contribution to developing the skills of the nuclear security workforce, saying it had a far-reaching impact. The mission was the 112th IPPAS mission conducted by the IAEA since the programme began in 1995. (Source: The Telegraph India / PTI = India)

Saudi Arabia
(Saturday, October 10), 2026  The Saudis and the Houthis began fighting in 2015 when the kingdom entered Yemen’s civil war on behalf of the internationally recognized government. Relative calm after a 2022 ceasefire ended in July when the Houthis resumed attacks, saying the Saudis fired on the Sanaa airport as a plane from Iran was trying to land. That revived anger over the Saudi-led blockade that has largely isolated Houthi-run areas. Now the rebels are a way for Tehran to apply pressure on a key U.S. ally. The Houthis previously attacked dozens of ships after the war in Gaza began, calling it solidarity with Palestinians. A U.S. bombing campaign sharply limited that. The fighting has escalated, with the Saudi-led coalition providing air support for Yemeni government forces attempting to reverse recent Houthi gains along the Red Sea. The surge in attacks, including against other Saudi airports, military facilities and oil infrastructure, has come in the week since a Saudi-led coalition launched a major military offensive against the Houthis. While the Houthis have said they are only targeting Saudi shipping as part of a blockade in retaliation for the one imposed on them, concerns about wider attacks persist. The Houthis this week warned global airlines ’for the last time’ about the potential consequences of operating in Saudi airspace, which they described as a theater for their military operations. The missile and drone attacks and interception efforts create an increased risk of misidentification of civil aircraft. The Houthis claimed attacks earlier in the week on King Khalid International Airport that killed three Saudis, including a pilot. Houthi attacks on the Riyadh airport on Thursday damaged three planes. One of Saudi national carrier’s aircraft was damaged while it was on the ground, with no passengers on board. The latest attack on the international airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital of Riyadh killed 12 people and injured over 300 others, with some in critical condition. A missile struck a King Khalid International Airport complex housing terminals 3 and 4 for domestic flights. The Saudi statement said the dead included four Saudi citizens as well as two Bangladeshi nationals, a Palestinian, a U.S. citizen, an Egyptian, a Jordanian, a Syrian and a Sudanese. Airport operations were suspended, the closure was later extended by 24 hours until 9 p.m. tomorrow. The airport has no military facilities. The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen blamed them for the attack, vowing a firm response. It was the deadliest attack in any Gulf Arab country since the start of the Iran war. There was no immediate statement from the rebels, who earlier today accused Saudi Arabia of striking Sanaa International Airport in the Houthi-held Yemeni capital. Saudi Arabia is running low on missile interceptors and has asked France, Britain, Pakistan and Egypt to deploy air defense support to the region, regional officials told last month, with one noting that the U.S. has seen its own stock dwindle during the war with Iran. The latest attack on the airport is expected to increase Saudi pressure on allies including the United States to provide military support for the kingdom, which has seemingly tried to avoid all-out war with the Houthis. Officials have said U.S. assistance has included intelligence sharing, target identification and planning for the latest offensive against the Houthis. Shortly after the attack today afternoon, U.S. President Trump said he was evaluating whether the U.S. should join Saudi strikes against the rebels. Trump later today said he planned to speak to Crown Prince Salman and said ’what happened in Saudi Arabia is not acceptable.” The attacks have rattled markets and the region. Saudi Arabia is the world’s top oil exporter. The Saudi energy ministry hours after the latest attack was still promoting a major international energy conference set to begin in Riyadh tomorrow. (Source: The Associated Press - U.S.)

Yemen
10/10/2026 10:32 am  Military hostilities between Houthi militias and Yemeni government forces — the latter backed by significant strategic support from the Arab Coalition. Amidst an escalation in military confrontations and violent exchanges of attacks between the two sides in recent days, the Saudi-led Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen released video footage showing its Yemeni forces clearing the strategic Bab al-Mandab area of Houthi militia control, as Houthi fighters abandoned their defensive positions, fleeing by boat across the sea. The battles coincide with intense attacks launched by the ’group’ using drones and ballistic missiles against targets and interests within Saudi territory. The official spokesman for the Coalition Forces, Major General Maliki, who released verified video footage on the “X” platform, emphasized that the ongoing, coordinated military efforts aim to secure international maritime navigation within this critical waterway. (Source: Voice of Emirates - headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

United Nations

Oct 10, 2026 09:52 IST  Responding after Pakistan raised Jammu and Kashmir during the plenary meeting on Disarmament and International Security, India yesterday used its Right of Reply at the UN General Assembly's First Committee. In its response at the UN, India said peace remains its position, but made clear that it will respond to terrorism, reject nuclear blackmail and hold states responsible for backing non-state actors. Delivering India's response, Bedi, Senior Adviser (Disarmament) at the Permanent Mission of India to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, said Jammu and Kashmir is an integral and inalienable part of India. We call for India's illegally occupied territories to be vacated and returned, he said. Bedi told the committee that India's actions in May last year followed a grave provocation after the Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 civilians were killed.   India has drawn three clear lines:   Any terrorist attack against India will receive a fitting response;   India will not bow to nuclear blackmail;   India will make no distinction between those who sponsor terrorism and those who mastermind it.   On the Indus Waters Treaty, Bedi said the agreement rested on good faith and goodwill when it was signed. After the Pahalgam attack, India said the treaty would be held in abeyance until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably ends 'its support for cross-border terrorism and other forms of terrorism'. On proliferation, Bedi referred to the history of the AQ Khan network, saying it had contributed to the adoption of Security Council Resolution 1540 nearly two decades ago. (Source: India Today)

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Central America

Panama
October 10 2026 09:58  A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Pitaloza Arriba, southern Panama at a depth of 12.6 kilometers yesterday, damaging buildings and roads, injuring several people and prompting tsunami warnings across parts of the Pacific coast - including parts of Panama, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and other neighboring countries - that were later lifted. Panamanian President Mulino described the situation as a major disaster during a visit to Penonomé, one of the affected cities, where several buildings and roads sustained serious damage. Some completely collapsed roads are complicating efforts to reach affected communities, including Tonosí, near the earthquake's epicenter. No deaths or missing persons had been reported as of yesterday evening, although emergency teams were continuing to assess the damage. A second earthquake measuring 6.6 struck near Río Grande later in the day, while dozens of aftershocks kept residents on alert. Operations at Tocumen International Airport resumed after a temporary suspension for safety inspections, while the Panama Canal Authority said shipping traffic continued normally. (Source: Hurriyet Daily News - Turkey)

North America

United States
10 October 2026  The Pentagon late yesterday raised the official death toll of US troops linked to military operations against Iran to 21. The updated figures also showed that 865 US service members had been wounded during the operations. (Source: Anadolu Agency - Turkey)

(Saturday), 10/10/2026 - 21:38 GMT+2  US President Trump said Ukraine needs a new president and blamed Ukraine's leader Zelenskyy for high US diesel prices. “I suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal because he could have made many deals and for some reason he never does,’ Trump told reporters at the White House today. Trump's statement comes after Zelenskyy denounced Washington's deal with Moscow to buy Russian diesel in an attempt to address high fuel prices ahead of the US midterm elections. Diesel prices in the US have surged since the US and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran on February 28. Both the wars in Iran and Ukraine have both contributed to a global energy crisis, yet Trump places the blame for soaring US diesel prices solely on Zelenskyy. He has previously urged the leader to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries and other critical infrastructure, saying the attacks are causing the global shortage. ’He (Zelenskyy) wants to make problems for the world. He wants to make problems for our farmers, our ranchers, with diesel fuel,’ Trump said yesterday. "And we told him, 'do whatever you want, but don't hit the diesel fuel, because there's a big problem. And what does he do? He goes and hits the diesel fuel,’ he added. "President Trump joins the many who believe that Ukraine needs leadership actually focused on peace, not Zelensky's warmongering," Dmitriev, the Kremlin's special envoy on economic cooperation, said in a post on X. ’European’ officials expressed dismay over the deal. ’This is not the time to ease pressure on Russia, and Europe won’t,’ EU's top diplomat Kallas wrote on X yesterday. On Monday, EU Foreign Ministers intend to approve the biggest set of sanctions listings targeting Russia’s war machine since the start of the war, she added. Sybiha, Ukraine's foreign minister said Zelenskyy ’has the support of the Ukrainian people’, and they have the right to decide. ’Statements from abroad only confirm that he is doing his job well'. He deserves support, he added in a social media post yesterday. Zelenskyy touted a series of conversations with European allies yesterday, including UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham and French President Macron. According to Downing Street, Burnham used the opportunity to reiterate his ’complete solidarity’ with Ukraine and pledged to continue to strengthen UK sanctions on Russia. Kyiv and Paris were preparing further meetings. (Source: Euronews - based in Lyon, France)

10/10/2026 - 15:39  Moscow has intensified its deadly bombardment of Ukraine in recent months, sending civilian casualties soaring, while US-led efforts to broker an end to the more than four-and-a-half-year conflict remain deadlocked. US President Trump, who has repeatedly touted his credentials as a peacemaker, has long sought to broker a deal since taking office last January. Trump today told reporters that Ukraine should get a new president, adding that ’Zelensky had disobeyed his orders not to strike Russian refineries’. This came after Washington moved to ease sanctions on Russian diesel. The announcement of the diesel deal came as US, Ukrainian and European officials were meeting in Miami yesterday, in a renewed diplomatic push to end the war. US envoy Witkoff posted to X after the meeting that the constructive discussions tackled potential avenues to de-escalate and conclude the war with Russia ahead of winter and advance efforts toward a durable and lasting peace. Witkoff said the meeting included ’the E3, the European Commission, Ukraine and NATO’. Ukraine's delegation was headed home today. The Kremlin said today that Trump had conveyed his ideas about how to de-escalate the war to Putin during a phone call yesterday. Putin received the proposals with understanding, the Kremlin said, without elaborating on what the proposals were or the Russian president's response. Early today, a Russian glide bomb attack on the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia killed 20 people. A Russian drone attack on Dnipropetrovsk region killed an 11-year-old boy. Russian strikes triggered large-scale power outages in Kyiv, Ukraine's DTEK energy provider said. AFP reporters heard booms over Kyiv earlier in the day. The Russian defence ministry said it had hit a data centre used by Ukraine's military. (Source: France 24 with AFP = France)

(Saturday), 10/10/2026 - 11:39  „US, Europe and Ukraine hold 'constructive discussions' on joint plan to end war. US, Ukrainian and European negotiators held talks in Miami on Friday to seek a common proposal to end the war in Ukraine, as President Trump's decision to ease restrictions on Russian fuel drew criticism from lawmakers and Zelensky. US, Ukrainian and European officials met in Miami yesterday in a renewed diplomatic push to end Russia's war in Ukraine, with Washington seeking a way out of the dangerous stalemate. The talks were overshadowed by US President Trump's announcement of a deal with Russian leader Putin to boost diesel supplies, underscoring how the conflict has become entwined with soaring energy prices. US envoy Witkoff posted to X after the meeting that the "constructive discussions" tackled "potential avenues to de-escalate and conclude the war with Russia ahead of winter and advance efforts toward a durable and lasting peace". Witkoff said the meeting included ’the E3, the European Commission, Ukraine and NATO’. The discussions covered energy resilience, grain exports, security guarantees and "longer-term arrangements for Ukraine's and Europe's security to prevent future conflict", Witkoff said. He also noted the "productive" exchange discussed supporting Ukraine's post-war reconstruction and economic prosperity, ’including EU accession’. Witkoff did not say if the parties would meet today as originally planned. The Miami meeting follows visits to Moscow and Kyiv last month by Witkoff, a longtime Trump confidant, and Kushner, the president's son-in-law, as Washington seeks to revive negotiations that have yielded little progress. US negotiators have since been developing fresh proposals with Russian and Ukrainian officials. Witkoff and Kushner briefed the president on their latest proposals on Thursday at a meeting also attended by Treasury Secretary Bessent and other senior officials, Axios reported. Secretary of State Rubio warned on Thursday that the conflict had reached a potentially explosive impasse, with the failure to reach a negotiated settlement raising the risk of further escalation. ’The other way that stalemates end is through escalation,’ Rubio told reporters in Lisbon, warning that the conflict could spread to neighboring NATO countries. We do not believe that there is a military solution to this conflict, he added. Trump has blamed Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries for surging fuel prices, ’although the US-Israeli war with Iran has been the principal disruptor’ of global energy supplies. Following a telephone call with Putin yesterday, Trump said Russia would immediately supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel to US and global markets, with another 500,000 tons to follow in November. The US Treasury Department said it was issuing a temporary license to allow Russian diesel to flow to global markets. It was not immediately clear whether Trump and Putin had discussed Ukraine during their call. With winter approaching, the prospect of continued fighting and attacks on vital infrastructure has added urgency to the search for a settlement. The renewed diplomacy comes against a backdrop of deadly Russian attacks, including a strike on buses in the frontline Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk that killed 30 people. The US administration hopes to make diplomatic headway ’before November's midterm elections’, with Washington also seeking to arrange broader talks involving Russia and Ukraine later this month. The Kremlin has signaled that such three-way negotiations could resume in October, although no date has been announced. (Source: France 24 „with AFP and Reuters”)

10.10.26, 12:18 PM  Addressing a rally in Syracuse yesterday, US President Trump said he deserved 8 Nobel Peace prizes for wars he settled and asserting that he had saved 50 million lives by preventing nuclear-armed India and Pakistan from going to war. 'The United States of America, represented by me as your president, should have received the Nobel peace prize, but didn't. And this is an indelible stain on the country of Norway, and those people that made such a disgraceful and embarrassing decision'. ’The Nobel peace prize has been forever discredited by a handful of radical ideologues who are anti-democracy and really enemies of civilisation. We will not forget, Norway, that you didn't give this prize,’ the US President said. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Pillay, the South African former UN human rights chief. ’The Nobel Prize was given out today (Friday) to a liberal person who works at the United Nations, who nobody has ever heard of. I've never heard of the person, but congratulations anyway," Trump said. Trump then listed the conflicts he claimed to have resolved and said he was on course to end two more: the Iran conflict and the Russia-Ukraine war. ’We will not forget Norway, that you didn't give this prize with the greatest record in history - eight wars, we should have had 8 Nobel Prizes for each war - but that you didn't give the Nobel Prize for Peace to the United States of America,’ Trump fumed. ’Additionally, I stopped Iran from having a nuclear weapon and blowing up the entire Middle East and ultimately far beyond the Middle East, including Europe, perhaps the US and I saved more lives than anyone in history’, Trump said. Trump has repeatedly expressed resentment over Obama's Nobel Peace Prize, arguing that his predecessor 'got a prize for doing nothing.’ Four US presidents have received the Nobel Peace Prize: Roosevelt, Wilson, Carter and Obama, who won the award in 2009, his first year in office. (Source: The Telegraph India / PTI = India)

2026-10-10 08:48  US President Trump decided to proceed with a Russian diesel deal after Zelenskyy ignored six US requests to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries. A US official said Trump wanted Ukraine to stop the refinery attacks unilaterally because they were contributing to high gasoline prices in the United States. Trump also did not consider the Ukrainian strikes equivalent to Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid. The refinery attacks were hurting both Russia and the United States, the official said, accusing Zelenskyy of misreading the room. During eight hours of talks in Miami yesterday, Trump envoys Witkoff and Kushner told a Ukrainian negotiating team that the president was expected to speak with Russian President Putin and lift sanctions on Russian diesel exports. Trump later said he had held a highly successful discussion with Putin. A Ukrainian official told that Witkoff and Kushner threatened that Trump could cut Ukraine off from US intelligence if Kyiv continued ignoring his requests. The US official denied that any such threat was made, saying the envoys told the Ukrainian delegation that Washington was a strong partner providing munitions and intelligence and that Ukraine should not take actions that hurt American consumers. (Source: Shafaq News - Kurdistan Region, Iraq)

West Asia

Sat, October 10, 2026 at 7:00 AM GMT+2  The Board of Peace (BoP) was first announced almost exactly a year ago to coincide with the start of the Gaza "ceasefire’ and the release of the remaining Israelis taken hostage by Hamas on Oct 7. It was then formally launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos this January, after receiving a quiet nod from the UN Security Council. At Davos, slides were presented showing how a shiny New Gaza would emerge from the rubble of the devastated Palestinian territory. They showed skyscrapers stretching along the Mediterranean coast, together with new housing, agriculture and business parks for the 2.1 million person population. There was even an airport. "I'm a real estate person at heart and it's all about location. And I said: 'Look at this location on the sea. Look at this beautiful piece of property. What it could be for so many people.' Mr Trump declared. At the same meeting, Mr Kushner added: ’In the beginning, we were toying with the idea of saying: 'Let's build a free zone, and then we have a Hamas zone.' And then we said: 'You know what, let's just plan for catastrophic success.'’ Five of Trump’s board of peace members are linked to a small Israeli arms company which has just landed a US military contract worth up to $150m (£112m). The company makes AI-driven rifle sights and drones that have been battle tested in Gaza. A second business is involved in financing the building of illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. A third is being pursued in the US courts for allegedly helping Hamas conceal its Gaza terror tunnels in the run-up to the Oct 7 attacks. For the icing on the cake, take your pick between a multibillion-dollar investment in a new Trump International golf course in Doha or a cyber-security business set up by the same computer engineer who created the notorious Pegasus phone-hacking software. These are a few of the potential conflicts of interest in Trump's BoP, the US-led body charged with ending the war in Gaza and rebuilding the decimated Palestinian enclave. More than 1,400 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the „ceasefire’ came into force a year ago. Two thirds of its 2.1 million people are living in tents and makeshift shelters. There are competing views on the principles of governance. Many critics had characterised the BoP as a recipe for kleptocratic oligarchy from the start. They say the important business of ending wars and rebuilding nations should be dealt with by professional diplomats. Others counter that business is the motor of the organisation. By aligning the financial interests of those across the region, conflict will ultimately give way to peace. Well-placed sources said the organisation's major challenges were political rather than economic, and that behind the scenes real progress was being made. Once the Israeli and US midterm elections are out of the way, they expect the very substantial groundwork laid for the governance and rehabilitation of Gaza to start in earnest. The conflicts of interest that are most apparent stem mainly from the confluence of Arab oil riches and American investment management and real estate ventures. ’Many of the investments channelled into Israeli arms firms and settlements by key players on the BoP have been made with money from sovereign Arab funds’. Are the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) aware of where their money is going, and how might their citizens react if and when they find out? If the investments are withdrawn, how might that affect the already fragile functioning of the board? Business interests are shared ultimately to prove a force for good in Gaza across all four levels of the board. The main board is made up of 28 world leaders. On the main board of the BoP sits Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Thani, the emir of Qatar, and Nahyan, the president of the UAE. All have clear political interests in seeing the Gaza war ended and the strip rebuilt. But all have also committed very substantial sums via their country's sovereign wealth funds to Affinity Partners, a private equity investment firm run by Mr Kushner. The fund is reported to have secured total capital commitments of between $3.5bn and $5bn since its launch in 2021, with the vast bulk of that money coming from the Gulf. Mr Kushner sits on both executive boards of the BoP alongside other Mr Trump's acolytes, businessmen, including Witkoff, the US real estate mogul and special envoy, the billionaire financier Rowan, Gabay, a Cypriot-Israeli property billionaire based in Cyprus, but also Sir Tony Blair, the former British prime minister. Also on the executive board is Edelman, a wealthy lawyer who is close to the UAE and sits on the board of the troubled Manchester City football club. Insiders say Mr Kushner is the prime mover in the senior ranks of the BoP. He is seen as the face of the board of peace. In Mr Trump's first term, Mr Kushner landed the Abraham Accords, the administration's most significant foreign policy achievement. A year later he launched Affinity Partners on the back of the agreements. But might some of the investments Affinity Partners made before the BoP was established cause blowback? As reported last week by CNN, Affinity Partners holds a 7.4 per cent stake in Phoenix Financial, a Tel Aviv insurance and investment business that in turn invests in a series of companies linked to the Israeli military. The Telegraph found that one of those companies – a small Israeli defence firm called Smart Shooter Ltd – beat off competition from more established players to win a US military contract worth up to $150m. The deal was announced on Sept 30 by Mor, the company's founder and chief executive. Upon the news, the company's shares jumped by about 20 per cent. Smart Shooter makes an AI-driven rifle sight called Smash, which has been battle tested in Gaza by the Israel Defense Forces for the last three years. At the time of Smart Shooter's debut on the Israeli stock market in March this year, Phoenix Financial was the largest institutional shareholder in the company with a 17 per cent stake, then worth about $64m. It is not known what Phoenix's shareholding is today. Mr Kushner and his Gulf investment partners do not have a direct holding in Smart Shooter – their exposure to the company is via Phoenix Financial. Do they stand to profit from it? Also on the executive board of the BoP is Mr Rowan, chairman and chief executive of Apollo Global Management, one of the world's biggest investment funds. Apollo has long worked with Phoenix and, in September 2023, announced a $2bn deal through which Phoenix would act as a strategic partner for Apollo in Israel. It does not hold stock in the company. Phoenix Financial backs companies helping to build Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, according to the Who Profits Research Center, a research group that tracks investments in the occupied Palestinian territories. Its listing of deals done by Phoenix Financial, correct as of April 18, 2026, involving the occupied territories includes 11 companies named in the latest UN watchlist of companies involved in the West Bank. They include major Israeli construction, engineering, transport, communications and security firms. The settlements, while deemed illegal under international law, are permitted under Israeli law, allowing international investors to gain exposure to them through local investment vehicles with minimum risk. They may pose more immediate potential conflict of interests for BoP members, as the UK and other European states ratchet up sanctions against companies involved in the settlements. Not all the potential conflicts of interest at the BoP run in the same direction. Jaradat is the hard-working and well-respected head of reconstruction and infrastructure within the BoP's office of the high representative. She is well-qualified for the position having been the lead executive in the building of Rawabi, a vast new Palestinian city in the West Bank. Backed by Gulf money, Rawabi is about the closest thing to the model envisaged for the rebuilding of Gaza. It is Palestine's only planned city, with 6,000 homes housing a population of between 25,000 and 40,000 people spread across six neighbourhoods. That is what it should have been until Israel limited its water supply and road access. Ms Jaradat's boss, the Palestinian-American billionaire Masri, and his companies are being pursued in the US civil courts by lawyers acting for more than 200 US survivors of Oct 7 and the Gaza conflict. The case alleges that he knew about Hamas tunnels under two Gaza seaside hotels he owns, tunnels which it is claimed the terrorist group accessed from guest rooms. The plaintiffs also allege the group powered its underground fortifications with electricity from solar panels in an industrial zone Mr Masri operated. Lawyers acting for Mr Masri describe the October 2023 attacks on Israel as barbaric acts of terrorism, and as defendants unequivocally condemn Hamas's violence and the suffering it inflicted upon innocent civilians, adding that the plaintiffs had failed to show Mr Masri knew his conduct could aid Hamas in staging attacks.The case was moved to the discovery phase by a judge in Florida last week. Mr Masri and his companies are heavily backed by Qatari sovereign wealth funds. Qatari Diar, a global real estate vehicle owned by the Qatar Investment Authority, is a major investor in Mr Masri's Rawabi project. It is also financing the new, luxury 18-hole golf course – the Trump International Golf Club - being built in Simaisma near Doha. The gated residential development is scheduled to begin on-site construction early next year. The opening of off-plan villa sales was announced in London this week. Mr Trump has a knack for making money alongside US foreign policy initiatives. Congressional reports, watchdog investigations and financial ledgers highlight multiple instances where foreign governments or state-backed entities spent heavily at properties operating under the Trump name or entered licencing agreements as diplomatic initiatives unfolded. At a side meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York two weeks ago, representatives of the BoP were more down to earth. Mr Kushner conceded that the Gaza recovery plan faced ’different delays on different things, for whatever reason’. ’We're really fully committed to doing it, he told the meeting of board members and stakeholders. He was joined by Mr Witkoff, who said that real progress had been made. "Only through hard work, diligence and patience will we come together and resolve this," he added. Insiders pointed to extensive planning and detailed groundwork that had been completed over the past six months by the BoP in preparation for the rehabilitation of Gaza. The new national committee for the administration of Gaza had been recruited and prepared and was ready to be deployed as soon as it was given the go-ahead. An international stabilisation force, made up of soldiers from six independent countries, was also ready to go, and the first recruits for the planned Gaza police force had been selected. Hamas had formally agreed to a BoP-approved plan to give up its weapons in exchange for a phased withdrawal of Israeli troops – a breakthrough announced by Mr Trump in late July. Sources said that little dramatic movement was expected before the conclusion of the US midterms and Israeli elections, but a new push from the US was expected in November. A winterisation package and talks on improved water and sanitation for Gaza were being discussed between the parties. They thought a US push would come even if the Israeli elections on Oct 27 proved ’inconclusive’. Both the Israelis and Hamas had signed up to Mr Trump's original 20-point peace plan and, one way or another, they would be made to honour it. Mr Trump is said to be determined for his Gaza plan to come to fruition. Mr Kushner showed no sign of giving up on the BoP on Friday, firmly rejecting the idea that Affinity's investment in Phoenix compromised him or any other member of the board. ’The premise of the potential conflict you describe is misleading,’ Affinity said in a statement sent to The Telegraph. "Affinity Partners invested in Phoenix Financial, one of Israel's largest publicly traded and highly regulated financial institutions, which manages approximately $220bn in assets. Phoenix is not a defence company. Like major financial institutions around the world, it manages diversified portfolios containing thousands of securities on behalf of its clients. "Affinity does not own or control Smart Shooter or the other companies referenced in your inquiry. Any exposure through Phoenix's managed portfolios is indirect, and Affinity has no involvement in selecting or managing those underlying investments. "Our investment in Phoenix was publicly disclosed and made before President Trump returned to office and before Jared resumed his diplomatic work as a volunteer. "More fundamentally, the entire premise of this allegation misunderstands the purpose of Jared's work. He has volunteered his time to help end wars, stop the killing and build the conditions for lasting peace. "Jared has never taken a diplomatic action to benefit Affinity Partners, himself, or any of its investors." Apollo stressed it did not hold stock in Phoenix Financial but had a credit origination partnership with the business through which "Phoenix can invest in credit (loans, bonds, etc) that Apollo originates. An Apollo spokesman added: "Apollo owns 0 per cent of Phoenix and has neither direct nor indirect exposure to companies that Phoenix might invest in. Through our lending partnership, Phoenix can access credit opportunities that Apollo originates, and that partnership accounts for less than half of 1 per cent of our [assets under management]. "Mr Rowan's role on the Board of Peace is a not-for-profit service on a US-government sponsored Board. These are the facts, and there is no conflict of interest.' The Office of the High Representative for Gaza is headed by Mladenov, a widely respected Bulgarian diplomat. (Source: Yahoo - U.S. / The Telegraph - United Kingdom)

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A korábbi miniszterelnök, Orbán Viktor szerint:
önálló külpolitika híján a visszagyarmatosítás korszakába lépett Magyarország;
a szuverenitás 16 éven át épített pillérei
– a bankrendszer, a távközlés és az energia szektora –
ismét külföldi érdekcsoportok kezére kerülnek;
az ország döntéshozatalát Brüsszel és Berlin diktátumai határozzák meg.
Értékelése szerint a nemzeti önállóság gondolata ma aktuálisabb, mint valaha.
A 2010 és 2026 közötti időszakban a nemzeti kormányzás
az államadósság csökkentésével és a stratégiai ágazatok hazai tulajdonba vételével
visszaszerezte az ország függetlenségét;
az elmúlt hónapokban ez a folyamat éles fordulatot vett.
Orbán Viktor rámutatott: a gazdaság jelenlegi megtorpanása
a határozott, önálló gazdaságpolitika hiányából fakad,
amelynek következtében Magyarország feladta
a keleti és nyugati partnereivel kiépített pragmatikus, szuverén mozgásterét.
Hangsúlyozza: a jobboldali közösség elkerülhetetlen feladata marad
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(Forrás: YouTube / Hír TV)

2026. IX. 16-án: 59 328 megtekintés

Kulcsszavak:

Anglia   Azerbajdzsán   Egyesült Államok   EON   Európa   Európai Unió   Franciaország   Kazahsztán   Kína   kommunista   Magyarország   Németország   Nobel-díj   Oroszország   Ókori Athén   Ókori Róma   Spanyolország  TIGÁZ

.6 10 1 22:10

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Augusztus 20.
az össz-magyarság ünnepe
- video -
(Forrás: YouTube / Hossó Andrea)

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Csángóföld Délvidék Erdély Felvidék globalizmus Kárpátalja Kárpát-medence kommunista Magyar Királyság Muravidék Őrvidék Szerémség ünnep

.6 10  6 08:55

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A mohácsi csatáról, előzményeiről és következményeiről,

a magyar és a világtörténelemre gyakorolt hatásairól.

(Forrás: YouTube / Szent Korona Video)

49 871 megtekintés

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1956    Afrika    Anglia    Ausztria    Ázsia    Balkán    Csehország    Dalmácia    Duna    Etiópia    Európai Unió    Föld    Franciaország    Hollandia    India    Jupiter    Kaukázus    Kárpát-medence    Kína    könyv    Lengyelország    Magyar Királyság    Mars    Mezopotámia    NATO    Németország    Oszmán Birodalom    Ókori Athén    Ókori Egyiptom    Ókori Róma    Palesztina    Pannónia    Portugália    Románia    Skócia    Szíria    Szlovákia    Szovjetunió    Varsói Szerződés

.6 5 24 21:53

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A mohácsi csatáról, előzményeiről és következményeiről,

a magyar és a világtörténelemre gyakorolt hatásairól.

A pénzgazdálkodás kezdete - 15. század - óta, Európában egyedül Magyarországon
termeltek számottevő aranyat. A pénznek a fedezete az arany.
Egész Európában az utolsó ország, aki még nem tért át a bankházak
- Medici, Fugger és mások - által diktált pénzgazdálkodásra, az Magyarország volt.
1526. augusztus 29.-ig
- ma úgy mondanánk 'a nemzetközi nagytőke': multinacionális nagy cégek, a Világbank,
a Valutaalap, a Black Rock-tól kezdve a Soros Alapítványig - senki sem tudott
Magyarország belügyeibe beleszólni. Amikor Szulejmán győzött a csatatéren,
az első két üzenet meglepő helyről érkezett. A Velencei Signoria üzent a szultánnak:
'Gratulálunk, csak így tovább. A másik Fugger: 'Most legalább mindenki megtudta,
hogy mi lesz vele, mi vár rá, ha a Fugger bankháznak nem engedelmeskedik.

(Forrás: YouTube / Szent Korona Video)

51 028 megtekintés

Kulcsszavak (az előadás 1 óra 20. percétől a 2 óra 20. percéig):

   Anglia   Aral-tó   Avar Birodalom   Bajorország   Bologna   Bosznia   Bulgária   Duna   Egyesült Államok   Egyiptom   Erdély   Európa   film   Firenze   Franciaország   Frank Birodalom   Ganz   Grúzia   Irán   Itália   Jordánia   Kárpát-medence   Kijevi Fejedelemség   Kína   kommunista   Kunország   Lengyelország   Magyar Királyság   Magyar Optikai Művek   Moszkvai Fejedelemség   Nápolyi Királyság   Nemzetközi Valutaalap   Oszmán Birodalom   Pannónia   Róma   Skócia   Svájc   Tisza   Velencei Köztársaság    Világbank

.6 5 25 17:10

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A

mohácsi csata

előzményeiről, következményeiről

-  a csatáról magáról

(Forrás: YouTube / Szent Korona Video)

92 804 megtekintés

Kulcsszavak (a felvétel 2 óra 21.-ik percétől az előadás végéig):

I. Világháború   Ausztria    Csehország   Duna   Európa   Európai Unió   ének   Felvidék   Franciaország   Kárpát-medence   Kína   könyv   Lengyelország   Magyarország   Nepál   Németország   Német-római Birodalom    Országgyűlés   Oszmán Birodalom    Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia    Perzsia   Románia   Spanyolország   Szentföld   Szentszék   Szlovákia    Mongol Birodalom   Velencei Köztársaság 

.6 9 22 00:48

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A Nemzeti Együttműködés Rendszerének (NER) lefelszámolási forgatókönyve?

- video - 

Műsorvezető: Ficsor

Akit kérdez: Ligeti

(Forrás: YouTube / 'Magyar Hang')

2026. X. 4.-én: 451 659 megtekintés

Kulcsszavak:

4IG Nyrt    Alaptörvény    Alkotmánybíróság    Anglia    Ausztria    Állami Számvevőszék    Dubaj    Egyesült Államok    Egyesült Királyság    Európai Unió    film    Kecskeméti Egyetem    Kína   kommunista    Magyar Nemzeti Bank    Magyarország    Malajzia    Mathias    Corvinus Collegium    MOL    Óbudai Egyetem    Parlament    Perzsa-öböl    Richter Gedeon Nyrt    Románia    Semmelweis Egyetem    Strabag    Szerbia    Szlovákia    Transparency International    Visegrádi Országok    vírus   

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A NER-lovagok lázadása döntötte be Orbán rendszerét, nem a kórházak állapota? / Schiffer

'Hatvanpuszta mindent visz';

Társadalmi kötelékek fellazításáról;

A lázadásról - élményt árulnak politikai nyilvánosság címén;

Jogállamisági kritériumok címén pedig idegen hatalmi központok

avatkoznak be külföldről pénzügyi eszközökkel, algoritmusokkal

- és megbuktatják a magyar kormányt.

Visszaemlékezések a jólétre.

(Forrás: YouTube / Fekete Rita)

- video -

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Kulcsszavak:

Alkotmánybíróság    Anglia    Ausztria    Ausztrália    Belgium    Egyesült Királyság    Európa    Európai Bizottság Európai Unió    fénykép    film    Franciaország    Hollandia    Kanada    Magyarország    NDK    Németország    NSZK    Olaszország    Oroszország    Parlament    Skócia    Svájc    Ukrajna    vírus

. 6 7 25 / 6 5 12 / 6 4 26

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'Interjú' Szijjártó, távozó magyar külügyminiszterrel

Forrás: 'Telex'

- video -

1 488 784 megtekintés

Kulcsszavak:

1956    II. Világháború    Barátság kőolajvezeték    Csendes-óceán    Egyesült Államok    Eurostat     Európa    Európai Bizottság    Európai Tanács    Európai Unió    film    Föld    Franciaország    Gazprom    globális    Grúzia    hangzóanyag     himnusz    Kárpátalja    kommunista    Lengyelország    Litvánia    Lukoil    Magyar Nemzeti Bank  Magyar Villamosművek Zrt   Magyarország    MOL   NATO    Németország    Oroszország    Paks    Parlament    Roszatom    Rosznyeft   Shell   Svédország   Szlovákia    Törökország    Ukrajna    video    

.6 5 10 / 6 4 26

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Andor "Négyszemközt" című műsorában Kiszely,

a Századvég politikai elemzési igazgatója.

Mi történt vasárnap, mire készül Orbán Viktor és mikor jön az első válság?

A kutató részletesen beszél Orbán Viktor miniszterelnök szerepéről

és arról, hogy mire készül a Tisza Párt -

akarja-e, tudja-e tartani az ígéreteit.

Mire számíthat Magyarország a közeledő gazdasági gondok idején?

(Forrás: YouTube / Kontextus)

- video - 

37 123 megtekintés

Kulcsszavak:

Alaptörvény    Alkotmány    Ausztria    Barátság kőolajvezeték    Bulgária    Csehország    Egyesült Arab Emírségek    Egyesült Államok    Egyesült Királyság    ENSZ    Erdély    Európai Bizottság    Európai Parlament    Európai Unió    fénykép    Franciaország    Görögország    Hollandia    Horvátország    Irán    Írország    Japán    Kína    Magyarország    Málta    MOL    Németország    Olaszország    Omán    Oroszország    Országgyűlés     Perzsa-öböl    Románia    Szerbia    Szlovákia    Tajvan    Törökország    Ukrajna    Venezuela

.6 5 8

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Vendég propagandája

a propagandának tartott közmédia-hírszolgáltatás felfüggesztéséről,

egyebekről

Forrás: YouTube / Telex

(Átirat: Van!)

Csak 60 éven felülieknek (mert rossz példát mutat)

59 922 megtekintés

Kulcsszavak:

Adriai-tenger    Adria Kőolajvezeték    Alkotmány    Druzhba Pipeline    Csehország    Egyesült Államok    Erdély    Európa    Európai Bizottság    Európai Parlament    Európai Tanács    Európai Unió     Horvátország    Kárpátalja    Lengyelország    Magyar Nemzeti Bank    Magyar Tudományos Akadémia    Németország    Oroszország   Országgyűlés    Románia    Szlovákia     Ukrajna

.6 5 9 12:36 / 6 5 5

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Az Európai Unió uralmi struktúrái,

az ukrán elnök,

Magyar

oly magabiztosan küldi el ba az amerikai elnököt, annak alelnökét

és az izraeli miniszterelnököt,

hogy felmerül a kérdés:

Vajon ki a 'gazdi'?

Aki azt csinál, amit akar

és hülyére veheti mindazokat, akiket a világ urainak hiszünk.

(Forrás: YouTube / Egy Bogár Naplója)

Kulcsszavak:

Egyesült Államok    Európa    Európai Unió    globális    Izrael   Kína    Magyarország    Oroszország    Ukrajna

17 561 megtekintés

.6 4 11 12:47 / 6 4 29

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A várható választási eredmények "a közel 1000 interjú alapján, amit az elmúlt 7 hónapban felvettünk, valamint a földrajzi, történelmi, politikatörténeti és szociográfiai hátteret is figyelembe véve":

Fidesz–KDNP: 106 mandátum;

Tisza: 85 mandátum;

Mi Hazánk: 6 mandátum;

Független: 1 mandátum;

Roma nemzetiségi: 1 mandátum."

Lásd:

Mandátumbecslések

vármegyénként; Buda s Pest; hogyan választanak a magyarországi nemzetiségek, a külhoni és a diaszpórában élő magyarok? A mandátumbecslés módszertana.

(Forrás: Köztér)

Lásd még:

egyéni választókerületek mandátumainak várható megoszlása

„Fidesz–KDNP: 64 egyéni mandátum;

Tisza: 41 egyéni mandátum;

független: 1 mandátum.

Biztos Fidesz – KDNP: 31 választókerület; bizonytalan, de inkább Fidesz – KDNP: 33 választókerület.

Biztos Tisza: 20 választókerület; bizonytalan, de inkább Tisza: 21 választókerület.

Bizonytalan, de inkább független: 1 választókerület."

(Forrás: Index)

.6 6 9

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Conservative Political Action Conference, Budapest

The largest event of the conservative right,

this time for the fifth time in Budapest

- film -

/Recording of the live broadcast/

(Source: YouTube / The European Conservative)

16 302 views on 30 March 2026

Keywords (from 1st hour 11th minute to 2nd hour 40th minute):

Argentina    Asia    Austria    Bolivia    Bosnia and Herzegovina    Caucasus    Chile    Czechia    Denmark    Donbas Druzhba pipeline    Europe    European Commission    European Parliament    European Union    film    Georgia    Germany    global    Hungary    hymn    Iran    NATO    The Netherlands    Nord Stream    Persian Gulf    Poland Portugal    Russia    Schengen Area    Serbia    Slovenia    South America    Strait of Hormuz    Turkey    TurkStream    Ukraine    United States    Visegrád Countries

.6 3 22 18:04

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Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Budapest

A konzervatív jobboldal legnagyobb rendezvénye,

ezúttal ötödik alkalommal Budapesten

- video -

(Forrrás: YouTube / Patrióta)

2026. III. 30-án: 101 534 megtekintés

Kulcsszavak (az 1. óra 11. percétől a 2. óra 40. percig elhangzottak):