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Iran’s strikes on more than two dozen US bases in the Middle East focused on early-warning systems before hitting aircraft and buildings, causing billions of dollars in equipment damage, according to an Associated Press analysis.The AP independently verified damage to American targets using satellite imagery from multiple providers and spoke to four regional officials who were briefed or have firsthand knowledge of what was hit. The AP found that, through August, more than 115 drone or missile strikes claimed by Iran or Iranian-backed militias damaged or destroyed structures on 26 military bases and other sites with US equipment.The AP found...

WASHINGTON, — The U.S. Department of Defense is preparing major military installations across the continental United States to operate independently for at least 90 days during a major conflict under its new FORTRESS initiative. Announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on September 30, 2026, during his State of the Force address, FORTRESS stands for Federal Operations for Resilience, Troop Resources, Energy, Supply, and Survivability. According to documents reviewed by Fox News Digital and reporting published on October 25, 2026, the initiative aims to reduce military dependence on civilian infrastructure and global supply chains. Under the plan, major U.S. bases must...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran’s strikes on more than two dozen U.S. bases in the Middle East focused on early-warning systems before hitting aircraft and buildings, causing billions of dollars in equipment damage, according to an Associated Press analysis. The AP independently verified damage to American targets using satellite imagery from multiple providers and spoke to four regional officials who were briefed or have firsthand knowledge of what was hit. The AP found that, through August, more than 115 drone or missile strikes claimed by Iran or Iranian-backed militias damaged or destroyed structures on 26 military bases and other sites with...

The traditional “family photo” to open the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting has been abruptly cancelled in the US after a host of nations – including Australia and the UK – refused to appear beside the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov. The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, pulled the plug after several European officials, the UK and Australia made it known they would boycott or walk out of the snapshot that often kicks off such international gatherings. Rubio still opened the talks in Atlanta with an appeal for unity on the issues that threaten international security and trade. “We are...

Brazil called in Argentina's highest diplomat in Brasilia to explain the Argentine government's role in the departure of Senator Flavio Bolsonaro to the ​US after losing the presidential election, two sources in the Brazilian ‌government said on Friday, as Argentina denied the summoning. Brazil's foreign ministry summoned the charge d'affaires at Argentina's embassy, Maria Emilia Cortes, on Thursday, the sources said. Cortes was received by the ​ministry's South America Department director, Joao Marcelo de Queiroz, one of ​the sources added. It marks the latest diplomatic tension between the neighboring countries after ⁠Brazil downgraded ties with Argentina in August following insults...

A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked an order requiring the Trump administration to reopen the Diversity Visa lottery, allowing the government to keep the program paused while it pursues an appeal. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday granted the government's emergency request to stay a preliminary injunction. This would have required the State Department to open registration for the fiscal year 2027 Diversity Visa Program by Sunday, November 1. Red Eagle Law is a California-based immigration law firm that represents Diversity Visa selectees. It sued to open registration for the Diversity Visa...

Riot police were locked in a tense standoff with protesters outside Poland’s constitutional court on Friday night after its top judge was suspended in the latest escalation in a decade-long dispute over the court’s legal status.The clashes followed a controversial decision by a group of government-appointed judges to suspend the court’s contested president, Bogdan Święczkowski, and his deputy, Bartłomiej Sochański, amid disagreements over the bench’s legitimacy.

Canadian pro-family activist Bill Whatcott is now in the US – held in an ICE prison facility!Fled Canada after phony "hate speech" conviction to seek US political asylum with “help” from US immigration lawyers.An unbelievable story of dishonesty and incompetence that got him in this situation.Also: Canada is seeking extradition of Bill!October 27, 2026text Bill Whatcott is currently being held in the Northwest ICE Detention Center in Tacoma, WA.This story is so absurd and disturbing that we almost don’t know where to start.Over the years, Canadian pro-family Christian activist Bill Whatcott has been the target of a breathtaking amount of...

Synopsis Pentagon officials have requested several NATO countries to tone down their public statements regarding Russia's threat. These requests are primarily directed towards Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. Concerns have arisen over comments suggesting Russia is cornered due to its stalled invasion of Ukraine. As the Trump administration seeks a negotiated end to the war, pressure is applied on Ukraine as well.

The number of babies born in England and Wales has fallen to its lowest level for any calendar half-year in nearly 50 years. Figures published today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that there were 287,236 live births recorded in the first six months of 2026, a decrease of 2,406 births compared to the first half of 2025, when there were 289,642 live births recorded – and the lowest number for any calendar half-year since 1977. The latest total is around a fifth below the first half of 2012, when 360,256 live births were recorded, compared with 287,236...

The latest migrant caravan, “Fe y Esperanza #2” is making very little progress in its trek to reach the United States-Mexico border. At least four members of the caravan have been injured in fights that broken out within the group. Although no serious injuries have been reported, the incidents required the intervention of police and emergency personnel. According to a report by La Jornada, a daily Spanish-language newspaper published in Mexico City, the caravan is currently moving toward Pijijiapan, Chiapas, having only managed to walk fewer than 90 miles over the last eight days. The group left the Mexican border...

Pentagon officials have in recent weeks asked several NATO countries to tone down their rhetoric regarding the threat posed by Russia, ​arguing that some statements by European leaders and officials have undermined continental security, four people familiar with the matter said. Among the nations that have received messages urging them ‌to keep public statements in check are Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity. It was not clear if the messages, which were delivered in bilateral meetings, were conveyed to other European governments. Among the comments that ​have drawn US officials' attention are suggestions...

In brief: Britain announced more than £10 billion ($13.3 billion) in additional support for Ukraine, alongside £500 million ($665 million) in urgent air-defense assistance. The package includes £7 billion ($9.3 billion) in economic support over three years and £3 billion ($4 billion) in export-finance capacity.

After losing Brazil’s election, Flávio Bolsonaro fled to Miami in an elaborate operation aided by Trump’s inner circle and Argentina’s presidentLess than 24 hours after losing Brazil’s presidential election, Flávio Bolsonaro appeared to vanish into a convoy of four dark cars.After pulling away from his home in Brasília on Monday evening, the vehicles split in different directions, leaving journalists and authorities scrambling to determine which one carried Bolsonaro. By the next afternoon, the former presidential candidate’s allies were telling reporters he had already reached Florida.As Brazilian and international outlets reported that Bolsonaro had left the country, he was still in...

26 October 2026 00:26 (UTC +04:00) Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Matteo Salvini will insist on ending aid to Ukraine at the next government meeting, APA reports. The politician announced this during a speech at the extraordinary congress of his League party, where he was overwhelmingly confirmed as national secretary. "If you confirm me as secretary at this congress, then I consider this a mandate to defend the League's position at the upcoming Council of Ministers meeting, which is that we can no longer send money and weapons to Ukraine," Salvini said

The defeated presidential candidate faces criminal investigations in his home country, which had canceled his passports SÃO PAULO—Just days after losing Brazil’s presidential election, Flávio Bolsonaro arrived in Miami Wednesday after fleeing his home country, where he faces mounting legal pressure from a Supreme Court that has already sent his father to prison.The 45-year-old senator, son of former right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, crossed into Argentina late Tuesday before boarding a private jet that took his family to the U.S. via Ecuador, defying a Supreme Court order barring him from leaving Brazil.Bolsonaro faces criminal investigations into alleged financial crimes, which he...

As usual, news of Benjamin Netanyahu's political death has been greatly exaggerated by the Protection Racket Media. The current Israeli prime minister has not yet survived his reelection campaign, but his coalition has won the most seats in the Knesset with more than eighty percent of the ballots now counted. It's still short of a majority, however, and that leaves Netanyahu with some tough choices. And Bibi's not alone in that predicament: With 84.5% of ballot boxes counted as of 12:34 p.m., partial results published by the Central Elections Committee give 54 seats to the bloc led by Prime Minister...

SummaryMore than $29 billion would go to replace expended munitions, Pentagon data obtained by Reuters showsMore than $6 billion would be needed from ​Congress for equipment and platform lossesLatest estimate compares with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's July estimate ‌of $37.5 billionWASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - The US military has spent over $47 billion so far to prosecute the war in Iran, more than 25% higher than the Defense Department's estimate in July, according to Pentagon data obtained by Reuters.The Pentagon did not immediately ​respond to a request for comment on its estimate, which has not been shared publicly. The disclosure...

LaLiga president Javier Tebas has met with China's Ambassador to Spain, Yao Jing, to "find solutions" to the Kylian Mbappé alleged dictator comment. Comments made by the Real Madrid striker regarding a "meme" comparing him to Mao Zedong, the founder of the People's Republic of China, sparked controversy in the Asian country. EFE reported that Chinese state broadcaster CCTV suspended evening broadcasts of LaLiga matches and any games involving Mbappé. "Today I held a meeting with the Chinese Ambassador to Spain to discuss the situation arising from Kylian Mbappé's comments and to seek solutions to move past this incident," Tebas...

Churchill quipped that, “democracy is the worst form of Government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” Our system has plenty of flaws, but parliamentary democracy is so much worse, and the Israeli flavor of it, party parliamentary democracy untethered from regional representation, and controlled by an all-powerful judiciary is even worse. The way the Israeli system currently works is that the two old dominant parties, the conservative Likud and the leftist Labor, disagree on two fundamental issues… 1. Labor wants to destroy the economy by controlling it at every level. Likud wants to...