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U.S. President Donald Trump called Greenland the greatest gift the United States had ever received in a call to Fox News on Tuesday. “Remember, [Europe] just gave the United States the greatest gift we were ever given. Do you know what it was? Greenland. We just got Greenland, you know that, right?” he said during a broadcast about Tuesday’s midterm elections, which was reshared on X by the U.S. State Department. Someone else on the call quickly clarified that Trump was referring to “a military deal.” Until September, Trump had repeatedly pushed for the U.S. to take control of the...

Tokyo stocks ended lower in volatile trading Wednesday, with the Nikkei briefly plunging toward 60,000, as media projections showed Democrats had regained control of both houses of the U.S. Congress. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 893.23 points, or 1.42 percent, from Monday at 62,188.63. The broader Topix index finished 34.90 points, or 0.89 percent, lower at 3,895.38. Japanese markets were closed on Tuesday for a public holiday. On the top-tier Prime Market, the main decliners were nonferrous metal, oil and coal product and mining issues. The U.S. dollar weakened, briefly falling to the lower 157 yen range in...

Last week, authorities received a warning from the Military Intelligence Service, as well as allied services, that diversionary actions could take place on the border with Russia - including border violations by armed groups. The police secure the royal region for possible events that could lead to acts of diversion - says RMF FM Marek Boroń. Therefore, reinforcements from police commands from several voivodships [jurisdictions: comparable to a county] came to the borderland. This is due to the information we also have from external services. We are to take care of the safety of the citizens who live there, but...

Independent international monitoring of detention facilities in Russia has come to an end with the country’s formal withdrawal from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture, the Council of Europe said on Sunday. In a statement, the Council of Europe said inspectors from the convention had carried out 30 visits to more than 450 detention facilities in Russia during the 23 years it was a member. Russia, however, permitted the publication of only four visit reports over that period. “Russia may authorize the publication of [the remaining] reports at any time,” the statement read, noting that the unpublished reports...

President Trump announced Tuesday that he had reached an agreement with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop US aid to Israel after the end of the year. “They don’t need it,” Trump said on Fox & Friends Tuesday morning. “We give them more than anybody else, and they no longer need it. We’ve been doing it for years. I’ve been doing it, but Israel is a very thriving country. They don’t need it. If they did need it, I would say keep it going.” The president said the idea came from Netanyahu himself, suggesting that the agreement was also...

Last year, Barcelona Mayor Jaume Collboni, of the Catalan Socialist Party, announced that Gaza and other Muslim occupied terrorist areas would be considered the 11th district of the city. This year, Collboni cut ties with the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, tried to visit his new Muslim neighborhoods in Israel, but was barred from entry. The Catalan Socialist Party, a formerly Soviet-linked organization which was formed through a merger with the Communist Party, called this a “hostile act” and demanded a “forceful response” from the EU. The Socialist politician, unable to reach Gaza or any place in Israel, had to...

To ChatGPT:Internet dissidents, for convenience designated as centering around Andrew Napolitano, seem entirely oblivious to the potential for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps “capitalists” (IRGC) to form their own military-industrial-complex as demonstrated by Iran’s ability to produce new generations of non-nuclear missiles, the Iranian prowess in the field showing that their missiles exceed the velocity of the much-vaunted Oreshnik rated at Mach 12, with Iranian missiles rated at Mach 15. Dissident war news portrays the Iranian war-technology advance as a heroic response to unprovoked U.S. and Israeli aggression, failing to note the connection between IRGC enterprise ownership and the cutting...

President Trump said that he was in 'no rush' to decide whether to resume fighting Iran on the eve of the midterm elections. Speaking to Axios on Monday afternoon, he said: 'One way or the other, we will do something, but there is no rush. We crippled them financially. They have no money, no gasoline and their people are getting very tired of it.'... The president held the final rally of his nationwide, 28-stop midterm campaign yesterday in Salina, Kansas as he sought to shore up Republican support and preserve the party's congressional majorities. Democrats' odds of taking control of...

Mario ZNA @MarioBojic Chaos in Kyiv after people discover Zelensky's torture chambers, where more than 40 men are being held captive. In Kyiv, Ukraine, people have just uncovered basements where Zelensky's units tortured kidnapped Ukrainians. According to initial witness accounts, the torturers broke prisoners' bones, cut off body parts, and sexually abused them. Who knows how many more of these torture chambers exist across Ukraine? The evil Zelensky is inflicting on his own people is directly supported by the EU. Video <1min at link

Idea is intended to unlock energy ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv but it faces resistance in European capitals The U.S. is backing a quick resumption of Russian natural-gas sales to Europe via pipelines running through Moscow’s wartime enemy—Ukraine—as part of negotiations aimed at securing an energy ceasefire ahead of the coming winter, according to U.S., European and Ukrainian officials.The idea, broached by U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff during trips to Moscow and Kyiv in September, would involve selling Russian gas via a U.S. intermediary to circumvent European sanctions—and could create a lucrative opportunity for American investors, people who...

A few pre-midterms thoughts to start the week: ~Yesterday the last undecided voter in America made up her mind: bigshot Michigan Democrat Haley Stevens announced she'd be voting for the Republican. Which isn't usually the way it goes: it's almost like the Bush family faxed her the playbook upside down. However, the Dems have cunningly neutralised such defections by signing up the dead - and not just deceased humans: 'Biscuit' the dog is latest dead felon to get their voting rights back from Spanberger, confused owner says A Southside Virginia lawmaker is demanding an investigation after a constituent received an...

The poll shows that if the election were held next weekend, KO would have the support of 29.7 percent of respondents (a decrease of 0.9 percentage points compared to the poll from the beginning of October). The second in the election would be PiS, for which 17.2 percent of respondents want to vote (a decrease of 0.8 percentage points). The last place on the podium is occupied by the Confederacy, for which 13.2 percent of the respondents want to vote (a decrease of 0.9 percentage points). Entering the Sejm with a 10% support (an increase by a percentage point) of...

Tusk referred to the dispute over the Constitutional Court in a social media post. "The resolution of the conflict is simple and possible without changes to the constitution," he wrote on X. Donald Tusk presented his vision of solving the case. “The President recognizes judges legally elected by the Sejm, because this is the Constitution, and they undertake their duties in the Court” – he pointed out. Karol Nawrocki, who has chosen a violent confrontation, which can cost Poland a lot, said: “So far.” “The democratic rule of law cannot give way to violence, regardless of how powerful external forces...

“Seditious Six” Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) is no longer in contrition mode after exposing herself to scrutiny for openly plotting a post-election coup against the duly elected president and his supporters. Rather, she is doubling down, and even offering a sneak preview of what’s to come by acknowledging her recent pow-wows in European countries that are likewise attempting to meddle in or overturn elections with help from oligarchs like the Soros family. As exposed by our colleagues at Townhall, Slotkin recently boasted about a visit to Budapest, which succeeded in ousting Trump-allied President Viktor Orbán in April, in an election...

The unannounced measure would tax unsold gains from 2027, and anyone who wants to defer must pay half the bill up front. Wealthy residents who leave Italy from 2027 could owe a 26% tax on gains they have not yet cashed in, under the government’s draft budget. Article 17 of the bill, which the government sent to the Chamber of Deputies on October 30, would apply the tax to individuals who move their tax residence abroad with assets and rights worth at least €800,000 (approximately US$894,000). The measure would cover transfers of tax residence that take effect from January 1,...

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...