At a rally in New York State, US President Donald Trump thanked Russia for an agreement on diesel fuel. | Trump previously announced that, during a conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, an agreement was reached on diesel fuel supplies from Russia.

The American leader's supporters greeted the statement with applause.

■  Russian presidential aide says Putin-Trump conversation was substantive, friendly (TASS)
■  Putin and Trump hold ‘successful’ talks: Key details (RT)
■  Trump announces major diesel deal with Putin, infuriating Ukraine (Axios)
■  As Ukraine Cripples Russian Refining, Global Diesel Markets Pay the Price (oilprice.com)
■  Zelensky hits Russian oil hub hours after he attacked Trump's diesel deal with Putin (Daily Mail)
✅ Ukraine – Trump Breaks Energy Deadlock – Zelenski In Open Defiance (Moon of Alabama)

Caitlin Johnstone | A US-based nonprofit is planning to use AI surveillance to check for “hateful” speech about Israel inside classrooms in the genocide-ravaged Gaza Strip. | AP reports that the founder of Gaza Children Village, Dr David Hasan, seeks the “de-radicalization” of Gaza and has removed from his curriculum any language that “encouraged anti-Israel or antisemitic beliefs.” Meanwhile exactly zero resources are being spent de-radicalizing Jewish Israelis, who consistently tell polls that they overwhelmingly support the genocide and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people. ■ What AP neglects to mention in its write-up is that a significant portion of the charity’s funding comes from Israeli donors, as we learn in a puff piece published this past May by Jewish News titled “Gaza school founder backed by Israeli donors says children are taught ‘we are better together’”. Hasan told Jewish News that he’s been very transparent about the Israeli funding pouring into his so-called “Academies of Hope” because it would cause a scandal among Palestinians if the information came out later.

‘No one should be punished for serving the cause of justice,’ court says | The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday strongly rejected US sanctions imposed on the institution, calling them an attempt to obstruct justice and vowing to continue its work independently. [...] The ICC described the sanctions as “an assault on the rule of law” and the foundations of the international legal order.

■  UN’s Navi Pillay, head of Gaza genocide report, wins Nobel Peace Prize (Al Mayadeen)

Russians should avoid traveling to European countries for the time being, the Russian security council deputy chairman | The remarks follow the detention in Montenegro of Mikhail Zvinchuk, administrator of the Rybar Telegram channel. Russia may now have to expand its pool of detainees available for exchange by including European and American nationals in order to secure the release of its own citizens, Medvedev said.

■  Russian military blogger goes home after detention in NATO state (VIDEO) (RT) (RT/swentr.site)
■  What is known about Russian influencer being detained in Montenegro (TASS)
■  Rybar in English (Telegram)

A California labor-and-delivery nurse says her Fresno hospital went from a handful of stillbirths a year to more than 20 in a single month once COVID shots were pushed on pregnant women, then answered the pile-up with an email on how to handle the dead. | The same product is now sitting in a federal file parents were told not to worry about. An analysis of the National Health Interview Survey, published yesterday, finds COVID-vaccinated children had higher odds of autism, ADHD, anxiety and special-education use than children who never received the shot, and the authors say the shots in children should stop. ● Michelle Spencer has worked the antepartum, postpartum and labor-and-delivery floor at Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno since 2017. In interviews that Children’s Health Defense aired, she described the unit before the pregnancy rollout as a place that saw about four stillbirths a year. After the shots started going into pregnant women, she said, it became four a week, and it did not stop.

Nahida Izzat | What will be the borders of Israel after the Messiah comes?

■ There is no running away from the fact that there is an extremely troubling ideas through out the Torah, Talmud, Mishneh Torah and Tanya. Ideas like “chosenmess”, “promised land”, “return to Zion”, “building the temple”, “tikkon olam”…etc comes from no other than Torah itself, soaked in supremacy, dominance aspiration, deception and mass-killing. We can no longer hide our heads in the sand, pretending not to know, pretending not to see.

■ Jewish anti-Zionists should move on now, and use all their activism outside the Palestine solidarity movement, direct their work towards their people where serious discussions happen, plans are drawn, funds are raised, weapons are shipped and is genocide plotted and enacted. They should work with their own Jewish communities to try to get them out of the mess of supremacy and genocide they got themselves into.

■ Instead of wasting their time denying any links between Judaism and Zionism, instead of throwing their energy on controlling the Palestinian discourse, and instead of relentlessly monitoring us, Semite Palestinians lest we slip and “conflate Zionism with Judaism”or say something “antisemitic”, that may offend a Jew, Anti-Zionist Jews should change course and adopt a different role to play.

Alexander examines why the largest NATO military delegation in eight years made an unannounced trip to Kiev just as the Dnieper bridges go down and the front lines buckle at Dobropillia and Lyman. Drawing on a trusted source, Alexander explains why Russia is weakening the bridges rather than destroying them, how that links to rumors of General Surovikin's return, and what Peskov, Lavrov and Rubio saying talks are pointless means for the months ahead. If the generals came to Kiev to be told all is well, who is left to tell them the truth?

Mounting problems with housing, schools, and jobs are driving people into the streets while their governments are gearing up for a conflict no one wants

■ Europe’s leaders have grand plans – spend more on weapons, prepare for war, and tighten citizens’ belts. The people have more immediate concerns however, like finding somewhere to live, keeping their jobs, and getting an education. Across France, Germany, Spain, and other EU states, the widening rift has started to spill into the streets.

■ Recent weeks have seen housing marches across Spain, student riots and public-sector strikes in France, and demonstrations against military recruitment and industrial job cuts in Germany. Immigration has added to the anger over housing and overstretched services, while the prospect of conscription has young Germans asking whose wars they are expected to fight.

■ The demands differ, but a recurring complaint unites them – aside from those simply looking for an excuse to wreak havoc: governments aren’t listening. Instead of putting domestic problems first, European leaders are telling their constituents to accept less and sacrifice more, while committing billions to preparations for a suicidal war with Russia. That’s despite Moscow and even Europe’s own intelligence services repeatedly saying there is no imminent threat.

The invocation triggered an uproar after a pastor accused the speaker of placing a “curse” on the Iowa community | An Iowa city council meeting erupted into controversy after opening with a Satanic invocation that ended with the words “Hail Satan,” prompting a local pastor to demand that officials “reverse this curse.” ● Matt Dalbey, an Ottumwa resident and former city council member, delivered the invocation at Tuesday’s meeting under a policy allowing residents of different religions and belief systems to open council proceedings with a prayer or reflection.

The invocation immediately drew objections from New Life Center pastor Rick Bick, who interrupted the proceedings.

Yemen has "every advantage in this war," says Larry Johnson. Mohammad Marandi adds that the liberation of Taiz is near, while Tehran prepares for a renewed US war. | Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson and Professor Mohammad Marandi said that Yemen holds the upper hand in its war with Saudi Arabia, and that neither Turkey nor Pakistan is likely to change that by sending forces to the kingdom's aid. ● Speaking on Al Mayadeen's The Grand Standoff: Iran and the World on Tuesday, both guests also noted that Tehran is working on the assumption that the US will restart its war on Iran, while Johnson argued that Washington has less capacity to carry one out than its rhetoric suggests. Turkey, Pakistan face a logistical nightmare: Both guests dismissed the idea of a Turkish or Pakistani deployment. Johnson said the announcement that Turkey and Pakistan would effectively declare war on Yemen "was laughable."

■  Yemen launches missile attack on King Khalid Airport in Riyadh (Pars Today)

A Norwegian public broadcaster is again [hypocritically] accusing the Hungarian government of shutting out critical media. | Prime Minister Péter Magyar became embroiled in a bitter confrontation with Norway’s public broadcaster NRK, calling its report on Hungarian press freedom ‘full of lies’ and telling correspondent Zofia Paszkiewicz that another interview was unlikely ‘any time soon’ in a Facebook comment. ● The dispute dates back to a missed interview in the summer, which is not usually something that would initiate the kind of conflict witnessed on Monday. After being left unanswered for years under former prime minister Viktor Orbán, NRK expected a different approach from the new Tisza government. Magyar had campaigned on restoring press freedom, and his staff did indeed answer NRK’s emails and calls in the summer, strengthening its optimism.

■  Ungarn etter Orbán (NRK)

The invasion remains ongoing, with soldiers deployed in Kashika, al-Basha, Tal Street, and the Eastern Market area. An undercover Israeli force broke into a home on Tal Street, while soldiers conducted extensive and violent searches of homes and abducted many Palestinians.

●  Israeli forces invaded communities across the occupied West Bank early Wednesday, abducted Palestinians, broke into homes, and closed roads, while Israeli colonizers attacked homes and property and continued efforts to seize Palestinian land and water resources. ● In Jenin, in the northern West Bank, Israeli forces intensified military restrictions across the governorate on Wednesday morning, closing the Arrana village gate, north of Jenin, and the al-Jinan gate leading to the Arab American University and communities east and southeast of the governorate. ● At dawn, soldiers invaded Jenin city, deployed in several neighborhoods, and broke into homes in al-Marah, al-Zahraa, al-Basatin, and al-Almaniyya. ● The soldiers also invaded Zabbouba village, west of Jenin, and fired live rounds, concussion grenades, and gas bombs. In Ya’bad, southwest of Jenin, Israeli forces destroyed a memorial to slain Palestinian Yasser al-Hamdouni and removed pictures of slain Palestinians from several locations in central Jenin. The closures and heightened restrictions at entrances to Jenin and surrounding towns and villages obstructed Palestinian movement across the governorate.

📌 3 years of Genocide: In due time, they will pay. All of them (Marwa Osman)
✅ Few buy the zionist narrative of victimhood after three years of genocide in Gaza (Crescent International)
■  Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill at Least Four Palestinians as Relentless Attacks Continue (Antiwar.com)

Moshe Feiglin, leader of the Zehut party, has allied with Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionism party for the upcoming elections | Israeli politician Moshe Feiglin, the leader of Israel’s Zehut party, who has a clear path to a seat in the Knesset in the upcoming election, has said in a new interview that it would be “moral” to kill babies in Gaza. Feiglin made headlines last year when he declared that every child and every baby in Gaza is the “enemy,” a viewpoint he doubled down on in an English-language interview that was published by The Jerusalem Post on Monday. Feiglin said in the interview that he personally doesn’t want to see babies killed even though he thinks it is “morally” the right thing to do, and that he would prefer all Palestinians to be expelled from Gaza instead.

■  Babies were ‘special targets’ of Israeli killings – UN probe panel chief (07/01/26)
■  Smotrich Says the Key To Forcing Palestinians Out of Gaza Is To ‘Take Away Their Hope’ (Antiwar.com)

Yoann / LeMedia 4-4-2 | Lorsqu’il parle des enfants palestiniens, il explique ne pas vouloir personnellement voir des bébés mourir, tout en soutenant que, moralement, une destruction beaucoup plus radicale aurait dû être menée. Il prend alors pour référence…Nagasaki. | Feiglin avait déjà déclaré que « chaque enfant, chaque bébé à Gaza est un ennemi » et que « l’ennemi n’est pas le Hamas ». Sa solution consiste à occuper Gaza, en chasser la population palestinienne, réinstaller des colonies israéliennes et intégrer l’enclave à Israël. ■ Ancien député du Likoud et président de Zehut, Feiglin se présente aux élections israéliennes du 27 octobre sur une liste commune avec le ministre des Finances Bezalel Smotrich. Il occupe la deuxième place de leur liste. Autrement dit, nous ne parlons pas d’un compte Telegram anonyme depuis une cave.

■  Babies were ‘special targets’ of Israeli killings – UN probe panel chief (07/01/26)
■  Smotrich Says the Key To Forcing Palestinians Out of Gaza Is To ‘Take Away Their Hope’ (Antiwar.com)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says circumstances of reported case remain unconfirmed, with currently no indication of "broader threat to US" | The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday that it is closely monitoring reports of a suspected case of pneumonic plague in Russia that has resulted in one person’s death. The CDC described the plague as a "serious bacterial disease that is treatable with antibiotics," particularly when recognized and treated early.

■  Russia’s sanitary watchdog says no epidemic risks in Irkutsk Region (TASS)
■  US-Funded Labs in Ukraine Focused on Lethal Bioagents ‘Tailored to Kill Russians’ (06/20/26)
■  US publishes docs on ‘dangerous’ Ukrainian biolabs (06/13/26)
🚩 Remember how the West laughed at Russia’s ‘biolabs’ claims? The facts: (05/14/26)

US President Donald Trump said that he is going to hold a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the near future. | President Trump confirmed that he is still working on resolving the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, saying it will conclude "pretty soon."

Ambassador Oleg Stepanov said Ottawa should consider the legal, investment and reputational consequences "of such ‘lawmaking’" | In an interview with Izvestia, the diplomat recalled that Bill S-214 on sovereign assets completed its Senate stage on May 26 and moved to the House of Commons for consideration. At the same time, Bill C-219 is being developed, providing for the disposal of assets belonging to sanctioned individuals and entities, including the possibility of transferring them to state ownership.

In the ambassador’s view, "politicians in Ottawa should, more broadly, consider the legal, investment and reputational consequences for their country of such ‘lawmaking.’"

More than 3,300 educators injured, over 170 detained, ministry says ahead of World Teachers’ Day | Israel has killed more than 800 Palestinian teachers and injured over 3,300 others since the start of its war on the Gaza Strip in October 2023, the Palestinian Education Ministry said Sunday. ● In a statement ahead of World Teachers’ Day, observed annually on Oct. 5, the ministry said educators across the occupied Palestinian territories are fighting “a real battle for survival” to protect the right to education amid systematic targeting. ● The education sector in Gaza and the West Bank has suffered “comprehensive genocide” since the start of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, the ministry said. The ministry said more than 170 teachers remain detained “in harsh conditions.”

■  Three years of genocide: Evictions, demolitions deepen pressure on Palestinians in East Jerusalem (AA)

Bloomberg: NATO is developing a 'Theory of Victory'—a plan for rapid victory in case of a Russian attack, focusing on drones and AI. General Grynkewich will present the document in Poland. | Bloomberg reported that NATO's top military command is developing a strategy for rapid victory in the event of a Russian attack on the alliance's eastern flank, with a particular focus on integrating drones and artificial intelligence, according to infohub.kz. ● According to the publication, the document, titled "Theory of Victory," is intended to define the alliance's actions in the event of a possible incursion into NATO territory. It is to be presented in Poland by General Alexus Grynkewich, Supreme Allied Commander Europe. ● As noted by senior officials and diplomats familiar with the situation, the document should clarify how the alliance would respond to a possible invasion of NATO territory. "There have recently been many reports that Moscow is considering such actions. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte recently stated that there are no signs of Russia preparing for a conventional attack on the alliance, but Europe should be ready for protracted hybrid attacks," the publication writes. [...] The document is also intended to show allies how NATO will combine traditional types of weapons with new capabilities that have emerged since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, as well as to encourage them to increase defense investments and raise readiness levels, according to sources who wished to remain anonymous because the information is classified. [Original article]

📌 NATO’s statements on potential war with Russia, West’s responsibility: Lavrov’s remarks (TASS)
■  Escalation watch: Germany preparing for ‘violent conflict’ as West ramps up war rhetoric (RT)
■  NATO chief says ‘almost sure’ is enough to blame Russia (VIDEO) (10/04/26)
■  Putin warned against turning Russophobia into a state ideology (InfoDefense)
✅ Bloomberg: НАТО представит "Теорию победы" над Россией (Елена Панина) (English version)

Russia is preparing a massive missile and drone strike on Kiev within 48 hours according to US intelligence, and Alexander explains how the jet powered Geran 4 and Geran 5 drones, with new Russian engines and autonomous guidance, have in effect become small cruise missiles beyond the reach of Ukraine's air defence. Alexander also examines why Merz left Kiev having refused Zelensky's EU fast track, whether Taurus missiles could be aimed at the Crimean Bridge, Ukraine's deepening budget crisis, and reports that Dobropillia is encircled again as Operation Vivaldi stalls near Lyman. With Peskov once more telling Western embassies to leave Kiev, how long can the city hold? (00:23:34 -Zelensky claims and Medvedev Rassvet warning)

📌 Foreign Ministry statement reiterating warnings to foreign nationals and diplomatic personnel against remaining in Kiev or near military facilities in Ukraine (Russian MFA)

Robert J. Burrowes | Why does the United States (and Israel) still want to ‘take out’ Iran? | On about 20 September 2001, just ten days after the destruction of the World Trade Centre buildings on 9/11, recently retired U.S. Army General Wesley Clark was visiting the Pentagon for meetings with Secretary Rumsfeld and Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz when he was assailed by another General whom he had formerly commanded. This General advised General Clark that the US was going to attack seven countries in five years. A few weeks later, a similar meeting between the same officers led General Clark to be confidentially shown a memo from the Secretary of Defense’s office earlier that day. Handing Clark the memo, the officer reported

When tackling conflict at this level, it is imperative to understand the ‘conflict configuration’ as a preliminary step in addressing key elements of the conflict. This understanding will require research, listening to those involved parties who are accessible and keeping an open mind to third-party sources.

An official report from the US intelligence agency, the CIA, shows the Israeli regime faces a grave risk of "civil war" or "state collapse" because of years of genocide and war. | The August report by the CIA, portions of which were revealed on Monday by independent outlet Drop Site News, showed that major pressure factors have emerged within the Jewish settlers living in the Israeli-occupied territories that could trigger a civil war. ● Those factors include an economic crisis caused by soaring military spending; troops returning from combat zones with heavy arms and traumatic experiences; public anger about the exemption of ultra-Orthodox men from military service; settler violence in the occupied West Bank; and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clinging to power ahead of the late-October elections. ● CIA experts have said that exempting ultra-Orthodox men from military service has created a deep fracture among Israelis, while the huge costs of the extensive aggression on Gaza have caused inflation to reach record highs, further increasing resentment against the regime.

Iran summons Norway’s ambassador over unauthorized Starlink transmissions, citing ITU obligations and national security concerns. | During the meeting, Pirkoohi said the Starlink network has been used by the United States and "Israel" to advance interventionist agendas against Iran, according to the account provided by Iranian officials. Pirkoohi criticized Norway for failing to meet its legal obligations as the registering state for the Starlink network at the International Telecommunication Union, the ministry said.

■  Provision of Starlink satellite services in the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran (ITU)
■  What agreements exist between the US and Norway regarding Starlink operations in Iran? (iAsk) (AI)
■  Iran protests Norway’s continued inaction over unauthorized Starlink activities (Pars Today)
■  Iran summons Norwegian envoy over US weaponization of Starlink for subversion (Press TV)

InfoDefense Spektrum | A photo from the Danish press speaks for itself: "A clear statement from the government: Die for your homeland."

■ The Prime Minister believes that every Dane should be ready to don a uniform and die for their homeland. But the Danes are not in the same situation as she is. This is her war. This is her rhetoric. These are her decisions that are bringing Denmark closer to a conflict with Russia.

■ In 2020, Mette Frederiksen issued an illegal order to exterminate all minks in Denmark. The decision was made in a panic, without legal grounds. It destroyed an entire industry and cost taxpayers 30 billion Danish kroner. The commission investigating the mink crisis concluded that she had "grossly misled" parliament and the public. She avoided impeachment only because the statute of limitations had expired. Since then, she has led Denmark down an increasingly dangerous path.

■ She has sent over 80 billion Danish kroner to Ukraine—money that could have strengthened Danish welfare and defense capabilities She has rejected any negotiations with Russia. She has authorized the production of rocket fuel on Danish soil—fuel that could be used to attack Moscow. This makes Denmark an active participant in the war—and, consequently, a target.

■ She says the "era of peace is over" and that Danes must be prepared to die for Denmark. But Russia did not create this dangerous situation. Her own rhetoric and decisions did. An incident in September 2025 at the Borris training ground reveals how close Denmark came to disaster. Danish soldiers fired 43 rounds at what they mistook for a drone, while a Norwegian passenger plane was flying over the area. The Ministry of Defense initially provided incorrect information. Had the plane been shot down, Russia would have been blamed immediately. A war would have started based on a falsehood. Mette Frederiksen is not a strong leader. She is a dangerous leader. Her volatile temper, her tendency to make hasty and ill-considered decisions, and her use of fear as a political tool have made Denmark more vulnerable—not safer. It is time to say "stop." (Google + Grammarly)

■  Well, let them enjoy it: Europe has destroyed everything itself — Medvedev (EurAsiaDaily)
■  Putin warned against turning Russophobia into a state ideology (InfoDefense)

CIA-asset Alexander Stubb has linked Moscow to a range of problems in the EU, while maintaining that a direct conflict is unlikely | Finnish President Alexander Stubb has blamed Russia for a wide range of security concerns facing the EU, including the influx of migrants over the summer into Ceuta, Spain’s enclave in Morocco. He later admitted that he did not know the situation in Ceuta “well enough to take a position.” ● Stubb made the remarks in an interview with Spanish newspaper El Mundo over the weekend. Asked about potential hybrid threats posed by Russia, Stubb said the country would try to interfere with the upcoming Spanish election. Madrid...

■  NATO chief says ‘almost sure’ is enough to blame Russia (VIDEO) (10/04/26)

Russia's Defence Ministry has announced that strikes on Kiev will intensify, and Alexander explains why the Dnieper bridges now sit closed to heavy traffic with no tunnels to replace them. He traces the campaign to a multi year Russian build up in Geran drone technology overseen by Dmitry Medvedev, then turns to Peskov's pledge to fight with full force and Putin's visible irritation at Modi's proposal to freeze the conflict. With Merz leaving Kiev empty handed, does anyone in the West have a plan for what comes next?

✅ Putin Finally Takes Gloves Off? (Simplicius)
✅ Attrition War With NATO – Attacks On Bridges In Ukraine (English Outsider) (Moon of Alabama)
📌 Foreign Ministry statement reiterating warnings to foreign nationals and diplomatic personnel against remaining in Kiev or near military facilities in Ukraine (Russian MFA)