"A decorated Russian general and his wife were found dead at his home.
Another member of the Russian military was found dead under unknown circumstances this week." MS
"Economist Javier Milei, a cable news fixture who was elected to the Argentine Congress riding a wave of anti-socialist sentiment in 2021, was elected the nation’s president.....Milei campaigned as a libertarian, capitalist anti-socialist, leading his young political movement, Liberty Advances, against the long-standing Peronist socialist establishment. As a Latin American libertarian, he also took socially conservative positions that do not align with the common understanding of mainstream libertarianism in the United States, such as opposing the legalization of abortion and discouraging business dealings with communist countries, including one of Argentina’s top trade partners, China. With 86.59 percent of the vote tallied at press time and published by Argentina’s election authorities, Milei received 55.95 percent of the vote, compared to 44.04 percent for Sergio Massa – a double-digit lead." Breitbart
"A recent poll shows significant Palestinian support for the U.S.-designated terrorist group Hamas and its October 7 massacre — the deadliest against Jewish people since the Nazi Holocaust, which saw the torture, rape, execution, and abduction of hundreds of Israeli civilians — while nearly three-quarters favor the elimination of Israel, with the creation of a Palestinian state “from the river to the sea” in its stead. In the West Bank, 83.1% of Palestinian respondents supported the attack, while in Gaza, the figure was 63.6%. In the West Bank, just 6.9% opposed the attack, while 8.4% were neutral; and in Gaza only 20.9% opposed the attack, while 14.4% were neutral. Minimal differences were noted between Palestinian men (75.2%) and women (74.9%) in their support for the October 7 attack.
Respondents showed strong support for the military wings of various terrorist groups: Palestinian Islamic Jihad (84%), al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades (80%), and al-Qassam Brigades (89%), with Hamas overall receiving 76%. Last month, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) asserted, “Anyone who claims to support the people of Gaza but not Hamas should remember that Gazans elected Hamas.” Breitbart
"Houthi militants hijacked a cargo ship near Yemen in the southern Red Sea on Sunday as fighting renewed at the Israel-Lebanon border. The Houthis, a militant group, has been fighting a civil war since 2014 against the Saudi-backed Yemeni government and a third faction, backed by the United Arab Emirates, that is against both the Houthis and the Saudi-backed forces....The ship departed Turkey on its way to India, staffed by civilians of various nationalities, not including Israelis. It is not an Israeli ship." AP
"Partisans penetrated the territory of the base of the 107th Special Motorized Regiment inMoscow. They managed to identify weaknesses in the facility's security, reports the partisan movement Atesh. In particular, agents were able to identify blind spots in video cameras, the location of the headquarters and warehouses, the time of changing shifts at the checkpoint, and the patrol routes of the guard of the 107th Special Motorized Regiment of the Internal Troops (Military Unit 3747)." MS
"Foreign fighters at a drunken party in Kiev allegedly ended up in brawl that left US, Canadian and Romanian nationals injured.... During the scuffle, the British man stabbed his American and Canadian comrades in their arms and legs with a knife, and hit the Romanian, breaking his jaw, according to the report. All three men were subsequently hospitalized, the source explained. The UK national has not yet been arrested, Strana added, detailing how Ukrainian law-enforcement authorities were still assessing the incident." RT
"An earthquake in Cornwall felt like a juggernaut crashing into a house, local residents have said. The British Geological Survey (BGS) recorded a 2.7 magnitude quake shortly before 1am on Sunday. Although the epicenter was near St Michael’s Mount on the south coast, and eight miles beneath ground, it shook houses for several seconds from St Just in the far west of the county to Redruth some 25 miles away." AP
"The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed the Czech diplomat that it "strongly protested" the freezing of Russian state assets and the imposition of sanctions against Goszagransobstvennost, the federal enterprise that manages assets abroad and administers the Russian president’s affairs. In typical style, they also mentioned the "legal arbitrariness" of Czechia." AP
"Milorad Dodik, president of Bosnia & Herzegovina’s Republika Srpska, will attempt to force the entity’s secession within one or two years.... The entity makes up Bosnia along with the Muslim-Croat Federation. Each of them has its own institutions and there are also state-level bodies. “I believe 99% that he will do it in the coming period. I believe this, based on all the indicators. I also warned the [coalition of Bosniak parties] Troika before the formation of the [state-level] government. .... He has no other way out. He is just waiting for a signal from Russia and a favorable moment,” said Miletic, a Bosnian Croat MP." MS
"Israel intends to introduce the death penalty, specifically for terrorists. This was announced by the National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir." MS
"Finland will place barriers on the Finnish-Russian border crossings it plans to close atmidnight local time.
Finland's government on Thursday decided to close four out of its nine border crossings with Russia in response to asylum seekers entering the Nordic nation through its eastern border.
Over 200 asylum seekers arriving in Finland this week led to Finnish leaders calling Russia out for funneling people to the border, an accusation Russia has denied." AP
"Estonia has installed "dragon's teeth" on the bridge connecting the cities of Narva (Estonia) and Ivangorod (Russia), writes Delfi. Marek Liiva, the head of the Narva border checkpoint, mentioned that the barriers were installed in case the Estonian government decides to follow the example of its neighbors and restrict entry from Russia." AP
"Ukrainian men are going to great lengths, including swimming across rivers and feigningillness, to avoid being drafted into military service amidst the conflict with Russia. BBC journalists have determined the number of men who have left the country to evade conscription. As one man argues, "we're not all fighters." Post-Russian invasion, it's important to remember that men between 18 and 60 were generally prohibited from leaving the country. After requesting information on illegal border crossings from Ukraine into neighboring Romania, Moldova, Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia, the BBC has ascertained that between February 2022 and August 31, 2023, 19,740 men were smuggled out into these countries." essanews
"The supply of ammunition to Ukraine has "seriously decreased" following the outbreak of conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas - according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as quoted by the French newspaper "Le Monde". Ukraine is notably affected by a shortage of 155 mm caliber projectiles. The scarcity of 155 mm caliber projectiles is a significant issue for the Ukrainian military." AP
"Myanmar's (Burma) military has launched attacks from the air and the sea to recapture a porttown on the Bay of Bengal, an opposition alliance said on Friday, as junta forces face the fiercest offensive from their enemies in years.
The military, which seized power from an elected government in a 2021 coup, is battling a coordinated offensive launched last month by an alliance of three ethnic minority insurgent groups, as well as allied pro-democracy fighters who have taken up arms since the coup." AP
Moscow. They managed to identify weaknesses in the facility's security, reports the partisan movement Atesh. In particular, agents were able to identify blind spots in video cameras, the location of the headquarters and warehouses, the time of changing shifts at the checkpoint, and the patrol routes of the guard of the 107th Special Motorized Regiment of the Internal Troops (Military Unit 3747)." MS
midnight local time.
town on the Bay of Bengal, an opposition alliance said on Friday, as junta forces face the fiercest offensive from their enemies in years.