Venezuela's 'Iron Lady' Dedicates Nobel Prize to Trump

"Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize. My personal opinion is that if couldn't have been Donald Trump, this was the next best choice. Machado is the face of the movement that is looking communism in the eye in Latin
America and telling it to take a hike — something that will eventually benefit every one of us here in the U.S. if it's successful. She's worked tirelessly at taking down the country's illegitimate narco-terrorist regime for years.
María Corina Machado, the 2025 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, dedicated her recognition on Friday to her Venezuelan people and to President Donald Trump, stating that Venezuelans need his support “more than ever.”
They call her Venezuela's "Iron Lady." She's rallied millions to fight, and she's beloved by her fellow countrymen and people around the world. For those of you who don't know, Nicolás Maduro banned her from running for president, so she threw her support behind Edmundo González for the 2024 election. He was the voice. She was the architect. They had the support of their country.
González won in a landslide, but as you can see, Maduro is still el presidente and González lives in exile in Europe. Machado lives in Venezuela in hiding because of nonstop threats on her life."
PJMedia

Moscow responds to Zelensky’s alleged ‘Nobel for Tomahawks’ offer

"The reported proposal by Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky to support US President Donald
Trump’s nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize in exchange for Tomahawk cruise missiles is “monstrous,” Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said." RT

Major M7.4 earthquake hits Mindanao, Philippines

"A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.4 struck off the east coast of Mindanao, Philippines, at 01:43 UTC (09:43 local time). The agency is reporting a depth of 58.1 km (36 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.4 at a depth of 53 km (33 miles). According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), hazardous tsunami waves were initially possible within 300 km (186 miles) of the epicenter, but the threat has since passed." W

245 combat engagements in past day

"There were 245 combat engagements between Ukraine's Defense Forces and Russian troops.
Russian airstrikes hit, in particular, the areas of Pidlyman in the Kharkiv region, Sloviansk and Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region, and Zaporizhzhia in the Zaporizhzhia region.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, ten combat engagements were recorded. The enemy carried out ten airstrikes, dropping 28 guided bombs, and conducted 140 shelling attacks, including four with multiple launch rocket systems.

In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, 30 clashes took place near Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, Stroivka, Zapadne, Dovhenke and Kamianka, as well as towards Dvorichne, Kolodiazne, and Bolohivka.
In the Kupiansk sector, Russian troops attempted nine assaults near Stepova Novoselivka, Kupiansk, Petropavlivka, and Ivanivka.
In the Lyman sector, the enemy launched 14 attacks, attempting to advance near Kopanky, Karpivka, Kolodiazi, Novoselivka, and towards Stavky.
In the Sloviansk sector, 17 Russian assaults targeted Ukrainian positions near Yampil, Serebrianka, Novoselivka, Vyimka, and Pereizne.
In the Kramatorsk sector, three engagements took place near Chasiv Yar and Orikhovo-Vasylivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, Russian forces conducted 23 attacks near Bila Hora, Shcherbynivka, Rusyn Yar, Poltavka, and towards Pleshchiivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 72 attacks near Volodymyrivka, Novotoretske, Nykanorivka, Rodynske, Sukhetske, Novoekonomichne, Myroliubivka, Novoserhiivka, Promin, Lysivka, Pokrovsk, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Kotliarivka, Orikhove, and Filiia.
In the Oleksandrohrad sector, 44 assaults were repelled near Ivanivka, Piddubne, Oleksandrohrad, Sichneve, Sosnivka, Vorone, Berezove, Novovasylivske, Novohryhorivka, Malynivka, and Poltavka.
In the Huliaipole sector, no offensive actions were reported.
In the Orikhiv sector, Russian troops made four attempts to advance near Stepove, Kamianske, and towards Novoandriivka.
In the Dnipro River sector, the enemy made four unsuccessful attempts to storm Ukrainian positions." Ukrin

Hamas Agrees to Ceasefire in Gaza -- Trump: ’Historic and Unprecedented Event’

"The terrorist organization Hamas has reportedly agreed to the ceasefire in Gaza and the peace plan set by the Trump administration.

“Sources in ‘the Palestinian resistance’ tell the Hezbollah-affiliated outlet al-Mayadeen that Hamas has agreed to a Gaza ceasefire deal, adding that it will be signed Thursday in Egypt,” the outlet reported.
During a press conference on Wednesday, President Trump said he may visit Egypt sometime later this week for a possible peace agreement.
“I may go there sometime toward the end of the week. Maybe on Sunday, actually. But there’s a very good chance that negotiations are going along very well,” the president said. “We’re dealing with Hamas and many of the countries, as you know, we have all of the Muslim countries included, all of the Arab countries are included, and very rich countries, and some that are not so rich … Our final negotiation is with Hamas and it seems to be going well.” Breitbart

Ukraine Pulls Training Centers Much Deeper From Frontlines As Airstrikes Intensify

"Ukraine is moving its military training facilities farther from the front lines in order to shield personnel from an increasing wave of Russian drone and missile strikes, the country’s top general has announced.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi said the decision is intended to protect soldiers while maintaining the quality of combat training for new recruits, after several mass casualty strikes on such training facilities." ZeroHedge

Category 2 Hurricane Priscilla creating dangerous surf along the Mexican coast

"Hurricane Priscilla is maintaining Category 2 strength and is producing dangerous surf conditions along the Mexican coast. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Baja California Sur from Cabo San Lucas to Cabo San Lázaro." W

Russian strikes hit port and energy infrastructure in Ukraine

"At least five civilians were killed and 19 others injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over the past day.
The attacks, which targeted residential areas and critical infrastructure, show Moscow's continued campaign to pressure Ukraine by striking civilian targets while dismissing calls for a ceasefire." Ukrin

Typhoon Matmo unleashes extreme rainfall and record river crests in northern Vietnam

 

"Record floods inundated northern Vietnam after Typhoon Matmo brought up to 450 mm (17.7 inches) of rain across the region. Water levels on the Bang, Thuong, Trung, and Cau rivers exceeded records set in 1986 and 2024, submerging large areas of Thai Nguyen, Lang Son, Cao Bang, and Bac Ninh provinces. At least eight people died, and five remain missing. The military deployed 30 000 personnel and thousands of boats as entire neighborhoods were left underwater." W

Strong mag. 5.6 Earthquake - 218 km northwest of Kangding, Sichuan, China

"A strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit 218 km (136 mi) away from Kangding, Sichuan, China, around noon at 1.17 pm local time (Asia/Shanghai GMT +8). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow.

The quake was reported felt by some people near the epicenter." VD

217 clashes on frontline in 24 hours

"217 combat engagements between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russian invaders were recorded on the frontline over the past 24 hours.
Nine combat clashes were recorded in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors. The enemy carried out 12 air strikes, dropping a total of 33 guided bombs, and fired 179 rounds of artillery, including five from multiple-launch rocket systems.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, there were 34 combat clashes in the areas of Vovchansk, Zapadne, Dovhenke, toward Kolodiazne, Kutkivka, Odradne, Dvorichanske, and Lyptsi.

Seven Russian attacks were recorded in the Kupiansk sector. Defense Forces repelled enemy assaults in the areas of Kupiansk, Stepova Novoselivka, and toward Kurylivka.
In the Lyman sector, the Russian army attacked 15 times, trying to advance in the areas of the settlements of Novomykhailivka, Shandryholove, Derylove, Karpivka, Torske, and toward Olhivka and Novyi Myr.
In the Sloviansk sector, the enemy attacked the positions of the Defense Forces 10 times in the areas of Yampil, Vyimka, Fedorivka, Dronivka, and Hryhorivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the Russian military did not conduct offensive operations.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the enemy carried out 17 attacks near Rusyn Yar, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Shcherbynivka, Pleshchiivka, Poltavka, and toward Kostiantynivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped 58 enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Zatyshok, Nykanorivka, Chervonyi Lyman, Lysivka, Rodynske, Novoekonomichne, Myroliubivka, Dachne, Muravka, and toward the settlements of Myrnohrad, Balagan, Pokrovsk, and Filiia.
In the Oleksandrohrad sector, the Defense Forces repelled 40 assaults by the Russian army in the areas of the settlements of Andriivka-Klevtsove, Piddubne, Sosnivka, Filia, Sichneve, Komyshuvakha, Vorone, Verbove, Oleksiivka, Novomykolaivka, Novohryhorivka, Poltavka, and Malynivka.
The enemy did not conduct any offensive operations in the Huliaipole sector.
Nine combat engagements took place in the Orikhiv sector. In particular, the invaders attempted to advance in the areas of the settlements of Stepove, Kamianske, and toward Novoandriivka.
In the Prydniprovske sector, Ukrainian units repelled one attack by the invaders toward the Antonivskyi Bridge." Ukrin

Storm Amy leaves 3 dead in Ireland and France, thousands without power

"Storm Amy (known as Detlef in Germany) became the first named storm of the 2025/26 European windstorm season.....At least 3 people have been reported dead due to the record-breaking Storm Amy that swept across Northern Europe through the weekend, causing hundreds of thousands of power outages in multiple countries, including Ireland, the UK, France, and Norway.....restoration efforts continue, with thousands still without power in the affected regions. France’s northern coast recorded its strongest winds during the storm, with gusts reaching up to 131 km/h (81 mph) along the coast and 110 km/h (68 mph) inland. The storm injured multiple people as it swept across northern Europe, causing over 500 000 power outages in Ireland, the United Kingdom (UK), Norway, Sweden, and France.
Amy provisionally broke the record for the lowest pressure in October in the UK after its minimum central pressure dropped to 947.9 hPa at Baltasound, Shetland." W

Russian strikes hit thermal power plant in Ukraine

"According to Ukraine's Air Force, Russian forces launched 183 Shahed-type attack and decoy drones overnight. Air defenses intercepted 154, but 22 drones still struck 11 locations.
A thermal power plant owned by DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy company, was among the facilities hit. The company said two workers were injured and the plant sustained "serious damage," although it did not disclose the exact location.
Russian forces also targeted energy infrastructure in Chernihiv and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts, the Energy Ministry reported. The ministry urged citizens to use electricity responsibly to ease pressure on the power grid." KI

Strong mag. 5.1 Earthquake - 4 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan

"A strong magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit 4 km (2.5 mi) away from Hualien City, Taiwan, Taiwan, in the morning at 7.52 am local time (GMT +8). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow.

The quake was reported felt by some people near the epicenter." 

VD

Very strong mag. 6.6 Earthquake - 26 km west of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

"A very strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit 26 km (16 mi) away from Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, at 11:05 GMT. The quake had a moderate depth of 99 km (62 mi) and was felt over a large region." VD