Sunday, October 11, 2026
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Après le revirement prorusse de Donald Trump, l’Europe face à ses responsabilités
LE FIGARO : ANALYSE - La nouvelle volte-face américaine ne permettra vraisemblablement pas de mettre fin à la guerre. Mais elle pose de nouveaux défis à l’Ukraine et à ses partenaires.
Chassez le naturel, il revient au galop. Pour la troisième fois depuis l’invasion, après l’humiliation du Bureau ovale en 2025, puis la tentative quelques mois plus tard d’imposer, à Anchorage, avec Vladimir Poutine, une mauvaise paix à l’Ukraine, Donald Trump s’allie avec l’agresseur pour sacrifier la victime sur l’autel de ses intérêts économiques à court terme. Et Vladimir Poutine, maître espion qui a fait de la manipulation l’une de ses spécialités, utilise l’inconstance et la superficialité stratégique du président américain pour tenter d’obtenir par la diplomatie ce qu’il ne peut arracher sur le terrain, où ses troupes tombent sans réussir à avancer. Il utilise la faiblesse de Donald Trump, qui voit s’approcher les élections de mi-mandat avec un prix à la pompe trop élevé pour lui assurer une victoire, afin de gagner du temps.
Cette nouvelle « trahison » prouve encore que Donald Trump a davantage d’empathie, de respect et d’intérêts communs avec l’autocrate russe, dont les mains sont rouges du sang ukrainien, qu’avec Volodymyr Zelensky, le président d’un pays attaqué pour avoir choisi le camp de la démocratie et de la liberté. Mais si l’on met de côté la morale, les principes démocratiques et le droit international, dont Donald Trump n’a cure, l’accord d’exportation de diesel entre les États-Unis et la Russie risque fort d’être un leurre. Pas seulement parce que certains experts doutent de la capacité de la Russie, dont les raffineries sont mises sous pression par les frappes ukrainiennes, à apporter le répit électoral dont Trump a besoin. Mais surtout parce que, comme le dit un responsable ukrainien, « il ne mettra pas fin à la guerre, car, même à terre, les Ukrainiens résisteront ». » | Par Isabelle Lasserre | dimanche 11 octobre 2026
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« Toute mesure de désescalade doit être réciproque » : Volodymyr Zelensky répond à Donald Trump sur les frappes sur les raffineries russes
LE FIGARO : Le président ukrainien assure que son pays sera « prêt à cesser ses frappes contre les raffineries de pétrole russes si la Russie cesse de frapper (ses) infrastructures énergétiques ».
L'Ukraine serait prête à cesser ses frappes contre les raffineries de pétrole russes si Moscou mettait fin à ses attaques contre ses infrastructures énergétiques, a déclaré dimanche le président Volodymyr Zelensky, cible de vives critiques de la part de Donald Trump. « L'Ukraine sera prête à cesser ses frappes contre les raffineries de pétrole russes si la Russie cesse de frapper nos infrastructures énergétiques. Toute mesure de désescalade doit être réciproque et assortie de garanties concrètes », a écrit Volodymyr Zelensky dans une publication sur X.
Donald Trump a critiqué samedi les frappes de Kiev sur les raffineries russes et estimé que l’Ukraine devrait « se doter d’un nouveau président », des propos acerbes tenus au lendemain de l’annonce surprise d’un accord entre Washington et Moscou pour l’achat massif de diesel russe assorti d’un assouplissement des sanctions américaines pesant sur la Russie. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | dimanche 11 octobre 2026
L'Ukraine serait prête à cesser ses frappes contre les raffineries de pétrole russes si Moscou mettait fin à ses attaques contre ses infrastructures énergétiques, a déclaré dimanche le président Volodymyr Zelensky, cible de vives critiques de la part de Donald Trump. « L'Ukraine sera prête à cesser ses frappes contre les raffineries de pétrole russes si la Russie cesse de frapper nos infrastructures énergétiques. Toute mesure de désescalade doit être réciproque et assortie de garanties concrètes », a écrit Volodymyr Zelensky dans une publication sur X.
Donald Trump a critiqué samedi les frappes de Kiev sur les raffineries russes et estimé que l’Ukraine devrait « se doter d’un nouveau président », des propos acerbes tenus au lendemain de l’annonce surprise d’un accord entre Washington et Moscou pour l’achat massif de diesel russe assorti d’un assouplissement des sanctions américaines pesant sur la Russie. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | dimanche 11 octobre 2026
Andy Burnham Says It Is Clear Russia Interfered in Brexit Referendum
THE GUARDIAN: PM says he asked question upon entering No 10 but does not reveal who gave him ‘clear answer’ that Russia meddled
Screenshot taken from this Guardian article. | Andy Burnham: ‘We haven’t informed people sufficiently about the extent to which people are seeking to disrupt the political process from overseas.’ Photograph: Christopher Furlong/AFP/Getty Images
Andy Burnham has said it is clear Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum, after seeking answers on the Kremlin’s involvement in the 2016 vote when he entered Downing Street.
Burnham said he had asked whether Moscow had attempted to influence the referendum and received a confirmation that it had.
Speaking on the podcast The Rest is Politics, Burnham said: “I asked the question coming to Downing Street: well, was there interference in the 2016 referendum from Russia? I’ve had the clear answer that yes, there was.”
His comments mark a significant departure from the position taken by past Conservative governments, which insisted there was no evidence of successful interference by Russia in the hugely consequential referendum vote.
Burnham did not disclose who had given him the assessment, what evidence it was based on or whether any interference had affected the result of the vote.
A report by parliament’s intelligence and security committee in 2020 criticised the government and intelligence agencies for failing to properly investigate potential Russian interference in the referendum. » | Aletha Adu Political correspondent | Sunday, October 11, 2026
At last! A prime minister willing and courageous enough to tell us the truth! It was as clear as crystal to the wide-awake that Russia was behind that ridiculous Brexit referendum. What must be done now is simple: Brexit must be reversed. ASAP — © Mark Alexander
Andy Burnham has said it is clear Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum, after seeking answers on the Kremlin’s involvement in the 2016 vote when he entered Downing Street.
Burnham said he had asked whether Moscow had attempted to influence the referendum and received a confirmation that it had.
Speaking on the podcast The Rest is Politics, Burnham said: “I asked the question coming to Downing Street: well, was there interference in the 2016 referendum from Russia? I’ve had the clear answer that yes, there was.”
His comments mark a significant departure from the position taken by past Conservative governments, which insisted there was no evidence of successful interference by Russia in the hugely consequential referendum vote.
Burnham did not disclose who had given him the assessment, what evidence it was based on or whether any interference had affected the result of the vote.
A report by parliament’s intelligence and security committee in 2020 criticised the government and intelligence agencies for failing to properly investigate potential Russian interference in the referendum. » | Aletha Adu Political correspondent | Sunday, October 11, 2026
At last! A prime minister willing and courageous enough to tell us the truth! It was as clear as crystal to the wide-awake that Russia was behind that ridiculous Brexit referendum. What must be done now is simple: Brexit must be reversed. ASAP — © Mark Alexander
Trump Announces Partial Ceasefire in Ukraine War as Zelenskyy Says Deal Is ‘News to Me’
THE GUARDIAN: Ukrainian president earlier rejected US call for Kyiv to stop bombing oil refineries, saying Moscow must first end attacks on energy infrastructure
Screenshot taken from this Guardian article. | Volodymyr Zelenskyy said if Putin agreed to the energy ceasefire then Ukraine would do the same. Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters
Donald Trump has announced an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, apparently without consulting Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said the deal to stop long-range attacks was “news to me”.
In a social media post, the US president claimed the two sides had reached an agreement. “Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine. Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!” he wrote on Truth Social.
He offered no further details. Zelenskyy said he was surprised by the announcement but would agree to it if Vladimir Putin did the same. “If President Trump negotiated it with Putin – please tell us when the ceasefire begins. We are ready and we will accept it,” the Ukrainian president told the Axios website.
Earlier, Zelenskyy rebuffed Trump’s demand made on Saturday that Kyiv stop bombing Russian oil refineries. Zelenskyy said Moscow had to first halt its own “brutal” attacks on his country’s energy infrastructure.
Any deal to end long-range drone strikes by Ukraine on targets inside Russia would have to be “reciprocal”, he said. It should be backed by “real guarantees” – meaning punitive measures against Moscow from Ukraine’s allies, including the US. » | Luke Harding | Sunday, October 11, 2026
Has there ever been a president as ridiculous as this before, one who changes sides in the middle of a war, and one who makes up his own reality? — © Mark Alexander
Donald Trump has announced an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, apparently without consulting Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said the deal to stop long-range attacks was “news to me”.
In a social media post, the US president claimed the two sides had reached an agreement. “Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine. Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!” he wrote on Truth Social.
He offered no further details. Zelenskyy said he was surprised by the announcement but would agree to it if Vladimir Putin did the same. “If President Trump negotiated it with Putin – please tell us when the ceasefire begins. We are ready and we will accept it,” the Ukrainian president told the Axios website.
Earlier, Zelenskyy rebuffed Trump’s demand made on Saturday that Kyiv stop bombing Russian oil refineries. Zelenskyy said Moscow had to first halt its own “brutal” attacks on his country’s energy infrastructure.
Any deal to end long-range drone strikes by Ukraine on targets inside Russia would have to be “reciprocal”, he said. It should be backed by “real guarantees” – meaning punitive measures against Moscow from Ukraine’s allies, including the US. » | Luke Harding | Sunday, October 11, 2026
Has there ever been a president as ridiculous as this before, one who changes sides in the middle of a war, and one who makes up his own reality? — © Mark Alexander
'USA Has Lost Its Moral Compass': Trump-Putin Deal Could Lead to a Third World War | Tobias Ellwood
Oct 11, 2026 | “This is what uncontrolled escalation looks like.”
Trump’s diesel deal with Putin is a move sought "out of desperation" and the "USA has lost its moral compass" by trading long-term security for "short-term gains", says former Conservative defence minister, Tobias Ellwood.
Trump must surely be one of Vladimir Putin’s assets. The Kremlin and Putin must surely have kompromat on him. Add to this Trump’s insatiable greed—he and his unsavoury family want to profit from any number of possible deals with Russia—deals as yet unknown, and add into the mix Putin’s ruthlessness, and the West has what must surely be described as a treasonous scenario on its hands. Trump is betraying America’s allies and the West. Clearly, Putin is the puppeteer; Trump, the puppet. Put another way, Putin is the marionettist; Trump, the marionette. It’s all now becoming as clear as the noses on our faces. — © Mark Alexander
Trump’s diesel deal with Putin is a move sought "out of desperation" and the "USA has lost its moral compass" by trading long-term security for "short-term gains", says former Conservative defence minister, Tobias Ellwood.
Trump must surely be one of Vladimir Putin’s assets. The Kremlin and Putin must surely have kompromat on him. Add to this Trump’s insatiable greed—he and his unsavoury family want to profit from any number of possible deals with Russia—deals as yet unknown, and add into the mix Putin’s ruthlessness, and the West has what must surely be described as a treasonous scenario on its hands. Trump is betraying America’s allies and the West. Clearly, Putin is the puppeteer; Trump, the puppet. Put another way, Putin is the marionettist; Trump, the marionette. It’s all now becoming as clear as the noses on our faces. — © Mark Alexander
Anschlag gegen Tusk und Verteidigungsminister geplant? Polen ruft Sicherheitsbehörden zusammen
BERLINER ZEITUNG: Polens Polizei hat Hinweise auf einen möglichen Anschlag auf zwei Regierungsmitglieder erhalten. Sicherheitsbehörden sollen die Angaben prüfen, eine Krisensitzung findet statt.
Dieses Bild stammt aus diesem Artikel. | Polens Ministerpräsident Donald Tusk. Polnische Behörden prüfen Hinweise auf einen möglichen Anschlag auf ihn und Verteidigungsminister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. | © Yurii Rylchuk/Ukrinform/imago
Die polnische Polizei hat Informationen über einen möglichen Anschlag auf Ministerpräsident Donald Tusk und Verteidigungsminister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz erhalten. Das teilte die Sprecherin des Innenministeriums, Karolina Gałecka, am Sonntag auf X mit. Innenminister Marcin Kierwiński und der für die Geheimdienste zuständige Minister Tomasz Siemoniak hätten daraufhin Maßnahmen angeordnet.
Welche Informationen bei der Polizei eingingen und wie konkret die mögliche Bedrohung ist, wurde zunächst nicht bekannt. Die bisher veröffentlichten Angaben belegen keinen bereits unternommenen Anschlagsversuch. Auch zu möglichen Verdächtigen oder Vorbereitungen für eine Tat machten die Behörden zunächst keine Angaben.
Nach Informationen des polnischen Nachrichtenportals Wirtualna Polska werden die Hinweise innerhalb der Regierung ernst genommen. Das Portal beruft sich auf nicht namentlich genannte Regierungskreise, die die Wahrscheinlichkeit eines Anschlags als erheblich eingeschätzt hätten. Woraus sich diese Einschätzung ergibt, blieb offen. Die Behörden bestätigten sie zunächst nicht öffentlich. » | Sophie Barkey | Sonntag 11. Oktober 2026
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En Pologne, le chef du gouvernement Donald Tusk et le ministre de l’Intérieur visés par une « possible tentative d’assassinat » : Une réunion d’urgence a lieu ce dimanche au Centre antiterroriste de Varsovie, après les menaces à l’encontre des membres du gouvernement. »
Die polnische Polizei hat Informationen über einen möglichen Anschlag auf Ministerpräsident Donald Tusk und Verteidigungsminister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz erhalten. Das teilte die Sprecherin des Innenministeriums, Karolina Gałecka, am Sonntag auf X mit. Innenminister Marcin Kierwiński und der für die Geheimdienste zuständige Minister Tomasz Siemoniak hätten daraufhin Maßnahmen angeordnet.
Welche Informationen bei der Polizei eingingen und wie konkret die mögliche Bedrohung ist, wurde zunächst nicht bekannt. Die bisher veröffentlichten Angaben belegen keinen bereits unternommenen Anschlagsversuch. Auch zu möglichen Verdächtigen oder Vorbereitungen für eine Tat machten die Behörden zunächst keine Angaben.
Nach Informationen des polnischen Nachrichtenportals Wirtualna Polska werden die Hinweise innerhalb der Regierung ernst genommen. Das Portal beruft sich auf nicht namentlich genannte Regierungskreise, die die Wahrscheinlichkeit eines Anschlags als erheblich eingeschätzt hätten. Woraus sich diese Einschätzung ergibt, blieb offen. Die Behörden bestätigten sie zunächst nicht öffentlich. » | Sophie Barkey | Sonntag 11. Oktober 2026
À LIRE AUSSI:
En Pologne, le chef du gouvernement Donald Tusk et le ministre de l’Intérieur visés par une « possible tentative d’assassinat » : Une réunion d’urgence a lieu ce dimanche au Centre antiterroriste de Varsovie, après les menaces à l’encontre des membres du gouvernement. »
Le pape Léon XIV annonce qu’il va être opéré d’un nodule pulmonaire
LE FIGARO : Le souverain pontife a indiqué dimanche aux fidèles que ses médecins ont détecté un nodule pulmonaire « à un stade très précoce » et qu’il devra être opéré prochainement.
Ce dimanche 11 octobre, le pape Léon XIV a annoncé à l’issue de l’Angelus sur la place Saint-Pierre qu’il devra subir une opération chirurgicale dans les prochains jours, en raison d’un nodule au poumon détecté « à un stade très précoce ».
« Chers amis, récemment, lors de certains examens de contrôle, les médecins ont découvert un nodule localisé sur mon poumon. Il a été détecté à un stade très précoce et est bien circonscrit. Les médecins estiment qu’une intervention est souhaitable ; c’est pourquoi, suivant leur avis, j’ai décidé de me faire opérer pour qu’il soit retiré. L’intervention est déjà programmée dans les prochains jours. Je vous remercie de votre proximité spirituelle et me confie à vos prières », a-t-il déclaré depuis la fenêtre de ses appartements, à l’issue de la traditionnelle prière dominicale de l’Angelus que le pape a coutume de réciter avec les fidèles rassemblés sur la place Saint-Pierre du Vatican. » | Par Paul Sugy | dimanche 11 octobre 2026
Ce dimanche 11 octobre, le pape Léon XIV a annoncé à l’issue de l’Angelus sur la place Saint-Pierre qu’il devra subir une opération chirurgicale dans les prochains jours, en raison d’un nodule au poumon détecté « à un stade très précoce ».
« Chers amis, récemment, lors de certains examens de contrôle, les médecins ont découvert un nodule localisé sur mon poumon. Il a été détecté à un stade très précoce et est bien circonscrit. Les médecins estiment qu’une intervention est souhaitable ; c’est pourquoi, suivant leur avis, j’ai décidé de me faire opérer pour qu’il soit retiré. L’intervention est déjà programmée dans les prochains jours. Je vous remercie de votre proximité spirituelle et me confie à vos prières », a-t-il déclaré depuis la fenêtre de ses appartements, à l’issue de la traditionnelle prière dominicale de l’Angelus que le pape a coutume de réciter avec les fidèles rassemblés sur la place Saint-Pierre du Vatican. » | Par Paul Sugy | dimanche 11 octobre 2026
At Least 12 Killed in Houthi Attack on Saudi Airport
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Iran-backed Houthi militia launched a deadly attack on an international airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital on Saturday that Saudi officials said killed at least 12 people and injured more than 300 others. | Julie Yoon | Saturday, October 11, 2026
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Trump May Join Saudi War after Houthi Strike Kills 12
THE TELEGRAPH: US citizen among dead in attack on Riyadh airport in deadliest assault on Gulf Arab country since Iran war began
Donald Trump is considering joining Saudi strikes on the Houthis after a missile attack on Riyadh airport killed 12 people, including a US national.
The Houthi strike, the deadliest attack in a Gulf Arab country since the US began its war with Iran, hit a passenger terminal at King Khalid International Airport on Saturday.
Riyadh’s civil aviation authority confirmed that an American was among those killed in the strike and that 309 others were injured. Four Saudis, two Bangladeshis and one person each from Palestine, Jordan, Sudan, Syria and Egypt were also killed in the attack. Operations at the airport have been suspended.
The Saudi-led military coalition blamed the Houthis for the attack, which they called a “war crime,” and vowed to respond. It was the deadliest attack in the kingdom since May 2015.
The Houthis said the group had “shut down” the airport in a post on X, and threatened to carry out more strikes on Saudi Arabia. » | Emily Smith | Foreign Breaking News Reporter | Published: Saturday, October 10, 2026. Updated: Sunday, 11 October 2026
World War III is progressing nicely! Just as one would expect. — © Mark Alexander
Donald Trump is considering joining Saudi strikes on the Houthis after a missile attack on Riyadh airport killed 12 people, including a US national.
The Houthi strike, the deadliest attack in a Gulf Arab country since the US began its war with Iran, hit a passenger terminal at King Khalid International Airport on Saturday.
Riyadh’s civil aviation authority confirmed that an American was among those killed in the strike and that 309 others were injured. Four Saudis, two Bangladeshis and one person each from Palestine, Jordan, Sudan, Syria and Egypt were also killed in the attack. Operations at the airport have been suspended.
The Saudi-led military coalition blamed the Houthis for the attack, which they called a “war crime,” and vowed to respond. It was the deadliest attack in the kingdom since May 2015.
The Houthis said the group had “shut down” the airport in a post on X, and threatened to carry out more strikes on Saudi Arabia. » | Emily Smith | Foreign Breaking News Reporter | Published: Saturday, October 10, 2026. Updated: Sunday, 11 October 2026
World War III is progressing nicely! Just as one would expect. — © Mark Alexander
Announcement
MARK ALEXANDER: My blog/vlog has been hacked for a third time in the last ten days. It was hacked before a week last night going into Sunday. Then again after that.
I awoke this morning to find that it had been hacked yet again! There’s a pattern to this: the hackers seem to be Trump fans! These hackings are taking place when there is posted material critical of Trump on the blog.
Last night, they doubled one of my posts on Trump. (Maybe I shall find other things later, too.)
The WANKERS came to try and ANNOY ME again. But I shall not allow myself to be annoyed. Whoever it is that is doing this—one person or a team (which I suspect)—he/they should grow up and find something more productive to do with their time. Clearly, they have too much of it on their hands; and, as the old saying goes… Idle brains are the devil’s workshop!
It goes without saying that this saddens me. A lot of work goes into this blog and so far, I have asked no-one for any payment. Most people do. Until now I have been able to all this work as a labour of love — as a gift to you, my loyal visitors.
Going forward, it is to be hoped that these disruptors will come to their senses and find something more productive to do with their time.
Sincerely,
Mark Alexxander
I awoke this morning to find that it had been hacked yet again! There’s a pattern to this: the hackers seem to be Trump fans! These hackings are taking place when there is posted material critical of Trump on the blog.
Last night, they doubled one of my posts on Trump. (Maybe I shall find other things later, too.)
The WANKERS came to try and ANNOY ME again. But I shall not allow myself to be annoyed. Whoever it is that is doing this—one person or a team (which I suspect)—he/they should grow up and find something more productive to do with their time. Clearly, they have too much of it on their hands; and, as the old saying goes… Idle brains are the devil’s workshop!
It goes without saying that this saddens me. A lot of work goes into this blog and so far, I have asked no-one for any payment. Most people do. Until now I have been able to all this work as a labour of love — as a gift to you, my loyal visitors.
Going forward, it is to be hoped that these disruptors will come to their senses and find something more productive to do with their time.
Sincerely,
Mark Alexxander
Trump's Putin Deal Prompts Fresh Questions over Support for Ukraine | DW News
One thing is CERTAIN: The USA needs a NEW PRESIDENT — and with dispatch! What a disgrace Trump is! — © Mark Alexander
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Volodymyr Zelensky «mérite d'être soutenu»: les réactions se multiplient après les propos de Trump en faveur d’un nouveau président ukrainien : Donald Trump s’est prononcé pour le remplacement de son homologue ukrainien samedi depuis la Maison-Blanche, afin qu’un «accord» de paix puisse survenir avec Moscou. »
Saturday, October 10, 2026
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Christa Pike Discharged From Hospital After Surviving Execution Attempt
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Ms. Pike, 50 and convicted of the 1995 murder of a classmate, survived two doses of the drug pentobarbital late last month.
Screenshot taken from this NYT article. | Christa Pike survived an execution attempt and has now been discharged from the hospital. Credit: J. Miles Cary/USA TODAY, via Reuters
Christa Pike has been discharged from a Nashville hospital, her lawyers said on Saturday, 10 days after she survived an attempt at lethal injection.
She is back at Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center in Nashville, the primary prison for women in Tennessee, her lawyers said. As of Thursday, Ms. Pike had been walking with assistance, but still struggling with concentration and memory.
“She is grateful to the first responders and her medical team for their care in these extraordinary circumstances,” her lawyers said in a statement. “She is continuing to receive medical care at the prison, and we will continue to track her recovery.”
Ms. Pike has spent three decades in the prison, largely in isolation, for the 1995 torture and murder of Colleen Slemmer, 19, a classmate in Knoxville. On Sept. 30, she survived two doses of the drug pentobarbital, the second time this year Tennessee has failed to carry out an execution. » | Emily Cochrane | Reporting from Nashville. | Saturday, October 10, 2026
Christa Pike has been discharged from a Nashville hospital, her lawyers said on Saturday, 10 days after she survived an attempt at lethal injection.
She is back at Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center in Nashville, the primary prison for women in Tennessee, her lawyers said. As of Thursday, Ms. Pike had been walking with assistance, but still struggling with concentration and memory.
“She is grateful to the first responders and her medical team for their care in these extraordinary circumstances,” her lawyers said in a statement. “She is continuing to receive medical care at the prison, and we will continue to track her recovery.”
Ms. Pike has spent three decades in the prison, largely in isolation, for the 1995 torture and murder of Colleen Slemmer, 19, a classmate in Knoxville. On Sept. 30, she survived two doses of the drug pentobarbital, the second time this year Tennessee has failed to carry out an execution. » | Emily Cochrane | Reporting from Nashville. | Saturday, October 10, 2026
Houthis Strike Riyadh Airport Again After String of Deadly Attacks
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Flights were diverted from the airport in the capital of Saudi Arabia, which has faced repeated deadly attacks from the Iran-backed militia in Yemen.
Screenshot taken from this NYT article. | King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last month. Credit: Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
The Iran-backed Houthi militia attacked one of Saudi Arabia’s busiest airports again on Saturday, injuring a number of people and disrupting flights, as the Yemeni group dramatically escalates its campaign against the kingdom.
The Saudi civil aviation agency said it was still tallying the injuries and assessing damage at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, the capital. Repeated, deadly attacks in recent days on the city’s airport and other civilian infrastructure have struck at the heart of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s ambitions to turn the city into a global travel and business hub.
Saudi officials did not immediately respond to questions about details of the attack, but a reporter for The New York Times saw backed-up traffic and several ambulances heading toward the airport, where the police had blocked off roads.
The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, along with other Western embassies, urged its citizens to avoid the area and warned of travel disruption. With just a day to go before a major global energy conference, many flights heading to the airport were diverted on Saturday afternoon, according to data from Flightradar24, a flight-tracking service. » | Vivian Nereim and Euan Ward | Vivian Nereim reported from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Euan Ward from Beirut, Lebanon. | Saturday, October 10, 2026
The Iran-backed Houthi militia attacked one of Saudi Arabia’s busiest airports again on Saturday, injuring a number of people and disrupting flights, as the Yemeni group dramatically escalates its campaign against the kingdom.
The Saudi civil aviation agency said it was still tallying the injuries and assessing damage at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, the capital. Repeated, deadly attacks in recent days on the city’s airport and other civilian infrastructure have struck at the heart of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s ambitions to turn the city into a global travel and business hub.
Saudi officials did not immediately respond to questions about details of the attack, but a reporter for The New York Times saw backed-up traffic and several ambulances heading toward the airport, where the police had blocked off roads.
The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, along with other Western embassies, urged its citizens to avoid the area and warned of travel disruption. With just a day to go before a major global energy conference, many flights heading to the airport were diverted on Saturday afternoon, according to data from Flightradar24, a flight-tracking service. » | Vivian Nereim and Euan Ward | Vivian Nereim reported from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Euan Ward from Beirut, Lebanon. | Saturday, October 10, 2026
Donald Trump affirme qu’« il est temps pour l’Ukraine d’avoir un nouveau président » pour «parvenir à un accord» de paix avec la Russie
LE FIGARO : Le président américain, qui a passé un accord avec Vladimir Poutine sur le diesel, a aussi exhorté l’Ukraine à cesser de frapper les raffineries russes.
Coup de massue dans la relation entre Washington et Kiev. Donald Trump s’en est pris vertement samedi à son homologue ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky, affirmant qu’il était temps pour l’Ukraine d’« avoir un nouveau président » et condamnant les frappes ukrainiennes sur des infrastructures d’hydrocarbures russes.
« Je leur suggère de se doter d’un nouveau dirigeant qui peut parvenir à un accord » avec la Russie pour mettre fin à la guerre, a déclaré le président américain devant la presse à la Maison Blanche. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | samedi 10 octobre 2016
Drama Queen Justice Alito Wants Peasants to Stop Being Big Meanies to SCOTUS
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Poutine a informé Trump de la position de l’Iran sur un accord de paix, annonce le Kremlin
LE FIGARO : Les efforts diplomatiques pour mettre fin au conflit au Moyen-Orient, déclenché par les frappes des États-Unis et d’Israël sur l’Iran en février, sont dans l’impasse depuis l’été.
Le président russe Vladimir Poutine a informé son homologue américain Donald Trump de la position de l'Iran sur un possible accord mettant fin à la guerre au Moyen-Orient, selon le Kremlin samedi.
La position de Téhéran a été relayée au président Trump lors de sa conversation téléphonique avec Vladimir Poutine vendredi, a déclaré le porte-parole du Kremlin, Dmitri Peskov, cité par l'agence de presse russe Ria Novosti. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | Samedi 10, 2026
Il est très étrange que Poutine se préoccupe autant de mettre fin à la guerre entre les États-Unis et l'Iran alors qu'il est lui-même en guerre contre un pays qu'il a envahi : l'Ukraine. Dès lors, ne devrait-il pas trouver le moyen de mettre un terme à la guerre qu'il a déclenchée avant de se mêler d'autres conflits ? — © Mark Alexander
Le président russe Vladimir Poutine a informé son homologue américain Donald Trump de la position de l'Iran sur un possible accord mettant fin à la guerre au Moyen-Orient, selon le Kremlin samedi.
La position de Téhéran a été relayée au président Trump lors de sa conversation téléphonique avec Vladimir Poutine vendredi, a déclaré le porte-parole du Kremlin, Dmitri Peskov, cité par l'agence de presse russe Ria Novosti. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | Samedi 10, 2026
Il est très étrange que Poutine se préoccupe autant de mettre fin à la guerre entre les États-Unis et l'Iran alors qu'il est lui-même en guerre contre un pays qu'il a envahi : l'Ukraine. Dès lors, ne devrait-il pas trouver le moyen de mettre un terme à la guerre qu'il a déclenchée avant de se mêler d'autres conflits ? — © Mark Alexander
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Quitting Smoking
MARK ALEXANDER: It is precisely four and a half years ago today that I smoked my last cigarette. Even though I am in no way an anti-smoker—each to his own is my motto re smoking—I am rather proud of my accomplishment.
Do I miss smoking? No, not really. But I do have very fond memories of the pleasurable times I had whilst being a smoker. In fact, I derived an enormous amount of pleasure from a fine cigarette. A cigarette with fresh coffee in the morning, or a cigarette after lunch, or with a glass of Scotch whisky before dinner, and with a coffee or drink after dinner, are irreplaceable. So, when one quits, one just has to learn to live without those joyous sticks of endless pleasure. 😊
If anybody wishes to quit smoking, you need to psych yourself up for Q-day, be very determined to succeed, and go for it. It can be done. I am living proof of it. I used to smoke a pack a day for most of my adult life which, when I was growing up, was not considered heavy smoking at all. These days, they categorize twenty cigarettes a day as heavy smoking. That, to me, is nonsense! It’s crazy! When I was growing up, many men smoked thirty, forty, and exceptionally even sixty cigarettes a day. Now THAT is heavy smoking! 😊 But this is, after all, the age of the snowflake, so we can’t expect anything else, I suppose.
On April 10, 2027, I will have been an ex-smoker for FIVE whole years. Just thought some of you might like to know.
Mark Alexander
Do I miss smoking? No, not really. But I do have very fond memories of the pleasurable times I had whilst being a smoker. In fact, I derived an enormous amount of pleasure from a fine cigarette. A cigarette with fresh coffee in the morning, or a cigarette after lunch, or with a glass of Scotch whisky before dinner, and with a coffee or drink after dinner, are irreplaceable. So, when one quits, one just has to learn to live without those joyous sticks of endless pleasure. 😊
If anybody wishes to quit smoking, you need to psych yourself up for Q-day, be very determined to succeed, and go for it. It can be done. I am living proof of it. I used to smoke a pack a day for most of my adult life which, when I was growing up, was not considered heavy smoking at all. These days, they categorize twenty cigarettes a day as heavy smoking. That, to me, is nonsense! It’s crazy! When I was growing up, many men smoked thirty, forty, and exceptionally even sixty cigarettes a day. Now THAT is heavy smoking! 😊 But this is, after all, the age of the snowflake, so we can’t expect anything else, I suppose.
On April 10, 2027, I will have been an ex-smoker for FIVE whole years. Just thought some of you might like to know.
Mark Alexander
Candidate Named Hitler Mussolini Elected Mayor in Peru
THE GUARDIAN: Leftwing Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores beats far-right candidate in election in remote district of Andes
Screenshot taken from this Guardian article. | Adolf Hitler talking to Benito Mussolini in July 1944 at Hitler's headquarters in Rastenburg. Photograph: ullstein bild Dtl./ullstein bild/Getty Images
A businessman called Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores has been elected the mayor of a remote district in the Peruvian Andes, according to local election data.
The 45-year-old, who shares two of his names with notorious European dictators, won the race for mayor of Queropalca, in Peru’s central Huanuco region, and will take office on 1 January.
The candidate from the leftwing Ahora Nacion party won 229 out of a total of 663 votes in elections on 4 October, according to the national office of electoral processes.
His closest rival, the far-right candidate Gaspar Osorio, received 204 votes. » | Agence France-Presse | Saturday, October 10, 2026
A businessman called Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores has been elected the mayor of a remote district in the Peruvian Andes, according to local election data.
The 45-year-old, who shares two of his names with notorious European dictators, won the race for mayor of Queropalca, in Peru’s central Huanuco region, and will take office on 1 January.
The candidate from the leftwing Ahora Nacion party won 229 out of a total of 663 votes in elections on 4 October, according to the national office of electoral processes.
His closest rival, the far-right candidate Gaspar Osorio, received 204 votes. » | Agence France-Presse | Saturday, October 10, 2026
Cigarette électronique : vapoter est-il sans risque pour la santé ? Les résultats de cette étude sur les effets à long terme sont plutôt inquiétants
Le vapotage nicotinique peut se poursuivre longtemps après l’arrêt du tabac. Le Dr Ivan Berlin (tabacologue, hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris) l’explique par une dépendance redoutable à la nicotine entretenue par ces dispositifs : "l’addiction à la nicotine peut expliquer l’utilisation prolongée de produits qui en contiennent, qu’ils soient pharmaceutiques (substituts nicotiniques) ou non (e-cigarette, pouches/sachets ou snus blanc, interdits en France, etc.), d’autant plus lorsque la dépendance s’est installée très jeune. Même après l’arrêt du tabac, le besoin de nicotine peut persister du fait de modifications durables du circuit cérébral de la récompense. La dépendance est installée et le produit utilisé en remplacement du tabac peut la prolonger."
Le point clé est la vitesse d’arrivée de la nicotine au cerveau : plus elle atteint rapidement les récepteurs nicotiniques, plus elle produit un effet immédiat et renforce les associations entre la prise de nicotine et certaines situations ou sensations, entretenant la dépendance. Or cette vitesse de délivrance varie selon les produits. "Les patchs diffusent la nicotine lentement et entraînent peu de prises répétées, commentait le Dr Berlin au 20e Congrès de la Société Francophone de Tabacologie (24-25 septembre 2026, Rennes). À l’inverse, les formes à délivrance plus rapide, comme les gommes ou le vapotage, peuvent davantage renforcer les mécanismes de dépendance et favoriser un usage prolongé." » | Midi Libre | Samedi 10 octobre 2026
Rob Groves: The Tories Are Dying and the Numbers Prove It
Even though an ex-colleague once called me a “dyed-in-the-wool” Conservative voter, I finished voting for that party long ago. After the fiasco of Brexit, I shall never vote for them again. I am a European with every fibre of my being, and that party took my European rights away from me (and everyone else, of course), and has impoverished my home country in so doing. So, as far as I am concerned, the curtains have closed on that party.
Then, after that disastrous Brexit referendum, along came Rishi Sunak, spending public money like a drunken sailor! He also introduced the undemocratic idea of a “generational smoking ban”, which I vehemently disagree with and for a number of good reasons. However, in short, one can say that it is not the job of government to tell people how to live their lives. Doing so is both illiberal and undemocratic. Furthermore, there are far more important things for governments to concentrate on if people’s health is their goal. But in fact, I don’t really think that politicians give a tinker’s toss about people’s health. What they care about is money. How much is smoking costing the NHS in treatment. But I have news for them: smokers contribute approximately £12 billion to the state coffers. To treat smoking-related diseases in the UK, it costs the treasury between £1.9 and £2.5 billion per annum. Clearly, smokers more than pay for any treatment they get on the NHS.
But I digress… another reason why I would never vote Tory again is because the party is so anti-EU. AND because the party wants to exit the ECHR. Leaving the ECHR would be a disaster.
Kemi Badenoch radiates neither magic nor sparkle for me, I’m afraid. Her vision for this country is diametrically opposed to mine. What she wants to do with this country is re-hash Thatcher’s policies. But it is high time that the Tories retired her policies. It is time for them to get creative. In any case, it was Thatcher and her sidekick Reagan, who sowed the seeds of the ginormous wealth gap in the West. So, do we really want to increase the gap between the have-nots and the superrich even more?
In my opinion, once upon a time, the Conservative Party was the only sensible party to vote for. But then the party started destroying itself, it started committing suicide in slow motion. The self-harm continues apace! — © Mark Alexander
Trump–Putin Diesel Deal: ‘The Most Abhorrent Thing I’ve Seen’ | Bill Browder
Oct 10, 2026 | "There's no part of this deal that looks good on any measure."
Trump's deal with Putin to import Russian fuel has "ugly implications" for Ukraine and the rest of the world, says billionaire financier turned activist and Putin critic, Sir Bill Browder.
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I Saw Iran Execute a Man in Public. Is This What the US Wants?
THE GUARDIAN: It is odd for the US defense secretary to be laying the groundwork for an event that could be organized by Tehran
Screenshot taken from this Guardian article. | Iranian police officers near the rope to be used to hang Muhammad Bijeh, in Pakdasht, Iran, on 16 March 2005. Photograph: Vahid Salemi/AP
Pete Hegseth’s plans to stage a public execution resemble a grotesque Iran-imitation game.
Having failed over the past seven months to defeat the Tehran regime on the battlefield, the self-styled “secretary of war” now proposes to mirror its notorious practice of enforcing the death penalty as a grand public spectacle.
“We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it’s public, because people need to understand there’s serious consequences for these types of things,” Hegseth, with barely concealed relish, told the rightwing Real America’s Voice network of the planned execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, a former army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at a military base at Fort Hood in Texas in 2009.
The prospect conjures vivid flashbacks of my own experience witnessing such an event in Iran, days after arriving as a correspondent for the Guardian more than two decades ago.
Then, the Iranian authorities hanged a convicted child serial killer, Muhammad Bijeh, from a crane – in contrast to the firing-squad execution Hegseth envisions – in the small town of Pakdasht, about 35 miles (56km) from Tehran.
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It was a searing and unforgettable experience that deeply imprinted on me, as a new arrival, the ruthlessly repressive nature of the Islamic republic. In many ways, that seemed the intention.
For the locals, it was an exhibition they were encouraged to attend. I clearly recall police cars touring the streets as officers inside with loud-hailers summoned the local population to watch. » | Robert Tait in Washington | Friday, October 9, 2026
Pete Hegseth’s plans to stage a public execution resemble a grotesque Iran-imitation game.
Having failed over the past seven months to defeat the Tehran regime on the battlefield, the self-styled “secretary of war” now proposes to mirror its notorious practice of enforcing the death penalty as a grand public spectacle.
“We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it’s public, because people need to understand there’s serious consequences for these types of things,” Hegseth, with barely concealed relish, told the rightwing Real America’s Voice network of the planned execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, a former army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at a military base at Fort Hood in Texas in 2009.
The prospect conjures vivid flashbacks of my own experience witnessing such an event in Iran, days after arriving as a correspondent for the Guardian more than two decades ago.
Then, the Iranian authorities hanged a convicted child serial killer, Muhammad Bijeh, from a crane – in contrast to the firing-squad execution Hegseth envisions – in the small town of Pakdasht, about 35 miles (56km) from Tehran.
…
It was a searing and unforgettable experience that deeply imprinted on me, as a new arrival, the ruthlessly repressive nature of the Islamic republic. In many ways, that seemed the intention.
For the locals, it was an exhibition they were encouraged to attend. I clearly recall police cars touring the streets as officers inside with loud-hailers summoned the local population to watch. » | Robert Tait in Washington | Friday, October 9, 2026
Friday, October 09, 2026
Massacre du 7 Octobre : l'Iran estime que l'attaque du Hamas a « accéléré le déclin » d'Israël
LE FIGARO : Ce 7 octobre marque le troisième anniversaire de l’attaque du Hamas. Un acte qui « a accéléré le déclin du régime sioniste », selon le chef d’état-major des forces armées iraniennes dans un communiqué.
L'attaque du Hamas du 7 octobre 2023 a « accéléré le déclin » d'Israël, a estimé mercredi le chef d'état-major des forces armées iraniennes, au moment où les Israéliens commémorent le troisième anniversaire de la journée la plus meurtrière de l'histoire de leur pays. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mercredi 7 octobre 2026
L'attaque du Hamas du 7 octobre 2023 a « accéléré le déclin » d'Israël, a estimé mercredi le chef d'état-major des forces armées iraniennes, au moment où les Israéliens commémorent le troisième anniversaire de la journée la plus meurtrière de l'histoire de leur pays. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mercredi 7 octobre 2026
Dimitra’s Dishes: Dutch Oven* Greek Roast Chicken and Lemon Potatoes
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NB: In American English, it is called a “Dutch oven”; in British English, it is called a casserole.
ICE Agent Shoots Man in New York City | BBC News
Oct 9, 2026 | A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent has shot a man in his car in the Bronx in New York City while the man's five-year-old son sat in the backseat.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which runs ICE, confirmed an officer discharged his weapon while attempting to arrest a "criminal illegal alien" on Thursday. The man, later identified as 28-year-old Oscar Belgal, was alive and at a local hospital, officials said.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the ICE officer fired "multiple rounds" into the car with a child inside, calling it an "unconscionable and incredibly serious situation". The BBC has contacted DHS for comment about Mamdani's remarks.
The DHS said Belgal was from the Dominican Republic and had "a prior criminal conviction for grand larceny and multiple prior arrests for assault, robbery, possession of drugs and weapons possession". It also claimed Belgal was associated with a transnational criminal group.
ICE agents in Trump’s regime are no better than the Gestapo were in Hitler’s regime. This is how low Donald Trump and his mafioso have brought America. This is exactly what happens when the electorate aren’t smart enough to choose wisely the person they wish to lead them. This is what happens when people have no ability when it comes to judging character. America could easily sink into the abyss because of Trump’s maladministration. And if it does so, Americans will have only themselves to blame. — © Mark Alexander
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which runs ICE, confirmed an officer discharged his weapon while attempting to arrest a "criminal illegal alien" on Thursday. The man, later identified as 28-year-old Oscar Belgal, was alive and at a local hospital, officials said.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the ICE officer fired "multiple rounds" into the car with a child inside, calling it an "unconscionable and incredibly serious situation". The BBC has contacted DHS for comment about Mamdani's remarks.
The DHS said Belgal was from the Dominican Republic and had "a prior criminal conviction for grand larceny and multiple prior arrests for assault, robbery, possession of drugs and weapons possession". It also claimed Belgal was associated with a transnational criminal group.
ICE agents in Trump’s regime are no better than the Gestapo were in Hitler’s regime. This is how low Donald Trump and his mafioso have brought America. This is exactly what happens when the electorate aren’t smart enough to choose wisely the person they wish to lead them. This is what happens when people have no ability when it comes to judging character. America could easily sink into the abyss because of Trump’s maladministration. And if it does so, Americans will have only themselves to blame. — © Mark Alexander
Michael Lambert: How Can Senior UK Labour Politicians Take Money From Israeli Supporting Donors?
Oct 9, 2026 | Having just become a grandfather to the most beautiful child in the world I couldn't stop thinking about her future and about the future of children less fortunate than her. Above all I thought about the children in Gaza. Many thousand have been killed, traumatised, and mutilated. Most hospitals and schools have been severely damaged or destroyed, there have been food and water shortages — and the horrific incidents at schools, aid convoys and humanitarian zones, from the Al Tabari school strike to the World Central Kitchen workers killed.
Above all, I ask how senior Labour figures can be neutral when so many have taken money and funded trips linked to pro-Israel donors — from the £50,000 to Keir Starmer from Trevor Chinn, to over £100,000 to David Lammy, to £210,000 to Yvette Cooper for staff, plus donations to Wes Streeting, Bridget Phillipson and others detailed in the register.
Above all I don't see how this can happen in the 21st century. It's just not right. …
Very well said. The way those poor Gazans are suffering is a disgrace. And it is particularly disgraceful that the little children are having to suffer so badly. The West has lost its moorings. We are no longer a civilization to be respected and copied. Just look at America! Just look at Hegseth's announcement of livestreaming an execution! Never in my life would i have thought that the West would stoop so low as to behave as badly as the perpetrators of any crime. And as for Gaza, politicians just sit around and let the atrocities happen. The concept of the punishment fitting the crime has clearly been lost, forgotten, or is being ignored. Probably—nay, almost certainly— for money! — © Mark Alexander
Above all, I ask how senior Labour figures can be neutral when so many have taken money and funded trips linked to pro-Israel donors — from the £50,000 to Keir Starmer from Trevor Chinn, to over £100,000 to David Lammy, to £210,000 to Yvette Cooper for staff, plus donations to Wes Streeting, Bridget Phillipson and others detailed in the register.
Above all I don't see how this can happen in the 21st century. It's just not right. …
Very well said. The way those poor Gazans are suffering is a disgrace. And it is particularly disgraceful that the little children are having to suffer so badly. The West has lost its moorings. We are no longer a civilization to be respected and copied. Just look at America! Just look at Hegseth's announcement of livestreaming an execution! Never in my life would i have thought that the West would stoop so low as to behave as badly as the perpetrators of any crime. And as for Gaza, politicians just sit around and let the atrocities happen. The concept of the punishment fitting the crime has clearly been lost, forgotten, or is being ignored. Probably—nay, almost certainly— for money! — © Mark Alexander
Hegseth Announces Public Livestream of Firing Squad Execution
Oct 9, 2026 | The Pentagon said Thursday it will livestream the military’s first firing squad execution since 1945, allowing the public to watch as the man who killed 13 people in a 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood is put to death.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed in an interview this week to let the public watch a firing squad execute Nidal Hasan at the same base in Texas where he carried out the massacre.
“We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it’s public, because people need to understand that there’s [sic] serious consequences for these types of things,”
Hegseth told far-right podcaster Jack Posobiec in an interview aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on Wednesday, drawing swift backlash from both sides of the aisle.
CNN senior national security reporter Haley Britzsky reports on the Pentagon's plan, and Audie Cornish rounds up reaction online and in her "CNN This Morning" Group Chat
Pete Hegseth = white trash! Only barbarians behave like this! Public executions make the West no better than any other ‘civilization’. If this goes ahead, the West will lose ALL moral authority. What a bunch of morons! Americans are such an uncivilized lot! They pride themselves on being Christians but behave like jungle folk. In fact, I doubt that jungle folk would behave so brutally and in such an uncivilized manner. — © Mark Alexander
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‘Medieval’ and ‘disturbing’: US plan to livestream execution elicits global condemnation: Pentagon said execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, would be broadcast live »
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed in an interview this week to let the public watch a firing squad execute Nidal Hasan at the same base in Texas where he carried out the massacre.
“We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it’s public, because people need to understand that there’s [sic] serious consequences for these types of things,”
Hegseth told far-right podcaster Jack Posobiec in an interview aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on Wednesday, drawing swift backlash from both sides of the aisle.
CNN senior national security reporter Haley Britzsky reports on the Pentagon's plan, and Audie Cornish rounds up reaction online and in her "CNN This Morning" Group Chat
Pete Hegseth = white trash! Only barbarians behave like this! Public executions make the West no better than any other ‘civilization’. If this goes ahead, the West will lose ALL moral authority. What a bunch of morons! Americans are such an uncivilized lot! They pride themselves on being Christians but behave like jungle folk. In fact, I doubt that jungle folk would behave so brutally and in such an uncivilized manner. — © Mark Alexander
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‘Medieval’ and ‘disturbing’: US plan to livestream execution elicits global condemnation: Pentagon said execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, would be broadcast live »
Der Nazi, der den Pianisten Wladyslaw Szpilman & andere Juden rettete - Wilhelm Hosenfeld
May 2, 2024 | Wilhelm Hosenfeld war ein deutscher Heeresoffizier, dessen Leben die einfache Einteilung in Täter und Retter im Zweiten Weltkrieg infrage stellt. Während seines Dienstes im besetzten Polen erlebte er die Zerstörung Warschaus, die Verfolgung der Juden und den moralischen Zerfall der deutschen Herrschaft. Dennoch entschied er sich – unter erheblichem persönlichen Risiko – jenen zu helfen, die von dem Regime verfolgt wurden, dem er offiziell diente. 1895 in Hünfeld geboren, wuchs Hosenfeld in einer katholischen Familie auf und ließ sich zum Lehrer ausbilden. Wie viele Deutsche seiner Generation unterstützte er zunächst Adolf Hitlers Aufstieg und trat der SA sowie später der NSDAP bei. Seine Haltung veränderte sich jedoch grundlegend nach dem Überfall auf Polen 1939 und seiner Versetzung nach Warschau, wo er den größten Teil des Krieges blieb und bis zum Hauptmann aufstieg. Dort wurde Hosenfeld Zeuge der brutalen Realität der Besatzung: der Errichtung und späteren Zerstörung des Warschauer Ghettos, der Massendeportationen, des Hungers und der Erschießungen. Tief erschüttert hielt er seine Gedanken in geheimen Tagebüchern fest. Darin verurteilte er die NS-Verbrechen und bekannte offen seine Scham über das Handeln Deutschlands. Entscheidend war jedoch, dass er nicht nur schrieb – er handelte. Hosenfeld half polnischen Zivilisten, schützte Priester, unterstützte Mitglieder des Widerstands und rettete mehrere Juden, indem er ihnen falsche Papiere, Nahrung und Arbeitsstellen verschaffte.
Seine bekannteste Rettungstat ereignete sich 1944. In den Ruinen der zerstörten Stadt entdeckte er den ausgehungerten jüdischen Pianisten Władysław Szpilman. Anstatt ihn festzunehmen, versorgte Hosenfeld ihn mit Lebensmitteln, Kleidung und einem sicheren Versteck – eine Tat, die später im Film Der Pianist weltweite Bekanntheit erlangte. Nach Kriegsende geriet Hosenfeld in sowjetische Gefangenschaft. Er wurde misshandelt und zu 25 Jahren Arbeitslager verurteilt. Trotz der Fürsprache von Überlebenden, die er gerettet hatte, kam es nie zu seiner Freilassung. 1952 starb er in der Haft. 2008 erkannte Yad Vashem Wilhelm Hosenfeld posthum als „Gerechten unter den Völkern“ an. Seine Geschichte wirft bis heute die Frage auf, wie individuelles Gewissen selbst innerhalb eines verbrecherischen Systems bestehen kann.
Haftungsausschluss: Alle Meinungen und Kommentare unten stammen von Mitgliedern der Öffentlichkeit und spiegeln nicht die Ansichten des World History Channel wider. Wir tolerieren nicht das Fördern von Gewalt oder Hass gegen Einzelpersonen oder Gruppen aufgrund von Merkmalen wie Rasse, Nationalität, Religion, Geschlecht und sexueller Orientierung. World History hat das Recht, Kommentare zu überprüfen und zu löschen, wenn sie als unangemessen erachtet werden.
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Seine bekannteste Rettungstat ereignete sich 1944. In den Ruinen der zerstörten Stadt entdeckte er den ausgehungerten jüdischen Pianisten Władysław Szpilman. Anstatt ihn festzunehmen, versorgte Hosenfeld ihn mit Lebensmitteln, Kleidung und einem sicheren Versteck – eine Tat, die später im Film Der Pianist weltweite Bekanntheit erlangte. Nach Kriegsende geriet Hosenfeld in sowjetische Gefangenschaft. Er wurde misshandelt und zu 25 Jahren Arbeitslager verurteilt. Trotz der Fürsprache von Überlebenden, die er gerettet hatte, kam es nie zu seiner Freilassung. 1952 starb er in der Haft. 2008 erkannte Yad Vashem Wilhelm Hosenfeld posthum als „Gerechten unter den Völkern“ an. Seine Geschichte wirft bis heute die Frage auf, wie individuelles Gewissen selbst innerhalb eines verbrecherischen Systems bestehen kann.
Haftungsausschluss: Alle Meinungen und Kommentare unten stammen von Mitgliedern der Öffentlichkeit und spiegeln nicht die Ansichten des World History Channel wider. Wir tolerieren nicht das Fördern von Gewalt oder Hass gegen Einzelpersonen oder Gruppen aufgrund von Merkmalen wie Rasse, Nationalität, Religion, Geschlecht und sexueller Orientierung. World History hat das Recht, Kommentare zu überprüfen und zu löschen, wenn sie als unangemessen erachtet werden.
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Russie : Vladimir Poutine reçoit Gerhard Schröder à Moscou le jour de son anniversaire
LE FIGARO : Critiqué en Allemagne pour ses liens persistants avec Moscou malgré la guerre en Ukraine, l’ancien chancelier Gerhard Schröder a été reçu mercredi par Vladimir Poutine à l’occasion de l’anniversaire du président russe.
Vladimir Poutine a reçu à son domicile le jour de son anniversaire mercredi 7 octobre Gerhard Schröder, a indiqué le Kremlin jeudi, alors que l'ancien chancelier allemand est critiqué pour ses liens avec le président russe. « Hier matin, Vladimir Poutine a appris par les médias que Gerhard Schröder se trouvait à Moscou pour affaires. Le président a invité son vieil ami à le rejoindre », a indiqué le Kremlin sur Telegram. Vladimir Poutine fêtait ce jour-là ses 74 ans. Le Kremlin a publié des photos montrant les deux hommes se serrant la main en souriant. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | vendredi 9 octobre 2026
Benyamin Netanyahou a invité Flavio Bolsonaro en Israël
LE FIGARO : Le premier ministre israélien avait développé une relation étroite avec l’ex-chef de l’État brésilien Jair Bolsonaro, père de Flavio, qui purge depuis fin 2025 une peine de 27 ans de réclusion pour avoir tenté de s’accrocher au pouvoir après sa défaite électorale face à Lula en 2022.
Le premier ministre israélien Benyamin Netanyahou s'est entretenu avec Flavio Bolsonaro, candidat à la présidence du Brésil, et l'a invité en Israël afin de « renouer les liens d'amitié profonds » entre les deux pays, a annoncé vendredi 9 octobre son bureau. Lundi, Benyamin Netanyahou avait souhaité une « grande victoire » à Flavio Bolsonaro, arrivé la veille en tête du premier tour de l'élection présidentielle au Brésil.
Benyamin Netanyahou « s'est entretenu hier soir avec le candidat à la présidence brésilienne Flavio Bolsonaro et l'a félicité pour son succès majeur au premier tour de l'élection présidentielle », a indiqué son bureau dans un communiqué. « Le premier ministre a invité Bolsonaro à se rendre en Israël et ce dernier, de son côté, a invité le premier ministre à se rendre au Brésil », est-il ajouté. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | vendredi 9 octobre 2026
Le premier ministre israélien Benyamin Netanyahou s'est entretenu avec Flavio Bolsonaro, candidat à la présidence du Brésil, et l'a invité en Israël afin de « renouer les liens d'amitié profonds » entre les deux pays, a annoncé vendredi 9 octobre son bureau. Lundi, Benyamin Netanyahou avait souhaité une « grande victoire » à Flavio Bolsonaro, arrivé la veille en tête du premier tour de l'élection présidentielle au Brésil.
Benyamin Netanyahou « s'est entretenu hier soir avec le candidat à la présidence brésilienne Flavio Bolsonaro et l'a félicité pour son succès majeur au premier tour de l'élection présidentielle », a indiqué son bureau dans un communiqué. « Le premier ministre a invité Bolsonaro à se rendre en Israël et ce dernier, de son côté, a invité le premier ministre à se rendre au Brésil », est-il ajouté. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | vendredi 9 octobre 2026
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Firing Squad Execution Will Be Livestreamed to the Public, Says US Defence Secretary | BBC News
Oct 9, 2026 | The public will be able to watch the execution of a former US Army major by firing squad, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has said. It is believed to be the first public execution in the US in almost a century.
Nidal Hasan, who shot dead 13 unarmed US soldiers at Fort Hood army base in 2009, is expected to be executed on 3 December.
"People need to understand that there's [sic] serious consequences for these types of things," said Hegseth.
The decision to livestream it is "unprecedented in the modern era" and "on uncertain legal terrain," said John Mills, a lawyer who works with inmates sentenced to death.
À LIRE AUSSI:
L’exécution en direct annoncée aux États-Unis de l’auteur d’une tuerie sur une base militaire serait une forme de «torture», dénonce l’ONU : L’exécution de l’auteur de cette tuerie qui avait fait 13 morts au Texas en 2009 sera diffusée en direct, a annoncé jeudi un responsable du ministère américain de la Défense. »
Nidal Hasan, who shot dead 13 unarmed US soldiers at Fort Hood army base in 2009, is expected to be executed on 3 December.
"People need to understand that there's [sic] serious consequences for these types of things," said Hegseth.
The decision to livestream it is "unprecedented in the modern era" and "on uncertain legal terrain," said John Mills, a lawyer who works with inmates sentenced to death.
À LIRE AUSSI:
L’exécution en direct annoncée aux États-Unis de l’auteur d’une tuerie sur une base militaire serait une forme de «torture», dénonce l’ONU : L’exécution de l’auteur de cette tuerie qui avait fait 13 morts au Texas en 2009 sera diffusée en direct, a annoncé jeudi un responsable du ministère américain de la Défense. »
Livestreamed Firing Squad: How Can Pete Hegseth Call Himself Christian? | Lord McConnell
Pete Hegseth along with his boss are trash! Barbaric trash! — © Mark Alexander
Comment 2:
The livestreaming of an execution is utterly barbaric and in doing this, Trump’s regime is showing itself to be no better than the perpetrators of the crime! This is NOT Christianity. On the contrary, this is SAVAGERY! Surely, the Pope should speak out firmly against this BARBARISM. — © Mark Alexander
Le commissaire européen au Commerce veut du « concret » de ses entretiens en Chine
LE FIGARO : Le commissaire européen au commerce Maros Sefcovic attend des « résultats concrets » lors des entretiens qu'il a engagés jeudi à Pékin sur le déséquilibre des échanges commerciaux entre la Chine et l'Union européenne, a-t-il dit sur les réseaux sociaux. Maros Sefcovic a redit sur X jeudi soir œuvrer « activement à rééquilibrer les relations commerciales », objet d'un dialogue en cours depuis plusieurs mois entre Bruxelles et Pékin. Il dit « crucial » que cette phase des discussions « débouche sur des résultats concrets », à la suite d'entretiens avec le ministre chinois du Commerce Wang Wentao. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | vendredi 9 octobre 2026
‘Using the Presidency to Line His Pockets’: Could Claims of Corruption Fuel Backlash against Trump?
THE GUARDIAN: Experts say president is vulnerable amid discontent over rising prices – and the US public has ample cause for complaint
In Donald Trump’s telling, he’s a model of incorruptible self-sacrifice.
“I’m the only president that donated his salary,” he told a group of cheering supporters at a Hispanic heritage month celebration in the White House last week, before conceding that George Washington – “a very wealthy person” – might have beaten him to the punch.
“They pay me $550,000 a year, and in my first term, I donated it,” he continued. “In my second term I donated it too. I donated it to fixing the White House. I donated the salary into the White House preservation.”
Trump’s ethical self-depiction was undercut in startling fashion a day later when the crypto company that runs his memecoin offered “the most exclusive dinner in the world” at the president’s members-only Trump National club in Washington.
“Join three legends and featured speaker Donald J Trump,” gushed the invite to the 185 biggest investors in the Trump coin. The top 29 buyers were promised an invitation to an additional “VIP reception with your favourite president and one of the legends”. For the top four donors, a Trump 18-karat gold watch lay in store. » | Robert Tait in Washington | Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Americans have shown that they are a WEAK, FEEBLE lot in tolerating Trump's unprecedented CORRUPTION. The man is running the White House as a CASHCOW, as his very own exceptionally profitable company! — © Mark Alexander
Execution TV? Pete Hegseth Has Taken the Once ‘Greatest Democracy’ to a Horrific New Low
THE GUARDIAN — OP-ED: A proposal to livestream the killing of Nidal Hasan by firing squad opens a window ever wider to the Trump administration’s complete moral vacuity
Screenshot taken from this Guardian op-ed. | ‘The world has become inured to Donald Trump’s monstrous narcissism and maladministration,’ writes Paul Daley Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images
More fool me! Here I was thinking nothing that America’s Trump administration could do or say, no matter how politically and morally bankrupt, no matter how venal or violent, was capable of shocking me any longer.
Then I woke to today’s news that one of the Trump cabinet’s bigger boofheads – the uber Christian nationalist, crusader-fantasist and “secretary of war” Pete Hegseth had announced that America would have a public firing squad execution of murderer Nidal Hasan.
Reckless global militarisation including a threat at the UN to annihilate Iran, a litany of sexual misconduct allegations against the commander in chief, claims of blatant presidential corruption … they have all ceased to surprise and shock us, so inured has the world become to Donald Trump’s monstrous narcissism and maladministration.
But now we have execution TV. Tune in to the livestream on Thursday 3 December to watch a military firing squad shoot the life out of Hasan, the former army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at a US army base in 2009.
State-sanctioned killing as entertainment! Yes, the world’s supposedly greatest (or formerly greatest) democracy has arrived at an horrific new moral nadir. » | Paul Daley | Friday, October 9, 2026
What’s not to hate about America under Trump’s misguided leadership? What’s not to be loathed and despised?
The crimes of Trump should have been foreseen and anticipated, because Trump himself is a convicted felon and sex offender. One can but think of silk purses and sows’ ears!
It is difficult to see how America will ever be able to recover from this dark period in the nation’s history, because Trump has destroyed America’s reputation. A reputation once lost is often lost forever. How can anyone look up to America ever again? How can any country look to America for moral leadership? How can America ever be trusted again? I would wager that it isn’t possible. Not at all! At least not in our lifetimes. So, it must surely be so that China is playing the waiting game, preparing for its coming new hegemonic role. — © Mark Alexander
More fool me! Here I was thinking nothing that America’s Trump administration could do or say, no matter how politically and morally bankrupt, no matter how venal or violent, was capable of shocking me any longer.
Then I woke to today’s news that one of the Trump cabinet’s bigger boofheads – the uber Christian nationalist, crusader-fantasist and “secretary of war” Pete Hegseth had announced that America would have a public firing squad execution of murderer Nidal Hasan.
Reckless global militarisation including a threat at the UN to annihilate Iran, a litany of sexual misconduct allegations against the commander in chief, claims of blatant presidential corruption … they have all ceased to surprise and shock us, so inured has the world become to Donald Trump’s monstrous narcissism and maladministration.
But now we have execution TV. Tune in to the livestream on Thursday 3 December to watch a military firing squad shoot the life out of Hasan, the former army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at a US army base in 2009.
State-sanctioned killing as entertainment! Yes, the world’s supposedly greatest (or formerly greatest) democracy has arrived at an horrific new moral nadir. » | Paul Daley | Friday, October 9, 2026
What’s not to hate about America under Trump’s misguided leadership? What’s not to be loathed and despised?
The crimes of Trump should have been foreseen and anticipated, because Trump himself is a convicted felon and sex offender. One can but think of silk purses and sows’ ears!
It is difficult to see how America will ever be able to recover from this dark period in the nation’s history, because Trump has destroyed America’s reputation. A reputation once lost is often lost forever. How can anyone look up to America ever again? How can any country look to America for moral leadership? How can America ever be trusted again? I would wager that it isn’t possible. Not at all! At least not in our lifetimes. So, it must surely be so that China is playing the waiting game, preparing for its coming new hegemonic role. — © Mark Alexander
ICE Agent Shoots Man in New York City with Five-year-old Reportedly in Car
THE GUARDIAN: Police say man taken to hospital and mayor says child physically unharmed as he condemns ‘unconscionable’ act
Screenshot taken from this Guardian article. | A protester holds a sign in the Bronx after the ICE shooting. Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s mayor, said he had called Donald Trump. Photograph: Eduardo Muñoz/Reuters
A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and injured a man in New York City on Thursday afternoon during an enforcement operation, federal officials said.
The man was conscious and hospitalized, authorities said, and the shooting quickly sparked angry protests from local residents and elected officials in the neighborhood.
Early reports indicated that agents had surrounded the man and a five-year-old child in his car in a residential area before firing multiple rounds, the city’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, said in a statement on Thursday evening. The child was physically unharmed, he said.
“I have been on the phone with President Trump and [Homeland Security] secretary Mullin negotiating the release of the man ICE agents shot. Those negotiations were unsuccessful,” Mamdani told a press conference. He demanded from the Trump administration that ICE stop its enforcement actions in New York City, he said. » | Sam Levin in Los Angeles and Lex McMenamin in New York | Friday, October 9, 2026
America under Trump’s watch and direction is falling further and further into barbarism. — © Mark Alexander
A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and injured a man in New York City on Thursday afternoon during an enforcement operation, federal officials said.
The man was conscious and hospitalized, authorities said, and the shooting quickly sparked angry protests from local residents and elected officials in the neighborhood.
Early reports indicated that agents had surrounded the man and a five-year-old child in his car in a residential area before firing multiple rounds, the city’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, said in a statement on Thursday evening. The child was physically unharmed, he said.
“I have been on the phone with President Trump and [Homeland Security] secretary Mullin negotiating the release of the man ICE agents shot. Those negotiations were unsuccessful,” Mamdani told a press conference. He demanded from the Trump administration that ICE stop its enforcement actions in New York City, he said. » | Sam Levin in Los Angeles and Lex McMenamin in New York | Friday, October 9, 2026
America under Trump’s watch and direction is falling further and further into barbarism. — © Mark Alexander
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