MASS ARRESTS, Enraged Drivers as Anti-ICE Protest BLOCKS Brooklyn Bridge

MASS ARRESTS, Enraged Drivers as Anti-ICE Protest BLOCKS Brooklyn Bridge

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Oct 28, 2026

October 28 2026 MANHATTAN, NEW YORK - Anti-ICE protesters SHUT down all three Manhattan entrances to Brooklyn Bridge. Enraged Drivers begged protesters to leave, while one driver spoke in support.

Mass Arrests with one person carried away by the NYPD

A US cruise ship suspends a global voyage in Asia due to fuel costs,..

A US cruise ship suspends a global voyage in Asia due to fuel costs, stranding 200 passengers

BY SOPHENG CHEANG

Updated 8:19 AM EDT, October 28, 2026

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SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (AP) — A U.S. cruise ship on an around-the-world voyage that touted its cabins as floating homes suspended its three-year voyage in Cambodia due to fuel costs, forcing hundreds of passengers to disembark.

The MV Odyssey set sail two years ago on a voyage to the seven continents marketed as combining long-term living at sea with global travel. Its operator had offered to “make the Odyssey your permanent home,” with the purchase price of a suite for the lifetime of the vessel starting around $230,000.

For now, it is docked at the Cambodian port of Sihanoukville on the Gulf of Thailand, with no certain departure date.

The ship has been carrying 203 passengers, mostly Americans, along with 156 crew members, according to Cambodian officials. It has a 650-passenger capacity.

Its Florida-based operator, Villa Vie Residences, said monthly fuel expenses per cabin that historically averaged $1,800 have reached an estimated $6,000 to $8,000 in parts of Asia due to the war in Iran. The company said it sought to reduce fuel consumption by slowing the itinerary and spending more time in port, but was unable to offset the surging costs.

Traffic has been curtailed in the Strait of Hormuz since the war in Iran began, squeezing supplies of all kinds of petroleum-based fuels, especially in Southeast Asia, and sharply increasing prices.

“We have been unable to continue carrying the resulting operating losses,” Villa Vie Residences said in a statement issued Tuesday. “Passing the full increase on to residents is not a realistic solution. Our focus now is on supporting residents, crew, and employees” while it tries to restructure.

“The company is working with residents to coordinate disembarkation and identify temporary living arrangements,” it said.

Those on the ship had hoped to sail for years to come

Passengers however, said they received no support and had to make their own arrangements after being given seven hours notice on Tuesday to disembark. Some were devastated and expressed hope a new company could rescue the venture so life at sea can continue.

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The Worship of Mammon - Giving It way

 THE KEEPING OF THE COMMANDMENTS.

"The Worship of Mammon-Giving It Away.”

“I AM the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

“Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” Ex. 20:2, 3.

Last week we noticed that phase of idolatry manifested in the worship of Mammon, in the getting of money. A further method of manifesting idolatry in the worship of Mammon is in giving away the money that has been so obtained. There is just as much idolatry in giving away money that is obtained by idolatry, as there is in getting it by idolatry. Not all Mammon worshipers are misers: only a few of them. Many of them are abundant givers; and these have just as much satisfaction in giving away the money as they had in getting it, because it is further indulgence of the same idolatry.

Last week we cited how the laboring man is oppressed and robbed in his wages; the poor man is oppressed and robbed in the increased prices; small dealers are oppressed and robbed or driven entirely out of business in order that a few in the great combinations may draw to themselves the tribute of all the people. And when that is done, they will make gifts of millions to colleges and universities, hundreds of thousands to hospitals, thousands to churches, etc., etc.; and then further pride themselves upon the world’s idolatry of their “great benevolence.” But there is not a particle of benevolence in any gift that is thus made: it is sheer idolatry.

By the Lord, in perfect justice and righteousness, all our gifts are measured, and stand, altogether upon the basis upon which we get the money.

We say it again; for it is applicable to people who are not millionaires, as truly as to those who are: All the value of our giving as measured by the Lord, in perfect justice and righteousness, rests altogether upon the basis upon which we make our money. If my money is not made honestly, not a cent that I ever gave away will stand to my credit: it can not in righteousness: it can not in justice. I robbed another man to get it; it is his still, and when I give it away, it is his money that I give away.

And this is another reason why the two mites of the poor widow that day when she gave it, was more than all that the wealthy put in of their abundance. We know that the Mammon worshipers in Christ’s day were like the Mammon worshipers in this day: they would crowd down in the dealing when people were selling to them; and they would crowd up on the price when people were to buy of them, and thus at both ends they increased their gains. Of these it is written: “It was this spirit that was manifested by the priests and temple officials in their gatherings for the Passover. Cattle were bought by the dignitaries, the moneyed men, who oppressed those of whom they purchased. The representation was made [to these owners out in the country, who had the cattle, the sheep, and the doves, and whoever had these to sell] that these animals were to be offered as a sacrifice to God at the Passover, and thus urged, the owners sold them at a cheap price. Then these scheming men brought their purchases to the temple,—purchases which meant double robbery,—robbery of the men of whom they had purchased, and robbery of those who wished to sacrifice, to whom they were again sold at exorbitant prices.”

Samsung TVs might use the mics of connected devices to listen to you, researcher says

Is your smart TV listening to you? Probably. But, this may be a step too far.

 By Matt Binder

 on October 26, 2026

Samsung TVs allegedly scans third-party devices with microphones to listen to consumers, according to a cybersecurity researcher. Credit: Chris Farina/Corbis via Getty Images

If you own a Samsung TV without a built-in microphone, it might still be listening to you, according to a researcher who shared his findings this week.

On the social media platform X, cybersecurity researcher @log4j shared that an investigation into Samsung smart TVs found that televisions without a mic will scan for connected devices that are equipped with a microphone. The smart TV will then utilize the audio data collected from the soundbar or other connected Bluetooth devices.

"This is pretty evil and clever," @log4j said about their discovery.

The researcher recently gained administrator root access to their own 2025 Samsung smart TV and has been sharing their findings in a series of posts on X.

Your smart TV is likely listening to you. At this point, that shouldn't be a surprise. Many televisions advertise this functionality, since your TV has to be listening to you to take voice commands and interact with other smart home devices.

However, other unadvertised and concerning privacy issues are arising from the device's ability to listen in.

For example, @log4j started looking into their TV after receiving oddly specific advertisements and found that their television was logging things like "dog barking" and "baby crying" under an event called EV201/SOUNDSENSOR_ON.

As NotebookCheck.net points out, while Samsung 2025 Vision AI TVs advertise that the devices detect barking dogs and crying babies and send alerts through the company's SmartThings app, Samsung does not advertise that this data is also sent back to the company.

Researcher @log4j also found that Samsung TVs track what happens inside specific apps. For example, the TV monitors what a user does in the YouTube app and even logs data such as the ads a user skips.

Mashable has reached out to Samsung for more information about the reports from @log4j and will update this piece when we hear back.

These privacy issues are not unique to Samsung TVs either. Last month, Mashable covered a report from YouTuber Gamers Nexus, which claimed to find that LG TVs were secretly recording users even when the televisions were turned off. LG later responded, denying some but not all the claims.

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Former Alpha News reporter looks back at breaking the Ilhan Omar scandal in 2016

Alpha News

Oct 27, 2026 Liz Collin Reports

Ten years ago, Praya Samsundar was working at Alpha News when she began investigating allegations that U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar married her brother. 

Ten years have passed and an official investigation is now finally underway. However, Samsundar — who was one of the first to break the scandal — remains the only reporter to ever receive a response from Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, the man at the center of the story. 

Samsundar joined Liz Collin on her podcast to talk about the striking differences — and strange similarities — between then and now along with some of the other controversies surrounding Omar. 

"I believe that the reporting that we did 10 years ago was really the loose thread that once authorities started pulling on it, things started to unravel and folks realized that this was probably much bigger than anyone would have imagined,” said Samsundar.

'Corrupt leftists protecting one of their own': Rob Schmitt

 

Black Church Degenerate Culture Exposed

 Black Church Degenerate Culture Exposed

Carmen Jaycee and Carmen Jaycee

⛪ Are Black churches becoming more degenerate? Today, we’re discussing questionable behavior inside the church, including a pastor who reportedly announced he’s taking a second wife. 👀 Where do we draw the line between faith and foolishness?

SPLC Dismisses Debanking as ‘Conspiracy Theory’ while Encouraging Banks to Engage in It, Says Expert

Dan Hart

August 28, 2024

In response to a recent Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) claim that the pattern of debanking of Christian organizations by American financial institutions is a “false narrative” and a “conspiracy theory,” a leading legal advocacy organization is pushing back.

The SPLC, which has been mired in controversy for years over its vilification of mainstream conservative organizations as “hate groups” and its founder being ousted over sexual abuse and racial discrimination, published an article on August 15 claiming that there is a “lack of evidence for any broad-based” movement by banks to involuntarily cancel the accounts of conservative Christian organizations.

But Alliance Defending Freedom’s (ADF) Jeremy Tedesco begs to differ. As the senior vice president of Corporate Engagement pointed out on “Washington Watch” Tuesday, part of the SPLC’s strategy is to lobby financial institutions to cancel conservative organizations’ bank accounts.

“[O]ne hand doesn’t know what the other hand is doing over at SPLC headquarters, because they are one of the biggest proponents of urging financial institutions to debank people they disagree with,” he pointed out. “Namely Alliance Defending Freedom, where I work, Family Research Council … and several other Christian mainstream ministries that they disagree with. And they are actively urging financial institutions to debank us. Yet they come out with an article saying that we’re making the whole thing up. So it is really laughable. … Debanking is a serious issue. It is happening. It’s on the rise. It’s impacting Christian ministries.”

NY Times Endorses Migrants’ Law-Breaking, Poverty, and Exploitation

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Neil Munro

27 Oct 202697

The New York Times is blessing the city’s population of illegal migrant street vendors as noble martyrs, despite the diverse economic damage they impose on ordinary New Yorkers.

The article’s headline, “For Senegalese Street Vendors in New York, ‘Work Is Worship,” obscures the reality that the poor illegal migrants survive by selling knockoff products, paying higher rents by crowding into apartments, and by dodging the property and city taxes paid by normal retailers.

But all is forgiven, perfumed, and downplayed by author Aimee Ortiz as she trills about the migrants’ diverse lawbreaking:

Most days, Khadim Ndiaye wakes up in the apartment he shares with five people in the Bronx and heads down to Canal Street, where he sets up shop on the sidewalk. Cat-eye, oversize and aviator frames bearing familiar logos — Prada, Gucci, Fendi — are among the sunglasses he hawks to passers-by.

Nearly all the migrants are men who have left their wives and families behind in Senegal.

Ortiz and her editors also wink at the cruel border policies that helped kill thousands of migrants during President Joe Biden’s term:

Mr. Ndiaye, 33, is among the thousands of Senegalese migrants who have made their way across the Atlantic from Dakar, Senegal’s capital, followed by a perilous overland trek through South and Central America to New York with one goal: to create a better life for themselves and their families in Senegal.

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A US appeals court ruled 10-7 that immigrants detained after entering the country illegally are not constitutionally entitled to bond hearings,..

A US appeals court ruled 10-7 that immigrants detained after entering the country illegally are not constitutionally entitled to bond hearings, reversing a July ruling affecting Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi

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A US federal appeals court has ruled that certain immigrants who entered the country without lawful admission are not constitutionally entitled to individual bond hearings while their removal proceedings are pending. On October 23, 2026, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, issued a 10-7 decision reversing an earlier ruling that had granted relief to three detained immigrants. According to the court’s opinion in Alvarado v. Vergara, available on Justia, the majority concluded that the Fifth Amendment does not require individual hearings to assess whether the men pose a danger to the community or a flight risk under the immigration detention provision at issue. The ruling reverses orders requiring authorities to provide the men with hearings within 90 days.

Appeals court reverses earlier ruling

The decision arose from consolidated cases involving Ignacio Sosnava Rodriguez, Alejandro Villegas Angel and Miguel Angel Gomez Alvarado. The three men challenged their detention through habeas corpus petitions, a legal procedure that allows people held by the government to ask a court to review the legality of their detention.

The men argued that holding them without individual bond hearings violated the Fifth Amendment’s protection against deprivation of liberty without due process of law. Federal district courts in Texas granted habeas relief, ordering the men’s release and barring immigration authorities from detaining them again without first conducting individual bond hearings to assess their dangerousness and flight risk.

In July 2026, a divided three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit upheld those orders, concluding that the men were entitled to individual bond hearings within 90 days of their detention. The full appeals court subsequently reconsidered the cases. In its October 23 decision, the en banc court reversed the earlier rulings, concluding that the men were not constitutionally entitled to individual bond hearings while their removal proceedings remained pending.

Why the Heck is the Pentagon Prepping for Doomsday?

Why the Heck is the Pentagon Prepping for Doomsday?

Ashley Brasfield

Oct 26, 2026  

The Pentagon is preparing for a scenario where America's military could have to survive 90 days without relying on civilian infrastructure. From power grid failures and fuel shortages to factories switching to wartime production, the new Fortress initiative aims to keep the military operational even if a major conflict disrupts America's supply chains. Here's what the plan reveals about the growing threats facing the U.S. homeland.

Pope says ‘there is no such thing as a holy war’ in message to religious leaders

BY NICOLE WINFIELD

Updated 4:07 PM EDT, October 27, 2026

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ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday denounced any religious justification for wars raging around the world, saying “there is no such thing as a holy war.”

“Only peace is holy,” Leo said in a video-message to a gathering of religious leaders in the Italian hilltop town of Assisi.

The American pope was supposed to have presided over the gathering in person, but had to cancel his participation as he recovers from Oct. 13 lung cancer surgery.

Instead, Leo sent a videotaped message that was broadcast to the delegates, who included the Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally, spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as Muslim, Buddhist and other Christian leaders.

They were in Assisi, the birthplace of the peace-loving St. Francis, to mark the 40th anniversary of a landmark interfaith peace meeting called by St. John Paul II. That encounter, controversial at the time because it featured leaders of different faiths praying together, spawned a movement of interreligious peace appeals and gatherings.

In his message, the American pope denounced the “troubling revival of war as an instrument of international politics” and its religious justifications by leaders.

“Precisely in these times marked by a culture of power, there is a need to cultivate the spirit of Assisi,” he said. “War can never be waged in the name of God,” he said. “We must rebuild peace everywhere, not prepare for more wars.”

Beware of Self-Confidence | Our High Calling - October 28

 

Hasan Piker and Ilhan Omar (on MN State Sen. Omar Fateh's “I’m the Host Now: Election Edition,”)

Hasan Piker and Ilhan Omar in Minneapolis

Hasan Fan Replay

Oct 26, 2026

Hasan sits down with Ilhan Omar in Minneapolis, then joins her on stage at Omar Fateh's event: the media's lies about her, Islamophobia, "smile more, you're scaring the aunties," how she got started, why Minnesota is Trump's target, Somalis are not the people to mess with, and the moment Hasan condemns himself.

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Hasan Piker's full appearance at Omar Fateh's "I'm the Host Now" event in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The first part of his appearance features Ilhan Omar, hosted by Omar Fateh. The second part is a solo conversation with Omar Fateh:

Hasan and Ilhan (3:57-29:05)

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Oakwood University Student Accused Of Stabbing Another | Oct. 25, 2026 | WHNT News 19 Sunday Evening

Oakwood University Student Accused Of Stabbing Another | Oct. 25, 2026 | WHNT News 19 Sunday Evening

WHNT News 19

Oct 25, 2026

Police say a stabbing at Oakwood University sent one student to the hospital and another to the county jail.

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CA Senator: We Know Voters are Citizens Because They Say They Are

"A a paper registration card, you’re signing under penalty of perjury"

October 27, 2026 by Daniel Greenfield 

Voter ID? Why would California possibly need Voter ID? It’s not like voting is something as important as buying cough syrup.

After the Trump administration presented a list of tens of thousands of dubious voters, LA court officials admitted that they have no way to verify if voters are citizens (because they choose to have no way to verify it.)

As California comes under pressure over the large number of non-citizens listed as registered voters, Monica Flores, the Assistant Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, Los Angeles County, filed an extraordinary document in court.

“Step 5: Verify Citizenship or Non-Citizenship 44. The DOJ’s proposed order would also require the Registrar to verify the citizenship of each affected voter. The Registrar is not equipped or authorized to verify voter citizenship because it does not independently house citizenship-related information beyond the voter attestation as identified in federal and state law (such as, among other things, immigration records, travel records, naturalization records, etc.) and certainly is not equipped to do so within the election period. California has not authorized use of the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (“SAVE”) program for the 2026 General Election, and the Registrar has no direct access to federal citizenship data.”

Now, KCRA did an interview with Senator Alex Padilla, who was the former Secretary of State, and he said much the same thing with more spin tacked on.

Padilla explained that California determines voter eligibility during the registration process. “If you’ve done it through the DMV, when you first applied for your driver’s license or your ID, you know, people show up with a birth certificate or a passport to begin that process at the DMV,” he said. “For people who are registering to do a paper registration card, you’re signing under penalty of perjury. And history has shown us that voter fraud is exceedingly, exceedingly, exceedingly rare,” he said.

Bottom line is anyone who signs a card can vote regardless of whether they’re legally entitled to vote. The only thing holding them back is exposure and punishment which until recently hardly ever happened. And Sen. Padilla, like most Dems, insists that there’s no need to investigate because voter fraud never happens and he knows it never happens because he never looks into it. Nicely circular.

But there’s yet another admission from California in response to that 20,000 list that raises some major red flags.

Los Angeles County has reviewed 200 records from a Department of Justice list of 20,000 individuals flagged as “likely” noncitizens on voter rolls.

In a court filing, the county registrar stated that 112 of the individuals reviewed had canceled or inactive registrations and were not mailed ballots. However, 86 others in the sample were mailed ballots. The county said 71.2% of those in the sample had never voted in the past election.

For those of you who (unlike the average LAUSD graduate) can do basic math, that means nearly 30% or 1 in 3 of those in the sample had illegally voted.

It also means that California potentially has large numbers of illegal voters.

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SHOCK MOMENT: Mike Waltz Gets Into Shouting Match With Cuban Delegate At The United Nations

Columbia defends Mahmoud Khalil event, after vowing ‘zero tolerance’ for his protest group

Story by Luke Tress 

Anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian US activist Mahmoud Khalil carries a Palestinian flag during a rally celebrating his return from immigration detention, June 22, 2025, in New York. (AP/ Olga Fedorova/ File)

Columbia University defends an event on campus featuring protest leader and former student Mahmoud Khalil, after vowing “zero tolerance” for his protest group in past statements.

“Columbia supports the right of faculty members to organize academic events. An invitation to speak does not signify University endorsement of a speaker’s views,” a university spokesperson says. “We remain committed to rigorous debate, inquiry, and respectful dialogue across differing perspectives.”

Khalil was a spokesperson and negotiator for the anti-Zionist campus alliance, Columbia University Apartheid Divest. He was detained by the Trump administration last year and is battling the government’s attempt to deport him.

The university’s Center for Palestine Studies is scheduled to host Khalil on campus tomorrow for an event focused on his recent book about his detention and activism. The event is not sponsored by the university administration.

Event organizers describe Khalil as a “a prominent figure during the student protests against the war on Gaza” and call his book “a work of courage and resistance.”

Columbia no longer recognizes Columbia University Apartheid Divest and has said it has “zero tolerance” for the group and its representatives.

“Organizations that promote violence or disruptions of our academic mission are not welcome on our campuses,” the university said in a statement about the group last year.

Earlier this year, after revoking the group’s status on campus, Columbia said the group uses “violent and unacceptable language.”

Since leaving Columbia, Khalil has sued the university, justified the October 7 invasion of Israel, and called for the “collapse” of Israel.

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The DSA's Demands in NYC Expose Its Plan for America

 

Ukraine Vows To Honor Melania Trump Ceasefire As It Comes Into Force

PUBLISHED  OCT 27, 2026 AT 06:51 AM EDT

By Taryn Pedler


Ukraine has confirmed it is honoring a localized ceasefire brokered with the involvement of first lady Melania Trump, as a humanitarian operation begins in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky.

Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine's parliamentary human rights commissioner and head of the Ukrainian negotiating team, confirmed Tuesday that Kyiv was complying with the agreement.

"As head of the Ukrainian negotiating team, I confirm that the Ukrainian side is honouring its commitments," Lubinets said in a Facebook post.

The temporary truce is intended to allow humanitarian aid to reach Oleshky, in the southern Kherson region, and enable civilians to leave the front-line town safely.

However, fighting has continued elsewhere in Ukraine, with Russian strikes reported in Kyiv and other cities.
What We Know About The Ceasefire

The agreement covers Oleshky, a town on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River that has been under Russian control since the early days of Moscow's full-scale invasion in February 2022.

Before the war, Oleshky had a population of approximately 24,000. The White House estimates that between 1,700 and 2,000 people remain, including around 50 children.

Residents have faced severe shortages of food, medicine and clean water, while damaged infrastructure and the threat of further attacks have made daily life increasingly difficult.

Under the ceasefire agreement, Russian and Ukrainian representatives will coordinate a humanitarian operation involving the delivery of essential supplies and the evacuation of civilians who wish to leave.

Russian military officials said their forces would stop shelling toward Kherson from 4 a.m. Moscow time on Tuesday to facilitate the operation.

A woman looks at a crater in front of her house following a Russian strike in Za...Read More | AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko

Moscow also said it would undertake engineering reconnaissance and ensure safe passage for the humanitarian convoy during the operation, which is expected to take several days.

The ceasefire was initially announced by the White House on October 23, with Melania Trump's office saying it would begin on October 29. However, Russian military officials later announced an earlier start date, and both sides confirmed the truce was underway on October 27.

Why Melania Trump Got Involved

The first lady's intervention follows her previous efforts to reunite children separated from their families during the war.

According to the White House, the humanitarian crisis in Oleshky came to her attention during a private discussion at the Fostering the Future Together event in New York City during the 81st United Nations General Assembly in September.

Melania Trump said she and her representative then used an existing communication channel with Russian and Ukrainian officials, established through earlier efforts to reunite children with their families.

"My representative and I immediately leveraged the communication channel we established with Russia and Ukraine through the previous six reunifications of 34 children," she said in the October 23 White House statement.

"The people of Oleshky have limited electricity, live amid mined roads, and endure regular military attacks," the first lady said. "It was abundantly clear that without my intervention, the possibility to bring humanitarian aid into the city and to evacuate the elderly would be impossible."

She added that both countries assigned teams to coordinate the operation, including the complex arrangements required for demining.

The first lady said civilian representatives from both countries would assess residents' needs and coordinate assistance and transportation for those wishing to evacuate.

"Non-military, civilian leaders from both countries will work together to visit Oleshky residents in their homes and determine the level of assistance they require," she said. "Residents who wish to evacuate will receive coordinated support and transportation to their preferred destination. I anticipate some will want to go to Russia, and some to Ukraine."

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are seen at the Palm Beach C...Read More | AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

She also said she had secured an American media organization to accompany the teams and document the operation.

"This will play a significant role in ensuring that the wishes of each family are faithfully respected," the first lady added.

The White House described Melania Trump as having acted as an "Exclusive Intermediary" in negotiations with Russian and Ukrainian leadership, while the Kremlin has also acknowledged her involvement and welcomed the initiative.
Strikes Continue Outside The Ceasefire Zone

Despite the ceasefire agreement, there has not been a wider halt in hostilities.

Russian attacks continued elsewhere in Ukraine on Tuesday, with strikes hitting infrastructure in Kyiv and forcing the suspension of traffic on the Southern Bridge and parts of the city's subway network.

A Russian missile attack on Kyiv killed at least one person and injured 15, including students in a dormitory. Attacks also caused casualties in Kharkiv and Pavlohrad.

Russia's Defense Ministry said its forces had targeted transport infrastructure in Kyiv, a logistics hub in the Kharkiv region and other facilities it described as being used for military purposes.

Meanwhile, a drone attack killed one person and injured six in the Russian city of Bryansk, as another drone strike on a bus in Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia killed one person and injured 30, according to local officials.

Russia and Ukraine have both denied deliberately targeting civilians.

The localized truce comes as Washington continues efforts to restart broader negotiations to end the war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said representatives from Ukraine, Russia and the United States are expected to meet for technical-level peace talks in Abu Dhabi in the first half of November.
UN Accuses Russia of War Crimes

The ceasefire also comes amid renewed scrutiny of Russia's conduct during the war.

On Monday, the United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said Russian authorities had committed war crimes by deliberately attacking civilian targets, as well as crimes against humanity through attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

The commission said the attacks had deprived civilians of essential energy supplies and caused widespread suffering, particularly during the winter of 2025-2026.

Firefighters tackle a blaze following a Russian air attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine, ...Read More | AP Photo/Andrii Marienko

Its findings also addressed the recruitment of foreign nationals into Russia's armed forces.

The report has added to international criticism of Moscow as Ukraine enters another winter under continued attack. Russia has rejected the commission's authority and dismissed its findings as being based on falsified data.

"As the cold season approaches, the attacks have intensified once again, raising serious concerns about the threats to civilians’ lives and health," said Erik Møse, chair of the UN commission.

The commission concluded that Russia had committed war crimes by intentionally attacking civilian targets.

Newsweek has contacted the Kremlin for comment via email.

Contact Newsweek editors on this story: Tobias Meyjes and Tony Phillips.

Some Catholic bishops claim White House visit was 'exploited'

ABC News

Oct 26, 2026

Some leaders of the Catholic Church in the U.S. have expressed regret about agreeing to a White House meeting where a publicly distributed photo was taken of them praying with President Donald Trump.

WATCH: Belgrade Erupts! Drone Footage Reveals Scale of Celebrations as Vucic Loses Power!

WATCH: Belgrade Erupts! Drone Footage Reveals Scale of Celebrations as Vucic Loses Power!

NDTV World

Oct 25, 2026  #serbia #belgrade #vucic

Drone footage reveals the stunning scale of celebrations in Belgrade after Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat to a student-led movement. Here’s what you need to know.

What You Need to Know:

Tens of thousands filled Belgrade streets after the election results

Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat, ending his long hold on power

The student-led list secured a historic parliamentary victory

Crowds gathered around the Serbian parliament building

Cars paraded through main squares as people danced and chanted “victory”

The moment marks a major political shift in Serbia

Violent Clashes Erupt in Spain as Hooded Protesters Clash with Police

New York Post

Oct 26, 2026

Nine people were arrested in Bilbao's Deusto neighborhood after an "anti-fascist" rally—protesting a public event featuring controversial figure Vito Quiles—devolved into violent clashes. Several hundred mostly hooded individuals clashed with Basque police following the cancellation of the event, prompting law enforcement intervention.

UK families told to stock up on emergency supplies — and be ready for war

By
Chris Bradford

Published Oct. 26, 2026, 9:10 a.m. ET


UK families are suddenly being told to stock up on emergency supplies – and to prepare for war.

Wes Streeting, the UK’s defense secretary, went on a media blitz to push a new “Be Ready” campaign to boost Brits’ preparedness for crises — which he said could range from floods and wildfires to terrorism and cyber attacks and ultimately even war.

“There’s no sugarcoating the fact that we do live in a more dangerous and turbulent world,” Streeting told BBC’s “Newsnight.”

“It’s about saying to households across the country to be ready by just having some everyday essentials indoors should there be disruption from these sorts of events.”

The UK government has urged its residents to stockpile three days’ worth of emergency supplies.Aleksandar Kosev – stock.adobe.com


The senior cabinet member listed emergency essentials like canned food, diapers, pet supplies, torches, batteries, backup cellphone charging packs and having “enough cash indoors if the local payment systems were down.”

While Streeting said the “Be Ready” campaign was for any emergency, including natural disasters, it came at the same time as he gave ominous warnings about the European nation having to prepare for war, suggesting it could be likely within a few years.

“Our adversaries’ willingness to harm us is not new. What has changed is their capacity,” he wrote in the Telegraph.

French and British paratroopers carried out war games in Germany to demonstrate NATO’s residence for war.BRITISH ARMY/AFP via Getty Images