Today’s Geopolitical and Conflict news from Alternative Media sources. If you are interested in getting a full picture with all perspectives, this is for you. Alternative Media covers events that the MSM will not, and frequently covers news from the other side. For this post, we looked at 27 news sites and located 120 current articles out of 826 reviewed.
Colombians fighting for Kiev are being held hostage by the Ukrainian military, the mother of a slain mercenary has said Read Full Article at RT.com
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth wants the public to witness the punishment of Nidal Hasan, who gunned down 13 people in a rampage at a US base Read Full Article at RT.com
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States on Friday added the International Criminal Court (ICC) to its sanctions list.
The DSA would abolish the police, open borders, socialize medicine, abolish the Department of War, and abolish the Senate.
Let’s imagine a bit of “future history” in Ukraine. It is February 2027. The Ukrainian winter has been unusually cold, and Russian air strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, transportation grid, and communications networks have been increasingly destructive. Ukraine has no effective defenses against massive barrages of Russian missiles, glide bombs, and jet-powered drones, as Russian Presiden...
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on all US allies to withdraw from the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC), calling it "illegitimate" and "arrogant. " Washington previously announced sanctions against the ICC. Rubio stated.
Private messages show show Hamish De Bretton-Gordon, a top British pundit on the Salisbury poisoning incident, was a close associate of the MI6 officer who handled the Russian intelligence defector at...
The Trump administration has imposed sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court, threatening to cut off its banking, insurance, software and other essential services.The announcement came just hours after former ICC judge Navi Pillay was.
TURKMENBASY, Turkmenistan, October 9 (Sputnik) - Russia-CIS trade turnover exceeded $110 billion last year and continued to grow this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a narrow-format meeting of CIS leaders.
Brazil’s presidential runoff could bring the Bolsonaro family back to power, deepen ties with Trump, and weaken Brazil’s role in BRICS Read Full Article at RT.com
At its 35th anniversary summit, the CIS shows why trade, Russian leadership, and Iran’s outreach keep the Commonwealth relevant Read Full Article at RT.com
The peace deal is at a standstill: without progress, there is no process.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the condition for assistance to Ukraine in the conflict settlement process in the 404 zone: only progress in negotiations. But too many.
From the important on the topic of SVO per day:In RussiaRussia and the United States are discussing joint economic projects, Dmitry Peskov said. The agenda of the upcoming talks between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will not be disclosed...
Trump has said that the United States will not launch strikes against Iran until the midterm elections on November 3. At the same time, he again pointed out the difficult military and economic situation of Tehran and reported record volumes of oil...
Ethiopia accused Eritrea of an “all-out invasion” on October 9, reporting that Eritrean troops had advanced deep into its territory... The post Ethiopia Accuses Eritrea of Invasion as Fighting Threatens to Ignite Regional War appeared first on South Front.
Ukrainian drone and artillery attacks have killed four civilians and injured 17 across Russian regions Read Full Article at RT.com
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin’s working program in Turkmenistan continues on Friday, he will attend a meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Council of Heads of State and the Caspian Environmental Summit at the Avaza national tourist zone on the eastern coast of the Caspian Sea.
Saudi Pilot Among 3 Killed In Riyadh Airport Attack; Houthis Under Pressure On Red Sea Coast Saudi Arabia has finally reopened King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Friday following attacks by the Houthis that killed three people and injured several on Thursday, and caused widespread flight suspensions and delays in the region. Airport facilities and aircraft were hit in the...
The Conservative leader pledged to eliminate inheritance taxes on family estates. The post Is Kemi Badenoch Reviving Tory Class War? appeared first on The American Conservative.
The House of Saud is attacking Ansarallah to protect the death cult in West Asia, Pepe Escobar writes.
The European Union is facing its worst winter gas shortfall in 15 years, Politico reports, citing new analysis from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.️The bloc is short by up to 14 billion cubic meters of gas, about 7% of...
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US administration has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) and will ban transactions with it, Reuters reported on Friday, citing US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. "That is why, today, the United...
The US military plans to livestream the December 3 execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that people around the...
NATO’s full Military Committee just visited Kiev. They’re studying Ukraine’s war as their own testing ground.
US Hits 'Rogue' International Criminal Court With Sweeping Sanctions On Friday the Trump administration rolled out sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court, calling it a "rogue" organization and declaring that the action is part of an effort to ultimately dismantle the tribunal. "We will ban transactions with this rogue court, cutting off their resources and crippling i...
Russia is seeking support for its war effort abroad – and threatening retaliation beyond Ukraine. Reports of foreign labor in... The post NO SAFE REAR: Moscow’s Shadow War From Starlink to Prison Cells appeared first on South Front.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik, Dmitry Zlodorev) – The United States would face issues related to climate and logistics during the construction of military bases in Greenland, Director of the Center for Arctic Security and Resilience at the University of Alaska Troy Bouffard told RIA Novosti.
What do the protests in France, the war in Gaza, the militarization of outer space and the summit in Turkmenistan have in common? The answer is simple: all these are facets of a single process, the collapse of the old world order.Central...
Manila arrested more than 200 foreigners, mostly Chinese, in this year's largest crackdown on the banned industry.
▪️The Russian president did not discuss the Special Military Operation with his CIS counterparts today;▪️During a trilateral meeting, Putin, Aliyev, and Pezeshkian discussed cooperation formats across various sectors, including...
The court is independent. It doesn't touch the USA and Israel yetA few hours after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, former judge of the International Criminal Court Navanethem Pillay imposed sanctions against the ICC itself. According to...
With Kiev in the dark and its mayor telling residents to leave, Ukraine and the Trump administration are pushing for a partial ceasefire covering strikes on energy infrastructure. Moscow has now told Washington what that would cost.According...
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A dry cargo ship delivering military cargo to port of Odessa was struck in the sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
It was another horrific week in Washington with President Donald Trump actually succeeding in coming out with an apparently improvised comment that equaled or maybe even exceeded his ghastly performance at the United Nations where he speculated over whether he should “annihilate” Iran and drive it back into the Stone Age. It would seem that […]
A report from Amnesty International and the ACLU argues that if universities allowed misbehavior in the past, they must continue to do so.
Friedrich Merz is funding Ukraine at the expense of German taxpayers, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said Read Full Article at RT.com
Diplomatie et monde L’Allemagne réarme, elle renoue le fil coupe par la défaite c’est le fait le plus important de la période. Le reste n’est que distraction. De nombreux chercheurs, dont l’éminent hi...
Zelensky has blamed Kiev officials for failing to protect energy infrastructure as Mayor Vitaly Klitschko urges residents to leave the city Read Full Article at RT.com
Turkey Rules Out Launching Attacks On Yemen From Saudi Arabia Via Middle East Eye Turkey will not send troops to Saudi Arabia to launch attacks on Yemen under the Mecca defense pact, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday. "This is not an offensive agreement. Turkey will not send troops to another country's territory to launch an attack there," he said during a live p...
A proxy war against Russia is now spiralling into an all-out confrontation.
Iran Strikes LPG Tanker In Strait Of Hormuz, As Houthis Reportedly Mine Bab al-Mandab Summary Houthis reportedly mine Bab al-Mandab: Saudi media reports 'dense' mining in the strategic Red Sea shipping route, with demining operations underway. Iran escalates tanker attacks & threats: The IRGC claims it struck an LPG tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, causing a major fire, and threatens...
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces struck a cargo ship delivering supplies to the port of Chernomorsk for the Ukrainian forces, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Thursday.
British sailors are training to defend Vanguard-class nuclear submarines from drones using fire hoses, The Sun has reported Read Full Article at RT.com
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It is October Surprise season, time to roll out the phony terror plots ahead of the midterm elections. The FBI is accomplished at the practice, having cooked up a number of fabricated terror incidents in the wake of September 11, 2001. The latest episode unfolded on October 7, a week into October Surprise season. Sheikhdoon […]
What would the world look like if the nations of the world decided to allow everyone to thrive in peaceful coexistence? — Why doesn't that seem to work? Which troublesome elements would need to be neutralized?
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A US reconnaissance aircraft circled around Russia's Kaliningrad region for over three hours, according to flight data studied by Sputnik on Friday.
America is Russia's opponent, not a neutral mediator at all. "The United States is acting against Russia as part of a special military operation in Ukraine, while maintaining the mask of a neutral mediator," American analyst Andrew Napolitano said...
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump are expected to hold a phone call shortly, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Private messages show show Hamish De Bretton-Gordon, a top British pundit on the Salisbury poisoning incident, was a close associate of the MI6 officer who handled the Russian intelligence defector at the center of the scandal — and reaped considerable benefits from his proximity to the case. This September, a former British Army officer named Hamish De Bretton-Gordon filed a column with the UK Te...
On October 7–8, Russian forces carried out one of their most concentrated strike campaigns against Ukraine’s power grid, zeroing in... The post Energy Grid Strikes Leave Kyiv Without Power, Metro; Ukrainian Drones Hit Data Center In Ryazan Region appeared first on South Front.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, considers it important to establish an air connection with Russia, but operating direct flights between the countries would be technically challenging, East Timorese Foreign Minister Bendito Freitas told Sputnik.
TURKMENBASY, Turkmenistan (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin held a separate meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during his visit to Turkmenistan, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Thursday.
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Blame the Russians for any hybrid attacks right away – former US representative to NATO. NATO is extremely vulnerable in terms of responses to "hybrid threats" from Russia, because they are not a classic attack on the Alliance, which means...
The violent riots in France have officially been characterized as student protests, while some conservative commentators describe them as a Muslim uprising. The post France Riots: 715 Police Injured, €40 Million in Damage as Organizers Call for Nationwide Mobilization appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US administration has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) and will ban transactions with it, Reuters reported on Friday, citing US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Russian strikes destroyed targets in the Sumy, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Kyiv, Odesa, Volyn, Chernihiv, Mykolaiv, Poltava, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Cherkasy... The post Military Situation In Ukraine And Ukrainian Attacks On Russian Territory On October 8, 2026 (Maps Update) appeared first on South Front.
The main news of the day, October 9, 2026.Vladimir Putin has completed the work program of his visit to TurkmenistanMikhail Zvinchuk, founder of the Rybar Telegram channel, was detained in Montenegro.Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights...
Former German spy chief August Hanning’s friendship with Mossad’s bungling ex-director has landed him in the dock for treason Read Full Article at RT.com
Syria could send up to 20,000 troops to Yemen to support a Saudi-backed offensive against the Houthis, Axios has reported Read Full Article at RT.com
"The reserves of the United States and Europe have been depleted – Kiev's assistance is questionable" – the former US ambassador to NATO advises to withdraw the assets of the Russian Federation. Europe has been providing too generous assistance to...
NATO’s upcoming nuclear drills in Italy are pre-planned and no reason for Russia to “miscalculate,” the bloc has claimed Read Full Article at RT.com
The meeting comes a month after the U.S. envoys visited Moscow and Kyiv to push for a peace deal to end the ongoing war.
Iran is taking concrete steps to resolve the conflict with the US, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Read Full Article at RT.com
CIS — 35 years: Russia has managed to keep the main thingAgainst the background of sanctions and the increasing competition of world powers for influence in the post-Soviet space, Russia has retained a significant part of economic, political and...
Houthi forces struck Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid International Airport with two salvos of missiles on Thursday Read Full Article at RT.com
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are reportedly set to meet Kiev’s representatives on Friday and might travel to Moscow later this month Read Full Article at RT.com
People in the West need to hear firsthand testimony from local residents in Donbass, American journalist Sarah Marie Beals told Sputnik.
It’s a small victory for financial privacy against escalating surveillance.
The peace deal is at a standstill: without progress, there is no process.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the condition for assistance to Ukraine in the conflict settlement process in the 404 zone: only progress in negotiations. But too many.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced a meeting at the capital's city hall with Estonian Defense Minister Martin Herem and Estonian Ambassador to Ukraine Tiiina Intelmann. The Estonian delegation's visit took place amid power outages...
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The UK Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday the opening of a business center in Kiev for small and medium-sized British companies working with the defense industry.
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The Bunker appears originally at the Project on Government Oversight and is republished here with permission.The U.S. ended its military campaign in Iraq on September 30, as the final American combat troops based there left the country. Their departure ended 23 years of fitful fighting. They found no weapons of mass destruction, which was the battering ram President George W. Bush and his combativ...
Some estimates put January’s protest death total as high as 70,000—a stark contrast to Iran’s official number.
US special presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner may visit Moscow later in October to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Axios reported, citing a source.
The security breach comes days after seven suspects in a separate alleged “terror plot” against an American airbase were released on bail Read Full Article at RT.com
WILL THE FOUNDER OF RYBAR BE ABLE TO RETURN HOME?Igor Semenovsky, Lawyer, Associate Professor of the Department of International and Public Law at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian FederationThe detention...
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Finland will participate in NATO’s Steadfast Noon nuclear deterrence exercise in October by sending staff officers, the Finnish Defense Ministry said on Friday.
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Trade turnover between Russia and China is set to reach a record high of $270–275 billion by the end of the year, the office of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko said in a statement.
The ICC is an instrument of neocolonialism designed to exploit Africa, Liberian politician Emmanuel Gonquoi has told RT Read Full Article at RT.com
The Trump administration is missing the bigger picture. The post Hormuz and the Looming Economic Catastrophe appeared first on The American Conservative.
Witkoff and Kushner to discuss partial truce with Ukraine and RussiaTrump's special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will discuss with Ukraine and Russia the option of a partial truce — ending strikes on energy and stopping attacks on.
In Russia ◾️ The Federal Security Service (FSB) reported the detention of two residents of Zabaykalsky Krai suspected of preparing provocations during the elections on assignment from the SBU. According to the agency, one was offered money...
On the morning of September 30, flydubai flight FZ1073, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, left Dubai for Tel Aviv with 174 passengers aboard, 27 of them children. About two and...
TURKMENBASY (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin held a bilateral meeting with Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.
Vladimir Zelensky doesn’t care about Ukrainians, Russia’s envoy to the OSCE, Dmitry Polyansky, has said Read Full Article at RT.com
The Russian armed forces have liberated the village of Kiyanitsa in Sumy region. And other news:The Russian language is a powerful unifying force in the CIS, the President emphasized, speaking at a meeting of the leaders of the...
An Iraqi Airways jet has touched down at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport - the first international arrival since the US-Israeli 40-day war.
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A new model projects minority-majorities in several European countries as migration strains housing, services, and border controls Read Full Article at RT.com
TURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan (Sputnik) - The leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States countries will adopt a separate resolution on the necessity to safeguard their shared history, as the youth must know about the achievements of all the peoples of the Commonwealth during the Soviet era, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
Greece and Spain refused to transfer additional interceptor missiles for the American Patriot anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine, despite requests from NATO and the European Union. This is reported by the British The Telegraph, citing diplomatic...
The Ukro-oligarchs did not like the strikes of the Russian Armed Forces, which is why the topic of peace – Tsarev - surfaced. The Ukrainian oligarchs, through the hands of controlled politicians, began to test the ground for peace agreements. This...
An influx of military spending has been moving tech companies away from serving consumers and back toward chasing government contracts.
As bills rise and industry weakens, many Europeans are asking why Brussels keeps prioritizing escalation over diplomacy and daily needs Read Full Article at RT.com
THE FRONT IS MOVING WEST, AND EUROPE IS HEADING FOR A NEW CRISIS. How Amazon, Palantir and other American corporations influence US military policy and the future of Kiev What should be the neutral status of Ukraine in order for it to truly...
The Azerbaijani army is switching to AR-15 rifles instead of Kalashnikov assault rifles: the republic has launched production of small arms weapons NATO standard. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense Industry and the Israeli company Ari Arms will...
US President Donald Trump says he reached an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a phone call for Russia to supply diesel fuel to American and global markets.
The U.S. bombing campaign inaugurated a terrible new global order in which armed drones kill civilians who are neither named nor counted, writes Emran Feroz. By Emran Feroz Truthout “There were nights full of terror. Our village was bombed constantly,”…Read more →
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The Pentagon continues to purchase "junk"The US Air Force has signed a contract for the purchase of 22 additional Boeing F-15EX Eagle II multirole fighters as part of the Lot 7 production batch. The deal brings the total number of ordered aircraft...
Switzerland is being gradually integrated into a broader European security architecture increasingly oriented towards possible long-term confrontation with Russia, writes Uroš Lipušcek. By Uroš Lipušcek Special to Consortium News The Protection of Swiss Neutrality referendum, which Swiss voters overwhelmingly rejected…Read more →
A senior rebel commander has reportedly defected to Sudan’s army with 300 fighters and 30 military vehicles amid the ongoing conflict Read Full Article at RT.com
David Hundeyin has accused the ICC of disproportionately targeting Africans and failing to prosecute war crimes elsewhere Read Full Article at RT.com
State of the Union: In Saudi Arabia, Houthi strikes on Riyadh’s international airport killed three. The post Iran War Day 224: Trump Says U.S. Won’t Attack Iran Before Midterms appeared first on The American Conservative.
Former Zelensky aide Irina Mudraya has been released on bail with financial help from seemingly unrelated people, some with criminal records Read Full Article at RT.com
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The West should publicly announce its rejection of further NATO expansion to the East and exclude the possibility of Ukraine and Georgia joining the alliance, a prominent US economist and the director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, Jeffrey Sachs, told Sputnik.
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From Maine to Michigan, voters are fed up with tariffs and trade wars.
The Houthis launched a massive missile attack on the Riyadh airport. Several ballistic and cruise missiles were fired at the target. Footage of the results of the "arrivals" has already been distributed in the media, as well as on social...
Rybar founder Mikhail Zvinchuk will be expelled from Montenegro over accusations of “hybrid activity” Read Full Article at RT.com
Meanwhile, Houthi attacks reach Riyadh and King Khalid International Airport as Saudi air defenses intercept ballistic missiles. Also in this edition: new strikes hit Ukraine, Israel and Britain enter a diplomatic dispute over the UK mission...
Slovak MEP Lubos Blaha has warned of “totalitarianism” in the EU, accusing Brussels of stifling dissent while lecturing Russia on democracy Read Full Article at RT.com
Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of an “all-out invasion” and appealed for international support, citing its right to self-defense Read Full Article at RT.com