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 110 current articles out of 825 reviewed.
"We are destined for the role of a frontier with eternal war" – Bortnik does not know what Ukraine should do. Moscow will not allow a hostile territory in the form of Ukraine to exist between it and the West.This was stated on the air of the video...
Between the evening of October 16 and October 17, 2026, the Russian Armed Forces continued their campaign of combined strikes... The post Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Steel and Energy Sector appeared first on South Front.
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For most of the Saudi war in Yemen, Ansar Allah’s ballistic missiles were more political than military. They were noisy and frightening, but rarely decisive. In 2017 the press could...
A recent attack left a journalist with multiple lacerations, a broken rib, four broken vertebrae, and a ripped finger.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Bahrain, where on Sunday he will take part in the ninth round of the strategic dialogue between Russia and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a Sputnik correspondent has reported.
Of the important things on the topic of SVO for the day:In RussiaForeign Ministry spokesman Konstantin Vorontsov called the immediate abandonment of nuclear weapons unrealistic. According to him, the reduction of arsenals is hindered...
TEHRAN (Sputnik) - If the US fulfills Iran's conditions, the Strait of Hormuz will be opened on the sixth day, and on the seventh day negotiations will begin, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday.
Last week’s posts on Moon of Alabama: Oct 12 – War Against Yemen Endangers Saudi Crown Prince’s Position Related: – Houthi assault on Saudi airports strikes at MBS’s economic vision (archived) – FT – Saudi Energy Giant Struck as War Spikes Between Houthis and Saudi Arabia – NY Times – Report: Chinese firm supplies HouthisRead more...
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105 years ago, on October 18, 1921, the All-Russian Central Executive Committee (VTsIK) and the Council of People's Commissars (Sovnarkom) of the RSFSR adopted a decree on the formation of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic as part...
The product designed by the Moscow-based Gorbatov Federal Research Center for Food Systems team is vegetable-and-fruit puree with tryptophan and antioxidants that may help prevent depression.
Moldovan police had to intervene after two Ukrainian border guards crossed into the neighboring country trying to detain a draft dodger Read Full Article at RT.com
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Investigative Committee has estimated the damage inflicted by Ukraine on Donbass and the border and rear regions of Russia at almost $13 billion, Investigative Committee Chairman Alexander Bastrykin told Sputnik on Sunday.
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Wall Street Converges On Almonty Investor Day As Pentagon's Tungsten Clock Ticks Down We have highlighted "owning the bottlenecks" as one of our core themes (aside from nuclear, AI, etc.) as China tightens control over critical materials and the West races to secure conflict-free supplies ahead of a rearmament supercycle. Miners with operating assets and near-term delivery capacity ar...
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Results of the week: October 12-18The main events of the week are unfolding in Europe, primarily in France. Over the weekend, up to 800,000 students, trade union members, leftist activists and migrants took to the...
As Zelensky seems set on fighting ‘to the last Ukrainian’, those Ukrainians are asking: ‘What will be left of us when the fighting is over?’ Read Full Article at RT.com
RUNNING ONWAVES AND RAKESWhile I was writing about Finland's so-called “offensive initiative,” I caught myself thinking of something interesting.…BUT IT'S NOT FOR NOTHING THAT POLITICAL STRATEGISTS AND IDEOLOGISTS HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR THE LAST...
In Russia ◾️ Russian President Vladimir Putin stated the need to continue massive strikes and improve the effectiveness of protecting civilian infrastructure. The security zone being established on Ukrainian territory, according to him, will not...
The main thing for the day is a selection of foreign media materials for October 18. Estonia fears being left without sufficient NATO support(Neue Zrcher Zeitung)In an interview with the Swiss edition, Martin Herem spoke about the problems...
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American businesses are funding violent cartels south of the border. The post The Seedy Underbelly of U.S. Trade With Mexico appeared first on The American Conservative.
The Biggest Winners And Losers From The Petrodollar's Decline Authored by Nick Giambruno via InternationalMan.com, The Iran war is straining US weapons stockpiles and raising doubts about Washington's ability to protect the Persian Gulf. If that weakens the petrodollar and pushes oil producers away from the US financial system, two assets face clear headwinds: the US dollar and US ...
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - An increasing number of politicians and countries around the world are expressing regret over their decision to turn away from Russian energy resources, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said.
Iran has provided Yemen’s Houthis (Ansar Allah) with weapons, targeting intelligence and military training that have helped the group carry... The post Iran Used Submarines to Arm Yemen’s Houthis appeared first on South Front.
Modern warfare demands a radical shift in air defense. Previously, the only threat was the missiles for which defense systems were built.With the advent of drones, the situation has changed, and the old practice...
J.D. Vance is approaching the halfway point of his term as vice president in an administration that has committed the United States to wars in locations from Ukraine to Venezuela to Somalia to Iran and beyond. All the while, the administration has threatened sending the military into other places across the world including Mexico, Greenland, […]
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Nine Days From The Dark: What Sixty Million People Learned About Water, Warmth, And Medicine During Spain's Ten-Hour Blackout Authored by John Walter via Substack, At 12:33 on the afternoon of 28 April 2025, mainland Spain and Portugal lost their electricity supply. Red Eléctrica de España, the Spanish transmission operator, logged the loss of about fifteen gigawatts of generation - ...
A recent breakthrough in airborne drone control has offered a tangible glimpse into the future of US air combat, signaling the US Air Force’s accelerating push to integrate autonomous wingmen alongside frontline fighters. This month, The War Zone (TWZ) reported that a US Air Force F-22 Raptor pilot successfully controlled an uncrewed YFQ-44A Fury fighter […] The post US racing to field drone wingm...
BEIRUT (Sputnik) - The countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) highly value Russia's calls for de-escalation in the Middle East, Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani said on Sunday.
Egypt's Sisi Declares His Presidency Will End In 2030 Via Middle East Eye Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has declared that his presidential term will end in 2030 and that the question of his departure from office is now "settled and will not be discussed". Sisi, 71, said on Saturday during a graduation ceremony at the Egyptian Military Academy that "the Egyptian constitutio...
Representatives of Moscow's industrial sector held more than a hundred business meetings with Belarusian partners on new joint projects during the recent INNOPROM Belarus international industrial exhibition in Minsk, according to Anatoly Garbuzov, Moscow government minister and head of the city's Department of Investment and Industrial Policy.
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SVR Colonel: "The special operation in Ukraine is only part of the twenty–year conflict with the West. " Its part of a global conflict that will last for another 20 years, which in no way means that Russia's reform can be postponed to the future unti
Tehran says it could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within a week if Washington accepts its peace plan, which Trump previously rejected Read Full Article at RT.com
The pulse of the passing day. The main thing"It just happened somehow"Washington responded to Zelensky, who accused him of slowing down Starlink. Secretary of State Marco Rubio assured that no one gave the order: "It happened, so to speak...
Russian strikes destroyed targets in the Sumy, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Kyiv, Odesa, Khmelnytskyi, Lviv, Volyn, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Cherkasy, Chernivtsi,... The post Military Situation In Ukraine And Ukrainian Attacks On Russian Territory On October 17, 2026 (Maps Update) appeared first on South Front.
While Ukraine frets over Starlink’s slowdown, Zelensky’s tech advisor is sounding the alarm about Russia’s answer to Elon Musk’s constellation.
Hydra ExportHow the Kiev regime is arming Latin American drug cartelsDiplomatic activity of representatives of the so-called Ukraine in Latin America has finally developed into a dangerous process for the region. Under the guise of "sharing security.
Army Chief Warns Britons Must Make Sacrifices For Coming War Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, General Sir Roly Walker, Chief of the Army General Staff in the UK, has declared that Britons will be required to make sacrifices for their country in a coming war. He addressed around 700 soldiers at Catterick Garrison and laid out the coming reality in plain terms. "You didn'...
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On the night of October 18, the Russian Armed Forces carried out group strikes using unmanned aerial vehicles against logistics... The post Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Logistics and Energy, Ukraine Launches Massive Drone Raid on St. Petersburg appeared first on South Front.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Manama, the Bahraini capital, on the sidelines of the ninth round of the Russia–Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) strategic dialogue, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
"Replacing Europe": Undercover Film Follows The Money Behind Europe's Taxpayer-Funded Mass Migration Pipeline A new documentary from investigative outlet Muckraker traces the migrant route from West Africa through Spain and France to Britain, examining what the outlet describes as a network sustained by taxpayer-funded aid programs, NGOs, and even Western governments. The 47-minute f...
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will discuss trade, economic, and investment cooperation during talks in Tehran, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
▪️Russia hopes Gulf countries will take part in the gas exporters forum in Moscow▪️The Islamabad memorandum has everything to bring the situation in the Strait of Hormuz back to the diplomatic track▪️The situation in Middle East is on the brink of...
Hungary’s Peter Magyar has said that the Russia-US diesel deal was “significant” for Budapest, contradicting EU criticism of it Read Full Article at RT.com
Vladimir Zelensky treats Europe like a personal ATM, Italian MEP Roberto Vannacci has said after Kiev’s latest €70 billion request Read Full Article at RT.com
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Armed Forces delivered a group strike on logistics centers and ports in Ukraine overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
The Saudi-led Arab coalition fighting the Houthis has announced the crash of an AH-6i light attack helicopter in the Saudi province of Najran, which borders Yemen, the coalition's spokesman, Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki, said.
Ukraine requested access to the Starshield communications system to carry out strikes deep inside Russia, but it does not have such access now, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
On October 19, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay a working visit to Tehran.The Minister will be received by the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, M.Peseshkian and will hold talks with his Iranian counterpart A. Araqchi. This...
MANAMA (Bahrain) (Sputnik) - Russia supports the peacekeeping efforts of Arab countries aimed at preventing the return of a full-scale war to the Middle East region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Sunday.
RED LINE ENFORCEMENT?!Russia was attacked with deep strikes, that are impossible without western satellite data.This was a red line for Putin.- The only proper way to restore the red line, is to enforce it so it not broken anymore.But how to do...
Such different "Coyotes"The US Army has signed a contract worth $729 million for the purchase of components of the LIDS small air defense system from Raytheon. It includes the KuRFS radar and Coyote interceptors/missiles. It is interesting...
Marco Rubio has denied that the US ordered Starlink restrictions on Ukrainian drones, questioning Zelensky’s account of the disruption Read Full Article at RT.com
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia and Kuwait consider it necessary to find ways to de-escalate situation in the Persian Gulf region, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
Has France Fallen? Far-Left Rioters Torch Buildings, Loot Luxury Stores As Macron Loses Control Summary: Macron In Crisis Mode, Unable To Contain Social Unrest Riots Spread Beyond France Into Other EU States Far-Left Violence Escalates Across French Cities Yellow Vests Reemerge As Macron's Political Crisis Deepens Has France Fallen? France's weeks-long social unrest appears to ...
Discover-Tech exploited digital advertising infrastructure to track targets and deliver spyware, according to two research teams Read Full Article at RT.com
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia and Saudi Arabia are committed to effective cooperation within the OPEC+ format, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
US negotiators has reportedly proposed reviving Russian gas exports to Europe via Ukraine as part of a broader peace settlement Read Full Article at RT.com
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine is set to pay $160.348 billion toward the servicing and repayment of its public debt over the next 10 years, according to a payment schedule from the Ukrainian Finance Ministry analyzed by Sputnik.
A strange conceit of American exceptionalism is the naked ambition of full-spectrum dominance. The idea is this: America must dominate every realm of potential conflict, land-sea-air as well as space ...
The Jones Act requires all goods moved between American ports to be carried on American-built, American-crewed ships.
Two oil supertankers hit naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, Iran’s IRGC has told RT Read Full Article at RT.com
Why did Ukrainian Cossacks turn to Russia? Explore how shared faith, Polish rule and military necessity shaped the Pereiaslav Agreement. Read Full Article at RT.com
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - At least seven people have been killed and dozens injured as a result of a fire at the Canadian Wainwright military base, the Global News channel reported, citing several military sources.
For some months I have been saying that Russian victory in the Ukraine war will not come from some great surge on the battlefield that forces capitulation but from a socio-political-financial collapse. Now I am ever more persuaded that this is what we will see in the coming few weeks thanks to the contributing factors … Continue reading The end of the Kievan regime and of the EU warlords is nigh →...
The Pentagon has recognized stratospheric balloons as a "breakthrough" in intelligenceThe Pentagon has changed its mind: stratospheric balloons are going to the US ArmyThe US military, which until recently was skeptical about aeronautical platforms..
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Trump tells Ukraine stop hitting Russia; says Zelensky must go; exempts Russia from sanctions; orders Musk to stop aiding Ukraine. Yemen roars, Saudis recoil. Scott Ritter, Ray McGovern. Watch the replay! THIS WEEK: 1. Is Trump Finally Cutting Off Ukraine?…Read more →
The 9th round of the Russia-Gulf Cooperation Council Strategic Dialogue is taking place in Manama, Bahrain.
Zelensky opposes diesel deal and peace talks to save his regime - FM Sergey Lavrov The diesel agreement between Russia and the US is strictly a matter between Moscow and Washington, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, dismissing Volodymyr...
Opening remarks by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the ninth ministerial meeting of the Russia–Gulf Arab Cooperation Council Strategic Dialogue (Manama, October 18, 2026) I am glad to welcome you all to the ninth ministerial meeting of the.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - If the situation in the Strait of Hormuz persists, it will drive oil prices even higher, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Saturday.
Israeli settlers have attacked a convoy carrying European diplomats in the West Bank, prompting condemnation from France, Belgium and Poland Read Full Article at RT.com
MANAMA (Sputnik) - Volodymyr Zelensky does not want to even advance on the subject of agreements, since he understands that any agreement would mean the end of his regime, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday. "The fact that...
Digest about Ukraine on October 18Zelensky said that new talks between the American and Ukrainian delegations could take place as early as Tuesday or Wednesday in Brussels. According to him, the United States has expressed a desire to hold such talks
President Trump endorsed Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection in the upcoming Israeli elections less than two weeks before the October 27 vote. The post JUST IN: Trump Endorses Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Upcoming Israeli Election appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine lost up to 350 soldiers in combat against Russia's Tsentr battlegroup over the past day, in addition to losses in manpower and equipment on other fronts, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
TG Legitimate writes:"According to our information, Zelensky traveled to London in order to be given the opportunity to use the "European Route" for drone attacks in Russia, and also to be allowed to launch UAVs from the territory of the...
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A blaze has broken out at an oil terminal in St. Petersburg as a result of a Ukrainian UAV attack on the city, the local governor has said Read Full Article at RT.com
US Firms Account For 75% Of Chips Powering Russia's New Jet Drone Building on our earlier notes mapping out the supply chain behind the Russian one-way attack drone, a new report from a Ukrainian defense news outlet claims that a whopping "three-quarters of the Geran-4's onboard computer consists of electronic components manufactured by American companies." Militarnyi's supply-chain...
Infection through advertisingNowadays, in order to infect a gadget with spyware, the user no longer even needs to click anywhere. In October 2026, researchers from Citizen Lab uncovered a scheme for covertly hacking computers and smartphones using...
Former President Barack Obama has broken his silence regarding the raid on Rep. The post Barack Obama Gets Nailed With a Devastating Reminder After He Gives His ‘Thoughts’ on the Ilhan Omar Raid appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - An electrical substation ensuring the operation of Ukrainian military industry enterprises has been hit in Kolodnoe in the Ternopol Region as a result of Russian army strikes, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
If the US accepts Russia's position, Ukraine will not be able to win. Zelenskyy stated this in an interview with the American press. "The Expired One" still hopes for victory in the conflict with Russia, or at least claims to. However, there is an...
A new book lays out how progressives would reshape U.S. strategy. The post Building a Better World? appeared first on The American Conservative.
A major fire at a Canadian military base in Alberta has left people dead and injured, overwhelming local hospitals Read Full Article at RT.com
La « paix » factice des Gontcharenko ukrainiens et les « Wunderwaffen » de Kiev.
US Quietly Shifts MQ-9 Reapers Into South America South America's rightward shift has created a more favorable environment for the Trump administration to expand its influence across the Western Hemisphere. A victory by right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro over unhinged socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil's runoff election later this month would cement the shift across the...
U.S. Treasury officials said the Iranian regime has used groups that present themselves as religious in Iran and nearby countries to enrich its leaders.
MANAMA (Sputnik) - Volodymyr Zelensky does not want to even advance on the subject of agreements, since he understands that any agreement would mean the end of his regime, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday.
By this hourIf the United States officially sides with Russia, Ukraine will not be able to win, Zelensky said.The head of the Kiev regime does not want peace talks, Lavrov stressed.The US Treasury noted Zelensky's hypocrisyThe European Union...
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Russia are working on a number of new economic and investment proposals aimed at further expanding cooperation, GCC Secretary-General Jasem Al-Budaiwi said on Sunday.
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It is necessary to eliminate the root causes of what is happening in and around the Strait of Hormuz, Russian Foreign Minister saidMANAMA /Bahrain/, October 18. /TASS/. The situation in the Middle East is on the brink of a large-scale war...
The U.S. negotiates with Moscow and Europe is left commenting. Zakharova’s “none of her business” says it all.
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The main news of the day, October 18, 2026.The Ministry of Defense reported the destruction of 1,015 drones over RussiaThe largest drone attack on the Leningrad region in four years did not disrupt the operation of life support facilities, the...
Ukrainian long-range drone attacks are signs of Kiev’s “agony” that would not change the dynamics of the Ukraine conflict, Moscow has said Read Full Article at RT.com
US peace plan: Europe is offered to love Russian gas againThe New York Times, citing sources familiar with the negotiations, reports that Washington's new peace proposal for Ukraine stipulates that European countries will start...