Power & Politics
Hormuz Standoff Escalates: US Military Aids Gulf Oil 'Shuttle' Exports, Iran Threatens UAE Digital Infrastructure
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has designated as strike targets the oil shuttle transport system established by US Central Command to help Gulf states export oil via a southern corridor through Omani waters. Senior Iranian security officials have threatened to attack US-linked data centers, submarine cables, and artificial intelligence facilities in the UAE and around the Strait of Hormuz. Disrupted transport and surging freight rates are passing the costs of the war on to consumers world
Truth Era Newsroom · 1 viewsUS Plans to Publicly Broadcast Execution of Fort Hood Shooter, While Simultaneously Accusing EU's Digital Services Act of 'Foreign Censorship'
The Pentagon reportedly plans to publicly broadcast the execution of Nidal Hasan, the gunman behind the 2009 Fort Hood base shooting, set for December 3 by firing squad; the Trump administration has concurrently attacked the EU's Digital Services Act as a 'foreign censorship' tool. An EU spokesperson warned that platforms must comply with their own terms, noting that Meta, X, and TikTok all prohibit related violent content.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsAftermath of Regime Change: After US Forces Raid Caracas, US Detains Core Figure of Venezuela's Former Political-Business Network Across Borders
Colombian businessman Álvaro Pulido was arrested in a Sunday operation by a US Homeland Security task force, facing charges of laundering over US$2 billion in funds tied to a Venezuelan bribery scheme. The case comes in the wake of a US military raid on Caracas that took Maduro away, and the extradition by a US-backed transitional government of Alex Saab, and represents an extension of the US-led purge of Venezuela's former political-business network.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsIsraeli settlers filmed abusing and reportedly poisoning livestock in West Bank village; Al Jazeera says poisoning suspected attempt to frame Palestinians
Video footage released by Al Jazeera on October 12 shows an Israeli settler captured on camera abusing and reportedly poisoning livestock in the occupied West Bank village of Al-Mugayyir, northeast of Ramallah. According to Al Jazeera, the poisoned animals reportedly belonged to Israelis, with the poisoning suspected of being intended to fabricate the appearance that Palestinians had killed the livestock.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsVenezuela in U.S. Courtrooms: Sanctions Create the Crisis, Trials Harvest the Credit
The extradition of Pulido to Miami for trial looks like belated justice, but in reality exposes Washington's double standard: manufacturing a crisis with one hand while trying it with the other — it is precisely the shortages of food and medicine, aggravated by Washington's long-standing sanctions, that created the rent-seeking space for the well-connected to profit.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsZelensky "learned through the media" of US "energy ceasefire" — power gap in US-Ukraine decision chain surfaces
Ukrainian President Zelensky publicly admitted that he learned the details of the US-announced "energy ceasefire" arrangement with Russia only from media reports. According to France 24, citing Axios and an unnamed US source, the actual scope of the "ceasefire" announced by Trump covers only both sides' refining facilities, underscoring that in the Washington-led ceasefire negotiations, Kyiv was neither informed in advance nor possessed any substantive agenda-setting power.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsMoroccan lawyers suspend four-month strike; dispute over executive power and the legal profession remains unresolved
Some 19,000 Moroccan lawyers have announced a temporary return to work after protesting for more than four months against a controversial bill reforming the legal profession. The lawyers have criticized the legislation for concentrating excessive power in the executive branch and eroding the profession's autonomy. The strike suspension is intended to leave room for the formation of a new government and the resumption of dialogue, but the direction of amendments to the bill remains unclear.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsAzerbaijan Pushes School Hijab Ban Citing "Secular Principles"; Jailed Journalist on Hunger Strike; Solidarity Protests Erupt in Turkey
The Azerbaijani government approved last month amendments to school dress regulations, indirectly banning the hijab on the grounds of violating "secular principles." Some schools have already barred hijab-wearing teachers and students from campus. Journalist Polad Aslanov, sentenced to 113 years in prison, has launched a hunger strike, and the wave of solidarity has spread to Turkey.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsMoney, Favors, and Institutional Funding: Declassified Files Reveal How Epstein Maintained His Network of Power
According to France 24, declassified emails and multiple investigations reveal that Jeffrey Epstein built a network of relationships dependent on personal favors and exchanges of interest by giving expensive gifts, channeling funds to universities and hospitals, and providing personal conveniences to lawyers and officials — and it was this very network that enabled his sex trafficking operation to continue over the long term.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsCutting Off the Bab el-Mandeb Supply Line: UAE-Backed Southern Giants Brigade Leads Yemen's Anti-Houthi Offensive
On October 5, the Southern Giants Brigade — armed, trained, and funded by the UAE — joined forces with units of Yemen's internationally recognized government to launch a large-scale offensive against the Houthis near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, severing the main road connecting the Red Sea port city of Mocha. The outcome reflects a temporary convergence of proxies backed by the two Gulf patrons, while further tearingering the already complex narrative between southern separatism and national unity
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsPoland foils assassination plot targeting Prime Minister Tusk; suspect tracked through online statements
Poland's Ministry of the Interior announced on Sunday that a man in his sixties has been detained on suspicion of plotting attacks against Prime Minister Tusk and Defense Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz. The case has once again brought Poland's security surveillance apparatus and the tensions of domestic political polarization to the fore.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsIndia's Supreme Court Rules Mass Detention of Protesters 'Illegal', Electoral Roll Dispute Continues to Escalate
India's Supreme Court has ruled that the detention of hundreds of protesters over the weekend was partly 'illegal', after authorities deployed approximately 40,000 security personnel and imposed internet shutdowns in parts of New Delhi. Opposition parties have accused the Election Commission of removing millions of voters' names from electoral rolls, with the alleged removals concentrated in areas politically unfavorable to the ruling BJP.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsNobel Prize in Economics Again Goes to American Scholars: The Western Roots of Stabilization Models and the Unresolved Questions Left by 2008
According to ABC News, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Economics to Stanford University's Hall and Columbia University's Woodford, recognizing their work on the microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilization; however, Woodford himself admitted in a post-award interview that the 2008 crisis had already proven traditional monetary policy tools incapable, and that his theoretical model "did not magically solve the problem," while policy frameworks
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsIndian YouTube political commentator Dhruv Rathee alleges detention of nearly 24 hours as election body crisis escalates ahead of Supreme Court protest
According to Al Jazeera, prominent Indian YouTube political commentator Dhruv Rathee alleges he was abducted from his home and held for nearly 24 hours without access to legal counsel. The alleged detention comes just days after he publicly called for the resignation of the head of the Election Commission, and on the eve of a large-scale protest in New Delhi planned for Monday aimed at the Supreme Court.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 views14 Killed in Riyadh Attacks Over Two Days; Iran Offers Mediation While Remaining Houthis' Main Backer
Houthi attacks on the Saudi capital's airport have killed 14 people, prompting Iran's Foreign Ministry to express 'deep concern' and proactively offer to mediate. However, Iran has long been accused of being a key external backer of the Houthis, casting doubt on the credibility of its claimed neutral mediation role.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsPakistan's federal government, citing counterterrorism, takes over KP province led by Imran Khan's party, imposing emergency rule and governor's rule simultaneously
President Zardari, on Prime Minister Sharif's advice, signed a proclamation simultaneously imposing emergency rule and governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (KP), governed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, bypassing the provincial elected government. A Pakistan Peoples Party member assumed the role of acting governor to exercise provincial authority. Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and multiple PTI provincial officials were detained. The fede
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsAustralian FM Urges Palestine to Vote "Without Delay"; Reasons Cited by Palestinians for Postponement Are Precisely Israeli Military Operations and Blockade
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has described as "deeply disappointing" the Palestinian National Authority's decision to postpone what would have been the first general election in 20 years, originally scheduled for November, and has called for elections to be held "without delay." However, the PLO has listed Israel's ongoing military operations in the West Bank, its continued strikes on Gaza, and its refusal to allow election materials and international observers into Gaza as the main re
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsRiyadh Airport Under Sustained Attack: U.S.-Saudi Hesitation and the Marginalized Cost of Yemeni Civilians
The Houthis' sustained attacks on Saudi civilian airports have killed at least 20 people (according to Saudi figures), forcing Riyadh airport to shut down. The United States has hesitated over providing aerial refueling support to Saudi Arabia, in contrast to direct military assistance from France, Britain, Turkey and Pakistan. The conflict highlights the long-overlooked civilian cost of the Saudi-led war in Yemen and the double standards of Western allies in their military intervention.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsOver 100 Million Voters Removed from Rolls Trigger New Delhi Protests; Thousands Deployed and Journalists Detained as Modi Faces Toughest Challenge in 12 Years
According to Al Jazeera, thousands of opposition supporters marched toward the Supreme Court in New Delhi on Monday demanding the resignation of Election Commission Chief Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a sweeping revision of the voter rolls. Thousands of police officers have been deployed in central New Delhi for a third consecutive day, six metro stations have been shut, and at least 16 journalists were detained by police while reporting.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsFrankfurt Book Fair Peace Prize Laureate Sands: Germany's "Inappropriate Silence" on Gaza Is Not Antisemitism, It Is Fact
In his acceptance speech at the 2026 Frankfurt Book Fair Peace Prize ceremony, French-British international law scholar Philippe Sands publicly criticized the German government's "inappropriate silence" on Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, stating bluntly: "This is not antisemitism, not anti-Israel, this is fact." German President Steinmeier, in his laudatory address, called Sands a humanitarian who "despite growing resistance, has tirelessly fought for hu
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsIndia's Electoral Roll Controversy Ignites Cycle of Repression: Opposition Brings Petition to Supreme Court, Police Detain Thousands of Protesters and At Least 16 Journalists
As opposition leader Rahul Gandhi submitted a petition to India's Supreme Court demanding the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner, law enforcement detained thousands of protesters and at least 16 journalists over the weekend, and systematically tightened assembly space in the capital Delhi, removing the traditional protest site Jantar Mantar from the permitted list.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsGlasgow University £20 Ultrasonic Device Targets Remote Farmers: The High Energy-Consumption Wall of Decentralized Nitrogen Fertilizer Awaits Breaking
Researchers at the University of Glasgow in Scotland have assembled a coffee-can-sized prototype device from commercial components costing around £20, using ultrasound, air, and water to produce nitrates, in an attempt to provide remote farmers with a production pathway free from heavy-asset fertilizer plants. However, the high energy consumption relative to the Haber-Bosch process, the agricultural effectiveness of the product, and scaling obstacles mean the technology cannot replace existing i
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsDeloitte Cyprus accused of helping forge documents to erase Abramovich's $672 million in assets
A joint investigation by BBC Panorama and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism has revealed that the Cyprus branch of the world's largest accounting firm, Deloitte, is accused of participating in backdating documents, causing superyachts, mansions and private jets owned by Russian oligarch Abramovich to disappear from the books, and using this to evade millions in taxes.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsNew Delhi Locked Down for Third Consecutive Day to Counter Gandhi March; Police Reportedly Use Mass Detentions and Barricades to Suppress Protests Against Electoral Roll Revision
Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi called on supporters to march to the federal Supreme Court on Monday, while police in New Delhi's central district erected hundreds of metal barricades and shut down six metro stations; Reporters Without Borders said at least 16 journalists were detained, opposition lawmakers alleged they were beaten by police, and the unrest stems from an Election Commission-led verification drive that removed more than 133 million names from the voter rolls.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsFederal Judge Halts Trump Administration's $20 Million Political Propaganda Ads Paid With Public Funds
A federal district court judge in New York ruled that the Trump administration's use of approximately $20 million in taxpayer funds through the Department of Homeland Security to run self-promotional ads violates federal law, and ordered a two-week temporary restraining order. The case reveals the institutional risk of the executive branch diverting congressional appropriations into a tool for political agitation, while the White House refuses to refund the public funds already spent.
Truth Era Newsroom · 1 viewsAccused of Violating His Own Russia Sanctions Law to Cut Fuel Prices with a Deal with Putin
Just one month after signing the 'Lindsay O. Graham sanctions Russia and Iran Act of 2026,' Trump announced a diesel supply agreement with Putin totaling more than 4.3 million tons. Reuters energy columnist Ron Bousso pointed out that the full supply Trump announced amounts to no more than 12 hours of global market supply, with a 'negligible' impact on prices. Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor said the agreement would violate the pressure laws against Russia previously passed by C
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsNATO's Top Military Commander to Issue 'Counterstrike' Warning Against Russia in Warsaw; Europe Accelerates Arms Buildup Amid Doubts Over US Reliability
According to France 24, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), US General Grynkewich, will outline his "theory of victory" at a security conference in Warsaw, warning Russia that the alliance has the capability to counter any attack. This comes against the backdrop of Western officials attributing a drone-explosive incident at a German airport to a so-called Russian "hybrid attack," while the Pentagon is conducting a review of US military deployments in Europe and European countries ar
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsEgypt Accused of Airstrike on Sudan Border Gold Mine Killing at Least 72 Miners; Cairo Refuses to Respond
Sudan's civil legal group the "Emergency Lawyers Organization" on Sunday accused the Egyptian air force of carrying out an airstrike on an informal gold mining area along the Sudan-Egypt border, killing at least 72 civilian miners. Agence France-Presse said it was unable to independently verify the allegation, and the Egyptian military has issued no official comment. This is the second strike on the mining area this year, once again spotlighting the absence of accountability for military operati
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsA Decade-Late Admission: UK PM For First Time Acknowledges Russian Interference in 2016 Brexit Referendum; 2020 Parliamentary Report Had Noted Lack of In-Depth Assessment
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, in a podcast interview, publicly acknowledged for the first time that Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum, but provided no evidence or specific details. Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee had pointed out as early as 2020 that the British government did not request an in-depth assessment of Russian interference at the time. The belated admission is both a correction of historical dereliction and an exposure of a decade-long institutional s
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsTariffs, Fuel, and Imported Beef: A Three-Pronged Squeeze on U.S. Ranchers and Trump's "America First" Promise
In Nebraska, many ranchers who once overwhelmingly supported Trump are simultaneously absorbing the higher steel costs driven by tariffs, diesel price surges fueled by the so-called "Iran war," and the direct hit to cattle prices from the federal government's decision to import foreign beef. With midterm elections only weeks away, some farmers are reconsidering their political loyalties, though others still consider the president "overall the best choice."
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