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Report: Turkey Seeks Parliamentary Mandate for Sending Troops to Defend Saudi Arabia

21 October 2026 at 19:23

Turkey’s ruling AKP party is reportedly seeking a mandate from Parliament to deploy troops to Saudi Arabia to protect it from attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi insurgents of Yemen, thus fulfilling the mutual defense obligations of the treaty signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan in August.

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Ukraine Denounces Cubans Used as ‘Cannon Fodder’ in Russian Invasion at U.N.

21 October 2026 at 14:43

A senior Ukrainian diplomat joined a U.S.-hosted panel at the United Nations on Monday condemning human rights abuses by the communist government of Cuba, describing Cuban citizens as among the largest groups of foreign recruits aiding the Russian invasion of his country.

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Alberta Secession Referendum Fails

20 October 2026 at 23:47

Alberta’s referendum to begin the process of seceding from Canada failed by a wide margin on Monday, keeping Canada’s oil wealth intact and delivering a major political win to Prime Minister Mark Carney.

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Saudi Arabia Postpones Major Investment Conference After Houthi Attacks

21 October 2026 at 00:17

The organizers of the Future Investment Initiative (FII), a major investment conference held in Saudi Arabia every year, announced on Monday that the event would be postponed from October 26-29 to an unspecified date in 2027.

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Rubio Visits India to Talk Trade, Terrorism, and Russian Oil

20 October 2026 at 23:08

Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in India on Tuesday to meet with Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar and top business leaders, including the two richest men in Asia, Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani.

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Without private capital, we will miss our small window to rebuild our military

20 October 2026 at 18:30
U.S. Army Chief Financial Officer Marc E. Andersen argues that the nation must implement a National Security Capital Strategy to leverage private investment and super intelligence to modernize the military and rebuild the defense industrial base.

Without private capital, we will miss our small window to rebuild our military

20 October 2026 at 18:30
U.S. Army Chief Financial Officer Marc E. Andersen argues that the nation must implement a National Security Capital Strategy to leverage private investment and super intelligence to modernize the military and rebuild the defense industrial base.

Florida Judge Issues Arrest Warrant for 95-Year-Old Cuban Dictator Raul Castro

20 October 2026 at 14:29

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier revealed on Monday that a judge in the state had issued an arrest warrant for Raúl Castro, the 95-year-old dictator of Cuba, on conspiracy to commit murder charges.

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Two Germans charged in absentia over Bulgaria’s Starlink fire, one of three recent attacks on satellite links Ukraine relies on against Russia

20 October 2026 at 09:02

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A Sofia court has cleared European arrest warrants for two 19-year-old Germans charged with setting fire to Starlink antennas south of the Bulgarian capital, a court spokeswoman told dpa. Prosecutors named the pair in court, but both had already left Bulgaria. The case adds Bulgaria to a run of attacks on Starlink sites in Europe, which Poland and Lithuania have linked to Russia.

While Russia presses its assault along the front and strikes Ukraine’s cities, Starlink keeps Ukraine’s drone units and front-line troops connected, and Poland pays about $50 million a year for its terminals. The network’s ground links in Europe are now a target in their own right, and ISW has linked the Polish fire to a wider Russian pattern of sabotage. Each attack on a ground station hits a network whose speed caps already disrupted Ukraine’s drone missions this month.

Two names, a few hours in Bulgaria

Prosecutors identified the suspects as Zeka Islam and Tirpan Beytullah, Bulgaria’s state news agency BTA reported, noting the names may be misspelled. Their whereabouts are unknown, according to German authorities cited by the agency. They were charged in absentia on 14 October and face three to 12 years in prison if convicted.

According to the indictment, the two crossed from Serbia at the Kalotina checkpoint at 17:37 on 9 October and told border officers they were tourists. At about 22:25, wearing gloves and masks, they allegedly set fire to antennas at the Plana teleport, a satellite ground station near the village of Plana. They drove back into Serbia through the same checkpoint at 23:55.

Three antennas burned completely, two were partly damaged, and three more were affected, prosecutors say. The pair traveled in a Volkswagen with German plates, and a national warrant followed two days after the charges, ZDF reported.

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The court-appointed lawyers argued that investigators had pinned down the vehicle, not the men in it. The court rejected those objections, finding reasonable grounds to suspect the pair. The lawyers said they would appeal. The ruling can be challenged within three days.

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A Starlink antenna. Illustrative photo: Christoph Soeder/dpa

An opposition MP made the fire public three days later

The fire became public only on 12 October, when opposition MP Ivaylo Mirchev of Democratic Bulgaria posted about it on Facebook. He said 11 antennas had been set on fire, more than prosecutors later counted.

In parliament two days later, Prime Minister Rumen Radev asked the head of the State Agency for National Security (DANS) not to reveal details, saying disclosure could harm the investigation. DANS head Plamen Tonchev told lawmakers he believes the fire was sabotage and that more such attacks cannot be ruled out, dpa reported.

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After the ruling, Mirchev wrote that Radev personally owes the public an explanation of what has been achieved, BTA reported.

Bulgaria’s case joins attacks Poland and Lithuania tie to Russia

Bulgaria has not said who might be behind the fire. Authorities in Poland and Lithuania have linked similar recent arsons on Starlink equipment to Russia.

In September, fire hit a Starlink ground station south of Warsaw, and Germany later detained two suspects. On 18 October, Lithuania’s prime minister said intruders had tried to burn a company’s Starlink antennas used by Ukraine, calling it part of Russia’s hybrid war. Moscow claims such accusations are baseless, Reuters reported.

Japan Plans First Mission to Collect Rocks from Moons of Mars

20 October 2026 at 01:09

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is planning to launch a spacecraft on Tuesday that will journey to Phobos and back in about five years, collecting the first-ever rock and soil samples from a moon of Mars.

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Russian Foreign Minister Visits Tehran After Trump Diesel Sanctions Break

19 October 2026 at 20:05

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was in Tehran on Monday to “discuss de-escalation steps” with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and President Masoud Pezeshkian after the Arab states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) pressured Russia to do more to halt Iran’s attacks on other Middle Eastern countries.

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