UK army chief says politicians to start ‘frank conversation’ with public to prepare for war

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UK army chief says politicians to start ‘frank conversation’ with public to prepare for war | 16 Oct 2026 | The head of the army says the UK’s political leaders are about to start a “frank conversation” with the public about the need to prepare for war. General Sir Roly Walker said every citizen will be asked to make sacrifices and to play their part in the defence of the nation. He was speaking very bluntly to troops during a visit to Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire this week. The comments were captured on camera by British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS). “You didn’t know this, but our nation is going to need you,” the chief of the general staff told the group of around 700 soldiers. “Indeed, very soon, the political leaders of this country will start to have a frank conversation with the citizens of this country about just what is going on and where the risk lies.

Army general warns next war could hit U.S. homeland before troops even deploy | 15 Oct 2026 | The American military has largely operated on a familiar premise: combat the enemy overseas before the fight reaches home. But as drones, cyberattacks and long-range weapons pose growing threats to U.S. military installations and critical infrastructure, Army leaders are preparing for a future in which American forces could come under attack before they ever deploy overseas. “If we’re going against a pacing threat, power projection will be contested,” Gen. Christopher LaNeve, the Army’s acting chief of staff, told Fox News Digital on Wednesday. The concerns come as the Pentagon places renewed emphasis on homeland defense and military installations as they prepare to potentially confront threats closer to home. [Hmm… Sounds like a massive false flag could be on the way.]

Army sniper claims U.S. troops killed ‘reptilian beings’ in battle near Area 51 | 16 Oct 2026 | A former U.S. Army sniper has claimed that a secret military operation took place near Area 51 and at least one American soldier was killed in a battle with reptilian aliens. Nick Betts, a co-host of the Liberty Risk podcast, said an unnamed member of the military’s elite special missions unit revealed to him that he and other soldiers were given energy weapons to hunt down three creatures which had invaded a top-secret U.S. facility. During the mission into a deep underground tunnel near the Nevada base, one soldier was allegedly shot in the chest and killed instantly by the same type of directed-energy weapon. “They said that they f****** shot this creature that was bipedal, mildly reptilian-looking but had fingers and was using this weapon system,” Betts said. Betts said the member of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) revealed what had happened during a night of drinking as they participated in a documentary about the ongoing Ukraine war.

Trump considers using ‘mother of all bombs’ against Iran as president faces pressure to end the war | 15 Oct 2026 | President Donald Trump is considering unleashing America’s most powerful non-nuclear bomb against Iran in a devastating new assault as pressure mounts to end the deeply unpopular war. The Pentagon has developed plans to deploy the 21,600-pound “mother of all bombs” against Iranian nuclear facilities and energy infrastructure in what would represent a dramatic escalation of the six-month conflict. The enormous weapon, officially known as the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb, or MOAB, is capable of devastating an area equivalent to nine city blocks. The president has publicly pledged not to launch fresh attacks before voters head to the polls, although some advisers privately question whether that promise will hold.

Pentagon quietly admits true death toll of Iran war as 21 Americans are killed and hundreds are injured | 10 Oct 2026 | The Pentagon has quietly raised the death toll of Americans killed in the war with Iran to 21, weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth branded reports of missing casualties “a complete LIE.” The new total was added to the Pentagon’s Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) late Friday evening, exposing a stark gap between the military’s earlier public death toll. At the time, the Pentagon’s database listed 18 U.S. military deaths since the start of the Iran war, including those caused by both hostile and non-hostile actions. But the latest tally includes two deaths newly classified as noncombat. The database also lists 865 U.S. service members wounded since the war with Iran began, as the conflict continues to face widespread opposition among the American public, according to polls… Over the summer, the Pentagon began separating casualties from the Iran war into two categories: Operation Epic Fury, the name assigned to the conflict, and Overseas Operations, a separate classification.

Russian forces liberate key Ukrainian stronghold in Donbass | 16 Oct 2026 | Russian forces have liberated the key Ukrainian stronghold of Dobropolye in Donbass, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov has reported to President Vladimir Putin. During a meeting on Friday, Gerasimov said assault units from several brigades had taken part in the operation and were searching basements for any remaining Ukrainian troops. Putin praised the “coordinated and highly professional” actions of the Russian assault units, noting that Ukrainian forces had turned Dobropolye into a “robust stronghold.”

U.S. missiles supplied to Ukraine sold on ‘open market’ – Trump | 15 Oct 2026 | U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed that American missiles supplied to Ukraine under his predecessor, Joe Biden, were sold on the “open market.” In an interview with Newsmax aired on Thursday, Trump questioned the whereabouts of billions of d-llars in U.S. military and financial aid to Kiev. The president made the remarks after Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky said he felt betrayed by Trump’s unexpected decision to lift sanctions on Russian diesel exports in a bid to curb rising energy prices. Asked by host Rob Finnerty about the Ukrainian leader’s decision to defy Trump’s demand to halt strikes on Russian energy facilities, Trump said, “Zelensky is not a good guy for us to deal with. Biden gave him billions and billions of d-llars.”

Trump says Russia has agreed to deliver millions in diesel fuel after ‘highly successful discussion’ | 9 Oct 2026 | President Donald Trump announced Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to “immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 Tons during the month of November, and 1,000,000 Tons immediately thereafter.” Trump said the agreement came after the two had a “highly successful discussion.”

Washington suspends sanctions on Russian fuel trade, including import to U.S. | 9 Oct 2026 | The US Treasury Department has announced a temporary sanctions waiver on the Russian fuel trade amid skyrocketing global prices. The move allows the sale, delivery, offloading, and import of Russian diesel, including to the United States, until at least April 7, 2027. The announcement came after President Donald Trump announced a major agreement with Moscow, following a Friday phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 Tons during the month of November, and 1,000,000 Tons immediately thereafter,” Trump stated in a Truth Social Post, adding that Moscow could provide up to 3,000,000 tons of additional diesel “within a short period of time” depending on the state of its refineries, which have recently been under constant threat of long-range Ukrainian strikes.

Putin and Trump hold phone talks – Kremlin –The conversation follows renewed US diplomatic efforts to broker a settlement of the Ukraine conflict | 9 Oct 2026 | Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he discussed prospects for resolving the Ukraine conflict with his US counterpart Donald Trump during a phone call on Friday, along with global energy issues and bilateral relations. The conversation also covered the situation surrounding Iran, according to a statement by the Russian president published on the Kremlin website. “Considerable attention was devoted to the prospects for resolving the Ukrainian crisis,” Putin said. Turning to global energy markets, Putin expressed optimism about the prospects for cooperation with Washington.

Ukrainian MP put on ‘kill list’ over call for peace with Russia | 6 Oct 2026 | Ukrainian lawmaker Alexey Goncharenko has been expelled from the European Solidarity parliamentary group and added to the notorious Mirotvorets website, which publishes personal information on people it considers “enemies” of the country. The MP came under fire after publicly calling for peace with Russia and arguing that Kiev is losing the conflict. He suggested that Ukraine should consider concessions to secure a lasting settlement, including abandoning its NATO ambitions, easing sanctions on Russia, strengthening the status of the Russian language, and potentially ceding territory. The remarks triggered a backlash from politicians and public figures opposed to such concessions, including Vladimir Zelensky, who described Goncharenko’s proposals as an “abnormal message” that undermined national “unity.” [The unhinged Ukrainian dictatorship needs to be toppled.]

Le Pen projected to win French presidential election – poll | 13 Oct 2026 | French right-wing politician Marine Le Pen has emerged as the frontrunner in the 2027 presidential race and would defeat both left-wing and centrist rivals in hypothetical runoffs, according to a new poll. Published on Monday, the Toluna Harris Interactive survey for French broadcasters M6 and RTL puts Le Pen, the longtime face of the National Rally (RN), at 67% against Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of the left-wing France Unbowed party, and 56% against former centrist Prime Minister Edouard Philippe. Le Pen also leads all five first-round scenarios tested, with 35% to 37% support.

At least 20 killed and injured, including popular UFC fighter and Green Beret, as mercenary forces of U.S. Blackwater founder are ambushed in devastating Congo battleground defeat | 10 Oct 2026| Blackwater founder Erik Prince’s forces suffered a major battlefield loss in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo when enemy forces ambushed them, killing and wounding at least 20 people, including a popular former UFC fighter. The frontline clash shows how Prince has taken on an expanded role in the Congo through his company Vectus Global. The company, which also operates in Haiti and other parts of Africa, provides consulting and security services and previously helped Congo’s army secure the city of Uvira in South Kivu against Rwanda-backed rebels who control swathes of the east. A veteran special operator reported on his podcast earlier this week that former U.S. Green Beret and Ultimate Fighting Championship contestant Tim Kennedy was injured in Congo.

U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel | 8 Oct 2026 | In late March, at the height of the Iran war, Israel quietly approved more settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank than it ever had at one time. Staff members at the United States Embassy in Jerusalem saw the move as potentially flouting one of President Trump’s explicit red lines for Israel — no annexation of the West Bank — and drafted an urgent report intended for policy makers in Washington. That memo never reached Washington. It was quashed by David Milstein, a top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee, according to three U.S. officials briefed on the process. This was no isolated incident. Since taking up his post in April 2025, Mr. Milstein, 36, has repeatedly suppressed or significantly revised embassy reporting on Israeli activities to present the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to a dozen people who work with or interact with Mr. Milstein in both Jerusalem and Washington.

Whistleblower who revealed Howard Lutnick’s links to Jeffrey Epstein mysteriously found hanged in Thailand | 6 Oct 2026 | A British banker who revealed links between Jeffrey Epstein and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick died from hanging in Thailand, the Daily Mail can reveal. Simon Andriesz was found dead in a town just outside Bangkok on the morning of September 23. The whistleblower had claimed his former employer, Mr. Lutnick, failed to disclose a business relationship with the paedophile financier. The banker uncovered emails from 2018 which he claimed showed Mr. Lutnick and Epstein were discussing a start-up business in which they had involvement. Khlong Luang Town’s municipality office recorded the death of the 57-year-old Briton, who had worked on Wall Street but was recently living in Cornwall. His cause of death listed as “asphyxiation from hanging.”

Arizona man charged with threatening mass bombings at White House | 8 Oct 2026 | An Arizona man has been arrested on charges of threatening mass bombings at the White House and other locations in Washington, D.C., according to federal prosecutors. The threats were allegedly sent in an email to a local news station. Jacob Aaron Hicks, 46, of Tucson, was arrested Wednesday and charged by criminal complaint with making an interstate threat to injure, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona. He made his initial appearance in federal court on Thursday. The complaint alleges that Hicks emailed a Tucson news station on September 23, claiming that a bomb strike against the White House and other locations in the capital was imminent.

UN Adopts ‘Pandemic Preparedness’ Declaration – But U.S. Votes No | 14 Oct 2026 | The United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly on Monday adopted a “Political declaration on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response” — calling for stronger global medical and scientific cooperation in the face of the threat of a future pandemic. The 64-clause declaration passed with a 153-3 vote. The U.S., along with Argentina and Israel, voted against it. New Zealand and Paraguay abstained. The declaration calls for stronger international cooperation and for activating the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Pandemic Agreement, passed last year. However, the declaration is legally non-binding and does not obligate countries to cede sovereignty or impose public health restrictions, including vaccine mandates or lockdowns. Valerie Ferrell, policy director of Stand for Health Freedom, said the declaration “is like an unholy political ‘vow renewal.'”

In first, Israeli researchers develop mRNA jab against pneumonic plague | 13 July 2025 | In a research breakthrough, scientists from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) in Ness Ziona have developed the world’s first mRNA-based vaccine against a deadly, antibiotic-resistant bacterium. The vaccine against pneumonic plague is delivered via lipid nanoparticles like COVID-19 vaccines, and showed a 100 percent protection rate in animal models. The groundbreaking study, which made the cover of the prestigious journal Advanced Science, was led by Prof. Dan Peer, director of the laboratory of precision nanomedicine, and his team of researchers, including Dr. Edo Kon, Dr. Inbal Hazan-HaLevy, and Ph.D. student Shani Benarroch, working with IIBR scientists.

Russia says no plague found in contacts of Siberian lab worker who died | 6 Oct 2026 | Plague had not been detected among close contacts of a worker in an anti-plague laboratory in Siberia who died last week, with 60% of the identified group tested so far, officials in Russia said Tuesday. News from Russia’s consumer and health watchdog on Sunday that a female staffer at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East had died from a “pneumonia of undetermined” originlast week has raised public health fears worldwide. “Laboratory testing identified two cases of Covid-19 and two cases of rhinovirus infection,” watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said in a statement. “No other infectious disease pathogens were detected among the contacts,” the statement said, without mentioning the word “plague.”

Gov. Kathy Hochul declares disaster emergency for NYS over measles spike | 5 Oct 2026 | A steady increase in measles cases, especially in rural areas, prompted Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday to declare a state disaster emergency. There have been 108 cases so far this year in New York State, compared with 48 for all of 2025. The emergency declaration allows paramedics, advanced EMS providers, pharmacists and midwives to administer the measles vaccine. It also gives nurses the ability to order testing, according to the announcement.

GOP accuses Walz allies of burying $52M Medicaid fraud report before election | 8 oct 2026 | Minnesota Republicans are accusing Democrats of keeping lawmakers in the dark for months about a state-commissioned Medicaid assessment that flagged more than 52 million in improper payments, arguing the delay denied them a chance to act on the report’s specific findings during the legislative session before the election. “Fraud here has exploded under the Walz administration,” Minnesota Republican Speaker of the House Lisa Demuth told Fox News Digital. “Governor Walz has held no one in his entire administration accountable for the level of fraud. It definitely brings into question what is in that report and why are they hiding it?” The Walz administration hired Optum to conduct a third-party review of Minnesota’s Medicaid program, scrutinizing 14 high-risk services.

Election fraud fears as more mail-in ballots stolen in California | 16 Oct 2026 | Thieves swiped voters’ mail-in ballots from a post office in the Bay Area, sparking fears of election fraud after another theft of ballots last week. The San Mateo County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder’s Office said in a Thursday press release that it was notified that the election forms were recently stolen from a U.S. Postal Service Office in Daly City, including mail-in ballots from San Mateo County voters. The county, located just south of San Francisco, and the U.S. Postal Service are actively investigating the theft. It’s unclear how many ballots were stolen, the county said. The incident comes about a week after a postal truck in Sacramento County was hit by a thief.

Major banks closed accounts of MAGA, pro-life and other conservative groups disfavored by Biden admin – bombshell report | 14 Oct 2026 | Major banks closed accounts and refused credit to MAGA merchants, pro-life causes, religious groups, conservative organizations and sectors disfavored by the Biden regime, such as firearms, oil and gas, and private prisons, a bombshell report from the federal banking regulator has found. The Debanking Review by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) investigated 100,000 complaints and scrutinized 50,000 internal bank records to reveal how customers were “debanked” based purely on their political, social, or religious beliefs. JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citibank, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, Capital One, PNC, TD Bank, and BMO Bank were found to have discriminated against American consumers, citing “reputation risk” as a reason to deny service between 2020 and 2025.

Ex-special counsel Jack Smith obtained personal info on 639K Republicans – including red MAGA hat buyers | 14 Oct 2026 | Ex-special counsel Jack Smith obtained personal information on 639,000 Republican donors, voters and supporters — including some who contributed as little as 1 or bought “red MAGA hats” — according to subpoena returns obtained by a Senate Republican committee. In a Wednesday memo, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) disclosed the details of data Smith’s office received, denouncing the former prosecutor of President Trump for “abuse of authority.” More than 148,000 rows on spreadsheets contained the findings, including donors from 2005 to 2021. Dates of birth, home addresses, email addresses, Republican party registration, information about credit cards or employment history were also hoovered up.

Grand jury examines possible false statements by Jan. 6 witness Cassidy Hutchinson | 8 Oct 2026 | A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., has heard evidence concerning possible false statements former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson made to the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, Fox News Digital has learned. Additional evidence could be presented to the grand jury as soon as next week, according to a source familiar with the matter… During a nationally televised hearing in June 2022, Hutchinson provided testimony [lied] about Trump’s actions on Jan. 6, including an account she said she heard from another White House official about the president’s reaction after being told he could not travel to the Capitol. Her account of an alleged confrontation inside the presidential vehicle was subsequently disputed by other individuals familiar with the events.

Omar’s financial filings face federal probe after reported assets soared into millions | 13 Oct 2026 | U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro revealed Tuesday that her office is investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar’s financial disclosures, opening a new chapter in the controversy surrounding the Minnesota Democrat’s previously reported multimillion-dollar assets. Speaking on Fox News’ America Reports, Pirro said her office was examining Omar’s financial disclosures, which previously showed that the reported value of businesses tied to her husband, Tim Mynett, had surged from as much as 51,000 in 2023 to as much as 30 million in 2024. The latest development comes one day after federal agents searched Omar’s Washington, D.C., home as part of an ongoing criminal investigation involving her immigration paperwork, two sources familiar with the probe told Fox News Digital.

Ilhan Omar’s Home Targeted for Pre-Dawn Raid | 12 Oct 2026 | The Washington, D.C., home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) was targeted for a pre-dawn raid Monday morning by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a source familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital. The outlet exclusively detailed the raid is part of of ongoing criminal fraud investigation into the Somali-born congresswoman’s immigration paperwork, which was allegedly filled out by the far-left politician’s late father when she was a child. “Today in the Washington, D.C., area, Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice,” a DOJ spokesperson affirmed to Fox News Digital. “This enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal investigation,” the spokesperson added.

Oregon school shooter who killed 3 children and a teacher named as John J. Griffin, who also shot 7-year-old in wheelchair | 16 Oct 2026 | The teenage school shooter who murdered four at an elementary school has been named as John J Griffin. Griffin, 16, killed three children aged five, eight, and 11 at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday afternoon. He also critically wounded a 54-year-old teacher and shot a seven-year-old child who uses a wheelchair in the face, both of whom are still in hospital. The teen killer began firing after entering a special education class. It is unclear if it was specifically targeted or chosen at random. Griffin was shot dead minutes after he began his rampage by Kalub Giamanco, 36, a dad of two children at the school who heard the gunshots as he drove home for his lunch break.

Man freed from prison just 8 days before allegedly gunning down girl, 12, at youth game | 8 Oct 2026 | A Maryland man charged with killing a 12-year-old girl while allegedly firing at two men near a youth football game was released from prison just eight days before the deadly shooting. Tyree Reynolds, 23, was released from state custody on Sept. 25, according to Fox 45 News, which cited the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (MDPSCS). Reynolds faces 30 criminal counts, including murder and attempted murder, in connection with Saturday’s shooting at a youth football homecoming game at Leon Day Park in Baltimore. Authorities said surveillance footage captured Reynolds opening fire on two men in a parking lot adjacent to the football field during an argument over a parking spot.