Russia Pounded By Biggest Ukrainian Drone Swarm Since January Ahead Of Geneva Talks

Israel Advances Plan For Palestinian Prisons With Crocodile-Filled Moats Via Middle East Eye The Israeli government has stripped Nile crocodiles of their protected status, paving the way for a proposal to build a detention facility for Palestinians surrounded by the reptiles, Israeli media reported on Thursday. Environment Minister Idit Silman signed a decree on Wednesday reclassifying Nile crocodiles as a "specially managed wild animal" - a new legal category that allows the state to keep the animals for security purposes, according to Israeli news site Ynet. In the decree, Silman said Israel's security forces could now keep...

Massive 8.0-Magnitude Quake Strikes Panama A magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Panama at around 1:56 p.m. EST, according to the US Geological Survey.  Notable quake, preliminary info: M 8.0 - 14 km SW of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama https://t.co/qnQAspzMXy — USGS Earthquakes (@USGS_Quakes) October 9, 2026 The preliminary epicenter was located about 8.7 miles southwest of Pitaloza Arriba, at a depth of 20.5 miles. The epicenter is about 122 miles southwest of Panama City. The immediate damage report is unknown.  Commerical travel is being diverted: Planes are being diverted from Panama after the M7.6 earthquake that struck Southern...

India Summons Russian Envoy, Furious At Mass Casualty Tanker Strike In Black Sea Tit-for-tat attacks on shipping between Ukraine and Russia have ratcheted of late in the Black Sea. At least half a dozen commercial vessels have been attacked in these waters over the past two weeks alone. The situation is almost becoming akin to a Hormuz crisis in its own right, as oil transit slows. Tragically, there's a mounting death toll among crew members caught in the crossfire. One of the biggest single casualty events - if not the biggest...