Politics
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Haredi Men Block West Bank Highway After Draft Dodger’s Arrest
Dozens of ultra-Orthodox men shut down Route 443 after police arrested a yeshiva student on draft-dodging charges — the latest in a week of road blockades. Read more
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Hezbollah Refuses to Withdraw from Ali Taher Ridge
Hezbollah has rejected Lebanese government overtures to pull out of the contested Ali Taher Ridge, stalling US-backed talks in Rome. Read more
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IDF Reactivates Decades-Old Posts on Jordan Border to Block Smuggling
Israeli forces are dusting off abandoned border posts along the Jordan River to intercept an Iranian-backed weapons pipeline into the West Bank. Read more
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Netanyahu Blames a “Handful” After Settlers Raid Qusra With Family Inside
Netanyahu broke his silence on West Bank settler violence, calling the Qusra raid the work of a “handful of rioters” — without addressing that no one was arrested. Read more
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Trump Claims ‘Biggest Deal in History’: 65 Billion Barrels of Venezuelan Oil
Trump claims Washington now controls 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil — more than doubling US strategic reserves. The deal’s legal structure remains opaque; the operator’s identity undisclosed. No contract text published. Read more
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Ranucci Steps Down From Report After Nine-Year Run
Sigfrido Ranucci is out as host of Report after nine years. RAI names two successors for 8 November; the show’s reporters threaten mass resignation. The political reaction splits the government. Read more
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U.S. Munitions Are Running Out — and It’s Bothering Washington
The Iran war has burned through American stockpiles so heavily that Europe’s Patriot and ATACMS inventories are now “beyond critical” — raising cold fears about deterring China and Russia. Read more
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Ukraine’s Former Digital Minister Fedorov Joins Italy’s Defense Advisory Council
Mykhailo Fedorov, dismissed from Zelensky’s cabinet, will advise Defense Minister Guido Crosetto on defense-tech innovation. His staff say the role is paid. He leaves for Washington to meet Musk. Read more
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Milo Yiannopoulos, a Trump Aligned Activist, Is Arrested by ICE
The Trump administration detained the British provocateur at New Orleans airport after he overstayed his visa and received a final deportation order in July. DHS circled his mug shot and urged other immigrants to self-deport. Read more
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Trump Sent His CIA Chief on a Secret Mission to Moscow
MOSCOW — Moscow is no stranger to covert American missions, but this one cleared only one set of eyes: Trump’s. WSJ reports CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Russia this week on a highly sensitive diplomatic assignment that most senior… Read more