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11/09/2025

Poland has invoked Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty, calling for consultations with fellow NATO members, including the United States, after at least 19 Russian drones flew deep into Polish territory overnight Tuesday.

The incursion prompted Polish and NATO forces to scramble fighter jets as authorities closed major airports.

On Wednesday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told Parliament, "This situation brings us the closest we have been to open conflict since World War II." In Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky slammed Western leaders for what he called a "lack of action" against Russia, calling the drone incursion another provocation by Moscow.

11/09/2025

The Trump administration is considering military strikes on Venezuela if President Nicolás Maduro doesn't step up pressure on drug cartels.

Military sources said the Pentagon is drafting plans to attack Venezuela's military aircraft or to bomb its airfields, according to independent investigative reporter Ken Klippenstein.

This comes just days after Venezuelan F-16 fighter jets buzzed U.S. Navy ships gathering north of Venezuela.

11/09/2025

ICE Agents Halt Raid After Local Residents Protest in Rochester, New York

In Rochester, New York, ICE agents were forced to abruptly halt a raid after local residents came out to protest. The standoff occurred as ICE agents attempted to detain three men who were fixing a roof. ICE arrested one of the men but left the two others on the roof as the size of the protest grew....

10/09/2025

Georgia Judge Throws Out Racketeering Charges Against All 61 Defendants Accused of Blocking “Cop City”

A Georgia judge said that he will toss out the racketeering charges against all 61 defendants accused of conspiring to block the construction of a $90 million Atlanta police training center known as “Cop City.” Fulton County Judge Kevin Farmer said, “At this time, I do not find the attorney ge...

10/09/2025

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Firing of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Trump's firing of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. The ruling means that Cook will continue to stay on the board of the central bank as her case is heard in court. In her ruling, U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb wrote, “The public interest in Federal Res...

10/09/2025

SCOTUS Agrees to Hear Case on Trump’s Tariffs

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court also agreed to decide on the legality of President Trump's move to impose sweeping tariffs on many nations without congressional approval. Arguments are expected to be heard in November.

10/09/2025

ABBC investigation has found that members of an anti-Islam biker gang called the Infidels Motorcycle Club are working in Gaza for UG Solutions, providing armed security for the shadowy U.S.- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

"Putting the Infidels biker club in charge of delivering humanitarian aid in Gaza is like putting the K*K in charge of delivering humanitarian aid in Sudan," deputy director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations Edward Ahmed Mitchell, told the BBC.

UG Solutions contractors are being paid upwards of $980 per day. According to the United Nations, 1,135 Palestinians have been killed seeking food near GHF aid sites as the Gaza Strip suffers from famine.

10/09/2025

SCOTUS Allows Trump Admin to Withhold Over $4 Billion in Foreign Aid

In legal news, the U.S. Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to withhold over $4 billion in foreign aid, at least for now. Chief Justice John Roberts issued what's known as an administrative stay, putting on hold a lower court's ruling. The AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition and the Globa...

10/09/2025

DRC Military Opens Fire on Protesters, Killing Three People

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, members of a militia and a civil society group in the eastern city of Uvira are accusing Congo's military of opening fire on protesters and killing three people. The protesters were calling for the removal of a new commander posted to the region, General Oliv...

10/09/2025

Charlie Kirk, the right-wing influencer who founded Turning Point USA and became a close ally to President Donald Trump, died Wednesday after being shot at a college event in Utah. He was 31 years old.

Trump confirmed Kirk's death in a social media post. "No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie," Trump said.

Kirk was shot in the neck while on stage during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.

10/09/2025

Opposition Lawmakers in Turkey Block Police from Entering Party Headquarters

In Turkey, opposition lawmakers of the Republican People's Party, the main rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, barricaded themselves inside their party's headquarters on Monday as police barged in using shields and pepper spray. Earlier, a court had ordered the opposition party's provincial he...

10/09/2025

Poland Says It Shot Down Russian Drones Entering Its Airspace, Calling It an “Act of Aggression”

Poland says it has shot down several Russian drones that flew into its territory overnight. Poland condemned Moscow for what it called an “act of aggression.” European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas described the drone incident as the most serious European airspace violation since Russia...