Two children are among the victims, according to the police A gunman opened fire at a home in Erie, Pennsylvania, killing at least nine people, according to local law enforcement. Two children are among the victims, the police said, adding that the suspect committed suicide. The police received a report about a shooting at a residence in the city of Erie in the early evening on Friday, according to the local media. Two women were subsequently found dead outside of the home; the other victims were discovered inside. The suspect reportedly initially barricaded himself indoors, leading to a standoff with the SWAT teams deployed to the scene, the police department said. A local news media outlet photographer, who was present at the scene, stated that he had heard screams and gunfire at some point during the standoff. The gunman then took his own life, according to Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah, who said the s...
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Moscow and Washington have reached a major energy deal to supply Russian diesel to American and global markets, potentially easing a fuel shortage A major energy deal reached on Friday to export Russian diesel to the US and global markets, potentially easing an international fuel shortage, is an “immediate win” for both US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Craig Pasta Jardula, host of the daily call-in show “Drive Time,” has told RT. Both leaders spoke by phone for 90 minutes on Friday after which Trump announced Russia would immediately supply more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel, followed by 500,000 tonnes in November and an additional one million tonnes thereafter. “I do think these are immediate wins for both Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. Trump has midterm elections coming up in less than a month, so he can tout this as a victory. One of the b...
Some 74,000 people have been killed and 175,000 wounded in West Jerusalem’s airstrikes and ground offensive in the Palestinian enclave, according to the local authorities Israel is angry that the Nobel Peace Prize committee has honored Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay, who chaired a UN commission accusing it of genocide in Gaza. Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels would have welcomed the decision, the Israelis said. The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory concluded in September 2025 that Israel was “responsible for the commission of four genocidal acts in Gaza with the specific intent to destroy Palestinians in Gaza.” Israel vigorously disputed the findings of Pillay’s team. A year earlier, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Ga...
Moscow has advised the bloc against testing its patience and pushing Europe “closer towards the point of no return” NATO’s upcoming nuclear drills in Italy are pre-planned and no reason for Russia to “miscalculate,” the bloc’s nuclear policy director, Nassima Barrows, has claimed. The comments came despite NATO’s continued aggressive rhetoric towards Moscow. On Wednesday, Estonia’s foreign minister claimed to The Times that NATO has the capability to close the Baltic Sea “within hours,” cutting Russia’s economic “lifeline” and creating an “existential” crisis for the country. Last week, Swedish Air Warfare Centre chief Colonel Carl Bergqvist said his country’s warplanes were ready to attack targets deep inside Russian territory in the event of a conflict with Moscow. NATO said on Thursday that 17 member states will take...
Officers deployed tear gas and batons against youth protesting education cuts and demanding better schools French riot police has deployed tear gas and water cannon, as well as charging with batons to disperse crowds of young protesters in central Paris. On Thursday, student demonstrations and labor union protests continued for a fifth week because of anger over underfunded schools, teacher shortages, and planned government spending cuts. The unrest began in mid-September at a high school in Creteil, near Paris, where students protested unfilled teaching posts. The movement subsequently spread nationwide, with demands for smaller classes, improved school facilities, and more funding for public education. The demonstrations have also coincided with labor union rallies against proposed budget cuts aimed at reducing the deficit. Videos circulating online show violent clashes between thousands of protesters ...
The first block of the Rooppur NPP will be connected to the grid at the end of November, Rosatom CEO Aleksey Likhachev said in Dhaka The first unit of Bangladesh’s first nuclear power plant will be connected to the power grid at the end of November, the CEO of Russia’s Rosatom, Aleksey Likhachev, said in Dhaka on Friday. Likhachev made the announcement at a meeting with Bangladeshi Minister of Science and Technology Fakir Mahbub Anam, where key issues relating to the project were discussed. The fuel-loading at the facility began in April. The Rooppur nuclear plant, Bangladesh’s most expensive infrastructure facility, has heavy backing from Russia. Moscow is financing $11.9 billion in state loans for the project, which is estimated to cost up to $12.8 billion. ”Of course, we still have some to work here,” Likhachev said. “Our specialists are not only building, but standi...