❌ Trump could replace Hegseth for defense post with Florida governor DeSantis - WSJ

Since Trump nominated Hegseth to lead the US Dept of Defense, a sexual assault allegation has surfaced, as well as questions about his qualifications.

DeSantis ran against Trump in the Republican primary and before dropping out, he was considered by some to be Trump 2.0 - a Republican who could deliver Trump's populist agenda.

DeSantis, who was elected as Florida governor in 2018, did not reply to a request for comment and a spox for Trump declined to say whether DeSantis was under consideration for the post, CBS reported.

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📉 Just 16% of Ukrainians Would Vote to Re-Elect Zelensky for Second Term – Poll by Social Monitoring Centre in Kyiv

The opinion poll of 1,200 Ukrainians, the most comprehensive study of electoral preferences since the war began in 2022, also found that about 60% would prefer Zelensky not to even stand for re-election.

Although Zelensky said before his victory in 2019 that he would not run for a second term, he has since stated that he would take part in elections, if they are held in wartime.

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🅰️ NOW: Massive Protests Underway as Thousands Swarm Outside South Korea’s National Assembly

A huge protest is also happening in Seoul’s main square against President Yoon, with plans to march to his office.

The protesters are demanding Yoon steps down or is impeached.

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🇭🇺 NATO countries want Ukraine to fight until the last young soldier, stated Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary:

"What is surprising and extremely dangerous is that NATO leaders insist on lowering the draft age [in Ukraine]. Instead of lowering the draft age, supplying weapons, and providing training, we should be talking about peace, a ceasefire, and peace negotiations."

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😮 Barnier Set to Become France’s Shortest Serving PM in History

The former Brexit negotiator is facing two no-confidence motions in the Paris National Assembly with voting set to take place later Wednesday over his premiership which began in early September.

Voting will take place after Macron returns from a trip to Saudi Arabia.

The head of state has said he will not resign himself, stating, “I was elected twice by the French people,” and that his “priority is stability.”

Barnier’s fall risks dragging France deeper into a crisis that has already sent shock waves across the Continent, amid concerns that the EU’s second biggest power is now ungovernable and burdened by spiralling public debt.

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⚡️ Russian Deputy FM Warns West “Do Not Test Our Resolve”

There was a lack of common sense and “restraint in the West, in particular the US, where people seemingly underestimate our resolve to defend our core national security interests,” Sergey Ryabkov said. (CNN)

There will “come a moment when we will see no other choice but to resort to even stronger military means,” the FM added.

He also said played down the possibility of peace talks with Ukraine. 

“Chances for a compromise at the moment are zero. The moment people in Kiev begin to understand there’s no way Russia will go the way they suggested - there might be openings and opportunities.”

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⚡ NEW: CEO of UnitedHealthcare fatally shot outside NYC Hilton hotel Wednesday morning (CBS)

Brian Thompson was pronounced dead at a hospital. He was 50 years old.

The suspect is still at large.

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❗️“Terrorists Likely to Carry Out Attacks”: UK Updates Travel Advisory for Bangladesh

Terrorist attacks in Bangladesh "could be indiscriminate, including in places visited by foreign nationals, such as crowded areas, religious buildings, and political rallies,” the UK govt has said in a fresh travel advisory.

Besides the possibility of terrorist attacks, the UK government also warned against other potential threats, including “armed robbery, violent crime and rape.”

The advisory comes amid heightened violence in Bangladesh against the minority Hindu community and the arrest of religious leaders.

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🅰️ BREAKING: South Korea’s ruling People Power Party decides to oppose proposed impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol - following yesterday’s martial law declaration (Yonhap)

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😐 Western MSM Unveils New Level of Surrealism

LGB-Tahrir?

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😴 NEW: Sleepy Joe Catches Some Much Needed Shut Eye as He Dozes Off During Meeting with African Leaders

Anyone surprised?

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🤔 FBI Promotes Encryption Comms - Reveals Massive Global Cyberattack Targeting Telecom Providers “Ongoing”

The FBI and the cybersecurity agency (CISA) have called on Americans to encrypt their communications wherever possible, in light of a devastating cyberattack.

The breach was first publicly revealed in October, but had been under investigation since the spring. US agencies have attributed it to a Chinese hacker group known as Salt Typhoon.

Officials from the CISA also said that the hacking campaign is ‘ongoing and larger than initially thought.’

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🤑 US National Debt Continues to Spiral Out of Control

The US govt brings in about $5 trillion per year in revenue from taxes, fees and tariffs.

However, Washington is on pace to spend about $1.4 trillion for just interest payments on its $36 trillion debt during 2025.

That means about 28% of all govt revenue going to interest payments - no wonder they are trying to instigate forever wars.

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⚡️ BREAKING: Ukraine to Receive $50 Billion from Frozen Russian Assets in Coming Weeks - Tony Blinken

So, House Speaker Mike Johnson calls a halt to US taxpayer money to Kiev, so the globalists will now loot all the cash from frozen assets they've held after debanking companies in Russia.

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