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Oct 19 2026 
Mirage of capitulation: Bessent’s ‘Economic D-Day’ on Iran proves another foolhardy and failed gamble
Press TV
Trump’s economic war against Iran has failed to force capitulation, exposing the limits of American coercion. Despite sanctions and blockades, Iran maintains economic lifelines while global energy disruptions impose mounting costs on America.
Sixteen months into the no-holds-barred US-Israeli war of aggression that has failed to break Iran, the Donald Trump administration has reached for… Continue reading
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Oct 19 2026 
Russia-Africa Summit to Focus on Economic, Investment Cooperation – Russia Foreign Ministry
© Sputnik / Pavel Bednyakov
Sputnik InternationalMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The agenda of the Russia-Africa summit will focus on economic, investment and trade cooperation, Tatiana Dovgalenko, head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department for Partnership with Africa, said on Monday.
The third Russia-Africa Summit will be held on October 28-29 in Moscow.I would say that this time the… Continue reading
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Oct 19 2026 
Alastair Crooke : What the US Will Do When It Fails
With Judge Napolitano
To suggest, …, that civilisational states could stand up to the US more forcefully ignores everything about the deep nature of this conflict. The ‘One Global Government Grand Design’, is a war to eliminate those Civilisational States that offer a different consciousness through which to view and understand the world.
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Oct 19 2026 
Tokyo protests demand Takaichi’s resignation over support for ‘Israel’
Screenshot from a video showing Japanese demonstrators outside of the outside of Japan’s Parliament demanding Takaichi’s resignation over her support for the US and ‘Israel’ on October 18, 2026 (X/@Ysf34A)
Al Mayadeen
Thousands rally outside Japan’s parliament, demanding the prime minister’s resignation and an end to military cooperation with “Israel” amid the war on Gaza.
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Oct 19 2026 
Remarks and answers to media questions by Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov at a joint press conference with Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Araghchi following Russia-Iran talks
This is still live and a video is not yet available – only the live stream here:
https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1AJEmvaylngJL
Key statements in from Sputnik:
🟠 Russia and Iran have major opportunities to expand cooperation in oil and gas, and Moscow will honor its agreements with Tehran, including on nuclear power plants
🟠 Moscow expects Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian… Continue reading
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Oct 19 2026 
The Great AI Credit Bubble
WHEN THE HARDWARE DIES BEFORE THE DEBT
by Colin Maxwell
Circular finance, technological boondoggles, five ticking clocks – and the extraordinary difference between financial promises and productive economic reality.
THE FIRST CRACKS IN THE AI GOLD RUSHSomething fascinating is happening in the financial markets.
Australia’s Firmus Technologies abandoned a proposed A$7 billion sharemarket flotation in… Continue reading
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Oct 19 2026 
Iran’s “Father of Missiles” answer to Trump’s MOAB threat
IRGC Brig. Gen. Mohammad Reza Naqdi, senior adviser to the IRGC commander-in-chief, spoke on Sunday at a “Sacrifice for Iran” rally in Sari. His remarks were a direct rhetorical counter to Trump’s public threat to use the GBU-43/B MOAB against Iranian energy and nuclear sites.
🔶 Naqdi said Iran has “readied the father of our missiles”… Continue reading
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Oct 19 2026 
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WE REMAIN IN A SPACE WHERE GLOBAL CHAOS ABOUNDS
Oct 26Lula’s victory is a massive shot in the arm for the left across Latin America, difficult to overstate how much this… Continue reading
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Oct 19 2026 
Brazil – decisive week
In the days after the 1st round election Trump/Silicon Valley favorite Flávio Bolsonaro led by 6 points in polls. With the 2nd round a week away, his lead has evaporated and Lula supporters are talking about victory. https://t.co/u0trcvdG6f— BrianMier (@BrianMteleSUR) October 18, 2026
Jair Bolsonaro resuscitated the military dictatorship’s program to transform the rainforest into… Continue reading
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Oct 18 2026 
Seyed M. Marandi: Egypt Joins Saudi War – A Wider War Is Coming
With Glenn Diesen
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Oct 18 2026 
MOATS – George Galloway : RUMBLE IN THE JUMBLE | Day 230 | Trump v Zelensky | France in flames | West Bank settler attacks
🚨 Trump and Zelensky clash. France erupts. The West Bank burns.
Day 230 and the political punches are flying.
Trump and Zelensky are locked in another confrontation as the Ukraine war grinds on and Washington’s next move remains uncertain. The promises of victory are wearing thin, the demands keep growing and the question is who will blink… Continue reading
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Oct 18 2026
Lavrov highlights Gulf cooperation on Ukraine and Middle East crises
From Sputnik, but we will need to read the full transcript for tone.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov thanked Bahrain and other Gulf states for their balanced approach to the Ukraine conflict and their mediation efforts, while addressing major regional security issues following the ninth Russia-GCC Strategic Dialogue in Manama.
Key statements:
🔶 Lavrov dismissed… Continue reading
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Oct 17 2026 
The Dangerous Advance of the Far Right in Latin America: U.S. Hegemony, Israeli Expansion, and Evangelical Zionism in the Face of Resistance
Latin America’s far-right turn is consolidating a hemispheric bloc aligned with Washington and Tel Aviv, driven by US interventionism, the Isaac Accords, Christian Zionism and Israeli security technology.
The Dangerous Advance of the Far Right in Latin America: U.S. Hegemony, Israeli Expansion, and Evangelical Zionism in the Face of Resistance
Pedro Monzón Barata… Continue reading
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Oct 17 2026 
Afshin Rattansi with John Perkins: Iran War Could be Trump’s downfall: An enormous strategic mistake
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to John Perkins, former economic hitman and Author of The Art of the Steal: Trump & The Economic Hit Man Presidency. He discusses the US’ move to oligarchy and Trump’s acceleration of the shift, why he feels ashamed to be an American, the IMF & World Bank’s… Continue reading
