Mario Nawfal

🇩🇪 Germany’s SPD is forcing a full leadership vote after its co-leader quits under fire... Baerbel Bas stepped down following public attacks, including heavy hits from her own CDU/CSU coalition partners. Finance minister Lars Klingbeil announced the entire party leadership will now stand for re-election in December. He also called for a new "culture of mutual respect" in German politics. The timing is brutal. 3 weeks ago, the SPD came second to the AfD in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern after a late comeback, and the same night it posted its worst ever result in Berlin. Source: Reuters / Writer: Bri

🚨🇸🇦 Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman: “Investment MUST continue.” He's speaking at the 25th WPC Energy Congress, the same Riyadh event many CEOs have declined to attend in light of recent events. Standing stone cold as tensions escalate, he insisted energy development will NOT stop after Houthi strikes killed at least 20 people in a single week. He made it clear that the kingdom stands firm and is ready to retaliate with a "serious" response... Writer: Bri t.co/qrkVpi1hxZ

🇧🇷 Post-match energy in Brazil: Flamengo supporters walking out singing anti-Lula chants at full volume. “LULA GO TO HELL.” 😂😂 Writer: Samuel t.co/Q3ZFcETdOL

🇸🇦🇾🇪 Saudi officials have warned the kingdom is running low on interceptor missiles, as Houthi attacks intensify. Saturday's deadly strike on King Khalid airport, which killed 13 people and injured more than 300, was followed by Houthi promises of more to come. Saudi forces are now moving air defense batteries around the country to protect key oil facilities, airports, and even royal palaces. The Crown Prince himself is now reportedly moving between heavily guarded, bunker-equipped palaces with hand-picked personnel as a security precaution. Despite Saudi's advanced Patriot and THAAD systems, experts warn defending such a vast country against repeated missile and drone attacks will be extremely difficult. Source: Times of Israel / Writer: Mhedi

🇫🇷 Macron on the devastating 'student protests' that have resulted in around 7,000 arrests, with at least 2 dozen schools being burnt or ransacked: "I will obviously never approve of or justify any violence, whether among high school students or by people who are no longer students and who come to take advantage of all this to burn, destroy or commit acts of violence. That is unacceptable." His government has been such a failure that he has to explicitly confirm that he hasn't intentionally instigated the chaos himself. What a joke 😂 Writer: Mhedi t.co/FEKvrRmJ1z

🇫🇷🇺🇸🇷🇺 Macron on Trump's energy deal with Putin: "I think there can be no reopening on energy matters unless there is a genuine ceasefire on BOTH sides. I have not seen ANY energy ceasefire on the Russian side over the past 48 hours. We all need to be serious. Today, we have absolutely no factual reason to change our position. Russia continues to bomb both civilians and infrastructure in Ukraine." Writer: Michael t.co/6OMj4yjKkm

🇸🇦🇾🇪🇺🇸 The U.S. could be drawn into a MUCH bigger war in the Middle East, and Saudi is now at the center of it. Houthi attacks on Saudi airports over the weekend killed at least 14 people and wounded hundreds, the kingdom's deadliest strikes since the Iran war began. Overnight, Saudi-led forces intercepted more missiles and drones aimed at the country, including areas housing critical oil and gas infrastructure. The Houthis are escalating their attacks, and the risk of direct U.S. military involvement is growing. My bet? If the U.S. finally comes to help Saudi, they will do it after the midterms, not before. Source: Bloomberg / Writer: Samuel

🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iranian FM spox. Baghaei "It's very obvious hypocrisy to say U.S. sanctions on Iran don't target the Iranian people... Depriving Iranians of medicine, of education, even of taking the IELTS and TOEFL exams, depriving Iranians of access to civil aviation... is that not against Iranians? Certainly, every single Iranian is the target of the American side's malice." Writer: Michael t.co/9jXKrtKl3Y

Trump's Iran war has made the Gulf weaker than it's been in decades, and Saudi is currently facing the consequences of that (low interceptors)

🚨🇫🇷 A 14-year-old opened fire with a hunting rifle at a middle school near Marseille... He shot the principal, a teacher, and grazed another before staff WRESTLED him to the ground. Both victims are expected to survive. Police say at the moment this isn't linked to the student protests causing chaos across France. It's only Monday and French teachers are already having to disarm children... WTF! Source: France 24 / Writer: Bri

How I know Russia is winning the war: Zelensky keeps requesting a ceasefire, Putin keeps saying no

🇪🇺🇺🇸 NATO's SACEUR Gen. Grynkewich: "NATO is a DEFENSIVE alliance. We have no ambitions, no plans and no intentions except to protect our territory and our people." Putin clearly begs to differ! What's the truth? Writer: Michael t.co/BtG7uAOX8l

A female version of Lindsey Graham was not on my bingo card, but here we are... Senator Darline Graham talking about Iran, repeating the same BS as her late brother. t.co/10pUmswLr4

🇺🇸 Trevon Diggs started talking trash to 13-year NFL vet Mike Evans yesterday. So Evans went to check the back of his jersey to find out who he was. That disrespect is NEXT LEVEL 🤣 Writer: Michael t.co/amHEUSEoUh

No the House of Saud is not about to fall, and MBS is not about to lose power

🇸🇦🇾🇪 Saudi's trillion-dollar economic transformation is facing a major THREAT. And the war in Yemen is hitting Riyadh where it hurts most: foreign investment. Deadly Houthi strikes have disrupted flights, forced businesses in the capital to work remotely, and kept oil execs away from an international energy summit. The kingdom is already projecting a 3.6% economic contraction this year, making foreign capital even more important. MBS' plan to turn Saudi into a global business and tourism hub now faces its most serious test. Investors are being asked to bet billions on a country whose capital is under active missile attack... Source: Bloomberg / Writer: Samuel

🇺🇸 Loser influencer wanted to start a fight with some guy because he denied knowing who he is. Yes, that was the beef! Dude made sure the Karma he meted out was highly REPLAYABLE! 😂 Writer: Mhedi t.co/JbgaprF1fA

🚨🇷🇺🇺🇦 Putin has REJECTED Zelensky's proposal for a 60-day ceasefire in Ukraine... Zelensky offered to organize elections if Russia agreed to stop fighting for 2 months. But Kremlin spokesman Peskov dismissed the idea, insisting Moscow wants a comprehensive peace agreement rather than a temporary truce. “We do not want a ceasefire. We want long-term peace.” Russia has repeatedly demanded Ukrainian elections, even though Ukrainian law prohibits them during wartime. Source: Reuters / Writer: Samuel

Lots of people are trying to figure out my position on Yemen and the Houthis It's simple: Iran, Saudi, and all other big powers should stop interfering in the country, a country that has witnessed hundreds of thousands of dead in the 2015 war However I know this won't happen. Yemen, like all other defenseless countries that are strategically important, is a battlefield for larger countries to fight for influence The Saudis cannot afford the Iran-aligned Houthis to control the energy chokepoint of Bab al-Mandab Strait, especially since Iran now controls the Strait of Hormuz And the Iranians will not abandon their strategically important ally that allows them to project power and control alternatives to Hormuz The outcome? Just like I warned months ago, while everyone is worried about a restart of the Iran-U.S. war, my concern is the consequences of it: Proxy conflicts in Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and the Horn of Africa And this is exactly what we're seeing unfold now in Yemen and Ethiopia. The Saudi-Turkey-Pakistani axis, the Israel-UAE-U.S. axis, and Iran, will all battle for a new Middle East that will become most unstable than it has been in decades. Brace yourself

🇺🇸 Microsoft President Brad Smith says AI faces fewer safety regulations than milk and washing machines. Smith described AI as both a "tool and a weapon," calling for global safety standards and independent testing of AI systems before their release. He also urged companies to introduce emergency "kill switches" to shut down AI systems that escape human control. Smith is warning that increasingly powerful AI agents will threaten global cybersecurity, arguing that voluntary agreements between tech companies are no longer sufficient to address the risks. Source: CARE / Writer: Mhedi

🇾🇪🇮🇷🇸🇦 Iran is offering to broker talks between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis... Foreign Minister Araghchi called his Saudi counterpart yesterday to push for talks to go ahead. Saudi confirmed the call but announced no talks, no date, and no framework. The offer comes days after a Houthi missile killed at least 13 people at Riyadh’s airport. Iran also warned that relying on force over diplomacy would only complicate things, and says it does not "approve" of war between two Islamic countries. Source: i24 News / Writer: Bri

🇺🇸🇻🇦 Silicon Valley has so far survived regulators, lawsuits and angry senators. Now it's got a new opponent, and this one comes armed with a Bible. In South Carolina, 74-year-old Baptist pastor Joseph Hutchinson opened a recent sermon with the Book of Revelation and warned his congregation that "AI wants to be God." He's been preaching for 50 years and says nothing has unsettled his flock quite like AI, not wars and not the economy. Apparently, chatbots are where things get biblical. And he's hardly preaching alone. Pope Leo XIV has compared AI to the Tower of Babel in an encyclical, America's evangelicals have issued an official statement, and the Presbyterians even held a summit. To be fair, the tech crowd kind of walked into this one. When you go around talking about creating a new form of consciousness, you shouldn’t be too surprised when believers hear “playing God.” Source: WSJ / Writer: Julie

🚨🇸🇦 The CEOs of 5 of the world's largest oil companies have DISAPPEARED from a Saudi energy summit's schedule... The heads of ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP and TotalEnergies were removed from the agenda after deadly Houthi attacks on Riyadh. The conference was set to take place just 6 miles from an airport repeatedly targeted by missiles. BP cited travel disruptions, while Saudi's Minister of Energy acknowledged that danger remains... The kingdom is trying to showcase itself as a global investment hub, but its capital has come under attack... Source: Reuters / Writer: Samuel

🚨🇸🇦 A Saudi Pro League match between Abha and Al-Faisaly has been POSTPONED until Oct 27, after flight disruptions prevented the visiting team from coming. The Houthi attacks on Saudi airports have been relentless, including Saturday's strike on Riyadh's airport that killed 13 people and injured 300+. Authorities in Riyadh have even ordered schools to switch to remote learning for a week as security concerns grow more serious... The attacks are affecting everything from international travel to education and sports in Saudi Arabia, which had been one of the region's most stable countries. Source: Reuters, Dailysports / Writer: Mhedi

🇳🇵 Ok guys, who the hell is playing Jumanji in Nepal? Writer: Sol t.co/zTpuld66D6

🇪🇺🇷🇺 The EU has approved nearly 1,600 NEW sanctions listings targeting Russia... And more than half are linked to ballistic missile production. European FMs have formally adopted the measures, targeting Russia's military-industrial complex. EU FM chief Kallas confirmed the decision, which follows an agreement reached by European diplomats last week. Brussels is stepping up pressure on the industries supplying Russia's war effort. Writer: Samuel t.co/Lx2ySBbm4s

The amount of people trying to silence me is wild

🇷🇺🇺🇦 NATO's SACEUR Gen. Grynkewich on his cause for optimism in the Ukraine war: "The Ukrainians are taking casualties too, but the Russians are taking many, many MORE casualties killed in action every single month. That has long-term impacts on what Russia's future viability is and what kind of prosperity they could have at some point in the future, long after this conflict is over." For both of these countries, and for the world, this war has been a complete fking disaster!! Writers: Mhedi, Michael t.co/MWZvDW1ykI

🇺🇦🇷🇺🇺🇸 Russia hit a power plant in Kharkiv the same evening Trump announced his energy ceasefire, and Zelensky had a pretty dry explanation for why. "It's clear that Putin does not read Truth Social." Zelensky says the strikes didn't stop there either, with Russian glide bombs and drones still hitting Ukraine's energy grid after the announcement. The Kremlin hasn't responded. Kyiv says it backs the ceasefire, but Moscow needs to show it's actually on board, and if it doesn't, Ukraine will respond this winter. All eyes are on the Kremlin now, with everyone wondering if the Kharkiv strike was Putin’s RSVP. Sources: Al Jazeera, The Hill / Writer: Julie t.co/FdlfYV5nep

🚨🇸🇦🇾🇪 BREAKING: The Saudi coalition is bracing for a NEW round of Houthi strikes, involving drones and cruise missiles. It comes right as Riyadh extends the emergency shutdown at its main airport, after at least 4 strikes. If struck again, the Kingdom has promised a response “equally serious.” Writers: Bri, Michael t.co/hblpVgCO7Y