Mario Nawfal

🇺🇸 America's largest prediction market platforms are defying Ohio's attempts to shut down sports betting on their websites. Ohio regulators issued cease-and-desist letters to 10 companies, including Polymarket, Robinhood and Coinbase, ordering them to stop offering sports-related contracts by last Friday. Most platforms continued operating after the deadline, prompting Governor Mike DeWine to accuse them of deliberately circumventing state gambling laws. The companies argue that their prediction markets fall under federal regulation rather than state gambling laws. The financial stakes are substantial; operating as a licensed sportsbook in Ohio can cost upwards of $1 million, with operators also subject to a 20% sports betting tax. The dispute could have major implications for whether prediction markets can continue operating nationwide under a single federal regulatory framework. Source: Ohio Capital Journal / Writer: Mhedi

🇺🇸🇮🇳 Sec. Rubio met with Dr. S. Jaishankar, India's External Affairs Minister, in Mumbai today. "Dr. S. Jaishankar and I discussed energy security and defense cooperation while reaffirming the importance of advancing the U.S.-India strategic partnership." It's Rubio's second trip this year to India, following a May visit with Dr. Jaishankar and PM Modi. An extremely important relationship for the U.S... Source: @SecRubio / Writer: Michael

🇩🇰🇫🇷 As France burned from riots, a protest took place in Copenhagen AGAINST mass migration... Notice any difference in the police response? 🤔 Writer: Mhedi t.co/obGI9nCDK7

🚨🇬🇧🇪🇺 A major Google Cloud outage is disrupting banking, payments, deliveries, and dozens of online services across Britain and parts of Europe. Google reported elevated errors and intermittent network failures in its London-based cloud region, affecting more than 35 products. Revolut customers have experienced severe problems accessing their accounts, including card payments and transferring money, though the company says customer funds and data remain safe. HSBC, Lloyds Bank, Royal Mail, DPD, Rightmove, and Screwfix are among the other companies reporting service disruptions. Google's engineers are investigating the problem, with no immediate workaround or confirmed timeline for full recovery. Writer: Mhedi t.co/yFSdJM6FV2

🚨🇫🇷 France's major cities were largely calm overnight, after authorities imposed curfews following some of the country's worst riots in decades... Such curfews are extremely rare in peacetime France, but they were imposed after more than half a million reportedly got involved in demonstrations that spiralled out of control across 140 cities on Saturday. They now cover parts of Paris, Marseille, Lyon, and several other cities. French PM Sébastien Lecornu credited the restrictions for restoring calm and warned they could be extended wherever necessary. The government now faces another test this Saturday, with student orgs announcing fresh demonstrations over deteriorating schools and public services. Not that that's what it's *really* about... 🙄 Source: Reuters / Writer: Mhedi

🚨🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺 Sec. Rubio on the Ukraine War: "One of the reasons why this war needs to end is because Ukraine's electric grid is being devastated. One of the reasons this war needs to end is because every month 20-25,000 Russians are slaughtered as they try to advance in Ukraine. All of these are bad things." Some people may call this bothsidesism, but both things can be and ARE true! Too much bloodshed across the board, and it's a GOOD THING the U.S. is able to recognize that. Writer: Michael t.co/3mWSGysSmV

🇩🇪 Chancellor Merz promises Germany is the BEST place to invest in, despite its catastrophic energy policies: "If we agree on delivery dates, we stick to it. If you invite friends from Germany for dinner at 7, we arrive at 6:58. We are reliable, predictable, precise, and unsurprising. We are, in short, what investors like most. So the good thing about clichés is this: they tend to be true. So if you pick the core of this assumed Germanness, you might actually like what you get. Yes, we do have our own challenges, but Germany's DNA proves to be rather helpful in the face of a world which is harder and harder to read and to predict." So uhh... what are the clichés about mass unvetted migrants, if they "tend to be true"? 🤣 Writers: Mhedi, Michael t.co/m4uicByBkr

🚨🇺🇸🇺🇦 Sec. Rubio: “There’s nothing being deliberately denied to Ukraine.” No… we just accidentally don’t want to give it to them. Writer: Jamie t.co/96MxRdPkXo

🚨🇺🇸🇹🇷 U.S. Amb. Tom Barrack says Washington cannot simply ELIMINATE everyone it designates as a terrorist. He says governments face a choice when dealing with terrorists, state-sponsored terrorism, and sanctioned entities... Try to eliminate everyone on those lists, or create a pathway that could persuade them to change course. “That's not a very good solution." His alternative centers on incentives: “You're not going to convince any adversary to come to your side if you don't have a path to prosperity for them.” @USAMBTurkiye / Writer: Samuel t.co/4wtxyJcZ24

🚨🇺🇸🇹🇷🇸🇦 U.S. Amb. Tom Barrack on his view of the Saudi-led war against the Houthis in Yemen: "I think Saudi Arabia is in a very difficult position. Look, the history of Yemen, and, you know, I'm not about to teach the region who understands it. These kinetic reactions have never worked. It doesn't work. It's probably not likely that it's going to work." @USAMBTurkiye / Writer: Mhedi t.co/zlBy9mIX7e

🇫🇷🇦🇪 Macron secured a deal for 200,000 tonnes of diesel per month from the UAE and Bahrain, as France struggles with soaring fuel costs and nationwide unrest. The agreement includes approx. 100,000 tonnes monthly from each country, bringing France's total Gulf diesel supply commitments to 295,000 tonnes/month. That includes an existing agreement for 95,000 tonnes monthly from Saudi, with the combined supplies equivalent to over 10% of France's diesel consumption. French energy giant TotalEnergies will handle the additional shipments, aimed at easing shortages caused by disruptions to global energy markets during the U.S.-Iran war. The supplies could help stabilize diesel availability, though its impact on pump prices will depend on global fuel markets and how quickly shipments reach France. Source: Le Monde, AFP / Writer: Mhedi

🇨🇳🇪🇺 Chinese FM spox. on Europe: "The overall China-EU relationship is sound and stable. The disagreements on trade issues can be resolved through dialogue and should not affect our overall relations." Look, USA, this is how you handle a relationship: not by making threats or acting like a bully. Writer: Samuel t.co/5PIkf8BBiH

🇮🇹 This woman went on a woke rant about the supposed rights of rioters in the middle of a RIOT in Milan! 🤦‍♂️ Writer: Mhedi t.co/S7rxvYTvMS

🇪🇺🇺🇸 Europe is spending billions to stop relying on America, and most of it is going to... America. The U.S. supplied 58% of European NATO members' major arms imports in 2021-2025, down from 64%, according to SIPRI. Sounds like progress, right? Yeah, until you look at the actual numbers. Europe's arms imports more than TRIPLED after Russia invaded Ukraine, and U.S. deliveries to Europe jumped 217%. In other words, America's slice of the pie got a little smaller, but the pie got a LOT bigger. And we're not talking about spare parts here. 12 European countries have 466 F-35s on order or preselected, and Europe still relies heavily on the U.S. for long-range air defense. The Iran war and Russia's missile barrages on Ukraine have drained global interceptor supplies, and Washington just told Europe not to count on it to replenish them. "Our industrial capacity is largely going to be used to provide those requirements for the U.S. military," U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said, with Washington possibly spending up to $1.5 trillion on defense this year. Europe's own fixes are YEARS away. Rheinmetall plans to build Patriot interceptors in Germany, but nothing has rolled off the line yet. Meanwhile, the EU's defense agency says most of Europe's new missile defense capacity is short-range, leaving major gaps in long-range and ballistic missile defense. Strategic autonomy sounds great at summits. But until Europe can produce enough of its own advanced weapons to meet demand, that autonomy is looking like one very expensive illusion. Sources: SIPRI, Defense News, Rapporteur / Writer: Julie

🇫🇷 This mother was threatened with violence or rape as she held her baby during the riots, and a virtue-signaller argued it would've been "collateral damage." She even referenced NELSON MANDELA of all people for good measure. These people are beyond sick! Writer: Mhedi t.co/RCcDqxvmps

🇫🇷🇪🇺 Nothing justifies violent riots, but when people begin struggling to afford food, especially during periods of extreme political instability, things can deteriorate dangerously fast. In France, real food consumption has fallen by roughly 6.4% in recent years. That national average conceals much deeper hardship among the poorest households, where reductions could approach 20%. And the situation could get considerably worse. Rice futures have reportedly risen around 70% in 2026, while wheat and sugar are up approximately 40%. Fertilizer shortages could also reduce agricultural yields, pushing another wave of food inflation into 2027. Meanwhile, ideological divisions surrounding global wars and declining trust in political institutions are creating an unusually volatile social environment. That's why the unrest we've seen in France will likely become a much larger and more sustained crisis across Europe. Writer: Mhedi t.co/qaUw1POAop t.co/Dy9cQuf2kR

🇫🇷 They must serve some pretty mean food to have survived the riots unscathed Writer: Ian t.co/g8qTmebzxd

🇺🇸🇨🇺 Florida just issued an arrest warrant for Raúl Castro. He's charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder over the 1996 shootdown of 2 unarmed Brothers to the Rescue planes, which killed 4 men from Florida. Prosecutors say Castro, then Cuba's defense minister, gave a standing order to shoot the planes down. Cuban MiGs hit them over international waters, with no warning. The court ordered no bond, and a federal indictment is already on the books. Good thing for Castro that Cuba doesn’t have much oil or we’d all know where this was heading… Source: Florida Attorney General's Office / Writer: Julie

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is so twisted Shoot civilians, that's fine Shoot a portrait of the Supreme Leader, and you get killed Fkn wild Writer: Ian t.co/Wo1wPTZKab

🇺🇸 An ENTIRE INFLATABLE RACETRACK powered by a single Tesla Cybertruck At Tesla's Frunk or Treat event, the truck was supplying electricity to keep the inflatable attraction running while families enjoyed the Halloween festivities 🎃 Writer: Sol t.co/HYVxtDcpW0

🇫🇷🇨🇳 This guy in France has a CRAZY theory on why Chinese-owned shops are getting looted. He says Chinese people in France have become TOO RICH, with nice clothes and big cars, and that it's UNFAIR. Jealous much? Writer: Julie t.co/ulEYgcaPeg

🇯🇵🇨🇳🇰🇷 The Chinese-made AI tool that hacked South Korean banks last month is now hitting some of Japan’s BIGGEST companies, a Tokyo cybersecurity firm says. ARTEX was built in China to test cyberdefenses. Turns out it’s pretty good at breaking them too, with researchers tying it to many of the recent attacks in Japan, all run from one server setup aimed almost entirely at Japanese targets. Around 20 companies got hit and 8 have already owned up to data leaks, with names like Daiwa Securities and SoftBank caught in the wider wave. The attackers seem to be going country by country, and researchers are now checking who else is on the list. Korea last month, Japan this month. Somebody’s next and probably doesn’t know it yet. Source: Bloomberg / Writer: Julie

🇮🇹 Milan’s most expensive street is bracing for the riots to reach it. On Via Montenapoleone, home to Chanel, Dior and Tiffany, most stores have pulled their merchandise out of the windows, with police patrolling the street and a handful of tourists looking on. Elsewhere in the city, shops are boarding up with cardboard and wooden panels after 2 nights of riots and looting. Italy is now sending 500 troops to defend Milan, including the stores almost nobody can afford. Source: Reuters / Writer: Julie t.co/lggq7nlQgv

🇫🇷 Looters in France spared a store that had a Muslim shopkeeper. This was one of the very few stores that was protected during the riots! You're not supposed to say it, but when lawlessness erupts, what you look like is often crucial to what happens to you. Writer: Mhedi t.co/ROxgNseZkH

🇨🇦 Alberta just said NO to leaving Canada, and it wasn't even close. With about 1 million votes counted, roughly 76% backed staying, enough for CBC to project the win. Polls had separation at around 30%, and it looks to have landed closer to 24%. Source: Bloomberg / Writer: Julie

🇫🇷 Bookmark this for the next time someone tells you these were just protests and the students have legitimate grievances Writer: Ian t.co/Dgt8K2yB7E

🇮🇱🇵🇸 Israel says it wiped out 3 Hamas weapons depots across Gaza last week. The IDF and Shin Bet say the sites held dozens of weapons, including RPGs, launchers, rockets and Kalashnikovs, all used by Hamas’ military wing. The army says it warned residents beforehand and used precision munitions to limit the risk to civilians, and vows to keep hitting any attempt by Hamas to rebuild or stockpile weapons. Hamas keeps restocking, Israel keeps finding the stockpiles. Rinse and repeat. Writer: Julie t.co/j3J6EuXQxX

For once, a gym girl filming herself who's not trying to shame men Writer: Ian t.co/CqWIqr0cnb

🇬🇧 This security guard didn't speak English well enough to even know what the word SHOP means! Yes, you READ THAT RIGHT! Good luck holding yourself together, Britain. 🤣 Writer: Mhedi t.co/xx0vMRzosc

This is why you should never get into a street fight Writer: Ian t.co/SsSQXh0l0A