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UN Secretary-General claims "we are on a highway to climate hell."
Ukraine conflict approaching its 'Stalingrad' – Serbian president
The battle for Kherson will decide the outcome of the conflict between Moscow and Kiev, Aleksandar Vucic says
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has compared the anticipated battle for Kherson between Russian and Ukrainian forces to the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II, warning that aftershocks from the fighting would be felt far outside the conflict zone.
Kiev gets new missile systems – defense minister
The US-Norwegian and Italian launchers will “significantly strengthen” the Ukrainian Army, Aleksey Reznikov says
Western-produced anti-aircraft systems have arrived in Ukraine and will bolster its military against Russia, the country’s Defense Minister Aleksey Reznikov has announced on Twitter.
The official posted stock images of NASAMS and Aspide surface-to-air missile systems and thanked Norway, Spain and the US for supplying them. The weapons will strengthen the Ukrainian Army and “make our skies safer,” he tweeted on Monday.
White House Held Secret Talks With Putin Aides To Avert US-Russia War
he White House has reportedly held secretive behind-the-scenes dialogue with the Kremlin related to the war in Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal revealed on Sunday, citing unnamed US and allied officials. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spearheaded the secret talks with high-level Russian officials in recent months, reportedly with the aim of reducing the risk of the two nuclear-armed superpowers stumbling into a direct broader conflict.
"The officials said that U.S. national-security adviser Jake Sullivan has been in contact with Yuri Ushakov, a foreign-policy adviser to Mr. Putin. Mr. Sullivan also has spoken with his direct counterpart in the Russian government, Nikolai Patrushev, the officials added," according to WSJ.
White House "privately" asks Ukraine to be open to peace negotiations with Russia
I wouldn’t have minded being a fly on the wall for this conversation. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan was dispatched to Kyiv this week to meet with Volodymyr Zelensky. The stated purpose of the meeting was to inform the Ukrainian president that yet another round of fiscal and military aid was on the way, courtesy of the United States taxpayers. The latest package weighed in at $400 million and includes refurbished T-72 tanks, unmanned drones, and the initial steps to refurbish 250 HAWK surface-to-air missiles that will be delivered later. Zelensky is always happy to pose for some photos and accept more foreign aid, so this was a pretty easy lift for Sullivan.
EU official reveals how far Ukraine is from membership
Kiev’s accession path will take “longer than a year or two,” European Commissioner Oliver Varheliy said
Ukraine’s accession to the European Union will take several years, the European commissioner for enlargement and neighborhood policy said on Sunday.
In an interview with the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag, Oliver Varhelyi said Kiev needs to do “extensive work” to prepare for “participation in the EU internal market and in many other important policy areas.”
North Korea explains missile tests
Pyongyang says it was practicing striking key South Korean and US targets
North Korea’s recent string of missile tests were part of an exercise simulating attacks on South Korean and US targets using a variety of munitions, including nuclear-capable weapons, the country’s military explained, according to state media.
Pyongyang went on to point out that the missile launches were a response to Seoul and Washington’s ‘Vigilant Storm’ joint air drills, which took place between October 31 and November 5.
US launched warplanes after Iran threatened Saudi Arabia - report
The scrambling of the jets comes after Riyadh warned the US that Iran was planning an attack against both Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
The US Central Command recently launched warplanes toward Iran from their base in the Persian Gulf after receiving reports that the country was preparing to attack Saudi Arabia, the Washington Post reported over the weekend.
The scrambling of the jets comes after Riyadh warned the US that Iran was planning an attack against both Saudi Arabia and Iraq, as reported by the Wall Street Journal on November 1.
Ukraine war a 'warmup,' the 'big one is coming' and US behind in nuclear, admiral warns
The US Stratcom head warned that China and Russia are outcompeting America in the nuclear arena, losing deterrence.
The war in Ukraine is a prelude to greater military challenges to the US in the near future, and America is losing its competitive edge in nuclear weapons capabilities, US Strategic Command head Admiral Charles Richard warned in a speech at the Naval Submarine League's 2022 Annual Symposium & Industry Update on Wednesday, the US Defense Department reported.
"This Ukraine crisis that we're in right now, this is just the warmup," said Richard. "The big one is coming. And it isn't going to be very long before we're going to get tested in ways that we haven't been tested in a long time."
Vietnam Gas Stations Start To Close Due To Widespread Shortages
While the US awaits with bated breath to see if there will be any diesel inventories after the midterm elections (see "Forget Oil, The Real Crisis Is Diesel Inventories: The US Has Just 25 Days Left"), other countries are already seeing gas stations run dry. Take Ho Chi Minh City, the city known as Vietnam's economic engine, whose gas stations are being forced to suspend operations due to shortages of the fuel.
UK property market plunging – mortgage lender
Former prime minister Liz Truss’ mini-budget has pushed up borrowing costs, says Halifax
British house prices fell in October at the fastest monthly rate since February 2021, a fresh sign of weakness in the real estate market that reflects the fallout from the former government’s economic plan, according to Halifax.
In a report on Monday, the mortgage lender said property prices had dropped 0.4% month-on-month, after a 0.1% fall in September. The average price has declined to £292,598 ($334,508).
Energy disaster awaits EU after this winter – oil CEOs
Remaining Russian stocks will only allow the bloc to survive one heating season
The EU is “in good shape” in terms of energy reserves this winter, however, a real risk of a shortfall lies ahead in 2023, major oil and gas executives have warned.
The region is facing an unprecedented energy crunch following a drop in imports from Russia. The oil and gas shortages, and record-high inflation, have resulted in an overall cost-of-living crisis across the bloc.
U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve has been drained for the 60th consecutive week to its lowest level in nearly 40 years.
U.S. Department of Justice seizes $3.36 billion Bitcoin in connection with Silk Road dark web fraud — the largest crypto seizure ever.
Quebec wants to cut off power to cryptocurrency miners
The Quebec government requested Hydro-Quebec suspend power allocation to the blockchain industry because of increased electricity demand and reduced energy and capacity balances.
A Thursday press release said Hydro-Quebec filed a request with the Canada Energy Regulator about suspending power allocation to blockchain companies. It said about 270MW were slated to go towards blockchain, but the allocation of this amount would increase pressure on the system.
The release said Hydro-Quebec’s electricity supply plan predicts a 25 terrawatt hour increase in the province’s electrical demand in the next 10 years.
Elon Musk urges independent voters to cast ballots for Republicans in the U.S. midterm election.
HUGE: Internal Emails Reveal Democrat Governor Pritzker’s Post-Election Plans to Force All Illinois Children to Get COVID-19 Shots
Top staff to Governor J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) are planning secret post-election preparations to force every child in the state of Illinois to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, or else they will be barred from attending school.
According to the internal emails from the Illinois Department of Public Health obtained by Wood House Substack, Pritzker is allegedly considering including the COVID shot in the school vaccination program.
Wot’s in the shots? – Spectator
Graphene oxide? Nanobots?
Doctors Advised to Suggest Suicide to Patients as Canada Runs Out of Basic Painkillers
The Canadian healthcare system is experiencing an acute shortage of basic painkillers, particularly acetaminophen and ibuprofen, which are commonly used to relieve pain and fever in children during flu season.
Canada’s Association of Medical Assistance in Dying Assessors and Providers (CAMAP) chose this perhaps awkward moment to roll out a webinar for healthcare professionals that advised them to offer assisted suicide to their suffering patients.
Record surge of infections in children
Hospitals around the U.S. are suddenly struggling to keep up with surging rates of respiratory infections among children, such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV),1 COVID, rhinoviruses and influenza.2 Hospital staff feign confusion, saying they have no idea what’s going on.
Meanwhile, censored scientists and doctors have long warned that the mRNA COVID jabs are destroying people’s immune systems, and that we’re going to see an avalanche of infections as immune system failure sets in.
BIOWEAPONS SMOKING GUN: Ukrainian firm asks Turkish drone maker for solution to disperse aerosol contents over wide areas
(Natural News) A Ukrainian company appears to have inquired whether a Turkish-made drone can be modified or manufactured to disperse an aerosol over a wide area, in what could be a deadly new twist in the war against Russia.
BulgarianMilitary.com correspondent Dilyana Gaitandjieva tweeted that a Ukrainian company that makes aircraft engines, Motor-Sich, asked the manufacturer of the Turkish drones Bayraktar Akinci about the aerosol adaptation.
Meteorite impact investigated as a possible cause of fire that destroyed a house in California, U.S.
A family’s house in Nevada County, California caught fire after several witnesses described a bright ball of light falling from the sky. The fire took place at around 19:30 PDT on November 4, 2022 (02:30 UTC on November 5) — the same time as numerous witnesses saw a very bright fireball over the same region.
The official investigation into the cause of the fire is in progress
It’s highly unlikely the two events are related
The owner of the home — Dustin Procita — said he heard a big bang and started to smell smoke. “I went onto my porch and it was completely engulfed in flames.”
Latest US defense-intelligence report on UFOs to be made public soon
A declassified version of the latest US defense-intelligence report on UFOs — rebranded in official government parlance as "unidentified aerial phenomena" — is expected to be made public in the coming days.
But UFO enthusiasts hoping for the government to judge any of the hundreds of US military sightings under scrutiny as visits by extraterrestrial spacecraft are likely to be disappointed.
The most recent incidents under review are attributed to a mix of foreign surveillance, including relatively ordinary drone flights, and airborne clutter such as weather balloons, The New York Times reported last week, citing US officials familiar with a classified analysis that was due for delivery to Congress on Monday, Oct. 31.
Will A Dark Omen On Election Day Be A Sign That The United States “Is On The Eve Of Destruction”?
The level of anger that we are witnessing all over the United States right now is extremely alarming. Millions of voters on both the left and the right are filled with rage, and I have never seen this country more bitterly divided than it is at this moment. Interestingly, survey after survey has found that the economy is the number one issue that voters are concerned about. Our once great economic machine is coming apart at the seams, and the cost of living has become extremely oppressive. But to be honest, for now the economy is still relatively stable. So how angry will Americans be once the wheels start coming off and economic conditions really start deteriorating very rapidly?
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