“U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he has asked the Defense Department to prepare for possible ‘fast’ military action in Nigeria if the West African nation fails to crack down on the killing of Christians. The U.S. government will also immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and top oil producer, Trump said in a post on Truth Social. If the United States sends in military forces, it would go in ‘guns-a-blazing,’ to ‘completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities,’ Trump wrote, without providing any evidence of specifics about the treatment of Christians in Nigeria.” (11/01/25)
“Tehran will rebuild its nuclear facilities ‘with greater strength,’ Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian told state media on Sunday, adding that the country does not seek a nuclear weapon. U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that he would order fresh attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites should Tehran try to restart facilities that the United States bombed in June. Pezeshkian made his comments during a visit to the country’s Atomic Energy Organization, during which he met with senior managers from Iran’s nuclear industry.” (11/02/25)
“U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday that Washington and Beijing would establish military-to-military communications channels, adding that bilateral ties between the countries have ‘never been better.’ Hegseth said he spoke with his Chinese counterpart, Admiral Dong Jun, late Saturday on the sidelines of a regional security meeting and that they agreed that ‘peace, stability and good relations are the best path for our two great and strong countries.’ His remarks posted on X came hours after he urged Southeast Asian nations to stand firm and strengthen their maritime forces to counter China’s increasingly ‘destabilizing’ actions in the South China Sea. ‘China’s sweeping territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea fly in the face of their commitments to resolve disputes peacefully,’ Hegseth said at a meeting with his counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Saturday.” (11/01/25)
“California clean-air officials have ended the statewide electric-bike program that was badly botched by a San Diego nonprofit and left thousands of applicants frustrated and angry. In a statement, the California Air Resources Board blamed ‘budget constraints’ for closing out what was called the California E-Bike Incentive Project, which got more than $30 million to support subsidies of up to $2,000 for thousands of eligible riders. Most of the e-bike funds were diverted to another state climate-change program that is designed to help lower-income Californians replace their high-polluting cars with plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles. … The San Diego Union-Tribune first reported in June 2024 that the SANDAG e-bike initiative was troubled. Agency officials had begun investigating Pedal Ahead early last year for failing to comply with terms of the grant it had been awarded two years earlier.” (11/01/25)
“Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that he has apologised to US President Donald Trump over an anti-tariff advertisement which had used a Ronald Reagan quote. Last week, in response to the advert, Trump suspended trade talks with Canada and said he would impose an additional 10% tariff on Canadian imports. ‘I did apologise to the president,’ Carney told reporters at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in South Korea on Saturday. The commercial used a series of clips from former President Reagan’s 1987 national radio address, in which he argued that tariffs would hurt America’s economy.” (11/01/25)
“An Israeli air strike has killed at least four people in southern Lebanon, according to the country’s Ministry of Public Health, in an attack that put more pressure on a nearly yearlong truce with Hezbollah. In a statement on Saturday, the Lebanese Health Ministry said the Israeli attack in the town of Kfarsir in the Nabatieh district also wounded three. The state-run Lebanon News Agency reported that the strike, which involved a ‘guided missile,’ targeted a car at about 2:15pm (16:15 GMT). The attack came a day after Lebanese President Joseph Aoun accused Israel of escalating strikes in response to his offer to negotiate a more lasting end to the cross-border attacks. … Despite the truce, Israel has kept troops in five areas of southern Lebanon and has continued near-daily air raids, repeatedly violating the truce. Israel claims it is targeting Hezbollah, but civilians, first responders and journalists have also been killed.” (11/02/25)
“Tule elk are once again roaming the Sierra Nevada foothills southwest of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks after a historic land return that Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling the largest of its kind in the region’s history. The 17,030 acres made up of two former ranch properties were recently returned to the Tule River Indian Tribe, the California Natural Resources Agency announced on Wednesday. The tribe’s ancestral lands straddle the foothills of present-day Tulare County. The deal marks the largest of its kind in the Central Valley, Newsom’s office wrote in a news release.” (11/01/25)
“A 20-year-old man was shot and killed after breaking into an apartment in Tulsa late Halloween night, police say. … Police said the caller heard around 20 gunshots and witnessed a man on the ground with a gun next to him. TPD identified the victim as 20-year-old Jamond Silas, who was dead at the scene. Police said a man inside the apartment came forward and said he shot Silas. He claimed Silas kicked in the door and entered the apartment, where the man said he shot Silas in self-defense.” (11/01/25)
“Foreign ministers of some Muslim countries will meet in Istanbul on Monday to discuss the Gaza ceasefire and next steps there, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday, voicing concern over whether the ceasefire will continue. Speaking at a press conference in Ankara, Fidan said the gathering would include foreign ministers of countries represented at a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in New York in September. … Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted last week at his opposition to any role for Turkish security forces in the Gaza Strip as part of a mission to monitor a U.S.-backed ceasefire with the Palestinian militant group Hamas.” (10/31/25)
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