“Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who oversees the Catholic Church’s pastoral services to Catholics in the U.S. military, is condemning the proposed livestream of the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan. Broglio, in a statement Monday, also stipulated that any Catholic soldier assigned to the U.S. Army firing squad should ask to be excused from that duty, which he described as contrary to the teachings of the church. He joins other Catholic leaders in speaking out against the death penalty and the livestream plans. Hasan, an Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people in 2009 at Fort Hood in Texas, is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on Dec. 3.” (10/12/26)
“Raphaël Glucksmann won France’s center-left primary on Sunday, securing the backing of the Socialist Party and its allies for next year’s presidential election, organizers said. Glucksmann, a member of the European Parliament, won the contest outright with over 66% of votes, beating Socialist Party leader Olivier Faure and three other candidates in the first round. More than 120,000 people voted Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The leader of the small center-left Place Publique party entered the contest as one of the favorites. He now emerges strengthened from the primary, with access to Socialist Party funds and having built a broader base for his candidacy.” (10/11/26)
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“Russian strikes hit multiple Ukrainian power plants after Donald Trump claimed both sides had agreed to stop hitting each other’s energy infrastructure, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. The Ukrainian president said on social media a drone had hit a power plant in Kyiv on Sunday, leading to power outages in the capital. Shortly after, he said there had been a strike on the CHP-5 power plant in the eastern city of Kharkiv …. Trump said earlier that ‘effective immediately, there is an energy ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine’. ‘Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!’ the US president wrote on his Truth Social platform on Sunday morning in Washington, without further details. Zelenskyy expressed surprise at the announcement, saying the deal was ‘news to me’ and he was seeking further details. Russia has yet to confirm it agreed.” (10/011/26)
“Bitcoin remained above $83,000 on Sunday, roughly 34% below its record high, as investors marked one year since a historic $19 billion cryptocurrency liquidation event. … The anniversary follows another volatile week in which Bitcoin fell to $80,308 before recovering towards $83,000, highlighting persistent concerns over leveraged trading. On October 10, 2025, Bitcoin plunged from approximately $122,000 to $105,000 after President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on [American buyers of] Chinese imports. The selloff triggered more than $19 billion in liquidations across cryptocurrency markets, affecting approximately 1.6 million trading accounts.” (10/11/26)
“One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a new attack Riyadh’s international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities reported, a day after a strike claimed by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300. Saudi-led coalition forces in Yemen said an unidentified projectile had targeted Riyadh’s international airport Terminal 4 on Sunday, causing a fire. Eleven people were wounded in addition to the fatality, the Saudi civil aviation authority said.” (10/11/26)
“A federal judge on Sunday ordered the Trump administration to immediately halt taxpayer-funded ads featuring President Trump. The ruling temporarily blocks the ads weeks before November’s midterm elections as multiple lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s use of taxpayer money play out in court. … The Trump administration maintains that the ads are public service announcements and that previous Republican and Democratic administrations have used taxpayer-funded advertising to promote government policies. Trump pledged to pay for the ads himself after both lawsuits were filed, though the White House told Axios there were no plans to reimburse the government for millions already spent on the ads.” (10/11/26)
“Hurricane Simon pounded Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 4 storm on Sunday, its eye remaining just offshore as its most powerful winds and rain slammed people living between the Sierra Madre and the ocean. The hurricane’s center swirled parallel to the coast, closing in on the Puerto Vallarta area, where its most damaging winds and rain were expected to hit around midnight and continue through Monday morning.” (10/11/26)
“President Mahmoud Abbas postponed what would have been the first Palestinian elections in nearly 20 years, issuing a decree on Friday to further delay voting for the Palestinian Legislative Council almost another year. Rather than take place as scheduled next month, the decree pushes the elections back to Sept. 11, 2027, according to WAFA, the official Palestinian news agency. Presidential elections, which have not taken place for more than two decades, are scheduled for the same day. The postponement leaves entrenched Palestinian leaders unchallenged and threatens to further erode the Palestinian Authority’s credibility among ordinary Palestinians and donor countries who fund it.” (10/10/26)
“Federal immigration agents left multiple people needing medical care after tear-gassing a group that was surrounding their vehicles in northeast Salem on Saturday, Oct. 10, according to the Salem Police Department. Around 9:30 a.m., agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reported around 30 people gathered in a Salem parking lot to prevent the agents from leaving, the police department said in a statement. … Following ICE agents’ use of tear gas, multiple 911 calls came into the local dispatch center, reporting people with difficulty breathing and eye irritation, according to Salem Police. Both are symptoms of exposure to tear gas.” (10/10/26)
