"The way people speak of those in power, calling their commands “laws,” referring to disobedience to them as a “crime,” and so on, implies the right of “government” to rule, and a corresponding obligation on the part of its subjects to obey. Without the right to “rule,” (“authority”) there is no need to call the entity “government,” and all the politicians and their mercenaries become utterly indistinguishable from a giant organized crime syndicate, their “laws” no more valid than the threats of muggers and carjackers." -- Larken Rose
rt.com
Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged West Jerusalem to reverse settlement expansion and allow humanitarian aid into Gaza during talks with President Isaac Herzog
by Tyler Durden
Remnants of the original Yellow Vests (Gilets Jaunes) movement are joining the ongoing far-left riots/protests, potentially broadening social instability and increasing pressure on President Emmanuel Macron as he approaches the end of his term in crisis.
France's political, social and fiscal pressures are increasingly reinforcing one another, with high borrowing costs making its expansive welfare state harder to finance.
Brent crude topped $110 a barrel to end the week for the first time since May as drone and missile attacks on energy infrastructure, from the Gulf to the war in Ukraine, cast a very dark cloud over oil and products market ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter.
The global benchmark rose 3.7% Friday, marking the second consecutive week of gains as traders ramped up bullish bets on crude ahead of the weekend.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that nonfarm payrolls grew by 29,000 in September 2026, a small gain that points to slower hiring momentum. The unemployment rate stood at 4.2%. The agency described payroll employment and unemployment as having changed little for the month. This reading follows a year of uneven labor data as the economy adjusts to tight money and past inflation. A single weak month is not a trend, but it is a caution light for families and businesses.
At least 350 Palestinian children currently face “harsh conditions” in Israeli prisons.
aljazeera.com
On Tuesday, Israeli forces arrested at least six children from Hebron in the occupied West Bank, the report said.
The organisation said information regarding the number of children arrested in Gaza is unclear, given the thousands of missing persons in the besieged Gaza Strip, including children, and the ongoing policy of enforced disappearance.
Andrew Day , theamericanconservative.com
Trump is now joined in that ill-advised effort of mixed messaging by America’s top diplomat, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who recently gave an intellectual twist to Trump’s hostility to Iranian civilization. Predictably, the Islamic Republic pointed to Rubio’s remarks as further evidence that the U.S. is at war with Iran’s people and indeed its entire history and culture, not just its government.
middleasteye.net
As Israel's elections draw closer, the establishment of a Palestinian state has taken centre stage in the campaigns of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his leading opponent, former army chief Gadi Eisenkot.
The two politicians have traded barbs, accusing each other of supporting a Palestinian state.
The US still hasn't admitted to bombing the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School, an attack that killed at least 120 children
by Dave De Camp, antiwar.com
Posted by Tyler Durden, Authored by Milan Adams via Preppgroup,
Posted by Tyler Durden: By Julianne Geiger of OilPrice.com,
The United States is putting another 17 million barrels of crude from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve on offer, one day after the IEA accelerated emergency stock releases as governments scramble to get more oil and fuel into a tight market.