Day: October 19, 2026

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🇫🇷 The owner of a video game store who defended his store from looters posted a video thanking people for their support. He also warned of scammers trying to profit from those who want to help him.


🇫🇷 The owner of a video game store who defended his store from looters posted a video thanking people for their support.

He also warned of scammers trying to profit from those who want to help him.
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  Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24)A French video game and cartoon store owner has his store looted in Nice.

He gets attacked from behind and then has rocks thrown at him while young rioters laugh
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  —  https://x.com/visegrad24/status/2111570384961110247


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Iran Told the U.S. Navy to LEAVE Hormuz. The Blockade Isn’t Lifting


Iran says the Strait of Hormuz reopens only if the U.S. lifts its naval blockade and leaves the region, as attacks on ships near the strait hit a record for the war.

MIKE DROP NEWSROOM | 19 OCTOBER 2026

Iran’s foreign minister laid out Tehran’s conditions on Sunday: lift the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, lift oil sanctions and end hostilities, while an Iranian army spokesman said the strait opens when U.S. forces leave. Mike Ritland breaks down whether the blockade still serves the goal of a non-nuclear Iran, and what it costs to keep U.S. sailors in range of drones, fast boats and mines while the war drags on.

Also covered: the State Department’s warning to Americans across the Middle East as the Houthi-Saudi fight widens, the airman killed in a rappelling demonstration before the Navy-UTSA game, and the rioting sweeping France.

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00:00 Iran: Hormuz reopens when the U.S. leaves
00:58 Is the blockade still necessary?
03:30 Waiting until after Nov. 3
04:45 U.S. troops in range of drones, boats and mines
05:50 State Department warns Americans across the Middle East
08:40 Airman killed in Alamodome rappelling demonstration
12:25 Rioting sweeps France
14:30 Immigration and capacity
19:30 Wrap-up


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🇫🇷🔥 Guerrilla filmmaking at its finest. Stunt team ready, explosive shots locked in… and trolley looted from the local supermarket. Writer: Bri


🇫🇷🔥 Guerrilla filmmaking at its finest.

Stunt team ready, explosive shots locked in… and trolley looted from the local supermarket.

Writer: Bri
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AI stocks lead a rebound on Wall Street as European markets drop following protests


Stocks are clawing back some of its losses from last week thanks to gains in tech stocks, but markets overall remain unsteady.

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Interceptor drone pilots chase down Russian reconnaissance and attack drones and take them out in mid-air. Each downed drone means saved lives on the front line and calmer nights in cities far from it. 📹: 38th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment


Interceptor drone pilots chase down Russian reconnaissance and attack drones and take them out in mid-air.

Each downed drone means saved lives on the front line and calmer nights in cities far from it.

📹: 38th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment
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Will the midterm elections mark a turning point for American democracy or has the country already gone too far down the road towards authoritarianism? The FT’s @martinwolf_ and former Republican adviser Robert Kagan debate the stakes for US democracy here: https://ft.trib.al/hogJ9DQ


Will the midterm elections mark a turning point for American democracy or has the country already gone too far down the road towards authoritarianism? The FT’s  @martinwolf_ and former Republican adviser Robert Kagan debate the stakes for US democracy here:  ft.trib.al/hogJ9DQ
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James Talarico is close to taking Texas. Republicans are to blame


Just two weeks shy of the midterm elections, all eyes are on Texas as 37-year-old Democratic state Rep. James Talarico maintains a lead over his Republican competitor, Ken Paxton. A recent ReconMR/Siena Research Institute poll finds that 48% of voters express a preference for Talarico, with 44% favoring his opponent. For the first time since 1988, Texans might be gearing up to elect a Democratic senator. The reason? Republicans are not catering to the concerns of regular Americans.

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MUST WATCH: Student Protesters Block Entrance To The Louvre In Paris, France


Student protesters blocked the entrance to The Louvre in Paris, France, on Monday.

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ზუსტად იმავეს ვფიქრობ მეც, რასაც ვახო



▪️ „ზუსტად იმავეს ვფიქრობ მეც, რასაც ვახო, ახლა თუ მე ამას ხმამაღლა არ ვამბობ, რადგან რაღაცას ვუფრთხილდები, რაღაცას ანგარიშს ვუწევ, მაგრამ მე ხომ ასე ვფიქრობ, ვინმე ვახოს დაკავების შემდეგ იმას იფიქრებს, ისინი არ ყოფილან ისინი, რაც ვახომ თქვაო?“, — მიშა მშვილდაძე, ტელეკომპანია „ფორმულას“ გენერალური დირექტორი

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Pakistan’s principal decision-maker, Field Marshal Asim Munir, is reportedly heading to Tehran, Iran this week, according to some regional news outlets, amidst the threat of imminent U.S.-Iran escalation. Since the start of the war, Pakistan has positioned itself as a mediator, but has struggled to realize the level of success in the role that other regional nations, like Qatar and Oman, have. This comes as Iran increasingly targets vessels in the Strait of Hormuz to gain back lost leverage and the likelihood of U.S. President Donald J. Trump authorizing expanded strikes on Iran in the near term rises.


Pakistan’s principal decision-maker, Field Marshal Asim Munir, is reportedly heading to Tehran, Iran this week, according to some regional news outlets, amidst the threat of imminent U.S.-Iran escalation.

Since the start of the war, Pakistan has positioned itself as a mediator, but has struggled to realize the level of success in the role that other regional nations, like Qatar and Oman, have.

This comes as Iran increasingly targets vessels in the Strait of Hormuz to gain back lost leverage and the likelihood of U.S. President Donald J. Trump authorizing expanded strikes on Iran in the near term rises.
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