Day: November 5, 2026

❗️The court has decided to re‑arrest Samvel Karapetyan, the leader of the opposition party “Strong  #Armenia”, for a month; he will be sent to a pre‑trial detention center. A new criminal case has been initiated against him.
Prior to this, the politician was under house arrest.
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According to The Wall Street Journal, Yemen’s Houthis are seeking official recognition as the country’s rulers and $51 billion from Saudi Arabia as conditions for halting hostilities. The group frames the money as compensation for years of Saudi airstrikes and a blockade. Riyadh is concerned that meeting the terms could invite more attacks and further financial demands. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is hesitant to enter talks without first achieving military gains, though he is also wary that sending more ground troops could cause heavy casualties and a backlash at home.

On this day in 1757, Frederick II of Prussia outfights the combined armies of France and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Rossbach. He only loses about 100 men; enemy casualties are in the thousands. No wonder his subjects will one day call him ‘Frederick the Great.’

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U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on Iran:

“What the Democrats can do is stop the war. And we stop that war not just by passing resolutions, but by defunding the war. This war is illegal. It’s unconstitutional. We’re going to stop that war.”

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis:

“The reality is, last night, if we ran George Washington, if he had an R by his name, he would have lost.”

⚡️️️️Russian drone attacks injure 4 in Dnipropetrovsk and Kyiv oblasts, spark fires at infrastructure facilities.

Ukraine’s State Emergency Service confirmed at around 7 a.m. local time that logistics infrastructure had been targeted in Kyiv Oblast.
kyivindependent.com/russian-…