The World Web Times - worldwebtimes.com https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html 🇺🇸 If the U.S. has such BIG ASS bombs…, why are we still talking about Pickaxe Mountain and underground military sites in Iran? Col. Mark Cancian of CSIS outlined the limits of U.S. bunker-busters against sites like Pickaxe, explaining that the U.S. has many 2,000- and 5,000-pound bunker busters suited to tunnels. Stocks of the largest weapons stay very small, with fewer than ten GBU-57 penetrators and MOABs. Smaller bombs cannot reach facilities under hundreds of feet of granite. The MOAB, an airburst weapon, offers limited value beyond clearing the entrance so a follow-on blast might enter. Pickaxe is not a finished operational site. Hitting construction equipment and above-ground buildi Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 17, 2026: It remains unclear whether Ukrainian forces can use SpaceX’s low-earth orbit satellite communication technology (Starlink and Starshield) to intercept Russian jet-powered drones as of October 17. More Key Takeaways: The Ukrainian military officially refuted Russian Chief of the General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov’s exaggerated battlefield claims from October 16. US President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on the night of October 16 that waives key sanctions, restrictions, and tariff provisions against Russia from the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act – a decision that will help Russia finance and protrac 🇺🇸 Even Breaking Bad’s Mike Ehrmantraut is FED UP with life in California. Jonathan Banks was caught in a power outage affecting tens of thousands of residents, and his frustration was painfully obvious. He revealed that he had already LOST HIS HOME in the Woolsey Fire, making the latest disruption especially stressful: “It’s one of the most wonderful places to live. And obviously it becomes one of the most HELLISH places to live.” California really knows how to test its residents. Writer: Sol 🇫🇷 Yesterday, Macron was enjoying Céline Dion’s concert in Paris alongside his family. Meanwhile, France is descending into CHAOS, with riots, looting, burning businesses, and violent clashes spreading across the country. Judging by his evening plans, the chaos gripping his country doesn’t seem to be ruining HIS weekend… Writer: Sol Community of Bend, Oregon grieving after a deadly school shooting 8pm ET, October 17 | The latest headlines from NPR Secy. of State Marco Rubio on reporter Heidi Levine 🔥🇦🇱 The CHAOS continues in Albania, where protesters have SET FIRE to a business inside the Supreme Court building in Tirana. Businesses are being destroyed, buildings are burning, and the situation appears to be spiraling further out of control. Writer: Sol The FBI intercepts mail containing suspicious substance addressed to Rep. Bobby Scott’s district off Secy. of State Marco Rubio on defense product Starshield Whether you’re in the mood for art-house cinema, anime, prestige TV or a good murder mystery, check out these bingeworthy alternatives https://on.wsj.com/4zFiwSE After Words: “Frenchman Flat: The Rise and Fall of Atomic Bombs” Lectures in History Podcast: Women During the Revolutionary War ❗️В Азербайджане могут повысить студенческие стипендии — депутат. Подробнее по ссылке: https://media.az/post/1068114609 #новости #mediaaz #Азербайджан #студент #стипендия #метрополитен #транспорт #расходы Chandler Bing was the heart of ‘Friends,’ and only Matthew Perry could have played him Lavrov arrives in Bahrain ahead of Russia-GCC meeting Riots in Tirana enter a fifth day as Albania’s anti-government protests escalate 🔥🇫🇷 “So, Mom, what’s the plan for today?” “We’re going LOOTING, son!” Writer: Sol ‘They Did A Chart…’: Trump Shows Rally CNN Segment Showing His Approval Ratings Banc Of California (BANC) In Focus Following FBI Fraud Case Revival And Undervalued View 🔥🇫🇷 Dude, all of this is genuinely INFURIATING. A phone shop owner sits with his head in his hands, surrounded by shattered glass and debris after rioters LOOTED and DESTROYED his store in France. Just look at him… trying to process what happened. How can anyone watch this and feel anything other than absolute RAGE? Writer: Sol Teenagers turning to artificial intelligence for relationships and advice Israeli defense officials monitor Iran amid civil unrest risks and proxy threats Two killed, including child, after vehicle ploughs into youth football match in Kansas Pinned: The front page of today’s Sunday Telegraph: ‘Civil Service fact-checkers embedded at the BBC’ #TomorrowsPapersToday Auburn upset No. 1 Georgia 27-24, the second straight week the top team in the AP Top 25 lost to an unranked foe. https://apnews.com/article/auburn-georgia-score-c8cbfae58f46cabf3b970c63a399a24f?taid=6ad4075870ac0d0001414111&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter Rioters attack police officers and set fires in front of Milan Cathedral as unrest spreads to Italy, with clashes reported near the iconic Duomo. Ukraine FM says Russian-held town is a ‘death trap’ with starving residents, Zelensky says genocide 🇫🇷 France’s riots have officially entered their VEGAN ERA. A looter started throwing BROCCOLI at police officers, while someone nearby shouted, “VEGANISM NEVER ENDS!” People are looting stores, clashing with police, and launching vegetables at law enforcement. France is turning into a really bad comedy show… Writer: Sol Looters smash windows and storm the Galeries Lafayette department store in Bordeaux, seizing merchandise as unrest continues across France. Teacher recalls hiding class from shooter Trump: ‘We’ve Taken’ Hundreds Of Billions Of Dollars Out Of Venezuela 🏍 В Баку состоится фестиваль «Мотопробег Победы 2026». ▶️ https://media.az/post/1068114598 #новости #mediaaz #Азербайджан #Баку #бульвар #фестиваль #мотопробег 🔥🇺🇸 She got knocked down a bit too hard to get back up from this one, coach! The internet will never forget Katie Zacharia… and it shouldn’t! Writer: Jamie (Disclaimer: not a paid attorney, or anything having to do with law for that matter.🤣) President Trump faces backlash over Russia sanctions relief Community members speak on Megan Lambert, one of the victims of Bend, Oregon school shooting Cornell case raises alarm bells about women’s safety on college campuses ‘A Con Man, He’s A Creep, And He Has Very Small Hands’: Abdul El-Sayed Doesn’t Hold Back On Trump 🇸🇦 Watch a Saudi Apache BURST INTO FLAMES after being SHOT DOWN by Houthi militants. It reportedly happened off the coast of Najran in southwestern Saudi Arabia. Years of civil war haven’t broken the Houthis, and neither has the Saudi air force. Source: @Yah_Saree / Writer: Marie Students protest in France Ultra gauche, Black blocs organisés pour semer le chaos. Délinquants des quartiers qui viennent en renfort. Qui est à la manœuvre ? Qui organise ? Les partis d’extrême gauche doivent rendre des comptes. Les émeutiers doivent payer. Les Français ne peuvent plus supporter cela. France protests erupt in fires, clashes, and MASS ARRESTS #ICYMI: IRGC Navy Commander Admiral Ali Ozmaei: We Are Counting Down the Seconds Until an Enemy Warship Enters the Persian Gulf So We Can Sink It 7pm ET, October 17 | The latest headlines from NPR In the urban hellscape of NYC it’s Sartre-day Night Fever! 🇺🇲🚨 2 KILLED WHEN TRUCK PLOWS THROUGH YOUTH SOCCER FIELD At least one child and an adult are dead after a pickup truck drove through a Wichita sports complex, mowing people down along the way. There were also multiple injuries. From schools to sports fields… The places kids should be the safest are now the most dangerous. Source: KWCH / Writer: Marie There’s a deep freeze paralyzing the labor market—and it’s hitting college-educated workers hard. https://on.wsj.com/47m6T71 MEV & Transaction Protection (Stop Leaking Value) Global Security and Intelligence News Review Posts – WorldWebTimes.com