Crooked Bough News Round-up

— U.S. and NATO commander vows to thwart Moscow, warns Kyiv over refinery strikes

 

at 10/12/26 3:51pm

The mixed signals expose a split in President Donald Trump’s approach to Russia, amid strain on energy markets.

— U.K. prime minister accuses Russia of meddling in Brexit vote

 

at 10/12/26 11:05am

Officials scrambled to clarify that Andy Burnham’s remarks did not mean the government rejected the outcome of the controversial 2016 referendum.

— This hurricane season in the Pacific just set a record for activity

 

at 10/12/26 6:43am

A powerful El Niño has cemented 2026’s place as the busiest year on record for storm activity in the eastern and central tropical Pacific Ocean.

— He reached the Americas centuries before Columbus. Why doesn’t he get more credit?

 

at 10/12/26 5:20am

Accounts of Leif Erikson’s voyage to present-day Canada were known to Europeans in Christopher Columbus’s time.

— Trump’s Zelensky attack, Russia diesel deal draw criticism in U.S. and abroad

 

at 10/11/26 12:31pm

Several Republican lawmakers objected to the deal and expressed support for Ukraine's president in his fight with Russia. U.S. allies also called him and underscored their backing for him.

— Saudi Arabia vows retaliation against Houthis after airport strike kills at least 12

 

at 10/11/26 12:14pm

More than 300 were injured in Saturday's attack. President Donald Trump said he is weighing joining strikes on the Iranian-backed rebels.

— Saudi Arabia vows major response after Houthi strike on airport kills 12, injures 309

 

at 10/11/26 6:19am

The U.S. has stopped short of direct military support against the Houthis in Yemen, but President Donald Trump is weighing joining strikes on the Iranian-backed rebels.

— Pope will have surgery after doctors discover nodule in his lung

 

at 10/11/26 5:43am

Pope Leo XIV said that the nodule was “detected at a very early stage and is well localized,” and that the surgery would be in the coming days.

— How Trump aide Natalie Harp’s family broke apart — and polarized

 

at 10/11/26 3:00am

After a tragedy, Harp’s brother, Preston, split from the family and “radicalized,” moving to Nicaragua to dedicate himself to the Sandinista cause.

— Trump says Ukraine should ‘get a new president’ after U.S.-Russia diesel deal

 

at 10/10/26 2:22pm

Ukraine’s Zelensky "wants to make problems for the world," Trump said Saturday, a day after praising Russia’s Putin.

— 12 killed, hundreds injured in Saudi Arabia airport attack as Houthi strikes intensify

 

at 10/10/26 1:57pm

Yemen’s Houthis are striking Saudi oil infrastructure, as a compounding Middle East conflicts threaten to expand. An attack Saturday on the airport left several injured and forced the kingdom to temporarily suspend operations.

— Pope criticizes death penalty after Hegseth announces public execution

 

at 10/10/26 10:34am

Pope Leo XIV called the death penalty “an attack” on human dignity a day after senior Church officials condemned the Pentagon’s plans to live-stream an execution of Nidal Malik Hasan.

— What to know about ‘NAZA,’ a documentary that looks at Israeli war technology

 

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Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has described the film, which got a standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival, as part of “global antisemitic incitement.”

— After Russian strike wipes out three families, Ukrainian town gathers to mourn

 

at 10/10/26 3:00am

In Pryluky’s town square, hundreds gathered around the coffins. Among them were grief-stricken classmates of the children who were killed.

— FlyDubai co-pilot planned 9/11-style attack on Israel’s main airport, UAE says

 

at 10/9/26 3:13pm

Hamam al-Hammami, a 29-year-old Omani national, intended to cause “the greatest possible number of human casualties,” the Emirati attorney general said.

— Trump hits International Criminal Court with sanctions after Nobel goes to former judge

 

at 10/9/26 3:00pm

The sanctions are aimed at cutting the ICC off from the global financial system and include threats of punishment for countries that do business with the court.

— Trump announces diesel deal with Russia in bid to lower prices

 

at 10/9/26 2:56pm

The amount is small compared with U.S. demand, but the deal aligns the U.S. with Russia and against Ukraine’s efforts to bomb Russian refineries.

— Rubio meets with leader of Venezuelan opposition negotiating team

 

at 10/9/26 2:30pm

The secretary of state, in a meeting with Venezuelan opposition figure Dinorah Figuera, expressed U.S. support for talks meant to set the stage for elections.

— Navi Pillay, leading human rights jurist, awarded Nobel Peace Prize

 

at 10/9/26 11:27am

The trailblazing South African human rights lawyer and International Criminal Court judge was recognized for her work “ensuring that war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted.”

— A headmaster’s challenge to his male students: Speak up about rape

 

at 10/9/26 4:00am

A headmaster in Canada challenged his male students not to be silent when confronted with wrong behavior.

— A Florida local newspaper ran an op-ed. It was an Iranian AI fake.

 

at 10/9/26 3:00am

ChatGPT users in Iran made more than 100 fake articles published across at least 20 news outlets, OpenAI said.

As of 10/13/26 4:33am. Last new 10/12/26 4:23pm.