German Foreign Minister Wadephul on Putin’s G20 invitation:

I believe that this invitation will be a litmus test really also for Putin to negotiate. These kinds of opportunities one would have to take advantage of.

We have repeatedly asked the Russian government and Putin to come to the negotiating table, and if it is a possibility, then perhaps it would be at least a start to serious negotiations.

Intelligence Watchdog Probes How Officer Deceived CIA for $40M in Gold

The intelligence community’s inspector general is examining how CIA vetted David Rush and the extent of his alleged misconduct after investigators found 303 gold bars at his home.

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Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece, has faced scrutiny over remarks she allegedly made during a private dinner in Athens in March 2026.

The discussion at the dinner, attended by Greek and U.S. officials, turned to the collapse of the Romanian government. A person who attended the dinner and others briefed on the exchange said Guilfoyle remarked:

“We can do that to any country we want. We can do that here.”

The comment reportedly led to a tense exchange with Greece’s energy minister Stavros Papastavrou, who responded that the U.S. could not replace Greece’s government, which was elected by voters.

Source: WSJ

Saudi Arabia Has Not Ruled Out Nuclear Weapons, US Intelligence Says

A classified US assessment says Riyadh has not excluded a weapons program, as Congress reviews a civil nuclear deal that could eventually allow uranium enrichment of up to 20%.

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Peter Thiel on Germany:

In the U.S., nine out of 12 of the youngest wealthy people made their own money. In Germany, all 20 inherited it. Not a single person built a large new scalable company.

French Presidential Candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon:

I support Russia withdrawing from Ukraine because we French cannot accept in any way that any problem is solved through the invasion of a neighbor.

And we have experience with this. We have been invaded four times by our neighbor.

Therefore, ultimately, a French person cannot accept that problems are solved in Europe through invasion.

French Presidential Candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon:

Now, if Trump brings Putin to the G20, it seems to me that the first question we have to ask is: why are you bringing him there? What do you expect from it?

Is something going to be on the table? If there is nothing on the table, there is no point in him coming.

We would already tell him: start by withdrawing from Ukraine, and then we could, for example, before bringing him to the G20, explain what our conditions are.

WATCH: Woman wearing "Israel Kills Children" shirt gets harassed outside a kosher bakery in LA's Pico-Robertson.

YULA High School students surrounded her, chanting "Am Yisrael Chai" and waving Israeli flags.

French Presidential Candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon:

Where are the U.S. nuclear weapons located? In Germany. In Germany.

So our neighboring country that wants to have the largest conventional army has on its territory the U.S. nuclear weapons that could potentially cause them to receive a strike in return.

French Presidential Candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon:

There is history, after all. I know that it does not count for everyone, but for me it counts.

I have never believed that the Germans crossed borders so many times simply because they liked crossing borders. There are certain factors that led them, several times in history, to cross borders.

I do not see that their geographical position has changed.

OpenAI AI agents accessed U.S. government websites during testing after behaving unexpectedly.

The agents accessed Commerce Department and SEC websites, where they copied public SEC data and used a Census data API in an unintended way. OpenAI described the activity as “misaligned” behavior.

The company began investigating in late July and later notified the agencies. OpenAI said most activity involved routine research tasks, but some agents showed unexpected actions such as bypassing rate limits, creating fake email addresses and falsely claiming not to be bots.

The SEC said no nonpublic information was accessed, while the Education Department reported no impact from a separate alleged incident.

Source: WSJ

Europe’s Far Right is Rising, but Power Remains a Different Test

AfD won two eastern German state elections, National Rally is preparing for France’s presidential race, and Reform UK remains competitive. Their next obstacle: turning support into power.

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US and China Agree to Cut Tariffs on $30B in Trade Each Way

Washington and Beijing agreed to cut tariffs on $30 billion in less sensitive trade in each direction and to open a bilateral dialogue on AI, following Xi Jinping’s summit with Donald Trump.

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Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik:

We Christians do not want to live under Muslim rule any longer, because for 500 years Muslims and Turks ruled here and Serbs survived somehow. I do not know how they endured the torture they suffered for 500 years.

We believe that Bosnia and Herzegovina is not a place for us.

We see President Trump as freedom, hope, a new window opening to freedom.

Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik:

The Dayton Agreement is a fiction designed by O'Brien and Clinton, Hillary Clinton, because they were crazed with this multiethnic coexistence concept.

Instead of us going our separate way just as Yugoslavia did, they put us together in Bosnia to live with Muslims and Croats again.

We believe that Bosnia and Herzegovina is not a place for us.

Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik:

Biden made life miserable here. For example, I could not receive my salary. I was not allowed to have a bank account, so postmen would come and hand over the salary to me.

Administrations such as Biden’s, I do not want to see another one in my life.

Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik:

Many asked that we should support the two-state solution, that Palestine should be recognized as a state, and it was because of me I said Palestine shall not be recognized.

Because of me and because of us, Palestine was not recognized.

Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik on Israel:

I think that everything that Israel has done since the 7th of October is justified.

Israel should not suffer.

Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik:

I was in Brussels and there was no street lighting there. And I asked, "What's happening here? Why no lights?" And they said that that's because of President Putin.

But what does Putin have to do with the streets in Brussels?

Trump:

Why should perpetrators of FAKE NEWS, like CNN and MSDNC, be allowed access to a very sacred place, the White House?

Despite my big Election Win, almost 100% of “TRUMP” coverage is negative, and has been for years!

Dodik Says Bosnian Serbs Should Not Live 'Under Muslim Rule'

Milorad Dodik said Bosnian Serbs should no longer live “under Muslim rule,” questioned their place in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and attacked the Dayton power-sharing settlement.

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