🇺🇸⚡️- White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles helped arrange the interview between then-White House press secretary Katie Zacharia and Fox News host Sean Hannity, according to Politico.

One source told Politico that the appearance was a "sanctioned hit" on Zacharia, who wasn't Wiles' preferred pick for the job. Multiple reports suggest Zacharia's performance during the Hannity interview played a significant role in her firing.

President Trump reportedly offered Zacharia the press secretary role without informing Wiles, who was blindsided by the decision. Other reports say Wiles had spent weeks courting CNN commentator Scott Jennings for the position.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- The United States has asked Iran to allow a symbolic strike on its Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility, with no Iranian retaliation. The offer was rejected, according to Iran's IRIB.

🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺⚡️- President Trump has waived a slate of sanctions related to Russian fossil fuel sales, days before they were due to take effect under a bill he signed into law last month, further worsening ties with Ukraine as Trump and Zelensky continue to publicly feud, according to CNN.

🇸🇦⚡️- BREAKING: A tanker was struck on the coast of Al Jubail, eastern Saudi Arabia, by projectiles.

🇾🇪🇸🇦⚡- Two Saudi soldiers have been killed in action with the Ansarullah along the Yemen-Saudi Arabia border in the past 24 hours.

🇫🇷⚡️- Today's protests in France were supposed to be the apotheosis of the riots that have been rocking the country for a few weeks. The 17th October was heralded online as the revival of the Yellow Vests and the transition of the riots from localized violent outbursts to a nationwide movement about grievances. For now, it is a complete failure, with less than 180k protesters expected across the nation. The left's documented interference has prevented the reemergence of a massive apolitical anti-Macron movement.

🇫🇷⚡️- According to a journalist from LCP, there's only 11k protesters outside of Paris as of 11AM local time.

Organizers and left-wing groups claim protests are all over France, citing the fact that most cities have declared gatherings to be held today. In reality, some of those gatherings barely exceed 30 members in certain locations.

🇪🇬⚡- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi says he will leave his post as president in 2030.

🇺🇸🇺🇦⚡- "Zelenskyy tells reporters that restrictions on Ukraine's Starlink systems remain. Interceptor drones can't function, logistics and operations hobbled. The maximum speed is 161 kph; 'exceeding this limit causes the Starlink connection to cut out completely, resulting in the loss of the drone.'

He says Ukraine has done tests to determine whether SpaceX is truly facing technical issues, as has been told Kyiv by the US side, or if this is a 'deliberate operation... to restrict us, cut us off, and prevent us from defending ourselves and protecting our people, both at the front and among the civilian population.'

He says Ukraine 'sent a couple of vehicles equipped with Starlink terminals into European Union territory.'

'They moved at speeds exceeding 180kph, and the Starlink systems worked perfectly. We have the relevant logs and evidence to prove this.'

He adds: 'The conclusion is clear: the restrictions are in effect within Ukraine but do not apply within the European Union. In other words, this is a planned operation.' - Financial Times.

BREAKING: President Trump pauses new Russia sanctions, waiving 100% tariffs on goods from countries buying Russian oil and gas, despite signing the law last month.

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🇫🇷⚡️- Regular protests are dying down as violent crowds start forming in several places across France. It is likely violences pick up as the afternoon goes on.

🇫🇷⚡️- BREAKING: French police forces repelled a crowd attempting to charge towards the presidential palace. Several townhalls and officials buildings are currently in flames across France as violence erupts.

🇾🇪⚡- BREAKING: Ansarullah have broken through the PLC's defenses in western Ta'izz city.

The al-Houthi forces have advanced east from the Hanjar Gate, with fighting reported in the al-Matar al-Qadim district, as well as the al-Jabali neighborhood in the south.

Violent street clashes are ongoing.

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🏳️🇵🇰⚡- Clashes between the Afghanistan's border forces and Pakistani troops along the Dand-aw-Patan District, Paktia Province, eastern Afghanistan.