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As a high-level strategic military paradigm, the NATO high command's "theory of victory" certainly gives the impression of being a serious bit of warcraft, just by its title. It purports to be a theory that anticipates the measures required to achieve victory in the event of an attack on any of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's 32 member states. Adopted last month, an unclassified version of the elaborate war-gaming formulae was outlined on Monday by the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, at the Warsaw Security Forum. All the generals and the heads of state and defence ministers at the summit would have been well aware that the high command's "theory of victory" might just as well be understood as a work of speculative fiction. For one thing, Russia is not mentioned, although any discussion of the "theory of victory" inevitably turns to Russia and the scenario of an invasion of Poland and the Baltic states via Belarus and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. While the Warsaw conference was underway, 20,000 troops were engaged in a 10-day war game simulating a hypothetical invasion of 10,000 troops from the east.

Open this photo in gallery:Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reacts during a meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham in London, on Wednesday. Henry Nicholls/ReutersUkraine struck a Russian oil refinery on Thursday after President Volodymyr Zelensky declared that Kyiv was abandoning a ceasefire covering energy sites announced by US President Donald Trump, and criticized Trump’s willingness to strike deals with Moscow. By effectively walking away from Trump’s demand that Ukraine halt attacks on Russian refineries and openly criticizing the US leader, Zelensky risks deepening the biggest rift between Kyiv and Washington since Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

US Congressman Raja KrishnamoorthiUS lawmaker Raja Krishnamoorthi has warned that anti-Indian hatred and white supremacist ideology can lead to deadly violence after police arrested a 19-year-old man accused of planning a mass shooting at a Hindu temple in Aurora, Illinois. Krishnamoorthi condemned the alleged plan, saying authorities and communities must take threats against Indian Americans seriously before anyone is killed. He also thanked the people who alerted authorities and the law enforcement officers who intervened. “I am horrified that a white supremacist allegedly attempted to massacre Indian Americans at a Hindu temple in Aurora,” Krishnamoorthi wrote. “This is where the poison of anti-Indian hatred and white supremacy can lead, and we cannot wait until innocent people are killed to take it seriously,” he added. The lawmaker said every American should be able to practice their faith without fear and called for people to stand together against hatred.

Other passengers in the rollercoaster car reported locking eyes with the terrified Hassan as he fell from his seat and tumbled past them to his death04:36 ET, 15 Oct 2026A man who was killed in a horror rollercoaster accident had been nearly killed in a car crash just weeks before.‌‌Police raced to the scene at Six Flags Over Georgia after 911 calls reported that someone had fallen from the Goliath ride, one of the state's tallest roller coasters. Witnesses say the man, identified as Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, 42, was on the ride with his stepson son as his stepdaughter and wife watched on from the ground. Hassan fell from his seat, striking the ride multiple times before landing on the roof of the haunted house below. The roller coaster's cameras, which typically capture exciting photos for visitors to purchase later, instead captured the moment the man fell backward across the ride.‌It has now been revealed that three weeks before his death, Hassan and his 10-year-old stepdaughter survived a car crash that left the vehicle damaged beyond repair. Miraculously, the two were unhurt, only for Hassan to die weeks later.

Exhibit AFriends, He’s Exhibit A on why billionaire wealth should be taxed, why we have to get big money out of politics, why billionaires shouldn’t be allowed to buy up major media, and why our government shouldn’t give them huge military contracts. I’m talking about Elon Musk, of course. Yesterday, former Ukrainian defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov thanked Musk for restoring his Starlink satellite’s vital high-speed connectivity: “Thank you, @elonmusk. We hope for your continued support.” (Connectivity had slowed after Musk posted Saturday that “Zelensky has gone too far.”) But who gave Musk authority to slow his satellite service in the first place — or, for that matter, to publicly comment on Ukraine President Zelensky? (Musk says Starshield systems are owned and controlled by the US government, and that “any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS.” But if that’s the case, why did Fedorov thank Musk?)Every time I list another of Musk’s outrages, someone says, “Yes, but he’s an innovator!”He’s not. As is made clear in Alex Gibney’s smart new documentary, “Musk,” Elon didn’t invent Tesla. He didn’t invent X. He didn’t invent SpaceX.

Coworker alerted police after receiving disturbing messages from 19-year-old suspect. A ‌teenager arrested in a Chicago suburb had shared a document expressing ⁠white supremacist ⁠views and outlined an alleged plan to carry out a mass shooting, potentially targeting a Hindu place of worship, police in the US state of Illinois have said. Alexandros Paporakis, 19, of Palatine, was arrested on Sunday after an individual reported receiving concerning electronic communications from him, Palatine police said on Wednesday. It was not ⁠immediately clear whether he had legal representation. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Nine killed in shooting in US state of Pennsylvania, including two childrenlist 2 of 3Anti-South Asian ‘hate speech’ on X surges by 240%, US report findslist 3 of 3Minneapolis shooting kills two, wounds three police officersend of listDetectives searched Paporakis’s home and recovered a rifle, multiple loaded rifle magazines and hundreds of additional rounds of rifle ammunition. “Among the recovered items was a tactical vest containing body armor and a patch displaying imagery associated with white supremacist extremism,” a police statement said.

As concerns rise about a Russian strike on NATO territory, the alliance’s top commander spelled out the consequences of any direct attack, promising Monday that “we will fight.”But countries belonging to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are already contending with a menace that is much harder to fight and is increasingly stalking their skies with impunity. Suspected Russian drones have repeatedly entered NATO airspace on its eastern flank, in countries like Romania and Poland, and the organization's jets have scrambled multiple times to head off a possible attack. But there are also hundreds and hundreds of ambiguous drones that have been increasingly spotted over sensitive sites — military bases, nuclear power plants and airports — in NATO countries as far west as Germany, Belgium and France, causing disruptions at airports and exposing gaps in defence. It has the hallmarks of a deliberate campaign to stoke fear and uncertainty — and the problem appears to be growing.

Director Alex Gibney warns of Elon Musk's 'unchecked power' in new documentaryOctober 15|Duration 8:25In an interview with CBC News, filmmaker Alex Gibney, the director of Musk, discusses Elon Musk's influence and concerns about his access to U. S. government data. Alex Gibney's nearly four-hour, fire-and-brimstone documentary Musk — about tech oligarch and the world's richest man Elon Musk — is not uplifting. Instead, it is one of the most depressing and terrifying pieces of public media since An Inconvenient Truth alerted a largely unaware public to its imminent annihilation by climate change. Unlike An Inconvenient Truth, Gibney's Musk does not appear to offer a hopeful final message about how we might get out of this mess. Instead, we get an outline of how, in Gibney's view, Musk rose from upstart entrepreneur to political arriviste who orchestrated the dismantling of USAID, then attempted to create a baby farm and commune to survive a supposed civil war. That is all before, we are to believe, he supposedly upended all of Western democracy.

Thirty-two children and a teacher were killed and dozens injured when the roof of a school in northern Pakistan collapsed on Thursday morning, authorities said.

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Tires a key component in achieving world recordRolling resistance around 25 percent below threshold for EU tire label’s highest class A ratingRecord-breaking drive from Wolfsburg to Vienna: consumption of just 7.51 kWh per 100 km including charging losses, or 6.89 kWh per 100 km excluding charging lossesContinental also supplies original equipment tires for ID. Polo production modelHanover, Germany, October 15, 2026. Continental made a decisive contribution to the world record set by Volkswagen’s Mission Efficiency concept vehicle with a specially developed concept tire. During the record-breaking drive, the world’s most efficient near-production electric vehicle consumed just 7.51 kilowatt-hours of electricity per 100 kilometers including charging losses, or 6.89 kWh per 100 km excluding charging losses. The record was officially certified by RID – Rekord-Institut für Deutschland on August 24, 2026, following a 1,278.36-kilometer journey from Wolfsburg to Vienna under real-world conditions. The trip required only one charging stop and concluded with 164 kilometers of remaining range.

LOS ANGELES -- Just when Dodger Stadium started to believe again. Just when Will Smith’s two-run double had gotten Los Angeles off the mat. Just when the two-time defending champions were starting to look the part. There was Jake Bauers at the plate again, fouling off one pitch after another, refusing to die. If the Brewers are really going to do this -- and, after beating the Dodgers, 6-2, in Game 3 on Wednesday night, they’re now one win from reaching their first World Series in 44 years -- those images of Bauers will surely come to define this 2026 National League Championship Series. It was Bauers who turned in an epic 12-pitch battle with Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 2 on Monday in Milwaukee. Two days later, he was at it again. Bauers saw 11 pitches from Blake Snell in the top of the seventh inning. He fouled off the eighth, ninth and 10th of them. The 11th was a fastball that caught too much plate. Bauers turned on it and sent it to the right-field pavilion at Dodger Stadium for a two-run homer. His dugout erupted -- just about the only noise in an utterly stunned ballpark.