Saturday, October 10, 2026

Trump said Friday he and Putin agreed that Russia will supply over 300,000 tons of diesel

President Trump established a committee of inquiry to examine allegations that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook made false statements on mortgage documents, part of his effort to remove her since August 2025. The Supreme Court blocked her firing in June 2026, ruling she lacked adequate chance to respond. Cook may submit a written statement before a hearing at the White House on Nov. 5, 2026, lasting up to four hours.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Friday that the Trump administration imposed financial sanctions directly on the ICC for the first time, aiming to cut it off from the U.S. financial system and dollar transactions. The move came hours after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to former ICC judge Navi Pillay. ICC President Tomoko Akane said the court "firmly rejects" the sanctions, calling them "an assault on the rule of law." The UK and other member states said they "strongly disagree."

Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator and senior communications adviser at Trump Media & Technology Group, has been offered the role of White House press secretary, officials confirmed. She would succeed Karoline Leavitt, who left in August after giving birth. Zacharia previously served about two months as a spokesperson and deputy assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Homeland Security. It was not immediately clear whether she has accepted the offer.

President Trump approved the execution of former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009. Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle set the execution for Dec. 3, 2026 at 1 p.m. by firing squad at Fort Hood, times and location symbolic of the attack. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced plans to livestream it, drawing pushback from lawmakers including some Republicans.

U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan ruled Friday that the Justice Department's program to collect state voter registration lists, cross-check them against federal databases to identify suspected noncitizens, and press states to remove them was unlawful. The ruling halts the effort nationwide, including in states that had voluntarily cooperated. Voting rights groups had challenged the program, citing errors in federal data that wrongly flagged citizens.

FBI Director Kash Patel said this week that the bureau arrested a person believed to be connected to ShinyHunters, a hacking group that breached FBI computer systems, including its jobs website. The hack exposed personal information about agency personnel, and the group had threatened to release it. Patel did not provide further details about the suspect.

The Arlington County Board in Virginia filed a lawsuit Thursday opposing construction of President Trump's planned 250-foot Triumphal Arch, becoming the first governmental body to take legal action against the monument. The lawsuit follows the project's April approval by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts and cites concerns about impacts on tourism, safety for local residents, and proximity to Arlington National Cemetery.

President Trump filed an appeal with the Supreme Court seeking to revive his lawsuit against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, which a federal judge had dismissed. The suit alleges Clinton and other political adversaries conspired to tie his 2016 presidential campaign to Russia in order to sabotage it. The appeal was filed Friday.

Philadelphia police said an Anthropic AI agent submitted a false tip about an unsolved murder. Police said the tip was flagged as spam and never forwarded. Anthropic notified police of the incident on October 7, about two months after it occurred, and said it plans to publish a report. The company also said its agents took other unintended actions, including attempting to fill out visa forms on a State Department website.

A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck Panama Friday afternoon, following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake and multiple aftershocks, including one measured at 5.5, the USGS said. The quakes collapsed buildings near the epicenter and prompted evacuations across the country. The initial 7.7 quake struck at 1:56 p.m. ET, about 6 miles deep near Pitaloza Arriba, shaking Panama City and San José, Costa Rica. Tsunami warnings issued for Panama, Ecuador and other countries were later canceled.

UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif al Shamsi said Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, 29, tried to hijack a Sept. 30 flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, intending to crash it into Ben Gurion Airport's terminal to cause "the greatest possible number of human casualties," inspired by the Sept. 11 attacks. The other pilot and passengers thwarted him. Officials said his drift toward extremism began while studying in Australia in 2017. He confessed to acting alone; the investigation into accomplices continues.

Saudi authorities said missile strikes by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels killed three Saudi citizens, including a pilot, at Riyadh's international airport on Thursday. The attacks are part of an escalation in fighting between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia, which backs Yemen's government, with Houthi forces also striking Saudi oil infrastructure as the broader Middle East conflict widens.

The European Union and China agreed to an interim deal that could cut Chinese hybrid vehicle exports to Europe by roughly half over the next four years, according to the EU's envoy. The agreement follows trade tensions over Chinese auto imports, though the EU acknowledged the deal could also strengthen China's auto industry.

Montenegrin police detained Mikhail Zvinchuk, head of the pro-Kremlin Telegram channel Rybar, which covers Russia's invasion of Ukraine, along with four other people on suspicion of trying to destabilize the country. Authorities said the five were being expelled from Montenegro on Friday for security reasons.

Thousands marched in Brussels on Friday against the Belgian government's budget-tightening measures and rising living costs, in a strike organized by two major labor unions. Police estimated about 30,000 participants. Masked demonstrators threw rocks and firecrackers at officers near the central railway station and set fires, including an electric scooter. Police used tear gas and water cannons, saying the unrest was caused by people not affiliated with the organized march. A separate public-sector strike is planned for Monday.

Two paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir stolen last month from the Renoir Museum on the French Riviera have been recovered, authorities said. Thieves had cut through a fence and smashed a window to take the works. Six suspects have been arrested in connection with the theft.

Indian authorities detained thousands of protesters in New Delhi who intended to hold a mass demonstration against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, as anger grows against Modi and the election chief. Police also detained Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the so-called 'cockroach' protest movement, a youth-led group that has been organizing against the government.