# World

America's place in the world, from Moscow to Tehran.

## Stories

- [Protesters Briefly Breach the Colosseum in Rome as Italy's New Policing Powers Hold Back a Repeat of Milan's Riots](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/rioters-breach-colosseum-rome-italy-protests-meloni-preventive-detention-milan-organizer-arrested-breitbart/) (2026-10-26): About 500 people got into the Colosseum on Saturday, and clashes hit Florence and Bologna. Police arrested an alleged Milan organizer. Meloni credits new powers, and the picture comes from Italian press via Breitbart.
- [Israel Launches Its Largest Domestic Military Exercise in Years Two Days Before Its Election, as an Analyst Cites 1973](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/israel-idf-48-hour-surprise-attack-infiltration-exercise-before-oct-27-election-analyst-1973-fox-news/) (2026-10-26): The IDF drill runs 48 hours across northern and central Israel with four divisions and the air force. One analyst calls it a message to Iran and its proxies and warns of miscalculation.
- [Lula Narrowly Beats Flávio Bolsonaro in Brazil's Runoff for an Unprecedented Fourth Term, Handing Latin America's Conservative Wave a Setback](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/lula-narrowly-defeats-flavio-bolsonaro-brazil-runoff-fourth-term-conservative-wave-roadblock-fox-news/) (2026-10-25): The AP called the race for the incumbent after a last-minute two-hour voting extension that Bolsonaro could challenge. Fox says the right still holds a conservative Congress and has 2030 hopes.
- [Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado Returns Home After Nearly a Year Abroad, With No Election Scheduled](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/maria-corina-machado-returns-venezuela-surprise-nearly-year-abroad-delcy-rodriguez-no-election-fox-news/) (2026-10-25): The Nobel Peace Prize winner says 'I'm here. With you all.' Trump says he knew nothing of it and hopes she is safe. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez remains in power with U.S. backing.
- [Israel Votes Tuesday in a Race Between Netanyahu and Former Army Chief Gadi Eisenkot, Whose New Party Holds a Narrow Poll Lead](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/israel-votes-tuesday-netanyahu-gadi-eisenkot-yashar-narrow-poll-lead-first-moroccan-origin-pm/) (2026-10-25): Fox News profiles the retired general who left Netanyahu's war cabinet and lost his son to Hamas. Experts quoted call him honest and capable, but one says his support is mostly 'non-Bibi.'
- [Death Toll Rises to 9 in Jordan Church Attack as Government Blames 'Extremist Takfiri Ideology'](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/jordan-church-attack-death-toll-rises-to-nine-karak-takfiri-ideology-three-days-mourning/) (2026-10-25): Gunmen struck a Greek Orthodox funeral in Karak on Friday. Officials now say nine died and more than two dozen were hurt. No arrests have been announced, and it is unclear which group, if any, was behind it.
- [Iran Could Lose Its Seaborne Oil Income by Mid-December Under the U.S. Blockade, but Analysts Say the Military May Be Shielded From the Squeeze](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/iran-oil-lifeline-drying-up-kpler-mid-december-blockade-military-spending-brew-maleki/) (2026-10-25): Energy firm Kpler says Iran's trackable floating oil has fallen to zero and projects crude revenue could dry up by mid-December. Two analysts tell Fox the pain may hit ordinary Iranians before the Revolutionary Guard.
- [43 Years After the Beirut Barracks Bombing, a Rabbi Who Was There Recalls the Chaplains' Work in the Rubble](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/beirut-barracks-bombing-43-years-rabbi-resnicoff-chaplains-camouflage-kippah/) (2026-10-25): Rabbi Arnold Resnicoff told Fox News Digital how he and a Catholic chaplain tended to the dying after the Oct. 23, 1983 truck bombing that killed 241 American service members, and how a torn uniform became his head covering.
- [Nearly 1,000 Arrested Across France as Protests Resume, With Violence Spreading to Rome and Tirana and Trump Pointing to Paris as a Warning](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/france-nearly-1000-arrested-70000-police-protests-spread-rome-tirana/) (2026-10-24): France's interior minister gave the Saturday arrest count. Police searched marchers for fireworks and ball bearings. Water cannons were used in Nice, Rome and Tirana.
- [Ukraine Says Starlink Access Is Back After More Than a Week of Speed Limits on Its Drones; Trump and Musk Both Deny Involvement](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/ukraine-regains-starlink-speed-restrictions-drones-musk-trump/) (2026-10-24): The restriction cut satellite links on drones moving faster than about 100 mph. Ukrainian officials say connections now hold at 250 mph. Why the slowdown happened is still unclear.
- [Brazil Counted Its Election in Under Four Hours on Paperless Machines. Analysts Say the U.S. Could Learn From It, and Critics Want Paper Receipts](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/brazil-electronic-voting-machines-election-count-four-hours-bolsonaro-lula-runoff-us-midterms/) (2026-10-24): Fox looks at the system as Brazil heads into its Oct. 25 runoff between Flavio Bolsonaro and Lula. Officials report no proven fraud since 1996. The Carter Center says voters should see a printed ballot.
- [State Department Says Trump Is 'Spot On' About France Protests and Mass Migration After Macron Calls Foreign Comments 'Stupid'](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/state-department-pigott-trump-spot-on-france-protests-mass-migration-macron-stupid-comments/) (2026-10-24): Spokesman Tommy Pigott answered Macron's complaint about foreign leaders' remarks. French officials say more than 3,000 shops were looted and about 2,500 people detained in last weekend's unrest.
- [Melania Trump Says She Brokered a Localized Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire in the Front-Line City of Oleshky](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/melania-trump-brokers-localized-russia-ukraine-ceasefire-oleshky-humanitarian-evacuation/) (2026-10-24): The White House says both sides agreed to pause fighting around Oleshky, in southern Ukraine, so aid can get in and civilians can get out. It covers one area only.
- [Intel Chief Warns Rubio Iranian Plots to Kill Americans Abroad Have Reached 'Advanced Stages' as Embassies Cut Staff](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/intel-chief-clayton-memo-iran-plots-to-kill-americans-abroad-advanced-stages-embassies-cut-staff/) (2026-10-24): A one-page unclassified memo from Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton says Iran has 'substantially increased' efforts to target U.S. personnel. It names no targets and does not say an attack is imminent.
- [France Deploys 70,000 Police for Saturday Protests as Officials Treat a Shooting Near Paris as a Terrorist Attack](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/france-70000-police-saturday-protests-trappes-shooting-terrorist-crime-macron-bans-demonstrations/) (2026-10-24): Macron says protests called by groups with no legitimate authority will be banned. The interior minister says Friday's shooting in Trappes, which killed one and wounded four, was 'clearly a terrorist crime' and may have been racist.
- [Rubio Urges Cubans to Work 'Discreetly' With the CIA as Trump Jokes About Sending Him to Havana](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/rubio-urges-cubans-discrete-partnership-cia-trump-warships-cuba-fort-myers/) (2026-10-23): The secretary of state posted the message on X without naming any operation. Trump, at a Florida rally, said a warship could stop 'about 50 yards off the coast' on the way back from Iran.
- [Gunmen Kill at Least Seven at a Greek Orthodox Church Funeral in Jordan; King Abdullah Calls It Terrorism](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/gunmen-kill-7-greek-orthodox-church-funeral-karak-jordan-king-abdullah/) (2026-10-23): The attack in Karak left 34 people wounded. The king vowed the 'harshest retaliation.' Jordanian officials have not said whether any attackers were caught or killed.
- [Serbia's Vucic Faces His Toughest Test in 14 Years as a Student-Founded Party Challenges Him in Sunday's Vote](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/serbia-vucic-runs-for-prime-minister-student-list-oct-25-election/) (2026-10-23): Aleksandar Vucic resigned the presidency in September to run for prime minister. The Student List grew out of protests that began after a railway station collapse killed 16 people. Voters go to the polls Oct. 25.
- [Fox Investigation Maps 287 Groups, Including 50 Antifa Cells, Behind France's Weekend Protests](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/fox-investigation-287-groups-50-antifa-cells-france-acte-ii-orleans-national-rally-congress/) (2026-10-23): Fox News Digital says the network behind Saturday's 'Acte II' demonstrations and an 'anti-fascist village' in Orleans has grown from 54 groups to 287. It reports 649 planned protests and organizers already eyeing Oct. 31, Nov. 5 and Nov. 20.
- [Five Israelis Wounded in West Bank Shooting; IDF Says It Killed Two Suspected Gunmen](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/west-bank-judea-junction-shooting-five-israelis-wounded-two-gunmen-killed-idf/) (2026-10-23): The attack happened Friday near Judea Junction in the southern West Bank. Two of the wounded are in critical condition. The identities of the two attackers have not been released.
- [Netanyahu Says He Has Ordered the IDF and Mossad to Pursue the Overthrow of Iran's Regime](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/netanyahu-orders-idf-mossad-pursue-overthrow-iranian-regime-katz-iran-will-burn-knesset-election/) (2026-10-23): Speaking at an officer graduation, the Israeli prime minister called toppling the regime the only way to end the nuclear threat. Defense Minister Katz warned Tehran against attacks before the Oct. 27 Knesset election.
- [Armed Rebel Coalition Steps Up Attacks on Iranian Regime Forces in the Southeast, Fox Reports](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/iran-rebel-coalition-escalates-attacks-sistan-baluchistan-peoples-fighters-front-regime-control/) (2026-10-22): A group called the People's Fighters Front claims six strikes in Sistan and Baluchistan and Kerman. Experts told Fox the rebels cannot take control of the region but could weaken Tehran's grip and shake its forces.
- [A French Retailer Whose Stores Were Looted Says Saturday Is Macron's 'Last Chance to Save France'](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/french-retailer-michele-teboul-looted-stores-macron-last-chance-saturday-protests/) (2026-10-22): Michele Teboul, whose family lost five stores to looters, says police were overwhelmed last weekend and some shopkeepers have armed themselves. She says another failure on Saturday could bring down the government.
- [Macron Blames 'Ultra-Left Groups' for France's Riots and Says Unauthorized Protests Will Be Banned Ahead of Saturday](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/macron-blames-ultra-left-groups-france-riots-bans-protests-saturday-paris/) (2026-10-22): The French president said last Saturday's violence was an attempt 'to bring down the Republic.' Paris shops are boarding up, Lyon's Saturday protest is banned, and unions are being offered alternative routes.
- [Nigel Farage Tells Americans: 'Please, Please Don't Make the Same Level of Mistakes That We Have' on Immigration](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/farage-warns-americans-europe-immigration-mistakes-france-riots-macron/) (2026-10-22): The Reform UK leader tells Fox News Digital that France's riots show where unchecked migration leads, faults Macron for not using the military, and says Britain could be next.
- [Bukele Launches Military Operation in Haiti After Gangs Allegedly Kidnap Four Salvadoran Aviation Technicians](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/bukele-el-salvador-military-operation-haiti-four-kidnapped-technicians/) (2026-10-22): El Salvador's president says a rescue operation began Wednesday and warns Haitian gangs that 'we can finish with you too.' He did not name the gang, size the force or say the men were freed.
- [Pope Leo XIV Needs No More Cancer Treatment After Final Tests Show the Disease Was Localized, Doctors Say](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/pope-leo-xiv-no-further-cancer-treatment-lung-adenocarcinoma-localized/) (2026-10-22): The pontiff's doctors said the tumor removed on October 13 was a lung adenocarcinoma and that an oncological assessment found no further treatment is necessary.
- [Fox Investigation Counts 54 Groups Behind France's Student Protests and Says Greta Thunberg Urged Her Followers to Join](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/greta-thunberg-paris-protests-54-organizations-chaos-inc-fox-investigation/) (2026-10-21): Fox News Digital says 16 of the 54 groups are student or youth organizations and 38 are adult-led. Thunberg posted a video backing the French students. France has reported about 2,500 arrests and $1 billion in damage.
- [Bibas Family Relative Asks the ICC to Pursue Iranian Leaders, Saying the Court Has Ignored the Victims of Oct. 7](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/bibas-family-relative-icc-iran-hamas-oct-7-cases-malin/) (2026-10-21): Maurice Shnaider, uncle of Shiri Bibas, is backing a legal filing seeking warrants for two Iranian officials. The ICC says its Palestine investigation is ongoing and it does not disclose details.
- [Saudi Arabia Seeks Foreign Help Against Houthi Missiles and Drones as Trump Weighs Striking Yemen](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/saudi-arabia-houthi-missiles-drones-interceptors-trump-weighs-yemen-strikes/) (2026-10-21): Britain is sending Typhoon jets, Egypt is assisting, and Israel has offered help. Riyadh wants more interceptors. Rubio says every country wants them and the U.S. has its own needs.
- [Russia Frees American Stephen Hubbard, Jailed Over Fighting for Ukraine, After Trump Asked Putin Directly](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/russia-frees-american-stephen-hubbard-after-trump-asks-putin/) (2026-10-21): Trump says no swap was needed. Envoy Steve Witkoff thanked Putin in person. Hubbard, a 75-year-old Michigan man, had been sentenced to almost seven years on mercenary charges.
- [Violence Enters Sixth Day in Albania as U.S. Republicans Warn Government and Prime Minister Blames 'Antifa'](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/albania-protests-sixth-day-us-lawmakers-rama-antifa/) (2026-10-19): Student-led crowds in Tirana demand Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation over corruption allegations. Police say 388 people have been charged. The European Commission condemns the violence.
- [Le Figaro Calls Macron's Rebuke of Police 'an Indelible Stain' as France Counts 2,400 Arrests After Riots](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/le-figaro-macron-indelible-stain-france-riots/) (2026-10-19): The conservative paper blames a lenient justice system, far-left militias and uncontrolled immigration. Macron says the looters must pay and that he hears young people's anguish.
- [UN Maritime Chief: 6,000 Sailors Trapped Near Hormuz as Iran Accuses U.S. Forces of Threatening Crews on a Distress Channel](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/strait-of-hormuz-6000-sailors-trapped-imo-iran-vhf-channel-16/) (2026-10-19): Reports say 24 ships have been attacked in about two weeks. CENTCOM says its blockade is professionally communicated, and Iran supplied no recordings with its complaint.
- [Meloni Condemns 'Gangs of Thugs' After Cost-of-Living Protests Turn Violent Across Italy](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/meloni-condemns-thugs-italy-protests-turn-violent/) (2026-10-18): Police were hurt and dozens detained in Milan, Turin and Bologna. The prime minister asked the opposition to condemn the violence without ambiguity; Milan's center-left mayor did.
- [European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly to Confront the Muslim Brotherhood and 'Islamist Entryism'](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/european-parliament-votes-islamist-entryism-muslim-brotherhood/) (2026-10-18): The non-binding resolution asks the EU to review funding and consider terrorist listings; anti-racism groups call it 'Islamophobic,' and one expert doubts it will change much on its own.
- [CENTCOM Says Iran Is Failing to Close the Strait of Hormuz, With About 97% of Ships Getting Through](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/centcom-hormuz-iran-attacks-unsuccessful/) (2026-10-18): A Central Command spokesman says about 400 merchant ships transited in a week under U.S. protection, even after an Iranian projectile sank a container ship Wednesday.
- [Rioters Burn Historic Limoges Town Hall as French Cost-of-Living Protests Enter a Fourth Week](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/limoges-town-hall-fire-france-riots/) (2026-10-18): About 400 people were arrested Saturday as more than half a million marched in over 100 demonstrations, and Macron promised prosecutions.
- [Report: Pentagon Has Drawn Up Iran Strike Options Including the 'Mother of All Bombs'](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/pentagon-moab-iran-options/) (2026-10-16): CNN, as relayed by Breitbart, says plans exist if Trump authorizes new attacks, though there is no sign he has done so and he has pledged to wait until after the midterms.
- [Trump Blasts Zelensky After Ukraine Says It Is 'Done' With Energy Cease-Fire](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/trump-zelensky-energy-ceasefire/) (2026-10-16): The president called Ukraine's refinery strikes 'a disgrace' as the energy truce he announced Sunday fell apart within days.
- [Trump Puts Congress's Russia Sanctions Package on Hold, Citing National Interest](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/trump-pauses-russia-sanctions/) (2026-10-16): A week after announcing a Russian diesel deal, the president signed an order pausing a sweeping sanctions law that Congress passed with large bipartisan majorities.