🫡 A US broadcaster said its reporter Evan Lambert was arrested for being too loud while covering a press conference in Ohio

The broadcaster said that Lambert was giving a live report during the press conference given by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, who was speaking about a train derailment that occurred in the state last week. Law enforcement officers told the reporter to leave the room for being too loud and then tried to forcibly remove him from the event.

Lambert was then arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and criminal trespassing, with the moment of his arrest caught on camera and shared in the media.

Mike Viqueria, broadcaster’s Washington bureau chief, said that the arrest was a violation of the First Amendment of the US Constitution.

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🇷🇺🇮🇷 Russia and Iran are studying the possibility of using digital currencies for export-import operations, but a regulatory framework is required, Russian Ambassador to Tehran Alexey Dedov said in an interview with Sputnik.

"The use of digital currencies and digital financial assets in settlements for export-import operations are being considered by both Russia and Iran. However, the process of reaching any specific agreement is still at the working stage," Dedov said.

He said the issue requires a thorough expert study, including the development of the necessary legal framework.

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UK Has 'No F***ing Jets' to Spare to Meet Zelensky's 'Thanks-in-Advance' Demand

The UK has already gifted rocket artillery and howitzers and more than a hundred armored vehicles to Kiev, and has now pledged 14 of its Challenger 2 tanks and all its working self-propelled guns. But Ukraine's president flew into London on Wednesday to demand even more.

The UK has no jet fighters to offer Ukraine — that is the blunt view of a government minister and a Royal Air Force (RAF) officer.

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🗣 Dan Kovalik, labor attorney, human rights activist and author, speaks about the destruction of Nord Stream pipes: "First of all, it doesn't take Lieutenant Columbo to figure out that it was probably the US that did it. You had Biden who promised he was going to get rid of Nord Stream and then it was gotten rid of. And then you have officials like Victoria Nuland, who recently bragged that it had been destroyed. But aside from that, Seymour Hersh himself has often used anonymous sources and again, in stories that proved to be right. And as you mentioned, New York Times, all the major publications rely on anonymous sources all the time. So there's no reason to distrust this story because it's based on anonymous sources. A guy like Seymour Hersh could not have gotten as long a career as he has if he was naming his sources."

🎧 Listen to more of Dan’s analysis in our podcast Political Misfits: State of the Union, Zelensky in London, African Pollution Suits

US Surveillance Aircraft Monitored Results of Explosions at Nord Stream Pipelines in September

A US P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft monitored the aftermath of the explosion at the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea in the early hours of September 26, according to Flightradar24.

Igor Korotchenko, the head of the Centre for Analysis of World Arms Trade, has told Sputnik that the flight path of the aircraft on Flightradar24 supports the investigation of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh on the blowing up of the Nord Stream pipelines.

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‘Scope of This Earthquake Is the Biggest in Turkiye’s History’, Turkish Seismologist Says

Professor Dogan Perincek, a Turkish seismologist, commented to Sputnik on the aftermath of the devastating tremors in Kahramanmaras.

"This is a great tragedy. The earthquake affected a very large area - 470 km (in diameter). For comparison, the length of the Sea of Marmara is about 250 km. This means that the area affected by the earthquake is almost twice as long. The aftershocks after the earthquake reached 6.6 points, which is almost the same as the main quake. In terms of magnitude, this is probably the first earthquake of its kind in Turkiye. We have experienced a number of earthquakes on tectonic faults. For example, the Erzincan earthquake had a magnitude of 7.9, but the area affected was much smaller," the professor said.

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Ukrainian Forces Reportedly Prepared to Use UK's Long-Range Missiles to Hit Crimea

On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during a speech in UK Parliament, asked the country to supply fighter jets to Kiev. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also said he had spoken with Zelensky on Wednesday, among other things, about providing Ukraine with longer-range weapons than Kiev currently had.

Ukrainian defense source confirmed to the newspaper that Kiev would use missiles to strike Crimea following a warning from Zelensky that longer-range weapons from western allies would strike "deep in the occupied territories."

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National Security Adviser to President Biden Jake Sullivan played a prominent role in plotting the September 26, 2022, sabotage against the Russo-European Nord Stream pipelines, Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Seymour Hersh has revealed.

▪️ So, who is Jake Sullivan: "the cat's meow," "once-in-a-generation intellect," or a reckless hawk?

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⚡️ Turkiye's earthquake death toll has risen to 18,342 with 74,242 injured, the country's Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) says

❗️ Death toll from the earthquake in Syria rises to 1,347, another 2,295 injured, authorities say

🇺🇸 🇰🇷 🇯🇵 The strengthening of defense cooperation between the United States, South Korea, and Japan under the guise of deterring North Korea can be considered as the basis for the establishment of "Asian NATO" that would be aimed against China and Russia, Russian Ambassador in Seoul Andrey Kulik has told Sputnik.

🗣 "In fact, under the guise of expanded deterrence of the 'North Korean threat,' there is a strengthening of the 'triangle' of the US-South Korea-Japan, which in the future can be seen as one of the cornerstones of the future 'Asian NATO.' Moreover, the bloc's headquarters in Brussels makes no secret of its plans to expand the alliance's area of responsibility to the Indo-Pacific region in order to deter China and Russia," the ambassador said.

▪️ Kulik noted that the three states have noticeably strengthened cooperation in defense and security and resumed various military exercises off the coast of the Korean Peninsula, citing the growing threat and "provocations" by North Korea as the reason.

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❗️ Chinese Foreign Ministry: If Hersh's Nord Stream investigation is true, the US should explain itself to the world community

⚡️🇮🇩 Karangetang volcano erupts in Indonesia, residents evacuated from nearby villages

📹 Russia's MoD has revealed footage showing a Russian Su-35S destroying a Ukrainian Su-25 warplane

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💡"Ayatollah Khameini"

A House Oversight Committee hearing aimed to shed more light on former Twitter executives and their actions halted in the middle of the questioning due to a power outage.

▪️ A power outage brought the hearing to a halt while Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Ala., was asking questions about how Twitter allowed supporters of terror to use the platform to promote their views. Palmer noted that Twitter had banned former President Donald Trump after an examination of his tweets and how they were interpreted, yet they continued to allow Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to use Twitter.

▪️ As the congressman uttered the words, "Ayatollah Khameini," the room went dark.

🗣 Many social users reacted to what happened in ironic way, saying "What a coincidence!" or "Looks like God is sending a message"

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