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Turkey, NATO, US Hold Tripartite Meeting to Discuss Libya Developments

Turkey has reportedly sent fighters from Syria to Libya. (Reuters)
Turkey has reportedly sent fighters from Syria to Libya. (Reuters)
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Turkey, NATO, US Hold Tripartite Meeting to Discuss Libya Developments

Turkey has reportedly sent fighters from Syria to Libya. (Reuters)
Turkey has reportedly sent fighters from Syria to Libya. (Reuters)

Turkey, NATO, and US officials held a tripartite meeting on Tuesday to discuss the recent developments in Libya.

The Turkish Defense Ministry revealed in a statement on Twitter that Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar met with Allied Joint Force Command Naples. Adm. Robert Burke, and US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Satterfield in the presence of Commander of Naval Forces Admiral Adnan Ozbal in Istanbul.

According to media reports, the three-hour meeting focused on Turkey’s military role in Libya under the support of NATO and the US.

The officials also discussed transferring part of Misrata Port to a logistics base under the Turkish Naval Forces' supervision, with symbolic participation of the US, Germany, and Italy.

They further touched on expanding the Turkish military training of the Libyan forces.

Previous reports claimed that Turkey and the US agreed to allow Ankara to deploy aerial surveillance drones, in coordination with NATO, to monitor any military movements, namely by the Russian Wagner group.

The deal further states that Turkey shall withdraw its Syrian mercenaries from Libya within four weeks, as of the beginning of April. Turkey has not shown any commitment in this regard so far.

Reports also revealed that Washington didn’t express objection to the presence of military advisors and Turkish forces in Libya.

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Vance Expresses Doubts about Pentagon Plan to Livestream Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution

Vice President JD Vance speaks at a rally at the Allen County Regional Airport, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, in Lima, Ohio. (Samuel Corum/Pool Photo via AP)
Vice President JD Vance speaks at a rally at the Allen County Regional Airport, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, in Lima, Ohio. (Samuel Corum/Pool Photo via AP)
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Vance Expresses Doubts about Pentagon Plan to Livestream Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution

Vice President JD Vance speaks at a rally at the Allen County Regional Airport, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, in Lima, Ohio. (Samuel Corum/Pool Photo via AP)
Vice President JD Vance speaks at a rally at the Allen County Regional Airport, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, in Lima, Ohio. (Samuel Corum/Pool Photo via AP)

Vice President JD Vance cast doubt Friday on whether the Pentagon will livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan in December but told reporters that if it is livestreamed, “I’m not going to be watching it.”

The Republican vice president said, “I don’t know that that’s actually going to happen,” when asked about the plans that the Pentagon confirmed Thursday. But Vance then tried to set aside the controversy over the shocking plans for a public execution and said Hasan’s crimes should not be forgotten.

Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others in a shooting spree at the military base in 2009.

“So whatever the controversy is about the method of the execution, I hope that people don’t forget that this is a guy who brutally murdered a lot of innocent people,” Vance said.

“Now, that said, I mean, look, if it’s ultimately livestreamed, I’m not going to be watching it,” he added.

Vance is a convert to the Catholic Church, which has long opposed capital punishment.

Earlier Friday morning, the head of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops condemned the US government’s decision to livestream Hasan's execution.

“It is with shock and great sorrow that I have learned of the Department of War’s decision to publicly livestream the execution,” Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the conference, said in a statement. He added that the decision was “a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered.”

Earlier, President Donald Trump told a White House event that Hasan will be getting “the death penalty through firing squad. And he deserves it.”

Trump, who approved Hasan's execution, called him “a maniac.”

The president approved the method of execution by firing squad days after a failed attempt to execute Christa Pike by lethal injection late last month pushed Tennessee’s governor to halt further executions in that state this year.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the military hasn’t executed a service member by firing squad since World War II. The last military execution took place on April 13, 1961, when Army Pvt. John Bennett was executed by hanging.

Trump, who has long been a vocal supporter of capital punishment, didn’t mention the plans that the Pentagon has announced to livestream the execution so that the broader public can see it.

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2 Men Deny Carrying Out Surveillance for Iran of Israeli Embassy in UK

FILE PHOTO: Armed police officers stand guard on a road outside the perimeter of the RAF Fairford airbase, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, September 28, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Shepheard/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Armed police officers stand guard on a road outside the perimeter of the RAF Fairford airbase, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, September 28, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Shepheard/File Photo
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2 Men Deny Carrying Out Surveillance for Iran of Israeli Embassy in UK

FILE PHOTO: Armed police officers stand guard on a road outside the perimeter of the RAF Fairford airbase, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, September 28, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Shepheard/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Armed police officers stand guard on a road outside the perimeter of the RAF Fairford airbase, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, September 28, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Shepheard/File Photo

Two Iranian nationals accused of being tasked by Iran to carry out hostile surveillance on the Israeli Embassy in London, Britain's oldest synagogue and other Israeli or Jewish targets pleaded not guilty on Friday.

Nematollah Shahsavani, 41, and Alireza Farasati, 22, appeared at London's Old Bailey court and denied a single offence under the National Security Act.

They were remanded in custody ahead ⁠of their trial, ⁠which is due to begin in April, Reuters reported.

The pair are among several individuals who have been charged in separate cases with acting on behalf of Iran in Britain.

Britain has recently accused Iran of being ⁠behind a suspected plot targeting the US-linked RAF Fairford military base, with seven men arrested and then released on bail.

Iran has denied any involvement in hostile activity in Britain, including the alleged RAF Fairford plot, after which the US removed its B-1 bombers from the base.

Shahsavani, a dual Iranian-British national, and Iranian national Farasati are alleged to have gathered ⁠information ⁠and undertaken reconnaissance in July and August 2025 on behalf of the Iranian intelligence services.

Their list of alleged targets included the Israeli Embassy, the Israeli Consulate and London's Bevis Marks Synagogue. Judge Bobbie Cheema-Grubb said one alleged target also included an unnamed individual "of intelligence interest" to Iran.

After they were charged in March, Britain's Foreign Office said it had summoned Iran's ambassador to the UK.

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Iran President: Peace Talks Will Only Succeed Without 'Threats'

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attends an expanded format meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Council of Heads of State at the Avaza national tourist zone outside Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan, 09 October 2026. EPA/SERGEY BOBYLEV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attends an expanded format meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Council of Heads of State at the Avaza national tourist zone outside Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan, 09 October 2026. EPA/SERGEY BOBYLEV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL
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Iran President: Peace Talks Will Only Succeed Without 'Threats'

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attends an expanded format meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Council of Heads of State at the Avaza national tourist zone outside Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan, 09 October 2026. EPA/SERGEY BOBYLEV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attends an expanded format meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Council of Heads of State at the Avaza national tourist zone outside Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan, 09 October 2026. EPA/SERGEY BOBYLEV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday at a regional summit in Turkmenistan that peace negotiations will only succeed without "pressure and threats,” with the months-long Middle East war locked in a stalemate.

"Dialogue holds meaning and a chance of success only when based on mutual respect and mutual commitments, and when devoid of pressure and threat," he said during his speech at the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) summit.

President Donald Trump ruled out Thursday attacking Iran before the US midterms on November 3, saying Washington was holding "productive discussions" with Tehran.

"I want to make it clear to everybody that, while Iran is in very bad condition, both Economically and Militarily, and while the Blockade will remain in full force and effect...we will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections," he wrote.

"We are having productive discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran," he added.

The Atlantic magazine reported on Wednesday that the White House had asked the Pentagon to develop options to strike Iranian targets that could be used before the midterms.

The New York Times said Thursday the plans were being developed despite Trump's "ambivalence."