Iceland votes against resuming EU accession talks

Almost 53% have said ‘no’ to reopening negotiations with Brussels, public broadcaster RUV has reported

Published 30 Aug, 2026 11:16 |

Iceland has narrowly rejected the idea of resuming talks on joining the EU, public broadcaster RUV has reported. Previous negotiations were halted 13 years ago.

The referendum on Saturday saw a high turnout, with more than 225,000 people out of a population of just over 394,000 coming to the polls.

After the ballot count concluded on Sunday, RUV announced that 52.8% said ‘no’ to resuming accession talks, while 47.2% backed the idea.

The ballot asked voters just a single question: “Should Iceland resume accession negotiations with the European Union?”

The country’s capital Reykjavik voted ‘Yes’, while people in rural areas were overwhelmingly against the EU path, underlining a split between the two parts of the country.

Russian presidential investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev has welcomed the outcome of the referendum, saying in a post on X that “Iceland knows how to play great football and how to reject the failing EU’s migrants, bureaucrats, and warmongering.”

https://www.rt.com/news/644829-iceland-eu-talks-referendum/

Musk calls OpenAI bosses ‘untrustworthy assholes’

The SpaceX CEO has lashed out at Altman and Brockman over plans to cut off AI models from the company’s newly acquired coding platform

Published 30 Aug, 2026 01:01 | Updated 30 Aug, 2026 06:

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has branded OpenAI’s top executives “utterly untrustworthy assholes” after the company announced plans to withdraw its artificial intelligence models from Cursor following the coding platform’s acquisition by SpaceX.

Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015 with its current CEO Sam Altman, President Greg Brockman, and several other developers and researchers, left the company three years later over its direction and has since been locked in a bitter public and legal feud with its leadership.

Earlier this month, SpaceX completed its $60 billion acquisition of Anysphere, the developer of Cursor, which provides programmers with access to AI models from several companies.

On Friday, OpenAI abruptly announced that it intends to end Cursor users’ access to its models, with a “proposed shutoff date” of November 12. The company said it could not be confident that “SpaceX will use our technology within our terms of service, based on our experience with Elon Musk’s companies violating contracts.”

“I couldn’t care less. Scam Altman and Greg Stockman are utterly untrustworthy assholes who stole an open source nonprofit,” Musk wrote on X on Saturday.

OpenAI models account for about 5% of Cursor’s user traffic, according to co-founder Michael Truell, who said the company was in talks with OpenAI to resolve the dispute. He noted that Cursor had been one of OpenAI’s earliest customers and said it had trusted the company’s platform to remain “neutral infrastructure” for its business.

OpenAI said its agreement with Cursor allows it to cancel the contract within a limited period following a change of control, although it has not accused the platform itself of violating its terms.

Anthropic, one of OpenAI’s main rivals, quickly moved to capitalize on the dispute, saying it would increase computing capacity to support its Claude models on Cursor following the cutoff announcement.

Musk, who initially invested an estimated $38 million in the venture, sued OpenAI in 2024, alleging that he had been misled into funding it on the understanding that it would remain a nonprofit. The company, now valued at about $850 billion, has since restructured, with its nonprofit parent retaining control of and a stake in its for-profit arm, which operates ChatGPT.

During court proceedings, Musk accused OpenAI of breaking that founding commitment by adopting a profit-driven model and entering a tight-knit alliance with Microsoft – a partnership that testimony revealed has cost Microsoft over $100 billion in infrastructure and direct funding. The billionaire has repeatedly accused Altman of having “stolen a charity” and described himself as a “fool” for providing the company with early financial support.

In May, a US federal jury rejected Musk’s claims, finding that he had waited too long to bring the case and had missed the statutory deadline. Musk has pledged to appeal the verdict.

https://www.rt.com/news/644822-musk-cursor-openai-altman/

CIA chief proposed trilateral talks during Moscow visit – Axios

John Ratcliffe proposed holding a meeting between the leaders of Russia, US and Ukraine, the outlet has reported

Published 30 Aug, 2026 10:31

CIA Director John Ratcliffe proposed a trilateral meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump and Vladimir Zelensky during his covert trip to Moscow in an effort to find a resolution to the ongoing Ukraine conflict, Axios has reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Ratcliffe made an unannounced trip to Moscow on August 25. The following day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that contact between the two countries’ intelligence services had taken place,but said Putin had not met with the CIA chief. “Of course, President Putin is immediately briefed on everything,” Peskov said, calling the meeting “a positive phenomenon” while declining to give further details.

Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) chief Sergei Naryshkin later confirmed that he had met with Ratcliffe in Moscow. Naryshkin said the two issues discussed were related to the intelligence services. Axios reported that Ratcliffe also met with Federal Security Service (FSB) Director Alexander Bortnikov.

US officials briefed Zelensky on the Moscow talks and the plan for a trilateral summit. They also said Ratcliffe had discussed the possibility of restarting peace talks, the outlet reported.

Earlier last week, Trump described the visit as “semi-routine.” When asked by talk show host Glenn Beck whether Putin planned on “testing NATO resolve,” or whether Ratcliffe discussed US sanctions on Iran, Trump replied “none of the above.”

Ratcliffe’s visit was the first known trip to Moscow by a CIA director since William Burns traveled there in November 2021. The last known face-to-face meeting between the CIA and SVR chiefs was in Ankara in November 2022, when Burns met Naryshkin to discuss nuclear escalation risks and detained US citizens.

The last publicly disclosed contact between Ratcliffe and a senior Russian official was a March 2025 phone call with SVR chief Sergey Naryshkin. The two sides agreed to maintain dialogue to “promote international stability and security” and reduce tensions between Moscow and Washington, the SVR said.

https://www.rt.com/news/644828-cia-chief-ratcliff-trilateral-meeting/

International Joint Commission

Boundary Waters Treaty

The Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909January 11, 1909

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The Boundary Waters Treaty was signed in 1909 to prevent and resolve disputes over the use of the waters shared by Canada and the United States and to settle other transboundary issues. The treaty established the International Joint Commission (IJC) to help the two countries carry out its provisions.At the time, disputes over water were already creating tension along the border. Settlers in Montana and Alberta were building competing canals to divert the waters of the St. Mary and Milk Rivers for their own use. On the Niagara River, it was increasingly clear that the two countries needed a management plan that could balance the growing demand for hydroelectric power with the interests of navigation, while safeguarding the unique natural beauty of Niagara Falls. The treaty provided a framework to deal with these disputes.The IJC held its first meeting in 1912 and has worked to resolve more than 100 matters raised by the two federal governments.

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https://www.ijc.org/en/boundary-waters-treaty-1909

JUST IN: NASA launches next-gen space telescope

The 'Fox & Friends Weekend' co-hosts break down NASA's launch of the new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson: Just because you can, doesn't mean you should

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and the 'Fox News Saturday Night' panel play 'Neil or No Neil' and speculate on whether technology can surpass human intelligence.

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Amb Waltz: Iran's currency is TANKING

U.S. Amb. to the U.N. Mike Waltz details how the Trump administration will work to cut economic lifelines to Iran's regime, his meeting with NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and more on 'My View with Lara Trump.'

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Gold Star mom TORCHES Biden five years after Afghanistan withdrawal

Paula Knauss Selph remembers her son, Staff Sgt. Ryan Knauss, who was one of the 13 U.S. service members killed in the 2021 Kabul airport attack. She discusses the R2 Factor foundation's mission to support veterans and ROTC.

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Nonprofit jumps into action to respond to Nepal floods

All Hands & Hearts CEO Nate Mook explains how his organization is persevering in its disaster response despite the challenge of accessibility in Nepal on ‘Fox Report.’

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Russia test-fires intercontinental ballistic missile(VIDEO)

Its trajectory ran from northwestern Arkhangelsk Region to Kamchatka Peninsula in the Far East, the Defense Ministry has said

Published 29 Aug, 2026 07:25

The Russian military has conducted a successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), according to the Defense Ministry in Moscow.

The test warhead, which was launched from Plesetsk Cosmodetome in Arkhangelsk Region, followed a trajectory which took it across the county to Kura training range in Kamachatka Peninsula in the Far East, the ministry said in a statement on Friday.

“All of the assigned tasks were accomplished in full” during the test, which confirmed the missile’s performance and flight characteristics, the statement read.

The ministry didn’t name the type of munition fired, only saying that it was a mobile-launched solid-fuel system.

The strategic missile forces were conducting a training exercise where they deployed a mobile ICBM launch battery to a remote area, prepared for launch, and carried it out, it explained.

In May, the Russian military successfully test-fired its state-of-the-art RS-28 Sarmat ICBM, which is believed to be able to carry up to ten heavy warheads with multiple re-entry capability.

Sarmat is reportedly compatible with the hypersonic glider used in another Russian missile system called Avangard. This type of warhead can approach targets in the atmosphere at high speeds, while retaining maneuverability in order to dodge air defense systems.

The commander of the strategic missile forces, General Sergey Karakaev, said that the Russian military is set to equip its first missile regiment with the new weapon system by the end of the year.

Russian President Vladimir Putin described Sarmat as “the most powerful missile system in the world.” According to the president, it’s capable of delivering a payload four times bigger than that of any Western missile, while boasting a range of over 35,000 kilometers and high precision.

According to Putin, Moscow launched its missile development program, focused on bypassing defenses, following the unilateral US withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty in 2022.

“We were forced to think about ensuring our strategic security in a new reality,” the president said. Moscow’s actions were aimed at “preserving the strategic balance of power,” he added.

https://www.rt.com/russia/644796-icbm-test-plesetsk-kamchatka/

Victor Davis Hanson: Marco Rubio Vs. JD Vance, Pros & Cons

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Marco Rubio’s strength heading into 2028, Victor Davis Hanson argues, is that he has the experience and foreign-policy toughness to advance Trump’s agenda while potentially broadening the movement’s appeal, particularly with Hispanic voters.

“I think a lot of people are talking about recent polls about the 2028 presidential election. I don't trust any of the polls because they're all slanted.

“I do not believe, right now, that Pete Buttigieg is polling ahead of both Marco Rubio and J.D. Vance. That's not possible.

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HOLY COW: US-Canada tariff war EXPLODES amid concerns of beef prices

Former Chief Agricultural Negotiator Gregg Doud and CEO of the American Iron and Steel Institute Kevin Dempsey discuss the trade war with the U.S. and Canada. They talk about how beef and steel are huge products that come from Canada

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Kevin Bacon will live to regret filming this commercial with Kathy Hochul.

Brutal comments on X for Bacon and Hochul.

Gov. Hochul and Kevin Bacon tell New Yorkers: You can dance if you want to!

Until recently, bars and restaurants had to be licensed to allow dancing on the premises. That's no longer the case.

Gov. Kathy Hochul teamed up with "Footloose" actor and dancer Kevin Bacon to remind New Yorkers that the State Liquor Authority no longer requires a license to dance.

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@MikeRogersForMI

Mike Rogers

@MikeRogersForMI

Football isn’t racist, and men don’t belong in women’s sports. Thats not the Michigan way.

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==Matthias Schmidt on X: "How to recognize a true European:

1. Has a PhD doctorate, works as a waiter

1. Aggressively tweets from his iPhone about evil American Big Tech monopolies

1. Calls the immigrant neighbourhood "vibrant", does not walk there after 8pm

1. Makes fun of American healthcare while"

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Matthias Schmidt

@eurofounder

How to recognize a true European:

1. Has a PhD doctorate, works as a waiter

1. Aggressively tweets from his iPhone about evil American Big Tech monopolies

1. Calls the immigrant neighbourhood "vibrant", does not walk there after 8pm

1. Makes fun of American healthcare while waiting 13 months for an MRI

1. Separates trash into five bins, flies €9.99 Ryanair to Mallorca four times a year

1. Will physically assault you if you tip at the restaurant

1. Takes eight week sick leave for a sore throat

Europe remains the last civilized place on earth

4:49 AM · Aug 29, 2026

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Iran's supreme leader ADMITS US sanctions are taking a toll

Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst details the impact of the U.S. Operation Economic Outcast on Iran.

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Ukraine hit more than 200 civilian vessels this year – Moscow

Kiev’s escalation in the Black Sea is threatening regional shipping and global food security, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said

Published 27 Aug, 2026 14:52 |

Ukrainian forces have hit 214 civilian vessels flying the flags of various countries in the Black Sea since the start of the year, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

Speaking at a regular briefing on Thursday, Zakharova lashed out at Ukraine, arguing that Vladimir Zelensky’s “regime continues to create military threats for the states of the Black Sea region.”

She pointed to a string of attacks on commercial shipping near Russian ports this month, including several raids on vessels operated by Turkish companies.Ukrainian drones hit the San Marino-flagged Necibe. Its 18 crew members were rescued by the Turkish-owned vessel Ural, which was also later struck by Ukrainian drones, leaving one Turkish citizen dead and eight other people injured.

“Here we see how the weapons procured and transferred to the Kiev regime through NATO mechanisms are being turned against the alliance members themselves,”the spokeswoman said.

Zakharova also accused Ukraine of creating security risks for Romania, citing an incident on August 20 in which a Romanian F-16 opened fire on an explosives-laden maritime drone near the Neptun Alpha gas platform in Romania’s exclusive economic zone.

Ukraine has escalated attacks in the Black Sea over the past several months. Ukrainian officials portray them as part of Zelensky’s much-hyped 40-day pressure campaign on Russia to end the conflict.

The Financial Times reported this month that Ukraine’s attacks drew the ire of the US, with Vice President J.D. Vance requesting that Zelensky halt raids on tankers serving the Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal near Novorossiysk. The route mainly carries Kazakh crude and involves US majors Chevron and ExxonMobil. According to the FT, Kiev subsequently agreed not to target CPC infrastructure or non-Russian vessels unless they were sanctioned by Ukraine or are carrying Russian cargo.

In response to the campaign, Russia has stepped up attacks on Ukraine’s defense-related industry, vessels carrying military cargo, and port facilities in Odessa Region. The city is crucial for the country’s economy as it accounts for more than 90% of Ukraine’s seaborne exports, including agricultural products, which are the key source of income for the country.

https://www.rt.com/russia/644718-ukraine-hit-200-civilian-vessels/

UK military sites could become targets – Moscow

Russia could strike British military facilities in Ukraine and beyond in response to attacks using UK-supplied weapons, spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has warned

Published 27 Aug, 2026 10:11

British military facilities and equipment in Ukraine and beyond could become legitimate targets for Russian strikes if Kiev continues to use UK-supplied weapons for attacks on Russian territory, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has warned.

The comments come amid rapidly deteriorating relations between Moscow and London, and aday after Ukrainian forces reportedly used British-French Storm Shadow/SCALP missiles in a strike on Donetsk that wounded at least eight civilians, including two children.

“We have repeatedly warned that the response to Ukrainian strikes using British weapons against Russian territory could be directed against any British military facilities and equipment in Ukraine and beyond,”Zakharova said during a press briefing on Thursday.

Those responsible for attacks on Russian civilians will be punished, she added, warning that their “accomplices and instigators” will also face consequences.

Zakharova accused successive British governments of pursuing a long-term objective of inflicting a so-called “strategic defeat” on Russia, and urged “all residents of the United Kingdom to think about the inevitable, catastrophic consequences of the hostile steps taken by their own authorities.”

The spokeswoman called on the British government to “immediately, decisively and unequivocally” abandon its aggressive policies that threaten to push the conflict “to a fundamentally new level.”

Earlier this week, Britain approved the transfer of classified technology needed to help Ukraine assemble Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missiles domestically.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded by accusing Britain of “participating in this war on the side of the Kiev regime” and warning that Russian forces are gathering intelligence on sites involved in producing missiles and other military equipment in Ukraine in order to destroy them.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also warned last week that Moscow has “every right to regard the proudly proclaimed direct involvement of British missile forces in strikes against Russia as participation in the war, with all the consequences that entails.”

https://www.rt.com/russia/644702-zakharova-uk-military-sites-targets/

‘It makes no sense’ for Moscow to attack NATO – Finland’s president

But the bloc must keep supporting Kiev because “if Ukraine loses, we lose,” Alexander Stubb has said

Published 30 Aug, 2026 07:27

Finnish President Alexander Stubb has said that he doesn’t believe speculations that Russia is planning to attack NATO countries.

Russia has repeatedly rejected claims that it has aggressive designs against the bloc, saying that they are only made by Western politicians to distract the public from problems at home and justify growing military spending.

During his interview with the German tabloid Bild on Saturday, Stubb was asked to weigh in on the assessment by the Defense Ministry in Berlin that Russia could invade NATO territory by 2029.

“If someone had such a crystal ball – wonderful. But I just don’t see any evidence or facts for it,” he replied.

“First, I have intelligence findings. And secondly, we have a deterrence – and this deterrence is stronger than that of any other military power anywhere in the world,” the Finnish president added.

Given NATO’s conventional forces, missile arsenals and nuclear weapons stockpiles, “it does not make sense for any power in the world to test the resolve of this alliance,”he said.

According to Stubb, Russia is also preoccupied with the Ukraine conflict.

“I simply don’t see that they could now suddenly mobilize forces for two fronts,” he noted.

“I’m not saying: ‘Relax.’ You should always prepare for the worst to prevent it,” the Finnish president said.

He accused Moscow of waging “information warfare” against the West, saying that “Russia wants us Europeans to sit here and discuss: Will Russia escalate?.. Will Russia attack NATO and Europe?”

Stubb again urged NATO to continue its support for Kiev amid the ongoing conflict with Moscow. Finland joined the bloc in 2023, abandoning its longstanding policy of neutrality.

“We have to understand, you in Germany and we in Finland, that Ukraine is the best security guarantee we have against Russia. If Ukraine loses, we lose,” he argued.

Moscow maintains that a conflict with NATO is only possible if the bloc launches an aggression against Russia first.

Earlier this week, Moscow told the UK that its military facilities and equipment in Ukraine and beyond could become legitimate targets for Russiaif Kiev continues to use British-supplied weapons for strikes on Russian territory.

Russian officials also previously warned that if Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania knowingly help to facilitate Ukrainian drone attacks against northwestern Russia,Moscow could consider them complicit in those actions and would have the right to self-defense under the UN Charter.

https://www.rt.com/news/644825-nato-stubb-finland-ukraine/

Ukrainian basketball player quits US college team after Russian joins

Louisiana State University’s women’s head coach announced Kate Koval’s departure soon after the team signed center Anna Minaeva

Published 27 Aug, 2026 04:22 | Updated

Ukrainian basketball player Kate Koval has left Louisiana State University’s women’s basketball team less than two weeks after the team signed Russian center Anna Minaeva.

Head coach Kim Mulkey announced Koval’s departure on Monday, saying the Ukrainian had decided to leave the program “for personal reasons.”

“We will respect her privacy on her decision, but we had a long talk about it, and it was a hard decision for her,” Mulkey said.

The announcement came after Mulkey revealed last week that she had spoken privately with Koval about whether she was prepared to play alongside Minaeva and “pass the ball to each other.”

Mulkey said she had hoped the Ukrainian and Russian players could become “ambassadors” for friendship and perhaps even help bring an end to the conflict between their countries. Koval reportedly responded: “I doubt that.”

Mulkey also said she had made clear that geopolitical tensions would not influence LSU’s recruitment decisions.

“I cannot make a decision to not recruit somebody that can help our program because of a conflict between two countries,” she said.

LSU announced Minaeva’s signing on August 14, describing the 17-year-old Russian center as an “all-around addition that can impact the 2026-27 squad immediately.”

“It takes tremendous courage to leave home at just 17 years old and travel across the world to pursue a dream. I’m excited to support and guide Anna as she begins this next chapter at LSU,” Mulkey said at the time.

LSU has said Minaeva could develop into “one of the college game’s most effective post players.” She previously played for MBA Moscow, competing in the Russian Premier League and Superleague.

Ukrainian athletes have repeatedly avoided interactions with Russian competitors since the escalation of the conflict between Kiev and Moscow in 2022.

In May, Ukrainian rhythmic gymnasts were filmed covering their ears and eyes while the Russian and Belarusian national anthems were played at the European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria.

The tournament marked the first time in nearly five years that athletes from Russia and Belarus had been allowed to compete under their national flags, after World Gymnastics and European Gymnastics lifted restrictions earlier that month.

https://www.rt.com/news/644685-ukrainian-basketball-player-quits/