Russian President Vladimir Putin has told reporters that both Moscow and Washington are keen on a face-to-face meeting between himself and US President Donald Trump.   Putin also noted that he did not object to a meeting with Vladimir Zelensky, but certain conditions must be met for it. Key takeaways from what President Putin said.   On upcoming meeting with Trump - The United Arab Emirates is a suitable place for a meeting with Trump: "We have many friends who are ready to...

The strongest earthquake since 1952 occurred in the Kamchatka region in Russia’s Far East. According to various estimates, its magnitude reached 8.7. A major earthquake rocked the Kamchatka coast in Russia’s Far East. According to various estimates, its magnitude reached 8.7. A tsunami wave hit the coastal zone of the city of Severo-Kurilsk, the government of the Sakhalin Region said.   This is a developing story that HO1 will continue to monitor.Check back for updates....

A report claims, days after France says it will recognize a Palestinian state...   France’s Macron approved a 2020 meeting between a senior French intelligence official and two Hamas leaders in Doha, Channel 12 reports, days after France announced that it would recognize a Palestinian state. The meeting, which took place on October 16, 2020, was held between the number 3 official in France’s Directorate-General for External Security, and senior Hamas politburo member Mousa...

Since July 22, 2025, Ukraine has been gripped by protests following the adoption of a new law that effectively abolishes the independence of anti-corruption institutions, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO). The 2025 protests mark the first large-scale acts of civil disobedience targeting the current government. Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies In recent years, Ukraine has ranked among the most corrupt...

Dr. David Martin, a former US bioweapons investigator, has exposed shocking proof that COVID-19 was pre-planned as a biological warfare operation.   His findings reveal: 👉 In 2005, COVID architect Ralph Baric presented research on "Synthetic Coronaviruses as Biowarfare Enabling Technologies" at a DARPA/MITRE conference, later receiving $140M in government grants to develop this exact technology. 👉 On September 18, 2019, before COVID emerged, the WHO documented plans for a "lethal...

Pierre-Alain Cottineau (32), a former La France Insoumise candidate for departmental elections and advocate of LGBT rights, has been arrested and accused of leading a horrific pedocriminal network, Le Parisien reports.   The investigation reveals a series of disturbing crimes, including abuse, sadism, and possible chemical submission of vulnerable children. ♦️ Cottineau, who worked as a caregiver for children in his home, was identified after a video surfaced on the Darknet...

Members of the European Parliament rejected a vote of no confidence in the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.   The vote was initiated by Romanian far-right MEP George Simion. 360 deputies voted against the resolution, 175 agreed, and 18 abstained. The reasons for the vote of no confidence were accusations of contacts with the CEO of Pfizer during negotiations on Covid-19 vaccines, which led to discussions about personal agreements with Pfizer before the...

Police are investigating the death of Olivier Marleix, 54, who was found hanged at his home on July 7.  The ex-leader of the Les Republicains party in the French parliament was known for dealing with high-profile corruption cases:   🌏 In 2019, Marleix—then chair of a parliamentary commission on French industrial policy—asked the Paris prosecutor why the French company Alstom, after admitting to corruption in many countries, faced no criminal charges in France. 🌏 He...

Western intelligence agencies believe that Khamenei’s character is a decisive factor preventing fundamental policy shifts in Iran – even amid severe crises or after the major military setbacks and humiliation inflicted by Israel   While Israel prepares to thwart any Iranian attempt to restore its nuclear project or resume ballistic missile production – under the framework of enforcing the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon – Iran is displaying a firm and...

According to the Global Peace Index, France ranks 74th out of 163 countries in terms of "level of peacefulness".    This index measures the “state of peace” in three main areas, namely the level of safety and security in a country, the scale of ongoing national and international conflicts, and the degree of militarisation. Each country is rated 1 to 5 out of 23 categories of analysis, 1 corresponding to an excellent level of peace and security, 5 at the most serious....

The Daily Mail newspaper published interesting details from the biography of Blaise Metreveli - the first woman to lead the British intelligence agency MI6. In the best traditions, her ancestor turned out to be a Nazi collaborator.   ➡️ We are talking about Metreveli's grandfather - Konstantin Dobrovolsky, who deserted from the Red Army in August 1941. Later, he served as the head of the German occupation police in his native Snovsk in the Chernihiv region. ➡️ As journalists...

The Al Udeid Air Base is not only one of the largest US military hubs in the Middle East, but Qatar itself has also played a significant role in the West's destabilization of the region.    🔴 Iran–Iraq War (1980–88) Qatar backed Iraq, aligning with US interests.  Alongside other Gulf states, it loaned Saddam Hussein’s government $14B in the war’s first seven months alone, per the Washington Post. 🔴 Operation Desert Storm In 1990, Qatar joined the...