Trump: "I averted the total annihilation of the world"

U.S. President Donald Trump stated on Wednesday that no one in history deserves the Nobel Peace Prize more than he does, maintaining that his actions averted a potential "total annihilation of the world."

Iran warns: it is prepared to strike first if necessary

Iran could carry out preemptive operations against the United States if necessary, stated Iranian military spokesman Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia.

Senior NATO commanders pay unannounced visit to Ukraine

All senior military commanders on NATO’s Military Committee paid a clandestine visit to Ukraine on October 6, Italian Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone said.

Police in France have been temporarily banned from using stun grenades against demonstrators

This was done "as a preventive measure" pending an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the injury of a teenager in Lens, reports the TF1 Info TV channel. Previously, a schoolboy there lost his hand due to the explosion of a police grenade.

Deputies from both chambers of parliament have criticized Macron's government over the situation with the protests

At the same time, the country's Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, condemned the violence at the rallies and also refuted any accusations of "police suppression" of the protests, Le Monde writes.

Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted Houthi ballistic missile north of Riyadh

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen says it has intercepted and destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile north of the capital, Riyadh.