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Trump warns Putin is ‘playing with fire’ after declaring the Russian president has ‘gone absolutely CRAZY’

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President Donald Trump asserted on Tuesday that many «bad things» would have befallen Russia if it were not for him, warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin is «playing with fire!»

«What Vladimir Putin doesn’t realize is that if it weren’t for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD. He’s playing with fire!» Trump declared in the Truth Social post.

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The tweet was responded to by Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia and former Russian president, in another social media post on Tuesday.

«Regarding Trump’s words about Putin ‘playing with fire’ and ‘really bad things’ happening to Russia. I only know of one REALLY BAD thing — WWIII. I hope Trump understands this!» Medvedev wrote.

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Left: President Donald Trump arrives for a House Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC; Right: Russian President Vladimir Putin makes a statement after his telephone call with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Sirius Education Center For Talented Children, on May 19, 2025 in Sirius, Russia (Left: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images; Right: Contributor/Getty Images)

Trump, who has unsuccessfully been aiming to help broker peace between Russia and Ukraine, unloaded on both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a Sunday Truth Social post.

«I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has gone absolutely CRAZY! He is needlessly killing a lot of people, and I’m not just talking about soldiers. Missiles and drones are being shot into Cities in Ukraine, for no reason whatsoever. I’ve always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just a piece of it, and maybe that’s proving to be right, but if he does, it will lead to the downfall of Russia!» Trump declared in the first part of that post.

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But Trump’s tough talk was not reserved only for the Russian figure — he also criticized Zelenskyy.

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«Everything out of his mouth causes problems, I don’t like it, and it better stop,» Trump declared of the Ukrainian president.

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Trump has so far failed to achieve his goal of seeing the bloodshed end.

In a tweet on Monday, Zelenskyy noted that Ukrainian «air defense forces and rescuers were working all night,» noting that Russia’s «army launched the largest number of drones against our cities and communities since the beginning of the full-scale war — 355 attack UAVs, mostly ‘Shaheds.’ There were also 9 cruise missiles,» he noted.

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«Like any criminal, Russia can only be constrained by force. Only through strength — the strength of the United States, of Europe, of all nations that value life — can these attacks be stopped and real peace achieved,» Zelenskyy declared in the post.

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Maine Dem Senate hopeful backed by Bernie Sanders apologizes for Nazi-style tattoo, vows to stay in race

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Maine Democrat Graham Platner, a first-time Senate candidate backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., says he has covered up a tattoo widely recognized as a Nazi symbol after critics unearthed old social media posts and demanded he quit the race.

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Platner’s campaign is facing intense scrutiny after it was revealed he once had a skull-and-crossbones tattoo resembling the Totenkopf used by Hitler’s SS paramilitary forces. 

Platner said he got the tattoo in 2007 during a «night of drinking» while on leave in Croatia in the Marine Corps and claimed he did not know its historical associations at the time. He has since covered the image with another tattoo.

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In a video posted to Instagram Wednesday afternoon, Platner elaborated that the design was chosen from a flash tattoo wall while «carousing» with fellow Marines in Split, Croatia. 

«We thought it looked cool,» he said. 

He claimed he had «lived a life dedicated to anti-fascism, anti-racism and anti-Nazism» and was «appalled» to learn it resembled a hate symbol.

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Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, points to a covered tattoo that had previously been an image recognized as a Nazi symbol, during an interview Wednesday in Portland, Maine. (WGME via AP)

Platner said he had never been questioned about the tattoo during his service and passed Army background checks.

He told The Associated Press he chose to cover rather than remove the tattoo due to a lack of removal services near his home in rural Maine.

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«Going to a tattoo removal place is going to take a while,» Platner said. «I wanted this thing off my body.»

In the video, Platner said he had the symbol inked over with a Celtic knot and imagery of dogs, a tribute to his family pets. 

«This far more represents who I am now than even the skull and crossbones did,» he said, lifting his shirt to reveal the new tattoo.

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U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner, D-Maine, speaks at a town hall in Lewiston, Me., Oct. 15, 2025.

U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner, D-Maine, speaks at a town hall at the Franco Center Oct. 15, in Lewiston, Maine. (Libby Kenny/Sun Journal via AP)

The controversy comes on the heels of deleted Reddit posts in which Platner appeared to mock military sexual assault victims, criticize police and make racially-charged comments about tipping. 

Platner since apologized and blamed the posts on depression and PTSD after his military service in Afghanistan. He has vowed to stay in the race and has the backing of Sanders.

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Jordan Wood, a Democratic rival in the primary and former chief of staff to Rep. Katie Porter, is calling on Platner to drop out.

«Graham Platner’s Reddit comments and Nazi SS Totenkopf tattoo are disqualifying and not who we are as Mainers or as Democrats,» Wood said in a statement. «With Donald Trump and his sycophants demonizing Americans, spewing hate and running roughshod over the Constitution, Democrats need to be able to condemn Trump’s actions with moral clarity. Graham Platner no longer can.»

Platner said he believes the controversy is part of his life story, not disqualifying.

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U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner, D-Maine, acknowledges a large crowd in Portland, Me.

U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner, D-Maine, acknowledges a large crowd during a town hall Sept. 25, in Portland, Maine. (Daryn Slover/Portland Press Herald via AP)

«I don’t look at this as a liability. I look at this as a life that I have lived, a journey that has been difficult, that has been full of struggle, that has also gotten me to where I am today,» Platner told the AP. «And I’m very proud of who I am.»

He blamed «establishment» forces for amplifying the backlash to derail his campaign. 

«Every second we spend talking about a tattoo I got in the Marine Corps is a second we don’t talk about Medicare for all,» Platner said in the video.

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He is running in a packed Democratic primary against Wood and two-term Gov. Janet Mills. 

GOP Sen. Susan Collins, who has held the seat for three decades, has not yet commented on the controversy.

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Sanders and Collins did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Cómo fue el ingreso de Nicolás Sarkozy a la cárcel de Francia

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Nicolás Sarkozy hizo historia, pero no por un logro político: se convirtió en el primer exjefe de Estado francés en ir a prisión desde el fin de la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

El expresidente, que gobernó Francia entre 2007 y 2012, ingresó poco antes de las 10 de la mañana a la cárcel parisina de la Santé para cumplir una condena de cinco años por asociación ilícita, tras ser encontrado culpable de financiar ilegalmente su campaña electoral de 2007 con fondos provenientes del dictador libio Muamar Gadafi.

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Minutos antes de entregarse, Sarkozy escribió en la red social X: “Esta mañana encierran a un inocente”. Denunció un “escándalo judicial” y un “viacrucis”, y aseguró: “La verdad triunfará, pero el precio a pagar habrá sido abrumador”.

Nicolás Sarkozy junto a su esposa, la modelo y cantante Carla Bruni. (Foto: AFP/Julien De Rosa).

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Un ingreso a prisión rodeado de polémica y apoyo

El tribunal que lo condenó en septiembre ordenó su ingreso inmediato en prisión, sin esperar el resultado del recurso presentado por su defensa. El juicio en apelación se celebrará en los próximos meses, pero la decisión ya generó un fuerte revuelo en la sociedad francesa.

Al grito de “¡Nicolas! ¡Nicolas!”, decenas de personas se acercaron para mostrarle su apoyo cuando salió de su casa en un exclusivo barrio del oeste de París rumbo a la prisión, seguido de cerca por cámaras y fotógrafos. Entre los manifestantes, algunos lloraron y otros denunciaron un “juicio político”. “¡Estamos en la Unión Soviética!”, gritó uno de ellos, mientras dos banderas francesas flameaban en la valla de seguridad.

Nicolás Sarkozy pedirá la lbertad condicional por su edad, ya que tiene 70 años. (Foto:   REUTERS/Benoit Tessier).

Nicolás Sarkozy pedirá la lbertad condicional por su edad, ya que tiene 70 años. (Foto: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier).

El propio Sarkozy, casado con la cantante Carla Bruni, contó al diario Le Figaro que entraría “con la cabeza alta”, acompañado por una biografía de Jesús y el libro “El Conde de Montecristo”, símbolo de los inocentes injustamente condenados.

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Condiciones de detención y antecedentes históricos

Para evitar el contacto con otros presos y posibles fotos, Sarkozy ocupará probablemente una de las 15 celdas de aislamiento de la Santé, de nueve metros cuadrados cada una, según fuentes penitenciarias. Su llegada no pasó desapercibida: “¡Oh, bienvenido Sarkozy!”, gritaron algunos internos desde sus celdas.

El expresidente francés Nicolás Sarkozy se despide de su espos,a la cantante y modelo Carla Bruni, antes de ir a la cárcel. (Foto REUTERS/Benoit Tessier).

El expresidente francés Nicolás Sarkozy se despide de su espos,a la cantante y modelo Carla Bruni, antes de ir a la cárcel. (Foto REUTERS/Benoit Tessier).

Nacido el 28 de enero de 1955, Sarkozy sigue así los pasos de otros famosos reclusos de la Santé, como el venezolano Carlos “El Chacal” o el dictador panameño Manuel Noriega. Pero es el primer exjefe de Estado francés encarcelado desde Philippe Pétain, quien fue condenado tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial por colaborar con la Alemania nazi.

El pedido de libertad condicional y el impacto político

Sus abogados ya solicitaron la libertad condicional, un beneficio posible para los presos mayores de 70 años. La justicia tiene dos meses para resolver el pedido.

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“Sarko”, como lo llaman en Francia, es el primer exmandatario de un país miembro de la Unión Europea en ir a prisión. Su encarcelamiento contrasta con la imagen de “mano dura” que construyó como ministro del Interior entre 2005 y 2007, antes de llegar a la presidencia.

Sarkozy saluda a policías al salir de su casa. (Foto: AFP/Julien de Rosa).

Sarkozy saluda a policías al salir de su casa. (Foto: AFP/Julien de Rosa).

La condena se basa en que permitió que allegados suyos buscaran fondos en la Libia de Muamar al Gadafi para financiar su campaña de 2007. Aunque no se probó que el dinero se usara “en última instancia”, el tribunal determinó que sí salió de Libia y lo condenó por la “excepcional gravedad de los hechos”.

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Más causas y una sociedad dividida

No es la primera vez que Sarkozy enfrenta a la justicia: ya usó una tobillera electrónica a principios de año y acumula otras dos condenas por corrupción, tráfico de influencias y financiación ilegal de campaña en 2012. Además, tiene otras causas abiertas.

Según una encuesta reciente, seis de cada diez franceses consideran “justa” su entrada en prisión. Sin embargo, sus críticas a la supuesta politización de los jueces le valieron apoyos en sectores de la derecha y la ultraderecha.

Un hombre saluda a Sarkozy cerca de la cárcel de La Santé. (Foto:  REUTERS/Tom Nicholson).

Un hombre saluda a Sarkozy cerca de la cárcel de La Santé. (Foto: REUTERS/Tom Nicholson).

La fiscalía abrió una investigación por amenazas en redes sociales contra la magistrada del caso. Incluso el presidente Emmanuel Macron se vio obligado a defender la independencia judicial, aunque el viernes recibió a Sarkozy en el Palacio del Elíseo. “Era normal que, en el plano humano, recibiera a uno de mis predecesores en este contexto”, explicó Macron.

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El ministro de Justicia, Gérald Darmanin, también anunció que visitará a su mentor político en prisión, aunque el fiscal general de la Corte de Casación, Rémy Heitz, advirtió que esa visita podría “atentar contra la independencia de los magistrados”.

La carta de Sarkozy, antes de ingresar a prisión

Mientras me dispongo a atravesar los muros de la prisión de la Santé, mis pensamientos se dirigen al pueblo francés de todas las condiciones y opiniones.

Quiero decirles con la fuerza inquebrantable que es mía que no es un expresidente de la República el que está siendo encerrado esta mañana, es un hombre inocente.

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Seguiré denunciando este escándalo judicial, este sufrimiento que llevo soportando más de diez años. ¡He aquí un caso de financiación ilegal sin financiación! Una investigación judicial a largo plazo iniciada con base en un documento cuya falsedad ya ha sido demostrada.

No pido ninguna ventaja ni ningún favor. No debo tener lástima, porque mi voz se escucha. No debo tener lástima porque mi esposa y mis hijos están a mi lado, y mis amigos son innumerables.

Pero esta mañana, siento un profundo pesar por Francia, humillada por el afán de venganza que ha llevado el odio a un nivel desigual. No me cabe duda. La verdad triunfará. Pero el precio a pagar será desgarrador.

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North Korea launches ballistic missiles days before Trump’s visit to the peninsula

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North Korea test fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, just days before President Donald Trump is expected to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders in South Korea.

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South Korea’s military said the missiles, which were the first launched by its neighbor in five months, originated from an area south of Pyongyang and flew about 220 miles toward the northeast. The missiles did not land in the sea, the military added.

Trump is set to leave for Asia at the end of the week in what will be his first trip to the region during his second term. He plans to go to Malaysia first for a regional summit, and then head to Japan before traveling on to South Korea for an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting.

The president is expected to visit the South Korean city of Gyeongju ahead of the summit for bilateral meetings with leaders including Xi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung.

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North Korea, whose leader Kim Jong Un is shown left, conducted missile launches just days ahead of a visit by President Donald Trump to South Korea. (China Daily via Reuters/Korea News Service via AP; Ahn Young-joon/AP; Alex Brandon/AP)

South Korea’s military said Wednesday that it remains ready to repel any provocations by North Korea based on its alliance with the United States.

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Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi also told reporters that Tokyo was closely communicating with Washington and Seoul, including by sharing real-time missile warning data.

Wednesday’s ballistic missile launches by North Korea were the first of their kind since the country tested short-range systems on May 8 that simulated nuclear counterstrikes against U.S. and South Korean forces.

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A North Korean government photo shows what it says is a new intercontinental ballistic missile called the Hwasong-20, during a military parade Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, in Pyongyang, North Korea.

A North Korean government photo shows what it says is a new intercontinental ballistic missile called the Hwasong-20 during a military parade on Oct. 10, 2025, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Earlier this month, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un displayed a new long-range intercontinental ballistic missile at a military parade in Pyongyang that included foreign leaders.

The yet-to-be-tested Hwasong-20 was described by the state-owned Korean Central News Agency as having the «most powerful nuclear strategic weapons system.»

The government also displayed shorter-range ballistic, cruise and supersonic missiles at the military parade, which marked 80 years since the founding of the Worker’s Party.

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Kim said at the parade that the military «must continue to evolve into an invincible force that eliminates all threats.»

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A TV screen shows North Korea’s missile launch during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025.  (Ahn Young-joon/AP)

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The foreign dignitaries at the parade included Chinese Premier Li Qiang, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Vietnam’s Communist Party chief To Lam.

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Fox News Digital’s Brie Stimson and The Associated Press contributed to this report.



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