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Putin invites Zelenskyy to a meeting in Moscow for security talks as he bombs Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday claimed he «never refused» a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and invited him to come to Moscow, according to Russian state-owned news outlet Tass.
«If Zelenskyy is ready for a meeting, let him come to Moscow,» Putin said, according to a translation of the remarks issued from China, where he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of World War II.
From left, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrive at a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Japan’s World War II surrender held in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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Zelenskyy’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s questions, nor did the White House.
Though President Donald Trump told reporters from the Oval Office on Wednesday that he would be speaking with Putin «very shortly,» as his two-week deadline issued last month for the Kremlin chief to meet with Zelenskyy is now up.
«I’ll know pretty much what we’re going to be doing,» Trump told reporters. «We’ve taken very strong action. But I’ll be speaking to him over the next few days, and we’re going to see.
«I’m going to know exactly what’s happening,» he added.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sybiha took to X and accused Putin of issuing «knowingly unacceptable proposals,» adding that seven nations have made known their readiness to host peace talks, including Austria, Vatican City, Switzerland, Turkey, and three Gulf states.
«These are serious proposals and President Zelenskyy is ready for such a meeting at any point of time. Yet, Putin continues to mess around,» he added. «Only increased pressure can force Russia to finally get serious about peace process.»

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Aug. 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. The two leaders are meeting for peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. (Getty Images/ Andrew Harnik)
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Zelenskyy has proposed face-to-face meetings with Putin on multiple occasions using a third-party neutral nation like Turkey, though the Kremlin chief has thus far never agreed to engage directly with the Ukrainian president.
Putin on Wednesday claimed that if a «meeting is well-prepared and will lead to some positive results,» then he would agree to meet. He also claimed Zelenskyy was «afraid» to meet with him, though he did not detail why he believed this.
Any possibility of Zelenskyy traveling to Russia appears highly unlikely given the threats he would face, and the fact that Putin has made clear his chief aim is to oust Zelenskyy from Kyiv.
Former CIA Moscow Station Chief Dan Hoffman echoed these security concerns and told Fox News Digital, «There’s no way that Zelenskyy should be traveling to Moscow.»
«Putin invaded Ukraine,» Hoffman said. «[Putin] is doing this to make it appear as if he will negotiate in good faith and try and drive a wedge between Zelenskyy and the United States, as well as Zelenskyy and Europe.»

Firefighters work on the site of a burning building after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, early Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
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While European leaders have staunchly backed Zelenskyy in opposition to Putin, Trump’s position has remained more ambiguous since entering office.
In answer questions by reporters on Tuesday over whether there will be «consequences» if a meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy is not announced soon, Trump said, «Yeah, there will be.»
It is unclear if Trump will believe Putin is extending a good-faith offer to meet with Zelenskyy or see it as a false attempt at statesmanship as he continues to heavily attack Ukraine.
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New video purportedly shows Louvre thieves in action during brazen daytime heist

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A new video has emerged showing what could be the Louvre thieves in action as they carried out Sunday’s daylight robbery at Paris’s world-famous museum.
The footage, obtained by French broadcaster BFMTV, purportedly shows what has been called one of the most brazen art thefts in recent memory.
The short clip appears to show someone inside the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery, which was home to some of the museum’s most priceless treasures.
Footage taken by an anonymous bystander shows a person in a bright yellow jacket standing beside a glass display case.
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New footage purportedly shows a person in a yellow jacket beside a display case amid the Louvre heist in Paris. (BFMTV)
The amateur footage was replayed for BFMTV, who filmed that phone’s screen and verified it Sunday. The Associated Press has not been able to independently confirm its authenticity.
According to French authorities, the thieves executed a highly coordinated operation that unfolded just after the museum opened to the public in the morning.
At around 9:30 a.m., thieves used a basket lift to reach the Louvre’s facade, forcing open a window to gain entry to the Apollo Gallery, which contains displays of the royal jewels.
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Thieves executed a daytime heist at the Louvre Museum, stealing French crown jewels. (Thibault Camus : AP)
According to reports, the group made off with jewels once belonging to Napoleon III’s court, including pieces from Empress Eugénie’s personal collection.
«They breached through a window and made this really brazen. These guys are fast and moving quickly with a purpose, and they breach, and they get in there really quickly,» former FBI Art Crime expert Tim Carpenter told Fox News Digital.
After the heist, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez spoke to radio station France Inter and said the thieves «entered from the outside using a basket lift» and «a disc cutter» to slice through glass panes containing precious jewels.
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A crown worn by French Empress Eugenie, which was targeted by thieves during a heist at Paris’ Louvre Museum on Oct. 19, 2025 but was dropped during their escape, on display in this undated still frame from a video. (Louvre Museum/Handout via Reuters)
«The investigation has begun, and a detailed list of the stolen items is being compiled,» the ministry also said in a statement. «Beyond their market value, these items have inestimable heritage and historical value.»
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The Louvre remained closed on Monday as investigators combed through the scene and reviewed surveillance footage.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Louvre Museum and the Ministry of Culture for comment.
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El hallazgo de un mineral misterioso en la superficie de Marte da nuevas pistas sobre su pasado geológico

Durante más de una década, científicos dedicados al estudio de Marte permanecieron perplejos ante una pequeña anomalía registrada por un espectrómetro orbital. Todo comenzó con un número: 2,236 micras, un pico de luz que no coincidía con ningún mineral conocido en el registro marciano.
Parecía un simple dato perdido en la inmensidad de las mediciones, sin embargo, ocultaba un secreto mayor: algo en la superficie reflejaba la luz de una manera imposible de explicar con el conocimiento existente.
Un estudio publicado en Nature Communications, arrojó luz sobre este misterio. Tras años de experimentos, análisis y comparaciones minuciosas, los científicos identificaron el responsable de esa firma espectral única: el hidroxosulfato férrico (Fe³⁺SO₄OH).
Este mineral extraordinario no aparece de forma espontánea en la naturaleza marciana, sino que surge cuando compuestos de hierro y azufre hidratados son sometidos a procesos de calor y oxidación intensos. La presencia del hidroxosulfato es, por tanto, una prueba directa de episodios de calor extremo y ambientes oxidantes en el pasado de Marte.

El descubrimiento se localizó en zonas específicas: Aram Chaos y el altiplano de Juventae, ambos enclavados en el gigantesco sistema de Valles Marineris. Estos puntos se convirtieron en ventanas hacia el pasado térmico del planeta rojo. El espectrómetro CRISM, instrumento a bordo de la nave en órbita marciana, se encargó de detectar la extraña señal.
Según detalló J. L. Bishop: “El patrón completo importaba más que un solo número”. Allí donde surgía la marca de 2,236 micras, también afloraban otras bandas características a 1,49; 1,83; 2,19; 2,37; 2,61 y 2,89 micras.
En Aram Chaos, esas bandas resultaban más nítidas y se encontraban junto a sulfatos monohidratados como la kieserita (MgSO₄·H₂O) y la szomolnokita (FeSO₄·H₂O), mientras que en Juventae el rastro se diluía entre sulfatos polihidratados. Esa diferencia de pureza revelaba historias térmicas distintas para cada afloramiento, lo que permitió reconstruir las condiciones bajo las cuales se formaron los minerales.
Para comprobar la hipótesis de que la señal provenía de un hidroxosulfato férrico, los investigadores replicaron en laboratorio condiciones plausibles del Marte primitivo. Calentaron sulfatos ferrosos hidratados, como la rozenita (FeSO₄·4H₂O) y la szomolnokita, entre 100 y 300 °C, bajo la presencia de oxígeno.

El resultado fue contundente: apareció un sólido anaranjado, el hidroxosulfato férrico, con exactamente la misma colección de bandas espectrales, incluyendo el icónico pico de 2,236 micras que había sido detectado por CRISM.
El experimento demostró que el agua aceleró la conversión mineral y que, sin oxígeno, la reacción no llegaba a desarrollarse. “El mineral nace de calentar y oxidar”, explicó J. L. Bishop. Solo en presencia de oxígeno, el Fe²⁺ se convierte en Fe³⁺, lo que permite la formación del hidroxosulfato y del grupo OH característico del nuevo compuesto.
La estabilidad del Fe³⁺SO₄OH bajo condiciones cercanas a las marcianas —bajas temperaturas y presión reducida— también se comprobó. Solo se detectaron pequeños desplazamientos de bandas, pero la identidad espectral permaneció reconocible.
Los análisis mostraron que la reacción es prácticamente inexistente por debajo de 50 °C, mientras que a 100 °C se da muy lentamente, y a 200–300 °C progresa de forma notable. El pico de 2,236 micras actúa así como un termómetro mineral de antiguos episodios geotérmicos y volcánicos en el planeta rojo.

La posición del hidroxosulfato férrico dentro de la estratigrafía fue esencial para descifrar el origen de los episodios térmicos. En Aram Chaos, el mineral se encuentra por debajo de los sulfatos monohidratados, cerca del lecho rocoso.
Esto sugiere que la fuente de calor provino desde abajo, asociada a actividad geotérmica, en pleno terreno caótico modelado por catástrofes de agua líquida y sedimentos depositados hace aproximadamente 3.000 millones de años.
Por contraste, en Juventae, el Fe³⁺SO₄OH aparece sobre los sulfatos polihidratados y a menudo también en la base, intercalado entre capas basálticas. Aquí, la hipótesis se inclina por un calentamiento desde arriba provocado por derrames de lava o acumulación de cenizas volcánicas. La erosión posterior, causada por el viento marciano, dejó expuestas estas unidades, visibles ahora como parches de decenas de metros.
“En Aram, la pureza espectral sigue a la pureza geológica”, comentó el equipo de Nature Communications. El contexto geológico determina la nitidez de la señal: allí donde el calor fue más directo y las condiciones más estables, el hidroxosulfato aparece aislado y bien definido.

El análisis revela que la presencia de Fe³⁺SO₄OH señala episodios en los que coincidieron agua salina, calor y oxígeno: condiciones clave para procesos geoquímicos sofisticados.
Estos pulsos térmicos no suponen la existencia de mares templados estables, pero sí de focos localizados de energía capaces de transformar químicamente los sedimentos. Así, Marte demuestra haber sido un mundo con una historia térmica mucho más compleja de lo que se pensaba. Según el estudio, “el clima marciano tuvo pulsos”.
Algunos detalles técnicos merecen mención. La resolución limitada del espectrómetro CRISM implica que parte de las señales pueden representar mezclas finas, ya que la presencia de magnesio desplaza levemente las bandas y complica la identificación química exacta.
Aun así, la coincidencia entre los resultados obtenidos en órbita y los recreados en laboratorio, junto con la correspondencia morfológica y estratigráfica, consolidan la interpretación.
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Jeffries hints at imminent decision on Mamdani endorsement after dodging questions for weeks

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., is expected to imminently weigh in on the New York City mayoral race after dodging the question for weeks.
The top House Democrat, who represents part of Brooklyn, has faced scrutiny in the press for repeatedly side-stepping reporters when asked whether he will endorse fellow Democrat Zohran Mamdani, a self-described Democratic Socialist, for mayor.
Asked during his Monday press conference whether he will make his thoughts on the race clear before early voting begins in New York City on Saturday, Oct. 25, Jeffries said, «Yes, that’s my intention.»
It could mean Jeffries endorses Mamdani before Election Day rolls around — or he could sidestep backing anyone in the race altogether.
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Hakeem Jeffries said he will weigh in on the New York City mayoral race, in which Zohran Mamdani is the frontrunner, this week. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Barry Williams/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
The remark was similar to comments he gave Fox News Digital on Friday, the day after the mayoral debate. Jeffries said then, however, that he had not yet watched the debate at that point.
«I do expect to speak to the Democratic nominee, Zohran, at some point before early voting,» he added when asked how long he was waiting to endorse.
He also dodged the question of why he has not yet endorsed Mamdani during an appearance on ABC News’ «This Week» on Sunday.
«As I’ve indicated, I expect to have a conversation with him at some point this week in advance of early voting, which begins next weekend in New York City. And we’ll certainly have more to say about the mayors’ race and about our Democratic nominee prior to early voting beginning,» Jeffries said instead.
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Mamdani is currently the presumed frontrunner in the race against Republican Curtis Sliwa and Independent candidate Andrew Cuomo, the former governor of New York.
Jeffries’ counterpart in the House, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has repeatedly denounced Mamdani as a «Marxist.»
And Mamdani’s candidacy has caused somewhat of a rift between Democrats in Washington.

Independent candidate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, speaks during a mayoral debate with Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, center, and Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in New York City. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, Pool)
He’s been endorsed by progressive stars within the Democratic Party like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., but both Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., have been silent.
Reps. Laura Gillen, D-N.Y., and Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., moderates representing the suburbs outside of New York City, have denounced Mamdani’s candidacy.
Jeffries appears to have been deliberately unclear about his moves, but Republicans have accused him and Schumer of prolonging the current government shutdown over fear of a progressive revolt led by New York Democrats like Mamdani.
Jeffries made his brief remarks on Monday during a press conference on day 20 of the shutdown, with Republicans and Democrats appearing no closer to an agreement on a path forward.
At another point in the press conference, Jeffries demanded that President Donald Trump take a more active role in negotiations on ending the shutdown.
«Donald Trump definitively needs to get involved. He needs to get off the sidelines, get off the golf course and actually decide to end the shutdown that he’s created, that he has allowed to happen,» Jeffries said.
«We know that House and Senate Republicans don’t do anything without getting permission from their boss, Donald J. Trump, and the reason why there have been no negotiations, zero negotiations, since Republicans shut the government.»

President Donald Trump speaks at a hearing of the Religious Liberty Commission at the Museum of the Bible, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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But Republican leaders in Congress have repeatedly insisted that they have nothing to negotiate after offering a straightforward, seven-week extension of fiscal year (FY) 2025 federal funding levels.
The measure, called a continuing resolution (CR), is aimed at giving congressional appropriators more time to strike a longer-term deal on FY2026 funding.
The House passed the bill on Sept. 19. But in the Senate, where at least eight Democrats are needed to break a filibuster if all GOP lawmakers supported it, the bill has failed to advance twelve times.
Democratic leaders are demanding any funding bill be paired with an extension of COVID-19 pandemic-era Obamacare subsidies that are set to expire at the end of this year.
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