Sunday, October 12, 2025
Updated 3m ago
Egypt said it would host a Gaza peace summit in Sharm el‑Sheikh on Monday, to be co‑chaired by US President Donald Trump and Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al‑Sisi.
Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning actress of Annie Hall and The Godfather, died Saturday in California at 79, her family said.
President Donald Trump announced 100% tariffs on Chinese imports into the United States by Nov. 1 after Beijing restricted rare-earth exports, and China denounced "double standards" and threatened retaliation.
The Trump administration moved to rehire hundreds of CDC scientists fired in error during the government shutdown, including staff working on Ebola, measles and disease forecasting.
The director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute said in Oslo that suspicious, high betting on María Corina Machado ahead of the Peace Prize announcement suggested possible espionage.
President Emmanuel Macron reappointed Sébastien Lecornu as French prime minister on Friday, but the Socialist Party, Les Républicains and the UDI refused to join, risking a censure vote.
Portugal snatched a 1-0 World Cup qualifying win over the Republic of Ireland when Rúben Neves headed a stoppage-time winner after Caoimhín Kelleher saved Cristiano Ronaldo’s penalty.
President Donald Trump said he ordered Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth to use all available funds to pay U.S. troops on Oct. 15 despite the government shutdown.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky phoned U.S. President Donald Trump seeking more air-defence support and urging him to pressure Vladimir Putin after major Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid.
Gold prices surged to record highs worldwide, rising even as stock and bond markets remained strong, and prompting renewed warnings that an "everything bubble" might be forming.
Torrential rains in Mexico killed at least 37 people, left dozens missing and prompted deployment of troops to assist rescue and relief operations.
Madrid’s Feria de Otoño ran Sept. 28–Oct. 12 at Las Ventas, culminating with the traditional Día de la Hispanidad corrida that closed the festival.
The Parthenon on Athens’ Acropolis was free of scaffolding for the first time in decades, offering tourists an unobstructed view before new scaffolding will be reinstalled next month.
Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick as Norway defeated Israel 5–0 in Oslo in a World Cup qualifier, an occasion marked by pro-Palestine protests and stadium disturbances.
Spain beat Georgia 2-0 in World Cup qualifying, moving closer to the 2026 World Cup with goals from Yeremy Pino and Mikel Oyarzabal.
An explosion at an explosives plant near McEwen, Tennessee, on Friday killed 16 people, officials said, although other authorities reported 18 presumed dead.
Three separate shootings at Mississippi high school homecoming celebrations killed at least six people and wounded multiple others, authorities said, though death tolls remained unclear.
Ian Watkins, the former Lostprophets singer serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offences, was apparently killed by a fellow inmate at HMP Wakefield.
