Sunday, October 12, 2025
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Hamas said it would begin releasing the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza Monday morning under a US‑brokered ceasefire, while world leaders prepared to meet in Sharm el‑Sheikh.
China vowed to stand firm and threatened retaliatory measures after U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to impose 100% additional tariffs on Chinese goods, accusing Washington of double standards.
Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton died Saturday in California at 79, her family spokesperson told People; no cause of death was released.
Officials said the Trump administration moved to reinstate CDC staff mistakenly laid off during the government shutdown after more than 1,000 received notices, but timing remained unclear.
Thousands of Palestinians returned to Gaza City after a ceasefire and found entire neighborhoods flattened, homes reduced to rubble and bodies or missing relatives amid widespread destruction.
Andreas Gassen, head of Germany's Kassenärzte, proposed that workers should need a medical sick note only from the fourth day of illness to reduce unnecessary doctor visits.
Bundesarbeitsministerin Bärbel Bas kündigte an, einen kommunalen "Quadratmeterdeckel" einzuführen, damit Kommunen Bürgergeld-Mieterstattungen begrenzen und angeblichen Sozialbetrug mit überbelegten Wohnungen eindämmen.
President Donald Trump ordered the Defense Department to use all available funds to pay U.S. military personnel on October 15 despite the federal government shutdown.
A federal appeals court left in place a judge’s order barring President Donald Trump from deploying the National Guard in and around Chicago, while permitting the troops to remain federalized.
Gold hit record highs, prompting warnings of an "everything bubble," and an economist urged the Swiss National Bank to buy more bullion as a hedge against rising global financial uncertainty.
Australian carrier Qantas said hackers published personal details of about 5.7 million customers online after a July breach of a third-party system.
Heavy rains and floods in central and eastern Mexico killed at least 41 people, authorities said, with dozens missing and thousands of homes affected.
DANA "Alice" dumped torrential rain across Valencia, Catalonia and the Balearic Islands on Saturday, flooding roads, prompting evacuations, flight cancellations and a UME deployment to Ibiza.
Madrid's Feria de Otoño ran 28 Sept to 12 Oct, capped by the Día de la Hispanidad corrida; El País said an attempt to strip bullfighting of state protection failed.
Hungary beat Armenia and other European sides contested decisive 2026 World Cup qualifiers on Oct. 12, with Greece facing Denmark in Copenhagen and Austria in Bucharest.
Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick as Norway defeated Israel 5-0 in Oslo in World Cup qualifying, amid pro-Palestine protests and minor clashes outside the stadium.
Authorities said 16 people were killed when an explosion destroyed part of Accurate Energetic Systems’ explosives plant in rural Tennessee; investigators said the cause remained unclear.
Three separate shootings during high school homecoming celebrations in Mississippi left six people dead and at least 18 injured, officials said.
Ian Watkins, former Lostprophets singer serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offences, was stabbed to death at HMP Wakefield and two men were arrested on suspicion of murder.
