Sunday, October 12, 2025
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Hamas said it would begin releasing Israeli hostages Monday morning in Gaza, ahead of a Sharm el‑Sheikh peace summit to be co‑chaired by Donald Trump and Abdel Fattah al‑Sisi.
China’s commerce ministry vowed retaliatory measures after President Donald Trump announced plans to impose 100% tariffs on Chinese imports in response to Beijing’s new rare-earth export controls.
Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton died in California on Saturday at 79, her family spokesperson told People, and no cause of death was disclosed.
Hollywood colleagues paid tribute to Diane Keaton amid reports of her death, with Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn praising her talent and influence.
The Trump administration began rescinding layoffs and moved to reinstate scores of CDC scientists dismissed during the government shutdown, officials said, though timing and scope remained unclear.
Former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins, serving a 29-year sentence for multiple child sex offences, was stabbed to death at HMP Wakefield in England.
Analysts said the U.S.-brokered Israel-Arab agreement gave Netanyahu a political victory but risked failing without Palestinian inclusion and faced divergent Arab-Israeli interests.
Sébastien Lecornu said he would present a new government in Paris on Monday or Tuesday to try to secure passage of France's budget before the end of the year.
Germany's LNG terminals handled record volumes this year, exceeding total 2024 imports, and experts attributed the rise partly to Germany's growing role as a transit hub.
Global gold prices surged to record highs, prompting economists to warn of a potential "everything bubble" and a Swiss economist to urge the Swiss National Bank to buy more gold.
Qantas acknowledged that hackers published online personal data for about 5.7 million customers — names, emails, phone numbers, birthdates and frequent‑flyer numbers — after a July breach.
Heavy rains and flooding in central and eastern Mexico killed at least 41 people, left dozens missing and thousands of homes flooded as rescue teams deployed.
Storm 'Alice' dumped torrential rain across Valencia, Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, causing floods, flight cancellations and evacuations and prompting deployment of the UME to Ibiza.
Madrid's Feria de Otoño ended with the Día de la Hispanidad bullfight on Oct. 12, underscoring bullfighting's continuing cultural prominence even as Spain advanced animal-protection measures.
Hungary beat Armenia in a World Cup 2026 qualifier, boosting Portugal’s qualification chances, while Greece traveled to Copenhagen and Austria had a recovered key player available in decisive European qualifiers.
Extreme heat turned the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii into a race marred by collapses as leading contenders withdrew and Norway claimed the women's title, with Laura Philipp winning bronze.
Roei Shalev, a survivor of the Oct. 7 Nova music festival massacre who lost his partner, died by suicide in Israel two years after the attack.
Local officials said 16 people were killed by a Friday explosion that destroyed the Accurate Energetic Systems explosives plant near McEwen, Tennessee; the cause remained unclear.
Diane Keaton and Woody Allen collaborated on seven films that transformed neuroses into sentimental comedy on screen, from Annie Hall to Manhattan, through looks, pauses and sharp dialogue.
Actor Jimmy Shaw, 59, based in Spain and known for La que se avecina and Cuéntame, died of pancreatic cancer after a fundraiser but a Lisbon surgery could not proceed.
