Politics
U.S. President Donald Trump and the leaders of Egypt, Qatar and Turkey signed a Gaza peace declaration in Sharm el‑Sheikh, endorsing the ceasefire and prisoner‑hostage exchanges.
French President Emmanuel Macron warned in Egypt at a Gaza peace summit that Hamas remained a threat despite the ceasefire, saying he feared renewed terror attacks and regional destabilization.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday to seek long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles, a move the Kremlin warned could "end badly."
The United States and China imposed reciprocal fees on cargo ships and port calls, extending their trade war to seaborne shipping and disrupting global maritime trade.
Major U.S. news organizations, including Washington Post, New York Times and Newsmax, refused to sign the Pentagon’s reporting restrictions ahead of a Tuesday deadline, citing First Amendment concerns.
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Former presidents Joe Biden and Bill Clinton praised Donald Trump for securing a Gaza weapons ceasefire at the Gaza summit in Sharm el-Sheikh.
Clashes between Hamas and other armed factions in Gaza killed 27 people, local media reported, highlighting rising intra‑Palestinian violence.
Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina fled to an undisclosed "safe" location after an elite unit joined weeks of deadly, youth-led protests and he was flown out on a French military aircraft.
Venezuela closed its embassy in Oslo after María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize, a move Caracas called a diplomatic restructuring while Norway said no reason was given.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed laws regulating AI chatbots, requiring companies to confirm users’ ages, label bots as machines and implement suicide‑prevention and emergency‑referral protocols.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu unveiled a 2026 budget package of fiscal measures intended to reduce France’s deficit and immediately faced motions of censure.
Cuban authorities expelled leading dissident José Daniel Ferrer to the United States, and he arrived in Miami with his wife and two children after being removed from Mar Verde prison.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte mocked a Russian submarine that Dutch authorities said suffered technical problems and was towed through the English Channel after being sighted near France.
The Dutch government seized control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia in Nijmegen, saying national security concerns and alleged "serious mismanagement" justified the intervention.
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EU countries will return to standard (winter) time on 26 October, setting clocks back one hour, and an EU-wide abolition of the change remains off the table.
The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee approved proposals to weaken the EU corporate due-diligence law by limiting obligations to the largest companies, prompting criticism from human-rights groups.
The Lega recorded its worst showing in Tuscany, was overtaken by Forza Italia, and party critics said candidate Antonio Vannacci’s push caused the defeat.
A Forsa poll showed 54% of Germans favored reinstating compulsory military service, while younger respondents largely opposed the proposal, according to the survey.
Armed Russian men appeared on a road along the Estonia–Russia border over the weekend, and Estonian authorities closed the section for about ten minutes, disrupting teacher Elle Tikkop's commute.
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At the Gaza summit in Sharm el‑Sheikh, Indonesia's President Prabowo asked U.S. President Donald Trump to meet his son Eric, an exchange caught on an open microphone.
The ICRC handed four coffins to Israeli forces, who transferred the bodies to the forensic service, while released captives reported torture and debate persisted over differential treatment.
The final Israeli hostages were returned to Israel after nearly two years, and Hamas said it would hand over the bodies of four captives it said had died.
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was ordered to begin a five-year prison term at La Santé in Paris on 21 October after conviction for criminal conspiracy related to Libyan funding.
Pakistani and Afghan forces exchanged heavy fire along their shared border, provoking cross‑accusations and fears of a wider regional war, while Russia said the situation was stabilizing.
