‘It’s not over,’ says son of hostage whose body remains in Gaza
Rotem Cooper, whose father Amiram's body has not been returned, calls on mediators to put pressure on Hamas to release the remaining bodies.
Trump administration looks for ways to pay federal officers during shutdown
They include officers from the FBI, US Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Socialists throw French prime minister a temporary lifeline – CNN
- Socialists throw French prime minister a temporary lifeline CNN
- French Premier Offers to Delay Pension Overhaul, in a Bid to Calm Turmoil The New York Times
- French PM backs freezing Macron's pension reform to save government BBC
- French Socialist Party Says It Won’t Vote to Oust Lecornu Bloomberg.com
- French Government Moves to Suspend Macron’s Signature Pension Overhaul The Wall Street Journal
My friend Bipin threw back Hamas grenade – and saved my life
Bipin Joshi tried to save fellow Nepalese students before being taken hostage, his mourning friend tells the BBC.
French PM backs freezing Macron’s pension reform to save government
The changes, which raised the retirement age from 62 to 64, were seen as signature reforms in Emmanuel Macron's presidency.
French PM backs freezing Macron’s pension reform to save government
The changes, which raised the retirement age from 62 to 64, were seen as signature reforms in Emmanuel Macron's presidency.
Trump Basks in Mideast Spotlight With Harder Part to Come – Yahoo Finance
- Trump Basks in Mideast Spotlight With Harder Part to Come Yahoo Finance
- As Trump celebrates 'peace' in the Middle East, experts focus on next steps NBC News
- Trump’s Big Gamble on Tackling the Middle East’s Intractable Problems The Wall Street Journal
- When Biden visited Israel, wounds were fresh and tension was mounting. Two years later, Trump arrives with prospect of peace CNN
- KT McFARLAND: How Trump's relentless Middle East gamble finally flipped the script Fox News
24 hours with Trump on diplomatic tornado through Middle East
The US president's single-day tour was a victory lap rather than an exercise in setting out detail, writes the BBC's Tom Bateman.
Recognising Palestinian state helped get ceasefire, says Starmer – BBC
US Envoy Expects ‘Big’ Pledges for Ukraine Weapon Purchases – Bloomberg.com
- US Envoy Expects ‘Big’ Pledges for Ukraine Weapon Purchases Bloomberg.com
- ‘Firepower’ coming for Ukraine, Hegseth says, but Tomahawks not on agenda at NATO meeting CNN
- Sweden, Estonia, and Finland pledge to increase spending on weapons purchases from US – Europe live The Guardian
- Hegseth tells NATO Ukraine 'firepower' is coming amid Tomahawk missiles speculation NBC News
- NATO's newest members offer to buy more US arms for Ukraine as Western backing declines ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Gaza ceasefire tested as Israeli forces kill five Palestinians – Al Jazeera
- Gaza ceasefire tested as Israeli forces kill five Palestinians Al Jazeera
- Updates: Israel kills at least 9 Palestinians in Gaza despite ceasefire Al Jazeera
- Israeli troops 'open fire' on suspects who approached soldiers in northern Gaza Fox News
- Headlines for October 14, 2025 Democracy Now!
- IDF: 5 Palestinians killed in Gaza City had crossed ceasefire line and neared troops The Times of Israel
Cameroon opposition leader declares victory in presidential election
Issa Tchiroma Bakary calls on 92-year-old president to accept end of reign, although results have yet to be released
The Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary has declared himself the winner of the 12 October presidential election and called on the incumbent, Paul Biya, to accept the end of his 43-year rule.
“Our victory is clear, it must be respected,” Tchiroma said in a video statement on Facebook with the national flag in the background, before directly addressing 92-year-old Biya: “We call on the regime in power to show greatness and to honour the truth of the ballot box with a long-awaited gesture: that phone call of congratulations, which will demonstrate the political maturity of our nation and the future strength of our democracy.”
Continue reading...Israeli Military Forces Kill at Least 5 Palestinians Despite Ceasefire Agreement – Democracy Now!
- Israeli Military Forces Kill at Least 5 Palestinians Despite Ceasefire Agreement Democracy Now!
- Updates: Israel kills at least 9 Palestinians in Gaza despite ceasefire Al Jazeera
- Israeli troops 'open fire' on suspects who approached soldiers in northern Gaza Fox News
- IDF Fires at Gazans ‘Who Crossed the Yellow Line’ During Ceasefire Newsweek
- Israel says it opens fire on suspects in Gaza, local authorities report six killed Reuters
US revokes visas of at least 50 Mexican officials in Trump’s drug cartel crackdown
The administration’s sweeping visa cancellations extend to Mexico’s political elite, alarming allies and rivals alike
The US government has revoked the visas of at least 50 politicians and government officials in Mexico amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on drug cartels and their suspected political allies, according to two Mexican officials.
The move has sent quiet shock waves through Mexico’s political elite, who regularly travel to the US. It also marks a significant broadening of US anti-narcotics action, with the Trump administration targeting active politicians usually seen as too diplomatically sensitive.
Continue reading...Starmer says he expects debate about ‘full horror’ of what happened in Gaza when media allowed in – UK politics live
PM hails Trump’s part in Middle East peace deal but says what matters now is implementation
Europe’s most senior human rights official has called on Shabana Mahmood to review UK protest laws after mass arrests over the ban on Palestine Action, Rajeev Syal reports.
The Commons authorities have confirmed that there will be two statements in the chamber after 12.30pm: first, Keir Starmer on the Middle East peace summit, and then Hilary Benn, the Northern Ireland secretary, on the Northern Ireland Troubles bill being published today.
Continue reading...Switching 50km/h speed limits to 30km/h would protect cyclists while barely affecting commutes, research finds
One expert says a cyclist hit by a car travelling 50km/h has about a one-in-ten chance of surviving, while at 30km/h it was a nine-in-ten chance
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Reducing residential speed limits from 50km/h to 30 km/h would protect cyclists from danger and make riding less stressful while not causing traffic delays for cars, according to new research.
Researchers from RMIT University rated traffic stress levels for every road in greater Melbourne and modelled the effect of lower speed limits on bicycle and car travel.
Continue reading...Sustainability professor’s talk at UK party conferences cancelled
Academic told panel did not want dissenting view about value of North Sea oil and gas to UK economy
A prominent sustainability professor had events cancelled at Labour and Conservative conferences after hosts of a panel he was on said they did not want his views on oil and gas aired in front of MPs.
Prof Matthew Agarwala spoke on the fringe at Lib Dem conference for the panel organised by Total Politics but was then pulled from similar panels at subsequent Labour and Conservative conferences.
Continue reading...Afghan man jailed for five years for TikTok threat to kill Nigel Farage
Fayaz Khan, 26, was also sentenced at Southwark crown court for entering the UK illegally on a small boat
A man who threatened on TikTok to kill the Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, has been jailed for five years.
Fayaz Khan, an Afghan national whose real name is believed to be Fayaz Husseini, made the threat last October in a video that Farage and a high court judge described as “pretty chilling”.
Continue reading...‘Instability and confusion’ as CDC slashes 1,300 jobs before reinstating half
Entire offices erased at health agency in Friday move before Trump administration says 700 notices were sent in error
More than a thousand employees at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) received notice that they were losing their jobs on Friday in a move that erased entire offices and was partially reversed over the weekend.
It caused “instability and whiplash”, said Debra Houry, former chief medical officer at the CDC.
Continue reading...National strike hits Belgian public transport, airports and ships
Tens of thousands of people take to the streets in Brussels over government reforms and spending cuts.