President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House on Oct. 22, 2025, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration announced Wednesday new “massive sanctions” against Russia’s oil industry that are aimed at moving Russian President Vladimir … Read more
Indonesia says it barred Israeli gymnasts from the global event to maintain ‘public order and security’. Published On 23 Oct 202523 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has urged global sports federations not to host any sporting events in Indonesia after it banned Israeli gymnasts … Read more
A Culiseta annulata mosquito, seen here in the United Kingdom’s Stodmarsh Nature Reserve, as been found for the first time in Iceland. Robert Pickett/Alamy hide caption toggle caption Robert Pickett/Alamy Icelanders may be the last group of people on Earth to experience the pesky bite of a mosquito. This week, Iceland recorded the presence of … Read more
NewsFeed Cars slogged through the flooded streets of Santo Domingo as Tropical Storm Melissa dumped heavy rain and wind gusts up to 80 kilometres per hour. The stom, which also drenched Haiti, is expected to strengthen into a hurricane by Friday. Published On 22 Oct 202522 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media … Read more
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Vice President JD Vance is in Israel, where he is set to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Gaza ceasefire has … Read more
NewsFeed US President Donald Trump has explained a decision to postpone plans for a meeting in Hungary with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to discuss the Ukraine war, telling reporters he doesn’t want a ‘wasted meeting’. Published On 22 Oct 202522 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Source link
The Washington Post reports that Secretary of State Marco Rubio agreed to return MS-13 informants who were in U.S. custody to El Salvador — to secure access to El Salvador’s most notorious prison. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: With the story of an extraordinary offer from the U.S. secretary of state to the president of El … Read more
Relations between the United States and China are tense, once again, with experts saying that the administration of US President Donald Trump “doesn’t quite know how to deal with China”. The latest flare-up took place when Beijing, on October 9, expanded its restrictions on the export of rare-earth metals, increasing the number of elements on … Read more
Analysts say the longer the shutdown drags on, the costlier it could become, tensions between the U.S. and Colombia continue to rise, authorities continue their investigation into the Louvre heist. Source link
Appointment clinched via a last-minute coalition deal, but government remains without a majority, leaving the risk of instability. Published On 21 Oct 202521 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Japan’s parliament has elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the nation’s first female prime minister. A protege of assassinated former Prime Minister … Read more