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Oct 16, 2025
"Great Progress": After Call, Trump Says He Will Meet Putin In Budapest
President Donald Trump said Thursday he will meet again with Russia's Vladimir Putin in an effort to end the war in Ukraine. A date has not been set, but Trump wrote on social media that the meeting would take place in Budapest, Hungary.
Oct 16, 2025
Russia Still A Top Oil Producer, Despite 'Unfair' Pressure, Says Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that his country was still among the world's top oil producers, despite what he called "unfair" anti-competitive practices used against it.
Oct 16, 2025
Faulty Engineering Caused Titan Submersible Implosion That Killed 5 In 2023, Report Finds
The report noted that OceanGate did not address potential issues before the fatal dive.
Oct 16, 2025
Ukraine Claims Russian Drone And Missile Barrage Targeted Its Gas Facilities
Russia launched a barrage of more than 300 drones and 37 missiles to target infrastructure across Ukraine in overnight attacks on Thursday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.
Oct 16, 2025
Scientists Baffled As 26 Killer Whales Die In Mysterious Mass Stranding In Argentina
The scientists are working on-site to collect biological samples, analyse possible injuries, and measure environmental parameters.
Oct 16, 2025
Microsoft Warns Russia, China And Iran Using AI As Cyber Weapon Against US
Russia, China, Iran and North Korea have sharply increased their use of artificial intelligence to deceive people online and mount cyberattacks against the United States, according to new research from Microsoft.
Oct 16, 2025
US Senate vote to end government shutdown fails for 10th time
Second vote on Pentagon funding also failed meaning process to begin military operations becomes a non-starterUS politics live – latest updatesThe US Senate failed on Thursday to re-open the government and to vote to fund the military during the federal government shutdown, ensuring that the standoff will stretch into next week.The Senate vote on a short-term Republican funding bill failed for the 10th time with just 51 votes . A second vote on Pentagon funding in the afternoon similarly failed in a floor vote, meaning the process to begin fully funding military operations also becomes a non-starter. After the votes, senators are expected to leave Washington for the weekend, almost guaranteeing the shutdown lasts until at least Monday. Continue reading...
Oct 16, 2025
Judge orders federal immigration officers in Chicago area to wear body cameras
Agents also appear to have violated order banning them from using riot-control, such as tear gas, without warningFederal immigration officers in the Chicago area have been ordered by a court to wear body cameras after they repeatedly deployed pepper balls, smoke grenades and tear gas against protesters and local police, seemingly in violation of a federal judge’s ruling from last week.Sara Ellis, a US district judge, who had previously required immigration agents to wear badges and banned them from using riot-control techniques such as tear gas without warning, railed on Thursday against the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) continued aggressive tactics, many of which have been caught on camera, and which appear to violate her order. Continue reading...
Oct 16, 2025
World War II diary Of Chinese Officer Who Dodged Death Found In Hong Kong
The captain of the giant Royal Navy battleship called his officers together to give them a first morsel of one of World War II's most closely guarded secrets: Prepare yourselves, he said, for "an extremely important task."
Oct 16, 2025
Video: JetBlue Passenger Tries To Open Emergency Exit After Panicking Over 'Barking Dog' Noise
The woman, who claimed her boyfriend was a pilot, was alarmed after hearing the "barking dog" noise that is usual in an A320 aircraft.
Oct 16, 2025
Zelenskyy to make missiles case in US as Trump plans to meet Putin in Budapest
US president has repeatedly hinted at supplying Kyiv with Tomahawks, but some in Moscow say Kremlin sees it as negotiating gambitVolodymyr Zelenskyy is to head to the White House for a crucial meeting with Donald Trump, with the possible supply of US Tomahawk cruise missiles expected to top the agenda.The US president has repeatedly hinted in recent weeks that he may deliver Tomahawks, which would give Kyiv its longest-range weapon yet that would be capable of striking Moscow with accurate, destructive munitions. Continue reading...
Oct 16, 2025
Head of CPS faces cross-party pressure to explain China spy trial collapse
Stephen Parkinson called on to give ‘fuller explanation’ as MI5 expresses frustration over charges being droppedThe director of public prosecutions has come under intense cross-party pressure to explain why the China spy trial collapsed as MI5 expressed frustration at the decision and MPs launched a series of inquiries into how it was taken.The chairs of the home affairs, foreign affairs, justice and national security committees wrote together to Stephen Parkinson, the head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), on Thursday calling on him to give “a fuller explanation for the dropping of charges”. Continue reading...
Oct 16, 2025
Rare Earths Tensions Rise As US, China Trade Barbs
