Fri 17 October 2025: NATO is keeping a large-scale military presence near Russia’s borders, Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov stated, pointing to what he called the bloc’s increased training and reconnaissance activities. Belousov made his remarks at a joint session of the Russian and Belarusian defense ministries on Wednesday, according to Sputnik. Cooperation between Moscow […]
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Thu 16 October 2025: US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Hungary to discuss an end to the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine after high-level delegations meet next week. Trump said that he and Putin agreed to send their respective teams during a “very productive” call. The […]
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Wed 15 October 2025: Local media reported on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, that New South Wales (NSW) has seen an unprecedented number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths in custody this year, igniting widespread outrage across the country. The state has so far recorded 12 deaths in custody this year, ABC News reported, citing […]
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Wed 15 October 2025: Americans’ trust in media organizations has reached the lowest levels ever recorded, according to a new poll from Gallup. The survey, released Thursday, found that only 28 percent of US adults express a “great deal” or “fair amount” of trust in newspapers, television and radio “to report the news fully, accurately […]
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Wed 15 October 2025: Britain’s domestic spy agency MI5 issued a rare public warning to members of parliament on Monday that they are being targeted by spies from China, Russia and Iran in an attempt to undermine the country’s democracy. The warning comes a week after prosecutors said they had to abandon the trial of two […]
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Tue 14 October 2025: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday described Russian President Vladimir Putin as “a predator” who “can only be kept in check by a strong deterrence,” stressing the need for Europe to strengthen its defense posture. In a video message to the 5th European Defense and Security Conference, von […]
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Tue 14 October 2025: The European Parliament voted Wednesday to ban the use of meat-related terms including “burger” and “steak” to market plant-based foods, in a win for disgruntled farmers. EU lawmakers approved the legal proposal with 355 votes in favour and 247 against during a plenary session in Strasbourg. The text still needs to be negotiated […]
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Tue 14 October 2025: Major media outlets, including conservative publications, are criticizing the Pentagon for imposing restrictive new guidelines that they claim unlawfully limit journalists’ ability to cover the U.S. military. According to a September Department of Defense memo, reporters must sign an affidavit agreeing not to publish unauthorized material, including unclassified documents, to maintain […]
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Mon 13 October 2025: Europe begins phasing in a new Entry-Exit System to tighten border security and track movements of non-EU visitors. The system records biometric data such as fingerprints and facial images. European states on Sunday began the gradual introduction of a new border entry system for non-EU nationals designed to capture more traveller data and help combat […]
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Sun 12 October 2025: Half of the population is projected to experience critical food shortages by mid-2026 as armed groups block aid. More than half of Haiti’s population is experiencing critical levels of hunger as armed groups tighten their grip across the Caribbean nation and the ravaged economy continues its downward spiral. A report released […]
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