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Trump says Russia and Ukraine agree to 'energy ceasefire,' Zelensky says 'news for me'

Russia has launched waves of attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure since invading in February 2022, knocking out power and heating to millions during freezing temperatures, while Ukraine has systematically struck Russian oil refineries that it says fund the war

Donald Trumppresident
Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine,
Johann Wadephulgerman Foreign Minister
Europe needs stability and that means that we are very clearly continuing to stay by the side of Ukraine and its government,
Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident
First of all, with all respect to President Trump, it's up to our society, up to our people to choose one or another leader,

Saudi Arabia weighs response after Houthi attack on Riyadh, deadliest in a decade

The Houthi movement has a clear strategy: If no aircraft can land at the airport in Yemen's capital Sanaa, the same should apply in Saudi Arabia

109 migrants dead, 116 missing after boat capsizes off Djibouti, UN says

Alexandre CoissaciOM Chief of Mission in Djibouti
This is a devastating loss of life. Our thoughts are with the survivors and the families who have lost loved ones or remain without news of their relatives,... Our teams are on the ground alongside local authorities to provide emergency assistance. This tragedy is a stark reminder of the dangers faced by migrants along this migration corridor as they seek economic opportunities
Poverty, insecurity and the growing impacts of climate change drive many to undertake this journey, despite mounting instability across the Middle East,

Poland detains suspect in alleged assassination attempt on prime minister

A "report about a potential assassination attempt on Prime Minister Donald Tusk, as well as on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, was transmitted to the police via the State Protection Service (SOP)," interior ministry spokeswoman Karolina Galecka said at a press briefing

Jacek Dobrzynskithe meeting, special services spokesperson
We are treating this matter as deadly serious,
Donald Tuskprime Minister
The man threatening an attack has been detained,
Month after month, year after year, more and more threats and worrying messages are reaching the police,

Indian 'cockroach' leaders released, movement calls for more protests

Saturday's rally was meant to be the culmination of weeks of opposition mobilization following allegations of misconduct during a nationwide voter roll revision, demanding the resignation of the head of the Election Commission of India

Abhijeet Dipke Vowsfounder
Modi, as PM, is an embarrassment to India,
The more Modi and his government crack down, the more the anger of Gen Z and students will grow,

Isaias downgraded to post-tropical cyclone after landfall in Florida

In Pensacola, about 80 kilometers west of Destin in Florida, an Agence France-Presse reporter witnessed howling winds rip the roofs from some homes and businesses, snapping tree branches as the power went out

Isaias has very rapidly weakened over Alabama and has transitioned into a post-tropical cyclone,
Jonathan Ramosmexican weightlifter
Things are flying really fast, and I've never seen wind this fast before, so it's intense, it's scary,

Hurricane Isaias bears down on US Gulf Coast

It is important to have our wonderful First Responders, Law Enforcement, and others, focused on that Storm, and in no way be thinking about the safety, or presence, of the President of the United States, ME
We have been seeing basically nearly record strong shear throughout the Atlantic Basin this year, and that is consistent with what we'd expect to see with a strong El Niño event,
Marc Alessiamerican lawyer and politician
Sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico are in record territory because of fossil fuel-driven climate change,
Isaias is coming in right over us,

Christa Pike discharged from hospital after surviving execution attempt

Pike had been in a hospital since the failed execution

She is grateful to the first responders and her medical team for their care in these extraordinary circumstances,

Zelensky blasts Trump-Putin diesel deal as Russian strikes kill 16

This is not the time to ease pressure on Russia, and Europe won’t,
Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident
Russia's choice is war. And they will be ready to end it only when they feel that their ability to drag the war out is diminishing,
I want to thank President Putin, to be honest with you,

Magnitude 7.7 earthquake rocks Panama, damaging buildings

In Panama City, about 200 kilometers from the epicenter, there were scenes of panic as people rushed to evacuate from skyscrapers

José Raúl Mulinopresident
What happened should not be used to cause alarm or disorder.”
José Raúl Mulinopresident
We are facing a major disaster,
We are trying to figure out how to get there by air, because it's impossible by land,

Nobel peace laureate Pillay condemns US sanctions on ICC

There is so much tension and anxiety over the continued existence of international courts, mainly the International Criminal Court in The Hague,
Most importantly, sanctions have been announced by one country against the judges, just for the judicial orders they issue. This is unheard of, unacceptable,

US imposes sanctions on ICC, hours after Nobel award to former judge

Marco Rubiosecretary
President Trump will never allow the International Criminal Court to prosecute Americans,
Marco Rubiosecretary
Either the ICC will end its threats, or we will end the ICC.”

Indian police detain 'cockroach' leaders ahead of protest against election commission

Arvind Kejriwalformer Delhi chief minister
It's official (...) we are living under an absolute dictatorship,
Peaceful protesters must be able to demand accountability from those in power without facing intimidation, arbitrary detention, or sweeping restrictions on their freedoms,
People should be able to raise their concerns peacefully,

In Kyiv, survivors of Chernobyl face Russian bombs: 'Chernobyl was an invisible enemy. War strikes in the open'

A drone strike there killed Natalia Khodemchuk, widow of the first victim of Chernobyl

'Nothing about the far right is patriotic. Its victory would bury traditions that make France what it is.'

Vincent Duclert is a historian and researcher at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, specializing in the history of democratic societies and genocides

Bayeux war correspondent awards: Palestinian Mahmoud Abu Hamda photography prize

Palestinian freelancer Mahmoud Abu Hamda on Saturday, October 10, won the photography category in the prestigious Bayeux award for war correspondents for his work from Gaza