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

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,
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,

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 VowscJP activists
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,

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,

Netanyahu seeks probe into Israeli whistleblowers featured in Gaza war documentary

Awarded a special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival, the film received a historic 25-minute standing ovation, but it has triggered a political storm in Israel

Benjamin Netanyahuprime Minister
This film tells a false, misleading and biased story that defames the State of Israel and the army around the world,
Benjamin Netanyahuprime Minister
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this evening asked the chief of staff of the Israeli army, the head of the Shin Bet (domestic intelligence), and the state attorney to open a thorough investigation targeting the participants in the film NAZA and to prosecute them,

'Netanyahu's diatribes against antisemitism aim above all to silence his critics'

But the ambitious Netanyahu, then in his thirties, brought an unprecedented virulence to Israeli debate, multiplying lies, false equivalencies, and provocations to discredit the septuagenarians Rabin and Peres

Raphaël Glucksmann wins French center-left's presidential primary

MPs Emmanuel Maurel and Jérôme Guedj completed the table with 5.92% and 5.83% of the vote, respectively

'The Manchester City case shows that football's worst excesses only spark a reaction once they are over'

The wait was extremely long, but eight years after an investigation began in the wake of the "Football Leaks" revelations, the verdict delivered a shockwave that rattled two kingdoms: the Premier League and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

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

French prodigy Paul Seixas wins Giro di Lombardia

French prodigy Paul Seixas ended his breakout season as a history-making Monument winner with a stunning victory at the Giro di Lombardia on Saturday, October 10

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,

French presidential election: Attal proposes 'pact for youth' in response to high school protests

Gabriel Attalprime Minister of France to 2024
If our Republic cannot capture, channel and absorb the ambitions and hopes of its youth, it will wither,
Gabriel Attalprime Minister of France to 2024
I want to be the president who speaks to young people because he understands them,
Our entire program, all our decisions, all our convictions must be focused on youth,... Whoever doesn't jump isn't Attal,

October 2026

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