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thebulwark.com | 15 min. ago NEW

Tucker Carlson’s Most Uncomfortable Moment Yet?

The Trio Live | Recorded live in Columbia, South Carolina, on October 16, 2026, Tim Miller, Sam Stein, and Will Sommer take a hilarious tour through the latest MAGA madness: Kimberly Guilfoyle’s increasingly messy scandals, Tucker Carlson’s inexplicable horse commentary, James O’Keefe’s $3,000 journalism awards, the mystery of $60,000 in missing beef, and the growing civil war among young Republicans.

thehindu.com | 1 hrs. ago

Netanyahu’s rival vows to end Hamas rule within 18 months if elected

Gadi Eisenkot accused PM Netanyahu of a "strategic failure" in Gaza, where he said "Hamas is still the sovereign... armed, arming itself, and militarily active" after three years of war

abcnews.com | 1 hrs. 12 min. ago

Rioters loot stores, set fires in central Milan during cost-of-living protest

The march against wars and rising living costs began peacefully.

thehindu.com | 3 hrs. 19 min. ago

Iran reports cargo ship sinks after hitting mine in Strait of Hormuz

It was the first time Iran has reported a ship sinking after hitting a mine during the war

mirror.co.uk | 4 hrs. 12 min. ago

Bedford train crash hero doctor says 'aftermath was like a war zone'

When the train she was on near Bedford crashed, Dr Eli ignored her own injuries to help others around her. She will receive a Special Recognition award at Pride of Britain in honour of her selfless, lifesaving action

dailymail.com | 5 hrs. 27 min. ago

Zelensky closes Putin's skies: Russians face days of delays in airport chaos as Ukraine drone missions disrupt airspace

Fury and frustration are growing as travellers face hours or even days of delays caused by Vladimir Putin refusing to halt his war.

theguardian.com | 7 hrs. 19 min. ago

SNP says campaign for next referendum on independence ‘has already begun’

John Swinney tells party conference SNP will use ‘six-figure war chest’ to renew argument for leaving UKJohn Swinney has said that the second referendum campaign for Scottish independence “has already begun”, revealing a nationwide effort to renew the argument for leaving the UK in his keynote address to the SNP party conference.On Saturday, the Scottish first minister said that the SNP would launch its “most sophisticated campaign in history” to convince Scottish of the benefits of independence, backed by “a six-figure war chest”.

Called Choose Scotland, the campaign aims to build the consensus for leaving the union. Continue reading...

kyivpost.com | 7 hrs. 23 min. ago

Europe Readies Post-Truce Ukraine Deployment Drill

At least 1,500 military personnel from Britain, France, and Germany will deploy to Poland in November to conduct joint maneuvers rehearsing troop deployments and logistics in Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire. Announced by UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting following Pentagon talks, the exercise focuses on military training, logistics sustainment, and post-war deterrence without deploying troops immediately.

abcnews.com | 8 hrs. 46 min. ago

A bitter Michigan Senate race rattles Jewish and Muslim voters already on edge over the war in Gaza

Michigan’s closely contested Senate race has become deeply personal for some voters

kyivpost.com | 9 hrs. 11 min. ago

Olesia Avramenko: ‘Ukrainian Art Preserves What the World Is Gradually Losing’

Olesia Avramenko has spent more than four decades researching Ukrainian art. In an interview with Kyiv Post, the renowned art historian discusses the Shevchenko Prize, the artists behind her acclaimed monographs, her father’s legacy, the war, and art as a source of strength and renewal.

dailymail.com | 9 hrs. 14 min. ago

Trump's war with the EU: How US president's hatred of the European bloc has exploded - fuelled by migrant crisis, rise of radical Islam and NATO 'freeloading'

Trump has not shied away from heated spats with Europe, which his administration accused of being on the brink of 'civilizational erasure' last December.

theintercept.com | 9 hrs. 16 min. ago

Dems Have an Opportunity to Force an End to the Iran War. Will They Take It?

With Democrats campaigning on ending the war, advocates want them to put their money where their mouth is and risk a lame-duck shutdown. The post Dems Have an Opportunity to Force an End to the Iran War. Will They Take It? appeared first on The Intercept.

thehindu.com | 11 hrs. 43 min. ago

Oil tanker on fire after hitting mine in Hormuz: Iran's Guards

Tehran seized control over Hormuz after the start of the war in late February, choking off the strait that normally carries about one-fifth of global oil consumption.

theguardian.com | 12 hrs. 16 min. ago

Plaque telling story of African-Caribbean prisoners in Britain stolen within days

Descendants say theft from Portchester Castle reflects spirit of racism that has haunted ‘generation after generation’The theft of a plaque in Hampshire that told the little-known story of African-Caribbean prisoners in 18th-century Britain reflects the enduring racism that has fuelled centuries of atrocities against Black and Indigenous Caribbean people, their descendants say.Drummer Ronald Raymond McDonald was part of a delegation that travelled from Belize and elsewhere to Portchester Castle last week to honour their ancestors: 2,500 men, women and children transported to Britain as prisoners of war in 1796. Continue reading...

al-monitor.com | 12 hrs. 25 min. ago

IMF members call for more support amid war shocks, 'advanced intelligence' risks

By David LawderBANGKOK, Oct 17 (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund member countries called for increasing support to countries that are facing short-term financing challenges caused by negative spillovers from wars and high energy prices, and said economic risks remain tilted to the downside.And while there has been a boost to investment and trade from "advanced intelligence technologies", they also carried risks, the chair of the International Monetary and Financial Committee said in a statement after a meeting in Bangkok.

rferl.org | 12 hrs. 49 min. ago

Sanctions, War, Isolation: Why Hasn't Iran's Hard-Line Government Collapsed?

Iran’s Islamic republic has survived war, economic crisis, and widespread protests. So why is the system still standing? Vahid Pourostad of RFE/RL's Negah-e-Farda (Iran Tomorrow) program explains that its survival rests on entrenched networks of power and a fractured opposition.

thehindu.com | 13 hrs. 14 min. ago

Trump breaks with the West on Ukraine

The View from India | In this episode, Stanly Johny examines what the Trump-Putin deal means for the Russia-Ukraine war, the prospects for peace, Europe’s response, and India’s position.

nytimes.com | 13 hrs. 26 min. ago

[$] Hegseth Singled Out in Democrats’ Campaign Attacks for War and High Prices

Cabinet members are seldom major figures in campaigns, but the defense secretary’s forays into politics and his bravado in defense of an unpopular war have made him a target.

thehindu.com | 13 hrs. 42 min. ago

Top Pakistan commander criticises Rajnath Singh’s remarks on future terror attacks

To those who harbour hostile designs across our borders, our stance remains resolute and unambiguous. There is no space for conflict or war in a nuclearised environment, says General Aamer Raza

thehindu.com | 13 hrs. 42 min. ago

Taiwan's leader says increasing defence spending to 'deter war'

thehindu.com | 14 hrs. 37 min. ago

Sri Lanka’s Human Rights Commission flags enduring militarisation in Tamil-majority areas

Seventeen years after civil war ended, militarisation remains a persistent feature of governance and land use in the north and east, its latest report notes

dailymail.com | 15 hrs. 51 min. ago

Katy Perry's legal war over $15million Montecito mansion reignites as disabled veteran tries to drag her and ex Orlando Bloom back to court

Both parties were mentioned in a new series of legal filings in ongoing litigation between Carl Westcott, a veteran who founded 1-800-Flowers, and Bernie Gudvi, Perry's business manager.

abc.net.au | 15 hrs. 52 min. ago

Australia's first Vietnamese heritage museum opens in Melbourne

Five decades on from the end of the Vietnam War, generations of Vietnamese-Australians have welcomed a new museum dedicated to the migrant experience.

defence-blog.com | 15 hrs. 57 min. ago

Canada’s Calian wins $33M deal to script NATO war games

Canadian defense contractor Calian Group has won a five-year contract worth about CA$47 million ($33.2 million) to keep writing the scenarios behind NATO’s major command exercises at the alliance’s Joint Warfare Centre in Stavanger, Norway. The Ottawa-based company said it won the contract after a competitive procurement and will continue an existing role as a […]

theguardian.com | 16 hrs. 16 min. ago

‘I cannot carry all of this alone’: the couples kept apart by the war in Gaza

Families have been scattered, fathers separated from their children, and couples unable to reunite and marryWijdan Abu Matar, 43, was forced to leave Gaza in November 2023 with her eight children for medical treatment, while her injured husband, Hatem, remained behind.Wijdan and her family were living in the Nuseirat refugee camp when the Gaza war began with the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.

Ten days later, on 17 October that year, an Israeli strike hit the al-Muhandseen tower, near their home, injuring Wijdan and every member of her family. Continue reading...

defence-blog.com | 16 hrs. 30 min. ago

U.S. Navy gives Boeing up to $80M to improve MQ-25 drone

The U.S. Navy has given Boeing a contract worth up to $80 million to keep developing and improving the MQ-25A Stingray, the uncrewed tanker designed to refuel fighter jets from aircraft carrier decks. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, announced by the U.S. Department of War, covers system improvements, development and integration of new aircraft configurations, production readiness […]

defence-blog.com | 16 hrs. 30 min. ago

Hypersonic-armed stealth destroyer nears sea trials

The U.S. Navy is paying Huntington Ingalls Industries another $99.1 million to take USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002), the last of its three angular Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers, through sea trials as the ship is fitted to carry hypersonic missiles. The contract modification, announced by the U.S.

Department of War, raises the ceiling on an […]

livemint.com | 17 hrs. 19 min. ago

Why Republicans’ $1 billion election war chest is failing to translate into votes in the US midterms

Explained | Republicans have spent heavily on midterm races, backed by a nearly $1 billion war chest and major donations from Elon Musk, but their financial edge has not shifted polling or delivered proportionate advertising exposure. 

thehindu.com | 17 hrs. 42 min. ago

Attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure ‘worrying’ for outlook: Pakistan Finance Minister

Muhammad Aurangzeb told AFP that Pakistan has withstood the initial shock from the Iran war but said continued attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure would delay a return to economic normalcy

livemint.com | 18 hrs. 20 min. ago

US-Iran war: Trump says Washington is weighing striking Pickaxe Mountain in Tehran, rejects use of ground troops

US President Donald Trump suggested the US could strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site and dismissed the need for ground troops. He said the war would end soon, as reports indicated he was weighing the use of the “mother of all bombs” if combat resumes.

scmp.com | 19 hrs. 45 min. ago

‘Thai people already poor’: developing nations protest IMF’s austerity call

Coconut farmer Sombat Chuekrod travelled more than 200km (120 miles) to join hundreds on the streets of Bangkok on Friday demanding that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank change how they deal with the developing world. Finance ministers, central bank governors and other top policymakers gathered this week in the Thai capital for the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings, as decision makers tackle an inflation crisis fuelled by the Iran war and other economic shocks.

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thehindu.com | 20 hrs. 40 min. ago

Japan is facing the most severe and complex security environment after Second World War, says Fumio Kishida

Japan is strengthening its defence capabilities while maintaining the U.S. alliance as its cornerstone and expanding cooperation with like-minded partners in the Indo-Pacific, says Former Japanese Prime Minister

nbcnews.com | 20 hrs. 57 min. ago

Inside Ukraine's 'Kill Zone' where soldiers face swarming drones in new age of war

The 'Kill Zone' runs along the 750-mile front between Ukraine and Russia and is about 20 miles wide. It's likely one of the deadliest places on earth right now, as swarms of new high-tech drones act as killing machines. NBC News' Richard Engel talks to Ukrainian soldiers fighting to survive in this new era of warfare.

bbc.co.uk | 21 hrs. 32 min. ago

The Papers: 'Mystery drones over UK' and 'Troops heading to Poland for war games'

The Daily Telegraph leads with reports that RAF jets had two close encounters with unidentified drones earlier this year.

scmp.com | 22 hrs. 53 min. ago

Japan’s Takaichi sends offering to controversial Yasukuni war shrine

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Saturday sent a ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, regarded by Japan’s neighbours as a symbol of the country’s past militarism, at the start of its three-day autumn festival. Takaichi, known as a conservative who routinely visited the Shinto shrine before becoming prime minister a year ago, was unlikely to visit the shrine during the festival, a source close to her said, amid strained relations with China and relatively stable ties with South Korea.

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thehindu.com | 23 hrs. 17 min. ago

Iran must cut enrichment to end war, U.S. Vice-President Vance says

J.D. Vance, in an interview, said the U.S. was in talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi. But it was unclear ‌how much authority they wield within Iran’s power structure, he said

dailymail.com | 1 days ago

The grief that dare not speak its name: It's only whispered for fear of accusations of racism. But the pain and bewilderment felt by the generation who lived through war at how mass immigration has transformed the Britain they fought for is very real

Britain has been further transformed and at a pace that would have been inconceivable to those who grew up during and immediately after the war.

scmp.com | 1 days ago

China warns EU not to ‘fantasise’ on trade approach as Brussels confirms new ‘kill switch’

Beijing warned Brussels not to “fantasise” that taking a hard line will force it into concessions, as the bloc confirmed plans for a gung-ho new kill switch that will allow Brussels to “immediately” kick China out of the single market. Exactly a week after the two sides struck a surprise deal to restrict the volume of hybrid cars China ships to Europe, the flare-up suggests the threat of a trade war between two of the world’s three biggest economies has far from subsided.

“The EU should not...

kyivpost.com | 1 days ago

Ukraine War News Today - Top Stories and Breaking Updates from Kyiv Post

Stay informed with the most important Ukraine breaking news today. This page compiles the top headlines and critical updates from across Ukraine, offering a real-time snapshot of key developments. Whether it’s military updates, political changes, or international reactions — we bring you the latest Ukraine news as it happens.

All reports are carefully curated from verified sources and KyivPost correspondents on the ground.

kyivindependent.com | 1 days ago

US lawmaker introduces bill blocking Trump's Russian diesel deal

"This deal won't lower costs for the American people, who are already paying forTrump's failed war of choice in Iran. It will hand Putin millions of dollars to continue slaughtering Ukrainian civilians with impunity."