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After the Hostages Came Home, Gunfire Returned: Gaza Ceasefire Frays Within 24 Hours
Six Palestinians reported dead as aid is curtailed and a dispute erupts over the return of hostage bodies, testing a fragile truce Jerusalem/Gaza — One day after the last living Israeli hostages were flown home under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, fighting…
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‘A Trap in the Farmhouse’: Three Carabinieri Killed in Castel d’Azzano Blast
Authorities say the Verona-area cottage was booby‑trapped with gas canisters and incendiaries. Fifteen responders—soldiers, police and a firefighter—were injured. Three siblings are under arrest as prosecutors probe premeditated murder. Castel d’Azzano (Verona) Italy The cottage on Via Forette was already…
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After the Homecomings: Can Netanyahu Turn a Nation’s Relief into Political Redemption?
As Israel celebrates the return of the last living hostages from Gaza, the Prime Minister faces a reckoning over October 7—and a test of whether relief can outweigh responsibility. TEL AVIV — The cheers that rang out across Israel on…
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Inside the Sharm El‑Sheikh Face‑Off: How Witkoff and Kushner Convinced Hamas to Close the Gaza Deal
Exclusive reconstruction of a 45‑minute, high‑risk meeting that unblocked the final hurdles to a ceasefire and hostage‑prisoner exchange Sharm El‑Sheikh/Washington When the elevator doors slid open at the Four Seasons in Sharm El‑Sheikh last Wednesday night, the two most unconventional…
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Mining Crisis: How Russia’s Coal Industry Became a Casualty of War
Sanctions, collapsing margins and clogged railways push a once-profitable sector into its deepest downturn in three decades KEMEROVO, KUZBASS — In the third year of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s coal business — long a workhorse of Siberia’s…
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Shadow Money, Shadow War: Poland Says Russia Paid EU Saboteurs in Crypto
Warsaw’s top security official alleges Moscow used digital tokens to fund hybrid attacks across Europe as investigators race to follow the money Poland’s national security chief has accused Russia of paying proxy operatives in cryptocurrency to carry out a wave…
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Grinding Forward: An October 2025 Update on the War in Ukraine
Front lines shift by meters, air campaigns expand by kilometers, and diplomacy chases the battlefield’s pace LEDE Nearly four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, the war in Ukraine has settled into a brutal rhythm: incremental advances on the ground, long‑range…
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‘At Last, They’re Coming Home’: Gaza Hostage Release Begins Under Fragile Ceasefire
Twenty surviving Israeli captives are freed as Israel starts releasing Palestinian prisoners, testing a U.S.-brokered truce and raising cautious hopes after two years of war. By Staff Reporter | Tel Aviv / Gaza The last 20 living Israeli hostages held…
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Winter’s Edge: Ukraine’s War Enters a New Phase as Energy Strikes Intensify
As of October 13, 2025, Russia targets Ukraine’s power grid while Kyiv leans on air defenses, long‑range drones, and a shifting aid landscape to brace for the cold months ahead. KYIV — In the small hours of Friday into Saturday,…
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Ceasefire at Last: Gaza Pauses—But the Path Ahead Is Precarious
As a U.S.-brokered truce takes hold, Israeli forces pull back from parts of the Strip, limited hostage-and-prisoner exchanges begin, and aid agencies race to scale relief for a shattered enclave. GAZA CITY / JERUSALEM — A tenuous ceasefire between Israel…
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