Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Mariupol defence ‘changed trajectory of war,’ according to Zelensky aide

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The tenacious defence of Mariupol has “completely changed the course” of Russia’s assault on Ukraine, according to an assistant to President Volodymyr Zelensky. Hundreds of Ukrainian militants were believed to have been moved from this last Ukrainian bastion in the ruined city to Russian-held territory nearby after weeks holed up in bunkers beneath the Avozstal … Read more

Reformists gain ground in Lebanon elections

Lebanon

Final election results indicated that the violent Hezbollah organization in Lebanon and its allies lost their parliamentary majority, while independents made unexpected gains. The findings show a fractured and politicized parliament split between pro-and anti-Hezbollah legislators who would likely find it difficult to collaborate. The result marked a turning point in a country plagued by … Read more

Mitch McConnell says Payton Gendron describes racism as “abhorrent” and “deranged.”

Mitch McConnell

Ten people were killed and a suspect was arrested after a gunman wielding a rifle and body armour opened fire at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York on 14 May, in what is believed to be one of the deadliest racist massacres in recent American history and the deadliest mass shooting in the United States … Read more

Apple releases iOS 15.5 update

Apple releases iOS 15.5 update

Hit the headline, came from Apple, the company released the iPhone and iPad 15.5 security updates. According to the details, Apple has released iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5 updates for users using iPhones and iPads. Apple just released the iOS 15.4 updates two months ago, now it has started marketing iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5 … Read more

Jimmy Fallon mocks Will Smith’s Bel-Air without naming him 

Jimmy Fallon

Media star Jimmy Fallon was one of the presenters that made an impression. NBCUniversal Upfront is one of the programmes making a reappearance after a long pandemic absence. For the first time since 2019, the programme was broadcast live, and he might be seen laughing about Will Smith’s show Bel-Air and the controversial slap scandal … Read more

Ukraine doing everything to save remaining fighters

Ukraine

Ukraine is doing “everything possible and impossible” to save the remaining fighters trapped in Mariupol’s Azovstal steelworks, a senior official has said. Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said Kyiv knew how many soldiers were still at the plant, but stressed that it was “sensitive information”. On Monday, 264 fighters – many badly wounded – were … Read more

House committee chairman says Trump unlikely to be called on Jan 6th

House investigators are unlikely to invite former President Donald Trump to testify about his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurgency, instead relying on interviews with advisers, family members, and others close to him at the time. Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, the Democratic head of the nine-member panel examining the attack, said Tuesday that calling … Read more

What has happened in Mariupol?

Mariupol

As we said earlier, a convoy of at least seven buses carrying Ukrainian soldiers evacuated from the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol reportedly arrived today at a former penal colony in the Russian-controlled town of Olenivka, near Donetsk. It comes after around 50 severely injured servicemen were evacuated to a Russian-controlled hospital last night, while more … Read more

The View host Joy Behar makes condescending remarks against Fox news’ Tucker Carlson

Joy Behar

The View host Joy Behar makes condescending remarks against Fox news’ Tucker Carlson  The View’s Joy Behar has been known to bloviate about herself with a remarkably selfish way of talking, however it appears to be that she held her most head-scratching remarks for Tuesday as she asserted that Fox News’ Tucker Carlson ought to … Read more

Day 96, shot 14: Karan Johar shows a scene from the shooting of Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt’s movie Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re aware that Karan Johar’s next film Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani is now in production. Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh star in the film, which is their second collaboration following Gully Boy. Karan Johar occasionally provides behind-the-scenes photos from the sets with his millions of Instagram … Read more

Tom Harrison is stepping down as ECB CEO, with Clare Connor taking over as interim

Tom Harrison is stepping down as ECB CEO, with Clare Connor taking over as interim

Tom Harrison is stepping down as CEO of the European Central Bank, with Clare Connor serving as an interim substitute. Harrison, who played professional cricket for Northamptonshire and Derbyshire, was appointed Ceo of the ECB in January 2015 previously serving as head of marketing from 2003 to 2006. According to reports Claire Connor, the caretaker … Read more

Guatemala president will not attend a summit in United States

Guatemala president

Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei has announced that he will not attend the Summit of the Americas next month in Los Angeles, citing criticism from the Biden administration for reappointing an attorney general whom the US accuses of sheltering corrupt officials. Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei announced Tuesday that he will not attend the Summit of the … Read more

China’s Economy Czar Declares Support for Tech Firms Following Crackdown

China’s top economic official expressed uncommon public support for digital platform businesses on Tuesday, implying that Beijing is willing to let up on a year-long crackdown on technology behemoths as it tackles a weakening economy. Vice Premier Liu He, President Xi Jinping’s most senior economic assistant, said following a symposium with the executives of some … Read more

Seven civilians killed in Donetsk by Russian attacks

Donetsk

Seven civilians killed in Donetsk by Russian attacks – regional governor At least seven civilians were killed and six wounded in Ukraine’s Donetsk region by Russian attacks on Tuesday, regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko has said. In a post on the Telegram social media platform, he said two people had died in Bakhmutske, two in Bakhmut, … Read more

Trump’s fraud electors in Wisconsin face a lawsuit for $2.4M

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Trump’s fraud electors in Wisconsin face a lawsuit for $2.4M A claim by citizens and two Democratic voters is mentioning harms of $2.4 million from Trump’s phony balloters. Their claim recorded in Dane County Circuit Court affirms an intrigue by Trump and his partners to upset his misfortune in the official race, referring to it … Read more

Putin warns that if Europe rejects Russian oil, consequences will be “irreversible.”

attack in eastern Ukraine

As EU member states advocate for an oil embargo, Vladimir Putin has warned that abandoning Russian energy might have “irreversible implications for a large sector of European industry.” While such penalties are being held up due to Hungary’s concerns, Russia’s president used a televised meeting with local oil sector officials to say that if Europe … Read more

Suspect in California church assault charged with first-degree murder

The suspect in a deadly weekend shooting at a California church has been charged with one count of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder in the United States. According to Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer, David Chou, 68, of Las Vegas, faces an additional charge of “lying in wait,” as well as … Read more

More EU support needed for Ukrainian refugees

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Europe is neglecting Poland and Hungary when it comes to support for the number of Ukrainian refugees the countries are taking in, Polish President Andrzej Duda has said. Following a meeting with his Hungarian counterpart earlier today, Duda claimed neither country had received enough backing to implement the programmes needed to sufficiently help the millions … Read more

Child refugees face delays reaching UK as Ukraine crisis bites

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According to The Independent newspaper, lone child refugees are facing triple wait periods to visit family members in Britain as resources have been reallocated to processing visas for Ukrainians. The regular 12-week visa waiting time has increased to 24 weeks, with a 14-year-old Afghan kid advised that he may have to wait up to six … Read more

Report, Justice Department requested witness transcripts on January 6th

Justice Department

According to the New York Times, federal prosecutors have asked the House of Representatives committee investigating the 6 January 2021 attack on the Capitol to give transcripts of witness interviews and depositions taken by committee members and staff. According to a “person with knowledge of the matter,” committee chairman Bennie Thompson has not reached an … Read more

Fed chairman Powell encourages surge in rates to defeat inflation

Central bank Chair

Fed chairman Powell encourages surge in rates to defeat inflation Chair Fed Reserve Powell is determined to bring inflation down even if the interest rates go up. Assuming that includes moving past comprehensively perceived degrees of impartial we will not hold back to do that,” the national bank pioneer told The Wall Street Journal in … Read more