After festival of lights, New Delhi plunged into toxic darkness and world’s most polluted air
World
October 22, 2025
After festival of lights, New Delhi plunged into toxic darkness and world’s most polluted air
New Delhi — Around 20 million people in India’s capital woke up on Wednesday breathing the most polluted air of…
Deadly Russian air attacks force power cuts across Ukraine, as Trump-Putin summit shelved
World
October 22, 2025
Deadly Russian air attacks force power cuts across Ukraine, as Trump-Putin summit shelved
Kyiv, Ukraine — Russia launched a large-scale air attack on Ukraine early Wednesday, causing power outages across most of the…
Israel identifies body of deceased hostage as Sergeant Major Tal Haimi
Middle East
October 21, 2025
Israel identifies body of deceased hostage as Sergeant Major Tal Haimi
Israeli forensics examiners have identified the remains of a deceased Israeli hostage handed over on Monday as those of Sergeant…
The internet just had another global outage. Why does this keep happening?
Technology
October 21, 2025
The internet just had another global outage. Why does this keep happening?
New York — Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing platform that powers much of the internet, went down for…
What’s happening to end the government shutdown? Nothing
World
October 21, 2025
What’s happening to end the government shutdown? Nothing
Democrats are talking to their voters who are desperate to fight. Republicans rarely reach beyond their base. And President Donald…
Trump seeks to build on momentum from Gaza deal in a busy diplomatic week
Middle East
October 21, 2025
Trump seeks to build on momentum from Gaza deal in a busy diplomatic week
These are busy days for Steve Witkoff. The real estate developer-turned-Swiss Army Knife diplomat (officially the special presidential envoy for…
Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi elected Japan’s first female leader
World
October 21, 2025
Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi elected Japan’s first female leader
Tokyo — Staunch conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan’s first female prime minister by parliament on Tuesday, in a landmark…
There’s a ceasefire — but Hollywood’s fight over Israel and Gaza still rages
Middle East
October 21, 2025
There’s a ceasefire — but Hollywood’s fight over Israel and Gaza still rages
Los Angeles — Over the last two years, many big-name celebrities have made noise on behalf of a permanent ceasefire…
Trump’s hope for quick second summit with Putin may be stalled as pre-meeting tabled for now
World
October 21, 2025
Trump’s hope for quick second summit with Putin may be stalled as pre-meeting tabled for now
President Donald Trump’s hopes for a quick meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin may be stalled after sources familiar with…
Yemen’s Huthi rebels detain 20 UN employees and confiscate equipment
Middle East
October 21, 2025
Yemen’s Huthi rebels detain 20 UN employees and confiscate equipment
CAIRO Associated Press — Iranian-backed Huthi rebels detained two dozen UN employees Sunday, a day after they raided another UN…