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The US Supreme Court upheld a $1.4 billion judgement against Alex Jones for his Sandy Hook hoax claims, rejecting his appeal. Jones' bankruptcy and asset liquidation continue.

Belgian police used a water cannon to clear thousands of protesters in Brussels on Tuesday as trade unions called a national strike over austerity measures.

The pair were named as Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who were detained in Iran in 2022 on charges France called "unjustified and unfounded".

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With his government hanging by a thread, France's newly reappointed prime minister must make concessions to avoid a no-confidence vote this week.

Fayaz Khan, 26, was sentenced at a court in London for making a threat to kill against Nigel Farage and also for entering the UK illegally on a small boat.

About 200 members of Indigenous communities marched in Brasília on Monday, carrying a giant symbolic decree and a five-meter inflatable pen to urge President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to sign the demarcation of 104 pending Indigenous lands before COP30.

David O'Sullivan, the EU's sanctions envoy, told Euronews he hopes the US will return to a policy of applying new sanctions against Russia.

This latest strike has resulted in severe delays and cancellations of services affecting tens of thousands of travellers across the country.

Zelenskyy again urged foreign countries to help blunt Russia’s long-range attacks by providing more air defence systems for the country, which is vast and complex to defend from Moscow's daily air raids.

Trump's Middle East visit was a victory lap - but peace does not emerge just because a president decides it.

Bipin Joshi tried to save fellow Nepalese students before being taken hostage, his mourning friend tells the BBC.

The military promises elections within two years, but President Rajoelina insists he is still in charge.

D'Angelo, who died after a cancer diagnosis, leaves behind a "legacy of extraordinarily moving music", his family says.

The outspoken critic of the Cuban government was released from jail after a request by the US.

The changes, which raised the retirement age from 62 to 64, were seen as signature reforms in Emmanuel Macron's presidency.

President Trump said the vessel belonged to "narcoterrorists" and that it was "trafficking narcotics." US officials have not provided evidence to this claim.

The defendants are believed to be couple Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who were arrested in 2022.

Cody Balmer pleaded guilty to arson and attempted murder for starting the fire in April while Shapiro and his family were inside. They escaped safely.

The right-wing conspiracy theorist has not yet paid any of the more than $1b in damages he owes Sandy Hook families.

The US President has urged leaders in the Middle East to move past conflict.

The trip will be Ahmed al-Sharaa's first official visit to Russia, a longtime ally of the former Bashar al-Assad regime.

The US president has said a $20bn currency swap with Argentina depended on the success of Javier Milei's coalition.

Israeli forces kill several Palestinians in Gaza as the Israel-Hamas ceasefire comes under growing strain.

Tuesday's strike is the fifth known US attack on a vessel off the Venezuelan coast, bringing the total death toll to 27.

President Donald Trump said that Hamas “is going to disarm” but if they don’t the US would act to disarm them.

Four more bodies of deceased captives from Gaza have been handed over to the International Red Cross.

Qatar appeared at the 2022 World Cup as tournament hosts, but the 2026 edition is their first via qualification route.

Under the new ceasefire, the Turkish ship, the Akdeniz, is sailing to Egypt's El-Arish port with food supplies for Gaza.

Local official says more than 120 people hospitalised in the city amid surge in reported cases of respiratory problems.

Also in today’s newsletter, criminal case opened against prominent Kremlin critics and Jay Powell signals support for rate cut

Bank of England should not lower interest rates before price pressure shows signs of easing, says chief economist

The Dutch seizure of Nexperia shows how ensnared the EU is in the US-China tech war

Federal Reserve chair says inflation expectations are close to central bank’s 2% goal

It is dangerous to have confidence in what lies ahead

US Treasury secretary tells FT that Beijing’s export controls are ‘a sign of how weak their economy is’

Split of unit making knee and hip replacements comes as US healthcare group seeks shift to higher-growth areas

A new IMF report exaggerates the gloomy economic backdrop, but there are valid reasons for policymakers to be glum

Fund upgrades outlook for global growth but warns latest trade tensions between Washington and Beijing are a concern

Take part in a live Ask an Expert Q&A with the FT’s economics commentator on Thursday October 16, at 1pm BST

The central-bank leader also suggested the Fed could be close to ending a three-year campaign to passively reduce its $6.6 trillion asset holdings.

Maros Sefcovic said the measures were causing a lot of problems for European companies, as tensions continue to rise between Brussels and Beijing.

The labor market loosened a little in the three months through August, with unemployment creeping up and wage growth slowing, as firms continued to hold back from hiring.

The lender expects world growth to slow to 2.6% this year from 3.6% last year, while it upgraded its U.S. outlook.

Rate-setter Alan Taylor said there is a small but growing possibility that the U.K. economy is heading for recession, due in part to overly high borrowing costs.

Enduring inflationary pressures and labor shortages add to growing uncertainty about the economy.

The global economy is holding up better than expected in the face of higher tariffs and greater uncertainty about relations between powerful countries and the implications of technological change, the head of the International Monetary Fund said.

European Central Bank rate setters are sanguine about potential pressures on prices and expect last month’s rise in inflation to be short-lived.

The recent pickup in inflation, which is projected to hit 4% this month before declining, is unlikely to have long-lasting consequences, said Sarah Breeden.

Eurozone inflation is unlikely to rise much above, or fall much below, the European Central Bank’s target despite a reshaping of global trade, President Christine Lagarde said.

Men who were held in Nafha prison say they were brutally beaten, bound at the hands and feet, verbally abused, allowed to contract fungal and skin diseases, and assaulted with loud music for up to two days straight

Before releasing him, Israeli prison guards decided to give Naseem al-Radee a farewell gift. They bound his hands, placed him on the ground and beat him without mercy, saying goodbye the same way they had said hello: with their fists.

Radee’s first sight of Gaza in nearly two years was blurry; a boot to the eye left him with blurred vision two days later. Vision problems added to the laundry list of ailments he gained during his 22-month stay in an Israeli prison.

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How do you invent a convincing fictional band for your play, film or novel? And what happens if they actually top the charts? The creators of Scott Pilgrim, the Commitments, Stereophonic and more reveal all

They have sold out venues on both sides of the Atlantic. Their first-ever gig was opening for a former member of Arcade Fire. Their 2024 album has been acclaimed as sounding like a lost classic of 1970s rock. Their two top tracks, Bright and Masquerade, have notched up 700,000 streams on Spotify. In fact, by the numbers, they’re having one of the most buzzy rock debuts of recent years. Yet they don’t really exist. They don’t even have a name.

The band is in fact the unnamed five-piece featured in Stereophonic, a hugely successful, Tony-winning drama, currently playing in London’s West End. Written by David Adjmi, with music by former Arcade Fire member Will Butler, Stereophonic earned five stars from the Guardian, which praised its “moments of creative transcendence, including a late-night epiphany so electrifying that the sound waves will excite your internal organs”.

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PM tells Commons that ceasefire between Israel and Hamas only first tentative step to peace in the Middle East

Keir Starmer has always known that Monday’s visit to Egypt was going to be the Donald Trump Show. After all, almost every day is the Donald Trump Show and there was no way the US president was going to share the limelight on this of all days. The day when the living Israeli hostages were freed, 1,900 Palestinian detainees were freed and the first aid trucks entered Gaza.

This was The Donald’s peace deal. A narcissist is going to narcissise. Everyone else reduced to supporting actors. At best. Keir was relegated to a non-speaking walk on part as an extra. Pushed away after a couple of seconds. Probably preferable to being arm-wrestled like Emmanuel Macron. Though not much.

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The wrong pillow can disrupt sleep, so finding the right one can guard against decline in mental and physical health

I thought I found the perfect pillow. Could these three unseat my favorite?

Life is full of mysteries: What is dark matter? What happened to DB Cooper? And the most perplexing to me personally: how tall should pillows be?

I can never seem to find the right pillow. They always seem too soft and flat, or too tall and stiff, and I end up tossing and turning all night. Currently, there are six pillows on my bed, none of which are quite right.

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Once a stalwart of Hong Kong’s journalism scene, Wang Jian has found a new audience on YouTube, dissecting global politics and US-China relations since the pandemic. To his fans, he’s part newscaster, part professor, part friend

On a Friday night in late May, Wang Jian was getting ready to broadcast. It was pouring outside, and he was sitting in the garage apartment behind his house, just outside Boston, eating dinner. “I am very sensitive to what Trump does,” Wang was telling me, in Mandarin, waving a fork. “When Trump holds a cabinet meeting, he sits there and the people next to him start to flatter him. And I think, isn’t this the same as Mao Zedong? Trump sells the same thing: a little bit of populism, plus a little bit of small-town shrewdness, plus a little bit of ‘I have money.’”

Wang was sitting next to a rack of clothing – the shirts and jackets the 58-year-old newsman wears professionally – and sipping a seemingly bottomless cup of green tea that would eventually give way to coffee. By 11pm, he would walk across the room and snap on a set of ring lights, ready to carry on an unbroken string of chatter for a YouTube news programme that he calls “Wang Jian’s Daily Observations”. It was a slow news night but he would end up talking until nearly 1am. This was his second broadcast of the day. Different time zones, he explained to me, different audiences.

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Speculating on basketball players’ menstrual cycles is creepy and intrusive. In other words, it’s just what you’d expect when women must be punished for standing out

Forget the bald eagle or the Statue of Liberty – the best symbol of modern America may well be a neon green dildo. Women’s basketball fans will know exactly what I’m talking about. On 29 July, a brightly coloured sex toy was thrown on to the court during the final minutes of play in a WNBA game between the Golden State Valkyries and the Atlanta Dream. In the weeks that followed, more neon dildos were flung at female basketball players, with at least six WNBA games disrupted.

The culprits were reportedly members of a cryptocurrency group trying to boost a memecoin called Green Dildo Coin. It was all very 2025: brainrot stunts, get-rich-quick schemes and memeified misogyny. And, of course, the Trump family joined in. Donald Trump Jr, who fancies himself an edgelord, posted a crude meme of his dad throwing a green dildo on to a court of young, female basketball players.

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Hamas accused of breaching agreement by withholding bodies of hostages but Palestinian militants say they face obstacles in retrieving them

The fragile ceasefire in Gaza faced its first test on Tuesday when Israel said the flow of aid into the devastated Palestinian territory would be cut by half and the crucial Rafah border crossing with Egypt would not open as planned, blaming Hamas for delays in the return of bodies of hostages.

The militant group handed over the remains of four hostages to the International Committee of the Red Cross on Tuesday night, bringing to eight the number of bodies transferred since the US-brokered ceasefire took hold, leaving 20 to be accounted for. Hamas said it was facing obstacles as not all the burial sites had been identified.

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Exclusive: Source says senior legal figures appear reluctant to head investigation launched by Keir Starmer in June

Keir Starmer’s national grooming gangs inquiry has stalled amid wrangles over its remit and difficulties in finding a senior legal figure willing to become its chair, the Guardian has been told.

Terms of the statutory investigation are still being discussed by a panel of stakeholders including survivors of abuse rings, four months after the prime minister bowed to pressure and set it up.

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It was the night when England confirmed the inevitable. Thomas Tuchel and his players are going to the World Cup finals tournament next summer as the winners of qualifying Group K, their progress serene, their record – with two ties still to tick off next month – without blemish.

The serious business awaits, the only frisson of jeopardy here provided by the England fans, who sought to make a few points to Tuchel during the first half after his criticism of the Wembley crowd in the 3-0 friendly victory against Wales last Thursday. He had complained about them being too quiet.

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US president says ‘we will not be generous’ if leader fails to win key midterms after promising $20bn to prop up struggling economy

Donald Trump has warned he could cut financial aid to Argentina if his ally Javier Milei loses crucial legislative elections later this month.

“If he loses, we are not going to be generous with Argentina,” the US president said as Milei visited the White House to seek the Republican’s political and economic support. “I’m with this man because his philosophy is correct. And he may win and he may not win – I think he’s going to win. And if he wins we are staying with him, and if he doesn’t win we are gone.”

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While a record 582 gigawatts of renewable energy was added to the grid in 2024, the international renewable energy agency IRENA said this was not enough to meet global climate targets.

The US president met Argentina's leader Javier Milei to discuss aid for the embattled country. Trump also emphasized his endorsemenet for Milei.

The Grammy-winning musician caught the attention of the wider public with the 2000 release of his landmark album and the shirtless music video for a track on the album, "Untitled (How Does It Feel)."

Poland considers the bombing of the Nord Stream Baltic Sea pipeline a heroic act. The alleged and arrested Ukrainian accomplice Volodymyr Z., will likely not be extradited to Germany for geopolitical reasons.

Sidelined by the US, Europeans are determined to play a leading role in shaping the future of Gaza. However, without a place in Trump's Board of Peace, can they do more than offer aid?

The poisoning of children in Madhya Pradesh state has sparked urgent calls to reform India's massive pharmaceutical industry, which produces most of the world's vaccines and a large share of its generic medications.

The Atlantic island nation erupted with joy after its historic 3–0 home win over Eswatini secured a berth in football's 2026 World Cup across North America.

The UK has quietly assembled major global funds and allies for a three-day conference to discuss a way forward for Gaza's reconstruction, but how beneficial could the talks be without the key players in the ceasefire?

Sebastien Lecornu said he will freeze France's retirement age at 62, below most comparable countries, until 2027's election. This would leave President Macron unable to implement what he considers a core economic reform.

Iranian state media reported that they received lengthy first-instance jail sentences, without naming them. The only two French nationals known to be held in Iran, Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, were detained in 2022.

After a viral photo sparked mockery online, the Texas Military Department benched some National Guard troops who had been tapped last week for President Donald Trump’s authoritarian crackdown in Chicago.

Former Special Counsel Jack Smith spoke out for the first time about the investigation into President Trump. MSNBC Justice and Intelligence Correspondent Ken Dilanian joins Katy Tur to share more on Smith's conversation with former FBI General Counsel Andrew Weissman.

Some of MAGA’s loudest voices, like Joe Rogan and Marjorie Taylor Greene, are starting to turn on Donald Trump over his mass deportation efforts.

Amid pressure around the government shutdown and a discharge petition over the Epstein files, House Republican leaders have kept their members out of Washington.

As Trump heaps praise on Egypt's strongman leader, Rachel Maddow breaks down the dangers of the president's authoritarian-like self-enrichment.

It’s early yet in the James Comey case, but the former FBI director got a quick win on a procedural issue that reinforces the presiding judge’s refusal to allow needless delay in the criminal case against the Donald Trump critic brought by a Trump-installed prosecutor.

Remember 11 years ago, when the right was fixated on "Sharia Law" fears? Evidently, among many Republicans, the fear is back — and it's as absurd as ever.

President Donald Trump is "closer than ever" to invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy the military domestically, former advisers say.

The United States has struck another boat off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday, continuing a series of deadly attacks that have drawn questions about their legality.

Michael Steele pleads with former President George W. Bush to join Barack Obama in publicly criticizing the administration over Trump's overreach.

President Herzog said the exclusion of Israel's Supreme Court President Isaac Amit from the speech was 'unbecoming.' Justice Minister Yariv Levin, who has yet to recognize Amit's January appointment, attacked Herzog, writing: 'I expect him to stand with the Knesset and the government'

Although Trump spoke of an 'enduring peace,' the document signed at the summit did not refer to borders, sovereignty, or any mechanism to ensure violence would not recur. And yet, if the cease-fire and Gaza rehabilitation commitments hold, the summit may mark the beginning of a genuine process

Trump was asked whether he had personally spoken with Hamas, which he later denied, following reports that his envoys, Witkoff and Kushner, negotiated directly with the group to reach a cease-fire deal. He said the talks occurred 'through my people, at the highest level, and were meant for me'

The Hostages Directorate in the Prime Minister's Office linked the deaths of Israelis in Gaza captivity to Monday's release of all living hostages in a letter sent to their families. A sister of a hostage killed in captivity said, 'Start by apologizing and acknowledging your responsibility. Only then can you send flowers'

Nimrod Cohen was reunited with his family on Monday after two years in captivity. His father, who was prominent in the protest movement to secure his son's release, says he 'has to make sure that those responsible for the incident, primarily the prime minister, step aside'

'We hope the state, which abandoned my father on October 7, will fulfill its commitment,' Boaz, son of Arye Zalmanovich says

Netanyahu and his ministers still believe Trump will lose interest and allow Israel to resume the war in Gaza. This is wishful thinking, as dozens of world leaders committed to Trump's peace plan on Monday, and all Netanyahu received in return was the U.S. president's support for a criminal trial pardon

Sources affiliated with Hamas claimed that the group seeks to tighten its control and is acting against 'criminals and collaborators.' On Monday, footage emerged showing a public execution in Gaza City, with reports stating that Hamas executed four men accused of spying for Israel

A right-wing politician's speech at an antisemitism rally and Israel's embrace of extremist Tommy Robinson after the Manchester synagogue attack has some British Jewish leaders warning about mistaking far-right elements for allies

Hamas has informed mediators it will begin transferring the bodies of four deceased Israeli hostages to Israel at 10 P.M. local time. Families of the hostages urged Israel and the mediators to suspend the Gaza cease-fire deal following the violation

The Argentinian president's anti-China rhetoric has done little to stem the spread of Chinese economic influence.

Only three members of the Pacific Islands Forum are currently members of APEC. Canberra can – and should – push for the region's full inclusion.

The question threatens to overshadow the run-up to the 47th ASEAN Summit and related meetings at the end of the month.

Under the second Trump administration, China overall is in a better position to spread its influence in competition with the U.S. in the Indo-Pacific.

Washington's statement followed an incident in the vicinity of Thitu Island, the largest Philippine-occupied feature in the Spratly Islands.

New Delhi’s claim is an unprecedented development in South Asia. How will Pakistan respond?

Many Chinese scientists are highly cited, but Nobel laureates remain scarce.

A conversation with veteran rights advocate Phil Robertson.

Why yet another resolution on accountability is being rejected by victims.

New Delhi has announced the reopening of its embassy in Kabul and a slew of new projects in Afghanistan.

About a fifth of the agency’s remaining staff was affected, including employees working on special education, funding for low-income students and civil rights enforcement.

The president said he would release a list of the cuts on Friday. “We are closing up Democrat programs that we disagree with, and they’re never going to open again,” he added.

The cease-fire talks in Egypt showed that with pressure on Hamas and Israel, seemingly huge impediments could be overcome or set aside.

Gianni Infantino, the head of soccer’s global governing body, frequently appears alongside President Trump at events outside the realm of sports.

Tariffs and other restrictions between the United States and China are reverberating in unpredictable ways.

Since Beijing announced a new visa to attract young science and technology graduates, a backlash has erupted online, forcing the government to respond.

In a social media post, the president said the people aboard a boat were suspected of smuggling drugs for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists.

The panel’s Republican chairman, Representative Jim Jordan, accused the former special counsel of “prosecutorial misconduct and constitutional abuses.”

The departures of Todd Gilbert and his deputy in the Western District of Virginia show the pressure being brought on prosecutors to pursue the president’s perceived foes.

After hitting No. 1 with “Voodoo,” the genre-melding 2000 album that he promoted with a risqué music video, he vanished for more than a decade.

During a meeting with the Argentine president at the White House, President Donald Trump said if Hamas does not disarm, then the U.S. “will disarm them.” Trump suggested it could happen quickly and "perhaps violently."

After two years of anguish, Israelis and Palestinians both experienced moments of joy Monday as jubilant crowds welcomed home loved ones, two years on from the Oct. 7 attacks

As the ceasefire in the Middle East begins to take hold, questions loom about how to turn the truce into a lasting peace deal, including who will govern Gaza and who will rebuild it. NBC’s Garrett Haake reports for TODAY.

A triumphant President Donald Trump has declared "peace in the Middle East" between Israel and Hamas, adding this week "the war in Gaza is over."

Grammy-winning R&B and soul star D’Angelo died at the age of 51 after battling pancreatic cancer. The singer came of age in the 1990s with his debut album "Brown Sugar."

A shield statute allows the state to withhold a telling piece of information: where Texas is finding a hard-to-get execution drug.

A small Tennessee county is in mourning after an explosion at an ammunition processing plant last week is believed to have killed everyone who was inside

At the two-week mark, Republicans and Democrats are bracing for a long government shutdown, with both parties seeing more upside in persisting with their conflicting demands.

Stride offered New Mexico students an option for online learning, but now Gallup-McKinley County Schools has accused the company of fraud.

Here’s the Scoop: An NBC News investigation found childhood vaccine rates have dropped significantly. But does this matter if you or your child are vaccinated? NBC News medical contributor Dr. Kavita Patel says that depends on herd immunity. Listen to today’s full episode of “Here’s the Scoop,” guest hosted by Laura Jarrett, wherever you get your podcasts.

The return of Israeli hostages is a cornerstone of the Gaza peace plan, which called for Hamas to hand over all remaining hostages – 20 living and 28 dead – by Monday.

President Trump says the U.S. has struck another small boat he accuses of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela.

Popular hiking trails in British Columbia, Canada are closed after 2 hikers were injured in a grizzly bear attack, one of them critically.

So far the Gaza ceasefire is holding, but calls are getting louder for Hamas to hand over more hostages' remains, and for Israel to allow in more aid.

Hani Almadhoun, co-founder of Gaza Soup Kitchen and senior director of philanthropy at the U.N. Agency for Palestine Refugees, joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about the Gaza peace deal, his family in Gaza and the aid needed in the region.

Starting Tuesday, new tariffs take effect on timber, lumber and certain wood products. U.S. officials say the tariffs aim to strengthen domestic manufacturing, but higher lumber costs could trickle down to new home prices and impact those looking to refurnish their homes. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady explains.

Omri Miran, 48, was one of the 20 Israeli hostages released by Hamas on Monday. Miran's brother-in-law Moshe Lavi spoke about his long-awaited return after he was taken on Oct. 7, 2023.

President Trump hailed the new peace agreement in the Middle East as a "momentous breakthrough" and signed a peace declaration with leaders from the region on Monday. However, some key details remain uncertain, including how Gaza will be governed and rebuilt.

Hamas released all living Israeli hostages and four of those who were killed in captivity in exchange for 250 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences and over 1,700 detainees who were arrested after the war in Gaza began and held without being charged. CBS News' Debora Patta reports on the reunions.

An investigation sparked by Cesium-137-tainted spices and shrimp in the U.S. has detected trace radiation at a clove farm in Indonesia.

Unless rescinded, Donald Trump’s executive order greenlighting deep-sea mining in direct violation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea will almost certainly unleash a lawless gold rush among major powers. Beyond the clear environmental risks, the scope for armed conflict is obvious.

The G20 has long vowed to confront the global hunger crisis, but has struggled to translate its pledges into tangible results. South Africa’s presidency represents an opportunity to rally international support for proven solutions that strengthen local food systems and promote sustainable livelihoods.

From electric vehicles and generative AI to modular construction and obesity drugs, new industries are transforming economies and societies worldwide. To seize these opportunities, developing countries must create welcoming business environments, attract foreign direct investment, and invest in human capital.

Whereas geothermal development is a protracted process and requires significant risk-tolerant finance, dams and solar farms easily attract donor money, offering the kinds of quick victories politicians crave. But for Africa, geothermal energy may well be the key to more secure, sustainable, and affordable supplies.

Given Donald Trump and his advisers' increasingly extreme rhetoric and contempt for the US Constitution, the president’s rising disapproval rating is cold comfort. The fact that he is doubling down on unpopular policies only adds to the evidence that he does not intend to allow a free and fair congressional election in 2026.

The dollar may be the dominant global currency for the moment, but there are real questions about how long this moment will last. The argument that dollar-pegged stablecoins will extend it rests on a slew of shaky assumptions and leaves key questions unanswered.

Even if AI solves the problem of rich countries’ anemic economic growth, it will almost certainly lead to a much higher share of capital in output, and a correspondingly lower share for labor. Therefore, these countries would be reckless to assume that they can rely on the technology to increase tax revenues and wipe out their debts.

Climate finance and green investments will achieve little in debt-strapped economies unless such measures are tied to systemic reform. Latin American and Caribbean countries do not need incremental pledges; they need an overhaul of global financial governance.

According to conventional wisdom, populists are continuing to be elected because democracies have failed to "deliver." Why, then, are populists winning even in countries where economic growth is strong and inequality is stable or declining?

The current global economic outlook is decidedly mixed. Despite continued strength, advanced economies are grappling with rising debt burdens, aging populations, and political gridlock, while emerging-market economies that had been helped somewhat by a weaker dollar are showing signs of strain.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he intends to place the strategic port city of Odesa under military administration.

An Iranian court has sentenced two French citizens to lengthy prison terms for allegedly spying for France and Israel, the judiciary’s official website reported on October 14, just days after Tehran and Paris suggested progress had been made on a prisoner swap.

Exiled Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky and several other prominent Russian opposition figures have been accused by the country's Federal Security Service (FSB) of creating a "terrorist organization" and of plotting to violently seize power.

At least four people have been killed and dozens injured in the latest wave of Russian drone and shelling attacks on Ukraine, including a strike that hit a hospital complex in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, local authorities reported on October 14.

Estonian authorities shut down a stretch of road that passes through Russian territory after an unusually large group of Russian soldiers appeared on the road last week.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans his third White House meeting, after US President Donald Trump suggested he could allow Kyiv to receive long-range Tomahawk missiles if Russia doesn’t end its war against Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy renewed calls on the international community to put more pressure on Moscow, as Russia carried out a new wave of attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, cutting power to hundreds of thousands of households.

Fierce fighting has broken out in at least five locations, with multiple soldiers killed, in a flare-up of violence between Pakistani and Afghan forces near the two countries' tense border.

Ukrainian power workers restored electricity to nearly 1 million people in Kyiv and other areas, as officials braced for further Russian air strikes that have already severely damaged power generation and gas supplies.

Two senior members of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) extremist group have been killed in Pakistani drone strikes in the Afghan capital, sources told RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal.