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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanRussia is tracking two satellites used by Germany’s military, defense minister says
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius revealed the active operations as he announced a 35 billion investment in his countryβs space programs over the next five years. Pistorius said Russia and China have the capability to engage in space warfare and already occupy strategic positions in space.
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James Comey indicted on federal obstruction, perjury charges
A federal grand jury indicted former FBI Director James Comey on Thursday, approving charges for a top foe of the White House just days after President Trump called for his prosecution. Comey was indicted on charges of making a false statement as well as another for obstruction of a congressional proceeding in connection with testimony he...
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:White House threatens mass federal firings if Congress fails to avoid a shutdown
The White House is threatening to use a looming government shutdown to permanently hollow out federal agencies. It comes with the funding deadline, which lawmakers appear almost certain to miss, just days away. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins and White House correspondent Liz Landers report on the latest.
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:Lawler says he doesn't support firings if government shuts down
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) on Thursday said he does not support a White House memo from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) outlining possible firings aimed at federal agencies if government spending lapses on Oct. 1. βNo, I don't support permanent layoffs at these agencies,β Lawler said during a Thursday appearance on CNNβs βNews...
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Trump signs order aiming to keep TikTok available in U.S.
In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order aiming to keep TikTok available in the U.S., investigators revealed the identity and possible motive of the gunman who opened fire on an ICE facility in Dallas and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy.
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:Finland’s president says Putin should be worried after Trump’s shift on Ukraine territory
As the leader of a NATO nation that shares an 830-mile border with Russia, Finlandβs President Alexander Stubb has been a key voice in Europeβs response to the war in Ukraine. In a speech to the U.N. Security Council this week, he welcomed what he called an apparent shift in tone on Ukraine and Russia by President Trump. Geoff Bennett sat down with Stubb to discuss more.
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:Families of Americans killed in West Bank demand accountability and justice
Extremist Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank has recently been its highest since the U.N. started recording. Over the last two years, several Americans have allegedly been among those killed there. Amna Nawaz sat down with three American families seeking accountability and justice for the death or detention of their loved ones.
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:AstraZeneca asks Supreme Court to hear lawsuit challenging Medicare drug price negotiation
AstraZeneca has asked the Supreme Court to hear its case challenging the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program created through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). According to the Supreme Court's docket, AstraZeneca's petition was filed on Sept. 19. The company has asked the court to consider "whether the IRA implicates an interest of pharmaceutical manufacturers that...
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:Doctor challenges Trump administration’s claims about acetaminophen and autism
President Trumpβs warning to pregnant women to stop taking Tylenol, based on his unproven claim that it can lead to autism, sparked widespread concern and many questions about what the science actually shows. Amna Nawaz discussed the president's claims about acetaminophen with Dr. Linda Eckert. She is an author and a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Washington.
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:Trump cements TikTok deal
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Trump approves TikTok deal President Trump signed an executive order Thursday that approves a deal to keep TikTok available in the U.S. after months of uncertainty about the future of the popular Chinese-owned social media platform. AP Photo/Alex Brandon TikTok is poised to be spun off into...
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:Autism advocate calls Trump’s statements on the condition ‘stigmatizing’
The FDA said it was approving leucovorin, a drug used to treat the toxic effects of chemotherapy, as a therapy for some people with autism. The active ingredient is a modified version of vitamin B9, also known as folate. Officials claimed it could help stem what they called an βepidemicβ of autism. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Zoe Gross, director of advocacy at Autistic Self Advocacy Network.
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:Citizen historians document Smithsonian exhibits under White House scrutiny
The Smithsonian Institution is the worldβs largest museum, education and research complex. It's a public-private trust that has long operated at arm's length from the White House, but now finds itself under unprecedented scrutiny from the Trump administration. Jeffrey Brown reports for our series, Art in Action, exploring the intersection of art and democracy and our CANVAS coverage.
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:Democrats dismiss Trump budget office threats as shutdown edges closer
Democratic congressional leaders are dismissing a threat from the White House budget office to fire masses of federal workers during a government shutdown, saying they will not be intimidated into caving on their demands for talks on extending health care subsidies. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) brushed...
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:Drug enforcement is rarely a focus of the U.N. General Assembly. This year is different
Barbs between President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro laid bare, on global diplomacy's biggest stage, the world's wide and pointed differences over how to deal with drugs.
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:LA response to deadly wildfires slowed by staffing shortages, delayed alerts: Report
An independent review found that Los Angeles Countyβs response to Januaryβs devastating wildfires was marred by issues with alert and evacuation protocols. The review, conducted by consulting firm McChrystal Group and commissioned by county supervisors, found that βa series of weaknesses, including outdated policies, inconsistent practices, and communications vulnerabilities,β led to an ineffective response to...
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:Former Trump antitrust chief joins Paramount after merger with rival
The head of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Antitrust Division during President Trumpβs first term, Makan Delrahim, joined Paramount Global on Thursday after the company merged with rival Skydance two months ago. Delrahim will serve as the company's chief legal officer beginning Oct. 6 and will oversee all βlegal, regulatory, compliance and public policy matters,β...
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:Newsom tweaks Trump over UN escalator
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) took aim at President Trump on Thursday for airing his frustrations about a broken escalator while addressing the United Nations this week. In a facetious post on social platform X, Newsom posted a seven-second video of a gold-rimmed escalator, which appeared to be stalled. βA REAL DISGRACE,β Newsom wrote on...
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:WATCH LIVE: Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu addresses U.N. General Assembly
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank.
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:Grassley raises alarm about soybean farmers, Argentina 'bailout'
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said Thursday American farmers have been overshadowed and outsold by Argentinian soybean production, and he slammed the Trump administration for agreeing to soften the South American countryβs economic hardship. Argentina recently suspended its 26 percent export tax on soybeans, an opportunity used by China to purchase more than 1 million tons...
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:Trump snubs Biden with autopen photo in new White House portrait collection
PresidentDonald Trumphas added a Presidential Walk of Fame to the exterior of the White House, featuring portraits of each of the previous commanders-in-chief β except for one.
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:Death row inmates commuted by Biden to be moved to supermax prisons
Dozens of prisoners who were on federal death row but had their sentences commuted under former President Biden will be moved to supermax prisons, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday. Biden, just a month before leaving office, commuted the sentences of 37 people on federal death row, moving the classification from execution to life without...
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:Wisconsin Planned Parenthood clinics to pause abortion appointments, citing Trump tax law
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will pause abortion appointments starting Oct. 1 because of President Trumpβs tax and spending megabill, the organization said Thursday. The move is intended to be temporary, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin President and CEO Tanya Atkinson said. "Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin isβand always will beβfocused on putting our patients first. Our commitment...
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:Judge fails to appear for court hearing in Eswatini over 4 men deported from the U.S. by Trump administration
The case was brought by several non-profit organizations that have challenged the legality of holding the men from Cuba, Laos, Vietnam and Yemen in the southern African kingdom without charges.
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:Rep. Adam Smith backs renegotiating global economic rules to reflect China’s rise
The head of a U.S. congressionaldelegation visiting Chinasaid he backed renegotiating the rules governing the global economy to take into account Chinaβs rise and that of others such as India and Brazil.
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:Iran likely carried out undeclared missile test, satellite photos analyzed by AP show
Iran has likely carried out an undeclared missile test at its Imam Khomeini Spaceport, according to satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press.
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:UEFA expected to suspend Israel from European soccer body
European soccer body UEFA is moving toward a vote to suspend its member federation Israel over the war in Gaza, people familiar with the proposal told The Associated Press.
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:Harris interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters on first night of book tour
Former Vice President Kamala Harris was forced to confront Israelβs war in Gaza on the first night of her book tour.
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:Ex-French President Sarkozy sentenced to 5 years in prison for criminal conspiracy
A Paris court has sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy.
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:Trump called climate change a ‘con job’ at the United Nations. Here are the facts and context
In his address at the United Nations General Assembly, U.S. President Donald Trump excoriated renewable energy, international climate diplomacy, the science of global warming and other environmental issues.
Published on: September 25, 2025 | Source:Hegseth seeking death penalty for convicted Fort Hood shooter
Defense Department Secretary Pete Hegseth is seeking the death penalty for former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people and injured dozens of others at Texas's Fort Hood nearly 16 years ago. Hegseth is asking President Trump for final approval for the military execution of Hasan, an ex-Army psychiatrist who gunned down 13 people...
Published on: September 24, 2025 | Source:GOP plots painful shutdown
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story GOP hopes to make potential shutdown painful for Dems President Trump and GOP lawmakers are itching to make a potential government shutdown as painful as possible for Democrats as negotiations show few signs of progress with...
Published on: September 24, 2025 | Source:Al-Sharaa promises a new Syria free of its ‘wretched past’
At the U.N. General Assembly in New York, a man who one year ago had a U.S. bounty on his head strode to the center of the world stage as the President of Syria. Ahmed Al-Sharaa fought the Assad regime for more than a decade and fought Americans in Iraq before that. Ali Rogin discussed Al-Sharaa's with former Ambassador James Jeffrey.
Published on: September 24, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Gunman opens fire on Dallas ICE facility, killing 1 detainee
In our news wrap Wednesday, a gunman opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas, killing one detainee and wounding two others before taking his own life, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy told the United Nations that the world is in "the most destructive arms race in human history," and the family of one of the victims of the mid-air collision in D.C. is suing the government and the airlines involved.
Published on: September 24, 2025 | Source:Schumer says Trump ‘totally derelict’ for scrapping negotiations to avoid shutdown
The federal government is heading towards a shutdown in one week with no potential solution in sight. President Trump canceled a planned meeting with Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries, saying what they are asking for in negotiations is βunserious and ridiculous.β Geoff Bennett spoke with Sen. Schumer to discuss the negotiations.
Published on: September 24, 2025 | Source:Law professor sues West Point over rules he says curb free speech
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point is facing a lawsuit that claims itβs violating the First Amendment. The suit, filed by its own law professor, Tim Bakken, alleges that the academy is banning professors from expressing opinions in the classroom and demanding that they seek approval to speak publicly. Geoff Bennett sat down with Bakken to discuss more.
Published on: September 24, 2025 | Source: