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Israel told US it will not allow UNRWA to operate in Gaza despite ICJ ruling — report (LINK) 23 October 2025
International Court of Justice says Israel must allow UN relief agency to supply aid to Gaza (LINK) — ground.news: 7 media reports (LINK) 22 October 2025
— It issued an advisory opinion saying that Israel is under the obligation to ensure the basic needs of the civilian population in Gaza are met. The panel of 11 judges added Israel is forced to support relief efforts provided by the United Nations in the Gaza Strip and its entities, including UNRWA, the United NationsRelief and WorksAgency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Advisory opinions of the ICJ carry legal and political weight, but they are not binding and the court has no enforcement power.
The International Court of Justice just rejected EVERY SINGLE LIE Israel told them (LINK) 22 October 2025
US President Donald Trump announced "tremendous" new sanctions against two of Russia's largest oil companies, in a bid to pressure Moscow into ending the war on Ukraine (LINK) 22 October 2025
Tropical Storm Melissa on track to become a hurricane by Friday. See the projected path and latest forecast (LINK) 22 October 2025
U.S. strikes 2 more alleged drug vessels, this time on the Pacific side, killing 5 people (LINK) 22 October 2025
Russia and China accused of damaging UN human rights funding: actively trying to block United Nations scrutiny into violations through obscure budget talks (LINK) 22 October 2025
Lebanon has the fastest rising rate of cancer cases — and deaths – in the world: Beirut has terrible air quality and is often submerged under a blanket of exhaust. And it's not just in the big cities (LINK) 22 October 2025
— According to the study, published in The Lancet, the frequency of new cancer cases in Lebanon has increased by an astounding 162% from 1990 to 2023, with cancer-related deaths increasing by 80% over that same period. In 2023, for every 100,000 people in the country, there were 233.5 new cancer cases.
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time after record heat (LINK) 22 October 2025
Appeals court overturns conviction of Colombian ex-President Uribe for bribery and witness tampering (LINK) 21 October 2025
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US axes website for reporting human rights abuses by US-armed foreign forces: the Human Rights Reporting Gateway (HRG) acted as a formal "tip line" to the US government (LINK) 23 October 2025
Pete Hegseth imposes new restrictions on Pentagon communications with Congress: first coordinate with a centralized office that reports to him (LINK) 22 October 2025
Argentina's Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein resigns, Presidential Office confirms (LINK) — ground.news: 11 media reports (LINK) 22 October 2025
Swiss government rejects ban on children’s headscarves in schools (LINK) 22 October 2025
— The government believes that the state, and therefore also public schools, should remain neutral with regard to religious symbols. It argues that the current law sufficiently ensures that all girls can take part in school, sports and swimming lessons. In individual cases, cantonal authorities had issued headscarf bans for schoolgirls. In a landmark ruling in 2015, the Federal Supreme Court ruled that a general ban on children wearing headscarves in public schools would not be in line with the constitution.
U.S. First Ladies made history in the East Wing razed for Trump's ballroom (LINK) 22 October 2025
— The Office of the First Lady was first professionalized by Eleanor Roosevelt during her husband's administration. Roosevelt used the East Wing for official functions, as a base of operations for her activism and as a space for interacting with groups representing the American people, from the Girl Scouts to the Women's Trade Union League. Betty Ford argued to increase pay for her staff in the East Wing. Rosalynn Carter became the first first lady to keep her own office there, in 1977. It was also in the East Wing that Laura Bush launched her literacy efforts, and where Michelle Obama oversaw her "Let's Move" campaign.
AI assistants make widespread errors about the news, 45% of the time, regardless of language or territory, new research shows (LINK) — ground.news: 42 media reports (LINK) 22 October 2025
— One out of every five answers contained major accuracy issues, such as hallucinated details and outdated information. The report highlighted that Gemini had significant issues in 76% of its responses, largely due to poor sourcing.
Author Michael Wolff sues Melania Trump over Jeffrey Epstein threat: accuses the first lady of trying to muzzle him by threatening a $1 billion lawsuit (LINK) 21 October 2025
Sea levels rising faster than they have in 4,000 years, Rutgers University study warns (LINK) 20 October 2025
Swiss government to restrict international travel for asylum seekers except Ukrainians (LINK) 22 October 2025
White House releases list of donors for Trump’s multi-million-dollar ballroom: includes Apple, Amazon, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Google, Coinbase, Comcast and Meta (LINK) 22 October 2025
— Additional donors include co-founders of cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss; Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and his family; and the Adelson family. Trump awarded Miriam Adelson, a Republican megadonor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2018.
Pakistan navy seizes drugs worth nearly $1bn in the Arabian Sea near Karachi (LINK) 22 October 2025
U.K.: Richmond Council U-turn on £150 fine for coffee poured in drain (LINK) 22 October 2025
Tesla profits slide despite record revenue: US buyers rushed to secure a key tax credit on electric car purchases before it ended last month. Profits dropped by 37% (LINK) 22 October 2025
Eight Americans arrested in the Bahamas after 'high-powered weapons' and cash allegedly found on their boat (LINK) 21 October 2025
Louvre reopens after €88 million jewel heist as manhunt expands (LINK) — ground.news: 214 media reports (LINK) 22 October 2025
— Sunday heist stole eight crown jewels worth about 88 million euros, including pieces tied to Napoleon Bonaparte and Empress Eugénie.Security reviews found gaps after investigators detailed how the four masked thieves used a freight lift, mechanical ladders, and a battery-powered disc cutter, then fled on motorbikes while one in three rooms lacked CCTV. Investigators say they have identified four people at the scene.
SpaceX says it has cut Starlink services to Myanmar scam camps (LINK) 22 October 2025
— More than 30 compounds are believed to be operating along the Thai-Myanmar border, where people from around the world are trafficked and forced to work on scams generating tens of billions of dollars annually.
New recycling method turns Teflon into toothpaste fluoride (LINK) 22 October 2025
The unexpected winner from Trump's Swiss watch tariffs: London overtakes America as the world's largest luxury watch market (LINK) 22 October 2025
Study reveals the place where time moves 9% slower for humans: stationary bikes (LINK) 22 October 2025
PostBus to test autonomous car service in four Swiss cantons: St Gallen, Thurgau, Appenzell Innerrhoden and Appenzell Ausserrhoden (LINK) 22 October 2025
Switzerland's massive hiring spree: 85,000 high-paying jobs up to €6,500 (LINK) 22 October 2025
Golf legend Jack Nicklaus wins $50 million verdict in defamation suit vs. ex-business partners (LINK) 20 October 2025
— According to the lawsuit, Nicklaus, 85, claimed executives at the company spread false stories that Nicklaus considered a $750 million deal to join the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf League and that he was suffering from dementia and no longer mentally fit to manage his affairs.
More than 150 cheeses enter second Morgins Raclette World Championships on October 24-26 (LINK) 17 October 2025
The Geneva International Film Festival returns for its 31st edition from October 31 to November 9. This year's guests of honor are British director Stephen Frears and American screenwriter Alan Ball (LINK) 13 October 2025
Towards the Sixth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-6), Geneva, 3-7 November 2025 (LINK) 25 August 2025
— As part of the preparation for the meeting, online events will take place from 13 to 17 October 2025.