# NuseReal

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Israeli military intercepts Gaza aid flotilla, 65 killed in Gaza (LINK) 1 October 2025

Israel intercepts Gaza flotilla, detains Thunberg and others, says 'she and her friends are safe' (LINK) 1 October 2025

US government shuts down after Democrats refuse to back Republican funding plan: First shutdown in nearly seven years as Republicans accused of 'risking America's healthcare' in spending bill (LINK) 1 October 2025

'Alternative Nobel Prize' (Right Livelihood Award) goes to Pacific climate activists: activists from Myanmar, Sudan and Taiwan were also honored (LINK) 1 October 2025

Romania and Ukraine plan joint drone production for NATO (LINK) 1 October 2025

Drone strikes shut 38% of Russia's oil refineries, gasoline output falls 1 million tons (LINK) 2 October 2025

FBI cuts ties with Anti-Defamation League amid conservative backlash over description of Charlie Kirk. (LINK) 1 October 2025

— In a brief statement, Patel singled out the ADL’s associations with former FBI Director James Comey, a strident critic of President Donald Trump who was indicted last week on charges of obstruction and lying to the US Congress. FBI Director Kash Patel made the announcement on Wednesday after prominent conservative influencers, including Elon Musk, pounced on the ADL's inclusion of the murdered right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in its "Glossary of Extremism and Hate". Patel said Comey had written "love letters" to the ADL and embedded agents within the group, which he accused of running "disgraceful ops spying on Americans". Patel did not elaborate on, or provide evidence for, his claims.

EU to allocate over $2 billion for drones for Ukraine, von der Leyen says (LINK) 30 September 2025

Devex Exclusive: US seeks ouster of Egyptian UN drug and crime agency chief Ghada Waly, several weeks before her planned departure in November, in favour of U.S. national (LINK) 30 September 2025

— It remained unclear why the U.S. decided to press for a change so late in Waly's term. But it signaled a more proactive U.S. role at the U.N. drug agency at a time when the U.S. is militarizing its own policy towards the international drug trade.

US citizen sues after twice being detained by immigration agents (LINK) 30 September 2025

DOJ calls for delays to Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case due to shutdown (LINK) 2 October 2025

Russia does not recognize return of UN sanctions on Iran (LINK) 1 October 2025

European Aquatics joins World Aquatics in uprooting out of Switzerland in favor of a cheaper location closer to the action of the sport: Belgrade, Serbia (LINK) 30 September 2025

How Jane Goodall changed our view of chimps (and humans) forever (LINK) 2 October 2025

— In the space of one woman's lifetime, the study of animal tool use has grown from a single blade of straw to a bouquet of functional objects — used by monkeys, crows, dolphins, orcas, humpback whales, and even bees and other insects. Tool use is no longer considered a defining human trait. Nor is cultural transmission.

Witkoff's son plans to tokenize Trump family real estate, including Trump Tower Dubai (LINK) 2 October 2025

Trump administration cancels nearly $8 billion in climate funding to blue states (LINK) 1 October 2025

Elon Musk becomes first person worth $500 billion, Tesla CEO's wealth is now larger than Palantir, Alibaba (LINK) 1 October 2025

Swiss glaciers shrank 3% this year, the fourth-biggest retreat on record (LINK) 1 October 2025

Hurricanes Imelda and Humberto set a new record after dancing together in the Atlantic (the Fujiwhara effect): closest two Atlantic hurricanes have come in at least the past 60 years: 750km (LINK) 1 October 2025

UK government resumes row with Apple by demanding access to British users' data (LINK) 1 October 2025

AI-generated actor Tilly Norwood sparks outrage in Hollywood as Dutch creator seeks representation (LINK) 1 October 2025

90s slang words that are totally outdated (LINK) 1 October 2025

Roger Federer on Switzerland and his foundation (LINK) 30 September 2025

UNAIDS exhibits posters in Geneva throughout September to dispel myths and misconceptions about HIV (LINK) 2 September 2025

Exposing environmental crimes: online training for journalists and communication professionals: Geneva, 29 September 2025 - 1 October 2025 (half-day sessions: 8:00–11:30 a.m. — (LINK)

— The course will address the growing threat of disinformation in environmental reporting and offer strategies to identify and counter false or misleading narratives.

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.

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