# NuseReal
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Trump denies Ukraine Tomahawk missiles, urges both sides to 'stop the war immediately' (LINK) 18 October 2025
US and Saudi Arabia block a global fee on shipping emissions as IMO meeting ends without new regulations (LINK) — ground.news: 131 media reports (LINK) 17 October 2025
Scandal-plagued Prince Andrew gives up British royal titles including Duke of York after 'discussion with king' (LINK) 17 October 2025
— Andrew will also give up use of his honours as a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) and Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, meaning his only remaining title will be that of prince, which cannot be removed as he was born the son of a queen. Technically, Andrew will retain the dukedom, which can only be removed by an act of parliament, but he will not use it. The title, in effect, remains extant but inactive, like the HRH (His Royal Highness) honorific. Allegations about Andrew concern his relationship with the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and recent details of his relationship with a prominent figure involved in a China spying case. It has also been reported that Andrew held meetings in 2018 and 2019 with Cai Qi, a member of China’s ruling politburo. Cai was suspected of being the recipient of sensitive information allegedly passed to China by two British nationals accused of spying for Beijing. The case against Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash was recently dropped by the CPS and both have denied wrongdoing. Andrew has already been stripped of his military titles and charity affiliations and banned from using his HRH honorific. His statement noted: "As I have said previously, I vigorously deny the accusations against me."
Chinese Communist Party expels nine top generals in anti-corruption crackdown: biggest purge since Mao era (LINK) — ground.news: 104 media reports (LINK) 17 October 2025
Protesters clash with police as Bangladesh's political parties agree to pathway for reform (LINK) — ground.news: 27 media reports (LINK) 17 October 2025
Zelenskyy holds out hope Trump will still provide Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles (LINK) — ground.news: 14 media reports (LINK) 17 October 2025
Al Jazeera: Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,331 (LINK) 17 October 2025
— Russian war correspondent Ivan Zuyev has been killed by a Ukrainian drone strike while on assignment on the front line of the war in southern Ukraine's Zaporizhia region, his publication, state news agency RIA said. Zuyev's colleague, Yuri Voitkevich, was seriously wounded in the attack.
— Russia’s Defence Ministry said its forces carried out a massive overnight strike on Ukrainian gas infrastructure, which supports Kyiv’s military, in retaliation for what it said were Ukrainian attacks on civilian infrastructure.
Pakistan, Afghanistan extend ceasefire as Doha talks set to begin, sources say (LINK) — ground.news: 25 media reports (LINK) 17 October 2025
Ivory Coast: 50 protesters sentenced to three years in prison (LINK) — ground.news: 12 media reports (LINK) 17 October 2025
As Israeli forces withdraw after ceasefire, Hamas tightens its grip on the streets of Gaza: clashes with armed gangs (LINK) 16 October 2025
US Treasury Secretary Bessent says US bought pesos again: currency tumbled 5.2 percent> (LINK) — ground.news: 10 media reports (LINK) 16 October 2025
The 10 worst cities to live in, ranked according to expats: Budapest, New York, Toronto, Rome, Kuala Lumpur, Vancouver, Milan, Nairobi, Dublin, Istanbul (LINK) 16 October 2025
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Trump signs order hitting medium and heavy trucks with 25 per cent tariff on Nov. 1 (LINK) — ground.news: 112 media reports (LINK) 17 October 2025
— The Trump administration will provide a credit for vehicle manufacturers who import some parts into the U.S. so they can make the vehicle in the U.S., in order to offset the tariffs, one of the senior administration officials said.
US sanctions former Haitian security head, gang leader for aiding gang coalition (LINK) — ground.news: 23 media reports (LINK) 17 October 2025
US military seized survivors after Caribbean drone strike on suspected drug smuggling boat (LINK) — ground.news: 150 media reports (LINK) 16 October 2025
— Trump says military struck a 'drug-carrying submarine'.
"Alpes" outlet shopping centre in Bellegarde to go ahead after 2.5 year halt (LINK) 17 October 2025
Two Swiss installations win European solar awards: climate-friendly positive-energy "Alte Schmitte" building complex in Güttingen, canton Thurgau, and the Stanserhorn funicular railway in Nidwalden (LINK) 17 October 2025
— The two projects had set new standards in sustainable construction and climate-friendly mobility, said the Swiss Solar Agency in a press release. Alte Schmitte produces around 400% of its own energy needs,the first positive-energy site in Switzerland to successfully integrate heritage-friendly solar architecture. The Stanserhorn funicular was singled out for its innovative energy concept and its systematic use of solar energy in public transport. The Stanserhorn funicular has an energy surplus of 131%.
More than 150 cheeses enter second Morgins Raclette World Championships on October 24-26 (LINK) 17 October 2025
5th Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipation Summit (LINK) 17 October 2025
— One of the highlights of the summit was a discussion on the rapid development of neurotechnologies generally, and the brain computer interface (BCI) technologies in particular. GESDA decided to start gathering a core group of philanthropic foundations, banks, medical institutions and interested companies, as well international organizations, to help ensure that BCI technologies will be beneficial to all.
Small U.S. businesses are being crushed by Trump's tariffs, and economists say it's a warning for the economy (LINK) 17 October 2025
— The higher costs have hit smaller companies harder because they have fewer levers to pull than their larger competitors. Their margins are slimmer, their supply chains less diverse and their negotiating power with vendors dampened by the smaller sizes of their orders.
Valendas in Grisons joins exclusive Swiss list of World Tourism Organization/UN Tourism's 10 'Best Tourism Villages' (LINK) 17 October 2025
— UN Tourism honoured Valendas for its commitment to the global sustainable development of tourism and for its various initiatives to preserve, promote and enhance the cultural heritage and natural resources. Alongside Valendas, the municipality of Evolène (Valais) has been selected to participate in the “Best Tourism Villages” upgrade programme for villages with great potential but which do not fully meet the criteria.
— The locations that can already boast the title of "Best Tourism Villages" in Switzerland are Andermatt (canton Uri), Gruyères (Fribourg), Morcote (Ticino), Morat (Fribourg), Romoos (Lucerne), Saas-Fee (Valais), Saint-Ursanne (Jura), Splügen (Graubünden/Grisons) and Valposchiavo (Graubünden/Grisons).
Over 50% of new online articles are being cranked out by AI (LINK) 17 October 2025
— The news was broken when Graphite published a study showing that AI-written articles surpassed human-written articles by a small margin in November 2024. "The proportion of AI-generated articles has remained relatively stable over the last 12 months. We hypothesize that this is because practitioners found that AI-generated articles do not perform well in search..."
Futurism: "We should also take the judgments of AI detectors with a grain of salt, since their reliability is up for question. In its own testing of Surfer's accuracy, Graphite had the detector analyze a sample of AI-generated articles and another sample of human articles, finding that it labeled human-written articles as AI-made 4.2 percent of the time — a common problem with these tools — but only mistook AI-written articles as human 0.6 percent of the time. — (LINK)
Geneva seizes and destroys dozens of e-scooters (LINK) 16 October 2025
— Some were clocked at over 30 kilometres per hour, well above the 20 limit. Those vehicles were seized and destroyed, and their owners fined several hundred francs.
easyJet could become a Geneva company (LINK) 16 October 2025
— According to reports in the Italian press, the Geneva-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is exploring a possible stake or even a full takeover of the British budget airline.
Bizarre-looking modular inflatable could be the smartest camping gear of 2025 (LINK) 16 October 2025
Mapped: the world’s 20 fastest growing populations: 1. Syria (LINK) 12 October 2025
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.
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