Sunday, 26 October 2025

Victory for Milei's party in Argentina midterms seen as test for his austerity cuts and Trump support (LINK) 26 October 2025

US and China agree framework of trade deal ahead of Trump-Xi meeting: US trade secretary says the two will sign a deal on TikTok, while hinting at agreement on rare earths and tariffs (LINK) 26 October 2025

Bessent: U.S. 'addressed' soybean farmers’ concern with China — (LINK)

Cabinet Secretary Scott Bessent worth $600m roasted for claiming to be a farmer (LINK) 26 October 2025

— "From his perch as a long-time global currency trader on Wall Street, Bessent also invested $25 million in Midwest land, which he leases out to actual farmers. He is not a 'soybean farmer'."

Fears Gaza 'temporary' ceasefire line could become permanent new border (LINK) 26 October 2025

Trump oversees signing of 'historic' Thailand-Cambodia 'peace deal' (LINK) 26 October 2025

— After the ceremony, Thailand's foreign minister refused to call it a peace agreement, telling the BBC "I would call it a pathway to peace" instead. Trump calls the agreement "a monumental step". But looking at the details, it isn't much of leap forward, the BBC's South East Asia correspondent writes

East Timor, Asia's youngest nation, becomes ASEAN's 11th member: first expansion in 26 years (LINK) — ground.news: 84 media reports (LINK) 26 October 2025

Venezuela's Maduro says the US is fabricating a war and seeks to revoke citizenship of opponent (LINK) — ground.news: 80 media reports (LINK) 26 October 2025

— Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez stated that opposition leader Leopoldo López's nationality is being revoked for his support of U.S. military actions. López responded that revoking his nationality is unconstitutional, asserting that no Venezuelan can lose their nationality and emphasizing his call for freedom.

Al Jazeera: Russia-Ukraine war: list of key events, day 1,340 (LINK) 26 October 2025

— Russia launched a drone attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, in the early hours of Sunday, striking residential buildings, killing at least three and wounding at least 29 people, including six children, according to Kyiv's Mayor Vitali Klitschko. Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko on X accused Moscow of trying to "create a humanitarian catastrophe" in her country amid the winter season. The Russian attacks on Saturday targeted "critical infrastructure", the energy grid, a railroad and residential areas in the Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Sumy and other regions, Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha wrote in a separate post on X.

What donors to Trump's White House ballroom stand to gain from the federal government (LINK) 26 October 2025

President Trump says he will not name new White House ballroom after himself: "Fake news. Probably going to call it the presidential ballroom or something like that. We haven't really thought about a name yet" (LINK) 26 October 2025

Companies that donated to U.K.'s Labour Party awarded £138m in contracts, study finds (LINK) 26 October 2025

What went wrong with Pizza Hut? Up against the likes of Domino's, Pizza Hut is closing half its UK restaurants. (LINK) 26 October 2025

Saturday, 25 October 2025

UN News: 65 nations sign first UN Treaty to fight cybercrime: milestone for digital cooperation (LINK) 25 October 2025

— Adopted by the General Assembly in December 2024 after five years of negotiation, the Convention against Cybercrime establishes the first universal framework for investigating and prosecuting offences committed online — from ransomware and financial fraud to the non-consensual sharing of intimate images. The signing ceremony was hosted by Viet Nam in collaboration with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). It will enter into force 90 days after the 40th State deposits its ratification. Global cybercrime costs are projected to reach $10.5 trillion annually by 2025, according to industry experts.

Houthi rebels detain two more U.N. staffers in Yemen as the world body reevaluates its operations (LINK) — ground.news: 14 media reports (LINK) 25 October 2025

Russian strikes on Ukraine kill at least two (LINK) — ground.news: 14 media reports (LINK) 25 October 2025

Governor of Russia's Belgorod says Ukrainian strike damaged a dam (LINK) 25 October 2025

Zelensky hails 'historic' Swedish Gripen deal as Ukraine secures 150 fighter jets starting in 2026 (LINK) 25 October 2025

Russia's top Indian oil buyer Reliance says it will abide by Western sanctions (LINK) — ground.news: 66 media reports (LINK) 25 October 2025

Israel says it conducted 'targeted strike' on Islamic Jihad militant in Gaza about to launch attack (LINK) — ground.news: ?? media reports (LINK) 25 October 2025

Top China official says peaceful 'reunification' with Taiwan is best path forward, warning China would not tolerate activities promoting Taiwanese independence (LINK) — ground.news: 11 media reports (LINK) 25 October 2025

— Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council said China was repeating the "same old message" and that China's real aim was to "annex" Taiwan. "The experience of Hong Kong has also demonstrated that 'one country, two systems' ultimately amounts to authoritarian rule by the Chinese Communist Party," the council said.

US and China begin trade talks in Malaysia to ease tensions (LINK) — ground.news: 71 media reports (LINK) 25 October 2025

Louvre Heist: two arrested, one preparing to board a flight at Charles de Gaulle Airport (LINK) — ground.news: 36 media reports (LINK) 25 October 2025

Thai PM to travel to Malaysia to sign ceasefire deal with Cambodia, but won't attend APEC summit after death of former queen Sirikit at 93 (LINK) 25 October 2025

Left-leaning independent Catherine Connolly wins Irish presidential election (LINK) 25 October 2025

Trump says he's increasing tariffs on Canada by 10% after Ontario's ad citing Reagan's anti-tariff speech (LINK) 25 October 2025

Heather Cox Richardson: Yesterday the Trump administration said it would not use any of the approximately $6 billion the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) holds in reserve to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The government shutdown means that states have run out of funds to distribute to the more than 42 million Americans who rely on SNAP to put food on the table. (LINK) 25 October 2025

Tesla Q3 earnings miss analyst expectations on 22 October, stock drops despite robotaxi expansion plans (LINK) 25 October 2025

Government shutdown continues to add to stress on air traffic controllers and disrupt flights (LINK) 25 October 2025

Tropical storm Melissa, soon a hurricane threatening Jamaica, brings 4 deaths in Haiti and Dominican Republic, floods to Caribbean (LINK) 25 October 2025

Canadians pull Reagan advertisement after furious Trump halts trade talks (LINK) 25 October 2025

— However, Ontario's mayor told his team to keep airing the advertisement during two baseball World Series games this weekend, in which Canada's Toronto Blue Jays will face the Los Angeles Dodgers. President Reagan is heard in the advertisement saying that "high tariffs inevitably lead to retaliation by foreign countries and the triggering of fierce trade wars", a quote that matches a transcript of his speech on the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library's website.

2 killed, 7 in critical condition in North Carolina mass shooting at house party: "yet another senseless act of gun violence" (LINK) 25 October 2025

— Over 150 people ran from the scene of the shooting before law enforcement arrived, according to the sheriff's office.

COVID-19 mRNA vaccines can trigger the immune system to recognize and kill cancer, research finds (LINK) 25 October 2025

Friday, 24 October 2025

US urges global race for next UN chief in move likely to annoy Latin America (LINK) 24 October 2025

Trump considering plans to target cocaine facilities inside Venezuela, Hegseth sends aircraft carrier group to Caribbean, officials say. Trump has also authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela (LINK) 24 October 2025

Ukraine strikes Russia's fourth-largest refinery (LINK) 24 October 2025

Cyprus has "completely turned the page" on Russian money: Cypriot Deputy Europe Minister Raouna (LINK) 24 October 2025

U.S. federal shutdown threatens food aid for 42 million people: SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger programme, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities (LINK) 24 October 2025

UN agreement on cybercrime criticized over risks to cybersecurity researchers: they could face criminal charges for performing their legitimate work (LINK) 24 October 2025

Interpol-led crackdown on environmental crime in 9 countries leads to 225 arrests in Latin America (LINK) — ground.news: 11 media reports (LINK) 24 October 2025

— Authorities reported 203 forestry-related crimes, 138 wildlife offenses, and seizures included live animals, 2.4 tons of shark and ray fins, nearly 1,930 pounds of totoaba, 15 pounds of dried sea cucumber, plus timber, weapons, vehicles, and boats. Investigators exposed trafficking routes extending to Europe and Asia, uncovering illegal gold mining in Panama involving child labour and human trafficking, with a final report due in late November.

Scientists have discovered that El Niño and La Niña could become far more powerful and predictable as the planet warms (LINK) 24 October 2025

Experts warn that iconic US coastal destination of San Franciso Bay could soon disappear from map: 'It is a major challenge' with 400,000 at risk (LINK) 24 October 2025

Stocks rally and Dow closes above 47,000 for first time after cooler-than-expected inflation report (LINK) 24 October 2025

US says it now plans to deport Abrego Garcia to Liberia as soon as Oct. 31 (LINK) 24 October 2025

AI-powered heists have fueled North Korea's $2.8 billion crypto thefts since 2024 (LINK) 24 October 2025

Most Swiss cantons expect budget deficits in 2026: austerity programmes are either already underway or planned. In others such as Zurich and Bern, tax cuts are foreseen. Canton Zug is expecting the highest revenue surplus: "The largest shares of cantonal expenditure are for education, social affairs and health" (LINK) 24 October 2025

— The budget for canton Geneva is in the red with a deficit of CHF409.4 million. Among the measures proposed to curb the rise in costs is the suspension of the annuity (regular payment) for civil servants.

More than 25,000 animals abandoned in Switzerland in 2024: Fish remain by far the most frequently abandoned species: 18,605 were taken in, a figure largely unchanged from 2023. The number of dogs in shelters rose markedly, from 865 to 1,009 (LINK) 24 October 2025

Thursday, 23 October 2025

UNCTAD: 16th conference gathered delegations in Geneva from 170 countries — an all-time record in UNCTAD’s 60-year history — and adopted the "Geneva Consensus for a Just and Sustainable Economic Order" and a political declaration, reaffirming the organization's central role in advancing multilateral cooperation. (LINK) 23 October 2025

— New partnerships and funding pledges were announced to advance action on debt relief, the digital economy, investment and supply chain resilience, proving that multilateralism remains alive, relevant and capable of delivering results. The Government of Switzerland announced new funding of 4 million Swiss francs to bolster UNCTAD's work on e-commerce and the digital economy for developing economies.

Trump says he's ending Canada trade negotiations over anti-tariff ad (LINK) 23 October 2025

Ukraine welcomes new U.S., EU sanctions against Russia, as top Russian official declares them "act of war" (LINK) 23 October 2025

Trump and E.U. impose new sanctions on Russia (LINK) 23 October 2025

Heather Cox Richardson: ICE reported to have hired more than 200 people who have disqualifying criminal backgrounds, fail drug testing, or don't meet the academic or physical requirements. (LINK) 23 October 2025

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

Israel told US it will not allow UNRWA to operate in Gaza despite ICJ ruling — report (LINK) 23 October 2025

George Soros receives European Civil Rights Prize for work on Roma, Sinti rights (LINK) 23 October 2025

Trump pardons convicted Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (LINK) 23 October 2025

Alleged 'Trump Insider Whale' closes $200 million Bitcoin short ahead of Thursday's price jump (LINK) 23 October 2025

9 things to know about the $250 million ballroom Trump is adding to the White House (LINK) 23 October 2025

Chen Zhi, 37, the mysterious former China, now Cambodia/Cyprus/Vanuatu, passport holder of Prince Group accused of masterminding a $14bn crypto scam (LINK) 23 October 2025

— Last week the US Department of Justice charged him with running scam compounds in Cambodia that stole billions in cryptocurrency from victims all over the world. The US Treasury Department has confiscated about $14bn worth of bitcoin that it says is linked to him . It said this was the largest ever crypto-currency seizure.

How the AWS outage happened: Amazon blames rare software bug and 'faulty automation' for massive glitch (LINK) 23 October 2025

Crypto's reliance on centralized infrastructure exposed by AWS outage (LINK) 23 October 2025

Rare look at the last days of the dinosaurs shows they were thriving before extinction, scientists say (LINK) 23 October 2025

High-speed cameras capture how venomous snakes bite: vipers were the fastest of the 36 species of snakes recorded and would reposition their fangs post-bite for a better mouth position (LINK) 23 October 2025

Wednesday, 22 October 2025

Trump's turnaround on sanctions targets Russia's oil companies that fund the war in Ukraine (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

Russian airborne assault on Kyiv region kills at least 6, injures 21: first major aerial assault on Ukraine's capital region in almost a month (LINK) 22 October 2025

— Chernihiv, Kirovohrad, Poltava, Vinnytsia, Zaporizhia, Cherkasy and Sumy regions were also affected, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. He drew a link between the attacks and U.S. President Donald Trump's decision not to provide Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles and the subsequent collapse of a planned U.S.-Russia summit on Ukraine.

Putin directs drills of Russian nuclear forces as his summit with Trump is put on hold (LINK) — ground.news: 64 media reports (LINK) 22 October 2025

Trump's hopes for quick second summit with Putin have stalled out (LINK) 22 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

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.

Swiss government to restrict international travel for asylum seekers except Ukrainians (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.

Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time after record heat (LINK) 22 October 2025

Exclusive: Trump's border czar says 600k to be deported in 2025 (LINK) 22 October 2025

— Homan said 70% of individuals arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are classified as criminals, while the other 30 to 35% are identified as national security threats without criminal pasts.

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.

Gold prices keep falling after worst loss in 12 years: down 2.2% after tumbling 5.7% on Tuesday (LINK) 22 October 2025

India to cut Russian oil purchases, currently about 34% of India’s oil purchases, and U.S. to slash tariffs to 15-16% from 50% as they near trade deal, Mint reports (LINK) — ground.news: 27 media reports (LINK) 22 October 2025

Argentina's Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein resigns, Presidential Office confirms (LINK) — ground.news: 11 media reports (LINK) 22 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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Switzerland's massive hiring spree: 85,000 high-paying jobs up to €6,500 (LINK) 22 October 2025

Tuesday, 21 October 2025

New CHF4m funding from Switzerland for UNCTAD to boost inclusive digital economy for 2025-9 (LINK) 21 October 2025

— State Secretariat for Economic Affairs's Head of Trade Promotion Monica Rubiolo announced the contribution agreement alongside Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan, during the 16th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD16) hosted by Switzerland from 20 to 23 October 2025 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Since 2021, UN Trade and Development and SECO have partnered to help developing countries such as Ghana, Peru and Tunisia assess their e-trade readiness and implement reforms.

Eight Americans arrested in the Bahamas after 'high-powered weapons' and cash allegedly found on their boat (LINK) 21 October 2025

Ukraine War, Day 1,334: Trump to Zelensky: Surrender to Russia or "Be Destroyed" (LINK) 21 October 2025

Ukraine says it struck Russia's chemical plant with Storm Shadow missiles (LINK) 21 October 2025

U.S. Government shutdown means many CDC experts are skipping a pivotal meeting on infectious disease (LINK) 21 October 2025

Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan’s first female leader (LINK) 21 October 2025

Appeals court overturns conviction of Colombian ex-President Uribe for bribery and witness tampering (LINK) 21 October 2025

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

Trump says he'd have final say on money he seeks over past federal investigations into his conduct (LINK) 21 October 2025

— President Donald Trump says the federal government owes him "a lot of money" for prior Justice Department investigations into his actions and insists that any decision on a payout would "have to go across my desk".

Amazon cloud computing outage on 19-20 October knocks out Zoom, Snapchat, Roblox and 1,000 other online services including major banks (LINK) — ground.news: 1077 media reports (LINK) 21 October 2025

— It is believed to have also affected Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines. Amazon says its workers identified the source of the error at 12:26 a.m. on 20 October, blaming DNS resolution issues for the regional DynamoDB service endpoints. After that issue was resolved, Amazon faced additional problems, and had to throttle, meaning temporarily limit the power and performance, for certain operations.

AI company Anthropic will pay authors $1.5 billion in damages after using their copyrighted works to train its models: academics set for payouts of $3000 for each book that was illegally downloaded (LINK) 21 October 2025

Charities using AI-generated photos of starving children to raise money (LINK) 21 October 2025

Monday, 20 October 2025

Sea levels rising faster than they have in 4,000 years, Rutgers University study warns (LINK) 20 October 2025

Israel says resuming transfer of humanitarian aid into Gaza after 24-hour suspension (LINK) — ground.news: 149 media reports (LINK) 20 October 2025

To hit back at the United States in their trade war, China borrows from the US playbook: China has expanded its export rules on rare earths, requiring foreign firms to get approval for exporting products containing even small amounts of China-originated materials. (LINK) 20 October 2025

— A South Korean smartphone maker must ask for Beijing's permission to sell the devices to Australia if the phones contain China-originated rare earth materials, said Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative. "This rule gives China control over basically the entire global economy in the technology supply chain," he said.

Dutch Intelligence has cut data sharing with US over trust erosion (LINK) 20 October 2025

— The restrictions, which began quietly earlier this year, limit the flow of data on counterterrorism, cyber threats, and regional instability, potentially hampering joint operations that have long defined NATO’s intelligence framework.

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.

"Nestlé's new no-nonsense CEO Philipp Navratil is rewriting the rules of CPG turnarounds" (LINK) 20 October 2025

— "We will be ruthless in assessing our talent," he told staff, stressing metrics, accountability, and rewards for delivery. The phrasing startled some. The markets loved it. Within days, Nestlé's share price jumped 9%. Within three weeks of taking the role, he'd announced 16,000 job cuts, roughly 6% of Nestlé’s workforce, paired with a substantial increase in marketing investment.

Britain's Channel 4 airs entire show hosted by AI presenter in UK television first (LINK) 20 October 2025

Lawmakers slam ICE after US military veterans are arrested, injured (LINK) 20 October 2025

Elon threatens to rage quit Tesla if he doesn't get his $1 trillion payday (LINK) 20 October 2025

The first 5x leveraged funds could open up a new era of high-risk ETFs (LINK) 20 October 2025

— The 5x ETFs would be tied to assets like bitcoin, ehtereum, and solana, and to some popular stocks including Alphabet and Tesla. Leveraged funds are riskier as they amplify gains and losses in the stocks that they track, in this case, by five times.

AWS 15-hour outage brought down the rest of the internet with it (LINK) 20 October 2025

Former DOJ lawyer says he was ordered by Trump administration to lie to a judge about Kilmar Ábrego García being a gang member after it mistakenly deported him (LINK) 20 October 2025

American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies at 29: the cause of death was not immediately known (LINK) 20 October 2025

— Fellow grandmasters credited Naroditsky with introducing the sport to a wider audience by livestreaming many of his matches and sharing live commentary on others.

White House begins demolishing part of East Wing for Trump ballroom (LINK) 20 October 2025

NASA confirms Earth now has two moons until 2083: a little asteroid named 2025 PN7, discovered by the University of Hawaii, is officially a rare "quasi-moon": it travels almost exactly in sync with Earth (LINK) 20 October 2025