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ADF welcomes UN disability guidelines amid assisted-dying debate

ADF welcomes UN disability-violence guidelines as advocates debate assisted dying, inadequate care, coercion and end-of-life choice.

October 7, 2026

by Sam Bowman

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Riyadh as the Mecca pact is activated for Saudi Arabia

Mecca Pact Activated: Pakistan, Turkiye to Rush Troops to Saudi Arabia

Pakistan and Turkiye agreed in Riyadh on Monday to deploy forces to Saudi Arabia under the Mecca pact after attempted Houthi strikes on Mecca and Madinah. The published statement says nothing about numbers, timing or whether troops would strike Yemen.

October 7, 2026

Sam BowmanandMuzaffar Ahmad Bajwaa

Brazil presidential election first round coverage as Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro head to an October 25 runoff

Bolsonaro’s Son Upends Brazil Vote, Forcing Lula Into a Runoff

Lula expected to win outright; instead Flávio Bolsonaro took roughly 47 percent to his 45. With

Demonstrators hold signs reading Hold Big Oil accountable and SCOTUS hands off Boulder outside the US Supreme Court

Eight Justices Weigh If Exxon and Suncor Must Face Boulder’s Climate Suit

Eight Supreme Court justices spent nearly two hours on Boulder's bid to make Exxon and Suncor

Protesters hold a US Military Out sign outside the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo after a US Marine was arrested over the killing of a woman in Okinawa

Okinawa Hotel Killing Puts a US Marine in Custody and Washington on Notice

A 39-year-old woman was found strangled in a Naha hotel, and a 20-year-old US Marine is now in Japanese custody on suspicion of robbery and murder. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has protested

October 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan faces a US visa dispute tied to a ceasefire demand

Washington Is Holding a Visa Hostage to Force a Sudan Ceasefire

The US is withholding Sudan's army chief's UN visa unless he signs a 90-day ceasefire he has refused. The pressure lands as the RSF tightens a siege the UN warns could repeat

September 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Brad Pitt as James Belmont in Heart of the Beast, the 2026 Paramount survival thriller directed by David Ayer

Brad Pitt Earns Career-Best Reviews as Heart of the Beast Opens at 96%

Heart of the Beast opens today with a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score, the best critical reception of Brad Pitt's career as a starring performer. Director David Ayer, eight years removed from the

September 25, 2026

Entertainment·Movies·News

DeepSeek CEO Liang Wenfeng targets $75 billion valuation on Shanghai STAR Market

DeepSeek Doubles Revenue Run Rate to $1 Billion, Eyes Shanghai IPO

DeepSeek has more than doubled its annualized revenue run rate to approximately $1 billion, CEO Liang Wenfeng told investors, with gross margins of 82.9 percent. The startup is targeting a $7.5 billion

September 25, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Business·News·Technology

Nepal cricket players celebrate a wicket during the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi, Japan

Bhurtel and Rajbanshi Share Seven Wickets as Nepal Stun Afghanistan at Asian Games 2026

Nepal announced themselves at the 2026 Asian Games cricket tournament in Aichi by defeating Afghanistan with five wickets and 16 balls to spare, as Kushal Bhurtel (4/21) and Lalit Rajbanshi (3/13) shared

September 25, 2026

News·Sports

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty attended UNGA 81 representing a government bound by six structural constraints that made endorsement of the US-led Iran ceasefire framework impossible

Egypt Holds the Only Border Crossing Into Gaza. Al-Azhar Called Israeli Actions a Genocide. At UNGA, Badr Abdelatty Said Nothing on Iran.

Six structural forces made Egyptian endorsement of the US-Iran ceasefire impossible at UNGA 81 — from the Rafah Crossing to Al-Azhar's genocide declaration to Chinese infrastructure debt. Badr Abdelatty's silence was not

September 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Kuwaiti officials hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly

Lavrov Greets Kuwait’s New Foreign Minister, Signals Continuity After Handover

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met Kuwait's new top diplomat, Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, framing the encounter around preserving ties built under his predecessor.

September 25, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Patriot air defense missile systems supplied to Ukraine

Washington Empties Ukraine’s Aid Fund Before the Deadline, Minus the Patriots Kyiv Wants Most

The Trump administration is obligating the last of a $400 million Ukraine aid package before it expires September 30, but Patriot interceptors, the weapon Kyiv has pleaded for as Russian strikes intensify,

September 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Ursula von der Leyen addresses the European Parliament on Canada's proposed associate membership

Canada Wants Europe’s Benefits Without Joining the Club, Its Top Diplomat Says

Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand said Ottawa is not seeking full EU membership, even as talks with Brussels deepen on AI, critical minerals, defense and security ahead of October's EU-Canada summit in

September 25, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Vladimir Putin meets Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni

Uganda Sends Its Vice President, Not Museveni, to Putin’s Africa Summit

Russia's foreign minister confirmed Uganda will send Vice President Jessica Alupo to October's Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, a delegation level that puts Kampala below the head-of-state turnout Moscow has courted from the

September 25, 2026

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ADF welcomes UN disability guidelines amid assisted-dying debate

Mecca Pact Activated: Pakistan, Turkiye to Rush Troops to Saudi Arabia

Bolsonaro’s Son Upends Brazil Vote, Forcing Lula Into a Runoff

Eight Justices Weigh If Exxon and Suncor Must Face Boulder’s Climate Suit

Okinawa Hotel Killing Puts a US Marine in Custody and Washington on Notice

Washington Is Holding a Visa Hostage to Force a Sudan Ceasefire

Brad Pitt Earns Career-Best Reviews as Heart of the Beast Opens at 96%

DeepSeek Doubles Revenue Run Rate to $1 Billion, Eyes Shanghai IPO

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