International Relations

Aerial view of the cable-stayed New Yalu River Bridge linking Dandong in China with Sinuiju in North Korea

China-North Korea Bridge Opens After 12 Years; Cargo Rules Unclear

The New Yalu River Bridge opened to traffic on Thursday, a dozen years after its main structure was finished, with Beijing praising a new chapter in ties. Asked whether it is cargo-only

October 15, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See's Secretary for Relations with States, speaking at a microphone

Vatican Foreign Minister Defends Talking to Those Who Broke the Peace

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher told a London lecture that the Holy See will keep talking to leaders it does not endorse, including those who disrupted the peace. He spoke on the day

October 15, 2026

News·Religion

Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores walk beside DEA agents on a Manhattan helipad on the way to federal court

Maduro Denies Torture Conspiracy as Filings Leave Immunity Question Open

Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty Thursday to a new conspiracy-to-commit-torture count built partly on the story of an American beaten for two days. Prosecutors allege, the defense denies, and

October 15, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Richard Heart, founder of HEX, PulseChain and PulseX, wearing a top hat in a video still against a pink curtain

Hex Founder Richard Heart Reportedly Detained in Istanbul, Unconfirmed

Turkish media say police detained Hex founder Richard Heart and his wife in Istanbul, but every account traces to one agency and no official has confirmed it. The Finnish tax suspicions behind

October 15, 2026

Business·Crypto·News

Elon Musk in a SpaceX shirt and sunglasses stands beside President Donald Trump in a red Make America Great Again cap

Musk Blames US Military and Trump for Ukraine’s Starshield Speed Limit

Elon Musk says the US military and "ultimately POTUS" decide Starshield limits, after a 100 mph cap disrupted Ukrainian drone missions overnight. Kyiv, Warsaw and a US senator want answers, and no

October 15, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News·Technology

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a plaid suit saluting outside a building

Hundreds of US Troops Head to Latin America as Drug War Eyes Land

Several hundred Army soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division are being staged under Southern Command, first in Panama and later in Colombia and Honduras. It is the clearest sign yet that a

October 15, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

A man, a woman and a small boy sit outside a crowded shelter building at a camp for displaced people in Mekelle, Tigray

Ethiopia and Eritrea Each Tell the UN the Other Started the War

Ethiopia told the Security Council that Eritrean troops pushed up to 60 kilometers into Tigray, and Eritrea answered that Ethiopia has declared war on it. Neither account has been independently verified, and

October 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Security Council members sit around the horseshoe table in the chamber while a large screen shows the UN envoy briefing by video link

UN Envoy Asks Council to Hold Spoilers Accountable as Libya Deal Stalls

UN envoy Hanna Serwaa Tetteh told the Security Council on Wednesday that Libya's High Council of State rejected an August 30 road map to elections. She urged the Council to hold spoilers

October 14, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Delegates fill the United Nations General Assembly Hall during the opening of the eighty-first session, with the speaker shown on two screens

UN Adopts Pandemic Declaration 153-3 as US, Israel and Argentina Vote No

The General Assembly adopted a political declaration on pandemic preparedness by 153 votes to three on Monday, after US objections blocked a consensus vote. The WHO Pandemic Agreement still cannot be opened

October 14, 2026

Health·News

Security Council members raise their hands in the Council chamber at UN headquarters during the vote on Haiti sanctions

Russia Abstains as UN Renews Haiti Sanctions That Have Frozen Two Accounts

The Security Council renewed its Haiti sanctions on Wednesday by 14 votes to none, with Russia abstaining over a new misappropriation criterion. UN experts say the arms embargo is violated regularly and

October 14, 2026

Government and Politics·News

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Vatican Foreign Minister Defends Talking to Those Who Broke the Peace

Maduro Denies Torture Conspiracy as Filings Leave Immunity Question Open

Hex Founder Richard Heart Reportedly Detained in Istanbul, Unconfirmed

Musk Blames US Military and Trump for Ukraine’s Starshield Speed Limit

Hundreds of US Troops Head to Latin America as Drug War Eyes Land

Ethiopia and Eritrea Each Tell the UN the Other Started the War

UN Envoy Asks Council to Hold Spoilers Accountable as Libya Deal Stalls

UN Adopts Pandemic Declaration 153-3 as US, Israel and Argentina Vote No

Russia Abstains as UN Renews Haiti Sanctions That Have Frozen Two Accounts

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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