Trump jokes people are afraid to fish after Venezuelan boat strikes
Donald Trump has joked that people are “aren’t deciding to even go fishing,” after U.S. strikes on Venezuelan vessels.
Day: October 16, 2025
Freed Israeli hostage says he was held by "a first-grade teacher…a lecturer at a university and another was a doctor"
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Rachel Reeves says those with broadest shoulders should pay fair share of tax
Chancellor adds she wants to ‘get the balance right’ and not deter wealthy people from making the UK their homeRachel Reeves has said those with the “broadest shoulders” should pay their “fair share” into the exchequer as she prepares to raise taxes in…
Vatican Panel Says Church Is Still Too Slow in Addressing Sexual Abuse
The commission’s report highlights the difficulties Pope Leo faces in trying to end clerical abuses and ensure abusers are held to account.
Clashes between police and Gen Z protesters in Peru leave one dead
The protests come just days after a new president was sworn in following Dina Boluarte’s impeachment.
Cost of taking over British Steel rises to £235m, government says
Government has been footing bill for loss-making company since April as minister acknowledges threat of EU tariffsThe cost of taking control of British Steel has risen to £235m, the UK government has said, as it acknowledged concern over the threat of …
Irish court strikes down police decision to not investigate Airbnbs in Israeli settlements
The case was brought by Irish-Palestinian non-governmental organisation Sadaka
US Passport Is Out of the Global Top 10 And China Might Be The Reason Why
For the first time in the 21st century, the United States has dropped out of the world’s top 10 most powerful passports.
The French Exception: Why both reform and compromise are political minefields in the Fifth Republic
Sébastien “Lazarus” Lecornu miraculously shakes off the shortest term of a prime minister in modern French history, only to survive not one but two death-defying political feats: weathering consecutive votes of no-confidence. As the newly rejuvenated …
Takaichi Sanae’s path to power in Japan grows more complex – The Economist
Takaichi Sanae’s path to power in Japan grows more complex The EconomistJapan’s fractured politics could ensnarl Takaichi’s economic plans ReutersTakaichi Trade Stalls as Investors Await Policy From Would-Be PM Bloomber…