Jafar Panahi doesn’t want to be called a hero. He just wants to make films
The Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been imprisoned, banned from traveling, put under house arrest and ordered to stop making films for 20 years.
Day: October 17, 2025
Father pleads guilty to murder of missing 7-month-old son in Southern California
The father of a missing 7-month-old boy in Southern California has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
Father’s story of baby’s kidnapping unravels after infant’s body found in trash bag, police say
Police in suburban Atlanta say they found the body of a six-month-old boy wrapped in a trash bag after his father claimed the child was kidnapped.
Young Republicans New York chapter suspended after racist chats leaked
Group suspended following unanimous vote after Politico documented racist and antisemitic chats from membersThe New York Republican state committee has suspended the authorization of their Young Republicans chapter after members were implicated in high…
Zelenskyy expected to press Trump for increased long-range weapons, targeting help
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is meeting with President Trump at the White House today.
Portugal’s parliament approves far-right party’s bill to ban face veils
If bill is signed into law, Portugal would join several European countries which already have full or partial bans.
Polish court blocks extradition and frees Ukrainian suspected in Nord Stream pipeline blasts – AP News
Polish court blocks extradition and frees Ukrainian suspected in Nord Stream pipeline blasts AP NewsPoland Frees Nord Stream Suspect, Defying Germany The Wall Street JournalPolish judge refuses to extradite Ukrainian Nord Stream b…
18 injured in stampede at funeral for Kenya’s former prime minister Raila Odinga
Kenyans had turned out in large numbers to mourn the democratic reformer who died on Wednesday.
Unfortunately, ‘strongmen are back in fashion’: Philantropist Mo Ibrahim
In an interview with FRANCE 24, the renowned Sudanese-British billionaire and philantropist Mo Ibrahim asserted that “good leadership in Africa” has been deteriorating in recent years. His foundation, which is supposed to award an annual Ibrahim Prize…
The Hidden National Security Risk in Smart Cities
OPINION — It is worryingly easy to get hold of personal and sensitive data on American military and intelligence personnel. Earlier this year investigative journalists reported that a Florida-based data broker had marketed 3.6 billion location coordin…