Wargaming China’s Dominance in Rare Earths and Critical Minerals
Insights from Finley Grimble.
Day: October 29, 2025
France to enshrine consent in sexual violence law in wake of Pelicot case
France’s Senate will likely give final approval Wednesday to a bill changing the legal definition of rape and other sexual assault to include a lack of consent following the widely publicised Gisèle Pelicot mass rape trial. The country’s far right was…
Ceasefire resumes after Netanyahu orders Israeli army to carry out “powerful strikes” in Gaza
Israel attacked multiple targets in Gaza after accusing Hamas of breaking the ceasefire. Hamas denied the allegations. Israel has since announced the strikes were over and the ceasefire has resumed.
North Korea Touts Missile Tests as Trump Visits South Korea
North Korea says it has conducted successful cruise missile tests, showcasing its military capabilities.
Sudanese activist sees his executed uncles in RSF videos from el-Fasher
Mohammed Zakaria lost sleep tracking el-Fasher’s fall, then saw on social media that his family had been killed.
Are Hanford federal shutdown layoffs imminent? What we know
Hanford has been getting by so far during the nearly monthlong furlough by using money carried over from fiscal year 2025, which ended Sept. 30.
U.S. Middle East Envoy Presses Lebanon to Disarm Hezbollah
The visit by the envoy, Morgan Ortagus, coincided with a spike in Israeli attacks on Hezbollah in recent weeks that has stoked fears of a renewed conflict.
Moment Hamas brutes ‘rebury hostage’s body to STAGE its discovery’ prompting Israeli revenge strikes & threatening truce
THIS is the chilling moment Hamas brutes appear to try and rebury a hostage’s body before pretending to discover the corpse. Israeli drones recorded the shocking footage from Gaza which shows what is believed to be a body bag being placed in a large ho…
Russia strikes children’s hospital in Ukraine as Kyiv hits energy sites
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says hospital strike ‘deliberate’, shows Moscow does not want peace.
Another blow for Trump as judge disqualifies ‘unlawfully serving’ top prosecutor in Los Angeles
Trump’s DOJ faces growing legal challenges over attempts to keep his loyalists in office without Senate confirmation