New Mexico Eyes Asian Market for Natural Gas New Mexico – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Monday that New Mexico is exploring a partnership with Japan to export natural gas from the Rocky Mountain basin to Asia, presenting a potential major economic and energy opportunity for the state. The initiative follows a new report highlighting

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Cable Deficiencies Linked to Deadly Funicular Crash Lisbon, Portugal – A preliminary investigation into the deadly Glória funicular crash in Lisbon has revealed that the steel cable involved was not certified for passenger transport and failed to meet the operator’s specifications. The September accident claimed at least 16 lives and injured multiple others when one

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Rare Public Accusation Leads to Conviction Toyama, Japan – A Japanese court has sentenced Koji Daimon to eight years in prison for raping his daughter, Riho Fukuyama, a case notable for being one of the rare instances in Japan where the victim publicly revealed her identity. Fukuyama accused her father of sexually abusing her beginning

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Ukraine and European Leaders Stand Firm Against Land Concessions Kyiv / Brussels – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Union leaders on Tuesday firmly rejected any proposal to cede Ukrainian territory to Russia as part of peace negotiations, accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of stalling diplomatic efforts to end the ongoing war. The statement from

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Major Internet Outage Hits Global Services Global – A widespread internet disruption on Monday affected millions of users worldwide after Amazon Web Services (AWS), one of the largest cloud computing platforms, experienced a significant outage. The disruption impacted a broad range of popular online services, including streaming platforms like Amazon Prime Video and Disney+, gaming

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Israeli Authorities Confirm Identity of Deceased Hostage Tel Aviv, Israel – Israeli forensic examiners have confirmed that the remains of a deceased hostage handed over on Monday belong to Sergeant Major Tal Haimi, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced. Haimi, 41 at the time of his death, was killed during the Hamas-led attack on October

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Runway to Reopen After Fatal Cargo Plane Accident Hong Kong – Authorities in Hong Kong are preparing to reopen a runway at Hong Kong International Airport following Monday’s cargo plane crash that sent both the aircraft and a patrol car into the sea. While repairs to the runway and damaged fencing have been completed, officials

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Nicolas Sarkozy Starts Historic Prison Sentence Paris, France – Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived at La Santé prison in Paris on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, to begin serving a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy linked to the financing of his 2007 presidential campaign with funds from Libya. This marks the first time a former

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Sanae Takaichi Makes History as Japan’s First Woman Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a staunch conservative and admirer of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, officially became Japan’s first female prime minister on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. Analysts caution, however, that her historic appointment does not necessarily mark a feminist milestone, as her political focus remains

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Bubaraye Dakolo Leads Fight Against Shell for Environmental Justice Bubaraye Dakolo, the monarch of Ekpetiama in Bayelsa State, southern Nigeria, has emerged as a leading environmental crusader in a landmark legal battle against global oil giant Shell. The lawsuit aims to compel Shell to clean up decades-long oil pollution and restore the environmental health of

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