Zelenskyy Revokes Odesa Mayor’s Citizenship Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has officially stripped Gennadiy Trukhanov, the mayor of Odesa, of his Ukrainian citizenship amid allegations that he holds a Russian passport. In his place, Zelenskyy has appointed a military administration to govern Ukraine’s largest port city, which has a population of approximately one million. The decision

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Trump Escalates Threats on Government Programs President Donald Trump has renewed his threat to eliminate federal programs he calls “Democrat programmes” as the United States government shutdown enters its fifteenth day. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Trump claimed, “The Democrats are getting killed on the shutdown because we’re closing up programmes that are Democrat programmes

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Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki Erupts in Eastern Indonesia Authorities in Indonesia have raised the alert for Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki to its highest level following a volcanic eruption that shot ash approximately 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) into the sky. The eruption occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, October 15, 2025, with a previous minor eruption reported

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US and UK Crackdown Targets Prince Group The United States and United Kingdom have unveiled sweeping sanctions against one of Southeast Asia’s largest transnational criminal networks, the Prince Group, accused of orchestrating vast cryptocurrency scams using trafficked workers. The network reportedly operated “scam centres” across Cambodia, Myanmar, and multiple countries in the region. The US

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Deadly Clashes Erupt Along the Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Dozens of people have been killed and injured in fresh clashes between Pakistani and Afghan forces, highlighting growing tensions along the shared border. The violence spanned southeastern Afghanistan’s Spin Boldak district and Pakistan’s Chaman district, marking a new spike in hostilities between the two neighbors. Afghan Taliban spokesman

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Ukraine’s Gas War: Targeting Russia’s Energy Backbone Since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, Moscow promised residents improved salaries, hospitals, and infrastructure. However, nearly 11 years later, the reality for residents has been dramatically different. Ukrainian drone and missile campaigns against Russian energy infrastructure have created near-daily blackouts, persistent gasoline shortages, and heightened public anxiety.

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SYDNEY — Far-right American political commentator and influencer Candace Owens has lost her legal challenge against the Australian government after the country’s High Court upheld a decision to deny her a visitor visa over concerns that her presence could “incite discord” within the Australian community. The ruling, delivered on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, confirmed that

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KOCHI, India — Kenyan opposition leader and former Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga, one of Africa’s most influential political figures, has died at the age of 80 after suffering a heart attack while receiving medical treatment in southern India, officials confirmed Wednesday. Hospital authorities at Devamatha Hospital in the state of Kerala told the Associated

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The U.S. Department of State has confirmed that it revoked six visas belonging to foreign nationals who made what it called “celebratory or hateful” remarks on social media following the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk last month. In a post published Tuesday evening on X (formerly Twitter), the State Department said the decision reflects

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Zurich, October 15, 2025 — A proposal to impose a 50% inheritance tax on Switzerland’s ultra-wealthy appears headed for defeat, according to a new nationwide poll. The measure, aimed at funding climate action initiatives, has sparked intense debate about fairness, economic competitiveness, and the role of the super-rich in combating global warming. A survey conducted

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