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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will nominate US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. Takaichi met Trump in Tokyo on Tuesday, where the two discussed economic and security issues. “In such a short period of time the world started to enjoy more peace,” Takaichi told reporters through an interpreter. “I myself was so impressed and inspired by you Mr. President.” Trump and the Nobel Peace Prize Since his return to power in January, Trump has been increasingly focused on the Nobel Peace Prize. He has claimed to have ended several…

10/27/2025October 27, 2025German intelligence chief warns of rising espionage on landmark anniversaryGermany’s domestic intelligence chief Sinan Selen has described espionage and sabotage as among the biggest current threats facing the country, according to remarks published by the German news agency DPA. Selen said the security situation had shifted and intensified over the past decade, requiring greater focus and prioritization by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV). The Cologne-based agency, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary on Monday with a ceremony at Germany’s Interior Ministry in Berlin. Selen said the agency’s main concerns included multipolar threats, espionage, sabotage,…

Factories shut for over a month and suppliers suffered in particular. A report puts the costs at around $2.5 billion, making it the most economically damaging cyber event ever to hit the UK.

Thousands of pilgrims flocked to Romania’s capital to consecrate religious paintings inside the world’s largest Orthodox Christian church. The People’s Salvation Cathedral, known as the National Cathedral, was opened after 15 years of construction as worshippers and officials arrived in droves. At its highest point the cathedral stands more than 125 meters (410 feet) and has an interior capacity for 5,000 worshippers in the conservative country. The cathedral’s interior has been covered with frescoes and mosaics depicting saints and icons, which cover an area of 17,800 square meters (191,000 square feet), according the National Cathedral’s website.  The consecration was viewed by thousands of worshippersImage: Lucian…

California Governor Gavin Newsom said he is considering a run for US president in 2028 and will make a decision after the 2026 midterm elections. In an interview on CBS, Newsom said he would “be lying otherwise” if he denied considering a presidential campaign. “I’m looking forward to who presents themselves in 2028 and who meets that moment. And that’s the question for the American people,” he said in the interview that aired on Sunday. Newsom vs Trump Newsom was the mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011 and has been the governor of California since 2019.  The Democrat…

Josef Mengele was a Nazi physician who performed sadistic experiments on Jewish people at the Auschwitz death camp. After the war ended, the so-called “Angel of Death,” who was gaining infamy for his murderous exploits in the name of science, managed to evade capture in Germany and escaped to Argentina with the help of former fellow members of the SS — the Nazi regime’s elite guard.  This is the starting point for “The Disappearance of Josef Mengele,” a film drama that details the war criminal’s successful attempts to escape trial as he moves from Buenos Aires to Paraguay via Brazil. Directed by…

The EU is currently debating whether to use frozen Russian assets to pay war reparations to Ukraine. In addition to the funds of Russia’s central bank, European depositories are also holding frozen securities belonging to millions of Russian private investors who are not on Western sanctions lists. Legally, these investors are entitled to reclaim their assets, but in practice, very few have succeeded. EU leaders consider lending Russia’s money to UkraineTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Zhanna Nemtsova, daughter of murdered Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov and co-founder…

More than a week after they were supposed to arrive in Dubai for their first FIFA-recognized match since they were forced in to exile by the Taliban, Afghanistan’s female footballers are still in limbo after their entry visas were repeatedly rejected. The Afghanistan women’s refugee team was set to play its first match since 2021 against Chad on Thursday 23 October, 2025. The game is part of a four-team tournament publicized as the “FIFA Unites Women’s Series 2025.”  But Afghanistan’s female squad have instead been turned away at airports on multiple occasions with FIFA offering no information on whether the tournament…

On a cold afternoon in Leh, the capital city of Ladakh, India, the district court was unusually crowded. About 39 men stood in the open, talking in low voices — a rare sight in a region where crime rates are among the country’s lowest. They were arrested on charges of violence during last month’s deadly protests, which called for greater autonomy and statehood for the Buddhist-Muslim enclave in the Himalayas, which borders both China and Pakistan. Protesters are also demanding job quotas for local residents and special status for Ladakh that would allow the creation of elected local bodies to protect…

Tens of thousands of people on Saturday protested in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia, one year after the floods that killed 229 people. Demonstrators were demanding the resignation of regional leader Carlos Mazon over his handling of the disaster. They displayed banners with messages such as “Mazon to prison” and chanted, “They didn’t die, they were murdered.” With a total of 229 deaths, it was Europe’s worst flood-related disaster since 1967. Regional leader Carlos Mazon has been under immense pressure, with regular protests against him on or near the monthly anniversaries of the disasterImage: Jorge Gil/Europa Press/dpa/picture alliance Spain’s deadliest…