Donald Trump unsure whether Tony Blair would be ‘popular’ choice for Gaza role The US president says he wants to find out if Tony Blair is ‘an acceptable choice’ The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2025
‘It’s a road to destruction’: climate defenders facing surge in reprisals, says UN expert Mary Lawlor, UN special rapporteur for human rights defenders, accuses US, UK and other governments of paying lip service to climate goals while criminalizing activists The Guardian - US · Oct 13, 2025
Lisbon reelects mayor less than six weeks after horror funicular crash Lisbon voters gave Mr Carlos Moedas 42 per cent of the vote in Portugal’s municipal elections The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2025
Trump calls climate science a ‘con job’. That could make tackling the crisis a whole lot easier Europe and Brazil have a rare opportunity, unimpeded by the US, to make a success of Cop30 – and reshape the world order, says Francesco Grillo of the European University Institute, Florence The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2025
Israel prepares to welcome the last living hostages from Gaza as a ceasefire holds Israelis are preparing to welcome home the imminent return of the last 20 living hostages from devastated Gaza and mourn the dead ones The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2025
Brazil Hopes COP30 In Amazon Can Unite World For Climate Action Brazil is betting its much-hyped climate summit in the Amazon next month can deliver something increasingly rare in a fractured world: proof that nations can still unite to confront a global crisis. International Business Times · Oct 13, 2025
Trees, Targets And Trillions: What's On The Agenda At COP30? This year's United Nations climate summit promises to be symbolic, marking a decade since the Paris Agreement and taking place in the environmentally vulnerable Amazon. International Business Times · Oct 13, 2025
Not Nothing, Not Enough: Is The Paris Agreement Working? Climate cooperation is facing a reckoning. With climate change already causing dangerous extremes across the planet, a United Nations-led system based on consensus and pledges faces tough questions. International Business Times · Oct 13, 2025
Why Trump is not a death knell for global climate action In his rambling speech to the United Nations last month, United States President Donald Trump described climate change as “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world”. The Conversation · Oct 13, 2025
Poor countries paying billions more to cover debts than they receive as aid to fight climate crisis The world’s least developed countries paid US $37 billion (£28bn) to service their debts in 2023, but received only $32 billion (£24bn) in climate finance The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2025
Officials say food sites run by controversial US-Israeli-backed group in Gaza are being shut down Two officials tell The Associated Press that food distribution sites run by the controversial U.S.-Israel backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation are being shut down under the terms of the ceasefire deal The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2025
Tony Blair wins nod from Palestinian Authority for role in postwar Gaza Senior PA leader confirms readiness to work with former UK PM on post-ceasefire recovery The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2025
What to know as Israel and Gaza await the release of hostages, prisoners, aid -- and Trump's visit Anticipation built across Israel, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank Sunday as the ceasefire held into a third day The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2025
Venezuelan Regime Conducts Military Drills Across The Country To 'Preserve Territorial Integrity' Venezuela's authoritarian government is conducting a series of military drills across the country to "defend sovereignty, guarantee the future and preserve territorial integrity" as tensions with the U.S. remain high Latin Times · Oct 12, 2025
The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2025 Portugal holds municipal elections with attention on Lisbon after streetcar crash Voters in Portugal have cast ballots in local elections, focusing on the mayoral race in Lisbon
Euronews · Oct 12, 2025 Aid delivery into Gaza scaled up ahead of summit for peace in Egypt Dozens of trucks crossed the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing on Sunday, as tens of thousands of Palestinians return to their destroyed neighbourhoods. Meanwhile, world leaders are expected to gather to finalise the peace deal in Egypt on Monday.
International Business Times · Oct 12, 2025 Countdown To Hostage Release As Trump To Host Gaza Peace Summit Hamas will release its remaining hostages on Monday and will play no role in Gaza's future government, the group told AFP, as US President Donald Trump and other world leaders prepared to convene in Egypt for a major peace summit.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2025 Madagascar’s president says illegal power grab by military is under way Soldiers from elite Capsat unit have announced they are taking over after weeks of youth-led protests
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2025 Urgent calls for debt relief as study shows health and education cuts in developing world Influential economists want replenishment of funds and new ways to define countries in need before this week’s IMF and World Bank meetings
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2025 Israel expects all 20 living hostages to be freed from Gaza on Monday morning Government says it is also preparing for release of 2,000 Palestinian detainees in crucial next phase of ceasefire deal
Euronews · Oct 12, 2025 Who are the hostages Israel believes are still alive? Hamas is due to release the 48 hostages still being held in Gaza, most of them kidnapped during their 7 October 2023 attack on Israel. 20 of them are believed to be alive, with the fate of two more still unknown.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2025 The IMF boss is right to say ‘buckle up’ – the global economy is facing multiple menaces Trump’s latest tariff tantrum and rising fears of an AI bubble have quickly borne out Kristalina Georgieva’s claim that ‘uncertainty is the new normal’
Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2025 Connolly, who has been the underdog ‘all her life’, on her presidential vision The left-wing independent candidate said there is a ‘golden opportunity’ for Fianna Fail supporters to back her campaign.
The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2025 Preparations begin to ramp up aid in Gaza as ceasefire brings hope for end to 2-year war Preparations are underway for aid to enter Gaza and for the release of hostages under a new ceasefire deal
TechRadar · Oct 12, 2025 The Night Agent season 3: everything we know so far about the popular Netflix show's return The Night Agent season 3 has officially wrapped production. Here's everything we know so far about the hit Netflix show's return.