October, 2026
Trump announces Russia-Ukraine ‘energy ceasefire,’ which Zelenskyy says he hasn’t seen but supports
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to the media after a German-Ukrainian business forum in Kyiv on Oct. 4. Zelenskyy on Sunday said he supports an ‘energy ceasefire’ with Russia announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, but he has yet to see details. (Dan Bashakov/The Associated Press) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he has discussed the possibility of an energy ceasefire with Russia with Prime Minister Mark Carney, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte but is waiting for more information from the United States. U.S. President DonaldRead more
Judge orders Trump administration to end taxpayer-funded TV ads
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at F&M Bank Arena in Clarksville, Tenn., on Saturday. (Seth Herald/Reuters) Social Sharing U.S. President Donald Trump must cancel any remaining television commercials paid for with millions of dollars in taxpayer money to promote his political message, a federal judge ordered Sunday night, even as the administration said the ad campaign was coming to an end. U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Rochon in New York sided with a coalition, including the non-partisan watchdog Common Cause, that challenged the ads and calledRead more
Poland stabbings driven by online glorification of violence, Tusk says
AFP via Getty Images A 37-year-old caretaker was killed at a primary school in a town north of Warsaw this week Three violent attacks at Polish schools this week were driven by the “glorification of violence” online, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. The attacks have left one woman dead and others injured, including children. “These are very often spontaneous actions inspired by online activity,” Tusk said on Sunday, during a crisis meeting with security services. Police have arrested 117 people across the country for possession knives or other weapons, orRead more
US justice department investigates TV networks over Trump pool coverage
EPA The row over the White House pool affected live TV coverage of Trump events last month The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has said it is investigating several TV networks over whether they broke federal competition laws when they recently suspended pool coverage of Donald Trump. Last month, five networks paused their presidential coverage for several days in response to the Trump administration withdrawing the credentials of reporters from CNN, MS Now and Politico. The DoJ asked ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News to hand over communications relatedRead more