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Trump accused the United Nations of 'supporting people that are illegally coming into the US' while addressing the UN General Assembly reut.rs/4naEuXI

The Christian right has become an increasingly powerful force in American politics at every level, from school boards to the presidency. Its roots trace back decades. (Published Oct. 2024) By @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social

A U.N. expert monitoring human rights in Russia said Monday that “repression is escalating,” targeting civilians, journalists and even Ukrainian prisoners of war in an attempt to silence dissent and opposition to the war in Ukraine. https://to.pbs.org/4mquYhR

That’ll show them

Thousands of people were evacuated from northern Philippine villages, and schools and offices were closed Monday in the archipelago and neighboring Taiwan as one of this year’s strongest typhoons threatened to cause flooding and landslides. https://to.pbs.org/46uaWx1

A middle school aged boy that attends a school north of New York City is accused of extorting some peers for gift cards after posing as a girl online to trick them into sending sexual pictures.

Texas is the testing ground for Christian nationalism. Billionaires Farris Wilks and Tim Dunn bankroll Ten Commandments mandates and Project 2025 allies — policies designed to spread nationwide. Rep. James Talarico warns their goal is total control of law and culture. Read more:

(Reuters) - South Korea's economy could fall into crisis rivalling its 1997 meltdown if the government accepts current U.S. demands in stalled trade talks without safeguards, President Lee Jae Myung told Reuters. @reuters.com www.reuters.com/world/china/...

Five months after Premier David Eby directed the B.C. government to cancel U.S. contracts wherever possible, the work has fallen short of what he had wanted. Andrew MacLeod reports. #bcpoli #canpoli #uspoli

Air force fighter jets from Germany and Sweden have been scrambled to intercept and track a Russian surveillance plane that was flying over the Baltic Sea.

Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro wrote to US President Donald Trump days after a US strike on an alleged drug boat and offered to engage in direct talks with special envoy Richard Grenell.

🔍 @lemonde.fr’s data team uncovered 300+ contaminants in France’s drinking water sources, used by 2/3 of the population. GIJN’s Substack breaks down how they did it + lessons for data & enviro journalism. 🔗 https://twp.ai/Imq8T7 ✅ https://twp.ai/E6AtH3

Tens of thousands of people attended Charlie Kirk’s memorial at State Farm Stadium in Arizona. Scenes from the packed stadium, where crowds dressed in red, white and blue, paid tribute to the slain conservative activist.

While the costs associated with these troops are being kept secret, they are expected to skyrocket.

‘It’s time to prepare for war:’ Forest defenders in ancient Walbran valley ready for RCMP raid. Award-winning journalist Brandi Morin has been on the ground in the upper Walbran valley this week to report on a new blockade challenging old growth logging. ricochet.media/indigenous/i...

President Trump said he ordered a lethal military strike on a vessel allegedly carrying drugs to the U.S., marking at least the third such attack.

"I had naively believed that humanity’s problem was an information deficit. Shine a light and change would follow. Now, I began to see, while the pen might be mightier than the sword, the wallet is mightier than the pen."

Excuse me, Trump wants Bagram back?

Breaking News: Britain, Canada and Australia formally recognized Palestinian statehood.

BREAKING NEWS: Canada, UK and Australia say they recognize a Palestinian state as part of efforts to pile pressure on Israel over Gaza. Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/3VtaMRI

Today, Canada recognises the State of Palestine.   My statement: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...

🔺 Keir Starmer formally recognises Palestinian statehood — follow live

“Going forward, journalists must sign a pledge not to gather any information, including unclassified reports, that hasn't been authorized for release. The Pentagon says those who fail to obey the new policy will lose their press credentials.” www.npr.org/2025/09/20/g...

Brain injuries?!

Trump’s reported pause on Taiwan weapons aid sparks fears he is using island for China trade deal

Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight, targeting regions across the country, Ukrainian officials said today.

From rising rents to climate crisis, Avi Lewis says it’s time for bold action. He’s officially running for NDP leader. #canpoli #ndp rabble.ca/politics/can...

Social-media platforms are launching e-commerce features that blur the lines between shopping and entertainment. Regulators and researchers are worried that such innovations are making it harder to resist the urge to spend

India signs deepsea mining exploration deal with International Seabed Authority reut.rs/4mqWFau

“This policy operates as a prior restraint on publication which is considered the most serious of First Amendment violations,” we told @kenbensinger.bsky.social “The government cannot prohibit journalists from public information merely by claiming it’s a secret or even a national security threat.”

After DOGE outed Mohammad Halimi on social media, Taliban intelligence agents blindfolded and took three of his family members to a remote prison. They were repeatedly beaten and questioned about Halimi and his recently publicized work for the United States.

Sanctions were a key economic weapon in the Biden administration’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As Russian President Putin escalates attacks, the Trump administration faces calls to enlist economic pressure. Yet it hasn’t.

French foreign ministry said it also ordered two members of Mali’s embassy in Paris to leave.

BREAKING: President Trump signs a proclamation to overhaul the H-1B visa program for high-skilled workers, including a new $100,000 annual fee.

A new history of World War II lengthens the conflict’s timeline and argues that its “ragged ends” complicate the neat morality tale we still tell today.

JUST IN: Officials have been working on a deal to bring popular video app TikTok under U.S. ownership to avoid shutting it down in the United States.

Judge strikes Trump's lawsuit against New York Times over its content reut.rs/3Iwezum

NEW: Trump and Xi to meet for first time since 2019 in South Korea

Poland is drawing on Ukraine’s expertise in battle-tested drone warfare, establishing joint military training programs and manufacturing projects, officials from Warsaw and Kyiv announced Thursday. https://to.pbs.org/41XmCaq

A 95-year-old woman is accused of beating her roommate, a Holocaust survivor, to death at a Brooklyn, New York City, nursing home.

Breaking News: Eleven Democratic elected officials were arrested in New York City after demanding access to ICE’s migrant detention cells.

The Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan group of state attorneys general sued Ticketmaster and its parent company Thursday, saying they are forcing consumers to pay more to see live events through a variety of illegal tactics. https://to.pbs.org/3IuDI8P

Huawei's SuperPoD interconnect technology creates clusters of chips, including AI chips, to increase compute.

A federal judge blocks the Trump administration from deporting Guatemalan children after rejecting DHS's claim that it was reuniting the youngsters with their parents, who had asked for their return.

The recently installed chair of the committee that advises the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccines opened a key meeting on Thursday by inviting several of the agency’s former directors to “a live public debate on vaccines.”

Trump says he disagrees with UK on recognising Palestinian state reut.rs/4gwZ9Th

A federal judge's mild ruling in the Justice Department's suit over Google's search engine monopoly has critics worried that the tech giant can now monopolize artificial intelligence.