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Oct 18, 2025 - World

Donald Trump's administration took a "sharp break" from its typical handling of military strike cases by choosing not to prosecute two survivors of an attack on a foreign suspected drug smuggling boat, according to the New York Times.Trump over the weekend took the time to brag about the military strike, saying it was an "honor" while announcing that two were killed in the strike. The Times also released a report focusing on the two survivors, who were not arrested."The Trump administration has decided to repatriate two survivors of a deadly U.S. strike this week on suspected drug runners in the Caribbean Sea rather than prosecute them or hold them in military detention, people with knowledge of the matter said on Saturday," according to the report. "The men who survived were being returned to their home countries, Colombia and Ecuador, the people with knowledge of the matter said. They spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss operational and diplomatic matters. It was not clear if the government of either nation would prosecute the men upon their return, or simply release them."The report continues:"President Trump has previously described people aboard suspected drug-smuggling boats, which the United States has targeted in several deadly airstrikes since early September, as 'unlawful combatants.' He has claimed the authority, widely disputed by legal experts, to summarily kill such suspects in military strikes as if they were enemy soldiers in a war."According to the Times report, the move "was a sharp break from the traditional handling of maritime smuggling, in which the Coast Guard would intercept boats and arrest people if suspicions proved accurate."Read the article here.

Oct 17, 2025 - World

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday, where the two discussed the ongoing response to the Russian invasion and how to end the war. CNN's White House correspondent Kristen Holmes said that she found one key piece of the discussion "striking" that harkens back to the infamous Oval Office battle between the two men. Speaking to the anchors, Holmes said, "The one thing I thought was most striking was this, kind of, moment or several moments in which Zelenskyy seemed to correct President Trump. President Trump would say, 'You know, I spoke to Putin. I think Putin wants peace. I think Putin wants an end to the war.' Zelenskyy says, 'He doesn't want an end to the war. Russia doesn't want an end to the war. We want an end to the war.'"Friday, the Ukrainian president was "pushing back on this notion," that Putin wanted to end the war, said Holmes. "The reason why that was interesting to me was because last time we saw a different Zelenskyy, one who had had a bad run-in with the vice president and with President Trump, it had been very aggressive. So we saw a much more docile Zelenskyy, who nodded along to many of the things that President Trump said. You saw a little bit more pushback here from him. But, of course, at the end of the day, he still needs President Trump," she added.The contrast she mentioned stems from the February meeting, where Zelenskyy repeatedly corrected Trump's facts, and he was accused of being "disrespectful." Holmes said that after observing the meeting, it seems even less clear what the two men intend to request of Russian President Vladimir Putin in an in-person negotiation.

Oct 17, 2025 - World

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared at the White House on Friday as part of the ongoing conversations with President Donald Trump over ending Russia's years-long invasion. And at the end of the question-and-answer session with the press, Trump was asked about Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro offering all of the country's minerals to work with the United States."He has offered everything," the reporter said as part of his question.Trump agreed, "He has offered everything. He's offered everything. You're right. You know why? Because he doesn't want to f--- around with the United States. Thank you, everybody!" The press then ushered the press out of the Cabinet room."Donald Trump, um, using a word we don't usually hear on television there, to put it that way," MSNBC's Katy Tur said after hearing the obscenity, letting out a sigh.

Oct 16, 2025 - World

Thousands gather in Nairobi to pay respects to veteran opposition leader, prompting chaotic scenes at stadiumFour people have been killed in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, after security forces fired shots and teargas to disperse huge crowds at a stadium where the body of the opposition leader Raila Odinga was lying in state.Odinga, a major figure in Kenyan politics for decades who was once a political prisoner and ran unsuccessfully for president five times, died on Wednesday aged 80 in India, where he had been receiving medical treatment. Continue reading...

Oct 16, 2025 - World

The US president claimed Modi had assured him of deal, but Indian officials insist no such conversation took placeIndia has cast doubt on claims by Donald Trump that its prime minister, Narendra Modi, had agreed to stop buying Russian oil.On Wednesday, Trump claimed that Modi had assured him “today” that India would put an end to its purchase of Russian oil. Continue reading...