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Trump Claims Russia-Ukraine Energy Ceasefire as Strikes Continue
President Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine on Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the deal 'news to me,' and Russia struck Ukrainian energy facilities hours later.
73 articles 39 sources Oct 11 to Oct 13
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Christa Pike Awake After Botched Tennessee Execution
Christa Pike, a Tennessee death row inmate who survived two lethal doses of pentobarbital during a botched execution on September 30, has regained consciousness and is awake and speaking in hospital. Her attorneys say she suffered severe arm injuries and pneumonia, and her recovery is described as 'medically unprecedented.'
64 articles 29 sources Oct 6 to Oct 8 - Ongoing story5-day story
Trump's Russia diesel deal sparks Zelenskyy ouster call
President Trump announced a deal to buy more than one million tonnes of Russian diesel, sparking fury from Ukraine's President Zelenskyy, who called it a weak decision that would bankroll Russia's war. Trump retaliated by demanding Ukraine get a new president, while Russian strikes killed at least fifteen people in Zaporizhzhia.
61 articles 33 sources Oct 9 to Oct 13
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Pentagon to livestream Fort Hood shooter's firing squad execution
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the Pentagon will livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan on December 3 at Fort Hood, Texas. The execution, the first by U.S. military since 1961, has drawn bipartisan condemnation, with Vice President JD Vance and President Trump both distancing themselves from the plan.
60 articles 35 sources Oct 8 to Oct 10 - Ongoing story2-day story
Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte dies by suicide at 34
Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte, known for playing Walter White Junior, has died by suicide at age thirty-four in Brownsville, Texas. His co-stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul led tributes to the cerebral palsy advocate.
57 articles 35 sources Oct 12 to Oct 13 - 3-day story
Houthi missile strikes on Riyadh airport kill at least 12
Houthi rebels struck Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport over the weekend, killing at least twelve people and wounding more than three hundred. The Saudi-led coalition vowed retaliation as President Trump said the United States may join military strikes against the Iran-backed group.
56 articles 26 sources Oct 10 to Oct 12 - Ongoing story5-day story
Trump Defends Russian Diesel Deal, Demands Zelenskyy Be Replaced
President Trump is defending his agreement with Russia to buy Russian diesel fuel despite fierce criticism from Ukraine's President Zelenskyy and European allies. Zelenskyy called the deal a 'weak decision' that would fund Putin's war, prompting Trump to demand Ukraine 'get a new president' willing to negotiate peace.
52 articles 29 sources Oct 9 to Oct 13 - 2-day story
Paramount Completes $110 Billion Warner Bros. Merger, Forms Skydance
Paramount closed its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, creating a new media giant called Skydance Corp. under CEO David Ellison. The combined company brings together studios, HBO Max, Paramount+, CBS, and CNN under one corporate roof, with $6 billion in cost savings targeted.
45 articles 27 sources Oct 6 to Oct 7 - Ongoing story3-day story
Pope Leo XIV to Undergo Lung Nodule Surgery
Pope Leo XIV announced Sunday he will undergo surgery this week to remove a lung nodule discovered at an early stage. The seventy-one-year-old American-born pontiff faces a one-week hospital recovery, the Vatican said, in the first major health event of his seventeen-month papacy.
43 articles 28 sources Oct 11 to Oct 13 - 1-day story
Nana Patekar, Veteran Indian Actor, Dies at 75
Veteran Indian actor Nana Patekar, known for acclaimed performances in Hindi and Marathi cinema, died at age 75 after suffering a cardiac arrest at his residence in Goa. Despite 45 minutes of CPR, doctors could not revive him, prompting tributes from PM Modi, political leaders, and Bollywood stars.
43 articles 12 sources Oct 8 to Oct 8 - Ongoing story2-day story
Federal Agents Raid Rep. Ilhan Omar's Home in Immigration Probe
Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington, D.C., home Monday as part of a criminal investigation into her immigration history. The Minnesota congresswoman condemned the pre-dawn raid as political retaliation by the Trump administration, while House Democratic leaders called it deeply disturbing.
42 articles 31 sources Oct 12 to Oct 13 - Ongoing story2-day story
Selma Blair arrested after attacking flight attendants on Delta flight
Actress Selma Blair was arrested on Sunday after allegedly punching one flight attendant and biting another aboard a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to New York. She was also charged with kicking a police officer and a nurse at a hospital after the plane landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
40 articles 30 sources Oct 12 to Oct 13 - 3-day story
Labour holds Starmer's old seat in Holborn by-election
Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali won the Holborn and St Pancras by-election with 45% of the vote, defeating Green Party leader Zack Polanski who finished second. The result in former prime minister Keir Starmer's north London seat was seen as a key test of Andy Burnham's ability to hold Labour's progressive voters.
40 articles 9 sources Oct 7 to Oct 9 - 2-day story
Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
South African jurist Navi Pillay, a former United Nations human rights chief, has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote peace and international law. The award drew condemnation from Israel over Pillay's role leading a U.N. commission that found Israel committed genocide in Gaza.
37 articles 24 sources Oct 9 to Oct 10 - 3-day story
Trump Strikes Russian Diesel Deal Before Midterms
President Donald Trump announced a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to supply diesel fuel to the United States, reversing years of Western sanctions over the Ukraine war. The agreement comes as US diesel prices have surged seventy percent since Trump's war with Iran, and Ukraine's Zelenskyy condemned the move as a gift to Putin.
36 articles 29 sources Oct 9 to Oct 11 - Ongoing story2-day story
Six Flags closes 9 roller coasters after fatal Georgia fall
Six Flags temporarily closed nine roller coasters across six parks in the United States and Canada after a man died from falling off the Goliath ride at Six Flags Over Georgia near Atlanta. Authorities are investigating the Monday incident, which also left several people injured.
36 articles 24 sources Oct 12 to Oct 13 - 2-day story
Russia Denies Second Plague Case as WHO Seeks Answers
Russia's health watchdog denied a second infection linked to the death of a Siberian lab worker whose case raised global pneumonic plague concerns. The WHO has pressed Moscow for more information, saying it lacks the "full picture" to assess the risk.
36 articles 23 sources Oct 7 to Oct 8 - 3-day story
Houthis Strike Saudi Airports, Killing Three
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis launched missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and Abha airport, killing three people including foreign nationals and injuring dozens. The strikes mark a major escalation in the Saudi-Houthi conflict, with the Houthis claiming responsibility and Saudi Arabia reopening the airport.
35 articles 18 sources Oct 7 to Oct 9 - 4-day story
Trump suggests Iran could 'take out' Los Angeles, San Diego
President Donald Trump suggested at a Nebraska rally that Iran could 'take out' Los Angeles or San Diego, calling potential US strikes a 'small price to pay' for national safety. The White House defended the remarks as warning about nuclear Iran, while California leaders, including Governor Gavin Newsom, condemned them as 'deranged and dangerous.'
34 articles 25 sources Oct 6 to Oct 9 - Ongoing story1-day story
Trump Asks Guilfoyle to Resign as Greece Ambassador
President Donald Trump asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign as United States Ambassador to Greece following Wall Street Journal reports of corruption and improper conduct. The former Fox News host denied the allegations and said she will vigorously defend her reputation.
33 articles 25 sources Oct 13 to Oct 13