Month: October 2025
Hamas releases first Israeli hostages under Trump-brokered ceasefire as leaders head to Egypt for Gaza peace talks
Israeli military helicopters wait in preparation to take hostages released by Hamas in Gaza to hospitals in Israel after they arrive in the southern Reim army base on October 13, 2025. Maya Levin | Afp | Getty Images BAGHDAD — Palestinian militant group Hamas released the first seven surviving Israeli hostages on Monday, marking the […]
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Dutch government takes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia in ‘highly exceptional’ move
A close-up view of the Nexperia plant sign in Newport, Wales on April 1, 2022. Matthew Horwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Dutch government has taken control of Nexperia, a Chinese-owned semiconductor maker based in the Netherlands, in an extraordinary move to ensure a sufficient supply of its chips remains available in […]
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China’s market rally faces test as U.S. trade rift flare: ‘much more difficult couple of weeks now’
The Chinese national flag fluttering with the Lujiazui Financial District in the background. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images China’s stock market rebound may be showing signs of strain as renewed U.S.-China trade tensions threaten to derail investor optimism. After months of relative calm, Washington’s fresh warnings over Beijing’s rare earth export controls […]
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How Lego MRI scanner sets are reducing anxiety in children undergoing medical treatment
People depart a Lego store in Manhattan on August 29, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images In September 2023, just two months after his mother fought and won a battle against breast cancer, Sam Lane began to get sick. Sam underwent several rounds of testing, and the now 14-year-old finally received […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set to fall on renewed China-U.S. trade tensions
SHANGHAI, CHINA – AUGUST 14, 2025 – Tourists are visiting the Bund in Shanghai, China on August 14, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to fall Monday, as investors kept an eye out for any fallout from the renewed China-U.S. trade tensions. China on Sunday said “we are not […]
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Trump warns Russia he may send Ukraine long-range Tomahawks if Moscow doesn’t settle war soon
U.S. President Donald Trump holds an umbrella before boarding Air Force One, as he departs for Israel, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Oct. 12, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump on Sunday warned Russia that he may send Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles if Moscow doesn’t settle its war there soon — suggesting […]
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Government shutdown: Vance says ‘fraud’ is rife in ACA tax credits use
U.S. Vice President JD Vance looks on, on the day U.S. President Donald Trump announces a deal with Pfizer to sell drugs at lower prices, in the Oval office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 30, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said there is “a lot […]
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China ‘not afraid of trade war,’ accuses U.S. of ‘double standard’ for rare earths retaliation
China’s and U.S.’ flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters China on Sunday said “we are not afraid of” a trade war with the United States after President Donald Trump vowed to impose punishing new retaliatory tariffs on Chinese imports. A spokesperson for China’s Ministry […]
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An attempted coup is underway in Madagascar, the country’s president says
Protesters cheer atop Madagascar military vehicle during a nationwide youth-led protest over frequent power outages and water shortages, in Antananarivo., Madagascar, on Oct 11, 2025. Zo Andrianjafy | Reuters An attempted coup is underway in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, the country’s president said on Sunday, a day after members of an elite army […]
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Top Wall Street analysts are bullish on these 3 stocks for the long term
The Snowflake Inc logo, the American cloud computing-based data company that offers cloud-based storage and analytics services, is on their pavilion during the Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, Spain, on March 5, 2025. Joan Cros | Nurphoto | Getty Images Investors are looking beyond the prolonged U.S. government shutdown and remain optimistic about growth […]
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