🕊️ Gaza ceasefire begins after Israeli approval
Since yesterday’s Cabinet sign‑off, Israel says a ceasefire with Hamas took effect at noon local time, with troops pulling back to agreed lines as initial hostage‑prisoner steps get underway. If it holds, the pause could ease a two‑year conflict’s humanitarian crisis and set up harder talks on longer‑term security arrangements.
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🏅 Venezuela’s MarĂa Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2025 Peace Prize to opposition leader MarĂa Corina Machado for her campaign for democratic rights under Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro, who has led the country since 2013. Barred from the 2024 election and now living in hiding, she remains a central opposition figure, and the prize could amplify pressure for freer elections and the release of political prisoners.
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⚡ Massive Russian strikes hit Ukraine’s energy grid
Overnight drone and missile barrages cut power across nine regions and injured civilians in Kyiv, a tactic aimed at sapping Ukraine’s grid resilience as winter nears. The hits deepen calls for more air defenses and repairs, with outages disrupting transport, water systems, and industry.
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⚖️ New York AG Letitia James indicted on mortgage-fraud charge
A federal grand jury in Virginia charged New York Attorney General Letitia James with bank fraud and making false statements tied to a 2020 mortgage on a Norfolk property, which she denies and calls politically motivated. The case escalates a high-stakes clash between the Trump administration and one of his most prominent critics, and it will test the Justice Department’s independence as legal groups scrutinize the prosecution.
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🚢 China slaps new port fees on U.S.-linked ships
Beijing will charge U.S.-owned or U.S.-linked vessels 400 yuan (about $56) per net ton to dock at Chinese ports starting on Oct. 14––with higher rates phased in over the next few years––as a retaliatory move against new U.S. port fees on China-linked ships. The tit‑for‑tat raises shipping costs and uncertainty for global supply chains, especially commodity and container routes.
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