“More than 90 Palestinians were killed in a wave of Israeli strikes in Gaza on Tuesday night, the Hamas-run Civil Defence agency and hospitals say. The Israeli military said it struck ‘dozens of terror targets and terrorists’ in response to violations by Hamas of the US-brokered ceasefire deal. Israel’s defence minister accused Hamas of an attack in Gaza that killed an Israeli soldier, and of breaching the terms on returning deceased hostages’ bodies. Hamas said it had ‘no connection’ to the attack and was committed to the deal.” (10/29/25)
“Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared Jamaica a ‘disaster area’ after Hurricane Melissa barrelled across the Caribbean island as one of the most powerful storms on record, leaving behind a trail of devastation. The hurricane – which made landfall as a Category 5 storm on Tuesday – ripped off the roofs of homes, inundated the nation’s ‘bread basket,’ and felled power lines and trees, leaving most of its 2.8 million people without electricity. Melissa took hours to cross over Jamaica, a passage over land that diminished its winds, dropping it down to a Category 3 storm, before it ramped back up as it continued on Wednesday towards Cuba.” (10/29/25)
“The U.S. Senate voted for the 13th time and failed to reopen the government Tuesday. Democrats won’t back down from their insistence on funding for health care, and Republicans won’t agree to it. The government shutdown is on Day 28. Senators voted 54-45 on the funding patch that would fund the government until Nov. 21. It needs 60 votes to pass. Three members of the Democratic caucus voted for the House-passed funding bill: Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa.; Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev.; and Angus King, I-Maine.” [editor’s note: The GOP can use the “nuclear option” to end the shutdown by majority vote, any time the GOP wants the shutdown to end; but the GOP doesn’t want the shutdown to end yet – TLK] (10/28/25)
“Russian lawmakers Tuesday endorsed a bill mandating year-round military conscription, rather than just in the spring and fall, as authorities seek to fill the ranks as fighting in Ukraine grinds through a fourth year. The legislation, which was approved by the lower house, the State Duma, in a third and final reading of the measure, turns conscription into a permanent process. Once the bill is vetted by the upper house and signed into law by President Vladimir Putin, it would allow conscription offices to summon draftees for medical exams and other procedures at any time of the year. The bill’s authors say the measure is intended to ease pressure on military conscription offices and streamline their activities, which includes performing the physicals and assigning conscripts to various military branches.” (10/28/25)
“The U.S. military struck four vessels suspected of carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific, officials said Tuesday, a significant escalation of the Trump administration’s campaign against traffickers in the Western Hemisphere. Fourteen alleged traffickers were [murdered] in the strikes, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on social media, bringing the total to nearly 60 [murdered] in more than a dozen strikes since early September. The latest operation, carried out Monday, included a rescue mission of one survivor launched by Mexican authorities, Hegseth said.” (10/28/25)
“Peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan have hit an impasse in Istanbul after three days of negotiations, with state media in both countries Tuesday blaming each other for the failure to reach a deal while efforts by Turkey were still underway to end the deadlock. The Istanbul talks are part of a broader diplomatic push to ease months of heightened tension between Islamabad and Kabul over cross-border attacks and militant safe havens — issues that have strained relations since the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan four years ago. Delegations from the two neighbors remain in Turkey, but it was not immediately clear whether a fourth day of talks would be held.” (10/28/25)
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“India’s largest oil refiner, Indian Oil Corp. Ltd (IOC), on Tuesday said it will ‘absolutely not’ halt buying Russian crude and will also comply with international sanctions. The statement underscores India’s attempt to balance energy security with growing global restrictions, even as fresh US measures target major Russian suppliers Rosneft and Lukoil. … Supplies from Rosneft and Lukoil, the two Russian energy companies sanctioned last week account for about 55% of the total Russian oil supply to India. On Monday, the chairman and managing director of Indian Oil Arvinder Singh Sahney had said the company would comply with all sanctions imposed by the international community. Currently, Russian supplies comprise 19-20% of the company’s overall crude oil import basket.” (10/28/25)
“House Republicans are calling on the Justice Department to launch an investigation into the Biden administration’s use of an autopen, an effort they hope will unwind various actions taken by former President Biden. … ‘The validity of the executive actions allegedly approved and signed (largely by autopen) by the President Biden must be reviewed to determine whether legal action is necessary to ameliorate consequences of any illegitimate [sic] pardons granted, or executive actions implemented, throughout the Biden Autopen Presidency,’ the report [says], asking [US attorney general Pam] Bondi to review ‘all executive actions attributed to President Joe Biden.'” (20/28/25)
“Nokia announced on Tuesday that Nvidia is taking a $1 billion stake in the networking company, the latest partnership for the artificial intelligence chipmaker. Nokia shares soared 26% higher following the news. Nokia will issue over 166 million new shares and will use the proceeds to fund its plans for AI and other general corporate purposes. The two companies also struck a strategic partnership to work together to develop next-generation 6G cellular technology. Nokia said that it would adapt its 5G and 6G software to run on Nvidia’s chips, and will collaborate on networking technology for AI.” (10/28/25)
