Israeli military intercepts Gaza aid flotilla, 65 killed in Gaza (LINK) 1 October 2025
Israel intercepts Gaza flotilla, detains Thunberg and others, says 'she and her friends are safe' (LINK) 1 October 2025
US government shuts down after Democrats refuse to back Republican funding plan: First shutdown in nearly seven years as Republicans accused of 'risking America's healthcare' in spending bill (LINK) 1 October 2025
'Alternative Nobel Prize' (Right Livelihood Award) goes to Pacific climate activists: activists from Myanmar, Sudan and Taiwan were also honored (LINK) 1 October 2025
Romania and Ukraine plan joint drone production for NATO (LINK) 1 October 2025
Drone strikes shut 38% of Russia's oil refineries, gasoline output falls 1 million tons (LINK) 2 October 2025
FBI cuts ties with Anti-Defamation League amid conservative backlash over description of Charlie Kirk. (LINK) 1 October 2025
— In a brief statement, Patel singled out the ADL’s associations with former FBI Director James Comey, a strident critic of President Donald Trump who was indicted last week on charges of obstruction and lying to the US Congress. FBI Director Kash Patel made the announcement on Wednesday after prominent conservative influencers, including Elon Musk, pounced on the ADL's inclusion of the murdered right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in its "Glossary of Extremism and Hate". Patel said Comey had written "love letters" to the ADL and embedded agents within the group, which he accused of running "disgraceful ops spying on Americans". Patel did not elaborate on, or provide evidence for, his claims.
EU to allocate over $2 billion for drones for Ukraine, von der Leyen says (LINK) 30 September 2025
Devex Exclusive: US seeks ouster of Egyptian UN drug and crime agency chief Ghada Waly, several weeks before her planned departure in November, in favour of U.S. national (LINK) 30 September 2025
— It remained unclear why the U.S. decided to press for a change so late in Waly's term. But it signaled a more proactive U.S. role at the U.N. drug agency at a time when the U.S. is militarizing its own policy towards the international drug trade.
US citizen sues after twice being detained by immigration agents (LINK) 30 September 2025