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President Trump orders resumption of nuclear weapons testing for first time in over three decades

President Donald Trump has ordered the US military leaders to resume testing US nuclear weapons to keep pace with other countries such as Russia and China. The announcement came moments before Mr. Trump walked into a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea. “Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed…

Bill Gates says climate change won’t wipe out humanity despite long-standing warnings

In a move that has surprised much of the climate community, philanthropist and clean energy advocate Bill Gates has published an essay calling for a strategic redirection of global resources — away from what he describes as the “doomsday” fight against climate change and toward combating disease and hunger in developing nations. Gates, the founder…

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, 83, secures a fourth term in office.

Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has secured a fourth term in office after winning this year’s presidential election. According to provisional results released by the Independent Electoral Commission (CIE) on Monday evening, the 83-year-old incumbent won with 89.77% of the vote—about 3.75 million ballots cast. His closest challenger, businessman Jean-Louis Billon, trailed far behind with…

Madagascar withdraws citizenship of ousted president

Madagascar’s new government has officially revoked the Malagasy citizenship of ousted president Andry Rajoelina, according to a decree published on Friday, October 25—just ten days after his removal from office in a military takeover. The decree, published in the country’s official gazette and confirmed by multiple local media outlets, stated that Rajoelina lost his citizenship…

North Korea launches multiple ballistic missiles, marking its first test in months.

On Wednesday, October 22, North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles, marking its first launch in months—just a week before world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, are set to arrive in South Korea for a summit. Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff reported detecting several projectiles believed to be short-range ballistic missiles. The missiles were launched…

Trump Confirms One-on-One Meeting with Putin, Says Zelensky Will Remain in Contact Remotely

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday, October 17, that his upcoming peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin will be held as a bilateral meeting in Budapest, Hungary — without the physical presence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. However, he assured that Zelensky would remain involved remotely. The announcement follows a two-hour call between…

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