Charlie Kirk's widow Erika to receive his posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom

Donald Trump is all set to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to late conservative political activist Charlie Kirk in a special White House ceremony on Tuesday, October 14. The honor will be accepted by Erika Kirk, Charlie’s widow, The...

Rom Braslavski: In exchange for food, I was told to convert to Islam

Tami Braslavski, mother of captivity survivor Rom Braslavski, revealed to the media at Sheba Hospital, where he is being treated, testimonies about the horrors her son experienced in Hamas captivity. According to her, Rom was held alone for two...

Bodies of two hostages arrive in Israel from Gaza, on way to forensic identification

A senior U.S. adviser said that efforts are ongoing to recover and return the bodies of deceased hostages from Gaza. "We have been in contact with all the families of the fallen hostages, spoke with many today, and the message is clear: no one is...

Change of Heart: Hollywooder Does 180 on Trump After Israel-Hamas Ceasefire – 'He Deserves My Respect'

The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. In this episode of "Pigs Take Flight"... When it comes to Hollywood and Trump Derangement Syndrome, I'd be hard-pressed to think of an...

Democratic Divisions Loom in Fight to Take on Susan Collins

The young populist outsider from central casting, oyster farmer Graham Platner. Photo: Greta Rybus/The New York Times/Redux It’s unsurprising that the contest to find a 2026 candidate to oppose Maine’s Republican U.S. senator, Susan Collins, has...

How NYC mayoral candidates reacted to the release of the Israeli hostages, from Gematria to Gaza

This piece first ran as part of The Countdown, our daily newsletter rounding up all the developments in the New York City mayor’s race. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. There are 21 days to the election. Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa and Zohran...

‘I Can’t Make Fun of Him Anymore’: Michael Rapaport On Trump, Israel, And Redemption

Few Hollywood stars loathed President Donald Trump quite like Michael Rapaport. Think Robert De Niro-level rage, with more colorful language. The “Beautiful Girls” alum routinely hurled words against Trump that can’t be repeated here. The first...

What We’re Watching: Trump makes conditional pledge to Argentina’s Milei, Syria’s new leader meets old foe, Cameroon’s opposition leader declares victory

Trump pledges money to Argentina – if Milei’s party wins midterm US President Donald Trump appeared to hand Argentine President Javier Milei a financial lifeline ahead of the South American nation’s midterm election later this month, pledging to...

British Journalist Tortured in Israel, Arrested in Britain After Illegal High-Seas Raid

British journalist and humanitarian activist Sarah Wilkinson, 62, says she was abducted in international waters by Israeli forces, sexually assaulted and tortured in custody, and then arrested by UK counter-terrorism police on returning home — all...

‘It never goes away’: A former hostage describes the paradox of freedom for Israelis who returned home from Gaza

Barry Rosen, who was held hostage in Iran during 444 days from 1979 to 1981, in Vienna in 2022. Photo by JOE KLAMAR/AFP via Getty Images By Hannah Feuer October 15, 2025 Sign up for Forwarding the News, our essential morning briefing with trusted,...

How Israel Can Help America Win The Global AI Race

A new report released last week by the global risk firm DNV projects that AI electricity demand will grow tenfold over the next five years as a result of the rapid buildout of AI data centers. American families are already feeling the impact of...

Greta Thunberg says she was ‘hit, kicked and starved’ in Israeli custody

“I saw maybe 50 people sitting in a row on their knees with handcuffs and their foreheads against the ground,” she told Aftonbladet, the Swedish newspaper. “They dragged me to the opposite side from where the others were sitting, and I had the...

Connolly quizzed on EU ‘militarisation’, Syria trip and cats in TV interview

Presidential hopeful Catherine Connolly has said she is “concerned” the EU has “gone down a route of further and further militarisation”. The Independent candidate appeared on The Katie Hannon Interview Live on RTE on Wednesday night. Asked about...

India a close 2nd to China with₹25,597 crore Russian oil buys

Indian refiners bought ₹2.5 billion (₹25,597 crore) worth of Russian crude in September, trailing China's ₹3.2 billion, according to Helsinki-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). India was also the second-largest buyer of...

Trump honors Charlie Kirk with Presidential Medal of Freedom on 32nd birthday

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday posthumously awarded America's highest civilian honor to Charlie Kirk, the assassinated activist who inspired a generation of young conservatives and helped push the nation's politics further to...

Westminster attack on press freedom condemned by journalists and MPs

Campaign comes after officials blocked Declassified from holding a press pass, citing our Gaza ‘standpoint’. More than 100 politicians, journalists and campaigners have condemned a “flagrant and partisan attempt to suppress investigative...

Trump posthumously honors Kirk with Medal of Freedom

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday posthumously awarded America's highest civilian honor to Charlie Kirk, the assassinated activist who inspired a generation of young conservatives and helped push the nation's politics further to...

Erbil presses Baghdad to disburse salaries following oil agreement

2025-10-15T16:43:42+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News - Erbil The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Wednesday urged the federal government in Baghdad to immediately release public sector salaries, saying Erbil has fulfilled...

Israeli media: Israel to cancel plan to reduce aid flow into Gaza

Israel reportedly intends to set aside its plan to halve humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip from 600 to 300 trucks a day. An Israeli media outlet reported Wednesday that the country's political leaders decided to follow through with plans to...

Inter-Arab security force should be set up 'within weeks' to stop Hamas retaking Gaza, ex-Israeli PM says

An inter-Arab security force should be set up in Gaza within weeks to prevent Hamas from retaking control, Israel's former prime minister Ehud Barak has said. Asked by Sky News chief presenter Mark Austin if intervention was necessary to prevent...