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Peace in Israel, President Trump, Salvation
It was just over two years ago that Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip invaded Israel without warning during the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah. 4,300 missiles were fired into Israel, paragliders and armored vehicles made incursions, and...

Free Dr. Abu Safiya: Calls Grow for Israel to Release Imprisoned Gaza Healthcare Workers
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: I’m Amy Goodman. This is Democracy Now!, joined by Democracy Now!'s Juan González. It's The War and Peace Report. On Monday, thousands of Palestinians gathered in Khan...

Local Jewish community shares joy, grief as Israeli hostages come home
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The local Jewish community is expressing mixed emotions a day after families were reunited under a Gaza ceasefire deal that saw the release of 20 Israeli hostages and nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. “They don’t come...

Punjab CM lauds Türkiye, Azerbaijan for always standing by Pakistan
Published on: October 15, 2025 3:04 AM Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif warmly welcomed visiting parliamentary delegations from Türkiye and Azerbaijan, led respectively by Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye, H.E. Professor...

Members of Baltimore's Jewish community celebrate hostage release
OH, THAT’S RIGHT. IT WAS A NIGHT FULL OF MUSIC, DANCING AND MORE FOR SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE HERE SAY WAS A LONG TIME COMING. SEVERAL MEMBERS OF BALTIMORE’S JEWISH COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER FOR AN EVENT IN PIKESVILLE FOR SOMETHING THEY’VE BEEN WAITING...
Gaza deal guarantors must force Israel to stop violations: Iran
Iran has called on the US, Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey, which have identified themselves as the guarantors of an agreement reached recently with the aim of ending the Israeli regime’s genocide in Gaza, to pressure Tel Aviv into stopping its deadly...

Film Workers for Palestine hit back at pro-Israel 'legal threat'
Film Workers for Palestine have responded to a letter sent to major film and TV studios, including Netflix, Disney and the BBC, by UK Lawyers for Israel that had warned a boycott of the Israeli film industry could breach the UK's Equality Act. A...
‘Let my blood be a light that heralds freedom,’ Palestinian journo writes before embracing martyrdom
The will penned by a prominent Palestinian journalist, who was assassinated recently by an Israeli-backed gang, has surfaced, revealing how he eagerly anticipated martyrdom in his mission to convey his people’s suffering. Palestinian media outlets...

PPL enters into partnership with Turkish Petroleum Overseas Company
Published on: October 15, 2025 1:46 AM Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL), a major energy company in the country, has announced a strategic partnership with Turkish Petroleum Overseas Company (TPOC), a subsidiary of Turkiye’s national oil company...

Beth Israel of Media Keeps an Eye on the Environment
Solar panels on the roof of Congregation Beth Israel. Courtesy of Beth Israel of Media Environmental sustainability has been a pillar of Congregation Beth Israel of Media’s mission since the early 2000s. It has since made consistent efforts to...

Pueblo’s ‘Little Jewelbox’ Temple Emanuel celebrates 125 years
Sunlight illuminates a Star of David at Temple Emanuel on the north side of Pueblo. It's surrounded by radiant beams of color in a stained glass window. It’s the first thing you see when you enter the elegant red brick building that has stood as a...

Charlie Kirk’s unexpected role in Middle East peace talks revealed
Charlie Kirk played a pivotal behind-the-scenes role in paving the way for Donald Trump’s landmark Middle East peace deal, GB News has revealed. The Turning Point USA founder, who is being posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom...

Charlie Kirk’s legacy is inextricably tied to Trump — and president’s Medal of Freedom speech let everyone know it
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President Trump awards Charlie Kirk Presidential Medal of Freedom
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IEA forecasts global oil glut in 2026 on strong production growth, weak demand
World oil production will rise by 3 million barrels per day in 2025 to 106.1 million barrels per day and grow by another 2.4 million barrels a day in 2026 to an average of 108.5 barrels a day, according to the IEA’s latest forecast. The IEA...

I spent four months as a captive of the Taliban. This is what happened during my horrifying imprisonment, the confrontation that changed everything - and how freedom brought unexpected trauma: SEAN LANGAN
Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, in front of the Museum of Art, has been a part of the city’s daily life for two years – filled with pictures of the missing, and people holding candles, but also with children playing. It seemed so remote from my own...

Trump honors Charlie Kirk with Presidential Medal of Freedom on what would be his 32nd birthday (World)
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 the right....

Charlie Kirk might have run for president, widow says as Trump presents Medal of Freedom on his birthday
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 the right. The...

Turkish Journalist Tosun Dies After Assault
Tributes have poured in for Turkish journalist Hakan Tosun, 50, who died Monday after being attacked in Istanbul’s Esenyurt district. Tosun, known for his reporting on environmental issues, urban activism, and gentrification, was found unconscious...
News outlets decline Pentagon’s new policy, fear for press freedom
WASHINGTON, Oct 15 – At least 30 news organizations declined to sign a new Pentagon access policy for journalists, warning of the potential for less comprehensive coverage of the world’s most powerful military ahead of a Tuesday deadline to accept...