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Unprecedented rainfall floods New York City, leaving two dead and paralyzing transportation

New York City faced record-breaking rainfall on Thursday, October 30, 2025, triggering severe flooding across all five boroughs. The deluge inundated streets, overwhelmed subway lines, and disrupted operations at major airports, including JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark. Two men tragically lost their lives......

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia becomes the world’s tallest church

The Sagrada Familia basilica has officially become the world’s tallest church, following the installation of a new section of its central tower on Thursday, the church administration announced. The architectural masterpiece designed by Antoni Gaudí now rises to 162.91......

Xi to meet Canadian and Japanese leaders after Trump trade truce

Chinese President Xi Jinping took center stage at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea, following a fragile trade truce reached with U.S. President Donald Trump. The agreement, struck before Trump’s departure, suspended further......

Samsung now displays ads on its $2,000+ smart refrigerators

A new kind of advertisement has entered the kitchen. This week, Samsung began rolling out a software update in the United States that introduces ads on the touchscreens of its Family Hub smart refrigerators, which cost more than $2,000. Owners of these high-end models were surprised to find a banner......

France seizes over 50,000 counterfeit toys, Including thousands of fake “Labubu” dolls

French customs officials announced Thursday that they had seized nearly 56,000 counterfeit toys in the Paris region in September, including thousands of fake Labubu plush dolls, the viral Chinese figurines that have become a global sensation. The seizures took place during targeted inspections of express......

Mexico: 28 rescued at Sea, Including 27 teenagers aged 14 to 17

The Mexican Navy has rescued 28 people, nearly all of them minors, from a drifting boat in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Sinaloa state in northwestern Mexico. According to the Sinaloa prosecutor’s office, 27 of those rescued were between 14 and 17 years old, while the 28th was just over 18.......

Valencia leader heckled at memorial for flood victims amid criticism over disaster response

The leader of Spain's Valencia region, Carlos Mazón, faced public outrage during a state memorial service marking the first anniversary of the 2024 floods, the deadliest natural disaster in the country in decades. Relatives of victims accused him of mishandling the emergency response that......

Virgin wins key approval to challenge Eurostar in Channel tunnel race

British group Virgin has won a key step in its bid to challenge Eurostar’s monopoly on passenger rail services through the Channel Tunnel, after obtaining access to the Temple Mills depot in London — a crucial maintenance facility previously reserved exclusively......

Lithuania closes its border with Belarus after smuggling balloon incursions

Vilnius (AFP) – Lithuania announced on Wednesday that it would close its border with Belarus for one month, citing the repeated intrusion of smuggling balloons carrying contraband cigarettes from Belarusian territory. The Lithuanian government described the move as a necessary......

German foreign minister visits Syria for the first time since Assad’s fall

Berlin (AFP) – German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephull traveled to Syria on Thursday, marking the first official visit by a German top diplomat since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime last December. “With the fall of Assad’s dictatorship,......

China urges US to “seriously” respect nuclear test ban

Beijing (AFP) – China on Thursday urged the United States to “seriously” respect the global ban on nuclear testing, after President Donald Trump instructed the Pentagon to resume testing of the country’s nuclear arsenal. “China hopes the United......

Fentanyl, soybeans and Ukraine: Trump claims “great success” after talks with Xi

Aboard Air Force One (AFP) – Smiling broadly, US President Donald Trump hailed what he called a “great success” in his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday. The talks covered key global issues, including fentanyl......

Pakistan–Afghanistan talks in Istanbul likely to resume, Says Pakistani security source

Talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan aimed at reaching a ceasefire are expected to “probably resume” in Istanbul after collapsing on Wednesday, a Pakistani security source told AFP. The negotiations, mediated by Turkey and Qatar, began last Saturday in Istanbul and were......