Donald Trump
American businessman and politician (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
Photo: Daniel Torok, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- 48m ago
Vance mocks Talarico with gay jibe as Texas Senate race passes $500 million in ads
Vice President JD Vance joked about the sexuality of Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico at a Tyler, Texas rally, as unfounded mental health claims about Talarico spread through rightwing media.
- 3h ago
Zelensky says Kyiv will resume strikes on Russian refineries despite Trump-backed energy truce
Volodymyr Zelensky told the Financial Times that Ukraine will resume attacks on Russian refineries, while overnight Russian drone and bomb strikes killed at least five people in Kirovohrad and Dnipropetrovsk on Thursday, 15 October.
- 3h ago
Musk calls on Zelensky to step down as Starlink cutbacks hit Ukraine's front
Musk posted on X that Zelensky should go, as Kyiv reported Starlink restrictions that hurt operations at the front and Trump pressed for a new Ukrainian president.
- 5h ago
US floated unfreezing part of Russian assets to revive Ukraine talks, Europe refused
The Financial Times reports that Washington proposed releasing part of Russia's frozen state assets under US oversight to restart Ukraine peace talks. European participants at the Miami meeting refused the plan.
- 7h ago
Trump shares AI tiger video after fatal Yorkshire Wildlife Park attack
Donald Trump shared footage of the fatal Doncaster tiger attack on Truth Social, then an AI-generated clip of himself embracing the animal. The family of the 23-year-old man says the content is causing them severe distress.
- 7h ago
72 retired US generals and admirals urge Pentagon to cancel execution livestream
The retired officers say broadcasting the 3 December execution of Nidal Hasan would debase human dignity. Trump had not made a final decision on the plan as of Tuesday, 13 October.
- 7h ago
FIFA Council meets in Zurich as Infantino faces UEFA-led opposition on reform
The FIFA Council meets on Thursday, 15 October, at 11:00 in Zurich, its first session since the failed plan for external World Cup marketing. European members will press Gianni Infantino on reform, a funding offer and a peace prize he gave to Donald Trump.
- 8h ago
US military plans for possible strikes on Iran could include the 9.7-tonne MOAB bomb
CNN reports that US military planners have drafted strikes on Iranian energy and nuclear sites that could use the GBU-43/B, the largest non-nuclear bomb in the US arsenal. The strikes could come before or after the 3 November 2026 midterm elections.
- 8h ago
EU leaders meet in Brussels on budget, Ceuta migration and Ukraine
Leaders gather on Thursday, 15 and Friday, 16 October, with the 2028-2034 budget, the Ceuta migration fallout and Ukraine on the table, after Ireland proposed cuts of more than 140,000 million euros.
- 10h ago
Trump says leakers of military plans should be shot at Arizona rally
At a campaign rally in Bullhead City, Arizona, on Wednesday, 14 October, Donald Trump said people who leak information to the news media should be shot. He tied the remark to the June 2025 US strike on Iran's nuclear sites and blamed Democrats for a leaked intelligence report.
- 12h ago
North Korea says it test-fired two strategic cruise missile types from submarines
KCNA said the launches took place on Wednesday, 14 October, toward the Sea of Japan, amid weeks of rising tension with Seoul after a land mine blast in the DMZ.
- 13h ago
Senior Republicans privately concede the House as Trump faces midterm backlash
Five senior House Republicans told Politico the party has all but lost the chamber, while a Reuters/Ipsos poll put Trump's approval at 32%. The midterm elections are on 3 November.
- 13h ago
Ukraine to resume strikes on Russian refineries, Zelensky tells Financial Times
Zelensky said the ban on attacks against Russian oil refineries has ended, in a Financial Times interview published on 15 October, after a pause tied to Trump's energy truce.
- 16h ago
Colombia's De la Espriella signs protest decree letting police act without waiting for dialogue
President Abelardo de la Espriella signed Decree 1525 of 2026 on Tuesday, 13 October, changing how security forces respond to demonstrations. The government said it would apply the rules at anti-government marches called for Wednesday, 14 October.
- 16h ago
Russian drones hit US company sites in Ukraine as White House stays silent
Russian drones and missiles have damaged Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, McDonald's and Mondelez sites in Ukraine since late August, and the Trump administration has not publicly condemned the strikes.
- 16h ago
Zelenski attacks Trump's Russian diesel deal as SpaceX cuts Starlink for Ukrainian forces
Kyiv says the diesel deal gives Putin an easy win, while Starlink restrictions disrupt Ukrainian drone missions and Washington weighs a pause in intelligence sharing.
- 16h ago
EU leaders to press for new energy price measures at Brussels summit on 15 and 16 October
Zelensky will attend in person, and the 2028-2034 budget talks, now led by António Costa, are also on the agenda. The summit opens on Thursday 15 October at 09:00 Lisbon time and is set to end at lunchtime on Friday 16 October.
- 16h ago
FIFA proposes barring suspension of automatic bans after Balogun case
FIFA is set to put a proposal to its Council in Zurich on Thursday, 15 October, that would stop automatic one-match bans from being suspended. It follows the Balogun case, in which a US forward played a World Cup round-of-16 match after a red card.
- 18h ago
Italy's parliament passes Ukraine resolutions as opposition splits on Kyiv aid
The Chamber approved the majority's two resolutions ahead of the 15-16 October European Council, while opposition parties stayed united against the government but split over Ukraine and sat out the vote.
- 19h ago
Joshua Huck takes over US embassy in Athens after Kimberly Guilfoyle's exit
Career diplomat Joshua Huck now leads the US embassy in Athens in a transitional role, while a permanent successor to Kimberly Guilfoyle is chosen, confirmed and installed over several months.
