Day: October 17, 2025

Turkey Sends Disaster Aid to Gaza

Erdoğan’s ruling party sends relief experts to the Strip to help locate the remains of 19 missing Israeli hostages.

Proposal: Netherlands Interest-Free Mortgages to Aid Muslim Homebuyers

Proposal: Netherlands Interest-Free Mortgages to Aid Muslim Homebuyers

DENK’s proposal—creating greater space for Islamic practices in Dutch politics—reflects the party’s broader compromises with Muslim voters.

October 17, 2025
Russia Claims Capture of Three Villages in Eastern Ukraine

Russia Claims Capture of Three Villages in Eastern Ukraine

The Moscow military command said it had taken the villages of Pishchane and Tykhe in Kharkiv and the village of Pryvillia in Dnipropetrovsk.

October 17, 2025
Suspects in Nord Stream Attack Won’t Be Extradited to Germany

Suspects in Nord Stream Attack Won’t Be Extradited to Germany

The two Ukrainian suspects will remain in Poland and Italy where they were initially arrested and face the courts there.

October 17, 2025
Italy: Bomb Destroys Prominent Journalist’s Car

Italy: Bomb Destroys Prominent Journalist’s Car

No injuries were reported as a blast near Rome wrecked a vehicle in a suspected attempt at intimidation—or worse.

October 17, 2025
Court of Auditors Member Warns: EU Opacity Is Fueling Euroskepticism

Court of Auditors Member Warns: EU Opacity Is Fueling Euroskepticism

Finland’s member of the European Court of Auditors denounces the lack of transparency in the EU’s budget management and warns of its political consequences.

October 17, 2025
Polish Woman Found ‘Close to Death’ After 27 Years Locked Inside Family Apartment

Polish Woman Found ‘Close to Death’ After 27 Years Locked Inside Family Apartment

Emergency services said Mirella had ‘not left home’ in over 20 years and was only days from death due to infection.

October 17, 2025
Turkey Sends Disaster Aid to Gaza

Turkey Sends Disaster Aid to Gaza

Erdoğan’s ruling party sends relief experts to the Strip to help locate the remains of 19 missing Israeli hostages.

October 17, 2025
Intelligent Diversity: Yuan Loans Spread Hungarian Debt Risk

Intelligent Diversity: Yuan Loans Spread Hungarian Debt Risk

In a smart debt-management move, the government of Hungary sells treasury securities in China. This sheds new light on European political and economic risk-taking.

October 17, 2025
Justice for Little Lola: Trial Opens in Paris

Justice for Little Lola: Trial Opens in Paris

The sordid murder of the twelve-year-old girl continues to haunt people’s minds.

October 17, 2025
From ‘Drone-Dome’ to ‘Space-Dome’: Brussels Accelerates Defense Agenda

From ‘Drone-Dome’ to ‘Space-Dome’: Brussels Accelerates Defense Agenda

The European Commission unveils two flagship defense projects amid growing concerns over funding and political control.

October 17, 2025
Budapest Peace Summit: Diplomatic Triumph for Viktor Orbán

Budapest Peace Summit: Diplomatic Triumph for Viktor Orbán

The liberals bark, but history’s caravan moves on.

October 17, 2025
Brazil: 100,000 Amazon Trees Cut Down Preparing for COP30

Brazil: 100,000 Amazon Trees Cut Down Preparing for COP30

Who knew? Fighting climate change requires an eight-mile highway be built through the Amazon, speeding eco-delegates to and from their luxury hotels.

October 17, 2025