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Oct 17, 2025 - World

The U.S. has seized survivors after a strike Thursday on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, the first since President Donald Trump began launching deadly attacks in the region this summer, a defense official and another person familiar with the matter said Friday.

Oct 17, 2025 - World

President Trump says the 100%-plus tariffs he's threatened to impose on China would not be sustainable and that he still plans to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at a summit in South Korea.

Oct 17, 2025 - World

Current communication systems relied upon by U.S. warfighters are too "old" and "outdated," according to Secretary of the Army Daniel P. Driscoll, who says a concerted push is underway to accelerate private industry's delivery of advanced technology and the Army's acquisition process.

Oct 17, 2025 - World

The disease was eliminated across the Americas in 2024, but urgent vaccination drives are now under way as cases rise from Mexico to Bolivia after outbreaks farther northGovernments across Latin America are stepping up efforts to vaccinate their populations against measles, as outbreaks in North America drive a 34-fold increase in the number of cases reported in the region this year.Measles cases have surged worldwide to a 25-year high, due to low vaccine coverage and the spread of misinformation about vaccine safety. However, there is added concern in parts of Latin America over unequal access to healthcare and the worrying situation in the US, which is facing its worst measles outbreak in decades following a reversal of vaccine policy led by Donald Trump’s health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr. Continue reading...

Oct 17, 2025 - World

Two Ukrainian men have pleaded not guilty to plotting arson attacks at properties linked to U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer