All news for 2025-10-30

The Trump administration is going to restrict the number of refugees it admits into the United States next year to the token level of just 7,500 – and those spots will mostly be filled by white South Africans.

A strong 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Alaska Thursday morning, prompting residents in the state’s most populous city, Anchorage, to report feeling shaking.

A private helicopter on its way to Lobuche near the Everest Base Camp to rescue stranded trekkers crashed on Wednesday (29 October), Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal spokesperson Gyanendra Bhul said.

Keir Starmer seems to have avoided significant political harm from potentially losing his chancellor weeks before the budget, following 24 hours of intense scrutiny over whether Rachel Reeves broke the law by renting out her family home.

World Athletics says it has been the victim of corporate theft worth more than €1.5m (£1.3m) conducted by former staff.

As Ukrainian authorities probe massive embezzlement schemes involving state funds, one central figure is reportedly working to erase his past.

Russian commanders are executing or deliberately sending to their deaths soldiers who refuse to fight in Ukraine, according to a new investigation by the independent outlet Verstka, which paints a bleak picture of internal violence within the Russian army.

A celebrity chef has accused "Diva Duchess" Meghan Markle of using her tenuous connection to the royal family to get fans to purchase items from her pricey As Ever brand.

A man who spiked women’s drinks in a nightclub before raping and sexually assaulting them was caught on CCTV.

Five people have been arrested and accused of supplying the fentanyl-laced pills that resulted in the fatal overdose of Robert De Niro’s grandson in 2023.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker appealed to Trump administration officials overseeing federal immigration operations in Chicago, asking them to pause their activities to give children and families "a break" to celebrate Halloween.

MGM Resorts President and CEO Bill Hornbuckle had a simple message for his company this week after exorbitant prices have kept people away from his hotels in Las Vegas: “Shame on us.”

Amid relentless violence and atrocities by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which have placed civilians in grave danger, journalists face a double threat: struggling to survive while being directly targeted for their reporting.

On Wednesday, the Trump administration lifted international sanctions on Milorad Dodik — the pro-Russian leader of the Serb-dominated region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska — as well as on his children, dozens of allies, and their companies.

German dentists have belatedly acknowledged their profession’s brutal practices during the Nazi era, admitting their broad "systemic" involvement in crimes at concentration camps, including sadistic tooth extractions, human experiments, forced sterilizations, and murder.

Donald Trump has described crucial trade talks with the Chinese president in South Korea as “amazing”, saying their dispute over the supply of rare earths had been settled and that he would visit China in April.

The Astana police have confirmed the initiation of another criminal case related to the company Akashi Data Center, controlled by businessman Timur Turlov, who is of Russian origin.

Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal’s energy joint venture in India has purchased Russian oil transported on vessels that are listed under sanctions, according to an analysis by the Financial Times using satellite imagery, shipping data, and customs records.

Presenter Kirsty Gallacher said she was kicked like a “football” by a stranger in central London, leaving her with bruises.

President Donald Trump has instructed his defence department to resume nuclear weapons testing "immediately."

A British national accused of spying for Russia in Ukraine and preparing to carry out terrorist attacks has been arrested, Ukrainian prosecutors said on Wednesday.

A source reported that Maxim Temnikov, who previously held a senior position at Mirax, changed his name in the USA and is now engaged in developing health products.

The centrist D66 party achieved significant gains in Dutch elections, likely positioning it to lead government formation as the party of far-right leader Geert Wilders lost support.