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Intelligence Agency reports evacuation of 57 people from Gaza, incl 48 Ukrainians
Photo: https://t.me/DIUkraine On Tuesday, on the instructions of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a team of the Main Intelligence Agency of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine carried out an operation to...

Europe’s Dependence on Foreign-Trained Doctors and Nurses has Cross-Border Ripple Effects
Between 2014 and 2023, the number of foreign-trained doctors working in the Region grew by 58%, and foreign-trained nurses by 67%. In the same period, annual inflows – new entries into the health labour market – of doctors nearly tripled, and...

Evening Brief: Trump and Netanyahu Announce Gaza Peace Plan, Russia Warns US on Tomahawk Missiles, Afghanistan Faces Internet Blackout
Your SOFREP Evening Brief for Monday, September 29, 2025. Trump and Netanyahu Announce Gaza Peace Plan, Await Hamas Response US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled a 20-point plan to end the Gaza war,...

The UAE flight routes launched and coming soon in 2025
Etihad Airways is having a busy 2025 after launching flights to many new destinations at the start of the year and adding other routes since. It's not the only UAE carrier that is expanding its network – Emirates, flydubai and Air Arabia also have...

Travel advisory for France: general strike, public demonstrations announced in Paris, other cities
The Embassy of Moldova in France has informed Moldovan citizens who are in, transiting through, or planning to travel to France that a general strike and public demonstrations are announced in Paris and other cities on September 18, 2025. In the...

Telegram Founder Durov: Poisoning Attempt, French Spies, and No Pornography
Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, spoke at length with American journalist Lex Fridman in an interview lasting more than four hours. For the first time, he revealed that there had been an assassination attempt against him; he also claimed...

AP News Summary at 4:22 p.m. EDT
2 people dead and several injured in a shooting and fire at a Michigan church, police say GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A gunman opened fire inside a Michigan church during Sunday services, killing at least two people and injuring several...
European Market Open: US shutdown talks imminent. OPEC likely to increase quotas on 5th Oct.
APAC stocks eventually traded mostly firmer following the positive Wall Street performance on Friday, albeit participants remain cautious ahead of a risk-packed week that culminates with Friday’s US jobs report. US President Trump said he will...

AP News Summary at 2:25 p.m. EDT
1 person dead and 9 injured in a shooting and fire at a Michigan church, police say GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A gunman opened fire inside a Michigan church during Sunday services, killing at least one person and injuring nine others....

US Embassy in Romania impacted by government shutdown in Washington
The United States diplomatic mission in Romania announced on Wednesday, October 1, that the official Facebook and X pages will no longer be updated, except for urgent security and safety messages, while passport and visa services will continue “to...

Lee Anderson rages as 'offensive' overseas aid bill - including £128m for Turkey
Lee Anderson has condemned what he called an "offensive" bonanza of overseas aid spending, with British taxpayers splashing out millions on projects from refugee schemes in Turkey to gender violence workshops in Ecuador. Posting on X, the Reform...

AP News Summary at 2:47 p.m. EDT
1 person dead and 9 injured in a shooting and fire at a Michigan church, police say GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A gunman opened fire inside a Michigan church during Sunday services, killing at least one person and injuring nine others....

Omnibus, omni-blame
Welcome to Rapporteur. This is Eddy Wax, with Nicoletta Ionta in Brussels, bringing you everything you need to start your week in Europe. Need-to-knows: Copenhagen: EU leaders meet for an informal European Council to discuss Ukraine and defence...

Ukraine Evacuates 57 People from Gaza – Sybiha
Ukraine has evacuated 57 people from Gaza on President Volodymyr Zelensky’s orders, Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Andriy Sybiha said on Tuesday. 48 Ukrainian citizens and nine Palestinian family members of Ukrainian citizens were among the...

The Trumpist on course to win in Czechia
With just days before Czechs head to the polls, former prime minister Andrej Babiš, the leader of ANO, the country’s largest opposition party, is campaigning in the Pilsen region, best known for the world-famous beer that bears its name. But...

French Tech – Romanian Touch 2025 showcases startups, innovation, and collaboration opportunities
As France and Romania are continuing to deepen their partnership in innovation and technology, the collaboration between companies, startups, and institutions is essential, according to the speakers at the French Tech – Romanian Touch event, held...
US Opening News: US futures firmer whilst USD pulls back. Tariffs & potential shutdown in focus.
A firmer start to the week for equities, Euro Stoxx 50 +0.3%, ES +0.5%; focus on a packed labour market agenda for the week and the looming US gov't shutdown. President Trump will be meeting with congressional leaders at 20:00BST/15:00ET; ahead of...

Ukraine Evacuates 57 Civilians from Gaza in Coordinated Operation
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Main Directorate of Intelligence carried out a special operation to evacuate 48 Ukrainian citizens and 9 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. Among the evacuees were 16 children. This information was...

Pottsville native McFarland places fourth at Greece World Beach Wrestling Championship
Pottsville native and three-time Schuylkill League champion wrestler Terrell McFarland recently placed fourth at the U17/U20 Beach Wrestling World Championships in Katerini, Greece. It was the most well-represented Team USA’s beach wrestling team...

COMMENTARY: Russia is testing NATO, Trump’s legacy
President Donald Trump insists this isn't his war -- that it belongs to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and former President Joe Biden. "This is not my war; it is theirs," he has said, all from a man who claims he alone can solve the...