The Russian government announced that its military forces shot down 251 Ukrainian drones overnight leading into Monday, October 6, 2025. According to a statement released by the Russian Ministry of Defense on Telegram, “last night, Russian air defense systems destroyed 251 Ukrainian drones.” The ministry reported that most of the drones were intercepted over southern…
The militant group Hamas on Sunday denied media reports claiming it was ready to hand over its weapons to international authorities as part of a peace plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump aimed at ending the ongoing war. Earlier that day, some outlets had reported that Hamas had agreed to transfer its weapons to…
France’s new Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has resigned just 27 days after being appointed to lead the government. The Élysée Palace, the office of the French President, announced on October 6, 2025, that Lecornu had submitted his resignation earlier that morning, and President Emmanuel Macron had accepted it. The statement read: “Mr. Sébastien Lecornu has…
The states of California and Oregon have filed a lawsuit against the administration of President Donald Trump over his decision to deploy 200 federal troops to the city of Portland. The move followed nationwide protests across several U.S. cities condemning Trump’s handling of immigration and his decision to use the military for domestic law enforcement….
U.S. Senator and member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Marco Rubio, has stated that the ongoing war in Gaza has severely damaged Israel’s international reputation. Rubio made the remarks after Israel agreed to temporarily halt its attacks on Gaza to implement a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas an agreement reportedly encouraged by President Donald…
French President Emmanuel Macron has continued to face major political challenges since the start of his second term in 2022, as his government has been rocked by a wave of prime ministerial resignations. When Macron won re-election in 2022, he appointed Élisabeth Borne as Prime Minister, succeeding Jean Castex, who had served for nearly two…
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, and President of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Dr. Vincent Biruta, has reaffirmed that Rwanda will not give up on efforts to restore peace and improve relations with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), despite the latter’s slow progress in implementing previously agreed commitments. He made the remarks during…
There was a time when owning a phone meant only being able to make and receive calls. Few could have imagined that one day, millions of Rwandans would own this technological tool, which has now become an essential part of everyday life. In the past, phones were mainly used to communicate with distant relatives or…
OpenAI, the company behind the popular ChatGPT technology, has become the world’s most valuable private company after selling shares worth $6.6 billion. At the beginning of this year, OpenAI was valued at $300 billion, while Elon Musk’s SpaceX was estimated at $400 billion. After the share sale on October 2, 2025, OpenAI’s valuation surged to…
On October 4, 2025, Israeli forces killed more than 50 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s earlier announcement that Israel had “temporarily suspended” its attacks. Officials at Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital told CNN that Israeli strikes hit the Al-Daraj neighborhood on the evening of October 4, killing 17 people, most of them…
