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Médecins Sans Frontières has been told to leave by November 9 and says it hopes to find a “positive solution” soon.Published October 29, 2025October 29, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareThe medical group Médecins Sans Frontières (known by its French acronym MSF) said in a statement that it had been ordered to leave Libya by November 9, without giving reasons for its expulsion.MSF was already forced to suspend its operations in the country in March and said in a statement on Wednesday that it had been instructed to withdraw in a recent letter from the Libyan Foreign Ministry.Recommended…

Ukraine announced on Wednesday that it had assassinated a Russian officer responsible for war crimes with a car bomb inside Russia. Veniamin Majerin, who died over the weekend, was the deputy commander of the Russian gendarmerie in Kemerovo, southwestern Siberia, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Service said. The Russian Guard special forces he led are suspected of being involved in “war crimes and genocide against the Ukrainian people” in Kiev during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, intelligence agencies said. CNN has contacted the Russian Ministry of Defense and the Russian National Guard for comment. A video released by intelligence agencies…

Arsenal secured a 2-0 win over Brighton with goals from Ethan Nwaneri and Bukayo Saka, setting up a Carabao Cup quarter-final at home to Crystal Palace on a proud night for the academy.On the night Max Dowman became Arsenal’s youngest ever starter at 15 years and 302 days old, Nwaneri headed home from a pass from fellow Hale End graduate Miles Lewis-Skelly. Manager Mikel Arteta also handed a starting role to 17-year-old striker Andre Harriman-Anus, who contributed to the second goal after his one-on-one shot was saved by Brighton’s Jason Steele, but was brought down safe by Academy defender Saka.…

The rise of agent coding tools was a game-changer for software engineers across the industry. But things seemed especially tough for Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko. Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt, Yakovenko said he has become increasingly comfortable putting software development tasks on the back burner. After more than 15 years of software development, Yakovenko says of his experience with agent coding: “Now you can see Claude stirring that thing around, and you can almost smell when it’s going off the rails.” “If people are having meetings with me and I’m not paying attention, it’s because I’m looking at Claude,” he…

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms, Inc., during the MetaConnect event on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 in Menlo Park, California, USA. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMeta When it comes to artificial intelligence, CEO Mark Zuckerberg famously argues that it’s better to invest in too much than too little.During the company’s third-quarter earnings call on Wednesday, Zuckerberg cited Meta’s significant spending this year, particularly its $14.3 billion investment in Scale AI as part of a planned overhaul of its AI division, now known as Superintelligence Labs.Some skeptics worry that spending from Meta and its AI competitors, namely OpenAI,…

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will step down after a meeting of the White House Task Force on AI Education in the East Room of the White House on September 4, 2025 in Washington.Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Imagesmicrosoft suffered an outage in its Azure cloud and 365 services on Wednesday, hours before the company announced its quarterly results.Users on social media reported that they were experiencing problems accessing their sites and services that run on Microsoft products, and that the company’s website, including its Xbox and investor relations pages, were down. According to Downdetector, which is based on user…

Entry into Lithuania continues to be permitted for some travelers, including EU nationals and humanitarian visa holders.Published October 29, 2025October 29, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareLithuania has been fortifying its border with Belarus for a month after a wave of balloons carrying smuggled cigarettes entered its airspace.Lithuania’s Cabinet decided on Wednesday to continue the suspension of traffic at Sarcininkai intersection in the southeast until the end of November, while significantly restricting traffic at Medininkai intersection, the only other intersection near the capital Vilnius, BNS news agency reported.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listInterior Minister Vladislav Kondratovic…

Paris — Ten people went on trial in Paris on Monday on charges of online harassment of France’s first lady, Brigitte Macron, for spreading what prosecutors called “malicious comments” about Emmanuel Macron’s gender and sexuality. The trial comes three months after the Macrons filed a 22-count defamation lawsuit in the US state of Delaware against right-wing podcaster Candace Owens over claims that Brigitte Macron could be male. The French case relates to a legal complaint filed by the first lady’s lawyer in August 2024 alleging cyberbullying, which led to two arrests in February and March 2025. Prosecutors said the initial…

Newcastle are on track to remain in the Carabao Cup after beating Tottenham 2-0 at home to reach the quarter-finals.The Holders drew with Fulham in the last eight at home and beat them 2-1 in the Premier League at St James’ Park last weekend. Newcastle are aiming to reach the Carabao Cup quarter-finals for the fourth successive year after Fabian Schaal and Nick Waltemaide’s headers handed Tottenham their first away defeat of the season in all competitions. Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player Fabian Schaal heads in the opening match team news Leaders Newcastle made eight changes…

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference after the Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Washington, DC, October 29, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty ImagesThe Federal Reserve approved its second consecutive interest rate cut on Wednesday, but Chairman Jerome Powell jolted markets by casting doubt on whether another rate cut would occur in December.By a 10-2 vote, the central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee lowered the benchmark overnight borrowing rate to a range of 3.75-4%. In addition to the interest rate move, the Fed announced it will end tapering its asset purchases, known as quantitative…