U.S. President Donald Trump proclaimed the end of the two-year Gaza war on October 13, 2025, hailing a “historic dawn” after Hamas released the final 20 living Israeli hostages in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees from Israeli custody. Speaking to Israel’s Knesset in Jerusalem, Trump said, “The skies are calm, the guns are silent… a Holy Land …

The East London Mosque has ignited a fierce backlash after barring women and girls over 12 from its 12th annual Muslim Charity Run, a 5km event in Victoria Park, Tower Hamlets, on October 12, 2025. Billed as “inclusive” and “family-friendly,” the fundraiser—raising over £150,000 for causes like food banks and refugee aid—welcomed men, boys of all ages, and girls under …

A devastating fire ripped through a garment factory and an adjacent illegal chemical warehouse in Dhaka’s Mirpur area on October 14, 2025, killing at least 16 people, mostly female workers, and injuring several others. The blaze erupted around midday on the third floor of the seven-storey Anwar Fashion Garments factory, quickly spreading to the Shah Alam Chemical Warehouse storing highly …

The Israeli military has identified the remains of four deceased hostages handed over by Hamas as part of the U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire deal, including Israeli national Guy Iluz, Nepalese student Bipin Joshi, Yossi Sharabi, and army officer Daniel Peretz. The bodies arrived in Israel via the Red Cross on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, for formal forensic procedures at the National …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Pakistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 3.6% for the fiscal year 2025-26 (FY26), maintaining its earlier estimate despite a global slowdown. This forecast, detailed in the IMF’s October 2025 World Economic Outlook (WEO), comes as the lender anticipates a slight uptick in inflation to 6% in FY26 from 4.5% in FY25, contrasting …