Libre News of The World Express Edition. Wedesday The 15th of October 2025

Subscribe today so you never miss an episode! Today on Libre News of The World Express Edition: India and Canada unveiled a bold new roadmap to deepen diplomatic and economic ties (The Globe and Mail), while former U.S. President Donald Trump signaled openness to renewed nuclear talks with Iran amid stalled negotiations (The Washington Post). Panama Canal revenue surged to US $5.7 billion as transit volumes jumped 19% (La Prensa Panamá), and Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer was exiled to the United States (Diario de Cuba). Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered Jair Bolsonaro to remain under house arrest (Folha de S.Paulo), and a targeted shooting in Bogotá wounded Venezuelan activist Yendri Velásquez (El Tiempo). Codelco revised losses from the El Teniente mine accident but maintained 2025 output goals (Diario Financiero), the U.S. approved a US $20 billion lifeline for Argentina ahead of President Milei’s Washington visit (Clarín), and China detained dozens of Zion Church pastors in a major religious crackdown (South China Morning Post). Australia will make its next US $1 billion AUKUS payment (The Sydney Morning Herald), and New Zealand councils voted to slash Māori representation (The New Zealand Herald). Japan’s finance minister called for policies beyond Abenomics (The Japan Times), Singapore proposed mandatory caning for scammers (The Straits Times), and Vietnamese youth attitudes toward China softened amid rising investment (VNExpress). Algeria inked a US $5.4 billion oil and gas deal with Midad Energy (El Moudjahid), and Turkey, Egypt, and Qatar signed a Gaza ceasefire agreement with Trump (Daily Sabah). Saudi Aramco said it can sustain 12 million bpd output without extra costs (Arab News), while the U.S. imposed new sanctions on Iran’s petroleum network (The Wall Street Journal). Trump urged Israel’s president to pardon Netanyahu (Haaretz), a bird flu outbreak hit a farm in northern France (Le Monde), and a deadly farmhouse explosion killed three carabinieri near Verona (Corriere della Sera). Spain declared its gas network ready for an accelerated Russian LNG ban (El País), far-right Chega underperformed in Portuguese local elections (Público), and Cyprus expanded sterilization efforts to address a feral cat crisis (Cyprus Mail). MI5 warned UK MPs of rising espionage threats (The Guardian), Scotland launched a visa sponsorship fund for foreign care workers (The Scotsman), and Ireland set its presidential election for October 24 (The Irish Times). Germany announced a €7 billion deal to acquire 424 armoured vehicles (Deutsche Welle), Denmark ordered the cull of 150,000 chickens after an H5N1 outbreak (Copenhagen Post), and China and Iceland agreed to deepen cooperation on geothermal energy (China Daily). Afghanistan and Uzbekistan pushed for greater use of Iran’s Chabahar port (The Tashkent Times), Russia opened a criminal case against exiled dissidents over an alleged coup plot (The Moscow Times), and Russian troops claimed control of Balahan village in Donetsk (Kommersant).

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