A man convicted of raping and killing a 6-year-old girl in central Florida is scheduled to be put to death in November under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who continues to set a record pace for executions. Bryan Fredrick Jennings, 66, is scheduled to die by lethal injection Nov. 13 at Florida State Prison. Jennings would be the 16th person set for execution in Florida in 2025, with DeSantis overseeing more executions in a single year than any other Florida governor since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. DeSantis signed the death warrant Friday, just days...

Madagascar’s presidency said on Sunday that “an attempted illegal and forcible seizure of power” was underway in the African nation, without providing details, a day after some soldiers joined a protest movement that had begun last month. Troops from the elite CAPSAT unit that helped President Andry Rajoelina seize power in a 2009 coup, urged fellow soldiers to disobey orders and back the youth-led protests, which began on September 25 and pose the most serious challenge to Rajoelina’s rule since his reelection in 2023. A Reuters witness saw three people injured after shots were fired along a road to the...

Hamas has just published the list of 20 living hostages it claims it will release this morning — the same names already known in Israel: Bar Kuperstein Evyatar David Yosef Chaim Ohana Shegev Kalfon Avinatan Or Elkana Buhbut Maxim Harkin Nimrod Cohen Matan Tsengaoker David Konyo Eitan Horn Matan Angrist Eitan Mor Gali Berman Ziv Berman Omri Miran Alon Ohel Guy Gilboa-Dalal Rom Breslavsky Ariel Konyo

Nigeria’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology Uche Nnaji resigned on October 10, 2025, after a Channels TV investigation exposed discrepancies in his University of Nigeria, Nsukka academic credentials from his 2023 nomination. In a follow-up interview, journalist Seun Okinbaloye questioned Senator Ali Ndume on the Senate’s failure to detect the issues during confirmation, with Ndume deflecting by noting widespread certificate fraud across society. Okinbaloye’s response, ‘I have classmates,’ gained viral traction on X, underscoring concerns about verification in Nigerian politics. Senator Ndume: this issue of fake certificates is everywhere and not only in the NASS. Even you Seun, we...

A young woman graduated as the sole student in Ekiti State University’s Environmental Management and Science program, completing four years of study from 100 level to 400 level without any classmates or direct entry peers in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. Her achievement, which emerged on social media on October 12, 2025, garnered widespread admiration for her determination amid the department’s low enrollment.

Israeli president Isaac Herzog will award President Trump the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the State of Israel. This is in recognition of the United States president’s leadership of the hostage release – ceasefire deal to end the war. Herzog will formally inform President Trump during their meeting at the Knesset today.

Operation “Returning Home” “Seven returning hostages are currently being accompanied by Israel Defense Force—IDF– and Israeli Security Agency—ISA– forces on their return to Israel, where they will undergo an initial medical assessment. They include Matan Angrest, Gali Berman, Ziv Berman, Alon Ohel, Eitan Mor, Guy Gilboa Dalal, and Omri Miran. “The commanders and soldiers of the IDF salute and embrace the returning hostages as they make their way home to the State of Israel. “The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit asks the public to act responsibly and with sensitivity, to respect the privacy of the returning hostages, and to rely solely on...