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October 16, 2025

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Times of Israel: Senior Israeli official insists Gaza war ‘not over’ until all truce phases complete

A senior official in the Prime Minister’s Office stressed to The Times of Israel on Wednesday that the war in Gaza is still “not over,” despite US President Donald Trump’s insistence earlier this week that it is, and a letter from the government to hostage families saying that the war had ended. “We are still in the first phase,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity while referring to the ceasefire and hostage release deal that halted two years of fighting. “We have to complete it. Without completing it, it’s not over.”

 

Jerusalem Post: IDF must ensure lessons of October 7 massacre are not lost amid the ceasefire's calm

The message could not be clearer: Israel cannot, and will not – for the sake of the long-awaited quiet – turn a blind eye to Hamas provocations. Recent history has proven that the early days of ceasefires set the tone for what comes after. Every minor violation ignored becomes the precedent for the next and the next. This pattern is painfully familiar. When Israel withdrew from Lebanon in 2000, it pledged “full force for one rocket.” That pledge evaporated the moment it was put to the test. When Israel disengaged from Gaza in 2005, then-prime minister Ariel Sharon pledged a fierce response for every rocket fired. Israel did not follow up on those threats, either.

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CEP Mentions

 

BR: Documentary with Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler: German money for terror

The documentary follows the trail of money - from Germany to Syria. It tells the story of a young German IS returnee who provides insights into how money is collected, passed on and what it is used for. The film reconstructs how money is collected via middlemen in Germany and Austria - some of it for Hamas. At the same time, the team of authors explores the question of why German authorities are so unaware of this and why investigators in other countries are apparently more successful in drying up the financial flows of extremists.

 

WELT TV: “Gaza: "It can't go on like this!" Middle East expert Schindler puts his finger in the wound

Middle East expert Hans-Jakob Schindler analyses the role of UNRWA in the Gaza Strip, the challenges posed by Hamas and discusses the chances of an international stabilization force: "It can't go on like this," says Schindler on WELT TV.

 

Arte TV: ARTE Journal (15/10/2025) - NATO meeting in Brussels

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed on the current situation in Gaza Strip and Hamas. [Starts at 4:36]

 

RBB Info Radio: Security expert: Hamas is now seeking revenge

Following the partial withdrawal of the Israeli army, Hamas is now taking bloody revenge on those who were not loyal to it, says security expert [CEP Senior Director] Hans-Jakob Schindler.

 

T-Online: “Hamas asserts its claim to power”

And even if there is a clear plan to disarm the terrorist organization, it remains doubtful to what extent Hamas will comply with it and what danger it will pose in the future. Terrorism expert [CEP Senior Director] Hans-Jakob Schindler explains in an interview with t-online that peaceful disarmament is unlikely and that Europe could now also become a target.

 

Analysis

 

The Interpreter: The enduring danger of Zawahiri’s vision

Sajjan Gohel’s important work on deceased al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri is not only highly readable but constitutes a much more complete biographical study than the very few works previously published on one of the most significant Islamist leaders. Doctor, Teacher, Terrorist: The Life and Legacy of al-Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri draws on interviews, documents uncovered in Osama bin Laden’s Abbottabad compound, and Zawahiri’s own writings to highlight the massive yet underacknowledged importance he holds in the world of global jihadism.

 

Times of Israel: From airstrike to hugs, Israel still won’t decide whether Qatar is partner or foe

It was a day after he ordered a missile attack against Hamas leaders in Doha, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was defiant. While international outrage continued to build, the premier declared in a video statement that the strike served not only as a warning to the Hamas leaders in Qatar’s capital — who had prostrated themselves there in prayers of thanks as Hamas terrorists slaughtered Israelis on October 7, 2023 — but also “to Qatar and all nations who harbor terrorists.” “You either expel them or you bring them to justice. Because if you don’t, we will,” Netanyahu vowed.

 

United States

 

Fox News: Republican lawmakers demand Treasury probe CAIR over alleged Hamas ties and terrorism concerns

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., are pressing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to investigate the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), claiming that it may be funded or directed by Hamas or other terrorist groups. CAIR describes itself as a Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization founded in 1994 with chapters across the U.S. The request comes as President Donald Trump led a ceasefire in Gaza between Hamas and Israel. Stefanik and Cotton allege CAIR’s historic ties, public rhetoric and activism raise questions about whether the group’s support for Hamas amounts to material support for terrorism.

 

New York Times: Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela

The Trump administration has secretly authorized the C.I.A. to conduct covert action in Venezuela, according to U.S. officials, stepping up a campaign against Nicolás Maduro, the country’s authoritarian leader. The authorization is the latest step in the Trump administration’s intensifying pressure campaign against Venezuela. For weeks, the U.S. military has been targeting boats off the Venezuelan coast it says are transporting drugs, killing 27 people. American officials have been clear, privately, that the end goal is to drive Mr. Maduro from power.

 

New York Post: US Central Command orders Hamas to end violence in Gaza after public executions

The US military’s top commander in the Middle East ordered Hamas on Wednesday to end its violent crackdown on civilians following graphic videos of public executions in the middle of Gaza City. CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper called on the killings to stop as the terror group deployed thousands of armed men to reassert its control over the Gaza Strip during the cease-fire with Israel. “We strongly urge Hamas to immediately suspend violence and shooting at innocent Palestinian civilians in Gaza – in both Hamas-held parts of Gaza and those secured by the IDF behind the Yellow Line,” Cooper said in a statement.

 

Jerusalem Post: Israeli legal group faults US campuses, demands action on Gaza killings

Shurat HaDin, an Israeli legal advocacy group based in Jerusalem, on Wednesday accused Hamas of executing Gaza residents without trial and criticized US university leaders and activist groups for failing to condemn the killings. The organization said it acted after multiple media outlets reported street executions by masked gunmen in Gaza City, prompting Shurat HaDin to call out what it described as a double standard on American campuses.

 

New York Post: Trump will do ‘whatever it takes’ to defend US from Venezuela’s terrorist drug gangs: Mike Waltz

President Trump will do “whatever it takes” to defend the United States from Venezuela-based “terrorist” drug gangs, United Nations Ambassador Mike Waltz vowed Thursday. Waltz doubled down after Trump revealed he had authorized the CIA to start engaging in clandestine anti-government operations within Venezuela as he pushes ahead his anti-drug-smuggling crackdown. “These are designated terrorist gangs,” Waltz told Fox News’ “Fox & Friends.”

 

Arizona Mirror: Arizona Young Republican leaders resist calls to resign over racist chat

A Politico article about a leaked group chat of Young Republican leaders from across the country making racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments includes two people from Arizona, one of whom has documented ties to the white nationalist groyper movement. The group chat of top officials in Young Republican Federation chapters from across the country, dubbed “RESTOREYR,” was leaked to Politico, which reported on a litany of comments made by participants. Offensive comments included making racist remarks about Black people, talking about putting Democrats in gas chambers, forcibly raping their enemies and more. The chat includes more than 250 slurs and one person saying “I love Hitler,” according to Politico.

 

Independent: In the wake of Young Republicans texting scandal, ‘white supremacist’ Nick Fuentes claims: ‘There’s groypers in every department’

Far-right activist Nick Fuentes has claimed that his supporters, known as “groypers,” are now “in every department” of the US government. Fuentes, described as a “white nationalist” in court documents, commented just days after it was revealed that members of Young Republicans groups across the country had been sharing explicitly racist messages on Telegram.


The Guardian: JD Vance brushes off racist texts by adults in Republican group chat as ‘what kids do’

JD Vance sought to downplay the revelation that leaders of a group called the Young Republicans exchanged hundreds of racist, sexist text messages – including one in which rape was called “epic”, and another in which someone wrote “I love Hitler” – as youthful indiscretions. Vance, speaking on a new episode of the Charlie Kirk Show, the podcast run by colleagues of the late conservative activist, suggested that the participants in the leaked chats were much younger than they in fact are. Some of the participants are barely younger than the 41-year-old vice-president.


The Guardian: The not-so secret language of fascist fashion

Fascism is back in style. Forget the old symbols: swastikas, nooses, Confederate flags, skinheads’ shaved heads and combat boots. Extremism has a new look, and it is as fashionable as ever. Today’s extremist styles are more diverse and more subtle. Beyond T-shirts that advertise blatant racism, polo shirts with coded symbols create a shared in-group identity and signal support of violence to other believers. Tradwife-style prairie dresses and beauty regimens promote conservative visions of family. Clothing is a powerful tool to spread fascist ideas to promote authoritarianism and recruit new members to this cause.

 

The Dartmouth: ‘Upset and hurt’: Jewish students speak out about antisemitism at Dartmouth

In a series of seven interviews, Jewish students said they were disturbed by the reported swastikas, but that these recent incidents were exceptions to the norm at Dartmouth. Two Jewish students were given the pseudonyms Olivia and Lauren to speak openly about their experiences.

 

Jerusalem Post: San Francisco man sentenced for for antisemitic gang assault

A San Francisco man was sentenced last Wednesday to time served, probation, and community service for an antisemitic gang beating. Juan Diaz-Rivas was convicted of assault with force likely to produce significant bodily injury. He admitted to hate crime allegations regarding his role in the June 14 attack on a Jewish woman, her male friend, and a bystander who attempted to intervene.

 

Jewish Insider: With new higher ed compact, Trump’s antisemitism crusade broadens to fight academic bias

As the Trump administration ratchets up its efforts to influence higher education, the latest White House proposal for colleges and universities is being met with skepticism from academics — even as its authors say its implementation should be a no-brainer. That’s in reference to a White House document called the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” a 10-point plan that the federal government is asking universities to sign in order to get preferential treatment for the federal funds upon which many research universities rely.

 

Eyewitness News ABC 7: New Jersey teens under investigation for alleged antisemitic Halloween costume plans

A Freehold high school is responding after a controversy in New Jersey over a group Halloween costume. It started with a post on TikTok among students at Manalapan High School and their plans to dress up as Hitler and Holocaust babies. The TikTok messages that were apparently posted by three freshman girls and have stunned school officials, residents and students who attend the school.

 

Bulgaria

 

Jerusalem Post: Bulgaria denounces antisemitic vandalism at a synagogue, Holocaust memorials

A synagogue and two Holocaust memorials were defaced last week in Bulgaria, according to the Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Ministry and local Jewish organization, which followed other acts of vandalism against Holocaust monuments in recent months.

 

Germany

 

Reuters: German court hears case of Afghan accused of killing man, toddler in knife attack

The court hearing of an Afghan national accused of killing two people, including a toddler, during a knife attack in a city park began on Thursday, more than eight months after the incident that shocked the nation. Prosecutors allege the suspect, identified as Enamullah O. in line with German privacy laws, fatally stabbed a German man and a two-year-old of Moroccan descent in January while attacking a kindergarten group.

 

BZ: Left-wing politician allegedly punched police officers several times during anti-Israel demonstration

Cem Ince (31), member of parliament for the Left Party, was at a demonstration in Berlin-Wedding on Sunday. The motto: "Money for the neighborhood instead of weapons for war". According to his own statement, he was there as a "parliamentary observer" - wearing a high-visibility vest. Then the situation escalated. According to internal police information, the confrontation was filmed by a so-called evidence and documentation squad. B.Z. asked the police. Spokesman Florian Nath: "The arrest of the member of the German Bundestag, Mr. Cem Ince, was due to a previous assault on a police officer, in which the MP is said to have repeatedly hit the police officer in the direction of and against his head."

 

ARD: Dealing with the AfD: Criticism of firewall dissenters in the CDU/CSU

Schleswig-Holstein's CDU Minister President Daniel Günther and deputy federal CDU chairwoman Karin Prien have spoken out against considerations within the CDU/CSU to change the way it deals with the AfD. "We have a clear stance towards the AfD, and this will not change," Günther told Stern magazine. "Anyone who mentions the CDU and AfD in the same breath has not understood the meaning of bourgeois. "Prien, who is also the Federal Education Minister and, like Günther, is part of the more liberal wing of the CDU/CSU, expressed a similar view. "The AfD as a party is the exact opposite of bourgeois," she told Stern. "It is at least in part - and increasingly - right-wing extremist." There are no so-called bourgeois majorities in parliaments with the AfD. Prien, however, called for a differentiation between party officials and voters. "Among those who vote AfD, there are certainly middle-class people who are turning away from the democratic parties."

 

United Kingdom

 

The Telegraph: Martyrdom madness is still driving terror attacks on our soil

Why did Jihad al-Shamie decide to murder Jews in a terror attack on a Manchester synagogue? One answer is that he hated Jews and a broader context of anti-Semitism gave him the excuse to act on that hatred. That answer still holds, but now that we know more about al-Shamie and his double life as a serial philanderer another suggests itself: that he was living in shame and wanted to redeem himself in an act of murderous martyrdom. This, too, has a broader context, which is the malignant martyrdom ideology promulgated by Isis, to whom al-Shamie professed his allegiance in a 999 call immediately after his attack.

 

The Economic Times: UK facing growing threat from Russia, Iran, and terrorists, MI5 chief says

Britain is facing an escalating threat from hostile states such as Russia, Iran, and China while the terrorism risk is "huge" with al Qaeda and Islamic State seeking to incite would-be attackers, the UK's domestic spy chief said on Thursday.


The Guardian: Starmer orders NHS antisemitism review after ‘clear cases not dealt with adequately’

Keir Starmer has ordered a review of antisemitism in the NHS, saying “clear cases” are not being dealt with adequately. The prime minister said John Mann, the government’s independent adviser on antisemitism, would lead the review as part of a wider crackdown on antisemitism in the UK.

 

Associated Press: Lawyer urges judge to acquit British ex-soldier in 1972 Bloody Sunday killings in Northern Ireland

A lawyer for the only British soldier charged in the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre said Thursday that prosecutors failed to prove murder and attempted murder charges, as he urged a judge to acquit the former paratrooper. Defense lawyer Mark Mulholland said in his closing argument that the case against Soldier F was “fundamentally flawed and weak” because of unreliable evidence from “fabricators and liars.”

 

Express: Oxford University suspends student over antisemitic chant at protest

Oxford University is understood to have suspended a 20-year-old undergraduate student accused of leading an antisemitic chant at a pro-Palestine demonstration in central London. Samuel Williams, who studies Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Balliol College, is understood to have been arrested in the early hours of October 15, at an address in Oxfordshire on suspicion of inciting racial hatred after the video circulated online The university is also believed to have suspended him on the same day.

 

Daily Mail: Keir Starmer criticises Oxford University for being 'slow' to deal with Pro-Palestine 'hate' student who was suspended and arrested after chanting 'put Zios in the ground'

Sir Keir Starmer today criticised the University of Oxford for being too 'slow' to deal with a student who was filmed chanting 'put the Zios in the ground' at a pro-Palestine protest. The Metropolitan Police took 20-year-old Samuel Williams into custody yesterday after he was named by the Daily Mail as the student leading the vile anti-Israeli chants. 'Zio' is an offensive reference to Zionists, and some have interpreted the words as calling for death to Jews, after the Palestine Coalition demonstration on Saturday.

 

Russia

 

The Guardian: Putin’s embarrassing cancellation of Arab summit signals waning influence in Middle East

When Vladimir Putin first announced he would host a “Russia-Arab world” summit, the Kremlin imagined the region’s leaders flying to Moscow to discuss regional security and energy relations, with the Russian leader presiding. Announced in April and prepared for months, the summit had been scheduled for Wednesday, intended as a showcase of Moscow’s enduring influence in the Middle East and proof it remains far from isolated despite western sanctions. But Putin was forced to shelve the gathering after only a handful of leaders, including Syria’s president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and the head of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, confirmed their attendance.

 

Afghanistan

 

Afghanistan International: 17 Civilians Killed In Kandahar As Taliban-Pakistan Clashes Intensify, Says UN

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said at least 17 civilians were killed and 346 others wounded during recent clashes between Pakistani border forces and Taliban fighters in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province.

 

Afghanistan International: Taliban Confirms 48-Hour Ceasefire Agreement With Pakistan

The Taliban confirmed on Wednesday that a ceasefire with Pakistan will take effect from 5:30 p.m. local time, following days of intense cross-border clashes. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the group had instructed its fighters to fully observe the truce once it begins.

 

Afghanistan International: Pakistan Confirms Airstrikes On Targets In Kabul & Kandahar

Pakistan confirmed on Wednesday that its air force conducted strikes inside Afghanistan, targeting what officials described as “important sites” in Kabul and Kandahar, following a series of powerful explosions in both locations. A senior Pakistani security official, speaking to Afghanistan International on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue, said "significant targets in Kabul and Kandahar were hit.”

 

Gaza Strip

 

New York Times: With Truce in Place, Hamas Pursues Bloody Crackdown on Rivals in Gaza

The public execution was captured on video. Masked gunmen, some wearing green headbands associated with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, lined up eight captives in the middle of a crowded street in Gaza City on Monday. They forced the men to bend over, leveled their rifles at them, and opened fire, leaving their bodies in the dirt. A Hamas internal security official confirmed that the video, which The New York Times geolocated to Gaza City, showed Hamas fighters executing Palestinian rivals. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to journalists.

 

New York Post: Hamas guards were radicalized teachers, doctors, ex-hostage claims

Some of the Hamas terrorists who guarded the hostages in Gaza were teachers, university professors and even doctors who had been radicalized, a former Israeli captive said. In the wake of this week’s hostage release, Tal Shoham — who was among the hostages freed in February — relived his 500 days of captivity under Hamas, forcing him to contend with just how deep-rooted the hatred for the Jewish state had grown in Gaza over the two years of war. Shoham claimed that Hamas’ influence had grown to the point where many of the men working for the group were “not soldiers,” but instead everyday civilians who had been “brainwashed” by the terror group.

 

New York Times: Hamas Says It Has Returned All Hostage Remains It Can Recover

Hamas’s military wing, the Qassam Brigades, said on Wednesday night that it had handed over all of the remains of Israeli hostages that it had been able to recover without additional equipment, potentially putting a cease-fire with Israel in the Gaza Strip at risk.

 

Reuters: Planning under way for international force in Gaza, say US advisers

Planning has begun for an international force to go into Gaza to stabilize security in the Palestinian enclave, two senior U.S. advisers said on Wednesday.

One of the top requirements of President Donald Trump's 20-point Gaza plan was formation of a U.S.-backed stabilization force. The United States has agreed to provide up to 200 troops to support the force without being deployed in Gaza itself. The two senior advisers, in a briefing for reporters, said tensions remain high between Israeli forces and Hamas militants in the enclave.

 

Reuters: Israel says preparations to open Rafah crossing underway with Egypt, date to be announced later

Israel’s military aid agency COGAT said on Thursday preparations are ongoing with Egypt to open the major Rafah border crossing with Gaza for the movement of people, with the date to be announced at a later stage.

 

Iran

 

Iranwire: Iranian Drone Wreckage Displayed at British Parliament

An advocacy group displayed the wreckage of an Iranian-made drone at the British Parliament on Tuesday, marking the first public exhibition of such a weapon in Europe. United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) organized the display of the Shahed-136 drone in cooperation with the Speaker of the House of Commons. The organization said the drone had been previously shot down in Ukraine. Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski attended the event alongside British lawmakers, including Tom Tugendhat.

 

Israel

 

Associated Press: Israel receives remains of 2 more hostages as military says another body was not that of a hostage

Israel received the remains of two more hostages Wednesday, hours after the Israeli military said that one of the bodies previously turned over was not that of a hostage. The confusion added to tensions over the fragile truce that has paused the two-year war.

 

Associated Press: After months in chains and darkness, freed Hamas hostages begin their long road to recovery

They will be treated for malnutrition, lack of sunlight and the trauma of wearing leg chains for months. They suffer from unexplained pain and unresolved emotions, and they will have to relearn how to make everyday decisions as simple as when to use the bathroom.

 

Times of Israel: Handcuffed, caged, thrown in a pit: Hostages’ families describe two years of hell

One was whipped. Another was put in a cage. Still another was thrown into a pit. More than one was handcuffed. In the days since they were released from two years in brutal captivity, freed hostages have shared, through their families, harrowing details of their time in Gaza. The accounts paint a picture of starvation, suffering and physical and psychological abuse. Mixed in are moments of defiance and hope, and desperate attempts to secure food or a connection to the outside world. Now that the captives are back home after more than 700 days, their loved ones report that they have begun the long road to recovery.

 

Washington Examiner: High school students should learn what happened to the hostages

A thinking person’s first impulse when he’s read a great book is to tell other people about it. In my case, I tell my wife, my children, and my good friends. “Read this.” I’ve been known to go on Amazon and order a bunch of copies. I’ve just read a book that makes me want to go much further than that. I don’t just want to tell my loved ones to read it: I want to tell the world. At the very least, I’d like every high school student in this country to read it, for it teaches heartrending lessons on justice and injustice, and on the horrors of which antisemitism is capable when it is unleashed and allowed to run wild.

 

Lebanon

 

Naharnet: Hezbollah MP says US obstructing reconstruction, resistance 'committed' to its people

Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah said Thursday that Israel has not achieved its goals in Lebanon, accusing the U.S. of obstructing the reconstruction of war-hit regions.

 

Syria

 

Associated Press: A bomb explodes on Syrian Defense Ministry bus, killing 4 soldiers and wounding others

A bomb exploded Thursday on a Syrian Defense Ministry bus in the country’s east, killing four soldiers and wounding others, the country’s oil minister said. Oil Minister Mohammed al-Bashir said on the social platform X that the soldiers were killed and wounded while on their way to work as guards at an oil facility.

 

New York Times: The Vanishing Act: How Assad’s Top Henchmen Fled Syria, and Justice

As Syria’s regime collapsed, the world’s eyes were on Bashar al-Assad’s getaway flight. Behind him, officials key to his brutal rule made a mass exodus, virtually undetected.

 

Jerusalem Post: Syrian president to use Putin talks to request extradition of deposed president Assad, sources say

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will use talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to formally request that Moscow hand over Bashar Assad to face trial over alleged crimes against Syrians, two Syrian sources told Reuters on Wednesday.

 

Shafaq News: SDF nabs ISIS cells in eastern Deir ez-Zor

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), backed by the US-led Global Coalition, dismantled multiple ISIS cells Thursday in two coordinated raids in eastern Deir ez-Zor. In a statement, the SDF confirmed that it stormed the village of al-Bariha in the al-Busayrah area, arresting a militant accused of targeting both SDF forces and civilians, while seizing weapons and ammunition on-site.

 

Yemen

 

Associated Press: Chief of staff of Yemen Houthi rebel’s military dies from wounds suffered in Israeli airstrike

An Israeli airstrike targeting the top leaders of Yemen’s Houthi rebels in August killed the chief of staff of its military, officials said Thursday, further escalating tensions between the group and Israel even as a ceasefire holds in the Gaza Strip.

 

Pakistan

 

Afghanistan International: Taliban’s Reported Drone Strike Targets Pakistani Border Post

Taliban forces reportedly used drones for the first time in an attack on a Pakistani border post, sources within the group told Afghanistan International. The Taliban’s intelligence media outlet released a video purportedly showing the drone strike. A Pakistani security source said the drone used was a rotary-wing, or copter-type, similar to those operated by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The black-and-white footage shows a drone dropping explosives from a low altitude onto a rectangular structure described as a Pakistani military position. Moments later, an explosion is seen.

 

The Straits Times: The militant leader stirring conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan

Hanging over the recent eruption of fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the most serious clash between the neighbours in decades, is the spectre of a militant leader Islamabad accuses of directing near-daily attacks on its soil. An uneasy ceasefire took hold on Wednesday, but Pakistan’s main grievance endures: the presence of Noor Wali Mehsud in Afghanistan, along with his top lieutenants.

 

Afghanistan International: Afghan Taliban & TTP Jointly Attacked Border Posts In KP, Says Pak Military

Pakistan’s military said on Wednesday that fighters from the Afghan Taliban and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) jointly attacked border outposts in the Kurram region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province late Tuesday night. In a statement, the army said its forces repelled the assault and killed between 25 and 30 militants from both groups during the clashes.

 

The Hindu: Pakistan's Punjab government to recommend ban on extremist group TLP

Pakistan's Punjab province government on Thursday (October 16, 2025) said it will recommend to the federal authorities to ban the extremist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) for staging violent protests last week.

 

Technology

 

Forbes: Inside The 3D Printed Gun Movement—And The Government’s Attempts To Spy On It

The world’s biggest social media sites are home to thousands of 2nd Amendment devotees who believe anyone should be able to use a 3D printer to build their own gun. Meta, Discord and the DOJ are trying—and mostly failing—to contain it.

 

Bureau of Investigative Journalism: New AI video tools are fuelling violent racism on TikTok

TikTok creators are using racist AI-generated videos to amass followers and even make money through the platform, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) can reveal. We found a number of AI-generated videos – including one of small boats being threatened with a rocket launcher – that had racked up almost 8.5 million views despite breaching TikTok’s policies on violence and hate speech. It raises questions about the ability of its content moderation to detect and remove increasing volumes of harmful AI-generated content.


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