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October 12: Trump’s Energy Ceasefire Claim and the Djibouti Boat Disaster
In U.S. news
Relatives say a Pennsylvania grandfather killed nine people, including his pregnant daughter, at a family home in Erie on Friday before taking his own life.
Millions of Americans who buy cheaper medicines from Canada could lose access when a U.S. customs rule takes effect later this month, the Associated Press reports. The rule covers a broad range of goods and is intended to collect tariffs and stop illegal drugs entering the country. Democrats and some Republicans oppose the change. Critics say it will hurt patients seeking affordable medicine.
California Governor Gavin Newsom is considering commuting all 563 death-row sentences to life without parole, the Sacramento Bee reports. The term-limited governor has discussed the move with advisers as a possible final act in office.
A federal judge has ordered the White House to immediately stop airing taxpayer-funded, campaign-style advertisements featuring President Trump.
On the Korean Peninsula
North Korea has fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea. Seoul says the launch appears to be a show of force following South Korea’s hypersonic missile test.
At the Vatican
Pope Leo XIV announced during Sunday’s Angelus prayer that he will undergo surgery in the coming days after doctors found a localised nodule in his lung.
In Ukraine
President Trump said Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an immediate ceasefire covering energy infrastructure. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the announcement but said he did not know the details. Moscow has not confirmed an agreement. A power plant in Kyiv and energy facilities in Kharkiv came under attack hours later, and Zelensky reported Russian strikes that caused outages.
Off Djibouti
At least 139 people died and another 84 remain missing after a migrant boat capsized off Djibouti, according to the United Nations migration agency. The boat was travelling from Djibouti to Yemen. The dead include 15 children.
Venezuelan corruption charges
Alvaro Pulido Vargas is in U.S. custody on charges tied to two alleged Venezuelan corruption schemes, the Justice Department says. Prosecutors accuse him and associates of bribery and inflated prices on roughly $1.6 billion in government food and medicine contracts. A separate case concerns alleged fraud in a low-income housing program. Prosecutors say both schemes moved money through U.S. banks.
In Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia says an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Sunday killed a Pakistani national and injured 11 people.
In Nepal
Flash floods along the Budhi Gandaki River swept away homes and bridges, forcing residents to flee to higher ground.
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