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October 20: Khalil Appeals to Supreme Court, Ukraine Awaits Patriot Interceptors
In U.S. news
Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, a former student leader, are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court decision that would allow him to be deported.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the federal government say they have reached a settlement closing 19 federal inquiries. UNC acknowledged no wrongdoing and will pay no money. According to The New York Times, the university agreed to follow the Trump administration’s positions on admissions, diversity programs, and punishment of student groups for actions perceived as antisemitic.
In Colombia
An illegal gold mine collapsed in southwestern Colombia, killing 14 people and injuring seven.
Ukraine’s air defenses
The Trump administration has not approved a transfer of Patriot interceptor missiles needed to protect Ukraine against Russian missile and drone attacks, The Washington Post reports. The Post says the delay comes as President Trump has embraced Russia and sharply criticized Ukraine in recent weeks.
Japan’s mission to Phobos
Japan has launched a $578 million mission aiming to bring back the first samples from a Martian moon. Japan’s space agency, JAXA, says the spacecraft successfully separated from its rocket after launching from Tanegashima on October twentieth, Japan time. It is scheduled to return material from Phobos in 2031 and also study Deimos. Scientists hope the samples will help establish whether Phobos formed from debris after an impact on Mars or is a captured asteroid.
Weather forecasting and coastal flooding
CNN reports that the Trump administration’s weather satellite cuts will set U.S. forecasting capabilities back nearly a decade. The network says losing data used to track and study extreme weather could prevent major advances in prediction.
Along Delaware’s coast, officials warn an offshore nor’easter could bring more erosion and flooding to communities still repairing earlier storm damage. They expect ocean swells of 10 to 11 feet. Most beach access ramps in Bethany Beach remain closed after the previous storm washed away sand beneath them.
Curfews in France
Curfews are in effect in parts of Paris and other French cities after widespread weekend rioting. Government officials have acknowledged failures in their response and say an investigation is underway to identify those responsible.
Undersea cables near Iran
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have warned Tehran’s adversaries that the world’s internet relies on undersea cables beneath the Strait of Hormuz, pointing to the infrastructure as a potential vulnerability.
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