Day: October 29, 2025

Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez celebrated Diwali, honoring South Asian culture, community contributions and the borough’s record-low crime rates.

Talks between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have started in South Korea. Follow DW for more.

The testing is necessary to keep pace with weapons programmes in China and Russia, according to Trump.

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Russian president proclaims test of Poseidon which would launch from submarine and carry nuclear engine and warhead. What we know on day 1,345

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov says Ukraine is blocking peace negotiations, as Russia warns of mounting militarization and internal contradictions in the EU, and stresses it will ensure secure transit to Kaliningrad despite Lithuanian and Polish border threats; Peskov cites Orban’s energy ties, rebuffs EU pressure over Russian oil, questions Western alliances, and warns Europe faces long-term costs for supporting Kyiv as the West debates leveraging frozen Russian assets and tightening military support.

The U.S. voluntarily halted nuclear explosive testing in 1992, though it has the ability to resume tests at a site in Nevada.