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Well-known Ukrainian crypto investor found shot in Kiev

Published October 13, 2025 – By Editorial staff
Konstantin Galich was found shot dead in his Lamborghini on Saturday.
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Ukrainian crypto investor and influencer Konstantin Galich was found dead in Kyiv over the weekend, and police are investigating the incident as a possible suicide. The death comes in the wake of a sharp downturn in the cryptocurrency market.

On October 11, the body of 32-year-old Konstantin Galich, known as crypto influencer Kostya Kudo, was found in his car in Kyiv's Obolonskyi district. A gunshot wound to the head was confirmed, and a registered weapon was found beside him.

A police investigation is underway and the incident is being investigated as a possible suicide, reports The Economic Times.

According to reports, Konstantin Galich had suffered significant financial losses during one of the cryptocurrency market's largest crashes.

Over $19 billion in leveraged positions were liquidated globally within 24 hours, creating widespread uncertainty among investors.

Farewell messages

Local Ukrainian news channels have reported that Galich showed signs of financial difficulties and that he published farewell messages shortly before his death.

Konstantin Galich was a well-known market analyst and educator in cryptocurrency trading. Through his Telegram and YouTube channels, he shared insights on blockchain technology and trading strategies, which made him popular among his followers.

His death has sparked widespread grief and reflections on mental health within the crypto community.

Ukrainian authorities are now investigating the circumstances surrounding the death and awaiting results from autopsy and technical examinations to determine the cause of death and circumstances.

Police are not currently ruling out foul play.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/trump-and-xi-reach-trade-deal-promise-everlasting-peace-and-success/

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Trump and Xi reach trade deal – promise “everlasting peace and success”

The new multipolar world order

Published yesterday 1:53 pm – By Editorial staff
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping with their respective delegations.
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The United States and China have concluded a one-year trade agreement that will reduce American tariffs on Chinese goods from 57 to 47 percent.

President Donald Trump described the agreement as groundbreaking following his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on October 30 during the APEC summit in Busan, South Korea.

In a post on the social media platform Truth Social, Trump stated: "My G2 meeting with President Xi of China was a great one for both of our countries. This meeting will lead to everlasting peace and success. God bless both China and the USA!"

Aboard the presidential plane Air Force One on his way back to Washington, Trump confirmed that the countries had reached an agreement.

— We have a deal, he told assembled journalists and explained that the trade agreement will be renegotiated annually.

— Every year we'll renegotiate the deal, but I think the deal will go on for a long time, long beyond the year. We'll negotiate at the end of the year.

Fentanyl behind tariff reduction

Trump emphasized that the ten percentage point tariff reduction from 57 to 47 percent is directly linked to China agreeing to take strong action against the fentanyl problem.

— It was 57, now it's 47.

He further explained that the reduction was due to the fentanyl issue and China's actions.

— We reduced it by the fentanyl because I believe they are really taking strong action. We've already seen the action on fentanyl, and they're taking very strong action. So reduced to 10 percent.

Large purchases of agricultural products

In a further announcement, Trump stated that China has committed to immediately purchasing "large and tremendous amounts" of soybeans and other American agricultural products as part of the agreement.

— We're in agreement on so many elements. Large amounts, tremendous amounts of the soybeans and other farm products are going to be purchased, starting immediately. If you notice, President Xi authorised yesterday for China to start buying very large quantities of soybeans and other things, which I appreciated. That was a very nice gesture.

The announcement comes after China earlier this year halted its purchases of American soybeans in response to Trump's tariff announcements. The halt left American farmers with unsold crops worth billions of dollars, according to CNN.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/massive-police-raid-in-rio-at-least-64-killed-in-bloody-confrontation/

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Massive police raid in Rio – at least 64 killed in bloody confrontation

organized crime

Published October 29, 2025 – By Editorial staff
Brazilian security forces in 2012. The country has for decades fought against organized crime and drug cartels in the favela areas of major cities.
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One of the deadliest police operations in modern Brazilian history ended in massive bloodshed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Tuesday.

At least 60 suspected gang members and four police officers were killed when 2,500 police and soldiers conducted a large-scale raid against the Comando Vermelho cartel in the favela areas of Complexo de Alemão and Penha.

The operation, which according to state governor Claudio Castro was the largest in Rio de Janeiro's history, involved police in helicopters and armored vehicles. During the violent shootouts, 81 suspects were arrested, while 93 rifles and over half a ton of drugs were seized.

Castro said in a video that around 60 criminal suspects were "neutralized" during the raid. According to the state government, "those killed resisted the police action" and an unknown number of people were injured.

The UN human rights office said it was "horrified" by the deadly police operation and reminded authorities of their obligations to comply with international law and human rights.

César Muñoz, head of Human Rights Watch in Brazil, called the events "a huge tragedy" and a "disaster".

— The public prosecutor's office must open its own investigations and clarify the circumstances of each death, Muñoz said.

"War-like numbers"

Luis Flavio Sapori, a sociologist and security expert, described the scale of the operation as completely unprecedented.

— What's different about today's operation is the magnitude of the victims. These are war numbers, he said.

Sapori also criticized the operation as ineffective because it did not lead to the arrest of leaders but rather foot soldiers who can easily be replaced.

The police and state government, for their part, defend the operation and point out that it was preceded by a year-long investigation of the criminal network. Comando Vermelho, which emerged from Rio de Janeiro's prisons, has in recent years expanded its control over more and more favela areas and, according to authorities, poses a growing threat to security in the city.

Rio has been the scene of deadly police raids for decades. In May 2021, for example, 28 people were killed in the Jacarezinho favela, but Tuesday's operation was significantly larger in scale.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/republicans-demand-bidens-pardons-be-invalidated/

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Republicans demand Biden’s pardons be invalidated

Published October 29, 2025 – By Editorial staff
A Republican committee now wants to invalidate several of President Biden's executive orders, concluding that his staff misused the automated signing device.
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A committee led by Republicans in the US House of Representatives accuses Joe Biden's inner circle of deliberately concealing the former president's mental decline during his time in the White House.

In a report presented on Tuesday, the legitimacy of several presidential decisions is questioned, including pardons, citing alleged misuse of the so-called autopen – a device that automatically reproduces the president's signature.

The report, bearing the telling title The Biden Autopen Presidency: Decline, Delusion, and Deception in the White House, was presented by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform under the leadership of Representative James Comer.

According to the committee, Biden's "inner circle of loyalists attempted to mislead the nationn" regarding the president's "diminishing mental and physical capabilities", and the congressional members are convinced that this involves a systematic cover-up.

The committee also directs sharp criticism at how the president's staff allegedly handled the automated signing device.

"As President Biden declined, his staff abused the autopen and a lax chain-of-command policy to effect executive actions that lack any documentation of whether they were in fact authorized", the report states.

Lawmakers are particularly critical of "clemency actions taken in the final days of the Biden presidency", which involved convicted violent offenders.

Based on these circumstances, the committee draws a far-reaching conclusion: "The Committee deems void all executive actions signed by the autopen without proper, corresponding, contemporaneous, written approval traceable to the president's own consent".

Doctor invoked right to remain silent

The committee is now urging the District of Columbia Board of Medicine to review Biden's physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor. The background is that O'Connor invoked his right under the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution – the right not to testify against oneself – when asked whether he had been ordered to lie about the former president's health condition.

Furthermore, the committee recommends that the Department of Justice initiate investigations against several other high-ranking members of the Biden administration.

A spokesperson for Biden dismisses the report's conclusions and assured that "there was no conspiracy, no cover-up and no wrongdoing".

President Donald Trump accused his predecessor's senior staff in May of committing "treason at the highest level" by carrying out unauthorized actions using Biden's autopen.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/two-us-military-aircraft-crash-in-south-china-sea/

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Two US military aircraft crash in South China Sea

The new cold war

Published October 28, 2025 – By Editorial staff
The past six months have seen a number of losses of American fighter aircraft in connection with accidents.
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A US helicopter and a fighter jet crashed during separate routine missions in the South China Sea on Sunday. According to the US Navy, all crew members were rescued unharmed.

The incidents occurred within half an hour of each other, and preliminary reports point to technical failures.

The US Pacific Fleet reported on Sunday that an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter crashed at approximately 2:45 PM local time during a routine mission from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the South China Sea.

Three crew members were quickly rescued by nearby vessels and are in good condition, reports Associated Press.

Approximately thirty minutes later, the fleet also lost an F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet, which was also operating from the Nimitz. The two pilots ejected and were shortly thereafter picked up by rescue units.

The Navy has launched a formal investigation to determine the causes of both accidents, which occurred over one of the world's most strategic and contested maritime areas.

Trump: "Very unusual"

President Donald Trump commented on the incidents during his Asia tour, calling the two consecutive crashes "very unusual".

– They think it might be bad fuel. We’re gonna find out, Nothing to hide, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One en route from Malaysia to Japan.

According to the Navy, this is the fourth time this year that an F/A-18 aircraft, with an estimated cost of approximately €56 million each, has been lost in an accident.

Two losses occurred earlier in the year in the Red Sea, and one accident happened off the US East Coast in August.

The South China Sea has long been a geopolitical flashpoint where China claims nearly the entire area.

In recent years, Beijing has expanded military installations on disputed islands and reefs, prompting the US to maintain a constant military presence in the region to protect freedom of navigation, according to official statements.

The dual aircraft crashes occurred while Trump is on an extended diplomatic tour in Asia, where he is expected to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week for talks on trade and security.

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