Main News Today – AI Mode – 9:13 AM 10/21/2025 A massive cloud computing outage also impacted services worldwide. Global events on October 21, 2025, include a newly elected female prime minister in Japan, heightened diplomatic efforts to salvage a fragile Gaza ceasefire, and the start of a five-year prison sentence for former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. International Gaza ceasefire negotiations: Following renewed violence, top U.S. officials, including Vice President JD Vance, have returned to Israel to pressure both sides to uphold the fragile peace agreement between Israel and Hamas. Japan’s first female prime minister: Lawmakers elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as Japan’s fi

Main News Today – AI Mode – 9:13 AM 10/21/2025

A massive cloud computing outage also impacted services worldwide. Global events on October 21, 2025, include a newly elected female prime minister in Japan, heightened diplomatic efforts to salvage a fragile Gaza ceasefire, and the start of a five-year prison sentence for former French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
International
Gaza ceasefire negotiations: Following renewed violence, top U.S. officials, including Vice President JD Vance, have returned to Israel to pressure both sides to uphold the fragile peace agreement between Israel and Hamas.
Japan’s first female prime minister: Lawmakers elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as Japan’s first female prime minister. She now leads a coalition government that is expected to shift the country further to the right.
Nicolas Sarkozy begins prison sentence: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has begun serving a five-year prison sentence after being convicted in a campaign finance conspiracy. His lawyers have filed an appeal for his release.
Louvre jewel heist: Police in Paris are intensifying the hunt for thieves who stole priceless jewels from the Louvre Museum in a brazen daylight heist. The museum remained closed for a second day as authorities investigated.
India’s Diwali smog: The Indian capital of New Delhi is blanketed in a hazardous smog caused by Diwali fireworks, with pollution levels soaring to unhealthy levels.
Poland arrests saboteurs: Polish authorities have arrested eight people suspected of planning acts of sabotage and allege they were acting on behalf of a Russian “hybrid warfare” campaign.
United States
Government shutdown enters fourth week: The U.S. federal government shutdown continues into its fourth week, with no resolution in sight. A White House economic advisor has suggested that an end could come this week.
Amazon Web Services outage: A widespread outage at Amazon’s cloud computing service, AWS, disrupted online services for countless platforms and businesses worldwide on Monday.
after receiving a tip from his family that he was headed there with a rifle and planned a mass shooting.Atlanta airport threat: Police apprehended a man at theHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Biden completes cancer treatment: Former President Joe Biden has completed a course of radiation therapy for aggressive prostate cancer.
Toronto Blue Jays reach World Series: The Toronto Blue Jays are headed to the World Series after a walk-off home run secured their win over the Seattle Mariners.
Notable deaths
Daniel Naroditsky: The American chess grandmaster and popular streamer has died unexpectedly at the age of 29. He was also a coach and educator at the Charlotte Chess Center.

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