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The FBI accuses the former official of transmitting classified information using personal online accounts Former US National Security Adviser John Bolton has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified information. A federal grand jury in Maryland indicted Bolton on Thursday on eight counts of transmitting and ten counts of unlawfully retaining national defense information. “The FBI’s investigation revealed that John …

Four people were killed in Kenya’s capital Nairobi on Thursday after security forces fired shots and teargas to disperse huge crowds at a stadium where the body of deceased opposition leader Raila Odinga was lying in state, local media reported. Odinga, a major figure for decades in Kenyan politics who was once a political prisoner and ran unsuccessfully for president …

McBee Dynasty Star Steven McBee Sr. Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Case!  McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys patriarch Steve McBee Sr. has officially traded his cowboy hat for a prison uniform. U.S. District Court Judge Stephen R. Bough handed down the sentence on Thursday, Oct. 16, in Kansas City, Missouri. The 52-year-old reality star will …

WASHINGTON, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 17th Oct, 2025) US President Donald Trump on Thursday issued a new warning to Hamas amid accusations from Israel that the organization has already reneged on its ceasefire obligations. In a message posted to Truth Social on Thursday, Trump wrote that if Hamas “continues to kill people in Gaza, which was …

Ron Conway, the founder of venture firm SV Angel, known for its early investments into Google, Airbnb, and Meta, has resigned from Salesforce Foundation, the New York Times reported. The resignation following Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff saying last week he “fully supported” President Trump and thought National Guard troops should patrol San Francisco streets. Conway has been on the board …

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 17th Oct, 2025) A meeting of National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights was held on Thursday, MNA Sehar Kamran raised several important matters of national and international concern. Nevertheless, she recorded deep concerns over the large-scale civilian casualties and destruction of hospitals, schools, and shelters. She called for inclusive and transparent reconstruction …

UNITED NATIONS, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 17th Oct, 2025) Bangladesh has begun legal proceedings against security officials accused of sanctioning enforced disappearances and torture under the previous government – a move UN human rights chief Volker Turk called “an important step towards accountability.” Last week, according to reports, the country’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) submitted formal …

Kim Zolciak Subpoenaed in Explosive $100M Divorce After Wife Exposes Her for Taking Money and Lavish Gifts from Married Millionaire!  Real Housewives of Atlanta alum Kim Zolciak has been subpoenaed in an explosive $100 million divorce case after having an affair with a married millionaire and accepting lavish gifts and money from him behind his wife’s back. According to court …

SHARJAH, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 17th Oct, 2025) H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, attended the launch of the 25th edition of the Sir Bu Nair Festival, one of the UAE’s premier environmental events, on Thursday, at Al Heera Beach in the city of Sharjah. The festival, celebrating its …

QUETTA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 17th Oct, 2025) Governor Balochistan Jaffar Khan Mandokhel on Thursday said that Quetta is the hub of the province where only two or three hospitals are catering to the medical needs of the city’s 4 million population. He expressed these views while addressing the participants of the Breast Cancer Seminar organized by BUITEMS …

NEW YORK, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 17th Oct, 2025) The United Nations has called for the reopening of all crossings into the Gaza Strip to enable a significant scale-up in humanitarian aid delivery and to begin improving the dire humanitarian situation on the ground. Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the United Nations, expressed the …

BRUSSELS, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 17th Oct, 2025) The number of asylum seekers in the European Union recorded its first decline in July, falling by 27 percent compared to July 2024. According to data released by the European Statistical Office (Eurostat), a total of 55,340 asylum applications were submitted in July 2025, down from 75,820 in …