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‘Peace in the Middle East,’ declares Trump after leaders fly in to witness deal signing

US President Donald Trump has said the “prayers of millions have finally been answered” after a Gaza peace deal was signed at a global...

World

Trump achieves something remarkable, but will his ‘goldfish’ attention span stay the course?

Two things can be true at the same time – an adage so apt for the past day. This was the Trump show. There’s...

Sports

Belichick calls UNC exit rumors ‘categorically false’

David HaleOct 13, 2025, 12:59 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions...

Sports

Power Rankings: Indiana climbs into top 3; four new teams join the Top 25

Oct 13, 2025, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Watch college football and much more in the newly enhanced ESPN App. Stream the biggest...

Sports

AP Week 7 poll reaction: What’s next for each Top-25 team

Oct 12, 2025, 02:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The top two teams in the poll stayed steady but there was movement not far...

Business

Got a pair of these? There’s more to them than meets the eye – and it may mean global trade war

For most of human history, no one paid all that much attention to the 17 rare earth elements. An obscure suite of elements that...

Sports

Polanco keeps rolling as M’s take two in Toronto

Jorge CastilloOct 13, 2025, 08:48 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from...

Sports

Brewers turn MLB’s 1st playoff 8-6-2 double play

Jesse RogersOct 13, 2025, 09:56 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE...

Sports

Padres’ Shildt retires, cites ‘severe toll’ of job

ESPN News Services Oct 13, 2025, 12:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mike Shildt is retiring as San Diego Padres manager with two years...

World

Trump warned his plan for future of Gaza ‘doesn’t make sense’

One of the most high-profile and influential Palestinian politicians has told Sky News that Donald Trump is now “calling the shots” for Israel –...

Technology

CNBC Daily Open: There’s a hopeful mood in the Middle East and the markets

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while World leaders listen during a summit of European and Middle Eastern leaders on Gaza on October 13, 2025...

Technology

Amazon fires employee who was suspended for protesting company’s work with Israel

A woman cleans the store window of the Amazon house after activists sprayed paint on its logo during a protest on the opening day...

World

West Bank prisoner releases expose deeper wounds

When the bus came into view, there was a surge of expectation and a rush of people. Everyone wanted to get a view, to...

Politics

Starmer and other leaders have fallen into line on Trump’s Gaza plan – now it must deliver

I’ve been around a while and seen a lot of the insides of international summits over the years, but this one was truly extraordinary....

Technology

Broadcom CEO says generative AI will become a much larger part of global GDP

Broadcom CEO Hock Tan told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday that artificial intelligence could become a larger part of global GDP as the technology...

Technology

Musk calls for federal troops in San Francisco even as Benioff softens stance

Marc Benioff, chief executive officer of Salesforce, speaks during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 18, 2024. Halil Sagirkaya | Anadolu |...

Sir Keir Starmer has ‘full confidence’ in national security adviser after China spy trial collapse

Sir Keir Starmer has said he has “full confidence” in national security adviser Jonathan Powell following the collapse of the China spy trial. The...

Business

Vodafone internet services down for thousands of users

Tens of thousands of Vodafone users are reporting problems with their internet The outages began on Monday afternoon, according to the monitoring website DownDetector,...

World

Trump’s plan has delivered a spectacular day – but has postponed harder decisions which now loom into view

It has been an extraordinary day of enormous emotion and high drama but, for all that, we have only witnessed the first phase of...

World

Chants of frustration turn into songs of celebration in Tel Aviv as crowds greet hostages

For two years, they have gathered in Hostages Square – parents, brothers, sisters, extended family and friends clutching photographs and signs reading “bring them...