Good morning! Here’s your Thursday, October 16, 2025, world brief. Reporters walk out of the Pentagon over new press restrictions, sparking a media freedom backlash. Trump shifts focus to ending the Ukraine war and weighs selling Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv, while Germany pledges $2 billion more in aid. Israel recovers two more hostage bodies as Gaza returns 45 remains under a fragile truce. “Gen Z” protests sweep across continents, toppling governments, and the UN urges Pakistan and Afghanistan to hold their ceasefire after deadly border clashes.

—Reporters Walk Out of Pentagon Over New Restrictions on Press Access

Dozens of journalists walked out of the Pentagon on Wednesday after refusing to sign new rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that restrict how reporters can gather

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