Evening Reading – September 18, 2025
Shacknews wraps up the day with reviews of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and Dying Light, alongside updates on Borderlands 4, Battlefield 6, and Meta’s new Ray-Ban Display.
Category: politics
What’s at stake as government shutdown fight looms
In two weeks, the federal government is scheduled to run out of money as Congress is in a standstill over a budget deal. Democrats have seemingly taken a stand that calls for reversing White House funding cuts from President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” and implement an extension of healthcare subsidies set to expire at the end of the year. David Wessel, a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, joins to discuss.
Nashik: IMA Strikes Against ‘Illegal’ Registration Of Homoeopathic Doctors
IMA state vice president Dr Mangesh Thete and Nashik branch president Dr Nilesh Nikam said the move was “impractical and illegal”.
IDF strikes several Hezbollah targets, weapon depots in southern Lebanon
This comes as an evacuation order has been set for three areas in southern Lebanon amid an upcoming strike from the IDF.
US revokes visas of Indian executives over fentanyl smuggling link
The United States Embassy in New Delhi has revoked and denied visas to certain Indian business executives and their families.
NASA is now a spy agency, thanks to Trump’s order
Late last month, the Trump administration issued an executive order quietly designating NASA as a national intelligence and security agency.
‘Israeli Oscar’ faces wrath after film about Palestinian boy wins
Israel’s Culture Minister Miki Zohar has threatened to cut state funding for the Israeli Academy of Film and Television after a film depicting a Palestinian boy’s journey to the sea achieved critical success.
‘Dabangg’ director labels Salman ‘criminal’; says actor had ‘unflattering image’
Filmmaker Abhinav Kashyap, who made his Bollywood debut with the blockbuster Dabangg, has once again accused actor-producer Salman Khan and his family of being “proven criminals.”.
Municipalities prepare to press feds on issues
As Members of Parliament return to Ottawa, Canada’s municipalities are calling for federal action on two critical fronts: sustainable infrastructure funding to support housing and concrete measures to improve public [.].
Mumbai: Man Arrested For Defacing Meenatai Thackeray Statue With Red Oil Paint At Shivaji Park, Dadar
The statue of late Meenatai Thackeray, the wife of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray, at Shivaji Park here was defaced with red oil paint, leading to the arrest of a man on Wednesday evening who was identified through CCTV cameras. The accused has been identified as Upendra Pawaskar, an official said, adding that the suspect is being interrogated.