Well, howdy there, internet people, it's Bell again. And welcome to the Roads with Bell.

Today is October 5th, 2025, and this is episode 111 of the Roads Not Taken, which is a weekly series where we go over the news.

That was unreported, underreported, didn't get the coverage we

thought it deserved or we just found it interesting. And then we go through a few questions from y'all.

Also, it's spooky month. We're trying out a new naming convention. Don't let that scare you.

Today is October 5th and it's World Teacher Day and National Do Something Nice Day. And on this date in 1961, breakfast at Tiffany's was released.

And starting with foreign policy.

Congo and Rwanda have announced they will not sign the economic deal this week.

That puts the peace process there on the rocks.

A ruling by a court in Congo has also thrown Trump's mineral plans into disarray.

Foreign policy is hard. China is denying supplying weapons that furthered the fighting along the border between Thailand and Cambodia. The Albanian

Prime Minister was caught on hot mic, telling the presidents of France and Azerbaijan

that the French president should apologize for not congratulating them on the end of the war

between Albania and Azerbaijan. Everyone had a good laugh because the countries weren't at war,

but Trump said they were.

Trump's understanding of foreign policy is a punchline with international appeal.

The U.S. has continued its strikes against boats. It claims are linked to running illicit drugs into the U.S.

Congress was informed, quote,

The President determined that the United States is in a non-international armed conflict.

This could very well spiral now into an unnecessary war.

Trump's pressure campaign in the Middle East has led to him saying that both Israeli and

Palestinian forces are ready for peace. He has told Israel to stop bombing. Reporting from the

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