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Election|Political

US House races to watch in the 2026 elections

Republicans in the US House of Representatives are defending a narrow majority in November's midterm elections.

October 12, 2026

Political|World

Kremlin rejects Ukrainian leader's idea of a 60-day ceasefire, says it wants an overall peace deal

The Kremlin on Monday rejected a 60-day ceasefire idea proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to allow his country to hold presidential elections, saying it

October 12, 2026

The races that will decide control of the US Senate

By Nolan D.

October 12, 2026

Economy|Europe|Finance|Political

Germany's Social Democrats to re-elect full leadership after labour minister's resignation

Germany's Social Democrats will re-elect their entire leadership at a party congress around the turn of the year after labour minister and co-chair Baerbel Bas resigned, co-

October 12, 2026

Election|Health|Lifestyle|Political

‘I had the flu’: Talarico returns to campaign trail and dismisses theories about absence

October 12, 2026

Election|Political|US

‘Trump is dragging the party down’: GOP scrambles to stop steep midterm losses

October 12, 2026

Europe|Political|World

EU adopts nearly 1,600 new sanctions listings targeting Russia

European Union foreign ministers have adopted nearly 1,600 new sanctions listings targeting Russia's military-industrial complex, the bloc's foreign policy chief, Kaja

October 12, 2026

Asia|Political|World

Pakistan detains provincial leaders after imposing emergency rule in Imran Khan stronghold

Pakistan detained politicians from former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party after suspending its provincial government under an emergency rule, escalating

October 12, 2026

Europe|Political

Germany's SPD party names Alexander Schweitzer new labour minister

Alexander Schweitzer, head of the Social Democrats' parliamentary group in the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate, will become federal labour minister, succeeding Baerbel

October 12, 2026

Europe|Political|World

UK PM Burnham says Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit vote

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit vote, although his office later stated that Moscow failed to influence the

October 11, 2026

German finance minister cancels India trip amid Berlin turmoil

German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil has canceled the India leg of his Asia trip this week, his ministry said on Monday, citing "current developments" in an emailed

October 12, 2026

North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles, adding to streak of weapons tests

South Korea’s military says North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, adding to a recent streak in weapons demonstrations

October 12, 2026

Election|Political

Le Pen, Melenchon head for run-off as France's political divide deepens, poll shows

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and hard-left rival Jean-Luc Melenchon widened their lead over other candidates and would face each other in a run-off in all tested

October 12, 2026

Hurricane Simon pounds resorts and vulnerable towns along Mexico’s Pacific coast

Hurricane Simon pounds Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm

October 11, 2026

Economy|Political|World

UK finance minister to call for big economies to get borrowing under control at IMF

British finance minister John Healey will stress the importance of budget discipline and improving resilience to geopolitical shocks when he meets his

October 12, 2026

Business|Crime|Political|World

Fugitive businessman taken into US custody in Venezuela bribery case

A businessman wanted in the U.S. for allegedly bribing top Venezuelan officials has been taken into custody

October 11, 2026

Man injured after being struck by ICE vehicle while fleeing on foot during enforcement operation, officials say

October 11, 2026

Economy|Europe|Political|World

Polish police detain man over threat to PM and defence minister

Polish police have detained a man suspected of planning an attack on Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, the Interior Minister said on

October 11, 2026

Political|World

Pakistan imposes emergency rule over Imran Khan's provincial government

Pakistan's president declared a state of emergency and suspended a provincial government led by the party of jailed former Prime Minister

October 11, 2026

Business|Economy|Election|Finance|Political

Kansas GOP Sen. Roger Marshall pays off 6-year-old campaign cookie bill

October 12, 2026

Election|Europe|Political

UK prime minister say it is 'clear' Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit referendum

U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham says it's clear that Russia interfered with Britain’s vote to leave the European Union

October 12, 2026

Political|World

Trump says Russia and Ukraine reached 'energy ceasefire'

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to what he described as an "energy ceasefire."

October 11, 2026

Health|Political

Pope Leo XIV will have surgery in the coming days to remove a nodule on his lung

Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery to remove a nodule on his lung in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate

October 11, 2026

Arts|Interview|Political|Travel

Traveling van holding tens of thousands of Epstein files makes stop in Lewiston

October 11, 2026

Crime|Europe|Political

Polish police arrest a man suspected of planning to attack Prime Minister Donald Tusk

Polish authorities have arrested a man suspected of threatening and planning to attack Prime Minister Donald Tusk

October 11, 2026

What’s next for the investigation into sexual assault allegations at Cornell

October 11, 2026

Business|Political

Trump’s DOJ probes major TV networks over response to White House ban of CNN

October 11, 2026

Asia|Political|World

Pakistani president suspends provincial government led by Khan’s party ahead of march

Pakistan's president has declared a state of emergency in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and suspended its government, led by former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party

October 11, 2026

Economy|Education|Political|World

India's 'Cockroach' protest movement leaders freed from detention, vow to continue demonstrations

Leaders of a popular Indian youth movement vow to continue protests after being released from detention

October 11, 2026

Election|Europe|Political

Czech opposition outpaced the ruling party in first round of Senate election

Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's political group is facing a strong challenge from the opposition in the Czech Republic’s Senate elections

October 11, 2026

Crime|Health|Political

Philadelphia police officer killed, another injured responding to overnight call of an armed man, suspect in custody

October 11, 2026

Political

DOJ says it's investigating whether White House TV pool's coverage halt violated antitrust law

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether the decision of the White House television press pool to halt coverage of President Donald Trump last month violated antitrust law

October 11, 2026

Election|Lifestyle|Political

Trump urges Sen. John Fetterman to switch parties and become a Republican

President Donald Trump is openly encouraging Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania to switch parties and become a Republican

October 11, 2026

Europe|Political|World

Trump calls for replacing Ukraine's Zelenskiy in tussle over diesel deal with Russia

US President Donald Trump on Saturday called for Ukraine to replace its leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy and railed against Ukraine's attacks on Russian

October 10, 2026

Crime|Political|US|World

Erie, Pennsylvania shooter killed 8 people, then himself, police say

A 45-year-old man shot and killed eight people in Erie, Pennsylvania, including a pregnant woman and two children, then apparently shot himself to death, authorities said on

October 10, 2026

Political

India detains thousands, locks down Delhi to foil election chief protest

Police detained more than 2,000 protesters and the founder of the "Cockroach" youth movement in Delhi on

October 10, 2026

Environment|Political|Sports

Crews begin clearing 169 trees at DC golf course Trump plans to convert to championship course

October 11, 2026

Crime|Political|World

US immigration chiefs defend shooting of New York man, attack 'sanctuary' policies

US immigration officials defended federal agents on Friday who shot and wounded a New York City man in his car with a young child believed

October 09, 2026

Celebrity|Entertainment|Political|Sports|World

UN human rights office slams racist abuse of Coco Gauff and calls for solidarity to help fight it

The United Nations’ human rights office has condemned the racist abuse of tennis player Coco Gauff and called for solidarity to help push back against racism and sexism

October 10, 2026

Opinion|Political

What it means when the right calls Indian Americans a ‘question’

October 10, 2026

Interview|Political

Texas students singled out in Republican candidate's racist post speak to CNN

Dhairya Gupta and Rahul Kodali, University of Texas at Austin students who were singled out in a post by Bo French, Republican candidate for the Texas Railroad Commission, speak with CNN's Brianna Keilar. Gupta says seeing their faces in the post was "very jarring."

October 10, 2026

MidEast|Political|World

Abbas postpones Palestinian elections, sets presidential poll for September 2027

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday postponed legislative elections due next month until September 11,

October 10, 2026

Political|World

Neither Putin nor Trump wanted to hang up first, Kremlin aide says after 'very friendly' call

A conversation on Friday between President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump was "very substantive and friendly" and neither leader wanted to be the first to end the call

October 10, 2026

Economy|Europe|Political

EU's Irish presidency wants 8% cut to proposed 2028-2034 budget plan

The Irish EU presidency proposed on Saturday an 8% cut in the European Commission's budget plan for the period 2028 to 2034 to €1.6

October 10, 2026

Arts|Asia|Political|World

Taiwan's Lai says the island will not give up its freedom in National Day speech

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te says Taiwan cherishes peace but won't give up its freedom

October 10, 2026

Election|Political

A small-town Alaska fisherman has Republicans on the defensive as they try to keep US House majority

Bill Hill is running for Congress as an independent in Alaska and he's positioning himself as a working-class candidate who can relate to people's frustrations with high fuel and other costs

October 10, 2026

Economy|Europe|Political|US|World

Germany sticks to Russia sanctions after Trump announcement on diesel

Germany said on Saturday it would maintain sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine following US President Donald Trump's announcement that his administration had

October 10, 2026

Rights group says paramilitary drone strike in Sudan killed 41 near Ethiopian border

A drone strike blamed on Sudan's paramilitaries has killed 41 displaced people near the Ethiopian border

October 10, 2026

Business|Economy|Election|Lifestyle|Political

The midterm strategy driving Democrats deep into Trump country

On paper, Democrat Justin Pearson, a 31-year-old Tennessee state legislator, has little chance of winning the state's 9th

October 10, 2026

Election|Political

India cracks down on youth protests as anger grows against Modi and election chief

Indian authorities have launched a major security crackdown in New Delhi, detaining thousands of protesters from the “Cockroach” movement who intended to hold a mass demonstration

October 10, 2026

Political|World

UK government blocks Northern Ireland march after standoff fueled sectarian tensions

The British government has blocked a contentious march in Northern Ireland after a two-week standoff

October 10, 2026

Interview|Opinion|Political|US

'Disgusting': Dem Senator shocked by Hegseth plan to livestream firing squad execution

Democratic Senator Chris Murphy says it's 'disgusting' that the Pentagon plans to livestream the firing squad execution of the man who killed 13 people in the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood. Sen. Murphy tells Erin Burnett, "I understand that in this country we have the death penalty, but public executions [are] medieval."

October 09, 2026

Economy|Europe|Political

Germany's firewall against the far-right AfD feels the heat

Chancellor Friedrich Merz's warning this week that extremism was entering Germany's parliamentary system was the latest in a series of

October 10, 2026

Arts|Political|World

Trump says Norway has 'indelible stain' for not awarding him Nobel Peace Prize

US President Donald Trump reiterated his complaints on Friday about not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, calling it a disgraceful and embarrassing

October 10, 2026

Election|Political

Trump asks Supreme Court to revive his 2016 election lawsuit against Hillary Clinton

October 10, 2026

Political|World

US says Chinese actions off Taiwan are 'deeply destabilising'

China's maritime actions off Taiwan's east coast are "deeply destabilising" and only worsen tension, the US State Department said, after Reuters reported the first known

October 10, 2026

Trump takes suit against Hillary Clinton over 2016 election to Supreme Court

President Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court on Friday to revive his dismissed lawsuit against his 2016 Democratic rival Hillary Clinton accusing her of

October 10, 2026

Business|Economy|Political

UAW President Shawn Fain declares victory in race for second term

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain declared victory on Friday in a race to maintain his position as head of the 400,000-member union.

October 10, 2026

Arts|Crime|Political|US

The Latest: Vance says he won’t watch the Pentagon’s planned execution livestream

Vice President JD Vance is casting doubt about whether the Pentagon will livestream the firing-squad execution of the Fort Hood shooter in December

October 09, 2026

Crime|Europe|MidEast|Political

Hegseth wants America to watch a firing squad execution. It’s drawing backlash

October 10, 2026

Election|Political

Trump veers into Nobel Prize grievances during upstate New York rally on day award is announced

President Donald Trump says the Norwegian Nobel Committee should have given him the Peace Prize, not South African jurist Navi Pillay

October 09, 2026

Political

Trump selects Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he has appointed Katie Zacharia, a communications adviser for his Truth Social platform, to serve as White

October 10, 2026

Business|Economy|Political|World

Kremlin says Putin in phone call with Trump downplays immediate Ukraine talks resumption

Russian President Vladimir Putin told US President Donald Trump on Friday that Kyiv had undermined the possibility of an immediate resumption of trilateral Ukraine peace

October 10, 2026

Election|Political|US

Democrats eye ambitious Senate map that was once unthinkable as anti-Trump backlash grows

October 10, 2026

Crime|Political|US

Videos show ICE shooting in NYC unfolded in a few chaotic seconds

A senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement official says federal officers shot and wounded a Dominican man in New York because they believed their lives were in danger

October 09, 2026

Economy|Political|World

Trump says Russia to supply diesel to US and global markets

President Donald Trump said on Friday that Russia had agreed to supply diesel to global markets in an effort to lower

October 09, 2026

Justice Department won't enforce registration rules on silencers and certain guns after court ruling

The Justice Department has moved to allow more people to purchase firearm suppressors — known as silencers — short-barreled rifles and other certain guns without registering them with the federal government following a court ruling that struck down provisions of a key law

October 10, 2026

Political|Sports

Georgia-Alabama showdown is on schedule despite arrival of Hurricane Isaias; Trump will skip game

The Southeastern Conference college football game between Georgia and Alabama remains scheduled for Saturday night despite Hurricane Isaias' arrival on the U.S. Gulf Coast

October 10, 2026

Europe|MidEast|Political|US|World

US imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court, hours after former judge wins Nobel

US President Donald Trump's administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its

October 09, 2026

Crime|Election|Interview|Political

Arizona candidate says she was raped while posting campaign signs: 'maybe I was targeted'

Bernadette Greene-Placentia, the Democratic candidate for Arizona’s 8th congressional district, spoke out about a rape she says she endured while fixing campaign signs in a Phoenix suburb. In an interview on Erin Burnett OutFront, Greene-Placentia said she decided to come forward now to give a voice to other victims, acknowledging, "It's hard for women to come forward."

October 08, 2026

Crime|Political|World

Vance says he won't watch livestream of execution; Trump remains silent

US Vice President JD Vance said on Friday that he would not watch a livestream of the military execution of the gunman who killed 13

October 09, 2026

Arts|Political|US|World

FCC chief defers to Pentagon on airing US execution on TV networks

The chair of the Federal Communications Commission said on Friday that he would defer to the Pentagon on whether US networks could air a planned

October 09, 2026

Oil prices settle higher as more production shut ahead of hurricane

Oil prices settled higher on Friday as Hurricane Isaias churned toward the northern Gulf of Mexico and oil companies shut more than 70% of crude production in

October 09, 2026

Republicans once raced to embrace Trump. Their debate answers tell a different story now

Republican nominees for Senate, the U.S. House and governor’s offices across the country are sidestepping President Trump or openly distancing themselves as they debate Democratic opponents before Election Day

October 09, 2026

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