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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

MidEast|Political|World

Saudi authorities say 3 killed in Houthi-claimed attacks on Riyadh airport

Saudi aviation authorities say three Saudi citizens including a pilot were killed and several other people wounded in two attacks Thursday that were claimed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels

October 09, 2026

Europe|Political|World

ICC urges members to make sure it can continue despite US sanctions

The International Criminal Court on Friday strongly rejected the sanctions imposed on it by the US government and called on its member states to make sure it can continue

October 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Political

Fed's Cook lawyers say hearing will show no mortgage fraud case

Lawyers for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said on Friday that if a planned White House hearing on allegations against her is "anything close to objective," it will demonstrate

October 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US

US Treasury's Bessent to skip IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will skip next week's annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Bangkok, Thailand, due to domestic engagements, a US

October 09, 2026

Political|US|World

Reactions to US imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court

The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won the Nobel Peace Prize, putting

October 09, 2026

Business|Finance|Political|US

Trump establishes committee to investigate Federal Reserve's Lisa Cook in latest effort to fire her

President Donald Trump opened another chapter in his effort to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook Friday by establishing a “committee of inquiry” to investigate allegations that she made false statements in mortgage applications

October 09, 2026

Crime|Political

Florida execution called off after DeSantis withdraws death warrant for the first time

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has withdrawn a death warrant, halting the execution of William Lee Thompson

October 09, 2026

Crime|Political|World

ICC prosecutor condemns US sanctions, says work will continue

US sanctions against the International Criminal Court announced on Friday "must be condemned" and will not halt the tribunal's work, its deputy prosecutor, Nazhat Shameem

October 09, 2026

Election|Political

Time for term limits? Dems in majority could have familiar faces in key roles

Democrats hope to bring a new agenda and energy to the House next year if they take the majority, but they will most likely do so with many of the same faces that have steered their party’s legislative work for a decade or more

October 09, 2026

Europe|Political|Technology

Berlin rejects claim it dropped Franco-German tank project

Germany on Friday dismissed remarks by the head of the French armed forces who said Berlin had decided to quit a troubled Franco-German tank project.

October 09, 2026

How Texas landowners are fighting back against Trump's border wall

The Trump administration is pushing forward with a $46 billion border wall from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico

October 09, 2026

Crime|Political|World

Leading pro-Kremlin war blogger detained in Montenegro and ordered to leave country

October 09, 2026

What is the International Criminal Court?

South African judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, who was awarded the Nobel peace prize on Friday, has been a judge on several international courts,

October 09, 2026

Economy|Europe|Political

Polish parliamentary committee says central bank chief should face State Tribunal

A Polish parliamentary committee has recommended that central bank governor Adam Glapinski be brought before the State Tribunal to answer accusations of constitutional

October 09, 2026

Asia|Education|Europe|Political|World

Pope Leo approves Tagle as first Asian dean of Catholic cardinals

Pope Leo approved Filipino Cardinal Luis Tagle's election as the dean of the Catholic Church's college of cardinals, the Vatican said on Friday, in

October 09, 2026

MidEast|Political|World

Almost all Gaza residents need shelter as El Niño threatens flooding, UN agency says

Almost all of Gaza's population need tents or help with shelter ahead of winter, with the El Niño weather phenomenon expected to bring heavier rainfall,

October 09, 2026

MidEast|Political|World

Ethiopian police ask residents in Tigray regional capital to help restore order after rebel pullout

Ethiopia's federal police are driving through the regional capital of Tigray after anti-government forces withdrew over the weekend following renewed fighting, and calling on resident over loudspeakers to help establish a new administration

October 09, 2026

Election|Political

The midterms stakes are high for these 2028 presidential prospects

The shadow primary for the 2028 presidential contest is quietly playing out as most of the political world is focused on next month's midterms

October 09, 2026

Election|Political

‘He wants me to lose’: Paxton complains about lack of support from Cornyn in leaked audio

October 09, 2026

Business|Crime|Economy|Political|World

South Africa blames disinformation as anti-migrant protests turn violent

Anti-migrant protests in two South African cities including Johannesburg's Soweto township turned violent on Thursday, with the government blaming disinformation

October 08, 2026

Economy|Finance|Political

Kenya expects budget deficit to rise to 5.9% of GDP in 2027/28

Kenya's budget deficit is expected to rise to 5.9% of gross domestic product in the 2027/28 fiscal year from 5.5% in 2026/27, the finance ministry said on Friday.

October 09, 2026

Crime|Interview|Political

Pentagon plans public livestream of its first firing squad execution in decades

October 09, 2026

Election|Political|World

Trump says US will not attack Iran before midterm elections in November

President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the US will not launch an attack on Iran before November's US midterm congressional elections, asserting that the two

October 08, 2026

Venezuela's Machado calls for elections by July, FT reports

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado called for elections next year and said there was "more than enough time" to prepare for a vote by July, the Financial Times

October 09, 2026

Crime|Political|US|World

Public executions in the US were once a community spectacle and then they stopped

For about nine decades, executions in the U.S. have been private affairs

October 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Political

Japan PM vows to keep watching yen, inflation moves carefully

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Friday the government will continue to scrutinise exchange-rate and price developments carefully, and respond appropriately.

October 09, 2026

Explosions heard in Saudi capital and Riyadh airport, and other Mideast developments

Explosions have been heard in Saudi Arabia's capital and at the Riyadh airport where flights were halted

October 08, 2026

Election|Political

Third-place finisher in Brazil election endorses Bolsonaro for runoff against Lula

Brazilian right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said on Thursday he had nabbed the endorsement of author-psychiatrist Augusto Cury, who ranked third in Sunday's first-round

October 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Political

Japan reboots DOGE-style spending review in hunt for funds for Takaichi pledges

Japan's government said on Friday it would reboot its spending review, widening scrutiny of tens of billions of dollars in public funds

October 09, 2026

Crime|Political|US

Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed

The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be “public.”

October 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Political|Science|Technology

RTX's Raytheon wins up to $6.3 billion US missile contract

RTX's Raytheon said on Thursday it won a multi-year US military contract worth up to $6.3 billion to produce and sustain Standard Missile-3 Block IB interceptors, as the Pentagon

October 09, 2026

Economy|Political|World

Kremlin: Russia agrees with Rubio that Ukraine conflict is in a stalemate

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying on Thursday that Russia agreed with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that the Ukraine conflict was in a stalemate.

October 09, 2026

Election|Political

Flavio Bolsonaro slightly ahead of Lula in Brazil runoff, Datafolha poll shows

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro is slightly leading President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a simulated scenario of the October 25 presidential runoff, a Datafolha poll

October 09, 2026

Federal budget deficit climbs to $2 trillion as fiscal jitters multiply

October 09, 2026

Business|Political|Technology

Lawmakers raise alarm at Google plan to acquire Spirit Airlines data for AI models

More than 120 US lawmakers raised concerns on Thursday about a deal for Alphabet's Google unit to acquire defunct carrier Spirit Airlines' internal

October 09, 2026

Arts|Political

Trump repeatedly interrupted by protesters during Texas rally

President Trump was forced to stop his speech again and again during a rally in Texas due to protesters. Police escorted at least 12 protestors from the venue, some of them in handcuffs.

October 08, 2026

Economy|Political|Science|Technology

Trump honors Microsoft’s CEO after Vance drops an H-1B visa hammer on the company

President Donald Trump celebrated tech billionaires such as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at an event with arguably awkward timing

October 08, 2026

Business|Finance|Political|Sports

NFL urges the Supreme Court to rule on regulation of prediction markets

The NFL is urging the Supreme Court to rule on the regulation of prediction markets, arguing in an amicus brief that states are better positioned to oversee sports-related contracts “given the current landscape.”

October 09, 2026

Economy|Europe|Political

EU exec rejects Greek, Italian requests for more fiscal rules flexibility

The European Commission pushed back on Thursday against Italian and Greek requests to grant euro zone governments more fiscal leeway related to higher inflation caused by

October 09, 2026

Political|Science|Technology|World

Zelenskiy says Ukraine expects Europeans to join talks with US

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Ukraine expected Kyiv's European partners to join talks with the US in coming days.

October 09, 2026

Election|Political

US House Speaker Johnson weighs 'next chapter' if Republicans lose majority-Fox News

Republican US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson told Fox News he does not know if he will remain in politics if his party loses control of the chamber in next

October 08, 2026

Education|Europe|Political

French students keep up protest pressure with some demonstrations hit by violence

French teenagers blockaded some high schools and marched through cities on Thursday in the latest wave of nationwide protests

October 08, 2026

Political

Media attorneys ask court for help in preventing White House ban until legal case is resolved

An attorney for three news organizations told a federal judge that the Trump administration must be prevented from barring their reporters from the White House

October 08, 2026

Houthis claim new attack against airport in Saudi capital as witness reports evacuation

A witness says explosions have rocked Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, including a blast at the international airport

October 08, 2026

Americas|Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Armenia, Azerbaijan discuss stepping up search for war missing

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Thursday he had discussed with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stepping up efforts to find people missing from decades of

October 08, 2026

Venezuela's Maduro charged in US with ordering torture of opponents, Americans

US prosecutors on Thursday charged ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiring to torture political opponents and

October 08, 2026

Political|Sports|US

Trump says he'll award fireballer Roger Clemens the Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Donald Trump has announced he will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Roger Clemens, calling him “maybe the greatest pitcher of all time.”

October 08, 2026

Nicolás Maduro and his wife face new charges over alleged torture of Americans

October 08, 2026

Political

Bestselling Hungarian newspaper shut down under Orban relaunches online

Nepszabadsag (People's Freedom), a leading left-wing Hungarian newspaper shut down a decade ago in a blow to media diversity under former prime minister

October 08, 2026

Economy|Europe|Political|World

Rubio says war in Ukraine is at a dangerous stalemate

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that Russia's war in Ukraine is at a dangerous stalemate and the United States will keep working toward a

October 08, 2026

Crime|Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Syria calls for independent probe into sinking of ship in Black Sea

Syria called on the International Maritime Organization and Bulgarian authorities on Thursday to conduct an independent investigation into the sinking of a cargo ship in the Black

October 08, 2026

Trump stumps for embattled Texas Senate candidate at raucous rally

October 08, 2026

Economy|Political|Technology|World

Rubio says US committed to Mediterranean undersea power cable

The US supports an EU-backed undersea power cable scheme in the eastern Mediterranean and will use diplomacy to try to remove any possible hurdles, Secretary of State Marco

October 08, 2026

Election|Europe|Political

Key points in Italy's new electoral law

Italy's lower house of parliament on Thursday gave final approval to new voting rules ahead of a general election due next year, completing a reform championed by Prime

October 08, 2026

Election|Political

UK PM Burnham's Labour Party faces challenge from Greens in Starmer's old seat

Andy Burnham needs to win over voters like tech worker Dani Arbid in a by-election on Thursday if he is to fend off a national threat to his

October 07, 2026

Europe|Political|Travel

Rubio says US pressure on NATO allies to boost defense spending is 'not hostile'

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says U.S. pressure for NATO allies to increase defense spending isn't hostile

October 08, 2026

Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Britain says consulate in Jerusalem to remain open as a UK mission

British foreign minister Ed Miliband said on Thursday its Consulate General building in East Jerusalem, ordered to close by Israel, would remain open as an independent and

October 08, 2026

Europe|Political

Berlin's Left Party, SPD and Greens agree exploratory coalition talks, reports say

Germany's Left Party, the centre-left SPD and the Greens have agreed on measures to address antisemitic incidents, clearing a key hurdle to the start of exploratory coalition talks

October 08, 2026

Political|Science|Technology

Most Americans think artificial intelligence is developing too fast, a new AP-NORC poll finds

A new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans think artificial intelligence is developing too fast

October 08, 2026

Asia|Political|World

Malaysia to work towards Myanmar's full reintegration into ASEAN, PM says

Malaysia hosted Myanmar's junta chief-turned-President Min Aung Hlaing on Thursday, saying it aimed to reintegrate the country

October 08, 2026

Americas|Europe|MidEast|Political|World

British diplomats to remain at scaled-down mission in Jerusalem

Britain and Israel announced on Thursday that the nearly 200-year-old British diplomatic mission in Jerusalem would

October 08, 2026

Economy|Europe|Political

German coalition affirms reform agenda amid 'historic test' for democracy

Senior members of Germany's governing coalition have vowed to quickly implement reforms, according to a message to lawmakers seen by Reuters on Thursday, as the government

October 08, 2026

Political|Science|Technology|US|World

US has lost or sustained damage to 81 military aircraft worth up to $3.3 billion in Iran war, congressional report says

October 08, 2026

Election|Political|US

Trump interrupted by protesters as he fights to rally Texas voters behind Paxton in US Senate race

President Donald Trump fought to rally Texas voters behind Senate candidate Ken Paxton as a series of protests disrupted his rally in San Antonio

October 08, 2026

Political

Exclusive: ICE agents told to ramp up daily immigration arrests despite GOP unease as midterms near

October 08, 2026

Health|Political|Sports

Trump awarding former baseball star Clemens the Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would award former baseball pitcher Roger Clemens the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor awarded

October 08, 2026

Disaster relief funding is creeping into Trump's midterm rhetoric. Critics say it has no place there

President Donald Trump has turned emergency relief into a campaign talking point as a major hurricane approaches the U.S. Gulf Coast

October 08, 2026

Business|Economy|Entertainment|Health|Political

The Latest: White House highlights Trump Accounts for kids amid frustrations over rising prices

President Donald Trump has announced that all Americans under age 18 are being automatically enrolled in Trump Accounts, which are set up by the government to invest in stocks

October 07, 2026

Political|Technology|World

UK, Germany to launch new partnership to counter sabotage, cyberattacks

Britain and Germany will launch a joint partnership to counter sabotage and cyberattacks as Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Chancellor Friedrich Merz meet in Berlin on

October 08, 2026

Economy|Political

US proposes to boost transit funding to areas with higher marriage, birth rates

The US Transportation Department said on Wednesday it is proposing to boost grants for major transit projects by 10% in areas that have above-average

October 08, 2026

Political|World

US lobbies allies to cut ties to anti-disinformation conference over panel critical of Washington, sources say

The US State Department lobbied Canada and European allies to withdraw support for an anti-disinformation conference because it

October 08, 2026

Election|Political|US|World

Trump rallies for Paxton in third Texas trip in a month as Republicans defend stronghold

US President Donald Trump made his third trip to Texas in a month on Wednesday to campaign for Republicans who now face unexpectedly tight midterm

October 07, 2026

Education|Europe|Political

French mayor caught in viral video clash says student protesters 'could be my children'

In a video that has gone viral on social media, Bally Bagayoko, the mayor of the French town of Saint-Denis, stands facing police at a march in

October 08, 2026

Election|Political

Democrats sue Trump to halt taxpayer-funded TV ads that praised him

Democratic Party officials sued US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, seeking a court order blocking his administration from using

October 08, 2026

Election|Political

Two lawsuits challenge Trump's taxpayer-funded ads, alleging they violate propaganda law

Two new lawsuits are challenging President Donald Trump's recent spate of federally funded television advertisements

October 08, 2026

Crime|Political|US

As Army moves to execute Fort Hood shooter, questions about procedure linger

This week’s announcements setting an execution by firing squad for the former U.S. Army officer convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting have raised concerns about whether the military followed its own rules

October 08, 2026

Europe|Political|World

Spanish woman whose eviction ignited housing protests dies at 87

Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old Spanish woman whose dramatic eviction last month sparked mass housing protests that led to an early

October 08, 2026

Christa Pike is angry and confused after surviving execution attempt, attorney says

Christa Pike is “angry and confused” after surviving an attempt to execute her in Tennessee

October 07, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Interview|Political

'Fjord,' Cristian Mungiu's Palme d'Or winner, strikes a nerve while asking questions of progressives

Cristian Mungiu’s latest film stars Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve as a Christian couple with five children who have immigrated from Romania to Norway

October 08, 2026

Election|Political

‘The list of his failures goes on’: El-Sayed’s Obama criticism resurfaced ahead of campaign rally

October 08, 2026

Election|Political|World

Brazilian students in Rio de Janeiro march against the prospect of another Bolsonaro presidency

Thousands of Brazilian students have marched in Rio de Janeiro against the possibility of Flávio Bolsonaro winning the presidency

October 08, 2026

Lebanon's Hezbollah gets $200 million from Iran to help displaced, sources say

Hezbollah has received $200 million from Iran to help Lebanese displaced by this year’s war with Israel, two people with direct knowledge of

October 07, 2026

Business|Economy|Political|Science|Technology

US FCC to vote to ban all Chinese labs from testing US electronics

The Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday it will vote on October 29 to bar all Chinese labs from testing electronic devices such as

October 08, 2026

Election|Political|US

Trump threatens to fire political advisers if their interests conflict

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would fire two top election advisers if their work for a Bosnian territorial

October 07, 2026

Flight attendants' union flags safety concerns over Trump's Washington arch

The union representing flight attendants has raised safety concerns about President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

October 08, 2026

Europe|Political|World

Rubio, in Athens, ties ancient values to 'America First'

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday urged Western nations to embrace the ancient Greek values of "heroism, honor, and duty", tying the ideals to

October 07, 2026

Economy|Political

Michigan Republican Rogers calls for end to Canada tariff fight, breaking with Trump again

Michigan Republican Mike Rogers, locked in one of the nation's most competitive Senate races, called on Wednesday for an end to the US-Canada tariff dispute, breaking

October 07, 2026

Europe|Political|World

Germany's Merz warns extremism entering parliaments after AfD wins key state post

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned that extremism was entering the country's legislatures on Wednesday after a member of the far-right Alternative for

October 07, 2026

Europe|Political|World

Germany's AfD calls for end to support for Ukraine

Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) will launch a joint motion with the small far-left BSW party in a regional parliament calling for an end to military support

October 07, 2026

Political|US|World

Taiwan's US envoy says ties robust after Trump-Xi summit

Taiwan's de facto ambassador to Washington said on Wednesday that ties with the United States remained robust after last month's summit between

October 07, 2026

Education|Political|Science|Technology

Florida asks court to force Meta to change Facebook, Instagram for teens

Florida asked a state judge on Wednesday to order changes to Instagram and Facebook to better protect young users, pressing ahead with a lawsuit accusing parent

October 07, 2026

Political|World

Mexico enacts reform barring dual citizens from presidency

Mexico's reform to block dual citizens from running for president will take effect on Wednesday, amid criticism that the ruling party designed the move to block

October 07, 2026

Election|Political

Trump floats firing top political advisers after report they helped a pro-Russian government

October 07, 2026

Political|Technology|US

Conservative anti-tax group seeks FCC approval for AI robocalls ahead of US midterms

A Democratic member of the Federal Communications Commission urged the agency on Wednesday not to approve a petition to allow political AI-generated

October 07, 2026

Election|Political

ICE reviewed tens of millions of voter records looking for noncitizen voters, records show

October 07, 2026

Asia|Business|Political|World

Myanmar military leader arrives in Malaysia as repatriations draw criticism

The leader of Myanmar’s military-backed government is traveling to Malaysia for talks with its leaders as the two Southeast Asian nations work to repatriate thousands of Myanmar nationals

October 07, 2026

Arts|Political

‘King of Injustice’: Golden naked Trump statue installed at European Parliament

October 07, 2026

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