Serbia is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday, in which a popular student movement is seeking to end the rule of longtime
October 25, 2026Americans vote on Tuesday in midterm elections that will determine who controls Congress for the final two years of President Donald Trump's term.
October 19, 2026Albanian riot police used tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets to disperse protesters who threw rocks at officers and started a fire at the door of the agriculture
October 24, 2026Just days before his 81st birthday, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva this week took ownership of a brand new smartphone, one that former aides said
October 24, 2026Israel’s military says it killed two gunmen who fatally shot two Israeli soldiers near Hebron in the West Bank on Friday
October 23, 2026Costa Rica will deepen cooperation with the US Drug Enforcement Administration to target what the nation's newly re-elected attorney general calls "
October 23, 2026Aung San Suu Kyi's son said that they spoke about health concerns when he spoke with the detained former leader of Myanmar by phone for the first time in five years
October 23, 2026The Israeli army says two soldiers have been killed in an attack in the occupied West Bank
October 23, 2026US consumer sentiment edged down to near a record low in October as rising prices because of the Middle East conflict soured households' views of the economy on the
October 23, 2026Canadian jet maker Bombardier plans to invest $270 million in the United States and add 300 jobs, the company said on Friday, days after President Donald Trump dropped
October 23, 2026Markets are battening down the hatches.
October 23, 2026Moody's spared France a credit rating downgrade on Friday, easing pressure on a government struggling to contain social unrest and shore
October 23, 2026President Donald Trump has accused LeBron James of disrespecting the United States
October 22, 2026Conservatives funded efforts to undercut Sherrod Brown with Black voters in Ohio, filing shows
October 22, 2026With host communities across the U.S. turning against their gargantuan data centers, America’s technology giants are promising to take fewer taxpayer handouts, keep fewer secrets or shower more money onto the communities willing to allow the server warehouses
October 21, 2026Sen. Susan Collins and Troy Jackson condemn use of attack ads in Maine's Senate race
October 22, 2026The International Criminal Court and its officials won the EU's 2026 Sakharov human rights prize, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said on Thursday, less than
October 22, 2026The International Criminal Court and its embattled staff have won the European Union’s top human rights honor
October 22, 2026A neatly packed cardboard box of pasta, dry beans, canned goods and powdered milk made Tonya King cry.
October 22, 2026A possible merger between Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX and carmaker Tesla may face bigger obstacles from politics than from regulation,
October 22, 2026Emmanuel Macron, a centrist, is in the final stretch of his presidency as France faces intense protests
October 22, 2026If Deb Haaland wins New Mexico’s race for governor, she’ll make history as the first Native American woman to lead a state
October 22, 2026President Donald Trump has unleashed more than $277 million in a last-minute TV and direct mail advertising blitz over the final six weeks of the midterm
October 21, 2026A Tunisian military court sentenced opposition politician Olfa Hamdi to four years in prison on charges of plotting against state security and inciting the
October 21, 2026President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Wednesday to prevent a repeat of last weekend's violence at protests planned in the coming days,
October 21, 2026Mexican federal prosecutors charged a former state prosecutor with treason on Wednesday after accusing him of allowing US personnel to take part in a drug
October 21, 2026President Donald Trump has arrived in Greenville, North Carolina
October 20, 2026Women are less ambitious for local office than men, mirroring an ambition gap that exists at the state and federal level, too. A group of scholars documented this gap and investigated why it exists.
October 21, 2026Money or other material benefits are often not enough to override a voter’s preferences and partisanship.
October 21, 2026Trump’s approval rating hits a new low as midterms enter final stretch: CNN poll
October 21, 2026Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza has written a memoir he's calling “One Day Free.”
October 21, 2026A new poll shows Democrats have lost faith in the accuracy of U.S. election results over the past four years
October 21, 2026Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar is actively pursuing former officials accused of corruption and power abuses
October 21, 2026One US measles outbreak is proving particularly deadly. Here’s why
October 21, 2026Australian lawmaker has both legs amputated after allegedly deliberate attack by car rammer
October 21, 2026France is known for its vibrant protest culture, where activism is seen as a social duty and part of the national identity
October 21, 2026US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan on Tuesday said the court's conservative majority has undermined democracy and "created a race to the bottom" in how
October 21, 2026Democrats fear slippage with Black voters makes Michigan Senate race feel ‘far closer than it should’
October 20, 2026Poland's lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted to allow abortion in case of foetal abnormalities and to decriminalise providing help in getting an abortion, as
October 20, 2026Though human rights groups call it sportswashing, analysts say Formula 1’s choice of Rwanda to host its first African race since the 1990s can become a watershed moment for the continent’s sports industry – if it can deliver lasting development
October 20, 2026Brazil's Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said in a post on X on Tuesday that he would restore Perse, a tax break program for the events sector, if he wins Sunday's presidential
October 20, 2026Israel's central bank is expected to hold the line on short-term interest rates on Wednesday after three successive reductions, as policymakers will
October 20, 2026T-shirts and silver balls: Politics get mixed in with the profane at a Trump store
January 16, 2024Vowels have become the latest players in partisan politics, a barometer of how beliefs and values fit within the old vs. new South.
October 20, 2026Iran has deliberately prolonged talks with the US to try to weaken Donald Trump politically ahead of November's US midterm elections, senior officials say,
October 20, 2026Can Trump change New Mexico’s name to ‘New America’? What to know
October 19, 2026The United States and Cuba have clashed at the United Nations as the Trump administration sought once again to build opposition for an upcoming annual vote condemning Washington's decades-long economic embargo against Havana
October 19, 2026A new AP-NORC/AAPI data poll finds that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander adults have become more disillusioned with President Donald Trump and Republicans as the midterm elections approach
October 19, 2026Obama calls Trump administration’s investigation into Ilhan Omar ‘appalling’
October 18, 2026US President Donald Trump on Sunday endorsed his ally Benjamin Netanyahu as the longtime Israeli prime minister struggles
October 18, 2026An airstrike has killed at least nine people in an area of Yemen controlled by Iran-backed Houthi rebels as fighting escalates with Saudi-backed forces
October 18, 2026President Donald Trump has a new pitch for Republican candidates: they’re easy on the eyes
October 18, 2026Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday that his presidential term would end in 2030 and that the question of his departure from office was settled,
October 17, 2026Ethiopia's government has set up a six-month caretaker administration for Tigray following renewed fighting in the region
October 16, 2026Qatar is stepping in to help Lebanon revive its struggling economy
October 16, 2026Ukraine struck a Russian oil refinery on Thursday after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy declared that Kyiv was abandoning a ceasefire covering
October 15, 2026Arab parties could win enough seats in Israel's Oct. 27 election to help decide who the next prime minister is
October 16, 2026FBI employees fired for their roles in the investigation of President Donald Trump’s retention of classified documents at his Florida estate are suing to get their jobs back, calling their terminations unlawful acts of “political retribution.”
October 15, 2026Somalia's electoral commission said on Thursday the Horn of Africa country will hold a presidential election on May 15 next year.
October 15, 2026The FBI and Postal Service are investigating “potentially hazardous” letters with “suspicious substances” mailed to congressional and election offices across the nation
October 15, 2026More than 3 million Medicare Advantage enrollees need to find new plans for 2027 in third year of turmoil
October 15, 2026Brazilian authorities are investigating whether a recent surge in Amazon wildfires was orchestrated
October 15, 2026Exclusive: US considering using ‘mother of all bombs’ against Iran, sources say
October 15, 2026The US Supreme Court again sided with Republicans on Wednesday in the latest clash over a new Federal Communications Commission policy that gives party
October 15, 2026Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro was seen slightly ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva heading into the October 25 presidential runoff, a Quaest poll showed on
October 15, 2026Colombia opened its embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, becoming the 10th government to do so, as new President Abelardo De La Espriella reversed his predecessor's break
October 14, 2026Lawyers for a Ukrainian ex-military officer accused of leading the bombing of Russia's Nord Stream pipeline in September 2022 argued at the start of his
October 14, 2026Thelma Brenes grew worried when her father in Nicaragua did not return her messages.
October 14, 2026Yemen's Houthis vowed on Wednesday to press on with attacks on airports and oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, a day
October 14, 2026Republicans are retreating from several key U.S. House races, while Democrats are racing to raise funds for candidates who seemed unlikely to win earlier this year
October 14, 2026New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia has faced reporters for the first time for a very brief turn at the lectern
October 13, 2026Former President Barack Obama is heading to Ohio to support Democratic candidates in the Senate and governor's races
October 13, 2026German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday he was ready to sacrifice his popularity in opinion polls to push through long-overdue welfare system reforms that
October 13, 2026GOP senator said gas prices would decide the midterms. Now they’re threatening his reelection
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October 12, 2026Fact check: Trump posts fake quote of Denzel Washington supposedly praising him
October 13, 2026Victor Martinez runs a Spanish-language radio station in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley and talks about voters' frustration with everyday realities like higher fuel prices and inflation ahead of next month’s midterm election
October 12, 2026Germany's labour minister and co-head of the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) quit unexpectedly on Monday, adding to uncertainty around
October 12, 2026Nigel Farage, leader of the populist Reform UK party, announced on Monday he would ban anyone being granted asylum for up to five years if his party wins the next national
October 12, 2026John Kennedy takes his ‘baton twirler’ act on the road for the midterms — and tests it out for 2028
October 12, 2026‘I had the flu’: Talarico returns to campaign trail and dismisses theories about absence
October 12, 2026‘Trump is dragging the party down’: GOP scrambles to stop steep midterm losses
October 12, 2026Pakistan detained politicians from former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party after suspending its provincial government under an emergency rule, escalating
October 12, 2026Trump’s US-Russia diesel deal draws bipartisan criticism
October 12, 2026U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham says it's clear that Russia interfered with Britain’s vote to leave the European Union
October 12, 2026Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday in response to critical comments from US President Donald Trump that he will organize elections in Ukraine if
October 11, 2026Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's political group is facing a strong challenge from the opposition in the Czech Republic’s Senate elections
October 11, 2026Germany 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, 2026On paper, Democrat Justin Pearson, a 31-year-old Tennessee state legislator, has little chance of winning the state's 9th
October 10, 2026The British government has blocked a contentious march in Northern Ireland after a two-week standoff
October 10, 2026The Pentagon said on Thursday that it would livestream the firing squad execution of the man who killed 13 people at the Fort Hood military base in 2009,
October 09, 2026Lawyers 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, 2026A first-in-the-nation proposal in California to tax billionaires could test voters' appetite for levying a wealth tax on the ultra-rich
October 09, 2026Democrats 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, 2026US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has hired Judy Shelton, President Donald Trump's former pick for the Federal Reserve Board, as an adviser with a particular focus on China, the
October 09, 2026Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al Sheikh has informed France that a Palestinian legislative election planned for November 28 will be postponed, possibly
October 09, 2026Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed have had their first debate in Michigan’s closely watched U.S. Senate race
October 08, 2026‘Con man’ and ‘cowardly’: Personal insults fly in heated Michigan, Georgia, Maine Senate debates
October 09, 2026A Brazilian Supreme Court justice issued a warrant on Thursday for the arrest of Eduardo Bolsonaro
October 09, 2026Trump purchased up to $5 million of SpaceX bonds days before major space order
October 09, 2026Trump mocks Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico claiming he's a vegan.
October 08, 2026Republican 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, 2026President Donald Trump bought as much as $1.6 million and sold as much as $1 million in Nvidia stock in August, according to his latest financial
October 08, 2026Fox News is tuning out Trump’s rallies. Here’s what that means
October 08, 2026‘Political chameleon’: How Mark Zuckerberg charmed Trump and got his way on AI
October 08, 2026Malaysia hosted Myanmar's junta chief-turned-President Min Aung Hlaing on Thursday, saying it aimed to reintegrate the country
October 08, 2026Eritrean soldiers have entered the towns of Adigrat and Idaga Hamus in northern Ethiopia, according to a commander allied with Ethiopia’s government
October 08, 2026The midterm elections may be challenging for Republicans, but there are some key House races where GOP wins might mean election night goes better than expected
October 08, 2026President Donald Trump says he wants to turn part of his private West Palm Beach, Florida, golf club into a retreat for future presidents and their guests, similar to Camp David near Washington
October 08, 2026President Donald Trump has turned emergency relief into a campaign talking point as a major hurricane approaches the U.S. Gulf Coast
October 08, 2026President 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, 2026US President Donald Trump, who waged war with Iran and has yet to broker peace in Ukraine, said on Wednesday that he should win the Nobel
October 08, 2026Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are expected to face new criminal charges in the United States over
October 08, 2026Israel marks three years since October 7 attack with memorials and protests
October 07, 2026Mexico'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, 2026Trade unions in Spain on Wednesday announced a nationwide general strike over housing issues for November 11, a protest that will take place
October 07, 2026An informal poll by the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday placed former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca
October 07, 2026Longtime Virginia Republican Rep. Rob Wittman is emphasizing his humble roots rather than his deep experience as he campaigns this year in what's seen as the toughest race of his career
October 07, 2026President Donald Trump says he has a call scheduled with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a possible case of plague at a Siberian research institute
October 07, 2026Japan is considering compiling an extra budget focused on relief spending for reconstruction efforts after disasters such as earthquakes and heavy rain, the Yomiuri newspaper
October 07, 2026Voters started lining up while it was still dark on Tuesday morning at the Medina County Board of Elections as early voting began in Ohio, a state that
October 06, 2026Colombian president Abelardo de la Espriella has offered legal assistance to a group of Colombian military veterans who were arrested over the 2021 killing of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse
October 07, 2026Italy's lower house of parliament on Tuesday approved part of a fiercely contested electoral reform championed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni which could be a factor in
October 06, 2026A new video from Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders was standard issue Republican messaging for promoting her state’s stricter rules for people on Medicaid
October 06, 2026Trump draws backlash after he suggests Iran could ‘take out’ Los Angeles or San Diego
October 06, 2026An overwhelming majority of Americans said that it is inappropriate to use taxpayer funds for TV ads featuring the president around an
October 06, 2026Spain's government on Tuesday approved two housing decrees whose rejection by parliament last week prompted Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to call a snap election.
October 06, 2026The Kremlin on Tuesday warned that a preliminary decision by NATO member Lithuania to lift a constitutional ban on hosting nuclear arms on its territory could lead to a new
October 06, 2026In a historic move, Hungary will soon start releasing tens of thousands of Communist-era police files in an online public database, giving people access
October 06, 2026Spain's snap election will revolve around an issue which has topped voters' list of concerns for three years straight but, until a fortnight ago, failed
October 06, 2026President Donald Trump says he will stop using taxpayer funds for ads promoting himself
October 06, 2026President Donald Trump on Monday said taxpayers will no longer pay for television ads featuring him shortly before the November congressional
October 06, 2026Spain's Socialist prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, on Monday lived up to his reputation as a political gambler by calling a snap
October 05, 2026Democrats say their nominee for governor in Ohio, Dr. Amy Acton, represents the party’s best chance in years to win that office
October 05, 2026Brazil's benchmark stock index Bovespa gained more than 8% in early Monday trading, exceeding 205,000 points after right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro led leftist
October 05, 2026An AP-KFF poll finds that rural voters are divided on whether President Donald Trump's sweeping immigration crackdown has benefited or harmed their communities
October 05, 2026Key takeaways as Brazil heads to presidential runoff that could reshape Latin America
October 05, 2026When Halima
October 05, 2026Police in Moscow have detained about 60 people, mostly young, as a rally held by Russia’s Kremlin-friendly Communist Party was ending
October 04, 2026The People's House museum exhibit in Washington has updated its replica Oval Office to match Donald Trump’s flashier and more golden design choices from his second term
October 04, 2026Many college students today are feeling anxious about their future
October 04, 2026Scotlandville is a predominantly Black community in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, that's facing challenges in its political representation
October 04, 2026President Donald Trump is promising more payments to voters just ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections
October 04, 2026Ukraine is working to heal a spat with South Korea over Kyiv's publicly announced transfer of two North Korean servicemen taken prisoner in the war against Russia, Ukrainian media
October 02, 2026President Donald Trump's campaign rally on the Choctaw Nation puts him in rare company
October 01, 20268 in 10 Americans disapprove of Trump on inflation. That’s extremely rare for a president
October 02, 2026Another Trump meme coin contest promises an ‘exclusive’ dinner with the president
October 02, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump won't say if he thinks Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be reelected this month
October 01, 2026The tweet that defined a decade of Trump
October 01, 2026A new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans blame President Donald Trump for persistently high prices, while only about 2 in 10 approve of his handling of the cost of living
October 01, 2026A senior Taiwan naval commander has been transferred to the Coast Guard to boost coordination at a time China has ramped up its maritime presence around the
October 01, 2026Matthew Van Houten, District Attorney for Tompkins County, New York, joins The Lead.
September 30, 2026By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Sept 30 - The US Senate on Wednesday blocked legislation placing new restrictions on stock trading by members of Congress, as Democrats refused to provide enough votes to
September 30, 2026U.S.
September 30, 2026US troops complete Iraq exit, as Iran and its allies celebrate
September 30, 2026Dr. Nicole Saphier, President Trump's third nominee for surgeon general, is moving closer to confirmation
September 30, 2026Democrats in competitive midterm races are increasingly
September 30, 2026Iran said on Wednesday it had received a US response to its latest proposal to resurrect the collapsed ceasefire in
September 30, 2026A Google co-founder is spending $100 million to defeat California’s wealth tax. It could become one of his best investments
September 29, 2026Former US special counsel Jack Smith told senators on Tuesday that he will not be silenced by threats of prosecution, as he
September 29, 2026Top AI executives sign commitment to ‘self-police’ after meeting at White House
September 29, 2026‘Please fight’: How an elderly woman’s eviction put Spain’s housing crisis in the spotlight
September 28, 2026Republican hopes of winning Senate races in Georgia and North Carolina have been fading, and the GOP is increasingly focused on playing defense elsewhere with five weeks until the midterm elections
September 29, 2026By Darya Korsunskaya MOSCOW, Sept 28 - Russia plans to spend 17.1 trillion roubles ($202.58 billion) on defence in 2027, around 27% more than the 13.5 trillion roubles originally budgeted and the
September 28, 2026Italy's ruling coalition won a closely watched by-election in the southern region of Calabria on Monday, the first major test for Prime Minister Giorgia
September 28, 2026A senior member of Congo's ruling party was beaten to death after taking part in a radio programme to raise awareness about the Ebola outbreak, a party representative said on
September 28, 2026Attempts to form a new government in Sweden hit the buffers on Monday after Social Democrats leader Magdalena Andersson said she was unable to secure enough support,
September 28, 2026Before he was the top U_S_ Postal Service official, David Steiner criticized Donald Trump's leadership style after seeing him on "The Apprentice."
September 28, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It's been a bit of a random walk in Asia so far, with oil and yields up, stocks mixed, gold down and the dollar flat.
September 28, 2026Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, the wife of Malaysia's longest-serving Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, died on Monday, the veteran leader's office said.
September 28, 2026A city council in eastern Germany has halted the installation of memorial plaques honoring Holocaust victims, sparking outrage
September 27, 2026A deputy chair of President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party stepped down after an opposition politician accused her of making a large profit on shares just before a funds
September 27, 2026Tom Kean Jr., the New Jersey Republican congressman whose four-month absence from the House this year went unexplained until he disclosed that he was being treated for depression, clashed with Democratic opponent Rebecca Bennett in a debate Sunday in the battleground district
September 27, 2026As Maine Republican Susan Collins seeks a sixth Senate term, some voters are bringing up her 2018 vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court justice
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