Today: November 02, 2026
Today: November 02, 2026

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After Vucic defeat, Serbia waits to learn how student-backed leaders will govern

Serbia woke to a new era on Monday after a student-backed protest movement unseated longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic in a historic landslide election that sparked

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Brazil stocks, real tumble as Lula win shifts investor focus

Brazilian stocks and the real currency posted their sharpest losses in years on Monday after the surprise

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Audi CEO faces backlash after joining Trump at midterm campaign rally

Audi chief Gernot Doellner drew heavy criticism on Monday for appearing alongside US President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in the

Economy|Finance

Fed to hit pause on rate hikes, but maybe not for long

Federal Reserve policymakers have telegraphed they will not raise US short-term borrowing costs again this week, but with inflation concerns still front and center,

Election|Political

Battleground metros to watch in South Africa's municipal elections

South Africans vote in municipal elections on November 4 amid voter frustration over poor service delivery, unstable local government coalitions

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Judges skeptical of Trump administration effort to force California to set aside mail ballots

Judges skeptical of Trump administration effort to force California to set aside mail ballots

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Trump rails against Bill Maher in his longest Truth Social post ever

Trump rails against Bill Maher in his longest Truth Social post ever

Election|Political

Bolsonaro refuses to concede, says he will seek annulment of Brazil vote

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said on Sunday he would not concede defeat to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who secured a fourth non-consecutive term, and would

Arts|Education|Finance

Belgrade in rapture as Serbian students topple Vucic in historic election

Trams and traffic halted by crowds.

Europe|Political

Italy's League leader Salvini secures reappointment ahead of polls next year

Matteo Salvini shrugged off declining poll ratings on Sunday to be reelected leader of his far-right League party, part of Italy's ruling coalition, having vowed to press the

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Netanyahu rebuked for plan to use crypto to bypass economic sanctions

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces re-election this week, is drawing criticism from economists and political rivals after suggesting Israel

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Serbia election: Main players, voter concerns and what is at stake

Serbia is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday, in which a popular student movement is seeking to end the rule of longtime

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Massachusetts and Idaho put guns on the ballot. One seeks to restrict them, the other to honor them

Voters in Idaho and Massachusetts face contrasting gun-related ballot questions that highlight the national tension between firearm freedoms and restrictions

Arts

California election officials frustrated, rattled by DOJ demand to sequester 'noncitizen' ballots

Local election officials in California are frustrated after receiving a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice

Election|Political

Lula, Bolsonaro rally supporters on final day before Brazil presidential runoff

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro wrapped up their campaigns on Saturday

Finance|Interview|Political|Sports|World

Infantino says he's supported by 'vast, vast majority' of soccer ahead of FIFA elections

FIFA President Gianni Infantino says he has the backing of the “vast, vast majority” of soccer despite his failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup

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Trump says he ordered the Justice Department's lawsuit over Alaska's US Senate race

President Donald Trump says he ordered the Justice Department lawsuit over Alaska’s U.S. Senate race

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First tanker of Russian diesel sets sail for the US in Trump's controversial deal with Putin

The Kremlin says that a first tanker carrying Russian diesel to the United States has set sail under a new import agreement

Science

With hurricane off Mexico sharing name with Vice President JD Vance, the social media memes fly

Vice President JD Vance is traveling the U.S. supporting Republican candidates, while another Vance is on a whirlwind tour off Mexico's Pacific Coast

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Myanmar's detained leader Suu Kyi traded health concerns with her son in their first call in 5 years

Aung 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

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Israeli military says 2 soldiers were killed in West Bank attack that also left 2 gunmen dead

The Israeli army says two soldiers have been killed in an attack in the occupied West Bank

Political|Sports

Gianni Infantino is endorsed by the Asian Football Confederation for another term as FIFA president

The Asian Football Confederation has endorsed Gianni Infantino for another term as FIFA president in an apparent turnaround in its stance from two months ago when it criticized the head of soccer’s world governing body for a breach of trust

Election|Political

Justice Department asks appeals court to intervene in California ballot case

The US Justice Department asked an appeals court on Thursday to intervene in its lawsuit seeking to temporarily block California from counting more than 20,000 mail-in

Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Facing pushback on data centers, tech giants are promising hosts more money and fewer secrets

With 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

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Lula hopes older voters can help power him to victory against Flavio Bolsonaro

Rony Amaral, 71, is terrified right-wing Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro will slash healthcare and pension spending if he wins

Arts|Opinion

Voters prioritize costs and Iran over investigating Trump for next Congress, AP-NORC poll finds

A new AP-NORC poll shows voters from both major political parties want the next Congress to focus on making life more affordable and ending the war in Iran

Crime|Economy|Europe

Beatings, cyberattacks and threats darken Vucic's Serbia ahead of elections

Serbian activist Marko Marjanovic was on his way back from the supermarket in Belgrade when masked officers bundled him into a car and took him to a

Arts

Serbia arrests six people suspected of plotting election-day violence

Serbian police arrested six people on Wednesday on suspicion of preparing violence against police and political opponents in a parliamentary election on Sunday,

Education|Europe

As Serbia votes, students emerge as greatest threat to Vucic’s long rule

Aleksa Simic, a political science student at Belgrade University, did not hesitate when he learned that the collapse of a railway station canopy in the

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Trump’s approval rating hits a new low as midterms enter final stretch: CNN poll

Trump’s approval rating hits a new low as midterms enter final stretch: CNN poll

Election

A look at the major candidates in Israel's election Tuesday

Israelis are set to vote Tuesday to decide if Benjamin Netanyahu will stay prime minister or if Gadi Eisenkot will take the lead

Election|Political

Trump campaigns in South Carolina to support Senate candidate Graham

President Donald Trump campaigned in South Carolina on Wednesday to support Republican Senator Darline Graham, who is in a surprisingly

Election

US high court rulings have been 'destructive to democracy,' Justice Kagan says

US 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

Arts

Rioting in France gives Trump a new talking point as he tries to stave off GOP midterm losses

Rioting in France gives Trump a new talking point as he tries to stave off GOP midterm losses

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Justice Kagan warns Supreme Court rulings are fueling polarization and undermining democracy

Justice Elena Kagan says decisions by her conservative Supreme Court colleagues have increased political polarization and weakened democracy in the U.S. She spoke Tuesday, two weeks before the midterm elections, criticizing rulings that weakened the Voting Rights Act and campaign finance regulations

Election|Technology

Meta tells Brazil's electoral court it treats Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro equally ahead of Sunday vote

Meta says it has complied with an order from Brazil’s electoral court to treat Brazil's presidential candidates equally before Sunday's runoff

Political|Sports

Infantino set to take his FIFA reelection campaign to Japan to court Asian soccer federations

Gianni Infantino’s campaign for reelection as FIFA president moves this week to Japan and a meeting with the Asian Football Confederation

Arts|Europe

Italy's Meloni approves tougher anti-riot laws after Milan violence

Italy approved a raft of security measures on Tuesday including a new offence of violent participation in a demonstration,

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Bank of Israel to pause rate cuts ahead of October 27 election: Reuters poll

Israel's central bank is expected to hold the line on short-term interest rates on Wednesday after three successive reductions, as policymakers will

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T-shirts and silver balls: Politics get mixed in with the profane at a Trump store

T-shirts and silver balls: Politics get mixed in with the profane at a Trump store

Arts|Entertainment

Can Trump change New Mexico’s name to ‘New America’? What to know

Can Trump change New Mexico’s name to ‘New America’? What to know

Arts|Economy|Opinion|World

Democrats gain ground with AAPI adults as trust in Republicans fades, AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll finds

A 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

Arts|Opinion

Obama calls Trump administration’s investigation into Ilhan Omar ‘appalling’

Obama calls Trump administration’s investigation into Ilhan Omar ‘appalling’

Economy|Europe|Political|World

Macron urges calm as France counts the cost of worst unrest in years

President Emmanuel Macron appealed for calm on Sunday, a day after France suffered one of its worst days of

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Diplomats attacked in the occupied West Bank, and other Middle East developments

Israeli police are investigating an alleged attack on diplomats in the occupied West Bank

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Egypt's Sisi says his presidency will end in 2030

Egyptian 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,

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Latest vote shows no candidate for UN chief has the required support of all five key powers

The latest straw poll in the selection of the next U.N. secretary-general has shown that none of the seven candidates has the support of all five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, who have veto power

Africa|Election|World

Somalia says it will hold a presidential election in May 2027

Somalia's electoral commission said on Thursday the Horn of Africa country will hold a presidential election on May 15 next year. 

Economy|Political

Lula pledges free weekend transit nationwide as Brazil runoff nears

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday he will send Congress a constitutional amendment guaranteeing free weekend public transport nationwide, the