The overwhelming victory by the Democrats in the midterm elections shook up Wall Street this week. The biggest tremors were felt in shares of companies tied to the boom in artificial intelligence on …
Polling places have opened in New Zealand for the final day of voting in the country’s election. Most results are expected by Saturday evening. Voting began Oct. 26, with more than 1.6 million …
The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of hundreds of people has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people. The High Court in Kenya’s coastal city of …
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani says his personal data has been leaked on the dark web, exposing him to threats and intimidation. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni blamed pro-Russian hackers for …
From Hungary to Brazil, voters have ousted nationalist leaders or blocked far-right challengers. Now the Democrats’ capture of both chambers of Congress has strengthened hopes among the …
Today is Saturday, Nov. 7, the 311th day of 2026. There are 54 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 7, 1916, Jeannette Rankin of Montana won election to the U.S. House of …
Malaysia's attorney-general is defending his seeking of legal clarification over a royal order allowing former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve his sentence under house arrest. The palace insists …
President Donald Trump has suggested ending military aid to Israel. A staunch critic of Israel won a key Senate race. The vice president has partly blamed U.S.-Israel relations for his own party's …
Fictional spymaster George Smiley is back in "The Taper Man," a new thriller set in the world of John le Carré and written by his son, Nick Harkaway. The novel follows Smiley to the U.S. in 1965, …
Russell Brand's convictions this week for rape and sexual assault have renewed scrutiny on the BBC and other media employers that may have looked the other way. Brand, who gained fame while …
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his government is seeking specific security guarantees from Western allies for post-war support. His comments came after two days of discussions in …
A Pakistani astronaut will board China’s Shenzhou 24 spacecraft as the first foreign national on Beijing’s space station. China’s official news agency Xinhua reported the news on Saturday, …
The U.S. Department of Justice has moved to dismiss its own lawsuit that aimed to stop California from processing up to 20,000 ballots it suspected were mailed to noncitizens. The federal …
One of Haiti’s most powerful gangs says it has reached out to a state agency responsible for dismantling armed gangs in a push for “peace, stability and national reconciliation.” In a …
Pope Leo XIV is kicking off a three-nation tour of Latin America with a visit to Uruguay, the region’s least Catholic and most secular country. The trip comes three weeks after he underwent lung …
U.S. President Donald Trump has discussed efforts to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East during a call with Qatar’s emir. The conversation focused on international efforts to end tensions, with …
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña failed to appear at his impeachment trial following a scandal surrounding a collapsed bank. Top aides have also resigned as the Senate resumed an impeachment trial …
The campaign of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola sued the Alaska Division of Elections on Friday in an attempt to make public the names of Alaskans whose absentee ballots have been rejected by the division. The suit was filed Friday in Anchorage Superior Court by Alaskans For Mary, and it named the Division, its […]
Macao pro-democracy former lawmaker Au Kam San was sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison Friday in the Chinese city’s first national security case following a closed-door trial that raised concerns …
President Donald Trump must now decide what to do about his unpopular 8-month-old war against Iran. For weeks, Trump threatened a post-election full-scale bombardment if Tehran didn’t accept his …