Five people rescued off Kiribati after months drifting at sea
In a statement shared on Sunday, the governor of Micronesia's Chuuk state, Alexander Narruhn, said he was in talks with the Kiribati government to bring the survivors home.
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US First Lady Melania Trump to host Ukrainian and Russian officials at White House
On Wednesday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded the first lady a national honour for her role in brokering a partial ceasefire that allowed the evacuation of civilians from a Russian-occupied town.
Europe Today: Trump loses Congress. Will he now be even more unpredictable?
Democrats have seized control of the US Congress in a nationwide rejection of Trump. In Europe, hackers targeted a French blood bank and supermarket fridges, raising fears of a new front in hybrid warfare. Plus: we talk to Reza Pahlavi…
UK: Police arrest Palestine Action supporters outside Supreme Court
Police arrested supporters of Palestine Action outside the Supreme Court in London, United Kingdom, on Wednesday 4 November, as a legal battle over the British government's ban on the group resumed.
US midterm elections: Cheers erupt as Talarico's Texas victory is projected
Supporters erupted in celebration in Austin as Democrat James Talarico was projected to win a US Senate seat in Texas, a state where his party has not won a Senate election since 1988.
Abdul El-Sayed makes history as first Muslim elected to US Senate
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan's Senate race against Republican Mike Rogers, becoming the first Muslim elected to the US Senate. The 42-year-old physician, who represents the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, secured a…
Europe Today: Democrats win Senate in rebuke of Trump as Poland’s constitutional crisis drags on
A blue wave has swept the US in the midterm elections, with Democrats winning the Senate and heading for a big House majority as votes are still being counted on the West Coast. We bring live analysis from Philadelphia and Brussels, plus…
‘We defeated Goliath’: Talarico says after historic Texas Senate win
Democrat James Talarico has won the US Senate race in Texas, according to US media projections, marking a major breakthrough in a traditionally Republican state.
Historic leadership firsts for minorities across US in midterm vote
The first Black female governor, the first openly gay male senator and the first female Native American governor all won groundbreaking elections in the vote that racked up resounding wins for Democrats.
Democrats set to seize control of Congress after long night for Republican party
It would give the Democrats a significant check on Trump, potentially allowing the party to investigate his administration and to increase pressure on the White House over its policies.
The Senate on a razor’s edge: The races that will decide America's midterms
Democrats look all but certain to take the US House. The real fight is for the Senate, where a handful of races in states Republicans never expected to defend will decide who controls Washington.
Turkey's justice minister says 'criminal network' behind billion-dollar fund scandal
In the fund investigation, Korkmaz Enes Ergun, detained on 31 October, was remanded on charges of "accepting bribes" and "membership of an organisation formed to commit crimes".
US midterms: Democrat Haley Stevens backs Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate race
A Democratic congresswoman has broken with her party to endorse Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan, just two days before the US midterm elections.
Swiss foreign minister makes first North Korea visit since 2003 as diplomatic office reopens
Switzerland is renewing direct talks with North Korea as tensions rise on the peninsula. Seoul hopes the Swiss office will help it engage with Pyongyang.
EU Commission: Polish Parliament has right to appoint judges to the Constitutional Court
The statement comes after a confrontation outside the Constitutional Tribunal building on Friday night, broadcast live on television, that has pushed a decade-old dispute into the wider European political debate.
Albania: opposition MPs disrupt parliament with smoke flares
Opposition MPs disrupted a parliamentary session in Albania by brandishing smoke flares and displaying photographs of injured protesters. They accused police of using violence against demonstrators demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's…
Israel: protesters demand Arab-Jewish unity government after election
Protesters took to the streets of Tel Aviv to demand a government bringing together Jewish and Arab parties. With Israel's election producing no clear winner, police moved in to disperse activists blocking traffic.
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