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Morris Reid, Partner at Actum and former official in the Clinton administration, describes the Democrat sweep of Congress in the US midterm elections as a "protest vote", saying it shows the American people were against President Trump but…
THE GUARDIAN — WORLD INTERNATIONAL
Exclusive: Police will allege the woman, 40, is the former partner of Steele-John and she is expected to face court in Perth on Thursday A 40-year-old woman has been arrested and charged by Western Australian police for allegedly stalking…
France logged roughly 1,320 antisemitic incidents in 2025 while swastika graffiti clusters and intifada calls spread across the United States and beyond.
Toufiq Sheikh was grievously assaulted while ‘filming vandalism’, police say
US voters in several states pushed back on President Donald Trump’s redistricting efforts and backed abortion rights in 145 ballot questions during the midterm elections. Some measures put Trump’s priorities to a public test by gauging…
Housing protesters have returned to Lisbon's historic Rossio Square, setting up around 100 tents following a court ruling. The demonstration comes as Portugal's government faces growing pressure over housing.
Symbols such as the flag and keffiyeh represent anti-colonial struggles but some question their use amid mass rallies.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is deploying state election observers amid concerns the DOJ's federal monitoring could intimidate voters.
Tuesday was a night of firsts in American politics
Attorney General Aaron Ford ousts Gov. Joe Lombardo to become Nevada's first Black governor, handing Democrats unified control of state government.
Abortion-rights advocates notched victories in Missouri and Virginia on Tuesday, and voters delivered a double dose of disapproval to President Donald Trump’s redistricting efforts
The abortion ban went into effect in 2022 after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
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Responding to reports that two Uyghur men recently moved to an Immigration Detention Centre in Thailand face imminent forcible deportation to China, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard said: “Thai authorities must…
Speaker Mike Johnson is seeking a fifth term representing Louisiana's 4th Congressional District in the House of Representatives.
Embattled Congressman Max Miller, the Ohio Republican accused of assaulting three women, conceded his tenuous bid for a third term. “I am disappointed at this evening’s election results. I have fought earnestly to continue to represent the…
THE NEW YORK TIMES — WORLD INTERNATIONAL
The government designated the protest group as a terrorist organization last year, prompting criticism. The country’s Supreme Court is set to begin hearing a challenge to the ban on Wednesday.
When the final poll on Missouri’s Amendment 3 was released two weeks before Tuesday’s election, it showed a dead heat—an understandable result given that the anti-abortion, anti-trans ballot measure was profoundly, and intentionally…
Missouri voters defeated a measure that would have banned abortion just two years after voters legalized abortion in another vote. Voters in Missouri legalized abortion two years ago but this time the abortion ban was coupled with a ban on…
Gina Hinojosa defeated Greg Abbott by campaigning against school vouchers and corporate influence, but her strategy tying Abbott to Trump proved pivotal.
2026 ELECTION COVERAGE: Watch Live | Poll Closing Times | All Live Results | Live Updates | Live Fact Check Voters have approved a ballot measure that creates a "fundamental right to reproductive freedom" in the Virginia Constitution. The…
THE GUARDIAN — WORLD INTERNATIONAL
Police also allege Torquay man was attacked with a ‘blunt weapon’ rather than a baseball bat as originally reported An alleged attack on a One Nation supporter is not believed to have been politically motivated, Victoria police say…
Britain's highest court on Wednesday heard an appeal against a government ban on activist group Palestine Action, proscribed as a terrorist organisation, as police moved to arrest protestors outside. The two-day hearing at the Supreme…
Jacob Allen Morley was serving a life sentence for murder before he escaped over a prison fence.
