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Two GB News Directors Have Investments in Oil Companies Behind Rosebank and Jackdaw
Two directors of GB News, which has loudly advocated for the new Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields, hold shares in the firms behind the projects. Sir Paul Marshall, a millionaire hedge fund boss who also owns The Spectator magazine…
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DOJ Opens Criminal Probe of California Mail-In Ballots Despite Judge’s Order, Corporations Spend $737M on Midterm Elections as Super-Rich Give $4.2B to Super PACs, Trump Returns to South Carolina to Rally GOP Support as Pollsters Declare…
Josh Shapiro aims for a strong finish in a campaign with 2028 implications
The Pennsylvania governor has more at stake Tuesday than other 2028 contenders.
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How AIPAC and AI Spent Their Money This Midterm Election
Intercept staff take stock of the big spenders this election cycle. The post How AIPAC and AI Spent Their Money This Midterm Election appeared first on The Intercept.
A historic land restitution process offers new hope for Botswana’s Indigenous San
Nearly two decades after winning a landmark court case against their forced removal from ancestral lands in Botswana’s Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Indigenous San communities may finally be closer to securing broader, legally protected…
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Israel’s Election Is Unlikely to Change Its Policies and Global Isolation
The leading contenders, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot, aren’t substantially different in their approach to Israel’s security or in their opposition to a Palestinian state.
THE GUARDIAN — WORLD INTERNATIONAL
Houthis sending Taiz ‘back to the stone age’, governor of besieged Yemen city says
Oxygen, food and water supplies running low and massacres taking place, says Nabil Shamsan The Houthis are trying to send the city of Taiz back to the stone age, the city’s governor said in a briefing designed to urge the international…
Poll: Americans don’t trust polls
New data from the POLITICO Poll shows just how far the industry has to go to convince a wary public.
‘It could be quite a brutal evening’: GOP braces for some once-unthinkable losses
Some GOP incumbents are still begging for more money in the final stretch.
Federal and State Officials Ramp Up Scrutiny of DraftKings, Other Sports Betting Apps
The post Federal and State Officials Ramp Up Scrutiny of DraftKings, Other Sports Betting Apps appeared first on ProPublica.
What’s fueling Indonesia’s worst wildfire season in a decade?
Peat fires are burning across the country, smothering one of the world's most populated countries in smoke.
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What Israeli Election Results Reveal About the Electorate
Some groups stood by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party, but support fell off among others. Turnout was also a striking factor in the election.
Legal loopholes and weak enforcement leave India’s exotic pet trade hard to police
Rising disposable incomes, social media algorithms, and pop culture influences have led to a surge in demand for exotic pets in India, reports Mongabay India’s Arathi Menon. A recent report by the Humane World for Animals (HWA) valued…
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An Arab Town in Israel Celebrates the Election but Wonders What Will Change
Gains for Arab-led parties have electrified Taibe, in central Israel, even as voters elsewhere in Israel say they have no place in any future government.
Bolivian Attorney General Was Arrested After Investigating Trump-Aligned Operative
The arrest highlights the selective use of drug-trafficking accusations to advance U.S. interests in Latin America.
THE GUARDIAN — WORLD INTERNATIONAL
Netanyahu accused of smearing Arab voters to hold on to power
Prime minister claims Arab Israeli parties used foreign backing to steal elections, in which his coalition lost its majority Benjamin Netanyahu has been accused of using smear tactics to cling to power, after he claimed that Arab Israeli…
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Cuba’s Foreign Minister: We’ll Outlast Trump
The Trump administration is carrying out the most intense pressure campaign on Cuba in decades. The Cuban government says its plan is simply to endure.
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Venezuelan Opposition Leader Thanks Trump But Marks Distance from Washington
Finally home in Caracas, María Corina Machado called for elections next year, and said her return was organized by her team, not any government.
EU Satellite Imagery Delayed Over Gaza and Parts of West Bank by 24-hours
Sign up here to receive Bellingcat’s biggest investigations by email as soon as they are published. Become a member and support our work here. Imagery captured by the European Space Agency’s freely available Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-1…
“Our Democracy Is in Danger” — Judge Rejects Trump Bid to Block 20K Votes in CA
Washington State officials also found several errors in a list of voters the White House has deemed ineligible.
Corporate Political Spending Hits $737 Million in 2026 Midterms, 60% Higher Than 2024 Presidential Election
Corporate political spending in the 2026 midterm elections has reached approximately $737 million, a 60 percent increase from what was spent on the 2024 presidential election, according to newly filed federal campaign finance data analyzed…
Israel’s Election Still in Deadlock After Palestinian Parties’ Surprise Upset
Netanyahu has claimed that the Palestinian parties have “stolen” the election.
Search More Than 500 Cases of U.S. Citizens Detained by Immigration Agents
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