UAE diplomat Lana Nusseibeh enters the race to succeed António Guterres as UN secretary-general
The United Arab Emirates nominated Lana Nusseibeh, its minister of state and former UN ambassador, as a late candidate for UN secretary-g...
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Senate Majority PAC launches $1.2 million ad campaign for Scott Colom in Mississippi Senate race
The Democratic-aligned Senate Majority PAC announced a $1.2 million television and digital ad buy supporting district attorney Scott Colo...
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Israeli police arrested 10 suspects over West Bank settler attacks on a US photojournalist and European diplomats, then released most to house arrest.
Israeli police detained 10 people in connection with weekend settler attacks in the occupied West Bank, including the beating of Washingt...
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Elon Musk is the largest individual donor in the 2026 US midterm elections, spending hundreds of millions on Republican-aligned groups.
Campaign finance filings show Elon Musk has given hundreds of millions of dollars to Republican-aligned super PACs and candidates in the ...
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The European Commission presented an updated Arctic strategy prioritizing security and resilience.
The European Commission unveiled a revised Arctic strategy on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, listing security and resilience as its first pri...
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited India for talks with Foreign Minister Jaishankar and toured the Reliance Jamnagar refinery.
Rubio met Jaishankar in Mumbai on Tuesday to discuss trade, energy, defense and technology, and said the two sides were close to finalizi...
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French intelligence report and conservative outlets link far-left and Islamist groups to riots in France
French intelligence services produced an assessment identifying far-left groups including Antifa as central to violence during nationwide...
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Trump endorses Netanyahu for reelection nine days before Israel's October 27 vote
President Donald Trump posted a "complete and total endorsement" of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Truth Social on October ...
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Republican Senate nominee John Sununu releases ad distancing himself from Trump in New Hampshire race
John E. Sununu, the Republican nominee for Senate in New Hampshire, released a TV ad saying he has "never even met" President Trump despi...
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US midterm elections approach with Senate control at stake
Multiple outlets preview the November 3, 2026 midterm elections, focusing on which Senate seats are most likely to flip. Democrats need a...
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Trump's foreign policy and tariffs weigh on Republicans ahead of November 3 midterms
Multiple outlets report that President Trump's war with Iran and tariff campaign are raising costs for Americans ahead of the November 3 ...
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Thousands of students and teachers protest across Greece over education funding and living costs
On October 21, 2026, about 10,000 demonstrators rallied peacefully in Athens and other Greek cities demanding higher education spending, ...
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Netanyahu proposed cryptocurrency as a way to bypass potential international sanctions, drawing rejection from the Bank of Israel and opposition leaders.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a Channel 10 interview that Israel should prepare an alternative economic system using ...
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China's military says it monitored a US warship near Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea
China's Southern Theatre Command said the USS Charleston entered waters adjacent to Sabina Shoal in the Spratly Islands without approval ...
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Bulgaria's presidential election advances to a November 1 runoff between Iliana Yotova and Andrey Gyurov after low first-round turnout.
Bulgaria held a presidential election on October 25, 2026, with 27 candidates and no outright winner. Incumbent President Iliana Yotova, ...
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Trump administration tells federal court construction on triumphal arch could begin November 5, 2026
The Justice Department filed notice with a federal judge that construction on a 250-foot triumphal arch at Memorial Circle near Arlington...
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Putin proposes a trilateral summit with Trump and Xi to discuss ending the war in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a meeting with President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, reportedly on the sidel...
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Czech coalition advances public media funding overhaul through first parliamentary reading amid protests in Prague
The Czech governing coalition led by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš pushed a public media funding bill through its first parliamentary readi...
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FBI arrests CIA contractor Ian Brinksman for allegedly leaking classified intelligence to a journalist partner
The FBI arrested 42-year-old Ian Brinksman, a contractor with a Top Secret clearance, on charges of unlawfully transmitting national defe...
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Jared Kushner denies allegations in Matthew Cole book excerpt published by Vanity Fair about secret Middle East bank accounts
Vanity Fair published an excerpt from Matthew Cole's book "Princes and Thieves" alleging Kushner had access to secret bank accounts funde...
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US citizen Ricardo Gonzalez injured during ICE detention in Long Beach, California
On Saturday, October 18, 2026, Ricardo Gonzalez, identified as a US citizen and former Long Beach city employee, was injured during an IC...
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Matthew McConaughey urges voters to consider independent candidates in a pre-midterm video, drawing criticism from Hillary Clinton and AI-authorship accusations
Actor Matthew McConaughey posted a six-minute video on X on October 18, 2026, urging Americans to seriously consider independent candidat...
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Trump signs executive order waiving Graham Act Russia sanctions before their October 18 implementation deadline
President Trump signed an executive order late Friday waiving sweeping sanctions and tariffs on Russia mandated by the Lindsey O. Graham ...
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Australian independent MP Helen Haines was critically injured when a car struck her outside her Wangaratta electorate office in what the prime minister called a deliberate act.
Helen Haines, the 65-year-old independent MP for Indi, was hit by a white Toyota Land Cruiser outside her electorate office in Wangaratta...
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DOJ inspector general declines to investigate prosecutors in the David Hearn Reflecting Pool case, referring allegations to the Office of Professional Responsibility.
The Justice Department's inspector general declined to investigate prosecutors who charged Olympian David Hearn with vandalizing the Linc...
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Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says the press secretary job was not a fit for her successor Katie Zacharia
Karoline Leavitt, who served as White House press secretary from January 2025 until August 2026, told Fox News Digital that the role "obv...
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Polls show Democrats leading Republicans by double digits ahead of the November 2026 midterms, with Trump's approval at or near record lows.
Several polls released in late October 2026 show Democrats leading Republicans on the generic congressional ballot by roughly 9 to 11 poi...
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memo banning military and Pentagon personnel from using nonpublic information to bet on military outcomes on prediction markets.
Hegseth signed an October 20 memo prohibiting service members and Defense Department personnel from trading on nonpublic military informa...
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NYC Mayor Mamdani releases Spanish-language video advising residents of their rights during ICE encounters
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted a Spanish-language video with English subtitles advising residents on their rights if they enco...
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French police arrest a suspect over the arson fire that destroyed Limoges city hall during nationwide protests.
Limoges city hall burned on the night of October 17-18, 2026, during protests in the city. Counter-terrorism police arrested a 34-year-ol...
