Virginia Democrats hope to flip 2 US House seats in midterms
Former Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., speaks with Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1177 member Terraine Little on Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/Kendall Warner)
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Former Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., speaks with Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1177 member Terraine Little on Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/Kendall Warner)
Michigan U.S. Senate candidates, Abdul El-Sayed, left, and Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., are displayed on a television during a debate inside the spin room at WoodTV studios on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP Photo/Kristen Norman)
Even in a Europe-focused Nato 3.0, Washington would still want to call the shots. We need an insurance policy
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Colombia’s outgoing president, Gustavo Petro, has repeated allegations that June’s presidential election was rigged, rejecting the legitimacy of his right-wing successor, Abelardo de la Espriella.
Government says monitoring data do not support claims that uranium came from Pyongsan facility
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has found Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) President and General Manager Jose Arnulfo A. Veloso and four other officials administratively liable for violating reasonable office rules and regulations over the state pension fund's P1.45-billion investment in …
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Meta glasses - they're everywhere, and people have a lot of opinions. Mostly about their ability to take photos and videos. Rafqa Touma speaks to Guardian Australia's technology reporter, Josh Taylor, lifestyle editor, Alyx Gorman, and the Human Technology Institute's responsible technology policy specialist, Lauren…
South Korea issued its highest-level heat alert across all of Seoul on Tuesday, as President Lee Jae Myung urged the government to treat the prolonged heat wave as a national disaster and take immediate measures to protect lives.
Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with the International Committee of the Red Cross’ representative in the capital Monday, the military-backed government said, a rare moment of contact with the outside world for the Nobel laureate who has been held out of public view since the military seized pow…
Some political acts cross a line even when the politician responsible can produce a technically accurate explanation afterward. Defense Minister Israel Katz’s televised treatment of OC Central Command Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth was one of them.
Nandan Nilekani’s efforts to reform the nation’s education sector face employability and AI challenges amid anger over exam scandals
Nandan Nilekani’s efforts to reform the nation’s education sector face employability and AI challenges amid anger over exam scandals
Copper wiring, light poles, catalytic converters, copper gutters, and even Tesla charging cables have long been targets for thieves.
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NSW Liberal right-wing elder Damien Tudehope has told a corruption hearing that ensuring party membership numbers stay strong in branches is crucial for an MP’s political survival, and described operative Jean-Claude Perrottet as having a talent for keeping members signed-up.
NUEVA YORK (AP) — Nueva York no puede prohibir que los agentes federales usen prendas para cubrirse el rostro ni exigirles que lleven identificación visible, falló el lunes una jueza federal.
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The Indian government will sell up to a 6.5% stake in state-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India at a 10% discount to its Monday closing price, as it moves to comply with regulatory requirements.
China’s growing military actions are Japan’s top security challenge and “must be addressed through overall national strength and cooperation with allies and like-minded nations,” according to Tokyo’s annual defense report released Tuesday.
Deputy Premier Gabrielle Williams will be tasked with striking a pay deal with the state’s teachers and Colin Brooks will control Victoria’s finances as part of Labor’s new-look cabinet.
Recent polling suggests that expectations of a "blue wave" in Congress for the 2026 mid-terms are crumbling fast, and as we examined recently, the Democrats are facing one of the biggest financial shortfalls in DNC history. The organization has around $16 million of cash on hand for campaign operations after debts a…
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro holds a press conference at the presidential palace in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Working as a morning producer for Detroit’s Local 4 television station, Noelle Gray has had a front-row seat to the flood of political advertising in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary.
LONDON — Since becoming Britain’s prime minister, Andy Burnham — the Greater Manchester mayor for nine years — has leapt at any chance to promote his old stomping ground.
Opposition figure calls on DPP administration to protest to Manila over Philippine attempt to chart a boundary around Scarborough Shoal
Opposition figure calls on DPP administration to protest to Manila over Philippine attempt to chart a boundary around Scarborough Shoal
Kyriakos Mitsotakis is the prime minister of Greece.
MANILA, Philippines — The prosecution panel of the House of Representatives has requested 31 trial days to present witnesses and documentary evidence supporting its allegations that Vice President Sara Duterte misused more than P612.5 million in confidential funds, indicating that the presentation of evidence on the…
Rising Liberal star Andrew Hastie says he hopes to receive One Nation preferences at the next election after acknowledging his own “political mortality” – despite previously vowing to never bend the knee to Pauline Hanson.
Chapel Street is set for a parking shake-up with council voting to shut more than 350 car spots in the heart of the precinct while extending one-hour free parking near Prahran Market.
President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday defended a recently passed legal revision abolishing prosecutors' authority to conduct direct investigations as "the beginning of judicial normalization," signaling his intention to sign the bill into law despite calls from the opposition party to veto it.
The Board of Peace official overseeing Gaza’s postwar transition met on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a statement, in part to discuss a new disarmament deal the board had reached with the militant Hamas group.
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NEW YORK (AP) — New York can’t ban federal agents from wearing face coverings or require that they wear visible identification, a federal judge ruled Monday.
The US-led Board of Peace has said that an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza will only take place after the disarmament of Hamas is complete, following a meeting between the body’s director, Nickolay Mladenov, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The national soccer federations of Serbia, Sweden and Wales withdrew their support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino's re-election bid on Monday and England's is expected to do the same.
The anxiety is palpable at the Northern Rivers temporary pod villages as eviction day looms.
Ceuta, Spain – Spain on Monday insisted its sovereignty over Ceuta was “unquestionable,“ after tens of thousands of migrants irregularly entered the north African territory from Morocco in an unprecedented and deadly surge.
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday defended a recently passed legal revision abolishing prosecutors' authority to conduct direct investigations as "the beginning of judicial normalization," signaling his intention to sign the bill into law despite calls from the opposition party to veto it.
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan leads a protest in Islamabad on May 26, 2022, after his ouster in a no-confidence motion. © Reuters
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung will dispatch special envoys to attend the inauguration of the new Colombian president this week and deliver his commitment to strengthening cooperation with the new Colombian government, Lee's office said Tuesday.
THE Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) posted net income of P94.75 billion in the first half (H1) of 2026, up 27.78 percent from P74.2 billion in the same period last year.
Prime minister Sanae Takaichi visited Kumamoto prefecture almost a week after a magnitude 7.1 quake hit, killing 38 people
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The Likud Court overturned overnight one of the central and most dramatic decisions adopted by the Likud convention last week, ruling that current and former lawmakers, ministers, and deputy ministers will not be permitted to run in regional slots in the primaries.
Americans picked Democrats over Republicans as better stewards of the economy for the first time in nearly a decade in a Reuters/Ipsos poll, which also found their approval of President Donald Trump's performance falling to 35%.
MANILA, Philippines – Commercial fishing operators clinched a legal victory after the Supreme Court affirmed the 2021 decision of the Malabon Regional Trial Court Branch 170. It ruled that the government’s policy of monitoring Philippine-flagged commercial fishing vessels at sea is unconstitutional.