From Russia’s parliamentary election and Germany’s regional votes to the U.S. midterms, several major elections are taking place in September and November of 2026. Meanwhile, Sweden has already voted, with parties now negotiating to form a new government.
Six months after the strikes that killed his father and left him seriously wounded, Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has remained absent from public view, raising questions over his condition, his ability to govern and how power is being exercised behind the scenes.
Doctors in St. Louis have successfully separated Ethiopian two-year-old twin girls who were born joined at the head after a months-long series of complex operations culminating in a nearly 25-hour final procedure, doctors said on Wednesday.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced plans to scrap Biden-era carbon emission limits on coal- and gas-fired power plants, marking a major reversal in U.S. climate policy.
The U.S. has deployed weapons in Earth’s orbit capable of defending its forces against hostile action, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said, marking the first public acknowledgement of such capabilities.
Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), adding to concerns about energy supplies after Saudi Arabia shut down a vital oil pipeline on Saturday.
President Donald Trump is leaving more than a paper trail from his time in office. The U.S. is now minting commemorative $1 coins for America’s 250th anniversary, featuring a portrait of the sitting president.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has called on American companies to expand their presence in China and pledged that Beijing would address their "reasonable concerns," as China looks to stabilise trade ties with Washington ahead of President Xi Jinping's planned visit to the U.S. later this month
Iran will immediately reciprocate if the U.S. returns to its commitments under an interim deal signed in June, President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit (SCO) in Bishkek, a city in Kyrgyzstan, the Iranian Student News Agency reported.
Armenia says it will pursue a balanced foreign policy, deepen regional ties and push to institutionalise peace with Azerbaijan under its new government programme.
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains limited on Thursday, with no increase in vessel crossings as U.S.-Iran talks to resolve the conflict remained stalled. Nine commodity vessels transited the key waterway on Wednesday, unchanged from the previous day, according to Kpler data.
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American actress Hayden Panettiere, known for her roles in TV shows such as Nashville and Heroes, has died at the age of 36, ABC News reported on Sunday, citing her representative.
Washington’s counter-narcotics push is expanding as Colombia’s new conservative government backs deeper security cooperation.
Ukraine has agreed to refrain from targeting certain tankers using Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk following a request from U.S. Vice President JD Vance, the Financial Times reported, although Kyiv has continued strikes on Russian targets at the port.
The United States, Armenia and Azerbaijan have marked the first anniversary of the White House peace summit, highlighting progress towards normalising relations and boosting regional cooperation in the South Caucasus.
A U.S. appeals court on Monday cleared the way for thousands of lawsuits against Meta, Google, TikTok and other social media companies over claims their platforms were deliberately designed to be addictive to young users.
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A U.S. judge has ordered Meta to pay an additional $567 million over claims that its platforms failed to protect children from online harm.
Pakistan’s critical minerals sector is attracting renewed interest from American companies, with investors exploring opportunities in copper, antimony and other strategic minerals as global competition intensifies to secure supplies for defence, artificial intelligence and clean energy industries.
Firefighters battling a cluster of wildfires near Spokane, Washington, have established primary containment lines around the blazes, but crews are racing to strengthen defences ahead of another spell of hot and dry weather.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israeli forces will not withdraw from their current positions in Gaza until Hamas is fully disarmed, casting further doubt on a U.S.-backed proposal aimed at ending the war.
Pyongyang signalled possible new military steps after Japan tested a U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missile, Reuters reported.
A cyclosporiasis outbreak, the largest ever recorded in the U.S., has caused its first known deaths, health officials in Michigan said on Monday.
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