Rob Sand defeats Zach Lahn to become Iowa’s first Democratic governor since 2006, leading 55% to 45% with 96 of 99 counties reporting on election night.
Washington has imposed new Cuba sanctions targeting the military-linked GAESA conglomerate as UN experts warn of energy starvation on the island.
Delhi’s morning air quality index reached 377 on Wednesday ahead of Diwali, deepening the capital’s winter smog crisis and raising health worries.
Pakistan says it flight-tested its first indigenous Fa’az air-to-air missile, a step toward self-reliance that officials say will widen the air force’s reach.
South Africans voted on November 4, 2026, in municipal elections widely seen as a verdict on the ANC record on water, power and basic services.
Democrats have won control of the US Senate in the 2026 midterms, flipping at least seven Republican seats and ending the GOP trifecta, projections show.
Oklahoma City man Robin Patrick Martin, 67, faces federal charges over more than 700 white powder letters sent to election officials, Congress and media outlets.
Trump says annual US aid to Israel ends by end of 2026 under a deal with Netanyahu, replacing grants with weapons purchases — but Congress and terms remain unclear.
Democrats are projected to retake the US House in the 2026 midterms, flipping key seats and curbing President Donald Trump’s agenda in his final two years.
Tanzania’s jailed opposition leader Tundu Lissu has ended a brief hunger strike after prison authorities allowed him a private meeting with his lawyers.
Early 2026 midterm results show Democrats flipping North Carolina and holding Georgia, with House control still undecided as counting continues across the country.
Russia struck a Kharkiv hospital and energy sites across Ukraine overnight, injuring at least 73 people and cutting power as winter approaches.
