Indonesia’s president has sacked his chief of staff after police named the former police chief a suspect in alleged illegal wiretapping of the president and others.
Spain’s transport minister Óscar Puente has resigned six days after the Urda train disaster killed 69, citing two fatal rail crashes in less than a year.
The UN has elected five judges to the International Court of Justice for nine-year terms from February 2027, as the world court faces a record caseload.
Keisha Lance Bottoms wins Georgia’s governor race, becoming the first Black woman elected governor of a US state and ending 24 years of Republican control.
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.
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.
