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The most significant development today involves a nationwide FAA ground stop affecting all US flights due to an air traffic communications outage, which was eventually lifted early this morning, leaving thousands of travelers stranded and impacting other transportation systems like Amtrak. In other major news, Ukraine has significantly damaged Russia's military capabilities by knocking out 36% of Russia's oil refining capacity in under two weeks, while a cruise ship collision with a tanker in New Orleans resulted in all passengers being rescued safely.
Why Did Meta Suspend a US Senate Candidate's Instagram in the Middle of a Rally?
Meta suspended a Latino outreach Instagram account belonging to Florida Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon during a get-out-the-vote rally days before the midterm elections without explanation,…
Evacuated Ukrainians from Russian-occupied Oleshky arrive in Belarus
Residents were taken out from the devastated city on Friday during a local ceasefire.
Serbia just elected the world's brainiest parliament
CCTV, zip ties and election watchers: How US mail-in votes are secured and counted
BBC Verify goes to an election centre to get a behind-the-scenes look at how mail-in ballots for the US midterm…
Spain train disaster clouds Sánchez chances of re-election
The Spanish PM is hit by a succession of crises just weeks before a snap general election.
Australia Casts Doubt on Retail Prediction Markets, Calls Them Bets
Australia’s corporate regulator cast doubt on the notion that prediction markets for retail clients are in the public…
Suited and booted: How Joseph Kabila went from president to rebel leader
What does Joseph Kabila launching a new rebel movement mean for DR Congo?
Trump's tariffs could shutter this Canadian town - its residents are fighting to save it
A century-old paper mill in Témiscaming, Quebec is indefinitely closed after the US imposed 50% tariffs on its products,…
The Indian chef who brought curry to America - then vanished
Indian chef Ranji Smile opened America’s first Indian restaurant in 1901 - then became a fake prince.
Responsible or panicked? Meet the people around the world already preparing for crisis
Filter straws to a disposable toilet - people in the US, Japan, Sweden and Netherlands on what's in their emergency…
Global nature talks reach deal but money remains an issue
Countries have been trying to get a global agreement to halt nature decline back on track.
'The necktie is dead': How US midterm candidates are dressing for votes
From Alaska to Texas, candidates with an eye on Congress are using their personal style to stand out.
He questioned Thailand's monarchy dressed as Harry Potter. Now he's in jail for 34 years
Thailand has prosecuted 294 people since 2020 under its lèse majesté law, with sentences going up to 50 years.
How has the ceasefire in Russian-occupied Oleshky been unfolding?
Ukraine correspondent Dan Johnson explains the temporary ceasefire in the devastated town of Oleshky.
US approves sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine
The American-made interceptors are the only effective weapon for downing Russia's ballistic missiles.
France is getting download tax for content providers (€0.055/GB)
Senators Warren, Curtis Press Kalshi and Polymarket on Election Insider Trading
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Police deployed during stand-off over control of Poland's top court
It comes after the government suspended two senior justices and moved to bring criminal charges against them.
French national assembly votes 0.055€/GB internet tax
France's National Assembly narrowly approved an amendment to impose a data tax of €0.055 per gigabyte on digital content…
Why has Caf abandoned plans to hold Afcon every four years?
The Africa Cup of Nations will remain on a two-year cycle after the Confederation of African Football performed a U-turn…
G20 'family photo' cancelled after protests over presence of Russian minister
European foreign ministers refused to be pictured with Sergei Lavrov at the summit being held in Atlanta.
Canada stops using 'avalanche dogs' for rescues in Rocky Mountains, stirring outrage
A 55-year-old dog rescue programme that has found missing hikers and children in the Canadian wilderness was axed as…
Elon Musk, CZ Trade Blows Over SpaceX Shares After $6.4B Binance Hack
After Musk appeared to mock Binance’s $6.3 billion hack, CZ reminded him that the exchange’s $500 million bet on his…
ICE wants its mask back, and hired a company to ask
An immigration enforcement agency hired a third-party company to request takedown of a website publishing the work…
Democratic senator blames Egypt press crackdown on Trump military aid decision
Chris Murphy said waiving a human rights condition on aid paved the way for arrests of journalists.
Pope Leo XIV becomes first pontiff to vote in a US election
The Chicago-born pontiff, who has a tense relationship with Trump, mailed in a ballot for the midterm elections that…
Alaska Senate candidate denies knowing about alleged plot to put two Dan Sullivans on ballot
Dan S Sullivan, the incumbent Republican senator running for re-election, and allies have accused the Democrats of…
US inmate Christa Pike says she woke up 'confused and in pain' after failed execution
It is Pike's first public statement since she survived an execution attempt by lethal injection in September.
Spain transport minister says he won't resign over high-speed rail disaster
Óscar Puente has been facing calls to resign after two high-speed trains collided earlier in the week, killing at least…