The midterm elections on Tuesday will determine which party controls the chambers of Congress for the next two years. Democrats are playing defense in blue-state strongholds like New York, Washington and Oregon as they aim to hold on to the House of Representatives. Republicans need only a net gain of five seats to regain control … Read more
CNN — It’s election day in America. Voters are deciding crucial contests across the country that will determine who controls Congress and state governments when they cast their ballots for the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives and other races, including for Secretary of State and Attorney General. Voters will also have the opportunity … Read more
CNN — Americans went to the polls Tuesday in an election that has state and local officials across the country on edge as they brace for potential trouble at the polls, contentious legal battles over ballots and misinformation about the vote itself. More than 45 million pre-election ballots were cast in 47 states, and officials … Read more
CNN — Russian troops have condemned an “incomprehensible battle” in Donetsk after apparently suffering heavy casualties during a week of intense fighting in the central eastern region of Ukraine. Moscow has been trying to break through Kyiv’s defenses around the town of Pavlivka for at least the past seven days, but appears to have made … Read more
CNN — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan says three bullets were taken from his right leg from the shooting that wounded him last week. Khan survived the shooting at a political rally in Gujranwala on Thursday, an incident his party has called an assassination attempt. In an interview with CNN’s Becky Anderson on Monday, … Read more
CNN — Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Kremlin-linked oligarch known as “Vladimir Putin’s chef,” appeared to admit Russian interference in the US election in a Telegram post on Monday. Prigozhin said Russia has interfered, is interfering and will continue to interfere in the US democratic process, in response to a reporter’s question about Russia potentially interfering in … Read more
CNN — Iranian lawmakers have called on the country’s judiciary to “show no leniency” to protesters in a letter quoted by state-run Press TV on Sunday, as thousands of people continue to gather in the streets despite the threat of arrest. The Islamic Republic is facing one of the largest and unprecedented demonstrations of dissent … Read more
Washington CNN — President Joe Biden has been back on the campaign trail, traveling in October and early November to deliver his pitch for electing Democrats in the midterm elections on Tuesday. Biden’s pitch has included claims that are false, misleading or lacking important context. (As always, we take no position on the accuracy of … Read more
France’s lower house of parliament suspended its session on Thursday after a right-wing MP shouted: “Go back to Africa!” when a far-left black lawmaker asked a question about immigration. The comment caused quite an uproar. The center government and the left-wing alliance said it was an unacceptable racist slur. The far-right claimed that MP Gregoire … Read more
France’s lower house of parliament suspended its session on Thursday after a right-wing MP shouted: “Go back to Africa!” when a far-left black lawmaker asked a question about immigration. The comment caused quite an uproar. The center government and the left-wing alliance said it was an unacceptable racist slur. The far-right claimed that MP Gregoire … Read more