Mamdani’s progressive allies vie for seats in Congress | US Midterm Elections 2026 News
In June, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stood before a packed house of voters, rallying support for a new wave of candidates hoping to build on his progressive momentum by winning seats in Congress. Inside Brooklyn’s historic Kings Theatre, the crowd…
BBC reconstructs final moments before deadly Florida plane crash
Warning: Distressing content A private jet crashed in Florida on Sunday, killing all nine people on board, according to US authorities. BBC Verify has used air traffic control audio and flight tracking data to reconstruct the final moments before the…
Anthropic’s compute bill shows where AI investment really flows
Anthropic’s IPO prospectus, made public on 26 October 2026, commits hundreds of billions of dollars to computing infrastructure. That bill says more about investing in AI than the size of the listing itself. AI is not one trade. It is at least seven, and…
US midterms campaign set to be most expensive ever recorded
The top 40 donors gave $2.4bn up until 14 October, according to the liberal-leaning think tank Brennan Center for Justice, external, which is a record high for that point in a midterms cycle. “Spending in the 2026 midterms is shattering records,…
HRW calls on Zambia to halt post-election crackdown | Elections News
Opposition figures arrested and disappeared since President Hakainde Hichilema claimed August victory. Published On 2 Nov 20262 Nov 2026 Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Zambia’s authorities to halt the vicious clampdown on the political opposition…
Man guilty of stealing cash from farm owned by South African president
A court in South Africa has found a man guilty of stealing more than $500,000 (£372,822) in cash from a farm owned by South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, in a case that mired the head of state in an impeachment saga. Imanuwela David was found guilty…
Moscow Exchange to Launch Digital Currency Trading With BTC, ETH and USDT
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Fighting returns to Kherson region after longest Ukraine war ceasefire
Fighting has resumed in Ukraine’s Kherson after a six-day truce brought quiet to the front-line region for the first time in years. The ceasefire – the longest since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022 – allowed…
Trump asks Supreme Court to block 20,000 California ballots before midterms | US Midterm Elections 2026 News
California says the move to block ballots from suspected noncitizens could disenfranchise eligible voters. Published On 2 Nov 20262 Nov 2026 The administration of United States President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to stop California from…
If hackers can take control of a supermarket freezer, how vulnerable is other tech?
Supermarkets across Europe have been hit by a suspected cyber-attack affecting their fridges and freezers, and raising concern about the vulnerabilities of internet-connected hardware from industrial machinery to humble domestic appliances. Smart devices…