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Cost of living and AI outrank climate change and war as top concerns for future, but support for multiculturalism remains strongGet our daily political email, free app or daily news podcastThe vast majority of Australians support immigration and multicultural…
Click to read the full story →The Democrats have wrested control of the United States Congress from Republicans by winning majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate in a stunning blow to US President Donald Trump. Democratic Senate candidates have shattered decades-old electoral records across traditional Republican strongholds, in particular flipping key seats in Kansas, Texas and South Carolina. How big is the Republican midterms loss? Is there any silver lining for the political p…
Click to read the full story →Spain’s Transport Minister Oscar Puente resigned in the wake of the second deadly train crash in a year. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez appointed First Deputy Prime Minister, Carlos Cuerpo as new interim Transport Minister.
Click to read the full story →Hebron, occupied West Bank – Yusef al-Khatib, 65, never expected that the building that housed the tailoring shop he inherited from his father, and where he has spent most of his life, would be swallowed up by an illegal Israeli settlement in Hebron’s Old City. He continues to practice the trade that has been part of his family’s history for decades. But the settlers in newly erected prefabricated structures on the rooftops over his shop have created uncertainty about the fu…
Click to read the full story →Michigan's first Muslim senator-elect, Abdul El-Sayed, discusses his historic victory, an unlikely agreement with Trump on Israel military aid and the political divisions that remain.(Image credit: Salwan Georges)
Click to read the full story →Inside the Republican Party, initial shock at the stunning election results on Tuesday night quickly gave way to anger with US President Donald Trump. After Democrats won upset after upset in deep-red states like Texas, Kansas and South Carolina, some Republicans focused their ire on Trump, arguing that his focus on his legacy and indifference to voter concerns cost the party control of Congress. "It's on him. It's not on anybody else. It's a total, complete rejection of Pre…
Click to read the full story →Egyptian-American surgeon Adam Hamawy has won New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District, becoming the state’s first Muslim member of Congress. A former US Army combat surgeon, he volunteered in Gaza and says what he witnessed there pushed him into politics.
Click to read the full story →Families in Gaza struggle to prepare for the winter while Israel bombs displacement camps. In the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces have arrested at least 45 people since Tuesday. Al Jazeera’s Hala Al Shami has the latest.
Click to read the full story →One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Ukrainians do not expect the Democrats' victory in the US midterm elections is change much in regards to US policy on the war with Russia, or at least not quickly, says France 24's correspondent in Kyiv Emmanuelle Chaze. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has not reacted yet to the "blue wave" taking control of Congress in the…
Click to read the full story →Temperature and defrosting thresholds raised to ‘very high levels’ at three cold stores stocking vital blood productsFrance’s national blood service has said hackers accessed control systems and boosted temperatures at three cold stores stocking vital blood p…
Click to read the full story →Rafael Nadal has made a number of appearances on the pitch at Real Madrid matches Tennis great Rafael Nadal is set to join the board of Spanish football giants Real Madrid. Nadal won 22 Grand Slam titles, two Olympic gold medals and helped Spain claim five Davis Cups before retiring in 2024. Real's members will be asked to approve the 40-year-old's appointment to the board at a meeting later this month. In a statement announcing the move, external, the club said Nadal was "o…
Click to read the full story →President Isaac Herzog has tried to avoid controversy and heal rifts in his largely ceremonial role. But his skills as a savvy mediator could be instrumental after an inconclusive election.
Click to read the full story →One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Donald Trump's unpopularity has been cited as a major factor in the Democrats' sweeping victory in the midterms. The latest polls show Trump's approval rating has plummeted to 37.3%, down from 42% in his first midterm election. What were the political decisions that led to such a dramatic decline?
Click to read the full story →Russian attacks on critical infrastructure have caused power and water outages in Kyiv and surrounding areas that lasted hours KYIV, Ukraine -- Overnight attacks on critical infrastructure triggered hourslong power and water outages across Kyiv and surrounding regions Wednesday as rescuers combed through rubble in southern Ukraine, still searching for survivors three days after one of the deadliest attacks there in nearly five years of war. On Monday, multiple Russian guided…
Click to read the full story →One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Stuart Norval welcomes France 24 International Affairs Editor Philip Turle and Hind Ziane, Geopolitical analyst and founder / CEO of Genpo. "In 1974, we had the Watergate babies. Now we have the Iran War babies," remarks Ziane with this striking historical analogy. Just as the Watergate scandal helped propel a new generation of De…
Click to read the full story →A former U.S. government contractor has admitted to passing classified intelligence to Ethiopia, which officials used in military operations HAMBURG, Germany -- A former U.S. government contractor has admitted passing classified intelligence to Ethiopia that officials used in military operations, the U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday. Abraham Teklu Lemma, 54, supplied secrets to senior Ethiopian officials for more than two years urging them to deploy drones against fighte…
Click to read the full story →Indonesia's military deployed more than 20,000 troops and personnel to the capital city Jakarta after authorities launched an investigation into an alleged wiretapping operation targeting the President Prabowo Subianto. Some 20,000 troops have been deployed in Jakarta amid the scandal with the president's chief of staff is currently being investigated. So far, three senior police generals have been detained. They are being accused of illegally tapping the phones of the presi…
Click to read the full story →From Kyiv to Moscow, and Tehran to Tel Aviv, all eyes were on the Democrats big win as foreign powers weigh how a flipped Congress will affect international relations.(Image credit: Allison Robbert)
Click to read the full story →Needles and other sharp metal objects have been found in sweets handed out over Halloween in Germany, Austria and Hungary, prompting police to issue warnings to parents to check what their children have been given. Police in a number of German states have reported cases, from Bavaria in the south-east to Lower Saxony in the north. A girl aged nine hurt her tongue while eating a chocolate bar in Bremervörde, west of Hamburg. A 5cm-long (2in) pin was then found inside it. Mean…
Click to read the full story →Indonesia's military is deploying over 20,000 troops to Jakarta amid a wiretapping scandal suspected of targeting President Prabowo Subianto JAKARTA, Indonesia -- JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s military is deploying more than 20,000 troops and personnel to the capital, Jakarta, officials said Wednesday, as authorities investigate an alleged illegal wiretapping operation targeting the country's president that has led to the detention of three senior police generals.
Click to read the full story →Move comes after attorney general blocks Shin Bet call to interrogate politicians from Palestinian-led parties Israel’s election commission on Wednesday confirmed the final results of last week’s vote that stripped Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition of its governing majority, rejecting claims of mass fraud promoted by the prime minister. The main challenger, Gadi Eisenkot, said Netanyahu had launched a “pogrom against democracy” in attempting to hold on to power by dis…
Click to read the full story →Democrats have won the House and the Senate, taking full control of Congress for the first time since 2023. And history was made in several states. Here's what happened last night.(Image credit: Jemal Countess)
Click to read the full story →A U.S. cruise ship that suspended its operations in Cambodia has left with only crew aboard, according to Cambodian officials PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- A U.S. cruise ship that forced all its passengers to disembark in Cambodia after suspending its operations last week has departed the Southeast Asian nation with only crew aboard, Cambodian officials said Wednesday. The MV Odyssey, owned by Florida-based Villa Vie Residences, had been on an around-the-world cruise when it suspe…
Click to read the full story →South Africans are voting in local elections that test the African National Congress party, or ANC, which has seen declining support over the last decade JOHANNESBURG -- South Africans are voting Wednesday in local elections that are expected to be a tough test for the African National Congress party, which led the country out of white minority rule but has seen a consistent decline in support over the last decade. The elections will decide who leads South Africa's eight mai…
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