World

Three issues defining the 2026 US midterm elections

President Donald Trump’s record-low popularity, voter frustration over the cost of living and a fierce immigration fight are shaping the November 3 midterm elections.

October 21, 2026 11:03 am
 

World

Musk ordered slowdown of Starlink service used by Ukraine's military

Elon Musk last week ordered the slowdown of a military-grade version of SpaceX’s (SPCX.O), Starlink satellite service that ​Ukraine relies on, the Wall Street Journal reported, ‌citing US officials and people familiar with the matter.

October 21, 2026 10:40 am
 

World

Global warming is accelerating

Global warming caused by fossil fuel emissions is accelerating, pushing many of the Earth’s most important ecosystems close to their ​tipping points, said Johan Rockström, director of the Potsdam ​Institute for Climate Impact Research.

October 21, 2026 9:27 am
 

World

Trump says he is open to joining trilateral meeting

US President ‌Donald Trump said he is open to participating ​in a trilateral meeting ​with Chinese President Xi Jinping ⁠and Russian President Vladimir Putin ​and that it could ​be focused on denuclearization.

October 20, 2026 6:00 pm
 

World

Trump says Zelenskiy should get somebody else to negotiate

US President Donald Trump ​on Monday said he thought ‌someone other than Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy should negotiate on Kyiv’s ​behalf as it seeks to ​end the war with Russia.

October 20, 2026 4:31 pm
 

World

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil asks US Supreme Court to hear case

Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil asked the US Supreme Court to overturn a ruling ‌that opened the door for President Donald Trump’s administration to re-arrest and deport the Palestinian activist.

October 20, 2026 2:08 pm
 

World

France's unrest lays bare 'slow agony' of Macron's twilight months

France’s worst bout of civil unrest in years has plunged President Emmanuel Macron’s final months in office deeper into turmoil.

October 20, 2026 12:17 pm
 

World

US, Cuba trade barbs at UN

The United States and Cuba traded accusations at the United Nations on Monday after US diplomats hosted an event featuring Cuban dissidents ahead of next week’s annual ​UN vote on a resolution calling for an end to a US embargo on ‌the island.

October 20, 2026 10:25 am
 

New Zealand

New Zealand adds Brazil, Canada talks as India pact starts

New Zealand said it will work to deepen trade ties with Brazil and ​Canada to diversify export markets amid global ‌economic uncertainty, as a free trade agreement with India came into force.

October 20, 2026 8:54 am
 

World

Macron urges calm as France counts cost of worst unrest in years

President Emmanuel Macron appealed for calm on Sunday, a day after France suffered one of its worst days of unrest in ‌years, with thousands arrested and shops looted or damaged after protests over high prices and declining public services.

October 19, 2026 2:12 pm
 

World

Trump endorses Netanyahu in close Israeli election

US President Donald Trump on Sunday endorsed his ally Benjamin Netanyahu ​as the longtime Israeli prime minister struggles for an edge in next week’s parliamentary election.

October 19, 2026 1:25 pm
 

World

Four dead, 39 injured at Canadian military base in grass fire

A fire that killed at least four soldiers and left 19 people in critical condition began with a smoldering grass fire that ignited in an Alberta military base’s training area where personnel were drilling, Canadian officials said Sunday.

October 19, 2026 12:08 pm

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