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Pennsylvania measles cases rise to 1,360, state health department says

The Pennsylvania Health Department on Monday reported ​1,360 measles cases ‌in the state, up 22 cases from its previous ​update.
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October 27, 2026 5:46 pm
 

World

Jordan says its air force struck 'militant hideouts' in Syria after church attack

Jordan said on Monday its air force struck what it described as militant hideouts in southern Syria.

October 27, 2026 4:39 pm
 

World

Kenya releases first Ebola contacts from quarantine, milestone in containment efforts

Kenya released from quarantine the first group of people who came into contact with its index Ebola ​patient.

October 27, 2026 2:07 pm
 

World

Libya says international aviation restrictions lifted after 11 years

Libya’s Ministry of Transport said that airspace restrictions issued by the UN’s International Civil ​Aviation Organization in 2015 during the country’s civil war have been ‌removed.

October 27, 2026 12:56 pm
 

World

Trump offers $1 million for tipoffs that lead to voter fraud convictions

President Donald Trump ​said on Monday the US would give $1 million to ‌anyone who reported voter fraud that leads to an arrest and conviction, a week before midterm elections that polls show could prove difficult for his ​Republican Party.

October 27, 2026 11:39 am
 

World

French students vow more protests despite Macron government's concessions

French student leaders vowed to go on protesting.

October 27, 2026 10:30 am
 

World

Trump says Brazil election looked 'rigged' as Bolsonaro refuses to recognize Lula win

US President Donald Trump ​said that Brazil’s presidential vote, won by leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, “looked like another rigged election,” ‌in comments supportive of claims by defeated right-winger Flavio Bolsonaro.

October 27, 2026 9:03 am
 

World

Brazil's iconic working class president, wins historic fourth term

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won an unprecedented fourth term, the country’s electoral court said, in a shock result that defied polls, precedent and global ​anti-incumbent sentiment to put the brakes on a wave of right-wing election victories across Latin America.

October 26, 2026 6:00 pm
 

World

Venezuela opposition leader Machado returns home

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado returned home on Sunday after nearly a year away, following several failed attempts to return that strained her ties with US President Donald Trump’s administration.

October 26, 2026 4:04 pm
 

World

Vucic concedes defeat in historic election win for student protest movement

Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat to a student-led protest movement in a historic election on Sunday that ends his long grip on power and ​heralds a new political era in the Balkan country.

October 26, 2026 2:27 pm
 

World

French protest groups demand more rallies

French protest groups and unions called for further demonstrations as they ​sought to maintain pressure on the government.

October 26, 2026 12:19 pm
 

New Zealand

Voting opens in New Zealand for November 7 election

Voting opened in New Zealand on Monday for the November 7 general election, with ballot boxes available for nearly two weeks at ​shopping centres, transport hubs and community halls, ahead of what is ‌expected to be a closely contested race.

October 26, 2026 10:53 am

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