Key takeaways The US struck an air-defence system on Iran’s Qeshm Island on Friday, President Trump confirmed, calling the action ‘minor’. Tehran reported two explosions and claimed it downed a US drone. Qatar says mediation to end the conflict continues. The United States carried out …
Key takeaways: President Donald Trump has named Stephen Miller, the driving force behind his hardline immigration policies, as White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles. Miller takes over on Monday, November 9, days after Democrats seized control of both houses of Congress in the …
Key takeaways: Grenada’s ruling NDC won 14 of 15 seats in Thursday’s general election, securing Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell a second term. The party took 61% of the vote on 63.3% turnout, with results still preliminary pending official certification. Grenada’s Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell has …
Key takeaways: Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigned on November 5 after the collapse of digital lender Ueno Bank locked about 3 million customers out of their accounts. Minutes later, the lower house voted 78-0 to impeach him. Prosecutors have opened three criminal investigations, and Vice …
Key takeaways: Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 more years in prison on 5 November for colluding with foreign forces. Already in custody since 2020, he is now unlikely to be free until late 2036, when he turns 40. Hong Kong democracy …
Key takeaways North Korea test-fired a newly designed air-defence missile system on Wednesday, November 4, and staged a cruise-missile strike drill on the same day, its state media reported on Thursday. South Korea’s military had already detected multiple missiles fired from the country’s east coast …
Key takeaways: Spain’s Transport Minister Oscar Puente resigned on 3 November after two deadly rail crashes in less than a year killed 115 people. He withdrew from the 29 November election, and Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo will provisionally run the transport ministry. Spain’s Transport Minister …
Key takeaways: Democrats are projected to retake the US House in the 2026 midterms, flipping four Republican-held Senate seats in North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Ohio. Senate control remains undecided, with several key races still uncalled as counting continues into Wednesday. Democrats are projected …
Key takeaways: The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara has ended after 35 years, after the Security Council failed to renew its mandate. The mission entered a liquidation phase on 1 November, while UN diplomacy on the disputed territory continues. The United Nations peacekeeping …
Key takeaways The US Supreme Court on Nov. 2 declined to force California to set aside mail ballots from about 20,000 voters the Trump administration says may not be citizens. The unsigned order, with no public dissent, leaves California’s counting rules in place as voters …