Georgian government officials raid American think tank staff members' homes

Georgian government officials raided the homes of local staff of an American think tank who work on tracking Russian disinformation, raising alarm among prodemocracy activists, civil society groups ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

Georgian president accuses government of working with Russia to influence weekend election

World - ABC News - October 28

Protesters in separatist Georgian region occupy government buildings, calling for leader's ouster

Opposition protesters in Georgia’s breakaway province of Abkhazia have refused to cede control of key government buildings seized during rallies on Friday during which at least 14 people were ...

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

AfD member among detained in raid on suspected right-wing extremists

World - Yahoo News - November 5

FBI raids home and seizes phone of Polymarket founder

Shayne Coplan calls incident ‘discouraging’ as firm suggests raid was retaliation for site’s users betting on Donald Trump. The FBI raided the home of the chief executive of the predictive betting ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

U.S. sanctions members of cartel linked to killings of Americans

The sanctions come two years after a judge ordered La Linea to pay $4.6 billion to the families of nine Americans killed in a 2019 ambush in Mexico.

What a ‘Tennessee Three’ Member Thinks She Can Achieve by Running for Senate

Gloria Johnson’s bid to unseat Senator Marsha Blackburn appears destined to fail, but she still sees an opening to start chipping away at Republican dominance in the state.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 29

Israel abducts alleged Hezbollah official in unprecedented sea raid

Commandos land in northern Lebanon in highly unusual operation to capture supposed militant group member. Middle East crisis – live updates The Israeli military abducted who it said was a ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

Burglars steal vehicles from royal Windsor Castle estate that's home to Prince William and Kate

Burglars broke into the grounds of Britain's royal Windsor Castle in October and stole two vehicles from a barn, Thames Valley Police said.

Orientation for new members of Congress begins as government shutdown looms

Orientation is underway in Congress for new members as important matters loom, including funding the government to avoid a shutdown. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.

A Cash-Starved Russian Ally Detains Western Miners' Staff in Tax Raid

Resolute Mining agreed to pay Mali’s government $160 million, after the country’s authorities detained the Australian mining company’s chief executive and two other employees.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago

Heritage Foundation: the rightwing ‘Project 2025’ think-tank banking on Trump

Republican candidate now seeks to distance himself from controversial group and its manifesto

World - Financial Times - October 29

Workers warned Budget tax rises will hit their wages

Economists say tax rises in the Budget will mean employers have less to give as pay rises.

European countries are spending more on defense, a think tank says

European nations have boosted their defenses in response to the annexation of the Crimea Peninsula in 2014 and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 but much remains to be done for them ...

World - ABC News - November 8

Elon Musk’s mission to reinvent American government

Donald Trump has given the billionaire the task of slashing the size of the state. Similar efforts have fallen far short in the past

Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago

McMaster: I don't think Trump would 'mobilize the military against Americans'

Former White House national security adviser H.R. McMaster on Friday said he doesn't think that former President Trump would "mobilize the military against Americans," which the Republican nominee ...

Politics - The Hill - November 1

Rubio: Democrats lost election because they think Americans are ‘dummies’

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) argued that Democrats and Vice President Harris lost the presidential election because they think Americans are “dummies.” “Their attitude is, 'You guys are a bunch of ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

Voters: Beware the government’s China problem at home and abroad

If the public turns a blind eye to the Chinese government’s actions within our borders and to the broader implications of foreign policy on domestic security, who will pay attention?

Politics - The Hill - October 26

Middle East latest: Officials in West Bank say Israeli raid has killed 3

Palestinian officials said that an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank killed at least three people

World - ABC News - October 31

Will the average home equity amount rise in 2025? Here's what experts think.

Homeowners have an average of over $300,000 in home equity right now, which could climb even higher in 2025.

2 suspected rebels and 2 members of government-run militia are killed in Indian-controlled Kashmir

Two suspected militants and two members of a government-sponsored militia have been killed in two separate incidents in Indian-controlled Kashmir

World - ABC News - November 8

Spain flood survivors hurl mud at the royals and top government officials

A crowd of enraged flood survivors pelted the Spanish royal couple with mud and rocks during their first visit to the center of the nation’s deadliest natural disaster in living memory

World - ABC News - November 3

Middle East crisis live: Israeli military says it is carrying out strikes on military targets in Iran

IDF spokesman says strikes are a response to ‘months of continuous attacks from the regime in Iran’, as blasts reported in Tehran and nearby city of Karaj. Lebanon’s health minister, Firass Abiad ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

At least a dozen gang members drown near Haiti while ferrying ammunition: Official

Gangs in Haiti have opened fire and hit a U.N. helicopter, forcing it to land in Port-au-Prince in the latest attack in the country's capital as violence surges once again

World - ABC News - October 24

At your service: the holiday homes with a significant difference

Second residences with the perks and services of a hotel and members’ club is thriving sector — with buyers paying a premium for ‘lifestyle per square foot’

World - Financial Times - October 30

Lebanon local official says 19 killed in Israeli strike on family's home

Women and children were among the dead following Tuesday's strike in Teffahta, a local official says.

Hundreds of homes evacuated near Colorado wildfire, official says

More than 700 homes have been evacuated near the town of Divide, Colorado, as a wildfire burns nearby, local law enforcement said Monday.

Dozens killed as Israeli strikes destroy home, Gaza officials say

Gaza’s civil defence agency says 25 people killed, including 13 children, as Israel continues attacks in north of territory. Israeli warplanes carried out more strikes in northern Gaza on Sunday, ...

World - The Guardian - November 10

Trump’s ex-chief of staff says he is a fascist and would govern as a dictator

Four-star US General John Kelly’s claims were reported in blockbuster comments to The New York Times

World - Financial Times - October 23

4 University of Rochester students arrested over 'wanted' posters targeting Jewish staff members

Four students were arrested on felony charges after buildings at the University of Rochester in New York were defaced with "wanted" posters targeting several Jewish faculty members, officials said.

The family of Israeli-American hostage pleads with Biden and Trump to bring hostages home

Some families of the 101 hostages still being held in Gaza are desperately hoping that a drastically different political landscape will be able to reignite the momentum to bring their loved ones home

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

To Save More Water, American Homes Need Smaller Pipes

Most of the plumbing pipes in the United States are oversize, wasting water in a time of increasing drought.

Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago

EPA staff fear Trump will destroy how it protects Americans from pollution

Workers face being targets in what could be Environmental Protection Agency’s biggest upheaval since its founding. After several years of recovery after the tumult of Donald Trump ’s last ...

World - The Guardian - November 11

Counting the cost of Spain's hellish floods, the government pledged $11B, local officials want $34B

World - Yahoo News - November 5

Former Trump chief of staff John Kelly says Trump would govern like dictator if elected again

John Kelly, who served as chief of staff in Donald Trump's White House from 2017 to 2019, told the New York Times that he believes Trump would act like a dictator if elected to the Oval Office ...

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