Democrat Abigail Spanberger is set to become the first woman to govern Virginia after reclaiming the governor’s mansion from Republicans on Tuesday, US media projected. The victory represents the first major verdict from voters on Donald Trump’s second term. While New York City’s high-profile mayoral race drew national headlines, Virginia’s election — alongside a gubernatorial […]

US forces carried out a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, killing two people, according to US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. The United States began conducting such strikes in early September, actions that experts argue constitute extrajudicial killings even when targeting known traffickers. Since then, at least 67 […]

Ten people have lost their lives and around twenty others were injured after a devastating fire tore through a nursing home in northeastern Bosnia late on Tuesday night, police have confirmed. “According to preliminary information, ten residents of the Tuzla retirement home lost their lives in the fire,” a police spokeswoman said in an official […]

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has sharply reduced deforestation in the Amazon and taken steps to strengthen the protection of Indigenous communities, reinforcing his environmental standing as the country prepares to host the COP30 United Nations climate summit next month. However, the veteran leftist leader continues to face fierce resistance from Brazil’s powerful […]

Opening arguments are set to begin in Chicago on Wednesday in the first civil trial against US aerospace giant Boeing, stemming from the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX disaster that claimed 157 lives. The move follows a full day of jury selection in a closely watched case that could have far-reaching implications for the aviation […]