Trump appeared in just 12 of more than 500 Republican TV ads ahead of the midterms: report
GOP candidates focusing on attacking Democrats rather than championing president’s record as his deep unpopularity begins to tell
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Many Republicans want to lose the midterms so they don’t have to pass Trump-backed bills, Laura Ingraham claims
Laura Ingraham claimed there’s ‘no other explanation’ as to why Republicans are not going on the offensive when it comes to the economy
Republicans held more than 30 hearings on Benghazi. They haven’t held any specifically on Trump’s Iran war
Donald Trump’s war in Iran has eclipsed 200 days, with no end in sight. At least 18 U.S. service members are dead and more than 750 are injured. Thousands of Iranians have been killed. The government estimates the war is costing taxpayers $246 million per day, and billions of dol...
Nandi Theatre Festival will be held in Tenali in January, says Minister
Kandula Durgesh says theatre groups from other States will also be eligible, selection process to be conducted transparently through video submissions and awards to be presented in several categories
Nandigram bypoll: Congress candidate Milan Pradhan arrested hours after getting Mamata’s support
The arrest comes an hour after Mamata Banerjee said she would support the Congress candidate after her own candidate withdrew her nomination
DUSU Election 2026: Around 36% voter turnout recorded in first phase
The Delhi University Students Union elections recorded approximately 36 per cent voter turnout in the first phase on Friday, officials said. Polling for students attending evening classes is still under way.
Russia begins three-day Duma vote with Kremlin set to tighten grip
Russians on Friday began voting in a three-day parliamentary election, the country’s first since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with virtually no real opposition and the Kremlin widely expected to tighten its political dominance. Authorities have spread voting over t...
Congress's Nandigram candidate arrested hours after Mamata pledges support
Congress candidate Milan Pradhan was arrested by West Bengal Police on Friday in connection with a case stemming from the 2007 anti-land acquisition protests, hours after former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced that her faction would support him in the Nandigram bypoll.
Germany: Is it possible to replace the chancellor?
Chancellor Friedrich Merz is facing record low approval ratings which embolden his opponents. How can a chancellor be removed from office in Germany? There are three options.
Pakistan suicide bombing targets police facility in Kohat
A police official said the explosion killed at least 16 people, injuring many more. The attacker targeted a police facility and damaged a mosque at the site. The president blamed the attack on the TTP Pakistani Taliban
Macron Calls for G7 Meeting to Mull Release of Oil Reserves
French President Emmanuel Macron said he would convene a meeting of the Group of Seven countries in coming weeks to discuss the potential release of strategic oil product stockpiles, as soaring energy prices stemming from the war in Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East sap...
Saudi-Yemen conflict: The notion of an 'American saviour' is dead - Middle East Eye
Once again, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman put his faith in US President Donald Trump to defend Saudi Arabia. Once again, Trump let him down.
UK settlements ban: How conspiracy theory accusing Burnham of courting 'Islamist voters' went global - Middle East Eye
More than 1,000 Palestinians killed in less than three years in the occupied West Bank. Sixty-six communities erased in a programme of ethnic cleansing incited by senior Israeli ministers. The hope of a viable Palestinian state wrecked by the E1 settlement programme.
US will see sense on EU-Canada deal, Irish finance minister says
Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will join a gathering of EU finance ministers hosted by Simon Harris in Dublin Friday.
Lindsey Graham sanctions bill risks ‘ever-higher’ US gas prices – Russian Embassy
The Russian Embassy in Washington, DC. © Getty Images / Oleg Albinsky The “Russophobic” new sanctions bill empowering US President Donald Trump to impose steep tariffs on buyers of Russian energy will lead to ever-higher prices at the pumps for Americans, the Russian Embassy in W...
CAF president voices confidence in East Africa's AFCON 2027 plans
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Trump and Xi Are Stuck in an Iranian Finger Trap - Newsweek
There’s a practical lesson in the Chinese finger trap, a pearl of philosophical wisdom. To escape, the two people bound together by the finger mustn’t pull away, which only strengthens the grip. They must move closer together, in unison.