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JD Vance blames midterm losses on Iran warWorld

JD Vance blames midterm losses on Iran war

By Karim Hammam Republican Senator JD Vance blamed the party's poor midterm election results on Iran, declarin...

Vance Blames GOP Midterm Losses on Iran WarWorld

Vance Blames GOP Midterm Losses on Iran War

By Sohaib Shams Vice President JD Vance blamed the Republican Party's midterm election losses on voter anger o...

Celebrities React to Trump's Midterm Defeat as Democrats Outperform ExpectationsWorld

Celebrities React to Trump's Midterm Defeat as Democrats Outperform Expectations

By Basant El-Faramawy Hollywood figures including Pedro Pascal, Kim Kardashian, and Rosie O'Donnell took to so...

Montenegro Weeks Away from Becoming EU's 28th MemberWorld

Montenegro Weeks Away from Becoming EU's 28th Member

By Basant El-Faramawy Montenegro, a country of 630,000 people, is weeks away from becoming the European Union'...

Mike Johnson to Step Down as House GOP Leader After Democratic WinsWorld

Mike Johnson to Step Down as House GOP Leader After Democratic Wins

By Basant El-Faramawy Speaker Mike Johnson announced he will not seek reelection as House Republican leader fo...

Hegseth Faces Impeachment Threat After GOP Midterm LossesWorld

Hegseth Faces Impeachment Threat After GOP Midterm Losses

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has become the primary target of political fallout followin...

BBC Reassures Jewish Staff After Antisemitism Claims by Former ProducerWorld

BBC Reassures Jewish Staff After Antisemitism Claims by Former Producer

By Fatma Younis The BBC has moved to reassure its Jewish staff that discrimination will not be tolerated follo...

Group attacks student assembly in Greece, three injuredWorld

Group attacks student assembly in Greece, three injured

By Karim Hammam Three people were injured when a group attacked a student assembly at a university in Greece, ...

Israel's Herzog begins coalition talks after election deadlockWorld

Israel's Herzog begins coalition talks after election deadlock

By Basant El-Faramawy Israel's President Isaac Herzog will begin consultations with political parties on Wedne...

Al Jazeera reports Florida's first Black governor wins as Trump loses Congress control in 2026 midtermsWorld

Al Jazeera reports Florida's first Black governor wins as Trump loses Congress control in 2026 midterms

By Salma El-Sakka Al Jazeera coverage of the 2026 US midterm elections highlights a historic victory in Florid...

Montenegro on Track to Become EU's 28th Member by 2028World

Montenegro on Track to Become EU's 28th Member by 2028

By Salma El-Sakka The European Commission said Wednesday that Montenegro is the candidate country closest to E...

Royal International Air Tattoo to move to Boscombe DownWorld

Royal International Air Tattoo to move to Boscombe Down

By Fatma Younis The Royal International Air Tattoo, a renowned military airshow, has announced it will relocat...

Man Arrested in London Over TikTok Illegal Crossing AdsWorld

Man Arrested in London Over TikTok Illegal Crossing Ads

By Ahmed Abdelsalam A man has been arrested in London on suspicion of operating a TikTok account that advertis...

Mike Johnson Won't Run for Minority Leader After GOP Midterm LossWorld

Mike Johnson Won't Run for Minority Leader After GOP Midterm Loss

By Salma El-Sakka Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday he will not seek the minority leader po...

Cracks Appear in Reflecting Pool Days After Trump Praises RenovationWorld

Cracks Appear in Reflecting Pool Days After Trump Praises Renovation

By Islam El-Sakka New cracks have appeared in the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall, just days after former...

Speaker Mike Johnson Won't Seek Reelection as House GOP Leader After Democratic Midterm WinsWorld

Speaker Mike Johnson Won't Seek Reelection as House GOP Leader After Democratic Midterm Wins

By Basant El-Faramawy House Speaker Mike Johnson will not run for reelection as the Republican leader in the H...

Russian Hacktivists Claim Supermarket Freezer Hacks, Experts SkepticalWorld

Russian Hacktivists Claim Supermarket Freezer Hacks, Experts Skeptical

By Islam El-Sakka Two Russian hacktivist groups have claimed responsibility for a wave of cyberattacks that di...

Liz Truss Visits Mar-a-Lago on Republican Midterm Election NightWorld

Liz Truss Visits Mar-a-Lago on Republican Midterm Election Night

By Islam El-Sakka Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss was photographed at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort...

Democrats Warn Trump Officials to Preserve Records After Midterm WinsWorld

Democrats Warn Trump Officials to Preserve Records After Midterm Wins

By Basant El-Faramawy Democratic lawmakers have warned Trump administration officials to preserve federal reco...

Zelensky Awards Melania Trump Ukraine's Order of Princess OlgaWorld

Zelensky Awards Melania Trump Ukraine's Order of Princess Olga

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded U.S. First Lady Melania Trump the Order...

Cook wins £34,000 after flies in scampi and workplace disputesWorld

Cook wins £34,000 after flies in scampi and workplace disputes

By Salma El-Sakka A cook at a renowned fish and chip shop in the Scottish Highlands has been awarded £34,312.8...

NY AG appoints former Diddy prosecutor to lead Cornell assault probeWorld

NY AG appoints former Diddy prosecutor to lead Cornell assault probe

By Fatma Younis New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Wednesday the appointment of former federal ...

Prince Andrew Summoned in Fraud Trial, First Royal Witness Since 1870World

Prince Andrew Summoned in Fraud Trial, First Royal Witness Since 1870

By Fatma Younis Prince Andrew, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has been summoned to testify as a witn...

Republicans Blame Trump for Disastrous Midterm LossesWorld

Republicans Blame Trump for Disastrous Midterm Losses

By Basant El-Faramawy Republicans expressed fury at President Donald Trump on Wednesday after Democrats flippe...

Zelensky Awards Melania Trump Top Honor After Oleshky CeasefireWorld

Zelensky Awards Melania Trump Top Honor After Oleshky Ceasefire

By Salma El-Sakka Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded US First Lady Melania Trump the Order of ...

Swift Observatory Plunges to Earth After 22 YearsWorld

Swift Observatory Plunges to Earth After 22 Years

By Basant El-Faramawy NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a 22-year-old space telescope, is predicted to re...

Culture Secretary intervenes in Sky's £1.6bn ITV dealWorld

Culture Secretary intervenes in Sky's £1.6bn ITV deal

By Basant El-Faramawy UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has formally intervened in Sky’s planned £1.6 billion ac...

Trump's Reflecting Pool Renovation Shows Cracks Hours After CelebrationWorld

Trump's Reflecting Pool Renovation Shows Cracks Hours After Celebration

By Basant El-Faramawy President Donald Trump stood before the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Monday to de...

Spanish Transport Minister Resigns Over Train CrashesWorld

Spanish Transport Minister Resigns Over Train Crashes

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Spain's transport minister has resigned following a series of train crash disasters, accor...

White House insists Trump 'still your president' after midterm lossesWorld

White House insists Trump 'still your president' after midterm losses

By Karim Hammam The White House doubled down on a message declaring Donald Trump “is still your president” on ...

Former UK PM Liz Truss at Mar-a-Lago on Midterm NightWorld

Former UK PM Liz Truss at Mar-a-Lago on Midterm Night

By Fatma Younis Former British prime minister Liz Truss was photographed at a dinner in Donald Trump's Mar-a-L...

Elon Musk's $500M Midterm Bet Fails as Democrats SurgeWorld

Elon Musk's $500M Midterm Bet Fails as Democrats Surge

By Sohaib Shams Billionaire Elon Musk poured nearly $500 million into Republican campaigns ahead of the 2026 m...

Democrats Celebrate Midterm Sweep, Vow to Reset US AgendaWorld

Democrats Celebrate Midterm Sweep, Vow to Reset US Agenda

By Salma El-Sakka Democrats swept the 2026 US midterm elections in a "blue tsunami" that repudiated Donald Tru...

Cyber Attack Hits French Blood Banks; Bomb Hoaxes Ground European FlightsWorld

Cyber Attack Hits French Blood Banks; Bomb Hoaxes Ground European Flights

By Karim Hammam Blood banks in France have been hit by a cyber attack, while bomb hoaxes forced the grounding ...

UK PM Burnham urges focus on cost of living after US midtermsWorld

UK PM Burnham urges focus on cost of living after US midterms

By Salma El-Sakka Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the US midterm election results create an opportunity for w...

Democrats regain control of Congress in midterm electionsWorld

Democrats regain control of Congress in midterm elections

By Salma El-Sakka Democrats have won back full control of the US Congress following the midterm elections held...

Yemeni Government Forces Claim Control of Strategic Al-Jawf Mountain RangeWorld

Yemeni Government Forces Claim Control of Strategic Al-Jawf Mountain Range

By Islam El-Sakka Yemeni government forces have claimed control of a strategic mountain range in the northern ...

Albanese government warned of 'robodebt' repeat over AI algorithmsWorld

Albanese government warned of 'robodebt' repeat over AI algorithms

By Basant El-Faramawy The Albanese government is "sleepwalking into another robodebt" scandal due to a lack of...

Endangered giant burrowing frog returns to wild after bushfire rescueWorld

Endangered giant burrowing frog returns to wild after bushfire rescue

By Salma El-Sakka Fifty-three southern giant burrowing frogs have been released back into their native habitat...

Iran Unveils 'We Will Kill Trump' Banner After US Midterm ElectionsWorld

Iran Unveils 'We Will Kill Trump' Banner After US Midterm Elections

By Basant El-Faramawy Iran this week unveiled a large billboard and banners across Enqelab Square in central T...

Democrats Projected to Retake US House in 2026 MidtermsWorld

Democrats Projected to Retake US House in 2026 Midterms

By Salma El-Sakka Democrats are projected to retake control of the U.S. House of Representatives for the first...

UNHCR Criticizes UK's 30-Year Settlement Plan for RefugeesWorld

UNHCR Criticizes UK's 30-Year Settlement Plan for Refugees

By Fatma Younis The United Nations refugee agency has raised significant concerns over a UK government plan th...

Will Democrats pursue third Trump impeachment? Analysis raises questionWorld

Will Democrats pursue third Trump impeachment? Analysis raises question

By Basant El-Faramawy The possibility of a third impeachment effort against Donald Trump by Democrats is being...

Democrats Consider 2028 Presidential Contenders After Midterm SuccessWorld

Democrats Consider 2028 Presidential Contenders After Midterm Success

By Basant El-Faramawy Speculation is mounting regarding potential Democratic presidential nominees for 2028 fo...

Elon Musk's Millions Fail to Secure Texas Senate Seat for RepublicansWorld

Elon Musk's Millions Fail to Secure Texas Senate Seat for Republicans

By Salma El-Sakka Democrat James Talarico won a stunning victory in the Texas Senate race, flipping the seat f...

Burnham Urges World Leaders on Iran After US MidtermsWorld

Burnham Urges World Leaders on Iran After US Midterms

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Burnham has made a plea to world leaders following the rejection of Donald Trump in the US...

UK Supreme Court Hears Appeal Against Palestine Action ProscriptionWorld

UK Supreme Court Hears Appeal Against Palestine Action Proscription

By Islam El-Sakka The UK Supreme Court is hearing an appeal challenging the government's proscription of Pales...

Gaza Volunteer Adam Hamawy Wins Historic US Congress SeatWorld

Gaza Volunteer Adam Hamawy Wins Historic US Congress Seat

By Sohaib Shams A Gaza volunteer named Adam Hamawy has won a historic seat in the United States Congress, acco...

Gaza Volunteer Adam Hamawy Wins Historic US Congress SeatWorld

Gaza Volunteer Adam Hamawy Wins Historic US Congress Seat

By Fatma Younis Gaza volunteer Adam Hamawy has won a historic seat in the United States Congress, according to...

UK MPs Warn Smart Glasses Enable 'Monetised Misogyny' Through Covert FilmingWorld

UK MPs Warn Smart Glasses Enable 'Monetised Misogyny' Through Covert Filming

By Basant El-Faramawy UK lawmakers have warned that smart glasses are being used to film women and girls witho...