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UK launches Titania satellite to monitor global military activityWorld

UK launches Titania satellite to monitor global military activity

By Basant El-Faramawy A new British military observation satellite named Titania has been deployed into orbit,...

Cornell Faculty Pass No-Confidence Vote Over Sexual Assault HandlingWorld

Cornell Faculty Pass No-Confidence Vote Over Sexual Assault Handling

By Sohaib Shams Cornell University's faculty senate has passed a symbolic vote of no confidence in the central...

Paraguay Orders Arrest of Ousted President Peña After Bank CollapseWorld

Paraguay Orders Arrest of Ousted President Peña After Bank Collapse

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Paraguay prosecutors have ordered the arrest of ousted President Santiago Peña and the for...

ICE Arrests Wisconsin Trooper With Pending Asylum Case at AirportWorld

ICE Arrests Wisconsin Trooper With Pending Asylum Case at Airport

By Basant El-Faramawy Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a Wisconsin State Patrol trooper wit...

Cornell Faculty Vote No Confidence in Leadership Over Sexual Assault LawsuitWorld

Cornell Faculty Vote No Confidence in Leadership Over Sexual Assault Lawsuit

By Sohaib Shams Cornell University's Faculty Senate has issued a vote of no confidence in the school's top adm...

Trump Names Stephen Miller White House Chief of Staff After Midterm LossesWorld

Trump Names Stephen Miller White House Chief of Staff After Midterm Losses

By Fatma Younis President Donald Trump has appointed Stephen Miller as his new White House chief of staff foll...

Pope Leo XIV Begins South America Tour in Uruguay After Lung SurgeryWorld

Pope Leo XIV Begins South America Tour in Uruguay After Lung Surgery

By Karim Hammam Pope Leo XIV arrived in Uruguay on Friday to begin a 12-day, three-nation tour of South Americ...

South Florida Candidate Sues Election Official Over Recount Bias AllegationsWorld

South Florida Candidate Sues Election Official Over Recount Bias Allegations

By Fatma Younis Democratic congressional candidate Eliott Rodriguez filed a federal lawsuit Friday against Mia...

Cornell Faculty Votes No Confidence in Leaders Over Assault CaseWorld

Cornell Faculty Votes No Confidence in Leaders Over Assault Case

By Fatma Younis Cornell University's faculty senate approved a resolution Friday declaring “no confidence” in ...

Cornell Faculty Senate No-Confidence Vote on Sexual Assault ResponseWorld

Cornell Faculty Senate No-Confidence Vote on Sexual Assault Response

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Cornell University's faculty senate on Friday issued a vote of no confidence in the centra...

Cornell Faculty Vote No Confidence in Leadership Over Assault CaseWorld

Cornell Faculty Vote No Confidence in Leadership Over Assault Case

By Fatma Younis Cornell University's Faculty Senate voted no confidence in the school's leadership Friday over...

Cornell Faculty Senate Releases No-Confidence Vote on Sexual Assault ResponseWorld

Cornell Faculty Senate Releases No-Confidence Vote on Sexual Assault Response

By Salma El-Sakka Cornell University's faculty senate is expected to release results Friday of a no-confidence...

US Officials Announce $280K Partnership for Puerto Rico Water, Power ResilienceWorld

US Officials Announce $280K Partnership for Puerto Rico Water, Power Resilience

By Islam El-Sakka New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani met with nonprofit organizations in Puerto Rico on Friday...

Pope Leo XIV Begins Latin America Tour After Lung SurgeryWorld

Pope Leo XIV Begins Latin America Tour After Lung Surgery

By Basant El-Faramawy Pope Leo XIV arrived in Latin America on Thursday for a 12-day visit spanning Uruguay, A...

Sen. Chris Murphy Discharged After Stroke, Begins RehabilitationWorld

Sen. Chris Murphy Discharged After Stroke, Begins Rehabilitation

By Islam El-Sakka Senator Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, was discharged Friday from Johns Hopkins Hosp...

Stephen Miller to Replace Susie Wiles as Trump's Chief of StaffWorld

Stephen Miller to Replace Susie Wiles as Trump's Chief of Staff

By Fatma Younis Stephen Miller is set to replace Susie Wiles as chief of staff to former President Donald Trum...

Stephen Miller Named White House Chief of StaffWorld

Stephen Miller Named White House Chief of Staff

By Karim Hammam Stephen Miller has been appointed as the new White House chief of staff, marking a significant...

Hegseth Faces Impeachment Push After Midterm LossesWorld

Hegseth Faces Impeachment Push After Midterm Losses

By Sohaib Shams Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is confronting a formal impeachment effort and bipartisan scrut...

Trump Names Stephen Miller White House Chief of StaffWorld

Trump Names Stephen Miller White House Chief of Staff

By Basant El-Faramawy President Donald Trump announced Friday that White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles will...

Jay Rockefeller, Former West Virginia Senator, Dies at 89World

Jay Rockefeller, Former West Virginia Senator, Dies at 89

By Fatma Younis Jay Rockefeller, a former West Virginia governor and longtime U.S. senator who stood as the so...

SpaceX Plans Ambitious Starship Launch on Friday the 13thWorld

SpaceX Plans Ambitious Starship Launch on Friday the 13th

By Islam El-Sakka SpaceX is preparing for its most ambitious Starship test flight yet, scheduled for November ...

US Officials Announce $280K Partnership to Boost Puerto Rico Water and Power ResilienceWorld

US Officials Announce $280K Partnership to Boost Puerto Rico Water and Power Resilience

By Karim Hammam U.S. officials unveiled a $280,000 partnership on Friday to help Puerto Rico confront chronic ...

Democrat Gina Hinojosa Wins Texas Governorship, Faces Republican SenateWorld

Democrat Gina Hinojosa Wins Texas Governorship, Faces Republican Senate

By Islam El-Sakka Democrat Gina Hinojosa has been elected governor of Texas, marking the first time in a gener...

UK Culture Secretary Calls Brand Conviction 'Wake-Up Call' for MediaWorld

UK Culture Secretary Calls Brand Conviction 'Wake-Up Call' for Media

By Sohaib Shams UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said Russell Brand's conviction for rape and sexual assault mu...

Royal Navy Launches Strike Drones from HMS Queen ElizabethWorld

Royal Navy Launches Strike Drones from HMS Queen Elizabeth

By Islam El-Sakka The Royal Navy has successfully launched strike drones from the aircraft carrier HMS Queen E...

Jon Stewart Calls for Chuck Schumer to Step Down After MidtermsWorld

Jon Stewart Calls for Chuck Schumer to Step Down After Midterms

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Comedian and political commentator Jon Stewart has called for Senate Majority Leader Chuck...

Welsh Explorer Ash Dykes Completes Congo Basin Kayak ExpeditionWorld

Welsh Explorer Ash Dykes Completes Congo Basin Kayak Expedition

By Basant El-Faramawy Welsh extreme adventurer Ash Dykes has returned to London after an 18-day kayaking exped...

Trump DOJ Appointee Leading 'Grand Conspiracy' Probe ResignsWorld

Trump DOJ Appointee Leading 'Grand Conspiracy' Probe Resigns

By Salma El-Sakka Jason A. Reding Quiñones, the Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Flo...

Pete Hegseth Not Considered for Senate Role, Report SaysWorld

Pete Hegseth Not Considered for Senate Role, Report Says

By Basant El-Faramawy Pete Hegseth is not under consideration for a Senate position, according to a report, cl...

New UK porn laws raise concerns over consensual actsWorld

New UK porn laws raise concerns over consensual acts

By Salma El-Sakka New UK laws criminalising pornography depicting strangulation, suffocation, incest, and chil...

Democrats Target RFK Jr After Midterms WinWorld

Democrats Target RFK Jr After Midterms Win

By Basant El-Faramawy Democrats are planning to use their new congressional majority to investigate Health and...

Jay Rockefeller, Former West Virginia Governor and Senator, Dies at 89World

Jay Rockefeller, Former West Virginia Governor and Senator, Dies at 89

By Sohaib Shams Jay Rockefeller, the last member of his family's political dynasty and a longtime Democratic U...

Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years for 191 murdersWorld

Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years for 191 murders

By Karim Hammam Kenyan doomsday sect leader Paul Mackenzie has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the m...

Jon Stewart Urges Chuck Schumer to Step Down After Democratic Midterm SweepWorld

Jon Stewart Urges Chuck Schumer to Step Down After Democratic Midterm Sweep

By Basant El-Faramawy Jon Stewart called for Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to relinquish his leadersh...

Ukraine Strikes Russian Oil Refinery as Zelensky Says All Power Plants DamagedWorld

Ukraine Strikes Russian Oil Refinery as Zelensky Says All Power Plants Damaged

By Salma El-Sakka Ukrainian forces struck an oil refinery in southern Russia, triggering fires and explosions,...

Russell Brand's Barrister Refers Self to Watchdog After Trial TiradeWorld

Russell Brand's Barrister Refers Self to Watchdog After Trial Tirade

By Fatma Younis The barrister representing Russell Brand has referred himself to the legal standards watchdog ...

Pete Hegseth Ruled Out for Tennessee Senate SeatWorld

Pete Hegseth Ruled Out for Tennessee Senate Seat

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Embattled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is not being considered for the soon-to-be-vacant...

Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate seat after viral UK clashWorld

Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate seat after viral UK clash

By Sohaib Shams Abdul El-Sayed secured a dramatic victory in Michigan's Senate race during the 2026 US midterm...

Ukraine Raises Zaporizhia Aid Strike Death Toll to at Least 50World

Ukraine Raises Zaporizhia Aid Strike Death Toll to at Least 50

By Karim Hammam Ukrainian authorities have raised the death toll from a strike on an aid distribution point in...

New Delhi Air Turns Hazardous Days Before Diwali FestivalWorld

New Delhi Air Turns Hazardous Days Before Diwali Festival

By Islam El-Sakka Air quality in New Delhi has deteriorated to hazardous levels just days before the Diwali fe...

John D. Rockefeller IV, Former W.Va. Governor and Senator, Dies at 89World

John D. Rockefeller IV, Former W.Va. Governor and Senator, Dies at 89

By Sohaib Shams John D. Rockefeller IV, a two-term governor of West Virginia and five-term United States senat...

Sri Lanka Unions Protest Bills Expanding Police PowersWorld

Sri Lanka Unions Protest Bills Expanding Police Powers

By Basant El-Faramawy Trade unions and political activists rallied in Colombo on Friday against proposed anti-...

Ireland on Alert After Broadcaster Evacuated Over Bomb ThreatWorld

Ireland on Alert After Broadcaster Evacuated Over Bomb Threat

By Basant El-Faramawy Ireland's national broadcaster was evacuated following a bomb threat, placing the countr...

Tony Blair visits Israel for Gaza ceasefire talks with Gadi EisenkotWorld

Tony Blair visits Israel for Gaza ceasefire talks with Gadi Eisenkot

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has arrived in Israel to meet with Gadi Eisenkot,...

Meta Pauses Controversial Instagram, Facebook AI Training TermsWorld

Meta Pauses Controversial Instagram, Facebook AI Training Terms

By Fatma Younis Meta has reversed course on a controversial policy change that would have allowed it to scrape...

Andy Burnham Condemns Russell Brand Over 'Horrific' CrimesWorld

Andy Burnham Condemns Russell Brand Over 'Horrific' Crimes

By Salma El-Sakka Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has condemned comedian Russell Brand over what he desc...

Sky receives threat after RTE evacuation, European flight bomb scaresWorld

Sky receives threat after RTE evacuation, European flight bomb scares

By Karim Hammam British broadcaster Sky said on Friday it had received a security threat, hours after Irish br...

Black voters express profound anger over Badenoch slavery remarksWorld

Black voters express profound anger over Badenoch slavery remarks

By Basant El-Faramawy Black voters in the UK have expressed profound anger, hurt and disbelief over Conservati...

ANC faces bruising defeat in South African local electionsWorld

ANC faces bruising defeat in South African local elections

By Sohaib Shams The African National Congress is on course for a bruising defeat in South Africa's local elect...

Europeans Support Climate Action but Resist Personal Costs, Poll ShowsWorld

Europeans Support Climate Action but Resist Personal Costs, Poll Shows

By Karim Hammam A new YouGov survey across six European countries reveals that while large majorities believe ...