Politics
Negotiators in Egypt aimed to advance a U.S.-backed peace plan on the second anniversary of Oct. 7, as Hamas demanded guarantees from President Trump and fighting persisted.
About 200 Texas National Guard troops arrived near Chicago, Illinois, after federal officials ordered the deployment despite opposition from state and city leaders and an ongoing lawsuit.
Israelis held memorials near Gaza on the Oct. 7 anniversary, with tightened security, while Trump emissaries headed to Egypt amid hopes of returning 48 hostages.
The Trump administration warned on Tuesday in an OMB memo that about 750,000 furloughed U.S. federal workers may not receive back pay during the government shutdown.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi was sharply criticized at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, accused by Democrats of weaponizing the Justice Department and dodging questions about Jeffrey Epstein.
President Emmanuel Macron faced growing calls to resign in France after Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned after failing to form a government, risking snap elections and far-right gains.
Israeli forces intercepted the Global Sumud flotilla bound for Gaza and detained activists, deporting many to third countries, while some detainees alleged cruel, degrading treatment and lawmakers urged government intervention.
The U.S. Supreme Court sounded skeptical and appeared poised to overturn Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors, repeatedly questioning whether the law violated therapists’ free‑speech rights.
Pro-Palestine demonstrations marking the second anniversary of the October 7 attack took place in Lisbon, Porto and Braga and were planned in Rome, amid condemnations, bans and security alerts.
Republican senators accused Special Counsel Jack Smith and the FBI of improperly collecting their phone records in the Jan. 6 investigation during a hearing with Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Major U.S. airports struggled with widespread flight delays and air-traffic staffing shortages amid the government shutdown, with Nashville and Chicago among the hardest-hit hubs, officials said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia used a "shadow fleet" of tankers to launch drones for reconnaissance and sabotage targeting Europe.
President Donald Trump said the U.S. and Canada were close to a new trade deal in the White House with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, but offered no tariff concessions.
The European Commission proposed doubling steel import tariffs to 50% and halving tariff‑free quotas to curb Chinese oversupply and protect EU steelmakers.
Spain's government approved a decree tightening rules for private universities, imposing stricter creation and staffing conditions to curb growth, a move criticized by Economy, Labour, CNMC and several regions.
The European Parliament was set to vote Wednesday on a proposal to bar plant-based foods from using meat-related names, drawing warnings from producers and consumer groups.
Bari Weiss was named editor-in-chief of CBS News, a move critics said would tilt the network right and that staff said provoked visible unease during an editorial call.
Sébastien Lecornu continued consultations in Paris in a final bid to form a temporary government to secure the 2026 budget and resolve New Caledonia's crisis.
President Daniel Noboa was unharmed after his convoy was attacked during Indigenous-led protests in southern Ecuador on Tuesday, authorities said, detaining five suspects and calling it an attempted assassination.
Newly elected Herdecke mayor Iris Stalzer was stabbed and taken to hospital in critical condition, investigators suspected a familial motive and police detained her 15-year-old adoptive son.
Ukraine struck thermal power plants and accelerated deployment of large battery storage to head off winter blackouts amid Kremlin attacks on energy infrastructure.
The International Criminal Court in The Hague convicted a former Janjaweed commander of war crimes in Darfur committed more than 20 years ago, the court's first conviction for those atrocities.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan phoned Russian President Vladimir Putin, urging renewed efforts for peace between Russia and Ukraine and pushing for a Gaza ceasefire and humanitarian access.
Resigned education minister Élisabeth Borne said in Paris on Tuesday she was open to suspending the unpopular 2023 pension reform she had championed.
President Frank‑Walter Steinmeier appointed Günter Spinner, Ann‑Kathrin Kaufhold and Sigrid Emmenegger to Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court in Berlin, settling a fraught selection dispute but leaving questions.
Denmark's government announced a bill to ban under-15s from social media, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in a parliamentary speech Tuesday, allowing parental exemptions from age 13.
Former German chancellor Angela Merkel said she had supported a 2021 EU–Russia dialogue and partly blamed Poland and the Baltic states for the Ukraine war, prompting criticism.
The PSOE told Spain’s Supreme Court it paid ex-secretary of organization Santos Cerdán more than €30,000 in cash for expense settlements and admitted it bypassed its own spending controls.
The IAEA said Moscow told it a Ukrainian drone struck a tower at Novovoronezh nuclear plant in central Russia overnight Monday–Tuesday, with no reported safety impact.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she had been reported to the International Criminal Court for alleged complicity in genocide during a televised interview, amid mass Gaza protests.
Bavaria's cabinet approved a bill empowering state police to detect, track and, if necessary, shoot down unauthorized drones after recent incursions disrupted Munich Airport.
Germany's federal cabinet debated a draft amendment to the Federal Police Act to give the Bundespolizei expanded powers, including drone defense, phone-location access and random checks.
The Congress of Deputies rejected taking up an ILP to strip bullfighting of cultural protection on Tuesday after the PSOE's decisive abstention, preserving the 2013 law.
Madagascar's president appointed retired general Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo as prime minister amid youth protests that issued an ultimatum demanding dialogue and threatening a strike.
The European Parliament confirmed immunity for AVS politician Ilaria Salis yesterday, after a disputed vote button malfunction prompted a request to repeat the vote.
Generation Z launched a global youth uprising that spread digitally from Nepal to Morocco and Madagascar, challenging governments and prompting calls for political leaders to heed protesters.
Spain's Congress postponed a vote on a government decree to impose an arms embargo on Israel until Wednesday to avoid coinciding with the October 7 Hamas attacks anniversary.
The Italian government and SPID providers renewed a five-year convention with AgID and the digital transformation department, averting service disruption but raising prospects that providers may begin charging users.
Syria held parliamentary elections after 53 years of dictatorship, producing a male, Sunni-dominated legislature with Kurds, Christians, Alawites and women underrepresented, critics said it entrenched presidential power.
Syrian government and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces agreed to a ceasefire across northeastern and northern Syria after deadly clashes in Aleppo, defense officials and SDF commanders said.
Spain's Cabinet on Tuesday approved a universal annual subsidy of up to €100 for glasses and contact lenses for all children under 16, applied at participating opticians.
Former President Donald Trump criticized the NFL's selection of Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny for the Super Bowl halftime show, saying he "didn't know who he was."
Spain's Constitutional Court on Tuesday admitted Carles Puigdemont's amparo appeal against the Supreme Court's refusal to apply amnesty for embezzlement but refused to lift his national arrest warrant.
Argentine President Javier Milei performed a rock concert in Buenos Aires on Oct. 6 to celebrate his new book, amid economic turmoil, protests and corruption scandals.
Sébastien Lecornu, the resigning prime minister, continued last-ditch negotiations at Matignon while Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella declined his invitation to attend.
Israel’s two-year military assault on Gaza had devastated the territory, reduced entire cities to rubble and killed tens of thousands as the war entered its third year.
Ghislaine Maxwell remained in custody after the Supreme Court rejected her appeal, and Donald Trump said he would "speak" with the Justice Department about possible clemency.
Spain's government approved a decree allowing medical cannabis but restricted prescriptions to hospital specialists and dispensing to hospital pharmacies, prompting patient groups and pharmacists to warn it will limit access.
Spain’s Supreme Court opened an investigation into Se Acabó la Fiesta leader Luis "Alvise" Pérez for alleged revelation of secrets and harassment of two of his party’s MEPs.
Germany risked an EU deficit procedure after the finance ministry projected large 2026 budget deficits, despite an EU defense-spending exception, and debt neared 80 percent.
The Vatican announced Pope Leo would make his first overseas trip to Turkey (27–30 November) and Lebanon (30 November–2 December) to appeal for Middle East peace.
Health Minister Mónica García said the government would use all tools to enforce Spain's abortion law after a report showed most abortions were performed privately, notably in Madrid and Andalusia.
Donald Trump told climate activist Greta Thunberg she should "see a doctor" and called her "crazy," and Thunberg wrote on Instagram thanking him for his concern.
