The 2026 midterm elections in the U.S. are on track to raise a staggering $12 billion, marking the most expensive campaign in history. The 2026 US midterm election campaign is expected to become the most expensive in the country’s history, with total spending projected to reach nearly $12 billion, according to Opensecrets, an independent organisation…
A referendum on Trump? Why US midterms matter for his presidency The central question in the US midterm elections is whether MAGA supremo Donald Trump can retain control of Congress or whether voters will hand Democrats the opportunity to challenge his agenda during the final two years of his presidency.With Americans heading to the polls…
Shahid served as the Maldives’ foreign affairs minister between 2018 and 2023 under former president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. During this period, he also became one of the country’s most recognisable faces in international diplomacy. Former Maldives foreign affairs minister Abdulla Shahid, was arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing a minor, the Maldives Police said on…
Netanyahu’s Likud party also seek to delay election certification Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said he was open to forming a “broad national government” under his leadership, even as his Likud party sought to delay the official certification of last week’s election results over allegations of foreign interference.Netanyahu, however, indicated that any such…
Fake nuclear alerts, deadly strikes: Tensions rise in Russia-Ukraine war At least 26 people were killed after Russian forces struck a school being used to distribute humanitarian aid in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia region on Monday, Ukrainian authorities told news agency Reuters.The attack hit the village of Komyshuvakha, where two rescue workers and four police officers…
In a significant ruling, a federal judge has mandated that Iowa officials allow the local chapter of the Satanic Temple to hold its holiday event. (Pic Credit: Oli London X handle) A federal judge on Monday directed Iowa officials to permit a local chapter of the Satanic Temple to organise a holiday event in the…
An Australian couple who once managed a vineyard in South Australia’s Riverland region have taken an unusual route after leaving the wine industry: restoring their land to its natural state. Their decision has helped create a potential refuge for the threatened regent parrot, a native Australian bird whose population has suffered from habitat loss. As…
What began as an ambitious conservation experiment in one of Australia’s most isolated landscapes has grown into a remarkable wildlife recovery effort. Nearly a decade after moving to a remote station in north-western New South Wales, ecologists Rebecca West and Reece Pedler are witnessing the return of native mammals that had disappeared from the region…
What began as a small $50,000 fundraising campaign to help tenants struggling to pay rent during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic has grown into a $16.5 million housing support programme across the Atlanta metropolitan area. Jason Dozier, an Atlanta landlord and community advocate, started the emergency rent assistance campaign after seeing tenants in his own properties…
Scientists monitoring the waters off California have recorded an unprecedented rise in ocean temperatures beneath Monterey Bay, with readings reaching 64.72 degrees Fahrenheit (18.18 degrees Celsius) at a depth of approximately 200 feet on October 26, 2026. The measurement surpassed the previous record set during the powerful 1997 El Niño event, marking the highest temperature…
