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US President Donald Trump announced on Friday, November 6, 2026, that his senior adviser and former Deputy Chief of Staff, Stephen Miller, will become the new White House Chief of Staff starting Monday, November 9, 2026. ​ The high-level administrative shake-up follows

In a major overhaul of family and criminal justice legislation, the United Kingdom government has officially made it a criminal offence for parents or legal guardians to detain children abroad beyond an agreed or court-authorised timeframe without appropriate consent. ​The landmark legislation,

U.S. President Donald Trump attributed a sharp single-day decline on Wall Street to the opposition Democratic Party’s gains following Tuesday’s midterm elections. ​Taking to his Truth Social platform after markets closed on Thursday evening, President Trump placed the responsibility for the financial

In an executive action following the 2026 midterm elections, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a presidential proclamation inside the West Wing designating the Oval Office and the adjacent Cabinet Room as national monuments. ​The signing ceremony took place on the afternoon of

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a sharp rebuke against Western nations and international athletic bodies on Thursday, November 5, 2026, condemning ongoing efforts to keep Russian athletes out of international competition as politically motivated maneuvers. His remarks coincided with a expanding boycott

U.S. President Donald Trump has touted a “big, beautiful” agreement on Ukraine following a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy Kirill Dmitriev on Thursday. Trump did not provide details of their discussion at the White House to reporters, but suggested

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across France on Thursday demanding higher wages and an increase in the minimum wage, in the biggest protests yet in weeks of social unrest. Violence erupted on the sidelines of the largely peaceful

Damilola Charles Two tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported early on Thursday, citing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). One of the tankers struck a mine, the Fars news agency reported. The report provided

The  collapse of one of Paraguay’s largest banks has triggered a financial and political crisis, with millions of customers fearing for their savings and opposition lawmakers seeking to impeach President Santiago Peña. At the centre of the crisis is digital lender Ueno

Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, says his country is seeking stronger cooperation with China in trade, natural resources development, professional training and infrastructure. He said this was aimed at injecting fresh impetus into bilateral relation and expanding the areas of mutual