Danish Social Democrats take losses in local elections
Denmark's local elections have delivered major losses for the ruling Social Democrats, including setbacks in the contest for Copenhagen's mayoralty.
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Texas governor designates Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR as terrorist organizations
Greg Abbott has declared the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR terrorist organizations and banned them from operating in Texas, escalating a long-running political fight over extremism and civil liberties.
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Spanish police and DEA dismantle major synthetic drug ring
Spanish police, working with the DEA, say they have dismantled a network that produced synthetic drugs on an industrial scale.
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Chile Heads to Polarized Runoff After Jara and Kast Lead First Round
Chile’s presidential race moved to a December runoff after Jeannette Jara and Jose Antonio Kast finished first and second without either candidate clearing the 50 percent threshold.
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Former Bangladesh leader Hasina sentenced to death for crackdown on uprising that ousted her
Reporting dated 2025-11-17 documents the event and its immediate consequences, with unresolved points retained as attributed or provisional.
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Chile’s election day includes the full lower house and half the Senate
Voters chose congressional candidates on the same day as the wider national election, with the new lawmakers set to take office in March 2026.
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Chile votes as presidential race centers on crime, immigration and ideological contrast
The election pits a longtime Communist Party member against ultraconservative rivals as Gabriel Boric’s term ends.
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Ecuador says Los Lobos gang leader Wilmer Chavarría has been captured in Spain
President Daniel Noboa says the head of Ecuador’s Los Lobos gang was detained in Málaga after faking his own death and living under a false identity in Europe.
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Poland Investigates Rail Damage After Tusk Says Two Ukrainians Worked for Russia
Polish authorities are investigating two acts of sabotage on a key rail line after Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the suspects were Ukrainian citizens who had long worked for Russian intelligence.
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Britain plans a sweeping asylum overhaul under Shabana Mahmood
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to present plans that would shorten refugee protection, delay settlement rights and make asylum support more discretionary.
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Benin's parliament backs longer terms and a new senate as Talon's exit nears
Benin's National Assembly approved a constitutional reform extending presidential and parliamentary terms to seven years and creating a Senate, but the change still needs constitutional review and would take effect after April's presidential vote.
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Pakistan arrests four militants after Islamabad court bombing kills 12
Pakistan says it has arrested four militants linked to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan after a suicide bombing outside a district court in Islamabad killed 12 people.
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US moves to designate four European antifa groups as terrorist organizations
The State Department says it will classify four European antifa groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, including Germany's Antifa Ost.
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Man charged in South Carolina bar shooting that killed four and injured 15
Authorities in South Carolina charged a 27-year-old man with murder after a mass shooting at a St. Helena Island bar left four people dead and 15 injured.
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Tanzania launches inquiry into election violence and orders detainees freed
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has created an inquiry commission to investigate killings during election protests and ordered the release of some detainees, responding to unrest that followed the vote.
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Roger Lumbala’s hunger strike turns a Congo war-crimes trial into a test of jurisdiction
The former rebel leader is refusing food in Paris as his trial over atrocities from the Second Congo War continues, with victims’ groups calling the move an attempt to evade accountability.
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Central African Republic court clears Touadéra for another run
The top court’s ruling removes a key challenge to the incumbent’s bid in a December election shaped by insecurity and Russian support.
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Ukraine justice and energy ministers resign amid $100 million corruption probe
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy moved to contain a widening energy-sector scandal as investigators alleged a major kickback scheme at state company Energoatom.
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Greek migrant detention center riot injures two police officers
Authorities said 30 migrants were arrested after unrest broke out at a facility in northern Greece holding about 750 people.
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Trump signs bill to end longest U.S. shutdown after 43 days
The federal government is reopening after a 43-day shutdown that left hundreds of thousands of workers unpaid and delayed benefits and services.
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Istanbul court issues arrest warrants in Turkish football betting probe
A court in Istanbul issued arrest warrants for eight suspects, including a club president and referees, as Turkish football's widening betting probe intensified.
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Thousands protest in Belgrade against Kushner-backed redevelopment of former army headquarters
Thousands marched in Belgrade to oppose a Kushner-linked redevelopment plan for the former Yugoslav Army headquarters, accusing the government of erasing a cultural and wartime symbol.
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Qian Zhimin gets more than 11 years in UK prison over massive crypto fraud
The Southwark Crown Court sentence follows a scheme that authorities say defrauded more than 128,000 people in China and yielded a Bitcoin stash worth billions.
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Catherine Connolly inaugurated as Ireland’s 10th president
Connolly used her Dublin Castle inauguration to stress inclusion, shared responsibility and the political importance of the Good Friday Agreement.
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