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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Justice Department’s request for California to set aside disputed ballots received in the midterm election. The 2-1 ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel is the latest setback for the Trump administration’s efforts to assert control over state-run elections. The administration has alleged California sent ballots …

In Dearborn, Michigan — the US city with the largest Arab American community — some voters who cast their ballots for President Donald Trump in the past are rethinking their decisions. Abdul A., a 24-year-old Arab American student who voted for Trump in 2024, told CNN he plans to vote for Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed this time around. He …

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s final election results confirmed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc lost its parliamentary majority and that weeks of difficult negotiations among very different parties, from ultra-Orthodox Jewish to secular to Arab-led, lie ahead. The results released early Friday showed Netanyahu’s bloc won 53 seats in Tuesday’s election. The main opposition bloc won 48. Arab-led parties secured the …

Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who landed in Miami after losing the presidential election on Sunday, has said it was never his intention to “leave my homeland”. “I did not flee Brazil; I left for the sake of Brazil,” he said in his first statement since his departure. The US provided visas to him and his family after Brazil cancelled his …

Partial results from Israel’s general election show veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is leading his rival, former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, but is still short of a majority in parliament. With 85% of ballots counted, Netanyahu’s Likud party and its far-right and ultra-Orthodox Jewish allies were on track to win 53 seats in the 120-seat Knesset. Eisenkot’s Yashar party and …

Spain is beginning three days of mourning after at least 68 people were killed and dozens more were injured in one of the worst rail disasters in Europe’s modern history. Emergency crews worked through the night under powerful floodlights to cut open metal carriages in the search for victims, with many of those killed in the crash still to be …

  Netanyahu bloc leads Eisenkot but falls short of majority Opposition left with difficult path to oust Netanyahu Netanyahu raises prospect of renewed joint action on Iran Eisenkot warns security chiefs against political pressure JERUSALEM, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Benjamin Netanyahu looked set to remain Israel’s caretaker prime minister after unexpectedly strong backing among Jewish voters left his opponents little …

A spokesperson for the Castilla-La Mancha region confirmed the fatalities to ABC News following the collision near Urda at about 8:30 a.m. local time. At least 64 people have been killed after two trains collided on Spain’s Madrid-Seville high-speed line, with authorities warning that the death toll could rise. A spokesperson for the Castilla-La Mancha region confirmed the fatalities to …

With results still trickling in, it currently appears that Israel’s veteran Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has done better than was widely predicted with his Likud emerging as the largest single party. His existing bloc with ultra-nationalist and ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties appear to be just short of a 61-seat majority in the 120-seat parliament. However, analysts caution that this is subject …

Defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has arrived in the US, hours after Brazil cancelled his passports, sources have told the BBC. The right-wing candidate left the country after its Supreme Court ordered that he surrender his passports amid an investigation into alleged money laundering. Bolsonaro has not been charged and has denied the allegations. His passports were cancelled on Tuesday …