The presidential election in Bulgaria on Sunday ended inconclusively, with the next head of state to be picked in a runoff, according to election officials.
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Nate Silver Reveals Just How Bad Things Look for Trump
Silver took a scalpel to the Trump administration.
Xi Jinping’s corruption crackdown in the spotlight as China prepares for meeting of top leaders
The fifth plenum comes against a backdrop of years of purges that have had some analysts wondering if the issue is corruption or a lack of loyalty
Donald Trump backs Orban for UN secretary-general with Russia, China support
According to the report, Washington believes, based on previous discussions, that Russia and China would also back Orban, potentially making him a joint candidate supported by all three powers.
Trump renews pitch for Netanyahu as Israel heads to polls tomorrow
Urging Israel to vote for Netanyahu, Trump praised him as an outstanding Warrior PM, while invoking their close ties and joint military campaign against Iran. | World News
Coddling Putin Won’t Bring Peace to Ukraine
Trump’s obeisance to the Kremlin also imperils his legislative agenda in the lame-duck Congress. | World News
The winners and losers of Trumponomics
The president promised to help ordinary Americans. He achieved something rather different | World News
US Marine indicted over alleged murder of woman in Okinawa
Japanese prosecutors have indicted a US Marine on suspicion of murdering and robbing a woman in Okinawa earlier this month, multiple Japanese media outlets have reported, in a case that has prompted renewed outrage over the conduct of US troops in the country.
Indonesia Orangutans
FILE- Officials prepare crates containing orangutans to be repatriated to Indonesia, at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Jintamas Saksornchai, File)
Israel Elections Netanyahu’s West Bank Legacy
Mahmoud Tubasi stands on a rooftop near his two family’s houses, which were burned by Israeli settlers in the West Bank village of Jalud, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo
‘He can barely walk’: Russians tell how vulnerable men are being targeted and coerced into signing up
Since 2022, Russia has relied mostly on financial incentives to lure soldiers to fight. Evidence suggests that is now slowly giving way to coercion and deception.
Five key things to know
Vote comes as Israel is embroiled in multiple wars, faces international criticism and grapples with domestic divisions.
Thailand Floods
In this image from a video released by Phuket province’s Public Relations Department, an official walks at the site of a mudslide after flash flooding in Phuket, Thailand, Monday, Oct.
Jordan arrests three suspects in deadly church attack
Suspects refuse to surrender and attack security forces, who return fire, wound and arrest them, authorities say.
Jordan says 3 arrested in deadly attack on Greek Orthodox church
Jordan says its security forces arrested three men Monday for an attack on a Greek Orthodox church that killed nine people and wounded more than two dozen.
It’s the size of a Labrador, looks like a bear crossed with a pet cat, chuckles like a human – and smells like popcorn
Animals don’t come much more peculiar than this tree-dwelling mammal from the rainforests of Southeast Asia.
Russia Ukraine War
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, an emergency services personnel extinguishes burning cars near a residential neighbourhood following a Russian air attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Monday, Oct.
Germany Daily Life
Colored trees are pictured in a forest near Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Japan Fukuda
FILE – Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, right, speaks with former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on the sidelines of the Boao Forum in Boao, China, on April 18, 2009. (AP
Iraq Yazidi Militia
FILE – Iraqi Border Guards patrol in armored vehicles along the border with Syria, in Sinjar, northern Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Farid Abdulwahed, file)
How war, security and coalition math are shaping the Israeli election
Israeli voters will head to the polls to cast their votes in a general election on Tuesday.
Algeria
Algerian flags are waved outside the parliament building in Algeria, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Fateh Guidoum)
Macron accused of putting France’s right to protest at risk with ‘vandal’s law’
Making innocent protesters liable for damage would be bad for rule of law and play into far-right hands, say opponents
Albania Protests
Fireworks explode in front of a police vehicle during an anti-government rally in Tirana, Albania, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hameraldi Agolli)
Sri Lanka rescues dozens of Iranian commercial sailors
The sailors from 19 ships were brought ashore at Galle Harbor, about 126 km from the commercial capital, Colombo, and were given medical treatment before returning to Iran early on Sunday morning.
Why Trump’s About to Get a Surprise Reckoning
It’s the end of the GOP as we know it, one former adviser claims.
‘Beloved’ Mom, 25, Found Dead by Cleaner in Vacation Rental. Her 2-Year-Old Daughter Was Discovered Alive Beside Her
The body of Ferne King was discovered on Oct. 8
Serbia’s Vucic concedes defeat in historic snap election with record turnout
Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in an historic election on Sunday following a near to 70% turnout at polling stations – the highest since the break-up of Yugoslavia in 1992. The snap election…
Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia’s Putin-endorsed long-time leader, concedes election defeat in major political shift
Serbian parliamentary elections unseat Aleksandar Vucic, a Putin-endorsed strongman who led with virtually absolute power for 14 years.
Serbia’s strongman leader Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement in seismic political shift
It was a seismic political shift in the Balkan country where Vucic, who had been endorsed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and who denounced the student movement as a foreign-led attempt to unseat him, led with virtually absolute power for 14 years.
Extreme Weather Pacific
This satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Vance strengthening off the Mexico’s Pacific coast, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (NOAA via AP)
Wolves Invade Village After Illegal Deforestation For Data Centers
Wildlife have slowly relocated into towns and cities due to environmental collapse, but a controversial data center in Finland suggests this phenomenon can now occur overnight with help from AI
Presidential race in Bulgaria heads to runoff due to record low turnout
The presidential election in Bulgaria on Sunday ended inconclusively, with the next head of state to be picked in a runoff, according to election officials.
Nate Silver Reveals Just How Bad Things Look for Trump
Silver took a scalpel to the Trump administration.
Xi Jinping’s corruption crackdown in the spotlight as China prepares for meeting of top leaders
The fifth plenum comes against a backdrop of years of purges that have had some analysts wondering if the issue is corruption or a lack of loyalty
Donald Trump backs Orban for UN secretary-general with Russia, China support
According to the report, Washington believes, based on previous discussions, that Russia and China would also back Orban, potentially making him a joint candidate supported by all three powers.
China Party Meeting
Security personnel gather outside the venue where the Communist Party’s Central Committee holds a meeting, in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Trump renews pitch for Netanyahu as Israel heads to polls tomorrow
Urging Israel to vote for Netanyahu, Trump praised him as an outstanding Warrior PM, while invoking their close ties and joint military campaign against Iran. | World News
The winners and losers of Trumponomics
The president promised to help ordinary Americans. He achieved something rather different | World News
Coddling Putin Won’t Bring Peace to Ukraine
Trump’s obeisance to the Kremlin also imperils his legislative agenda in the lame-duck Congress. | World News
US Marine indicted over alleged murder of woman in Okinawa
Japanese prosecutors have indicted a US Marine on suspicion of murdering and robbing a woman in Okinawa earlier this month, multiple Japanese media outlets have reported, in a case that has prompted renewed outrage over the conduct of US troops in the country.
Indonesia Orangutans
FILE- Officials prepare crates containing orangutans to be repatriated to Indonesia, at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Jintamas Saksornchai, File)
Israel Elections Netanyahu’s West Bank Legacy
Mahmoud Tubasi stands on a rooftop near his two family’s houses, which were burned by Israeli settlers in the West Bank village of Jalud, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo
‘He can barely walk’: Russians tell how vulnerable men are being targeted and coerced into signing up
Since 2022, Russia has relied mostly on financial incentives to lure soldiers to fight. Evidence suggests that is now slowly giving way to coercion and deception.
Five key things to know
Vote comes as Israel is embroiled in multiple wars, faces international criticism and grapples with domestic divisions.
Thailand Floods
In this image from a video released by Phuket province’s Public Relations Department, an official walks at the site of a mudslide after flash flooding in Phuket, Thailand, Monday, Oct.
Jordan arrests three suspects in deadly church attack
Suspects refuse to surrender and attack security forces, who return fire, wound and arrest them, authorities say.
It’s the size of a Labrador, looks like a bear crossed with a pet cat, chuckles like a human – and smells like popcorn
Animals don’t come much more peculiar than this tree-dwelling mammal from the rainforests of Southeast Asia.
Jordan says 3 arrested in deadly attack on Greek Orthodox church
Jordan says its security forces arrested three men Monday for an attack on a Greek Orthodox church that killed nine people and wounded more than two dozen.
Russia Ukraine War
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, an emergency services personnel extinguishes burning cars near a residential neighbourhood following a Russian air attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Monday, Oct.








