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More than a week after allegations about Senator Jordon Steele-John became public, the party's new leader David Shoebridge faces a difficult choice over how to handle a case with no clear way forward.
News Media House Staff · October 23, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron said a shooting spree in two suburbs south-west of Paris that killed one person and wounded five was a racist terrorist attack, as anti-terror prosecutors opened an investigation.
News Media House Staff · October 23, 2026
A powerful quake near the city of Nagqu has injured dozens and collapsed hundreds of homes, with rescue operations continuing in cold conditions.
News Media House Staff · October 23, 2026
Melania Trump's office says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to pause military action in the occupied city of Oleshky starting Oct. 29 to allow aid in and civilians out.
News Media House Staff · October 23, 2026
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a temporary local halt to fighting in the occupied southern city of Oleshky to allow aid in and civilians out, the White House said on Friday.
News Media House Staff · October 23, 2026
Military buildup signals possible renewed action against Iran after the midterms, while nearly 21 million Americans have already cast ballots.
News Media House Staff · October 23, 2026
Health officials across Africa are working to establish how a Swiss diplomat's wife became infected in Nigeria, as the outbreak reaches a fourth African country.
News Media House Staff · October 23, 2026
Oil prices have surged to a six-month high as fears grow that the US may renew military strikes on Iran following its midterm elections.
News Media House Staff · October 23, 2026
A slick from the tanker Gem No.2, hit during a surge of Iranian strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, is washing ashore near Umm Al Quwain and edging toward a protected biodiversity area.
News Media House Staff · October 23, 2026
Former CENTCOM commander Joseph Votel tells NPR that military action alone has not changed Tehran's thinking and that the U.S. needs a clearly defined end state.
News Media House Staff · October 23, 2026
The White House says both sides will halt military operations in the occupied southern city from 27 October to allow aid deliveries and civilian evacuation preparations.
News Media House Staff · October 23, 2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection searched 52,080 electronic devices in the first three quarters of its 2026 fiscal year, putting it on pace to top last year's record.
News Media House Staff · October 23, 2026
A student-led list is mounting the first competitive challenge to the Serbian Progressive Party since it took power, amid reports of violence, media imbalance and fears of a post-election crisis.
News Media House Staff · October 23, 2026
Aleksandar Vucic faces his toughest electoral test yet in Serbia, with student-led opposition groups challenging his grip on power amid concerns over voter registration and foreign influence.
News Media House Staff · October 23, 2026
The government is selling ten decaying sanatoriums in Tskaltubo, but buyers must commit to major renovation spending, and experts say that may not be enough to revive the town.
News Media House Staff · October 23, 2026
The shooting death of the elephant known as Kavantissa has renewed concern over conflict between people and wildlife in a country with the world's densest Asian elephant population.
News Media House Staff · October 23, 2026
A movement born from anti-corruption protests after the Novi Sad station disaster is mounting the most serious challenge to Aleksandar Vučić since his party took power in 2012.
News Media House Staff · October 23, 2026
Police say a 17-year-old in Zhytomyr mailed methadone-laced capsules to soldiers as free drugs, killing two, in exchange for at least 5,000 hryvnias.
News Media House Staff · October 23, 2026
With polls showing neither Netanyahu's coalition nor the opposition bloc reaching a majority, Palestinian citizens of Israel could hold the balance in next week's election.
News Media House Staff · October 23, 2026
Forecasters say severe thunderstorms and heavy rain will move across most Australian states this weekend, adding to flooding that has already drenched Queensland.
News Media House Staff · October 23, 2026
The justice department argues that a second candidate named Dan Sullivan could confuse voters and taint the result of a tight contest against Democrat Mary Peltola.
News Media House Staff · October 23, 2026
At a South Florida rally days before the midterms, the U.S. president revived the idea of using Navy ships to pressure Cuba, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio appealed to Cubans seeking change to work with the CIA.
News Media House Staff · October 23, 2026
Donald Trump says Elon Musk has put Ukraine's Starshield access back to full speed, but a senior European official says nothing has changed in how the system operates.
News Media House Staff · October 23, 2026
Foreign ministers from eight European and Middle Eastern countries said renewed attacks on Iran would widen the conflict and push oil prices higher.
News Media House Staff · October 23, 2026
