Previous plenary sessions have been used to declare Xi “the core” of the Party, abolish term limits that paved the way for him to remain in power indefinitely, and elevate his personal philosophy – dubbed “Xi Jinping Thought” – to the same level as Chairman Mao. announced. Previous Plenums have been held inside the Jingxi … Read more
After a strange season in 2025, the Kansas City Chiefs are back at the top of the NFL in 2026 and are already on their way to another Chiefs-Bills AFC Championship game. But last year’s Super Bowl champions, the Seattle Seahawks, have been much less convincing. After opening the season with two wins over the … Read more
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, an outspoken critic of US President Donald Trump, was re-elected on Sunday in a result that maintains some distance between Latin America’s largest economy and Washington. With 100 percent of the votes counted, Brazil’s electoral court announced that Lula, who turns 81 on Tuesday, had a lead of … Read more
The Israeli military continued a massive operation in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, imposing significant restrictions on movement ahead of Israel’s upcoming elections. The operation, which comes in response to a gun attack that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others in Hebron on Friday, has displaced hundreds of Palestinians over the past … Read more
Serbia’s veteran leader Aleksandar Vucic admitted defeat Sunday in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting against his government. It was a seismic political shift in the Balkan country where Vucic, who had been backed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and who … Read more
Ukrainian officials have disputed SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s claims that the country’s military violated Starlink’s terms of service by using the civilian satellite Internet network for offensive drone attacks. Serhii Beskrestnov, defense technology adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said long-standing restrictions on the civilian system in Ukraine made such offensive use impossible. “It is very … Read more
Brazilians have begun voting in Sunday’s polarized presidential runoff between incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, a contest that will determine whether the United States will significantly expand its growing influence in Latin America. Polls ahead of the vote showed the two candidates, who need more than 50 percent of the … Read more
Lula and his Workers’ Party have presented this election as a “battle for democracy,” arguing that Jair Bolsonaro’s conviction for coup plotting was evidence that “Bolsonarism” constituted a threat to Brazil’s democratic institutions. During Lula’s last term, relations with Trump have been difficult. Lula has insisted that Brazil “doesn’t fit in anyone’s backyard,” an apparent … Read more
According to the CGT, around 800,000 people demonstrated across France, including 250,000 in Paris. The march in Paris began at 2 p.m. from the Porte d’Italie and headed to the Porte de Vincennes after the police headquarters changed the route at the last minute. October 24, 2026. (Photo by Telmo Pinto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Nurphoto | … Read more
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry is urging international governments to take “clear and firm positions” on escalating violence in the West Bank just days before Israel’s parliamentary elections. A day after attacks by Palestinian gunmen killed two soldiers, Israel imposed widespread lockdowns, with more than 1,000 residents displaced in the city of Hebron. All gates entering … Read more