U.S. President Donald Trump listens as gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks at a campaign rally at the Covelli Centre, in Youngstown, Ohio, on Oct. 11. (Gene J. Puskar/The Associated Press) Republican Vivek Ramaswamy’s team has confirmed that it produced a controversial advertisement featuring the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent in Ohio’s gubernatorial race — and that the campaign will spend $4 million US to promote it despite facing bipartisan rebuke for dredging up Amy Acton’s painful childhood. The ad introduces a deeply personal element into one of the country’sRead more
Helen Haines, an independent lawmaker in Australia, was struck twice by a car on Monday outside her electoral office, Wangaratta, northeast of Melbourne on Monday. (Mick Tsikas/AAP/Reuters) Australian lawmaker Helen Haines has had both legs amputated after being rammed by a car outside her electoral office, her husband said on Wednesday, as the man accused of the attack appeared in court. Doctors amputated Haines’s left leg after she was struck twice by a car in Wangaratta, northeast of Melbourne, on Monday, Phil Haines said. They worked for days to saveRead more
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is seen in Gatineau, Que., on Tuesday. The U.S. Embassy in Ottawa released a fact sheet on Wednesday listing instances of ‘potential’ Canadian interference in U.S. elections. (Keito Newman/The Canadian Press) The U.S. Embassy in Ottawa says the federal government is brushing off concerns about “potential interference in U.S. elections” after Prime Minister Mark Carney insisted that Canada is not getting involved in the American midterms. U.S. officials have in recent weeks warned against what they describe as potential Canadian interference ahead of theirRead more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to the media after a German-Ukrainian business forum in Kyiv on Oct. 4. Zelenskyy on Sunday said he supports an ‘energy ceasefire’ with Russia announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, but he has yet to see details. (Dan Bashakov/The Associated Press) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he has discussed the possibility of an energy ceasefire with Russia with Prime Minister Mark Carney, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte but is waiting for more information from the United States. U.S. President DonaldRead more
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at F&M Bank Arena in Clarksville, Tenn., on Saturday. (Seth Herald/Reuters) Social Sharing U.S. President Donald Trump must cancel any remaining television commercials paid for with millions of dollars in taxpayer money to promote his political message, a federal judge ordered Sunday night, even as the administration said the ad campaign was coming to an end. U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Rochon in New York sided with a coalition, including the non-partisan watchdog Common Cause, that challenged the ads and calledRead more
AFP via Getty Images A 37-year-old caretaker was killed at a primary school in a town north of Warsaw this week Three violent attacks at Polish schools this week were driven by the “glorification of violence” online, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. The attacks have left one woman dead and others injured, including children. “These are very often spontaneous actions inspired by online activity,” Tusk said on Sunday, during a crisis meeting with security services. Police have arrested 117 people across the country for possession knives or other weapons, orRead more
EPA The row over the White House pool affected live TV coverage of Trump events last month The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has said it is investigating several TV networks over whether they broke federal competition laws when they recently suspended pool coverage of Donald Trump. Last month, five networks paused their presidential coverage for several days in response to the Trump administration withdrawing the credentials of reporters from CNN, MS Now and Politico. The DoJ asked ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News to hand over communications relatedRead more
Reuters US President Donald Trump signed the deal alongside Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen The US, Denmark and Greenland have signed a defence deal that allows Washington to build two new military bases in the Arctic territory, while reaffirming Copenhagen’s sovereignty over it. Before a signing ceremony at the UN General Assembly in New York, US President Donald Trump said “we will immediately begin the process of developing a large military presence in the appropriate locations”. Danish PM Mette Frederiksen said the deal was “good for the US, Denmark andRead more
Reuters Usmanov is described as having particularly close ties to President Putin The European Union is to remove sanctions on two oligarchs imposed after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, according to reports, prompting anger in Ukraine. France had campaigned for Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov to be taken off the list, citing “national security concerns”. Luxembourg called for the removal of Russian-Israeli businessman Mikhail Fridman, who is suing the country for the release of frozen assets. Latvia initially opposed the deal but agreed to a compromise, part of whichRead more