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Indonesia President Prabowo's approval steady at 78% despite challenges

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's public approval rating is steady at 78% a year after he took office, a survey showed on Saturday, despite a challenging first year in office marked by deadly student protests.Prabowo's approval is little changed from 80.9% in the previous poll, released in January. He took office in October 2024 after sweeping a general election, but his government has had to deal with a number of economic and social challenges, including the protests against some of his policies. Only 20.8% of respondents in the new survey expressed dissatisfaction with Prabowo, Burhanu

Pakistan–Afghanistan peace talks in Istanbul fail amid rising border tensions

A Russian drone strike on a tower block in eastern Ukraine kills 2 and injures 12

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Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks collapse, ceasefire continues, Taliban says

Peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan broke down, although a ceasefire continues between the South Asian neighbours, a Taliban spokesperson said on Saturday.Zabihullah Mujahid said negotiations had failed due to Islamabad insisting that Afghanistan assume responsibility for Pakistan's internal security, a demand he described as beyond Afghanistan's "capacity".But, he said, "The ceasefire that has been established has not been violated by us so far, and it will continue to be observed."On Friday, Pakistani Minister of Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif said peace talks with Afghanistan in Ist

Israel returns bodies of 15 Palestinians after militants return remains of an Israeli hostage

In Israel, Mamdani’s win in New York stirs alarm over shifting US attitudes

Voters’ anger over high electricity bills and data centers loom over 2026 midterms

Voter anger over the cost of living is hurtling forward into next year's midterm elections, when pivotal contests will be decided by communities that are home to fast-rising electric bills or fights over who's footing the bill to power Big Tech's energy-hungry data centers. Electricity costs were a key issue in this week’s elections for governor in New Jersey and Virginia, a data center hotspot, and in Georgia, where Democrats ousted two Republican incumbents for seats on the state’s utility regulatory commission. Voters in New Jersey, Virginia, C

Biden urges on Nebraska Democrats as underdogs in his return to the political stage in Omaha

A third Tunisian opposition leader launches hunger strike in prison

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Barrett and Kavanaugh urge convention of conservative lawyers to stand up for their principles

Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh delivered a pep talk to conservatives on Thursday night, telling an audience of right-leaning legal leaders and students in Washington, DC, they should stand up for their principles and “fight fire with strength and grace.”Barrett drew hearty applause at the annual gathering of the Federalist Society for her message to female law school students who might feel pressure to conform.“Being a conservative woman in a law school, particularly, takes a lot of courage and independence, and in many ways shows more feminism than just falling into some

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Americans are feeling worse about the economy as government shutdown drags on

The record-breaking government shutdown has left Americans feeling worse about the economic outlook. That’s according to the latest University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey, which showed the index falling to 50.3 this month from 53.6 in October.It’s the lowest level since June 2022, which marked the lowest reading on record since the survey’s inception in the 1950s.“With the federal government shutdown dragging on for over a month, consumers are now expressing worries about potential negative consequences for the economy,” Joanne Hsu, director of surveys of consumers at the U

Elise Stefanik, staunch Trump ally, launches bid for New York governor

Mother of missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard is arrested. Authorities say it’s not related to her daughter’s disappearance

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Supreme Court to weigh longshot bid to overturn same-sex marriage precedent

The Supreme Court will meet behind closed doors Friday to consider a longshot bid to overturn its decade-old same-sex marriage precedent, an appeal that is churning fear among some LGBTQ advocates even though the justices themselves have repeatedly signaled little appetite for reopening the landmark decision.The pending appeal comes from Kim Davis, a former county clerk from Kentucky who refused to issue marriage licenses after the Supreme Court’s blockbuster 2015 decision, Obergefell v. Hodges, allowed same-sex couples to legally marry. Davis, who has fought her case for years, has directly

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Trump pardons former Mets great Darryl Strawberry on past tax evasion and drug charges

President Donald Trump has pardoned former New York Mets great Darryl Strawberry on past tax evasion and drug charges, citing the 1983 National League Rookie of the Year's post-career embrace of his Christian faith and longtime sobriety. Strawberry was an outfielder and eight-time All-Star, including seven with the Mets from 1983-90. He hit 335 homers and had 1,000 RBIs and 221 stolen bases in 17 seasons. Plagued by later legal, health and personal problems, Strawberry was indicted for tax evasion and eventually pleaded guilty in 1995 to a single felony count. Th

Obama applauds Democrats’ election wins but says ‘we’ve got a lot of work to do’

Supreme Court weighs longshot appeal to overturn decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide

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Travelers face delays after shutdown causes flight reductions

HONOLULU (KITV) -- Travelers flying in and out of Honolulu face potential delays due to a government shutdown affecting federal workers.Some passengers landing in Honolulu are hearing the news for the first time today. With thousands of flights up in the air across the country, some at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport are anxious that they could be in for delays and disruptions.Malama Togia's been planning for months to visit her family in Samoa and now she has to worry about her travel plans and safety."It is a lot of frustration for the travelers, for peopl

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UPS, FedEx ground MD-11 fleets after deadly Louisville crash

UPS and FedEx said on Friday they have grounded their combined fleet of more than 50 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo planes following a crash in Louisville, Kentucky this week that killed at least 14 people.A UPS MD-11 crashed late on Tuesday, erupting into a fireball moments after takeoff from Louisville's international airport. The death toll from the crash, the cause of which is still under investigation, has risen to 14, according to a post on X by Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg on Friday.UPS and FedEx, the world's largest cargo carriers, said in separate statements that they grounded the

‘No one can shut our voice’: Miss Universe Mexico confronts mistreatment

Trump administration starts funding full SNAP benefits for November

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Spain dismantles its first suspected cell of Tren de Aragua, Venezuelan gang targeted by Trump

Spanish police say they have arrested 13 people suspected of belonging to the Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua, in what would be the first time one of its cells has been dismantled in the country.Most of the arrests during the operation last week took place in Barcelona, although authorities are still investigating whether there are other people linked to the network.Tren de Aragua is one of Latin America’s most notorious criminal gangs and has long been targeted by US President Donald Trump, who accuses the group of drug trafficking, murder and other acts of violence in the Western H

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US warns it could force 20% flight cuts if shutdown continues

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Friday he could force airlines to cut up to 20% of flights if the government shutdown did not end, as U.S. airlines on Friday scrambled to make unprecedented government-imposed reductions.The Federal Aviation Administration instructed airlines to cut 4% of flights on Friday at 40 major airports because of the government shutdown. The cuts will rise to 10% by November 14.Separately, air traffic controller absences on Friday forced the FAA to delay hundreds of flights at 10 airports including Atlanta, San Francisco, Houston, Phoenix, Washington, D.