Nov 02 Netanyahu heads toward victory in Israeli election By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be heading toward victory in national elections, with some 85% of the ballots counted and showing that voters gave him and his far-right allies what looks like a stable majority in the… Continue reading
Nov 02 North Korea fires 23 missiles, prompting air raid alert in South Korean island By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Air raid sirens have sounded on a South Korean island and residents evacuated to underground shelters after North Korea fired more than 20 missiles, at least one of them in its direction and landing near the rivals' tense sea border. Continue reading
Nov 02 Russia rejoins grain deal after Ukraine agrees to not attack safe shipping corridor By Andrew Meldrum, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Diplomatic efforts have salvaged a wartime agreement that has allowed Ukrainian grain and other commodities to reach world markets. Continue reading
Nov 01 Israel's former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to hold lead in election By Josef Federman, Associated Press The vote could pave the way for him to return to power thanks to a boost from an extreme right-wing ally known for inflammatory anti-Arab comments. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 8:15 News Wrap: Israeli election exit polls show Netanyahu may return to power In our news wrap Tuesday, Israel held national elections and exit polls show former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be returning to power, the man accused of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch 3:17 Brazil President Bolsonaro does not concede after election defeat By Jane Ferguson, Shoshana Dubnow In Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro spoke publicly Tuesday for the first time since his reelection defeat. Former two-term President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva claimed victory in the close race. Bolsonaro did not concede the election and did not call… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch 8:08 Bono's new memoir 'Surrender' details his long career in music and activism By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport By any measure, U2 is one of the world's biggest bands, and lead singer Bono is one of music's biggest stars. He's telling his own story in a new memoir, "Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story." Bono sat down with Jeffrey… Continue watching
Nov 01 North Korea threatens to use nuclear weapons during South Korea, U.S. drills By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press North Korea has issued a veiled threat Tuesday to use nuclear weapons to get the U.S. and South Korea to "pay the most horrible price in history. Continue reading
Nov 01 No clear winner in Danish parliamentary election exit polls By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press Danes have voted in a parliamentary election Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was forced to call amid the fallout from her government's contentious decision to cull millions of minks as a pandemic response measure. Continue reading
Nov 01 Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro declines to concede defeat By Diane Jeantet, Carla Bridi, Associated Press Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday did not concede the election he lost to leftist Lula da Silva in a brief speech that marked his first comments since results were released two days ago. Continue reading