The Trump administration wants to block the certification of the Senate election in Alaska if Republican Senator Dan Sullivan loses, arguing that another candidate with the same name may confuse voters. The justice department said in a federal lawsuit filed on Thursday that the inclusion of another Dan Sullivan on the ballot could lead some…
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky says unexplained limits on Starlink and Starshield services continue to affect Ukrainian forces, while US officials and Elon Musk offer conflicting accounts of who controls the restrictions. Ukraine uses both the civilian service Starlink and the more secure Starshield, depending on what communications are needed. The networks use 10,000 satellites to…
A father who fatally shot a gunman at his daughters’ school in the US state of Oregon has described his anguish over being unable to save more pupils after “hearing children pleading for their lives”. Three students and a teacher were killed by a 16-year-old former student at Silver Rail Elementary School earlier this month….
Protests followed, with participants accusing the authorities of corruption and having “blood on their hands”. “This is a problem for the government,” says Magda Anastasijevic, the Eastern Europe analyst for the conflict monitor, ACLED. “Vučić has survived this in the past, he was always able to find a scapegoat and blame whatever problems on them….
Brazilians will head to the polls on Sunday to vote for their next president. They are choosing between Brazil’s current left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro, the son of imprisoned former president Jair Bolsonaro, beat Lula in the first round of voting on 4 October by a…
Earlier, a peaceful protester in Paris who gave her name as Zelie told the BBC people had taken to the streets because they were “really frustrated” and had been “suffering a lot” since Macron came to office. “They keep us quiet. They take our money, they tax us a lot and we can’t say anything….
Police have clashed with protesters in Paris as some demonstrations in France turned violent on Saturday. A largely peaceful day of protests turned into unrest after nightfall, as protesters were seen throwing objects and fireworks at police. Around 70,000 officers were deployed across France for a second consecutive weekend and used tear gas and water…
“Of course it was really sad, it’s a symbol of the republic, but what is more important: a town hall or people living in poverty?” asks Alexander, 24. It is student night at the Lord John pub, and Alexander is one of several wearing a faluche, a colourful, traditional French student beret. Many chatting under…
It is common practice for Israeli forces to demolish the homes of Palestinians who are suspected of carrying out attacks on Israelis in the West Bank – a practice Israeli rights groups have criticised as collective punishment. Netanyahu likened the operation to previous operations in Palestinian refugee camps in the north of the territory, when…
Meanwhile, businessman Tom Steyer, who ran an unsuccessful bid for California governor earlier this year, is one of the few billionaires who has said, external he would vote in favour of the tax. Steyer said that although he believed the way the measure was written was “problematic”, it was necessary to protect vulnerable Californians. Huang,…