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Yemeni government forces announced today they were withdrawing from the area near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait to focus on a defence of their main base in Aden, in a major setback for the Saudi-backed campaign against the Iran-aligned Houthis.

SEREMBAN, Nov 15 — Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) must use its defeats in several state elections as a springboard t...

MELAKA, Nov 14 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) has accepted the outcome of the Melaka state election and respects the peopl...

The Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) alliance won 24 seats, one more than the combined 23 seats the two coalitions secured separately in 2021.

The outage has affected some government systems in Singapore, but authorities assured the public that emergency services remain fully operational.

The Democrat Scott Colom’s stunning Senate upset punctuated a dismal midterm showing for the G.O.P. in a region they had dominated for years.

While American voters are more affected by import duties on Canadian goods, experts said that a trade deal with India could blunt criticism against tariffs.

A federal judge ordered Mayor Zohran Mamdani to comply with a federal subpoena for information about some migrants with serious criminal records.

Diplomats signaled the results could narrow Trump's room for maneuver but warned against expecting a return to traditional U.S. multilateralism.

Final results for local elections tallied Sunday showed the worst result on record for the African National Congress, which won just 31% of the votes cast.

President Cyril Ramaphosa's party wins just over 30 percent nationally.

Alex Eala rounded off her breakthrough 2026 in disappointing fashion as she fell short in the final of the Hong Kong Open, losing Sunday's title match 6-3, 6-0 to Claire Liu of the US. Eala started well and forced an early break of serve but was hampered by an injury to her right knee and received lengthy treatment as she trailed 4-3. Liu won the next two ga

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has chosen former military chief Gadi Eisenkot to form a government, giving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main political rival the first opportunity to try to build a governing coalition. The president's office announced the decision late on Saturday after consultations with political leaders. Mr Eisenkot had been informe

Leeds United’s hopes of signing Porto defender Zaidu Sanusi have suffered a setback, with the Portuguese club working to tie the Nigerian down to a new contract before the January transfer window. Read More: https://punchng.com/porto-hand-leeds-zaidu-transfer-setback/

Neither Eisenkot nor Netanyahu won a clear majority in the vote. But in marathon discussions with the president this week, representatives from most of Israel's main parties recommended Eisenkot be tasked with assembling a new government.

TDP wins 10 of 16 contested seats; YSRCP manages only two, both in Pulivendula constituency

Chairperson of the Kerala Administrative Reforms Commission M.K. Muneer urges the public to oppose hate speech irrespective of who makes it, asserting that there should be no compromise with those who spread hatred.

Court holds that sanction from Backward Classes Development Department not required

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Iran has seized on US President Donald Trump's midterm elections setback as evidence that his war policy is backfiring, portraying the Republican party's losses as a public rejection of the conflict. But Iran's celebration comes with a stark warning: any renewed US military action could ignite a wider regional war , threatening assets beyond the Strait of Ho

Despite the worldwide attention they garner, America ’s midterm elections are, first and foremost, a domestic affair. On Tuesday, voters delivered a stinging rebuke to US President Donald Trump’s Republicans, handing Democrats control of both houses of Congress. Yet the consequences of this shift will be felt far beyond Washington, and few regions have more

Division Bench quashes order of Registrar of Co-operative Societies which was upheld by Single Bench

<p>Democrats have won full control of the US Congress in a sweeping midterm rout on Tuesday, with a series of upsets delivering a major rebuke to President Donald Trump and his Republican Party.</p> <p>The victory handed Democrats both the House of Representatives and Senate, giving them power to block Trump’s agenda and investigate alleged corruption for th

Democrats captured Senate and House majorities, flipping Republican strongholds as voters punished Trump over economic pressures, rising fuel costs and the Iran war.

<p>Democrats have won full control of the US Congress in a sweeping midterm rout on Tuesday, with a series of upsets delivering a major rebuke to President Donald Trump and his Republican Party, according to media projections.</p> <p>The victory handed Democrats both the House of Representatives and Senate, giving them power to block Trump’s agenda and inves

<p>Democrats were projected to win the US House of Representatives Tuesday and closed in on control of the Senate after a stunning victory in deeply conservative Texas, inflicting a sweeping midterm defeat on President Donald Trump’s Republicans.</p> <p>US media projected a Democratic takeover of the House, giving the opposition the power to obstruct Trump’s

BRUSSELS, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Google faced a setback on Tuesday when an adviser to Europe's highest court said its Gemini chatbot's use of publishers' articles to respond to queries from internet users may breach copyright rules.

The Congress fielded sitting MLC Abhijeet Wanjari, who secured 67,231 votes, while the BJP fielded former MLA Sudhakar Kohale, who secured 63,960 votes

The BJP-JD(S) alliance, which won all four seats, appears to have recovered from the earlier setbacks caused by cross-voting by MLAs in the Council elections and is likely to intensify its attack on the government

The judge appeared skeptical of the DOJ's request for a restraining order.

JERUSALEM, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Israel's wartime election appeared deadlocked on Tuesday, exit polls showed, with Gadi Eisenkot's opposition bloc running neck and neck with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's camp, leaving neither side with a clear path to power.

The vote drew a near-record turnout of 77.7 per cent, as Israelis passed wartime judgment on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the first election since the Hamas-led attacks of Oct 7, 2023

Yet, Swiss pharma group boosts full-year profit expectations amid strong demand for key cancer and MS drugs

Baker Mayfield expects to return from a thumb injury, barring any setbacks, and play when the Buccaneers face the Panthers on Sunday.

The cost of the Commonwealth government’s Snowy 2.0 mega-project has exploded from an estimated $6 billion to $25 billion.