Europe
Costa launches EU capitals tour to seek 2028–34 budget deal
The European Council president is testing compromises on the nearly €2 trillion plan as governments remain divided over its size, priorities and funding.
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Europe
Latin America
Gang coalition launches deadly attack on Haiti's Kenscoff farming community
Armed members of Viv Ansanm burned homes and killed residents in the hills above Port-au-Prince, deepening a crisis that has displaced 1.5 million people.
Russia
Ukraine expects Moscow to draft 300,000 troops after September elections
Zelenskyy linked a possible post-election mobilization to Russia's Donbas offensive, rising ballistic missile output and Ukraine's widening interceptor and defense-funding gaps.
Europe
Zelenskyy dismisses senior aide as graft probe and election pressure converge
A money-laundering investigation reached Ukraine's presidential office as a dismissed defense minister called for a legal path to elections under prolonged martial law.
Africa
UN warns Zambia over opposition arrests after disputed election
Eleven opposition officials were detained after an election-night raid involving gunfire, while the defeated candidate rejected the result and prepared a court challenge.
China
China expands strategic pressure across the Pacific as global attention shifts
Undersea devices, missile tests, naval drills, cyber activity and technology controls form a widening pattern of pressure as regional states balance cooperation with stronger defenses.
Brazil
Flávio Bolsonaro campaign drafts debt-linked spending rule for Brazil
The presidential candidate's advisers are considering progressively tighter limits on real federal spending as public debt rises, including a possible freeze above 80 percent of GDP and an adjustment worth 1.5 percent of output.
Africa
Hichilema targets Zambia's youth vote as presidential contest enters final days
With nearly half of registered voters aged 18 to 35, the president urged students in Lusaka to campaign across schools, markets and public transport as challenger Brian Mundubile consolidated opposition backing.
Oceania
Luxon summons National lawmakers as leadership pressure rises before New Zealand election
New Zealand's prime minister has called an urgent caucus meeting less than three months before the general election, as economic weakness, public missteps and internal discussions revive the possibility of a leadership change.
United States
US economic records coexist with slower hiring and uneven industrial gains
Payrolls, stocks and goods exports have reached notable highs, but weaker job creation, limited factory hiring and disputed investment totals complicate the administration's account of a broad economic boom.
United States
US senators strike early funding deal to keep government open through December
The stopgap bill would maintain most federal spending through December 11, shield Border Patrol funds from transfers and pause a contested White House grant-review rule while Congress negotiates full-year appropriations.
Europe
Hungarian companies pivot as Magyar dismantles the Orban-era business order
Companies built around state contracts are moving toward smaller projects as anti-corruption reforms, procurement reviews and a new competitive environment reshape corporate Hungary after 16 years of Viktor Orban's rule.