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Arts|Environment|Lifestyle

8 gardening and garden-themed gifts for the holidays, from tools to smart tech

Looking for the perfect holiday gift for the gardener in your life

November 02, 2026

Arts|Election

The Atlanta artist behind Georgia's new "I Voted" sticker can't wait to see one himself on Election Day

November 02, 2026

Arts|Election

Will the Trump administration send federal officers or troops to the polls? Here’s what we know

September 07, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment

Live Civil War-era artillery shell found in Pennsylvania home

November 02, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Holiday gifts for movie lovers, from Robert Pattinson nesting dolls to a podcast's perfume

There are plenty of gifts for movie lovers this holiday season

November 02, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Court extends actor Imran Khan's stay in India after he apologises for protesting, LiveLaw reports

An Indian court allowed Bollywood actor Imran Khan to remain in the country until early next month after he apologised on Monday for taking part in a protest, local media

November 02, 2026

Arts|Business|Fashion and Beauty|Finance

Estee Lauder cuts promotions as luxury fragrances help lift outlook

Estee Lauder is cutting promotions and ramping up brand investment as its turnaround gathers pace, CEO Stephane de La Faverie said on

November 02, 2026

Israeli strikes kill four people in Gaza, medics say

Israeli strikes killed at least four Palestinians and wounded several others in the Gaza Strip on Monday, the territory's health officials said.

November 02, 2026

Arts

A mystery skeleton found in a Roman sarcophagus at Westminster Abbey may finally have an identity

November 02, 2026

Arts|World

As reparations debate grows, Caribbean campaigners point to one British family's example

When British journalist Laura Trevelyan travelled to Grenada in 2023 to apologise for her family's role in colonial slavery and pledge £100,000 ($134,000)

November 02, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy

Getting a big head start on holiday shopping can benefit retailers and consumers alike

But before you buy gifts long before you plan to give them away, be sure to read vendors’ fine print and get familiar with their return policies.

November 02, 2026

Arts|Health|Interview

Nonprofit gives young Georgia author battling sickle cell disease her own book signing

November 02, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance

Short of space, the Guggenheim sold a Kandinsky for $62,000. It may fetch $80 million at auction

November 02, 2026

The races that will decide control of the US Senate

By Nolan D.

October 12, 2026

Six things to watch as US voters decide control of Congress

Americans head to the polls on Tuesday in midterm elections that will decide control of Congress for the final two years of President Donald Trump's term.

November 02, 2026

Arts

Uganda says it has started withdrawing troops from Somalia

Uganda said on Monday it had begun withdrawing its troops from Somalia as part of a phased drawdown that will end an almost two-decade deployment helping Mogadishu fight the

November 02, 2026

Accused arsonist in Los Angeles' deadly Palisades fire returns for federal retrial

Jury selection began on Monday for a retrial of the man prosecutors say deliberately set a blaze that grew into one of the deadliest, most destructive

November 02, 2026

Here’s where Trump’s housing agenda stands before midterms

November 02, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Interview

Familiar faces rejoin 'The Book of Mormon' on Broadway: Nikki M. James and Rory O’Malley

Nikki M

November 02, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Martha Stewart says she ‘really screwed up’ with homeless Halloween costume

November 02, 2026

Kremlin says it assumes that the Ukrainian army used the Oleshky ceasefire to regroup in line with 'normal practice'

The Kremlin said on Monday that it assumed that the Ukrainian army used a local ceasefire last week in and around the Russian-held southern town of Oleshky to regroup,

November 02, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

Euro zone countries are integrating faster with US than with each other, ECB says

Euro zone countries are integrating faster with the United States than with each other, European Central Bank Vice President Boris Vujcic said on Monday, arguing that the

November 02, 2026

Arts|Food|Interview|Lifestyle|World

As peacekeepers leave Western Sahara, refugees yearn to end a half-century wait

At 51, Binina Mohamed is as old as the conflict that drove her from the Western Sahara region into a refugee camp in southern Algeria, where she has spent her life

November 02, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Entertainment

Argentina's austerity-hit economy reels towards recession, testing Milei ahead of 2027 vote

At a family-owned factory in Buenos Aires, a machine used to wrap packets of colored socks sits silent.

November 02, 2026

Arts|Technology

October dive for AI-related shares tests broader US stock market's resilience

A steep decline in the prices of US AI and technology stocks is testing investors' enthusiasm to shift into other equity areas, a rotation that has

November 02, 2026

Bangladesh garment factories shut again as wage protests turn violent

Bangladesh's garment factories briefly resumed operations on Monday after a widespread shutdown a day earlier, but fresh clashes between workers and police forced

November 02, 2026

Arts|Environment|Food

China's slow buying of US farm goods tests $17 billion trade pledge

Chinese buying of US farm goods other than soybeans is on track for a seven-year low this year despite an agreement to

November 02, 2026

Arts

Facing Chinese pressure, Taiwan says it must be master of its own maritime information

Taiwan must be the master of its own maritime information and conduct its own ocean surveys given the island's fate rests on protecting its waters,

November 02, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

French manufacturing back in contraction in October, PMI shows

France's manufacturing sector slipped back into contraction in October after expanding for two consecutive months, as new orders fell at the fastest rate since July 2025 and

November 02, 2026

Euro zone factory growth eases in October but remains solid, PMI shows

Euro zone manufacturing activity growth held up well in October, albeit easing as new order growth slowed and rising costs from energy and supply-chain disruptions squeezed

November 02, 2026

Arts|Business|Finance

AVID matches Warburg Pincus' sweetened $1.6 billion bid for Australia's Ingenia

AVID Property Group has matched Warburg Pincus' A$2.24 billion ($1.57 billion) takeover proposal for Australia's Ingenia Communities,

November 01, 2026

Water, jobs and crime among key issues for South African voters

South Africans vote in municipal elections on November 4, with basic services, unemployment and crime topping the agenda in the country's biggest

November 02, 2026

Arts

South Africa's splintering vote sets up multi-party battle for cities

The first time Mpho Moroka voted, in 2008, she backed the African National Congress.

November 02, 2026

Arts|Australia|Crime|Europe|World

Police with assault rifles begin Sydney patrols in wake of Bondi attack

A new police unit armed with military assault rifles has begun patrolling the streets of Sydney, in an Australian-first measure set up in response to the Bondi Beach attack

November 02, 2026

Arts|Asia|Economy|Environment

BOJ flags progress in anchoring inflation around target

Japan has made gradual progress towards anchoring inflation around the central bank's 2% target, the Bank of Japan said in a report on Monday, bolstering the

November 02, 2026

Asian shares mostly advance but tech stocks remain volatile, while oil sinks 3.3%

Asian shares are mostly higher but technology stocks remain volatile

November 02, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment|US

Court hears Lori Vallow Daybell's appeal over killings of her 2 youngest children, romantic rival

Attorneys jousted at the Idaho Supreme Court over whether Lori Vallow Daybell’s convictions for killing her two youngest children and conspiring to murder a romantic rival should be thrown out

November 02, 2026

Arts|Economy|Entertainment|Sports|World

Senegal is hosting Africa's first Olympic event as citizens battle a cost of living crisis

Senegal is hosting the Youth Olympic Games, but many locals feel disconnected from the event

November 02, 2026

Arts|Environment|Uncategorized|World

India evacuates thousands ahead of second cyclone in a week

Authorities began evacuating people along India's eastern coast on Monday, a day before a severe cyclonic storm is expected to make landfall in a

November 02, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Environment

China's top three airlines head for full-year losses as fuel costs weigh

China's three biggest airlines are on track for full-year losses after posting far weaker third-quarter results than last year as

November 02, 2026

Arts

New Zealand early voting surges ahead of November 7 election

Nearly 1 million ballots have been cast in the first week of early voting for the New Zealand general election, the country's electoral commission said on Monday.

November 02, 2026

Arts|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Westpac CEO says buyers waiting for lower prices as housing downturn deepens

Westpac CEO Anthony Miller said prospective Australian homebuyers were waiting for house prices to drop further, suggesting the housing market downturn could

November 01, 2026

Arts|Europe|Political|World

Civilians in Ukraine's Kherson prepare for the return of war as localized ceasefire ends

Civilians in Ukraine's Kherson region are preparing for the end of a localized ceasefire

November 01, 2026

Arts

North Korea says US-South Korea nuclear drill shows need for stronger nuclear deterrent

North Korea said on Monday a recent US-South Korean joint military exercise was a nuclear war rehearsal targeting the country and vowed to accelerate efforts to strengthen its

November 02, 2026

Arts

Erdogan says South Korea could partner in Turkey's Sinop nuclear project, Yonhap reports

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said South Korea could become a partner in developing Turkey's planned Sinop nuclear power station, according to an interview with Yonhap News

November 02, 2026

Arts

South Korea factory activity growth slows to 8-month low, PMI shows

South Korea's factory activity grew in October at the slowest pace in eight months on weaker output and demand, a survey showed on Monday.

November 02, 2026

Arts

North Korea touts BBQ restaurant boom, but sceptics dismiss it as propaganda

North Korea is projecting a new culinary obsession: multi-story barbecue restaurants with waterside terraces, marble tabletops inlaid with

November 02, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment|Europe

Australian home prices fall for seventh month, looming rate hike adds to pain

Australian home prices fell for a seventh month in October, with the downturn proving steeper than any in the past four decades, while the heightened risk of another imminent

November 01, 2026

Arts|Uncategorized

Justice Department urges sanctions for database analysis critical of its noncitizen voting claims

The Justice Department is urging a federal judge to consider whether to hold an immigrant rights group in contempt of court for disclosing the results of its analysis of a dataset of alleged noncitizens registered to vote in California

November 01, 2026

Reunited after 1,711 days: Oleshky evacuees return to Ukraine under Melania Trump-brokered ceasefire

October 31, 2026

Middle East on edge as fears mount that Iran war could restart after the midterms

October 31, 2026

How Trump’s noncitizen voter lists could affect the midterms

As Americans head to the polls on Tuesday for midterm elections, lists the Trump administration has compiled of possible noncitizen voters

November 01, 2026

Arts

Bulgaria's acting President Iotova takes lead in presidential runoff vote, exit polls show

Exit polls showed Bulgaria's acting President Iliana Iotova led a low-turnout runoff vote for the largely ceremonial role on Sunday, putting her on course to become the

November 01, 2026

UN’s peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara ends after 35 years following US-Russia standoff

The U.N.'s peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara has ended after 35 years due to a U.S.-Russia standoff

November 01, 2026

Arts|Economy|Election

Initial results suggest Yotova wins runoff to become Bulgaria’s first elected female president

Acting President Iliana Yotova is the apparent winner of Bulgaria’s presidential runoff

November 01, 2026

Arts|Business|Entertainment|Finance

Box Office: ‘You Can See Everything,’ 'Clayface' lead sleepy Halloween weekend

The North American box office faced a slump this weekend as Halloween festivities drew people away from theaters

November 01, 2026

Arts|Crime

4 killed, about 15 injured after multiple overnight shootings in Dallas neighborhood, police say

November 01, 2026

Arts

‘Nobody’s listening’: 5 things Americans told me about the economy that Washington needs to hear

November 01, 2026

Arts|Europe

New Zealand's two-speed economy poses election dilemma for ruling National party

The campaign for New Zealand's general election on November 7 comes down to the price of everyday life for 70-year-old Liz

November 01, 2026

Arts|Finance|World

Italian taxpayers are paying millions to keep Russian yachts afloat

November 01, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

‘Heat’ director Michael Mann sustains ‘superficial injury’ at gun range

Filmmaker Michael Mann was injured at a gun range in Los Angeles

November 01, 2026

Arts

India's opposition parties stage new protest against the country's election chief

India’s opposition parties have renewed calls for the resignation of the country’s election chief

November 01, 2026

Arts|Crime

Pregnant woman killed, 6 others wounded in targeted shooting at California Spirit Halloween store, police say

October 31, 2026

Arts|Europe|World

German ministers vow tough response to Frankfurt riots and looting

German ministers threatened tough penalties for looters and rioters who damaged stores and injured more than

November 01, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Uncategorized

Director calls Broadway revival of ‘In the Heights’ at NY City Center a ‘balm for these times’

David Mendizábal is directing a revival of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s "In the Heights," a musical that was Mendizábal's introduction to theater

November 01, 2026

French protest violence eases and scattered riots hit Germany ahead of more action

French authorities have expressed relief after recent protests over rising living costs resulted in less violence than previous weekends

November 01, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Fashion and Beauty

The story behind Megan Thee Stallion’s elaborately spooky Halloween costume

November 01, 2026

Bangladesh sets up wage board as garment workers' unrest shuts factories

Bangladesh said on Sunday it had set up a wage board to review garment workers' pay and urged employees to return to work as violent protests forced the closure

November 01, 2026

Arts

Police clear new Lisbon housing protest camp after thousands rally

Police moved into Lisbon's Rossio Square on Sunday to clear a tent camp erected after thousands marched demanding Portugal's minority

October 31, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Fashion and Beauty

Heidi Klum reveals Halloween costume as her iconic party marks 25 years

Heidi Klum underwent a bloody transformation to become a giant, gruesome severed hand for Halloween

November 01, 2026

Arts

Trump calls $50 million contract for ex-lawyer Habba Mildon 'not acceptable'

President Donald Trump said on Saturday it was "unacceptable" for one of his former lawyers, Alina Habba Mildon, to secure a $50 million

November 01, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment

Trump administration's social media posts ahead of elections criticized for being inflammatory

The Trump administration’s online accounts have circulated images of a pumpkin carved with a sombrero design and a fake Halloween-themed background around a Black man apparently accused of food assistance fraud

November 01, 2026

Arts|Business|Entertainment|World

Trump says Flavio Bolsonaro can stay in US 'as long as he wants'

PALM BEACH, Oct 31 - US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost his country's presidential election to leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva,

October 31, 2026