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Armoured vehicles of the El Salvador Army operate separately from the UN-authorized Gang Suppression Force (GSF), after additional troops were deployed following an October 18 ambush in which four Salvadoran GSF personnel went missing, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 3, 2026.
REUTERS/Patrice Noel
Analysis

Why is El Salvador fighting Haiti’s gangs?

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The midterms: Races that could decide the Senate
Eileen Zhang
Graphic Truth

The midterms: Races that could decide the Senate

People cast ballots inside the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections during early voting ahead of the midterm elections in Cleveland, Ohio, US, November 1, 2026.
REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Analysis

The global issues that have shaped the US midterm elections

The world can't agree on Daylight Saving Time
GZERO Media
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The world can't agree on Daylight Saving Time

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A night of historic firsts
Natalie Johnson
Hard Numbers

A night of historic firsts

Election posters of South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) and other political parties are displayed on street poles ahead of South Africa's municipal elections on November 4, in Pretoria, South Africa, October 29, 2026.
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South Africans head to the polls, Meloni wants to keep wealthy people in Italy, Russia’s return to the ice draws causes controversy

The elections are widely seen as a referendum on the African National Congress (ANC), the party that has governed South Africa since the end of apartheid, amid frustration over pervasive corruption, crumbling public services, and rising migration.

Members of the Green Bangla Garment Workers Federation hold a protest rally demanding the immediate reconstitution of the wage board for garment workers and the announcement of a minimum wage of Tk 30,000 in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on October 9, 2026.
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Bangladeshi garment workers’ protests, Trump’s last-ditch midterm effort, Mexico’s new ban on phones in schools

Garment workers in Bangladesh have taken to the streets over the past week, demanding higher wages and forcing more than 600 factories to shut down nationwide.

First time for everything
Hard Numbers

First time for everything

Almgren, a former risk analyst and amateur soccer and track star who dedicated himself full time to distance running in 2025, had never run a marathon before Sunday.

Polish riot police officers stand in a defensive cordon along Avenue Szucha outside the Constitutional Tribunal building on October 31, 2026, in Warsaw, Poland. Security forces deployed early in the morning to secure the perimeter following overnight political developments regarding the leadership of the court.
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Tensions rise between Polish president and PM, UN withdraws from Western Sahara, China retaliates over soccer star’s Mao comment

Poland is engulfed in a constitutional crisis amid a standoff between Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President Karol Nawrocki over the country’s top court.

How far will Putin push NATO?
Ian Explains

How far will Putin push NATO?

Vladimir Putin is testing Europe's red lines with drone incursions, sabotage, and cyberattacks. Who will draw the line before conflict spreads further? Ian Bremmer explains.

US oil companies fill their coffers
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US oil companies fill their coffers

While the average American household has spent $1,100 more on gas and diesel since the start of the Iran war, oil companies have been profiting from higher fuel prices.

October 29, 2026, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany: European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde arrives for a press conference following a Governing Council meeting in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
What We're Watching

EU leaders' rush to find new ECB head, the debate over Daylight Saving Time, the $6 billion crypto heist

Christine Lagarde announced yesterday that she will step down as head of the European Central Bank (ECB) eight months earlier than planned.

Elderly people dance at a park in Beijing, China January 16, 2024.
Analysis

How to afford an aging world

Last week, the US’s fertility rate hit a record low: CDC data for 2025 showed that for every 1000 women aged 15 to 44, only 53 gave birth each year, down from 54 the previous year.

Afghanistan’s poppy problem
Hard Numbers

Afghanistan’s poppy problem

As Afghan farmers struggle with high operating costs and low crop prices, more are taking a risk by illegally growing poppy to feed their families.

October 28, 2026, Anchorage, Alaska, USA: The Alaska State offical sample ballot shows where there are 2 Daniel Sullivans running for Alaska's Senate seat. One is Daniel J, Sullivan (called decoy Dan) and the other is the incumbant Daniel S. Sullivan.
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Alaskan Senate race controversy shakes up midterms, Putin courts African leaders, Albania cracks down on youth protests

Alaska has launched a criminal probe into Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign after The Times revealed a plan to recruit people with the same name as her Republican opponent, incumbent Dan Sullivan.

Likud Party leader and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech to supporters at the Likud campaign headquarters following the release of exit polls and initial results of the general election in Jerusalem on October 28, 2026.
Analysis

The tough path ahead to power in Israel

About 77% of Israel’s eligible voters cast ballots, the highest in more than two decades, to decide whether to give Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition another term or hand power to a loosely organized opposition led by former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot.