The US could launch strikes on Iran as soon as Wednesday, November 4 - the day after the US midterm elections - according to sources who spoke to MS Now. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says no decision has been made.
ConflictsUkrainians evacuated from the war-torn, Russian-occupied city of Oleshky have arrived in Ukraine after being evacuated via Belarus, according to AFP.
ConflictsNorway is responding to US President Donald Trump’s statement that the country is a “shithole country” by promoting public toilets on social media.
World politicsTech billionaires are the robber barons of our time. Cynthia Nixon doesn’t mince words when asked about the similarities between today’s America and the society depicted in the TV series “The Gilded Age.”
TV & filmThe U.S. Department of Justice is seeking a court order to set aside some ballots in Alaska to investigate possible voter confusion, while a criminal investigation has been launched in the state into a Senate candidate with the same name as incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan.
World politicsEU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas accuses Russia's foreign minister of lying during Friday's G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta, USA.
World politicsFlávio Bolsonaro, who lost Brazil’s presidential election, claims he left his homeland for the United States because he was being persecuted.
World politicsThe investigation into voter fraud in Alaska is expanding. Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation, and the FBI is working to “ensure that all votes go to the people they are intended for.”
World politicsThe US government has approved the sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine.
World politicsThe G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Atlanta apparently will not be commemorated with a group photo. European countries are refusing to be photographed alongside Russia’s Sergei Lavrov.
World politicsPope Leo XIV has voted in the US midterm elections, becoming the first sitting pope to vote in a political election.
World politicsThe tech-heavy Nasdaq fell sharply in Friday trading, with several AI companies dropping by double digits. The broader stock market also fell heavily.
TechnologyA month ago, she survived an execution attempt. Now, convicted murderer Christa Pike describes a life marked by constant pain. “Not a moment has passed since that night that I haven’t felt pain,” she says in her first statement.
WorldRussia's participation in the World Ice Hockey Championship is one of several signs that the country is becoming less isolated over its war in Ukraine, according to analyst Jakob Hedenskog. Russia sees it as a sign that the world is no longer reacting, he says.
Ice hockeyA delegation from Qatar, which is mediating, is now in Iran’s capital, Tehran, for talks, according to Iranian state media.
ConflictsScottish police are investigating trips Jeffrey Epstein made to Balmoral Castle with then-Prince Andrew in 1999. British media report that the investigation concerns suspected sex trafficking linked to the trips.
WorldHe has a name that carries expectations, and the hopes of a motor-mad nation rest on his shoulders. This weekend, the super-talented Kimi Antonelli could become the youngest Formula 1 champion in history. Winning the title would be just the beginning, says the Italian.
SportsUS President Donald Trump canceled several campaign rallies ahead of the midterm elections but has reportedly changed his mind. A reporter who asked whether health concerns were behind the cancellations was berated in a clip that has gone viral. “I’m fine. You’re disgusting, get in shape, you look fucking awful,” Trump says.
World politicsSeveral stock market indexes in Asia are taking a beating amid the tech sell-off in the US and look set to end the week significantly lower.
TechnologyRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has arrived in the United States for the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting, the state-run Russian news agency Tass reports.
World politicsTwo helicopters collided and crashed in Oregon, USA. All three people aboard the helicopters died, according to local authorities.
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