POLITICSHichilema wins second term as president of copper-rich ZambiaHichilema wins Zambia’s election with 60% after attacks on election officials briefly halted the vote count.Al Jazeera·1w ago
POLITICSA California County Eyes a New Hire: Tina Peters, the Election DenierThe top elections official in Shasta County offered a job to Ms. Peters, a Trump supporter who was convicted of tampering with voting machines in Colorado.NY Times·1w ago
POLITICSTrump says talking to North Korea’s Kim makes the south saferUS President Donald Trump has revealed North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has responded ‘very positively’Al Jazeera·1w ago
POLITICSMore U.S. Parents Opting Children Out of Vaccine Requirements, C.D.C. ReportsNew data on exemptions from state vaccine mandates for schoolchildren come a week after President Trump signed an executive order calling to scale back childhood shots.NY Times·1w ago
POLITICSLakers governor Jeanie Buss says siblings cannot sell family’s stake to Bob Iger, Joshua KushnerJeanie Buss's lawyer says she has not agreed to sell the team and that any vote suggesting the Buss family is selling "would be and is void."CNBC·1w ago
POLITICSFacing Quagmire in Iran, Trump Turns to a Familiar Face: North Korea’s Kim Jong-unSeven years ago, President Trump failed to disarm North Korea and walked away. Could the same thing happen with Iran?NY Times·1w ago
POLITICSMary Peltola Shakes Up Campaign Staff Days Before Alaska’s Senate PrimaryMs. Peltola, the Democratic Senate candidate, fired a longtime senior aide and named a new campaign manager.NY Times·1w ago
POLITICSFifa official sacked after Infantino plan criticismSenior Fifa figure Kevin Lamour is sacked by football's world governing body three weeks after criticising its president Gianni Infantino.BBC News·1w ago
POLITICSAs Iran Truce Expires and Options Shrivel, Trump Lashes OutPresident Trump took aim at Oman, a U.S. ally that has been mediating the talks, as efforts to end a war he started have faltered.NY Times·1w ago
POLITICSDemocratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez being investigated over sexual misconduct allegationsThe California Democrat has admitted to "personal mistakes" outside his marriage but also says his actions were consensual in nature and did not violate House ethics rules.NPR·1w ago
POLITICSTrump’s move to gut South Korea alliance is ‘inane, haphazard decision’, lawmakers say<p>US president’s abrupt order to scale back joint exercises with Seoul is meant to ‘flatter’ North Korea’s dictator, top Democrat says</p><p>Donald Trump’s move to gut Washington’s 73-year-old military alliance with Seoul has been called “inane” and “shortsighted” as lawmakers warned it risked streThe Guardian·1w ago
POLITICSEbola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo now deadliest in country’s history<p>At least 2,325 people have died from the virus, according to official data, with outbreak on track to be biggest in history</p><p>The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is now the deadliest in the country’s history, with at least 2,325 people dead, according to government dataThe Guardian·1w ago
