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Decisions made by governments and major institutions can shape international relations, travel and economic conditions. This topic brings together those developments and their consequences for people across the region.

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2026 midterm election voter guides: Find local resources in your community

  • NPR has gathered local voter guides by state ahead of the 3 November midterms.
  • The resources cover local races and ballot measures as well as national contests.
  • Voters should confirm polling details with their election office.

With the US midterm elections approaching on 3 November 2026, NPR has assembled a state-by-state directory of voter guides and local election reporting from its member stations. The collection is designed to help voters look beyond the prominent congressional contests to races and ballot measures in their own…

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Poll: Americans don’t trust polls

  • Only a quarter said political polls correctly estimate votes.
  • Scepticism appeared among supporters of both major parties.
  • Polls measure opinion at a point in time, while turnout is harder to predict.

A survey conducted for Politico by PF Global found that only 25% of Americans thought political polls correctly estimate votes. Published on 30 October, days before the 2026 midterm elections, the findings showed scepticism across party lines: about two in five Americans said polls tended to underestimate one…

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Former Movistar Plus Content Chief Domingo Corral On His HBO Deal & Why Quality TV Can Be Commercial

  • Corral has signed a production deal with HBO Max.
  • His first project concerns El Nani’s disappearance in 1980s Spain.
  • He argues quality television can also reach mainstream audiences.

Former Movistar Plus content chief Domingo Corral has a production deal with HBO Max to develop scripted television and film. He says the partnership gives him a chance to make premium-quality work for broad audiences, reflecting an approach he pursued at Movistar. Corral led original production at Movistar…

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The Iran War’s Impact on Oil Is Hitting Key Senate Races Hard

  • Energy price rises are shaping close US election races.
  • Texas diesel is up more than 80 per cent year on year.
  • Maine households face sharply higher heating oil costs.

Damage to Middle Eastern energy facilities and uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz have kept oil prices high, adding to household costs and making the Iran war a political issue ahead of US midterm elections. Democrats are highlighting the effects on fuel, home heating and farming in competitive…

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Garth Brooks cancels Kansas City show, saying bots made up most of a 90,000-plus ticket queue

  • Brooks cancelled the Kansas City matinee after bots swamped its ticket sale.
  • More than 90,000 people were in the queue, mostly bots.
  • Evening shows remain scheduled and matinee buyers will be refunded.

Garth Brooks has cancelled a Kansas City matinee after a ticket queue of more than 90,000 was found to consist mostly of bots, according to a statement on his website. The bots reportedly held tickets across the floor and lower bowl, restricting fans’ access; Brooks said the sale…

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Strange, catastrophic landslides are kicking off across the far north

  • Scientists describe a newly recognised type of permafrost landslide.
  • Two slides in Canada moved 30 million cubic yards of earth.
  • A 1995 wildfire may have helped set the ground failure in motion.

Researchers have identified two large permafrost detachment slides in Canada’s Northwest Territories, a newly described form of land collapse linked to thawing frozen ground. The events show how wildfire and Arctic warming can trigger abrupt, far-reaching changes to the landscape. The slides occurred along the Johnson and Redstone…

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Gosport pub denies poppy ban after veterans refused entry

  • Veterans were turned away from a Gosport pub over poppies.
  • Demonstrators later placed poppy stickers on the pub.
  • The incident occurred during two peaceful local demonstrations.

Several men, including military veterans, were refused entry to The Star, a Wetherspoon pub in Gosport, after security asked them to remove their poppies. The incident prompted two demonstrators to place poppy stickers on the pub’s sign and shopfront, and has renewed debate over whether the remembrance symbol…

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Kali Malone’s new album pairs Leipzig’s Bach organ with cello and guitar

  • Malone takes a shorter, more emotionally direct approach to drone.
  • The 40-minute album features organ, cello and bowed guitar.
  • “Map the Path” is described as strikingly direct.

Kali Malone’s *Burning Song* marks a more compact and emotionally direct turn for the US drone composer, whose reputation rests on much longer pieces. Recorded with Lucy Railton on cello and Stephen O’Malley on bowed acoustic guitar, the album uses the Bach organ at Leipzig’s Thomaskirche, where Bach…

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How Kenyans got caught in $130m US ghost student scam

  • Kenyan man indicted in a US student aid fraud case.
  • The alleged scheme used stolen identities to enrol fake students.
  • 830,840 suspect IDs were linked to nearly $130m in aid.

A Kenyan man, Francis Mogambi, has been indicted in the US over an alleged scheme to steal Americans’ identities and use them to enrol fictitious students at colleges to claim federal student aid. His case is part of a wider investigation into suspected fraud that has put public…

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