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California GOP Faces Near-Extinction After 2026 Midterms; Calls for New Vision

California Republicans have suffered historic losses in the 2026 midterm elections, reducing their congressional delegation to just four seats. With one-party Democratic rule firmly entrenched and state spending soaring, party officials warn that without a new ideological framework centered on economic freedom, the GOP may cease to exist as a viable political force in the Golden State.

高市政権支持率の謎と武部農相疑惑：今週の政治ニュース

週刊文春電子版は11月8日～14日の政界スクープを配信した。高市早苗首相の支持率が下げ止まっている理由や、武部新農水相をめぐる献金疑惑、石破茂前首相による政権批判などが焦点となっている。

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Somalia parliament endorses new PM

Somalia's parliament on Saturday unanimously endorsed Hamza Abdi Barre as new prime minister, paving the way for the creation of a new government for the troubled Horn of Africa nation.

Morocco activists seek probe after 18 migrants die in surge to enter Spain

Moroccan rights activists on Saturday demanded an investigation into the deaths of at least 18 African migrants who were among hundreds that tried a mass crossing into the Spanish enclave of Melilla.

EU top diplomat visits Iran in bid to revive nuclear talks

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell met Iran's top diplomat on Saturday after arriving in Tehran for talks on efforts to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

German activists up their game to keep climate centre stage

With climate change pushed down the news agenda as Germany tackles an energy crisis and the war in Ukraine, environmental activists are resorting to increasingly eye-catching stunts to get their message across.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping to attend Hong Kong handover celebration

Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend events to celebrate 25 years since Hong Kong's handover to China, state media reported Saturday, with the Communist Party looking to showcase its control over the city after crushing a democracy movement.

'Deepest shipwreck': US WWII ship found off Philippines

A US navy destroyer sunk during World War II has been found nearly 7,000 metres (23,000 feet) below sea level off the Philippines, making it the world's deepest shipwreck ever located, an American exploration team said.

Ecuador's leader warns of coup over Indigenous protests

Violent clashes between Indigenous protesters and police broke out for a second straight day in Ecuador's capital on Friday, as the country's president accused demonstrators of attempting a coup.

Ukraine farm animals burned alive in Russian bombing

At a farm in northern Ukraine, a spooked-looking heifer has been limping since one of her hind legs was shredded by shrapnel in a Russian attack that has been mirrored on farms across the country since the war began.

Fresh violence in Ecuador's capital as Indigenous protests continue

Violent clashes between Indigenous protesters and police continued for a second straight day in Ecuador's capital Friday, after the country's president accused demonstrators of seeking to overthrow him.

Fresh violence in Ecuador's capital as Indigenous protesters continue

Chinese leader Xi Jinping to attend Hong Kong celebration: Xinhua

Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend a ceremony in Hong Kong celebrating 25 years of the city's handover to China, state media Xinhua News Agency reported on Saturday.

Ecuador president accuses Indigenous protesters of seeking coup

Ecuadoran President Guillermo Lasso said Friday that Indigenous people staging sometimes violent protests for the past 12 days are trying to overthrow him.

Macron's tense, last-gasp Putin call on eve of Ukraine invasion

"Vladimir, firstly one thing!" says President Emmanuel Macron as he seeks to make a point to his Russian counterpart. "Listen Emmanuel," interjects the Russian leader.

Stocks and oil rally as rate-hike worries ebb

Global stock markets and oil prices jumped higher on Friday following recent heavy losses as the weakening economic outlook moderates expectations about central bank monetary tightening.

Cuba jails two dissident artists for nine, five years

A Cuban court has sentenced two artists critical of the communist state to nine and five years in prison, officials said Friday, the latest in a string of heavy penalties doled out to government dissenters.

Government, protesters no closer on Day 12 of fuel price revolt

Ecuador's government and Indigenous protesters accused each other of intransigence Friday as thousands gathered for a 12th day of a fuel price revolt that has claimed six lives and injured dozens.

French PM reveals trauma over suicide of Holocaust survivor father

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, under fire for a wooden performance in election campaigning, has sought to reveal a more human side in a series of interviews, notably over her family history.

US Supreme Court strikes down right to abortion

The US Supreme Court on Friday ended the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shreds half a century of constitutional protections on one of America's most divisive issues.

Afghan held in Guantanamo prison freed

One of the last Afghan detainees held inside the Guantanamo Bay US detention centre in Cuba has been freed after 15 years following negotiations with Washington, authorities said on Friday.

Relief, crushing grief: Woman denied Malta abortion treated in Spain

A pregnant American woman who suffered heavy bleeding while on holiday on Malta but was denied an abortion has flown to Spain where she is "out of harm's way", her partner said Friday.

US Congress acts on gun violence after setback for activists

US lawmakers were expected to break a decades-long stalemate with the passage of a limited package on firearms safety Friday, in a watershed week for gun control after the Supreme Court bolstered the right to carry weapons in public.

Global trade unions urge UK to resolve rail strike row

International transport trade unions on Friday urged London to negotiate a swift end to Britain's biggest rail strike in over 30 years, on the eve of the latest walkout.

US Supreme Court ends constitutional right to abortion

The US Supreme Court on Friday ended the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shreds half a century of constitutional protections on one of the most divisive and bitterly fought issues in American political life.

Prince Charles says Commonwealth nations free to chart own course

Prince Charles told Commonwealth leaders Friday that the choice to become a republic or abandon the queen as head of state was theirs alone, and expressed "personal sorrow" at Britain's legacy of slavery.

Ukraine forces to retreat from battleground city

Ukrainian forces will retreat from Severodonetsk after weeks of fierce fighting over the key city, a senior Ukrainian official said Friday, in a major boost to Russia's goal of seizing a swathe of eastern Ukraine.

Johnson in crisis after Tories crushed in UK parliamentary votes

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Friday refused to bow to renewed demands to quit, after his Conservatives suffered two crushing defeats in Westminster elections and a staunch ally resigned.

How credible are Ukraine's battlefield statistics?

While the outcome of the conflict sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine remains unclear, there is no doubt that Kyiv has already emerged as the undisputed victor in the information war.

Ousted Myanmar leader Suu Kyi's solitary confinement: what we know

One of the Myanmar military's first moves during its coup last year was to place Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's de facto civilian leader and a democracy figurehead who has spent decades battling military rule, under house arrest.

EU top diplomat bids to 'reverse tensions' on surprise Iran visit

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell is set to travel to Tehran on Friday for a surprise visit that could breathe new life into stalled talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

Markets rise as recession talk tempers rate hike expectations

Stocks rose in Asia on Friday following another rally on Wall Street as investors try to process central bank moves to fight soaring inflation and the growing possibility that those measures will induce a recession.

Ukraine forces to retreat from battleground city: governor

Ukrainian forces will retreat from Severodonetsk in the face of a brutal Russian offensive that is reducing the battleground city to rubble, a senior Ukrainian official said Friday.

In Ukraine, war raises spectre of devastating Stalin-era famine

For Maria Goncharova, a 93-year-old survivor of the devastating famine that hit Ukraine in the 1930s, Russia's invasion has awoken fears that the nightmare of starvation could happen again.

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