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Trump's midterm rout adds to the populist right's losses. France’s Le Pen could still win

Trump's midterm rout adds to the populist right's losses. France’s Le Pen could still win

From Hungary to Brazil, voters have ousted nationalist leaders or blocked far-right challengers

Trump's midterm drubbing adds to the populist right's losses. France’s Le Pen could still win

Trump's midterm drubbing adds to the populist right's losses. France’s Le Pen could still win

From Hungary to Brazil, voters have ousted nationalist leaders or blocked far-right challengers

Jaime Estrada and Son Await Extradition to U.S., Face Potential Incarceration at MDC Brooklyn or Rikers Island

Jaime Estrada and Son Await Extradition to U.S., Face Potential Incarceration at MDC Brooklyn or Rikers Island

Jaime Estrada Bonilla and his son, Jaime Estrada Medranda, are currently detained in Panama, awaiting extradition to the United States. They are sought by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York on charges related to international drug trafficking. The formal accusation, S1 26 Cr. 14, alleges their involvement in a scheme to transport drug shipments from Ecuador to the U.S., reportedly using commercial seafood exports as a front. Both individuals face three federal charges: conspiracy to import cocaine, possession of machine guns and destructive devices linked to drug operations, and conspiracy to purchase and possess high-caliber weaponry. Upon their arrival in New York, they are expected to be held at either the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC Brooklyn) or the Rikers Island correctional complex, both prominent detention facilities serving the jurisdiction.

After Trump's midterm rout, Europe sees cracks in populist right. It may not stop France’s Le Pen

After Trump's midterm rout, Europe sees cracks in populist right. It may not stop France’s Le Pen

From Hungary to Brazil, voters have ousted nationalist leaders or blocked far-right challengers

Zelenskiy hopes US election outcome will generate more help for Ukraine

Zelenskiy hopes US election outcome will generate more help for Ukraine

Nov 4 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in an interview on Wednesday, said he hoped gains by Democrats in the US midterm elections would generate more help for Ukraine in its 4-1/2-year-long war with Russia.

Wall Street stocks rally after heavy AI-related selloff

Wall Street stocks rally after heavy AI-related selloff

By Chibuike Oguh and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street equities mostly rallied on Friday, reversing course after trillions of dollars of world stock market value were wiped out over fears that Democratic election victories this week would bring tighter US regulations for the

Democrats flex congressional majorities as Trump accepts electoral losses

Democrats flex congressional majorities as Trump accepts electoral losses

By Gram Slattery, David Morgan and Jason Lange WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Democrats vowed on Wednesday to use their resounding midterm victory to rein in President Donald Trump, setting up two years of possible deadlock in Washington, as Trump spent his first post-election appearance showing off

AI stocks fall, oil bounces back after 'blue wave' drop

AI stocks fall, oil bounces back after 'blue wave' drop

By Amanda Cooper LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Chip stocks fell on Thursday, under pressure from concern about the possible restraint on the AI buildout from a Democrat-controlled US Congress, while oil bounced, as investors weighed up how soon the Iran war could realistically end.

Pope ‘proud to be an American’ after US elections, and credits God and doctors with cancer rebound

Pope ‘proud to be an American’ after US elections, and credits God and doctors with cancer rebound

Pope Leo XIV says that he was “proud to be an American and to exercise the right” to vote in U.S. midterm elections that gave control of Congress to the Democrats in a repudiation of U.S. President Donald Trump and his policies

US says Mexican judge arrested in Colombia over $2 million bribe to free accused Canadian drug trafficker

US says Mexican judge arrested in Colombia over $2 million bribe to free accused Canadian drug trafficker

MEXICO CITY, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The US Justice Department said on Thursday that a Mexican judge was arrested on charges of taking a $2 million bribe to free alleged Canadian drug trafficker Andrew Clark, second-in-command to Canadian former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, who is charged in a US

DOJ Offers $50 Million Reward for Information on Tren de Aragua Leaders Following Homeland Security Task Force Investigation

DOJ Offers $50 Million Reward for Information on Tren de Aragua Leaders Following Homeland Security Task Force Investigation

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced reward offers totaling up to $50 million for information leading to the arrests and/or convictions of three leaders of the foreign terrorist organization Tren de Aragua (TdA): Yohan José Romero, Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano, and Juan Gabriel Rivas Núñez. These individuals were previously charged in the Southern District of Texas with conspiring to provide and providing material support to TdA, with Mosquera Serrano also facing charges for cocaine distribution. Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that since President Trump returned to office, over 350 TdA members and associates have been charged. The rewards are offered under the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program, and the investigation is a collaborative effort involving the FBI, DEA, and other law enforcement agencies as part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative.

Brent crude jumps, settles up over $3 after tanker attacks

Brent crude jumps, settles up over $3 after tanker attacks

By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Brent crude futures settled over $3 a barrel higher on Thursday as new attacks on tankers fed worries about oil supplies while investors reassessed the outlook for the US-Israeli war with Iran. Brent finished up $3.67, or 3.88% at $98.29 a barrel.