PoliticsU.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on “The Story” over his October 7 statement blaming Israel for genocide and apartheid.
PoliticsU.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on “The Story” over his October 7 statement blaming Israel for genocide and apartheid.
PoliticsSingapore MP Shawn Loh proposed taxing the most expensive 1% of properties to address the widening wealth divide. He also suggested allowing asset-rich, cash-poor owners to defer payment until their properties are sold or otherwise realised.
PoliticsLondon-based historian Pan Dongkai told VOA that although US Secretary of State Marco Rubio did not specifically name the Chinese Communist Party in his speech in Greece, it was aimed at communism, using Western civilization rooted in Greece to counter what Pan called the “communist virus.”
Society6:46Fox News host Greg Gutfeld and the “Gutfeld!” panel discuss the political positions of new American Psychological Association president Candice Hargons.
Health1:57The World Health Organization is investigating reports that one worker died and another was infected after accidental plague exposure at a Siberian lab. Technician Darya Shipilova, 28, died last week; Russia has rejected reports linking her death to plague.
EconomySamsung reached a new profit record on a windfall from memory chips, while investors questioned whether its AI spending is sustainable.
WorldFour and a half years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, NATO’s top committee met in Kyiv with representatives of all 32 member states. Chair Giuseppe Cavo Dragone reaffirmed the alliance’s “unwavering” support for Ukraine. DW also asks analyst Michael Williams about the timing of the unprecedented visit and the possibility of Ukraine joining NATO.
Health10:50The unexplained death of a laboratory worker at a plague research institute in Siberia led Russian authorities to quarantine around 200 people amid concern she may have had pneumonic plague. ANU infectious diseases specialist Associate Professor Sanjaya Senanayake says the risk of a global pandemic is “very low”, noting plague is well understood and treatable with antibiotics.
SocietyProtesters gathered outside Spain’s parliament in Madrid to mourn Maricarmen Abascal, who died weeks after being evicted from the home where she had lived for more than seven decades. Her eviction sparked demonstrations nationwide and made her a symbol of wider disputes over soaring rents, evictions and access to housing.
WorldPeople across Israel held vigils to honor those killed in the terror attack. In New York City, anti-Israel groups rallied, while a post about the attacks by Mayor Zohran Mamdani drew criticism.
SocietySurveillance footage shows a silver sedan spinning across the Jennings County Courthouse lawn, knocking over a sign and carving deep tire marks. Deputies say the driver told officers she had one margarita before she was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.
WorldABC News’ Marcus Moore speaks with October 7 terror attack survivors Eliya Cohen and Ziv Abud, along with others, about how the attack and the fighting since could influence Israel’s upcoming elections.
HealthABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, about an outbreak described as the largest measles outbreak in more than 30 years.
PoliticsVoters in London’s Holborn and St Pancras will vote on Thursday in a by-election prompted by former Prime Minister Keir Starmer giving up his seat. It is Andy Burnham’s first electoral test nearly three months into his premiership, with Labour and the Green Party locked in a close two-party contest. The densely populated constituency has about 112,000 residents in 10.5 square kilometres and a median age of 32.
SocietyFox News host Sean Hannity revisits some of his most memorable interviews and moments from decades at the channel as it marks its 30th anniversary.
Politics1:15Donald Trump said Wednesday he wants to develop one of his Florida golf courses into a presidential retreat where successors could spend quiet weekends. He called it “sort of a Camp David” and said it already has many security features needed to host presidents and world leaders.
WorldMillions along the U.S. Gulf Coast prepare for a hurricane. The FBI thwarts a planned terror plot targeting the Mall of America, while the program also looks at what may happen next for Christa Pike after her botched execution.
Science1:53France’s Henri Kagan and Japan’s Kenso Soai have received the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, becoming its 201st and 202nd laureates. The Nobel Committee said they were honoured for discovering non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.
Science7:23Dr. Karl Deisseroth told NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz that he felt as if he were in a dream-like state when he learned that he and other scientists had won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their new brain research tool.
Health5:05The World Health Organization is seeking further answers from Russia about a plague death that occurred in a laboratory. NBC News' Dr. Akshay Syal reports on what is known about the illness and what the WHO wants Russia to clarify.
WorldMouin Rabbani, Jadaliyya co-editor and non-resident fellow at the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies, analyzes Axios’s report that Trump plans to relaunch strikes on Iran.
Health7:50The World Health Organization is seeking information from Russia after a researcher died at a plague laboratory in Siberia. Moscow says there is no epidemic risk and is easing precautions, while WHO officials say they still need key details about the death, testing and quarantined contacts.
Politics4:14Fox News host Sean Hannity discusses the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel and comments by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on his show.
WorldRetired Gen. Joseph Votel, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, discusses the latest attacks on Saudi Arabia by Iran-backed Houthis and the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz, among other topics.