
Donald Trump proposes paying $90 to the 20 million seniors enrolled in the Medicare program, while former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov says Vladimir Putin does not want to admit the mistake of invading Ukraine, in a context of low Republican popularity before the midterm elections.
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As the November midterm elections approach, the Republican Party holds a narrow majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, but its popularity rating is low.
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Donald Trump proposes to pay $90 to 20 million seniors enrolled in the Medicare health insurance program
As the November midterm elections approach, the Republican Party holds a narrow majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, but its popularity rating is low.
Vladimir Putin does not want to admit the “mistake” he made by invading Ukraine, according to one of his ex-prime ministers
Prime Minister from 2000 to 2004, Mikhail Kasyanov, a supporter when he was in office of Russia's rapprochement with the West, became after his dismissal by Vladimir Putin one of the Kremlin's most virulent critics.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Republicans will use popular economic proposals like Trump's to improve their ratings ahead of the midterm elections.
Likely · Within weeks
Vladimir Putin will continue to deny any responsibility for the strategic error of the invasion of Ukraine.
Very likely · Within months
Three foreign nationals (Egyptian, Algerian, Sudanese) were killed and 36 people injured during attacks on Riyadh and Abha airports in Saudi Arabia, claimed by the pro-Iranian Houthis engaged in Yemen.
Russian strikes left at least 26 dead and 55 injured in Ukraine this Wednesday, October 7, 2026, including 19 in a destroyed building in Pryluky. Zelensky denounced the attack as one of the most despicable, while Peskov criticized the militarization of the EU and Brussels sanctioned 1,600 entities linked to Russia. Ukraine opposes limits on its agricultural exports as part of its EU membership.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States does not believe the death of a plague lab worker at a research institute in Russia was linked to a biological weapon, adding that Russian authorities say the situation is under control.

US forces in Okinawa are subject to a 48-hour alcohol ban and a 30-day curfew after the murder of a 39-year-old woman, a crime in which a marine is suspected, reigniting local tensions.

The former head of German foreign intelligence (BND), August Hanning, and his former chief of staff Manfred D. have been placed in pre-trial detention on suspicion of espionage and treason.

Christa Pike is on life support after her failed execution in Tennessee. Meanwhile, in Canada, the Parti Québécois won the provincial elections with the promise of a new referendum on independence.