On a recent warm Thursday evening, supporters drift into San Francisco’s United Irish Cultural Centre to hear Connie Chan, who is running for California’s 11th congressional district. Born in Hong Kong, Chan attended elementary school in Taiwan before immigrating to the United States at 13. Now a San Francisco supervisor, she hopes to succeed long-time Democratic powerhouse Nancy Pelosi, who announced her retirement and endorsed her. The 48-year-old politician would be the first Asian-American..
Can Connie Chan become San Francisco’s first Asian-American in Congress?
Nancy Pelosi’s chosen successor faces a tough challenge from Scott Wiener in a race testing Chinese-American loyalties and views on China
On a recent warm Thursday evening, supporters drift into San Francisco’s United Irish Cultural Centre to hear Connie Chan, who is running for California’s 11th congressional district.
The 48-year-old politician would be the first Asian-American to represent the city in Congress.
Russia’s flagship independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta announced on Friday it was closing, saying it had been “killed” by state pressure after years of repression targeting its journalists whose reporting was critical of the Kremlin and its Ukraine war. The closure of Novaya Gazeta – one of the last outlets to openly criticise Russia’s offensive – marks the latest outcome of Moscow’s campaign against dissenting voices, which intensified after the Kremlin sent troops into its neighbour in...
When a family of four moved into the famed escape artist’s former Harlem brownstone, they had no idea how much attention would come with the address.
A Caixa Econômica Federal sorteia, a partir das 21h desta sexta-feira (30), o concurso 3079 da Mega-Sena . É o quinto dia da Mega Semana , com cinco sorteios consecutivos ao longo desta semana. A estimativa é que o prêmio principal chegue a R$ 6 milhões. Leia mais (10/30/2026 - 17h58)
El Tribunal de Apelaciones del Noveno Circuito rechazó la petición del Gobierno de apartar votos en California por dudas sobre la ciudadanía de electores. La administración republicana enfrenta su segunda derrota en una semana en su disputa electoral, mientras el estado protege el derecho al voto.
BRUSSELS, October 30. /TASS/. The European Commission has approved a proposal to provide Ukraine with 45 billion euros in funding for 2027, the commission said in a statement. "Today, the European Commission took another step in the implementation of the 90-billion-euro Ukraine Support Loan <...>. The package adopted today includes a proposal for the Council…
En la séptima ronda de votación sumó nueve apoyos, cuatro rechazos y dos “no opinión”. Los votos de los cinco miembros del Consejo de Seguridad no se distinguieron con papeletas de diferente color.