Democrat Cindy Holscher narrowly defeats Trump-endorsed Republican Ty Masterson in Kansas, keeping the governor’s office in her party’s hands. The race was called after days of ballot counting and local recounts.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth awarded a Joint Service Commendation Medal to Specialist Thomas Iglesias, who called for silence after members of Hegseth’s group were heard laughing and talking near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Zelenskyy says renewed Starshield speed restrictions are hindering Ukraine’s drone defenses as U.S. envoys meet Putin in Moscow. Earlier talks in Abu Dhabi produced a prisoner-exchange agreement but no major peace breakthrough.
US envoys have arrived in Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin after negotiations in Abu Dhabi ended without a breakthrough. They are scheduled to meet Volodymyr Zelensky in Dublin on Friday.
Pope Leo XIV called Peru his homeland as he arrived in Lima to a welcome the Vatican estimated at three million people. The visit concludes a South American tour that began weeks after his lung cancer surgery.
An Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital killed at least five people, a Gaza civil defence official told the BBC; Al Jazeera reported six deaths. Heavy rain has also flooded tents in Gaza, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office.
Nvidia is investigating CEO Jensen Huang’s relationship with a former Megaspeed executive accused of ties to Chinese intelligence. The company says it has no reason to believe national security or its secrets were compromised.
A sentinel at Arlington National Cemetery called for silence after laughter was heard near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his group left a Veterans Day ceremony. The Pentagon said the guard acted correctly.