Alternative for Germany won 43.8% in Saxony-Anhalt, more than doubling its 2021 result, but ended three seats short of a majority. The outcome leaves mainstream parties struggling to form a government while maintaining their refusal to cooperate with AfD.
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Jamaica will petition King Charles III to refer legal questions about slavery and reparations to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Culture Minister Olivia Grange said the answers will determine the country’s next steps.
Amy Acton, Ohio’s Democratic nominee for governor, was not injured after her campaign said an armed person lunged at her during a visit to the Canfield Fair. Several people were hurt, and officials from both parties condemned the incident.
A Boeing 767-300 cargo plane operating for Amazon overran a runway at Miami International Airport, hit several vehicles and caught fire Sunday afternoon. Officials closed all runways and taxiways and said multiple patients were involved.
The Trump administration made its third appeal to the Supreme Court to allow new mail-in voting restrictions before the November midterms. A federal judge has blocked the Postal Service from enforcing the order, saying it is likely unconstitutional and could disenfranchise voters.
Hawaii declared a state of emergency as Hurricane Lowell approached, with heavy rain, dangerous surf and tropical-storm-force winds possible despite an expected offshore track. The storm comes amid unusually active Pacific hurricane activity and a strengthening El Niño.
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv after meeting Vladimir Putin in Moscow for talks on a U.S. proposal to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Ukraine and Russia agreed to a limited pause in strikes on each other’s capitals during the envoys’ visit.
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected in Kyiv after closed-door talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow. U.S. officials said the envoys discussed next steps in a renewed effort to end the war in Ukraine.