World Cup could transform MLS ambitions

Keisha Lance Bottoms has won election as governor, making her the first Black woman elected to a governor's office in U.S. history. The result is a landmark in American politics and a significant breakthrough for Black women in executive leadership.

A public inquiry into Australia’s AUKUS submarine deal found it is the country’s worst, riskiest, and most costly defence decision ever. The finding challenges the multibillion-dollar nuclear-powered submarine agreement with the UK and US. It matters because it raises serious doubts about the deal’s costs, strategic risks, and rationale amid major defence spending.

Democrats won a series of elections in areas long held by Republicans, wins BBC North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher describes as historic. The results point to shifting political momentum and could reshape the map of competitive races ahead.

US networks project Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff will win re-election in Georgia, retaining a seat his party had viewed as vulnerable. The result strengthens Democrats' position in the Senate and burnishes Ossoff's standing as a rising national figure.

Australia’s High Court ruled that Uber must pay about $81 million in payroll tax and treated its drivers as employees for tax purposes, rejecting Uber’s contractor model. The decision is a major test of gig-economy classification and could raise costs and legal risks for Uber and similar platforms in Australia.