California State Senator Aisha Wahab has jumped out to an early lead in the highly anticipated race to replace former Congressman Eric Swalwell in California's 14th Congressional District.

Gold prices held steady on Tuesday after falling to a four-month low in the previous session.

Belgium’s Prime Minister Bart De Wever clarified his controversial remarks about “normalizing ties with Russia,” stressing that any normalization is only possible after peace is achieved in Ukraine.

Belgium’s Prime Minister Bart De Wever warned that the European Union’s plan to use frozen Russian state assets to fund Ukraine could undermine efforts to reach a peace deal in the nearly four-year war.

Belgium has reached a major agreement on its 2026 budget following months of tense negotiations, Prime Minister Bart De Wever announced on Monday.