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James Talarico becomes first Democrat to win Texas Senate seat since 1988 -- "This wasn't just a tsunami, not just a referendum, but this was a bloodbath," one expert told the BBC on Democrats' historic wins in Texas.

BBC News - 11 hours ago

South Africans vote in local elections that could continue decline of ANC

ABC News - 11 hours ago

Seven 'bomb threats' issued as chaos erupts on planes travelling from UK and Europe

Daily Express - 11 hours ago

Talarico wins Senate race, ending decades of Republican dominance in Texas

Aljazeera - 11 hours ago

President Donald Trump reacts to US Midterm Election 2026 results

International The News - 11 hours ago

VOA is joining projections that Democrats have won the Senate majority - VOA is joining projections that Democrats have won the Senate majority. They have flipped six Republican seats, in Tuesday's midterm elections, some of them deep in traditionally Republican held territory including Texas and South Carolina.

Voice of America - 11 hours ago

On Dia de Muertos, Mexicans honor their deceased loved ones with decorated graves and colorful parades.

Deutsche Welle - 11 hours ago

Horse trainer who committed blood doping, placed bets banned for 20 years

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 11 hours ago

Voters deliver rebuke to Trump by handing Democrats control of the Senate

Manila Times - 11 hours ago

A Scottish town bought a marble bust for £5; after it was forgotten and used as a shed doorstop, experts valued it at up to £2.5 million

Times of India - 11 hours ago

Democrats capture governorships in Texas and other GOP-controlled states in rebuke to Republicans

Lancaster Online - 11 hours ago

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer issues statement on US Midterm 2026 Elections win

International The News - 11 hours ago

South Africans vote in local elections that could continue the decline of the once-mighty ANC

Toronto Star - 11 hours ago

EU urges action as Germany, Romania and UK report supermarket cyberattacks

Aljazeera - 11 hours ago

Police Say Alleged One Nation Baseball Attack 'Not Politically Motivated'

Epoch Times - 11 hours ago

Four Nordic nations refuse to play hockey with Russia

Russia Today - 11 hours ago

Trump vows to end annual military aid to Israel: Report

Mehr News Agency - 11 hours ago

Let your oven do the heavy lifting with this one-pan chicken dinner

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 12 hours ago

Ardbeg buried two whisky casks under Islay peat for 34 months; just 456 bottles were released, and one later sold at auction for £1,350

Times of India - 12 hours ago

All the money said the Republicans and Trump would win. They blew it

Sydney Morning Herald - 12 hours ago

North Korea fires missiles hours after rejecting US accusations over Binance hack

Times of India - 12 hours ago

Democrats take Senate majority

Mehr News Agency - 12 hours ago

Former NRL player charged with manufacturing illegal peptides

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 12 hours ago

Honolulu City Council presses Air Force to return Oahu acreage to Hawaii

Stars and Stripes - 12 hours ago

After a century of of Republican rule, Adam Hamilton wins first Democrat Senate seat in Kansas

International The News - 12 hours ago

Lame Duck Trump? After Midterm Drubbing Comes a President Unleashed

Newsweek - 12 hours ago

Hour-by-hour guide to the 2026 US midterm elections

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 12 hours ago

Trump says will accept results of US midterm election, NYT reports

Channel NewsAsia - 12 hours ago

Queensland, NT governments block UN youth detention visits

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 12 hours ago

North Korea fires multiple missiles in fourth weapons launch in a month, Seoul says

NBC News - 12 hours ago

Democrats retake House of Representatives: US Midterm Election 2026

International The News - 12 hours ago

US election results: Amy Acton defeats Donald Trump-backed Vivek Ramaswamy to become Ohio's first woman governor

Times of India - 12 hours ago

Asian shares fall on selling of tech shares as markets watch for results of US midterm elections

Bay to Bay News - 12 hours ago

In Beijing, Mbappé's face still spruiks drinks amid broadcast blackout

Sydney Morning Herald - 12 hours ago

Annie Andrews ends Democrats 28-year Senate losing streak with historic win in South Carolina

International The News - 12 hours ago

5 Reasons Why the Reserve Bank Raised Interest Rates for the 5th Time This Year

Epoch Times - 13 hours ago

Staggs says he means no harm by refusing to sing Australian anthem

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 13 hours ago

Iran does not seek nuclear weapons: Diplomat

Mehr News Agency - 13 hours ago

Supreme Court considers whether a state's preschool funding rules are discriminatory

Los Angeles Times - 13 hours ago

North Korea signals little appetite for renewed US dialogue

Channel NewsAsia - 13 hours ago

The politics of resentment have turned on the master of the form

The Globe and Mail - 13 hours ago

Hakeem Jeffries poised to become first Black House speaker after election victory

International The News - 13 hours ago

Fake jobs and malicious code used by hackers in largest crypto-heist

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 13 hours ago

'They don't need it': Trump signals early end to $5.4 billion Israel military aid deal

SBS - 13 hours ago

Indonesia detains police generals suspected of wire-tapping president's phones

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 14 hours ago

A GLP-1 weight loss pill has been approved in Australia. Here's what we know

SBS - 14 hours ago

Keisha Lance Bottoms wins Georgia race, becomes first Black woman elected governor of US state

Channel NewsAsia - 14 hours ago

Flights across Europe searched and diverted after hoax bomb threats

Lancaster Online - 14 hours ago

'Time is up for gig behemoths': Uber to pay $81m in payroll tax

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 14 hours ago

Aber Kawas becomes first Palestinian American elected to New York State Legislature

Middle East Eye - 14 hours ago

Roy Cooper makes history as Democrats win North Carolina Senate seat after 10 years

International The News - 14 hours ago

Russian bombing of Ukrainian aid center is one of the war's 'deadliest attacks,' Zelensky says

Apple Valley News Now - 14 hours ago

Spain's transport minister steps down 6 days after fatal high-speed rail crash

NBC News - 14 hours ago

'Cannot remain in office': Spain transport minister quits six days after train disaster kills 69

Times of India - 14 hours ago

Flights across Europe searched and diverted after hoax bomb threats

New York Daily News - 14 hours ago

Chris Pappas wins historic Senate victory in New Hampshire midterm elections

International The News - 14 hours ago

Teenage girl allegedly busted with documents glorifying mass school casualties

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 14 hours ago

Carney Says Some of Canada's Red Lines in US Trade Talks Resolved, but Issues Remain

Epoch Times - 14 hours ago

Canada joins coalition refusing to play ice hockey against Russia over Ukraine war

Guardian UK - 14 hours ago

2026 election results: California's key U.S. House races

Los Angeles Times - 15 hours ago

Brazil's Senate approves Lula's main bet to tackle criminal gangs

Lancaster Online - 15 hours ago

Scientists 'blown away' seeing bleached corals fully recover

CBC News - 15 hours ago

China's New Party Discipline Rules Raise Questions About Xi's Grip on Power: Analysts

Epoch Times - 15 hours ago

North Korea launches unidentified projectile toward the sea, South Korea says

Bay to Bay News - 15 hours ago

Cortisol being 'wrongly blamed' for health issues, experts say

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 15 hours ago

Ukraine's Zelenskyy on defying US in attacking Russian oil: 'Our response must be painful'

Fox News - 15 hours ago

I'm sickened by the attacks on the young woman pilot killed in Florida. She never gave up

Sydney Morning Herald - 15 hours ago

Jon Ossoff defeats Mike Collins in major Georgia Senate victory for Democrats

International The News - 15 hours ago

Huge firm cutting more than 1,200 staff as bosses blame AI for 'hardest year yet' -- Canva, a free to use online design tool, shot to prominence across offices in the 2010s - but is...

Daily Express - 15 hours ago

US midterm elections 2026: Live results

The Straits Times - 15 hours ago

Brazil's Senate approves Lula's main bet to tackle criminal gangs

Toronto Star - 15 hours ago

Bomb threats disrupt flights across Europe, no explosive devices found

Aljazeera - 15 hours ago

A Northern Ireland man claimed to have three different cancers to receive GoFundMe donations; he spent the £3,280 on a dog and Liverpool football matches

Times of India - 15 hours ago

Day in Photos: Protest in Czechia, US Midterm Elections, and the Foliage Train

Epoch Times - 15 hours ago

Indonesia detains 3 police generals suspected of wiretapping President Prabowo

Lancaster Online - 15 hours ago

US to cut nearly $4 billion in Israel military aid, Trump says

Deutsche Welle - 16 hours ago

Trump brushes off criticism over Washington makeover, promises more projects in 2027

International The News - 16 hours ago

Alice Springs beams with pride after local Ethan Brown's win at Melbourne Cup

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 16 hours ago

The night-sky image so incredible the NZ man behind it has been accused of using AI

Guardian UK - 16 hours ago

Greenland parliament ratifies security deal reached with Trump

Channel NewsAsia - 16 hours ago

It's not just Congress: What else have Americans voted on in the midterms?

SBS - 16 hours ago

After years of inflation pain, the political script is tired and needs a reset

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 16 hours ago

Ukraine faces massive drone and missile strikes on power plants and civilian infrastructure

Fox News - 16 hours ago

'A shameful chapter of history': King Charles withholds apology for slavery in the Caribbean

SBS - 16 hours ago

European supermarket fridges got hacked. Again. Here's what to know

Independent UK - 16 hours ago

Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong awaits sentencing. Here's what to know about his case

Bay to Bay News - 16 hours ago

Putin could end this war tomorrow if he wanted: British Amabassador

Fox News - 17 hours ago

'I'm not a quitter': Kim Kardashian on retaking the bar exam -- The All's Fair star tells the BBC she has not given up, but will be "more quiet" about her journey to become a lawyer.

BBC News - 17 hours ago

Evidence confirms plane was breaking apart before deadly Florida crash

The Globe and Mail - 17 hours ago

Florida Learjet crash major update as 'important piece' separated before jet nosedived

Daily Express - 17 hours ago

Freed Hong Kong activists face 'punishment with no end date'

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 17 hours ago

Footage shows deadly helicopter collision on Mount Everest

Sydney Morning Herald - 17 hours ago

Tickets, flights and protein: Meet the winners of Australia's 'Shonky' Awards

SBS - 17 hours ago

Canva restructure to affect a fifth of its workforce ahead of Christmas

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 17 hours ago

Lancaster County voters share their priorities at the polls [video]

Lancaster Online - 17 hours ago

U.S. Strikes In The Strait Of Hormuz Create More Questions About What's Ahead

Huffington Post - 17 hours ago

Sudanese man arrested for 'trying to steal boat to collect family from France'

Daily Express - 17 hours ago

British wedding venue shut down after workers found five World War II bombs while digging for solar panels; guests and residents forced to leave while explosives were detonated

Times of India - 17 hours ago

Multiple Canadians charged by U.S. DOJ in election-related crimes

CTV News - 17 hours ago

Treasure hunt for rare orchid discovers thriving new cluster

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 17 hours ago