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‘Not been this excited in a long time’: US expats ride the blue wave at Australian midterms watch parties
Countries Weigh, and Worry About, What Trump Will Do After Midterm Defeat
Key moments from a night of midterm election firsts
Miliband criticises Blair’s slavery statement and defends Burnham’s plan for proper apology – UK politics live
Republicans fuming after Democrat Talarico flips Texas Senate blue
Progressive Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate race to become first Muslim US senator
Democrat Troy Jackson unseats Republican Senator Susan Collins in Maine
Australian government defends social media ban for under 16s in court
Palestinians return to ruined Hebron homes after Israel’s 10-day siege
US elects its first Black woman governor
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed wins election to US Senate from Michigan
M&S takes more than a year to recover from cyber-attack as profits bounce back to £355m
Democrat from Kansas elected to US Senate for first time since 1932
Democrats aim to sweep most US governor elections after wins in key states
‘We defeated Goliath’: Texas Democrat James Talarico wins Senate seat
Democrats win control of Senate as US voters reject Trump’s agenda
Democrats’ blue wave and a bad night for Trump: key US midterms takeaways
Democrats deliver a historic routing to Republicans in US midterms
Delhi air quality worsens ahead of Diwali as firework restrictions enter force
FIFA’s Infantino ineligible for re-election, says former governance chief
South Carolina elects Democratic senator for first time in almost three decades
How America voted in maps and charts
Democrats win Congress: How they did it, and what it means
Spanish transport minister resigns after train crash killed 69 people
Four tankers destroyed by naval mines in Strait of Hormuz, Iran's IRGC says
Florida Republicans fend off Democrats as state elects first black governor
US House Speaker Johnson rants about Marxism after Democrat gains
Democrat Troy Jackson wins Maine US Senate seat in blow to Republicans
Aukus is ‘worst, riskiest and most costly’ Australian defence decision ever, public inquiry into submarine deal says
First 10 Australian songs inducted into the National Songbook after ‘very robust’ judging
South Africans vote in local elections seen as test for embattled ANC
Firsts for women and minorities in US midterm elections
Anthony Zurcher: Democrats push deep into Trump heartland on historic night
Democrat Amy Acton makes history in Ohio
Democratic Party gains US House majority in 2026 midterm elections
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries hails midterm victory
Kate McClymont questioned over ‘nail in the coffin’ and poo emoji texts at Alan Jones trial
Lula’s victory is a stress test for the Global South
David Jones expected to fall into administration after failed 11th hour talks with biggest landlord
US contractor gave Ethiopia secrets to help kill Tigray fighters
Photos: Champions League and Tenerife fans pay tribute to De Miguel
James Talarico becomes first Democrat to win Texas Senate seat since 1988
Democrats dominate NYC races, Hochul re-elected New York governor
N Korea fires multiple missiles, denies US claims on Binance hack
Keisha Lance Bottoms becomes Georgia’s first black governor
U.K. Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Ban on Palestine Action: What to Know
UK apologises to Ukrainian child refugees who were told to study Russian
Democrat Josh Turek flips Iowa Senate seat
ANC faces anger over poor services as South Africans vote in local elections
Weapon or wine bottle? China disputes reports of artillery shell in Papua New Guinea
Trump-endorsed Republican Byron Donalds becomes Florida’s first Black governor
Key US Senate races called as Democrats aim to retake chamber from Republicans
Democrats poised to sweep Florida congressional districts redrawn by Republicans
Alleged attack on One Nation supporter not believed to be politically motivated, Victoria police say
Keisha Lance Bottoms makes history as Georgia’s first Black woman governor
Uber pays its drivers ‘wages’ and is liable for $81m payroll tax bill, Australia’s high court rules
Killer who escaped Tennessee prison captured after week-long manhunt
Ballot shortages reported in Dearborn, Michigan
US midterm elections 2026 live updates: Democrats flip first Senate seat from Republicans; Ossoff wins re-election
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