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An Australian news outlet has raised concerns over press freedom after it was blocked by Canada for airing an interview with Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and the press conference of Australian Senator Penny Wong.

Donald Trump is expected to draw top advisers and cabinet secretaries from a pool of Wall Street and business executives including officials from his first term - at least the ones who stuck by him.

In various states, Democratic Senate candidates outperformed Kamala Harris, despite her loss in the presidential election.

With a win in key swing state Georgia, Donald Trump came significantly closer to the magic number 270 which would assure him a stunning political comeback in a fiercely contested election.

Republicans won control of the US Senate with victories in West Virginia and Ohio on Tuesday, ensuring Donald Trump's party will control at least one chamber of Congress next year.

Delaware state senator Sarah McBride won a seat in the US House of Representatives, making her the first openly transgender politician elected to Congress.

As a legislator, Sarah McBride has passed significant bills, including the Healthy Delaware Families Act, which established paid family and medical leave.

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte strongly defended his deadly drug war as he testified on Monday at a senate probe of the crackdown.

On November 5, Americans will cast their votes not only for the presidency but also for 34 Senate seats, all 435 House seats, 11 governorships and thousands of state legislative positions.

An army of Chinese-controlled social media bots is attempting to influence voters in Alabama, Texas and Tennessee, while denigrating Florida Senator Marco Rubio, according to new research published on Wednesday by Microsoft.

Lidia Thorpe has long been critical of the British monarchy, calling King Charles "not the legitimate sovereign of these lands".

Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe, known for her fierce opposition to the monarchy, shouted anti-colonial slogans at King Charles during his visit to the Australian parliament on Monday.

JD Vance is a politician, an author and a Marine veteran who has been serving as junior senator from Ohio.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a hotly contested Artificial Intelligence (AI) safety bill after the tech industry raised objections. He also ordered state agencies to expand their assessment of the risks from potential catastrophic events tied to AI use.

The bomb that Israel used to kill Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut last week was an American-made guided weapon, a US senator said on Sunday.

An Australian news outlet has raised concerns over press freedom after it was blocked by Canada for airing an interview with Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and the press conference of Australian Senator Penny Wong.

Donald Trump is expected to draw top advisers and cabinet secretaries from a pool of Wall Street and business executives including officials from his first term - at least the ones who stuck by him.

In various states, Democratic Senate candidates outperformed Kamala Harris, despite her loss in the presidential election.

With a win in key swing state Georgia, Donald Trump came significantly closer to the magic number 270 which would assure him a stunning political comeback in a fiercely contested election.

Republicans won control of the US Senate with victories in West Virginia and Ohio on Tuesday, ensuring Donald Trump's party will control at least one chamber of Congress next year.

Delaware state senator Sarah McBride won a seat in the US House of Representatives, making her the first openly transgender politician elected to Congress.

As a legislator, Sarah McBride has passed significant bills, including the Healthy Delaware Families Act, which established paid family and medical leave.

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte strongly defended his deadly drug war as he testified on Monday at a senate probe of the crackdown.

On November 5, Americans will cast their votes not only for the presidency but also for 34 Senate seats, all 435 House seats, 11 governorships and thousands of state legislative positions.

An army of Chinese-controlled social media bots is attempting to influence voters in Alabama, Texas and Tennessee, while denigrating Florida Senator Marco Rubio, according to new research published on Wednesday by Microsoft.

Lidia Thorpe has long been critical of the British monarchy, calling King Charles "not the legitimate sovereign of these lands".

Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe, known for her fierce opposition to the monarchy, shouted anti-colonial slogans at King Charles during his visit to the Australian parliament on Monday.

JD Vance is a politician, an author and a Marine veteran who has been serving as junior senator from Ohio.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a hotly contested Artificial Intelligence (AI) safety bill after the tech industry raised objections. He also ordered state agencies to expand their assessment of the risks from potential catastrophic events tied to AI use.

The bomb that Israel used to kill Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut last week was an American-made guided weapon, a US senator said on Sunday.