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The attack in Zaporizhzhia came a day after a brief US-brokered local ceasefire expired. (AP PHOTO)

Deadly Russian strike kills dozens at aid centre

Russian forces have dropped aerial ‌bombs on an underground ‌school building as people arrived to collect aid, then struck the shelter with more bombs.

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Vice President JD Vance, a potential 2028 presidential contender, broke sharply with the President in owning the failures of the administration’s policies.

‘The reason we lost’: Vance’s lengthy spiel after loss

Vice President JD Vance, a potential 2028 presidential contender, has posted a 600-word spiel outlining where it all went wrong in the midterms.

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President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Dubuque, Iowa, on November 1, 2026.

Republicans turn on Trump after election wipeout

While the president was quick to lay blame for the election drubbing, his party was soon pointing the finger back at him.

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., stops to answer reporters about calls to release documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

US Speaker won’t seek re-election as House Republican leader

House Speaker Mike Johnson will step aside from the Republican leadership after the party’s midterm wipeout, according to two people familiar with his decision.

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Duke of York, has been called to testify as a witness in a civil fraud trial.

Disgraced former prince Andrew rocked by court order

It marks the first time a member of the royal family has received such a court order in more than 150 years.

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US Senator-elect James Talarico (D-TX) speaks during a midterm election night event at the Long Center for the Performing Arts on November 03, 2026 in Austin, Texas.

How the mid-terms’ blue wave became a red wipeout

Republicans lost control of the House and Senate as voters offered a stinging rebuke to President Trump’s agenda.

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Oregon Democrat Tina Kotek speaks at a rally in November 2022.

Endangered Democratic governor wins re-election in Oregon

Governor Tina Kotek, one of the few endangered Democratic incumbents, rode the mid-terms’ nationwide Blue wave back into office in Oregon.

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President Donald Trump attends a campaign rally in Dubuque, Iowa, Nov. 1, 2026. President Trump said Tuesday night, Nov. 3, 2026, that he would accept the results of the midterm elections and was prepared to work with Democrats. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

‘Work something out’: Trump vows to accept election results

In his short conversation with the New York Times, the President sounded subdued as he absorbed the decisive Democratic wins across the country.

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Georgia Governor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms hugs a family member after defeating Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson to become the nation's first Black woman governor.

Historic Democrat wins underscore scale of rebuke to Trump

Throughout the mid-terms campaign, Trump and Democrats agreed on one thing: wanting to make the election about him.

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 Kemi Badenoch speaks during a Conservative Party Defence Rally at HMS Wellington.

UK opposition demands prisoner release amid reparation row

Opposition leader Kemi Badenoch says Britain must stop rewarding hostile regimes while neglecting citizens jailed abroad

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Charles says he wants to address the "wrongs of the past with action for the future". (AP PHOTO)

King Charles skirts around slavery, fails to apologise

The King says his greater understanding of the horrors of slavery ‌has made him more determined to address past wrongs but has stopped short of apologising.

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Israel does not need annual army funding of $US4 billion from the US, President Donald Trump says. (EPA PHOTO)

‘They don’t need it’: Trump’s shock Israel announcement

Donald Trump says he made a deal with Benjamin Netanyahu that the US would stop funding Israel after the end of this year. Here’s where the money went.

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US president Donald Trump.

The five key questions before crucial US vote

Billionaires have played a big part in the US midterms campaign. How much influence that has on the vote is one of the five key questions.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says an attack shows "Russia does not want any kind of de-escalation". (EPA PHOTO)

Zelensky rules out peace after 18 killed in strike

President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russian forces have hit a school in Ukraine being used for distributing humanitarian assistance.

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Donald Trump says he has given the midterms a ‘very strong shot’.

Trump’s early win ahead of crucial US vote

Donald Trump has conceded sitting presidents struggle in midterm elections, but he’s had one early win in a key state.

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Hackers targeted the app Ukrainians rely on to seek safety from Russian missile and drone strikes.

Millions sent false warnings of imminent nuclear attacks

Cyber-attacks targeting emergency alerts in Russian and Ukrainian apps left users with false warnings that nuclear warheads had been launched.

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Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to block any potential alliance that could force him from office. (EPA PHOTO)

Netanyahu’s stolen election claims pushed aside by officials

Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to question the validity of Israel's election have been dealt a blow as the results are due to be certified.

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