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The polls were tight but the election was not, leaving Americans at pains to explain the unexpected red tide sweeping the nation.
World
Max Corstorphan

How Trump got it right and Harris got it so very wrong

The polls were tight but the election was not, leaving Americans at pains to explain the unexpected red tide sweeping the nation.

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The black bear joins the couple for dinner before taking a swipe at the woman.
World

They were enjoying a lovely meal ... then a BEAR joined them

It was a dining experience with a difference — with a bear casually sauntering up to the table and joining a couple for dinner.

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AARON PATRICK: Donald Trump has created a new, more powerful Republican Party. His victory rewrites the laws of US politics. More than that, it could influence right-wing parties around the world.
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US Politics
Aaron Patrick

Trump victory rewrites the laws of US politics

AARON PATRICK: Donald Trump has created a new, more powerful Republican Party. His victory rewrites the laws of US politics. More than that, it could influence right-wing parties around the world.

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Elon Musk and Donald Trump at an exclusive election night party.
US Politics
Natalie Richards

Musk shows off pics with Trump at exclusive election shindig

The Tesla CEO has been snapped at an election night party Mar-a-Lago beach resort, where he is seen chatting to an animated Mr Trump.

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Biden holds back tears during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 19. (MUST CREDIT: Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)
Politics
The Washington Post

On a night he once wanted to win, Joe Biden was out of sight

Months ago the sitting President was eyeing November 5 as a battle to secure his White House legacy. Then things took a dramatic turn.

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US President Joe Biden winks as he waits in line to vote inside a polling station in New Castle, Delaware.
World
Emily Goodin

How ‘side-lined’ Biden is spending his last days in office

As Kamala Harris made her final push for the White House, there was one leading Democrat who was notably absent.

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US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris walks on stage at a Pennsylvania rally.
US Politics
Max Corstorphan

We want you(th): Harris strategy could upset the election

The youth bloc is expected to hold more weight than ever when polls open in a few hours in what’s turning out to be one of the most divisive US elections in the nation’s history.

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For a seemingly divisive character, the former President enjoys enduring popularity, writes Aaron Patrick.
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US Politics
Aaron Patrick

Win or lose, Donald Trump has changed the world

AARON PATRICK: For a seemingly divisive character, the former President enjoys enduring popularity. Is this a sign that US politics — and the world at large — has changed forever?

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People watch a TV showing a file image of a North Korean missile launch in Seoul in 2021.
World
KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM

North Korea greets US poll with multiple missile launches

The launches came days after North Korean leader Kim Jong un supervised a flight test of the country’s newest intercontinental ballistic missile designed to reach the US mainland

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An election win for Kamala Harris may not necessarily be better than a Trump win, a former economy minister says.
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World
Latika M Bourke

Why a Harris win could be just as bad as Trump for Ukraine

One of Volodymyr Zelensky’s former ministers has weighed in on what the race for the White House will really mean for Kyiv as it faces Russia’s onslaught.

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"People-smuggling should be viewed as a global security threat," Prime Minister Keir Starmer says.
World
Staff Writers

Treat people-smugglers like terror networks, UK PM says

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he will double funding for the United Kingdom's border security agency and treat people-smuggling gangs like terror networks.

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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are on the last day of a US election campaign unlike any other. (AP PHOTO)
US Politics
Staff Writers

Everything Harris and Trump are doing in their final election push

The United States presidential campaigns are doing one final big push, with Kamala Harris bringing out big-name celebrities at multiple events in just one state and Donald Trump holding four rallies in three states.

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Teams of rescue and relief workers have been deployed to the site of a bus crash in India (file pic) (EPA PHOTO)
World
Staff Writers

At least 24 dead after bus plunges into gorge in India

At least 24 people have been killed after a passenger bus skidded into a gorge in northern India, officials say.

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Carolina is shaping up as one of the most important swing states in the US election, but many locals don’t care.
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US Politics
Max Corstorphan

‘I have never voted’: Why US election hangs in the balance

In one of the most crucial swing states of the US election, voting couldn’t be farther from many locals’ minds, turning out for concerts or sports games across the weekend, while deciding if they will vote.

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Indian Home Minister Amit Shah
World
Bloomberg

India says Canada’s allegations against minister ’baseless’

Government denies accusations Amit Shah orchestrated crimes including extortion and homicides while in Canada

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