Texas Senate candidates Paxton and Talarico make final appeals
Texas Senate candidates Ken Paxton (R) and James Talarico (D) made their last appearances before Tuesday’s election.
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California’s Bay Area debates data centres ahead of US midterm elections
At least seven Bay Area cities have passed data centre moratoriums, despite the region's reputation as an AI hub.
US midterms present a test for Republican redistricting in Texas and beyond
Partisan redistricting has transformed elections for Black voters in Houston as Democrats seek new pathways to victory.
What time do polls open and close in the US midterm elections 2026?
The first polls are set to open in Vermont at 5am (10:00 GMT).
El-Sayed, Rogers hold dueling rallies as bitter campaign comes to a close
The events come as Haley Stevens opined on why she withdrew support for the US Senate Democratic nominee.
US strikes Iran's Qeshm Island as Trump signals progress in talks
The United States reportedly struck Iran's Qeshm Island on Monday, even as President Donald Trump signalled progress in negotiations with Tehran to end the eight-month-old conflict. The reported attack was the latest in a series of limited strikes Washington has secretly carried out in recent weeks.
Trump makes final midterms pitch at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
US President Donald Trump urged supporters to turn out ahead of Election Day
PM plans debt reset for Commonwealth nations as slavery apology talks begin
The move comes as the prime minister begins talks about the UK issuing a formal apology for the slave trade in the next year.
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US: Trump labels Democrats 'dangerous' ahead of midterms
US President Donald Trump said the Democrats nominated "the most extreme and dangerous" candidates in US history in the midterms. He also lowered expectations by saying a sitting president "doesn't win" the midterms.
Trump approval rating near record low on eve of US midterm elections: Poll
Only 32 percent of voters approve of Trump's job performance in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Trump targets midterm voters with final campaign speech at Reflecting Pool
In his last public speech before crucial midterm elections, the president gave a detailed recounting of the Washington landmark's troubled renovation.
Labour MPs pull their punches on immigration changes
Angela Rayner previously said plans were "un-British" and ministers shouldn't shift "the goalposts".
Uganda withdraws troops from peacekeeping mission in Somalia
In tonight's edition: Uganda starts drawing down troops just days after the UN ends its political mission in Somalia. Also, upcoming municipal elections in South Africa risk solidifying growing political fragmentation. Plus the drought gripping Chad could be the country's worst in more than 40 years.
Mamdani’s progressive allies vie for seats in Congress
Three New York City progressive Democrats are expected to win their midterm congressional races in Tuesday's election.
Mamdani-endorsed progressives fight to join Congress
Zohran Mamdani is championing a slate of Congressional candidates who want to take progressive policies national.
HRW calls on Zambia to halt post-election crackdown
Opposition figures arrested and disappeared since President Hakainde Hichilema claimed August victory.
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French student protests: 'Illiberal' Macron govt dismisses social movement as 'urban violence'
Jennie Shin is pleased to welcome Éric Fassin, Sociologist and Professor at Université Paris 8. “In a democracy, elections are very important, but it’s not the end of democracy. It’s the beginning,” explains Fassin. He interprets France’s student protest movement growing into a challenge to socioeconomic policy and what he describes as an “illiberal turn” in government. Connecting the treatment of working-class, racialized youth with wider restrictions on dissent, he argues that racism and democratic participation are central to understanding the unrest. His analysis also challenges the attrib
Israeli 'unity government': Efrat Shapira expects Herzog will urge rival camps to form a 'coalition'
Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Efrat Shapira Rosenberg, Israeli Radio/TV Host, Columnist, Podcaster and Educator. Following a deadlocked Israeli election, “everyone is saying who they’re not going to sit with, but no one is actually saying who they will sit with.” As President Isaac Herzog prepares to consult parliamentary factions over the formation of a new coalition, the impasse reveals tensions that extend beyond the familiar confrontation between Benjamin Netanyahu and his political opponents. According to Shapira, co-host of the highly popular Israeli politics podcast Miflaget Hamak
MAGA: Why are Trump's most loyal supporters turning against him?
Is Trump losing the support of the very coalition that brought him back to power? Just one day before the midterm elections, Trump's approval rating stands at 32%, one of the lowest ever recorded at this stage of a presidency. And discontent is growing beyond Democratic voters. Some of Trump's most loyal Republican and MAGA supporters are increasingly torn between political loyalty and economic reality. The war in Iran, rising costs linked to the Strait of Hormuz blockade, unfulfilled “America First” promises and other controversial issues, including the Epstein files scandal, are widening the
Free and fair? The midterms and the state of US democracy
How far will the president of the United States press this time if Tuesday's midterm elections don't go his party's way? From "only if the Republicans win" campaign promises to a US Justice Department that's already got involved in races, will the White House weigh on the outcome? How will ballot counting go? What's changed since his "stop the steal" rhetoric led to the January 6, 2021 storming of the US Capitol?