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US election results: Key takeaways as Trump wins 

06 November 2024

Former United States President Donald Trump has won the presidency again, defeating Democratic Party nominee, Vice Presi...

A victory for misogyny? Experts weigh in on Kamala Harris’s election loss 

06 November 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris’s loss in the US presidential election means that she has become the second female candi...

What does Trump 2.0 mean for US foreign policy? 

06 November 2024

Donald Trump‘s win in Tuesday’s presidential election comes on the back of a heated campaign for the United States e...

Rafael expected to strengthen into hurricane before making landfall in Cuba 

05 November 2024

Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to strengthen into a hurricane in the northwestern Caribbean near the Cayman Islands w...

What are the key issues shaping the seven swing states in the US election? 

05 November 2024

In a race against time, United States presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have traversed the nation�...

Five closest US elections: When California, New York were swing states 

05 November 2024

Voters across 50 states in the US are casting ballots to choose the 47th president of the country in an election that ha...

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu fires Defence Minister Yoav Gallant 

05 November 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired his defence minister, Yoav Gallant, and appointed Israel Katz to suc...

‘Entirely normal’: Why counting US votes takes time, is not a sign of fraud 

05 November 2024

Just hours after the polls closed in the 2020 United States presidential election, as millions of votes were still being...

French court jails 18 members of English Channel people-smuggling network 

05 November 2024

A French court has found 18 people guilty in a major people-smuggling trial that has shed light on the often deadly busi...

Spain announces 10.6 billion euro aid package for flood affected areas 

05 November 2024

Spain has announced a 10.6 billion euro ($11.5bn) aid package to help those affected by flash floods that killed at leas...