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An election ‘too close to call’ is a cliché as old as democracy. But this year’s US election really is. Despite the Democrats’ remarkable turnaround in the polls after Kamala Harris replaced Joe Biden as nominee in August, the US Electoral College system – and Donald Trump’s loyal fanbase – has by no means guaranteed

Israel has banned the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA from operating in the country – a move which could hamper its work in Gaza. UNRWA’s chief Philippe Lazzarini has warned the ban “will only deepen the suffering of Palestinians, especially in Gaza”. Juliette Touma, UNRWA communications director, said it is “the largest humanitarian organisation in

Global climate action plans are “falling miles short” of what is needed to stop climate change from “crippling” economies, the United Nations has warned. Current national climate plans submitted to the UN should be enough to cut global greenhouse gas emissions by 2.6% from 2019 to 2030, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Bolivian ex-president Evo Morales says his car was shot at amid rising political tensions in the South American country. The politician posted a Facebook video appearing to show him sitting in the passenger seat with at least two bullet holes in the windscreen. In the video, which has not yet been independently verified, the driver

Georgia’s ruling party has won the country’s general election, beating its pro-EU and pro-Western opposition. The Central Election Commission (CEC) said the ruling Georgian Dream party, which has been in power for 12 years, had won 54% of the vote with more than 99% of precincts counted. Both Georgian Dream and the opposition blocs trying

Bodies wrapped in blankets are laid out in a front yard. Some on beds, others on the hard ground. “These are the martyrs of Al Sireiha – more than 100,” the man recording the video says, as mourners pray and walk around the corpses in the poorly lit evening darkness. Civilians were massacred in the

Ask people to predict the result in this weekend’s parliamentary election in Georgia, and you will get an “absolutely no idea” or a “totally up in the air” coming straight back at you. Which is strange when you consider the fact that the matter before the voters in this small but strategically vital nation goes

While North Korea has been supplying weapons to Russia for some time, the arrival of troops is a major escalation in its involvement in the war of Ukraine. The first official evidence of large numbers of North Korean troops entering Russia was provided by the South Korean government, who last week published a press release

A Walmart employee who “burned to death” in a Canadian store’s walk-in oven is said to have been discovered by her mother. Gursimran Kaur, 19, was found dead at a branch in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 19 October. A GoFundMe appeal to support her family said Ms Kaur’s mother, who also worked at the store,

Israel will be sending a delegation to Doha to discuss a ceasefire deal for Gaza, as the US secretary of state was greeted by Qatar’s Emir today. Israel’s delegation will be arriving in Doha on Sunday, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. It will join Qatari officials – who have been key

“Oink oink?” “Yes, of course.” Communication with pigs may soon be possible as scientists say they have developed an AI tool that can interpret what the animals are saying. While it’s not quite Doctor Doolittle, the algorithm is capable of decoding pig sounds and could potentially alert farmers to negative emotions, researchers say. It’s hoped

Below us, the sea glistens. The sun is out and we have a perfect view of the coast. It could be a lovely spot but instead, within moments, we’re about to dive for cover. Welcome to the border between Israel and Lebanon. We have come here accompanied by the Israeli army, keen to show the

Two people have died after a migrant boat sank in the Channel, French maritime authorities said. The incident happened this morning off the coast of Sangatte, close to Calais. Around 50 migrants are understood to have fallen into the water shortly after 8am around 2km from the shoreline near Calais. Image: The incident happened around

For Vladimir Putin, the optics could not be better. More than two and a half years into his war in Ukraine, he is shaking hands this week with not just one world leader, or two, but more than 20. China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the new Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian…there’s even Turkey’s

America is full of contradictions. This is the story of one of them: the Arab-Americans who will vote for Donald Trump.  He’s the man who says immigrants are “poisoning the blood of the country”, who calls them “terrorists”, and who wants a “Muslim ban”. And yet, in a journey through Michigan, I’ve found they are

Footage shows hundreds of people queueing in Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza as they await evacuation. Crowds can be seen surrounded by debris as they queue to flee to the southwest of the territory. It comes as medics and residents told Reuters news agency that troops rounded up men and ordered women to leave