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Polls open in closely contested US midterm elections 2026 

03 November 2026

News|US Midterm Elections 2026 Polls have opened in some parts of the United States for Tuesday’s pivotal midterm elec...

How India pulled 500 million people out of poverty, as inequality deepens 

03 November 2026

Bengaluru, India — India lifted nearly 500 million out of poverty between 2011 and 2023, with extreme poverty dropping...

Surging ICE raids shadow final weeks of California congressional race 

03 November 2026

Bakersfield, California – In a nondescript car park, a memorial with orange marigolds and prayer candles has been erec...

Cyclone Murasu makes landfall on India’s eastern coast 

03 November 2026

News|Climate Cyclone Murasu has made landfall on India’s eastern coast, uprooting trees, toppling electricity poles an...

US midterm elections live: Polls due to open in test for Trump 

03 November 2026

Video Duration 26 minutes 43 seconds play-arrow26:43 US midterms 2026: What happens if Trump’s allies refuse to ac...

Lebanon cuts power to public bodies as electricity crisis deepens 

03 November 2026

Beirut, Lebanon – Lebanon’s Ministry of Energy and Water has begun shutting down the supply of electricity to approx...

At least 73 injured as Russia bombs Ukrainian hospital and power plants 

03 November 2026

Russia has bombed a hospital in Kharkiv, injuring at least 73 people, while also carrying out several attacks on energy ...

Deadly RSF drone attacks reveal deep divisions between Sudan and Ethiopia 

03 November 2026

The Sudanese government’s allegations that Ethiopia is behind a deadly wave of unmanned aerial assaults belie a deep a...

Palestine weekly: Election deadlock meets West Bank sieges, Gaza killings 

03 November 2026

The election night highs for Palestinian citizens of Israel – Arab-led parties won a record 19 seats – turned into a...

Australia’s High Court hears bid to overturn under-16s social media ban 

03 November 2026

Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s faces its first major legal test in the High Court, almost one ...