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US midterm polls: Amid high scrutiny, people vote without major hitches

Election Day this year is marked by concerns about further harassment and the potential for disruptions at polling places and at election offices where ballots will be tallied.

Senior member of Rishi Sunak's govt resigns amid bullying allegations

Gavin Williamson announced his resignation as minister of state without portfolio in letter posted on Twitter

US, Russia set to talk on resuming nuclear arms control inspections

Ned Price said negotiations on the inspections would take place in the near future under the terms of the New START treaty and would not include any discussion of the conflict in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy open to talks with Russia on Ukraine's terms

Ukraine's president has suggested he's open to peace talks with Russia, softening his earlier refusal to negotiate with Moscow

Football: FIFA has named 3 women to referee World Cup matches in Qatar

Japanese referee Yoshimi Yamashita knows that being picked to officiate matches at the World Cup the first time a woman will be in charge on the game's biggest stage is not simply about soccer

Voters in five American states decide whether to legalise marijuana

Voters in five states are deciding on Election Day whether to approve recreational marijuana, a move that could signal a major shift toward legalisation in even most conservative parts of the country

UEFA gathers European team to oppose Super League project at meeting

Organizers of European soccer's Super League project got the meeting they asked for Tuesday with UEFA's president. They found many more opponents also waiting there to criticize them

Macron to pressure France's most climate-damaging industries to reduce GHGs

Just back from the UN climate summit in Egypt, French prez Emmanuel Macron is to meet the heads of the country's most climate-damaging industries to pressure them to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

COP27: Treaty against use of fossil fuels floated at UN climate summit

World should stop fossil fuels, much like it has tried to with nuclear weapons, a prominent small island leader proposed as vulnerable nations continued to push for more action and money at COP27

World leaders push for climate action, fossil fuel tax at UN talks

World leaders are making the case for tougher action to tackle global warming, as this year's international climate talks in Egypt heard growing calls for fossil fuel companies to help pay for damage

Emirates buys 5 Boeing 777 freighters in USD 1.7 billion-valued deal

Long-hauled carrier Emirates is buying five Boeing 777 freighters in a deal valued at more than USD 1.7 billion, further expanding its cargo flight capacity, the two companies announced on Tuesday.

Residents clash with Chinese authorities over Covid quarantine restrictions

The violence comes as China reports new cases nationwide, with 2,230 cases reported Tuesday in the southern manufacturing and technology hub of Guangzhou

US: Midterm election day tests voters, voting systems amid election lies

Election Day this year is marked by concerns about further harassment and the potential for disruptions at polling places and at election offices where ballots will be tallied

Former US president Donald Trump to make a 'big announcement' on Nov 15

Former President Donald Trump said Monday he will be making a big announcement next week in Florida as he teased a third presidential run while campaigning in Ohio

US House Speaker Pelosi says attack on husband weighs on her future plans

Pelosi also called on Republicans to stop the misinformation that is fuelling political violence and urged Americans to vote to defend our democracy

North Korea slams US for raising alleged weapons transfer to Russia

Last week, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby accused North Korea of covertly supplying a significant number of the ammunition to Russia

BioNTech Q3 earnings drop but forecast for vaccine revenue grows

BioNTech said it's sold about 300 million doses of the updated COVID-19 vaccines that target omicron strains as of mid-October

Ahead of crucial midterms, Joe Biden and Trump to make final appeals

President Joe Biden is holding a Monday evening rally in Maryland, where Democrats have one of their best opportunities to reclaim a Republican-held governor's seat

Missile tests were practice to attack South Korea, US, says North Korea

North Korea's military said Monday its recent barrage of missile tests were practices to attack its rivals' air bases and warplanes and paralyse their operation command systems

Elon Musk threatens to permanently suspend Twitter account impersonators

While Twitter previously issued warnings before suspensions, now that it is rolling out widespread verification, there will be no warning.