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South Africans voted on Wednesday, November 4, in local elections. Nearly 30 million people were eligible to cast their ballots, with corruption, failing infrastructure and the deterioration of essential services among the key issues shaping the vote. FRANCE 24's correspondent Eunice Masson reports from the ground.
US Vice President JD Vance blames the war for the midterm rout as Democrats prepare to use Congress to rein it in.
For South Korean ships, navigating off the north coast of Russia dramatically reduces travel time to Europe, but the pro-Ukraine coalition might see it as undermining their efforts to isolate Moscow.
An Airbus A320 flying from Dublin to Rome was safely diverted to France's Evreux airbase following a bomb threat, the French prime minister's office said Thursday, in the latest in a series of threats targeting flights across Europe. Multiple other flights in Europe also made emergency landings after being diverted because of bomb threats, authorities said.
Fran Belbin tells a council meeting to expect the current Labour - Green administration to continue.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expects US President Donald Trump to keep bypassing Congress despite midterm losses.
Smaller parties hold the key, with major contenders expected to fall short of the majority needed to govern alone.
Hundreds of thousands of protesters are expected to march through French cities and public workers to strike on Thursday, in a fresh test for President Emmanuel Macron after weeks of unrest that have rattled his government and dominated the agenda five months ahead of a presidential election.
Netanyahu's rivals say US midterm results show Israel 'cannot afford' to have the prime minister remain in office.
EU officials also urge new US Congress to step up pressure on Russia to end the four-and-a-half-year war.
Defence cooperation deal signed as Syria's President al-Sharaa visits Riyadh for the second time in less than a month.
After Democrats won both the House and Senate in a blowout for Republicans, President Donald Trump admitted fuel prices brought on by the Iran war impacted the outcome, but stuck by his decision.
MPs told it's crunch time for a decision on refurbishment amid warnings of a Notre Dame-style fire.
Ranked-choice voting may decide Alaska's Senate outcome, while Mississippi's race hangs on a knife's edge.
British diplomats are looking to offer reassurance that there is a sense of urgency to deal with the issue, even if a date for doing so is not yet confirmed, Chris Mason writes.
Votes are being counted across South Africa after a record 29.2 million people registered to vote.
Move deals blow to Netanyahu's efforts to discredit the elections, in which he and his allies lost their majority.
State leaders can hold significant sway over election administration, with implications for the 2028 presidential race.
The 2026 US midterms delivered a wave of historic firsts for women, Black, Muslim, gay and Native American politicians.
Despite their midterm election victories, Democrats face major obstacles to reining in Trump on Iran, tariffs and more.
