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Democrat Leads by Just Over 1,000 Votes in Surprisingly Tight Mississippi Senate Race
Democrat Scott Colom holds a lead of just over 1,000 votes over Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi Senate race, one of the closest contests of the midterm elections. With thousands of ballots still to count, the race has not been called and may not be decided until at least 10 November.
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Judge Dismisses Trump's Lawsuit Against The Wall Street Journal Over Epstein Birthday Book
A US federal judge has thrown out President Donald Trump's 10 billion dollar lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, ruling the case was "grasping at straws" and ran counter to the First Amendment. The dismissal, made with prejudice, means the suit cannot be filed again.
Rachel Reeves Says Britain's Future Lies Inside the EU, Breaking With Her Own Manifesto
Writing in The Sunday Times, former chancellor Rachel Reeves has said she believes Britain's future lies in the European Union, a striking break from the Labour manifesto she helped to write, which ruled out a return to membership.
Israeli Opposition Accuses Netanyahu of Trying to Delegitimise Election After Coalition Loses Majority
Israel's opposition has accused Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party of trying to delegitimise the election result after final results showed his coalition had lost its parliamentary majority, with Arab-led parties winning a record 19 seats and holding the balance of power.
Pope Leo XIV Becomes First Pontiff to Vote in a US Election
The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Leo XIV has submitted a mail-in ballot for the US midterm elections, making the Chicago-born pontiff the first pope in history to vote in a US election.
Alaska Governor Orders Probe Into Democratic Campaign's Alleged Links to Same-Name Candidate
Alaska's Republican governor has ordered an investigation into an alleged scheme to recruit a candidate named Dan Sullivan to stand against the incumbent Republican senator of the same name. The allegations come from a New York Times report that the BBC has not independently verified, and they have already drawn calls from President Trump for prosecutions and removal from the ballot.
Norway and Finland leaders hold rare call with Putin
Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store have held a rare joint phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine, breaking a longstanding Western European practice of shunning direct contact with the Kremlin.
