A day after Republicans said Donald Trump would skip Kansas and Iowa for phone-in events, the President is back on the road, with tight Senate races and questions over his schedule hanging over the final weekend before Tuesday's vote.
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Spain rail crash: at least 69 dead as signalling failure and control-room order come under scrutiny
A Renfe train ran into a stationary Iryo service south of Madrid after a signalling system failed, in Spain's second deadly high-speed crash this year. The government is under pressure weeks before a general election.
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Maine governor Janet Mills reveals she voted for Troy Jackson after ‘shut up’ storm rocks Collins race
Janet Mills says she voted for Troy Jackson in Maine's toss-up Senate race, despite their history of tension and his 'shut up' outburst at Susan Collins in the final debate.
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Pakistan jails famous rights lawyer couple for 10 years under terror laws – over road barriers
An anti-terrorism court has sentenced Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha to 10 years each over a 2024 confrontation at a security cordon in Islamabad. Human Rights Watch says the case sends a chilling message.
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Mecca alert: Saudi Arabia says it blasted Houthi drone out of the sky near Islam’s holiest city – but rebels say it’s ‘false’
The Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed a Houthi drone over the Mecca region on Friday. The Houthis call the claim false, as cross-border attacks spiral and the US pulls non-essential staff out of the kingdom.
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Revealed: Cambodian soldiers and police guarded scam compounds where victims were tortured, Amnesty claims
A new Amnesty International report says serving soldiers and police, plus five politically connected security firms, helped guard Cambodian scam compounds where trafficked workers were beaten, shocked and raped.
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Record early vote: 42 million Americans have already voted and registered Democrats are out in front
Early voting in the US midterms has passed 42 million ballots, with registered Democrats making up a larger share of early voters. Experts warn Republicans could close the gap on election day.
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Afghanistan’s opium harvest explodes fivefold as farmers outwit Taliban ban – and Europe could feel it
A new UN survey says opium production in Afghanistan rose about fivefold this year as farmers hid poppies from Taliban enforcers. Kabul says the figures are wrong.
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Abortion, billionaires and cannabis: the 145 big votes Americans face on midterm day beyond Congress
Beyond the battle for Congress, voters in 39 states will decide 145 ballot measures on Tuesday, including abortion rights, a California billionaire tax and an end to Massachusetts cannabis sales.
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Ted Cruz brands El-Sayed a ‘jihadist leprechaun’ as vicious Michigan Senate brawl goes down to the wire
Ted Cruz's 'jihadist leprechaun' jibe and a top Democratic donor's defection have inflamed Michigan's Senate race, but Abdul El-Sayed still leads most polls against Mike Rogers.