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Read More Deal with Labour stops short of a coalition but will see Green’s co-leaders, James Shaw and Marama Davidson, hold ministries outside of cabinet New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has agreed on a governing “cooperation agreement” with the Green party, offering two ministries and agreeing to a handful of shared policy priorities for…

Read MorePowerful quake struck Turkey’s Aegean coast and north of Greek island of Samos on Friday, killing at least 25 people.Powerful quake struck Turkey’s Aegean coast and north of Greek island of Samos on Friday, killing at least 25 people.

Read More Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has said that his government will not tolerate religious extremism after dozens of Turkish youths reportedly stormed through a church in Vienna. Between 30 and 50 Turkish teenagers are said to have rampaged through the Catholic Church of St. Anton von Padua in Vienna-Favoriten. According to local media reports,…

Read MoreAl-Serraj will remain in office until ongoing intra-Libyan political dialogue comes to an end, gov’t said.Al-Serraj will remain in office until ongoing intra-Libyan political dialogue comes to an end, gov’t said.

Read MoreInternational Air Transport Association head discusses turbulent times in the industry amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.International Air Transport Association head discusses turbulent times in the industry amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Read MoreAt least 30 killed in violence ahead of polls as President Ouattara seeks a third term in office.At least 30 killed in violence ahead of polls as President Ouattara seeks a third term in office.

Read More Polls suggest narrow Labor win over Liberal National party but neither side willing to predict result. Follow live 7.04am GMT We don’t have photos of Deb Frecklington voting, because the LNP leader voted in Townsville. Townsville has three seats and both Labor and the LNP have thrown a lot at claiming at least…

Read MoreOpposition hope significantly modified electoral system will prevent Georgian Dream from securing third term.Opposition hope significantly modified electoral system will prevent Georgian Dream from securing third term.

Read More His books were a hit long before he took office, and some Christians see his presidency as a blessing The pursed, stony expression is familiar in Peter Odoakang’s striking oil painting of Donald Trump, but not the outfit. The US president is portrayed wearing a wine- and peach-coloured agbada and cap, traditional Yoruba…

Read More Stakes at the polls are ‘life and death’, epidemiologists say, but responses to the pandemic divide sharply on political lines The US has suffered its worst week for new infections of the entire Covid-19 pandemic just days ahead of the election, underscoring what some epidemiologists described as “life and death” stakes as Americans…

Read More An election is approaching unlike any in recent memory, guaranteed to be a signpost in the long tale of what America is becoming and how it gets there. This notion, emerging as 2020 unfolds in its own weird way, has one particularly notable trait: It accepts that while your United States and your…

Read More Demonstrators against new restrictions on abortion flooded the streets of Warsaw, in what has been described as one of the largest protests in decades to rock the Polish capital. Tens of thousands of people marched through Warsaw on Friday night, as part of a week-long series of demonstrations sparked by a court decision…

Read MoreWhile Taiwan’s borders remains closed to most foreigners, organisers still expect to attract more than 100,000 people.While Taiwan’s borders remains closed to most foreigners, organisers still expect to attract more than 100,000 people.

Read More The situation could develop if the president appears to be leading on election night before all votes are counted – and for some officials, it’s too realistic for words Scenarios for how an election disaster could unfold in the United States next week involve lawsuits, lost ballots, armed insurrection and other potential crises…

Read More President Alassane Ouattara is running for a third term which his opponents say is illegal. President Alassane Ouattara is running for a third term which his opponents say is illegal.

Read MorePresident Alassane Ouattara is running for a third term which his opponents say is illegal.President Alassane Ouattara is running for a third term which his opponents say is illegal.

Read More Community hasn’t been killed by the pandemic for this drag sisterhood – community is what has made it possible to survive 2020 On an unusually hot autumn day in San Francisco, an order of nuns in long wimples, black gowns and drag makeup handed out more than 1,000 face masks in Mission Dolores…

Read More At least 26 deaths reported after quake strikes İzmir in Turkey and Greek island of Samos At least 26 people have been killed and hundreds injured after a powerful earthquake in the Aegean Sea toppled buildings in the Turkish city of İzmir and created sea surges on at least two Greek islands. Turkey’s…

Read More Two-time Malaysian PM criticises Twitter and Facebook for removing his posts after the attack on Nice church The former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has stood by his widely condemned comments on attacks by Muslim extremists in France, saying they were taken out of context. He also criticised Twitter and Facebook for removing…

Read More The Associated Press, one of several news organizations whose declarations of winners drive election coverage, is pulling back the curtain this year to explain how it is reaching those conclusions. If necessary, top news executives will speak publicly in interviews about the process, said Sally Buzbee, senior vice president and executive editor. Given…

Read MoreAustralia has announced it will spend $351 million to secure COVID-19 vaccines for the Pacific and Southeast Asia as part of a shared recovery for the regionAustralia has announced it will spend $351 million to secure COVID-19 vaccines for the Pacific and Southeast Asia as part of a shared recovery for the region

Read MorePanupong Jadnok fainted after being subjected to a ‘chokehold’ by plain-clothes police, who tried to rearrest him.Panupong Jadnok fainted after being subjected to a ‘chokehold’ by plain-clothes police, who tried to rearrest him.

Read More Weather bureau warns of severe thunderstorms along Australia’s east coast as well as inland Queensland has been hit by golf ball-sized hailstones as dangerous supercell thunderstorms moved across the state’s south-east. Severe thunderstorms were forecast to rapidly develop along the Great Dividing Range throughout Saturday afternoon and push towards the coast. Continue reading…Weather…

Read MoreDays before the presidential election, dozens of states are experiencing serious Covid-19 surges.Days before the presidential election, dozens of states are experiencing serious Covid-19 surges.

Read MoreSocial media companies are making plans in case of unrest after election day.Social media companies are making plans in case of unrest after election day.

Read More A driver has plowed a car into the gates of the iconic Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, damaging the entrance to the shrine. Nobody was seriously injured in the incident and the motorist is now in custody. The collision on Friday night saw a driver careen off the road and…

Read More System with 265km/h winds is expected to make landfall on Sunday on main island of Luzon, home to Manila Philippine officials have ordered evacuation of thousands of residents in the southern part of the main Luzon island as a category-5 storm that is the world’s strongest this year approaches. Typhoon Goni, with 215km/h…

Read More Latest move in an ongoing saga comes after CEO Jack Dorsey was grilled by Republican lawmakers during a Senate hearing on Wednesday Twitter said on Friday it had changed its policy and lifted a freeze it placed on the account of the New York Post after the newspaper published controversial articles about Joe…

Read More Socially distanced, bored and ready to win: Young voters campaign from home in a high-stakes election year playing out amid a once-in-a-century pandemic. Socially distanced, bored and ready to win: Young voters campaign from home in a high-stakes election year playing out amid a once-in-a-century pandemic.

Read More The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency both issued advisories Friday warning that Iran is spreading propaganda and targeting U.S. state websites, including election sites, in “an intentional effort to influence and interfere with the 2020 U.S. presidential election.” The FBI sent a FLASH bulletin to various states, saying an Iranian…

Read MoreHugo Chávez’s former nurse has been charged with money laundering in a Miami federal courtHugo Chávez’s former nurse has been charged with money laundering in a Miami federal court

Read MoreSome people in Asia see Donald Trump as their man to stand up to China – and nervously hope he’ll be re-elected.Some people in Asia see Donald Trump as their man to stand up to China – and nervously hope he’ll be re-elected.

Read More49-year-old journalist and TV host, Arturo Alba Medina, was assassinated a few minutes after the end of his show.49-year-old journalist and TV host, Arturo Alba Medina, was assassinated a few minutes after the end of his show.

Read MoreThe presidential campaigns are coming to an end. We’ve fact-checked the candidates’ latest claims.The presidential campaigns are coming to an end. We’ve fact-checked the candidates’ latest claims.

Read More England lockdown expected early next week; US passes 9m infections; New South Wales records four new infections, Victoria one. Follow the latest: Belgium facing new lockdown as Germany takes in patients Europeans seek ways to ride out Covid winter ‘An operational tsunami’: preparing for a winter surge of Covid Paris sees record traffic…