Elections

US midterm elections begin with chaos over mail-in voting crackdown

The US midterm elections will determine control of Congress for the final two years of US President Donald Trump’s term. Yet voters and election officials still do not know what rules may govern millions of mail-in ballots.

Elon Musk’s super PAC wades into US midterms with more than $1m for Republicans in close races

Elon Musk’s America PAC reported its first spending for the 2026 election in a filing late on Sept 2.

Israeli minister presents plan to remove Palestinians from Gaza, send them abroad

Two girls walking past the rubble of collapsed buildings in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Aug 25.

Trump vows to hit campaign trail hard for Republicans in tight midterms

US President Donald Trump speaks while hosting a Rose Garden dinner at the White House in Washington, DC, on September 2, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

More than a dozen Serbians targeted with mercenary spyware, digital rights group finds

Nicaraguan Congress passes Ortega-backed reform excluding opposition from elections

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega attends the Alba summit, in Caracas, Venezuela April 24, 2024. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

Israel’s Netanyahu says security officials deliberately didn’t wake him during Hamas’ Oct 7 attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted that the attack would have been contained if he had stepped in earlier.

Carney’s Liberals win 3 special elections to keep majority as Canada confronts Trump threats

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaking to the media on Aug 22, after suspending trade negotiations with the US.

Whistleblower says USPS mail-in voting restrictions could discard thousands of legal ballots

FILE PHOTO: A woman a her child walk past voting booths during the New York City mayoral election, at a polling site at the High School of Art and Design in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., November 4, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

Zambia's chaotic election casts shadow over Hichilema swearing-in

Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema gestures during his swearing-in ceremony for a second term at National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka, Zambia, September 1, 2026. REUTERS/Jean Mandela

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.