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npr.org | 35 min. ago NEW

Spain reckons with 2nd deadly train crash of the year ahead of national election

Spain's second high-speed rail disaster this year, a crash in which one train struck another from behind, killing 68 people, has raised fresh concerns about the safety of the country's rail network.

bbc.co.uk | 36 min. ago NEW

Healey promises reduction in welfare bill before next election

The Conservatives criticised the chancellor for not providing more details on welfare reform in his Budget.

thestar.com | 38 min. ago NEW

UN political mission ends in Somalia with no agreed replacement to handle election dispute

FILE -Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

theguardian.com | 1 hrs. 31 min. ago

Israel election results live: count of absentee ballots under way as coalition talks set to begin

With the final count unlikely to shift results significantly, experts say Gadi Eisenkot’s hopes of unseating Benjamin Netanyahu rest on his willingness to work with Palestinian partiesFull report: Coalition talks loom in IsraelAnalysis: Israel’s choice: Netanyahu remaining in power or a Palestinian-backed coalitionIsrael’s elections committee has said it began counting absentee ballots at 1am local time.

That count is expected to last until Thursday evening, with an estimated 500,000 ballots from military personnel and diplomats to be tallied up.They are not expected to significantly change the results. Continue reading...

nytimes.com | 1 hrs. 47 min. ago

[$] In Michigan, El-Sayed Faces Heat From Former Primary Rival as Election Nears

Representative Haley Stevens has been less than enthusiastic about Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, injecting late intraparty tensions into a race that could decide Senate control.

nypost.com | 1 hrs. 48 min. ago

Trump, Obama trade barbs at dueling primetime rallies days before midterm elections

“I always worry when [Obama] campaigns against me,” Trump said sarcastically. “He got involved with Hillary Clinton … and he lost. He then got involved with Kamala [Harris] and he lost."

thehindu.com | 2 hrs. 3 min. ago

Maharashtra MLC election: Congress trumps BJP in Nagpur, MVA leads 3-2 in State

While the NCP SP called for going back to ballot papers for holding elections, the BJP called for introspection among the alliance partners

nypost.com | 2 hrs. 17 min. ago

Nicki Minaj goes scorched earth on ‘evil woman’ Hochul, urges NY voters to back Blakeman in gov race

Nicki Minaj slammed Gov. Kathy Hochul as an "evil woman" who should be dumped by the Democratic Party as she pushed for GOP hopeful Bruce Blakeman in Tuesday's gubernatorial election.

globalnews.ca | 2 hrs. 48 min. ago

Russ Wyatt voted out of Winnipeg city council, Lora Meseman to represent Transcona

Sexual assault charges loomed over Russ Wyatt’s unsuccessful re-election bid to represent Transcona, while Lora Meseman won a narrow victory.

iol.co.za | 3 hrs. 39 min. ago

43 political assassinations: Ramaphosa orders police crackdown ahead of local elections

President Cyril Ramaphosa, seen above on the campaign trail in KwaZulu-Natal, has called on police to arrest and prosecute those responsible for killing councillors and election candidates, warning that political violence threatens South Africa’s democratic gains.

theatlantic.com | 4 hrs. 4 min. ago

Why Wouldn’t Google Tell Me Who Won the 2020 Election?

The world’s most popular AI tool dodged a consequential question.

abc.net.au | 4 hrs. 52 min. ago

Where to next after Netanyahu neither won nor lost the Israeli election

The inconclusive result of the Israeli election, with neither Netanyahu nor the opposition gaining majority, means weeks of messy and complicated negotiations.

nypost.com | 4 hrs. 55 min. ago

Feds launch immediate appeal after judge rejects bid to stop California from counting 20K disputed ballots

"Every day, more ballots are processed by election officials. This ongoing emergency disenfranchises American citizens through dilution," Essayli said.

nbcnews.com | 5 hrs. 23 min. ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro vows to stand up to Trump ahead of the midterms

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro tells NBC News' Hallie Jackson that voters are "angry" with the "corruption" in Washington, and vows to stand up to President Trump ahead of the midterms elections next week. The governor dodge questions about a potential run for president in 2028, saying the sole focus for him and his team are the midterms.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 5 hrs. 45 min. ago

Arab parties claim kingmaker status in Israel elections

Joint list open to Eisenkot minority government; Ra'am's Abbas says 'everyone talking to us'

nypost.com | 5 hrs. 47 min. ago

Haley Stevens’ fiancé will vote for Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate election over El-Sayed’s anti-Israel rhetoric

Jason Turkish said the country’s “never seen a candidate for US Senate act so recklessly toward the safety of Jews in the community as we have seen from Abdul."

nypost.com | 5 hrs. 47 min. ago

3 noncitizens indicted on election fraud charges after sprawling California takedown

The three were identified as a Mexican national, a Cambodian national and a Canadian national — all of whom are accused of illegally registering to vote in the state.

bbc.co.uk | 5 hrs. 51 min. ago

US conservative activists charged with unlawful voting in election stunt

Prosecutors alleged the pair misrepresented their identities by giving election judges the names of other people.

theguardian.com | 6 hrs. 5 min. ago

Netanyahu bloc loses majority as most ballots counted – as it happened

This live blog is now closed – you can read the latest elections news hereOne apparent loser from Tuesday’s election was far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who was expected to better his party’s result of six seats from the 2022 elections.But instead there was stunned silence at the watch party for Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) in central Israel as results from the exit polls flashed across the screen, with most channels suggesting the party would remain on just six seats.

Continue reading...

theguardian.com | 6 hrs. 5 min. ago

I’ve mailed off my vote in the US midterms. It will be a nail-biting watch, but easier from outside Trump’s America

Eleanor Limprecht | I’m hopeful these elections will be a win for democracy rather than dictatorship, for peace rather than war, and humanity rather than hubrisRecently I made my own envelope out of a sheet of paper and sticky tape, signed it and affixed a sticker.

Then I took it to my nearest Australia Post shop in Sydney and mailed it.In other words, I voted from abroad in the US midterm elections. Because my last place of residence in the US was the state of Virginia, I can register to vote and request a ballot online, but the ballot still needs to be printed, signed, sealed in an envelope made of folded paper, signed again, placed inside another (store-bought) envelope and mailed in.

There was no sausage sizzle or cake stall to reward me for my civic duty, and no spectre of a fine if I didn’t complete it. Continue reading...

abc.net.au | 6 hrs. 12 min. ago

In Victoria, some fear One Nation's rhetoric is stirring ugly divides

Some Victorian multicultural leaders warn of a rise in acts of racism in the community, as the national debate on migration filters into the state election campaign.

dw.com | 6 hrs. 14 min. ago

Flavio Bolsonaro lands in US, declares himself 'leader' of Brazil

Flavio Bolsonaro declared himself the rightful leader of his country despite losing the presidential election runoff on Sunday. He and his family have fled to the US.

nypost.com | 6 hrs. 42 min. ago

Steve Hilton storms Southern California as Xavier Becerra lays low in campaign final days

Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton rallied supporters in the Los Angeles area Wednesday with the election just days away — as his Dem frontrunner rival skipped public events. Hilton had two scheduled appearances Wednesday in Southern California, holding a press conference in fire-ravaged Altadena alongside HPP Cares, a nonprofit community group that has helped families...

koreatimes.co.kr | 7 hrs. 5 min. ago

Special counsel team moves local election ballots to storage from handball arena

A special counsel team on Thursday began moving boxes of ballot papers to a storage facility after taking them out of a handball arena where they had been kept since June's local elections, as part of its investigation into ballot shortages on election day, officials said.

Special counsel Lee Tae-han's team removed the ballot boxes from the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium in southeastern Seoul after conducting an on-site inspection of the 2.47 million ballots for more than 12 hours until past midnight, according to the National Election Commission (NEC), the state election watchdog.

Lee's team has been investigating an unprecedented shortage of ballots that occurred on the day of the June 3 local elections, which forced some people to turn back without casting their votes. All 2.47 million ballots, which had been cast in the southeastern Songpa Ward, were inspected by the special counsel team and placed in some 420 boxes, of which all but 13 were being taken to a storage facility managed by the NEC in the capital area, a commission official said.

The remaining 13 boxes were taken by the

dailymail.com | 8 hrs. 5 min. ago

Labour to miss housing target by half a million homes

The party vowed in its election-winning manifesto to boost Britain's dwindling housing stock by an extra 1.5million homes over the next parliament.

nypost.com | 8 hrs. 9 min. ago

NY’s top business group sits out governor’s race after backing Hochul in 2022

The Business Council of New York State Inc. insisted its decision was not a snub of Hochul, who is seeking a second, four-year term in next week’s election.

businessinsider.com | 8 hrs. 11 min. ago

Google is aware its AI sometimes won't answer who won the 2020 election: 'We're fixing the issue'

Users documented how Google's AI Mode tried to avoid giving a straight answer when asked who won the 2020 US presidential election.

thehill.com | 8 hrs. 38 min. ago

John Sununu says brother 'totally wrong' about election hypothetical

John E. Sununu pushed back this week against his brother’s recent suggestion that the New Hampshire Senate nominee would be “up by 30 points” if voters believed it was him on the ballot. Former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu made the comment in an interview with CNN after the Democratic nominee in the race, Rep....

thehill.com | 8 hrs. 38 min. ago

FEC electronic filing system back online after multi-day outage

The Federal Election Commission's (FEC) electronic filing system was restored and online Wednesday afternoon, nearly two days after the system initially went down with little explanation. In a post on X shortly before 5 p.m. EDT Wednesday, the FEC announced the filing system was "back online and available to filers," adding work is continuing to...

nypost.com | 9 hrs. 11 min. ago

NYC early voting jumps 70% from last gubernatorial election

Nearly 300,000 New Yorkers cast ballots in the first four days of early voting – a nearly 72% increase since the last midterm election, according to city Board of Elections data. Some 294,604 city residents had already voted between Saturday and Wednesday, ahead of Election Day on Nov.

3, the data showed. That’s just over...

thehindu.com | 9 hrs. 29 min. ago

Bihar MLC polls: Upper caste candidates dominate election results

The Opposition Congress party which had put up its candidates on five seats has failed to win even a single seat in the elections

atlanticcouncil.org | 9 hrs. 39 min. ago

Fast Thinking: How the Israeli election deadlock could end

The path ahead for either candidate in Israel's election to form a working coalition is uncertain. We polled our experts on what comes next. The post Fast Thinking: How the Israeli election deadlock could end appeared first on Atlantic Council.

thehill.com | 9 hrs. 41 min. ago

Live updates: Trump, Obama, Vance hit key states in midterm sprint

Former President Obama is stopping in Atlanta on Wednesday — less than a week out from Election Day — to give a boost to Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, who's running for Georgia governor, and incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff (D). Obama's visit to the Peach State comes just a few days after his quippy speech at...

nytimes.com | 9 hrs. 42 min. ago

An Inconclusive Vote Leaves Israelis Pondering an Uncertain Future

A day after the election, supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were relieved he still had a chance to stay in power, while his opponents worried the mixed results could lead to a political stalemate.

csmonitor.com | 9 hrs. 43 min. ago

Serbia’s students have won. Why their revolution still has to wait a bit longer.

Serbia’s elections may have resulted in shock, but the incoming Student List bloc says it won’t be revolutionary as it brings about promised change.

csmonitor.com | 9 hrs. 43 min. ago

Here’s what could follow Israel’s bitterly contested elections

There are three main options for Israel’s political path forward. None would be simple or easy.

nbcnews.com | 9 hrs. 45 min. ago

Democrat running in red Kentucky district bucks party on ‘terrible’ Biden-era immigration policy

Democratic House candidate Zach Dembo (Ky.) discusses his bid to flip the state’s 6th Congressional District, where polls will close relatively early on Election Day and could give Democrats an early indicator on how they might perform in reliably red districts.

bbc.co.uk | 9 hrs. 47 min. ago

Israel's election deadlock is a sign of the country's deep divisions

The election was a celebration of democracy in some ways - but it has left Israel with no clear path to a new government, writes James Landale.

iol.co.za | 10 hrs. 8 min. ago

Police step up election security preparations ahead of November 4 LGE

The police said they are ready for the November 4 Local Government Elections.

dailymail.com | 10 hrs. 11 min. ago

This cynical Budget was a thinly disguised pre-election trap: DAN HODGES

It is indeed a significant moment. Because John Healey's cautious economic incrementalism signals more clearly than ever that we are heading for a snap election in 2027.