A series of high-stakes races are taking place in the US midterm elections. The contests expected to determine whether Democrats or Republicans control the Senate are especially worth watching:
World politicsUS President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone this weekend, reportedly about the next move in the war against Iran.
World politicsUS President Donald Trump is in the final stretch ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections for Congress. However, opinion polls suggest headwinds for his party, the Republicans. “We will win,” Trump says at a rally in Iowa.
World politicsUS President Donald Trump canceled several campaign rallies ahead of the midterm elections but has reportedly changed his mind. A reporter who asked whether health concerns were behind the cancellations was berated in a clip that has gone viral. “I’m fine. You’re disgusting, get in shape, you look fucking awful,” Trump says.
World politicsAre the Democrats trying to seize a Senate seat in Alaska? The New York Times says they are, and US President Donald Trump was quick to accuse his political opponents of “election fraud at the highest level.”
World politicsHe is young, energetic and perhaps the most talked-about candidate in the US election campaign. If Democrat Abdul El-Sayed wins in Michigan, the Senate could end up in Democratic hands. Supporters describe him as a progressive force - Republicans see him as both radical and dangerous.
World politicsEight US states are suing AI giant OpenAI, alleging that its chatbot, ChatGPT, harms children and gives dangerous advice, the AP reports.
BusinessA desperate push to lower gasoline prices ahead of the US midterm elections may be behind Donald Trump’s talk of a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. He has said many things about the war in Ukraine that have not been true, says US expert Dag Blanck.
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