While Republicans have nudged ahead in the polls against Democrats in numerous races, the issues driving the elections are among some of the most unpredictable in recent history. 

More than a thousand animals have died as a result of a drought in Kenya amid concerns about the havoc caused by the worsening climate chaos.

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Imprisoned on trumped-up charges, opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is mounting what is likely to be a final attempt to become prime minister at this month’s election.

The former president called on his supporters to reject the “radical left-wing maniacs”, while Republican rival Ron DeSantis criticised vaccine mandates and “wokeness” in schools.

More than 200 climate activists have arrested at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport after blocking private jets from taking off.

Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim campaigning in Ipoh, Malaysia.

Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Donald Trump hit campaign trail in US mid-terms elections

When looking at the moon during the total lunar eclipse, “You are seeing the sunrise and sunset of the Earth lighting up the moon”, says one astrophysicist.

The campaign has specifically targeted Democratic candidates, calculating that a Republican majority in the Senate and the House of Representatives could help the Russian war effort.

A Denver man who used an AK-47 to kill a woman who was walking her dog was sentenced to life in prison

Gavin Williamson reportedly used expletive-ridden language in messages after he wasn’t invited to Queen Elizabeth’s funeral.

Nineteen people have died after a plane crashed into a lake in Tanzania.

“We’re not going to see any babies if girls, young women, continue to drink like their equals until they’re 25,” said 73-year-old Jaroslaw Kaczynski, who has never married.

Russia has focused on striking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure over the last month, causing power shortages and rolling outages across the country.

Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Donald Trump have visited Pennsylvania days before voters go to the pols in the US.

Aaron Carter, who has died aged 34, was known for childhood hits 'I Want Candy' and 'Crush on You'.

Influential Democratic Party senator Joe Manchin has accused the president of being “divorced from reality” and saying it was “time he learnt a lesson”.

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Rejected by the Ukrainian military, Australian Trevor Kjeldal headed to the frontline in search of a battalion that would take him. Last week he was killed in action.