Millions of Americans will head to the polls in what will be a critical litmus test of Donald Trump and his Republican party.

The Democrats are odds-on favourites to win control of both chambers of US Congress, but painful defeats to Trump in the past come with a warning.

Americans head to the polls soon in elections that could have big ramifications for the second half of Trump’s presidency. Follow our coverage.

The blood sport of American politics has a new player on the bench – AI – and the game is getting dirtier and dirtier.

Iranian state television said explosions were heard on Qeshm Island, as US officials confirmed the regime’s surface-to-air missile batteries had been targeted in limited strikes.

With the Coalition arguing he should not be overseas, Albanese acknowledged the economic pressures at home and insisted the government was working “each and every day” to lift living standards.

Texas Republican Ken Paxton attacks his Senate-race opponent

AI clip depicts New York's state governor and the city mayor of peddling "political delusion pills".

Nebraska independent paints Republican as Democrat-in-disguise.

Fuel costs up and revenues down. In my state, where Republicans haven’t lost a Senate race this century, Donald Trump is fighting to stay alive.

“We have a lot of great things planned for Washington – and I could get into the nation, but for that, you don’t have enough time,” the president said on the day before Americans vote.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joked with King Charles after hitting back at critics of his overseas travel.

Multimillionaire tech entrepreneur and his family were on the ill-fated flight, which had 20-year-old Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras as co-pilot.

In his final pitch to voters before the midterms, Donald Trump spoke about his Washington renovations for 25 minutes.

The King met the prime minister and the mining billionaire aboard a 75-metre vessel powered by ammonia to highlight his interest in climate action.

King Charles, who joined Anthony Albanese at the Commonwealth summit in Antigua, gestured for an umbrella during a downpour. (AFP)

Supermarkets across seven European countries have been hit by a cyber-attack impacting their refrigerators and freezers.

The defection of a key democrat in the state has added a new twist to the must-win Senate race.

In less than 24 hours, Americans will head to the polls in a crucial midterm elections.

Accused child killer Lindsay Clancy has returned to an American court for a crucial hearing on her future, following a mistrial.