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President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. | AP Photo/Evan Vucci President Donald Trump railed against the Supreme Court on Monday for its decision to allow an extended count of Pennsylvania mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day, tweeting that doing so would lead to violent unrest in […]

MPolice officers stay in position at stairs named ‘Theodor Herzl Stiege’ near a synagogue after gunshots were heard, in Vienna, Monday, Nov. 2,2020 Four people were killed in an attack in Vienna, Austria late on Monday, in what the country’s Chancellor called a “repulsive terrorist attack”. A suspect was also shot dead by police, in […]

Barack Obama arrives to speak at a drive-in rally for Joe Biden in Miami on Nov. 2, 2020.Chandan Khanna / AFP – Getty Images MIAMI — Former president Barack Obama and “Despacito” singer Luis Fonsi held a closeout rally in South Florida on the eve of Election Day, rallying Latino voters in a critical battleground […]

The exact death toll remains unknown, with local media reports speaking about ‘several dozen deaths’ [File: Giulia Paravicini/Reuters] Armed men in western Ethiopia have rounded up and executed dozens of men, women and children, in a “brutal” attack officials blamed on an armed group that is active in the region. According to Amnesty International, Sunday’s […]

A large-scale police operation is under way in cental Vienna. October 2, 2020.   –   Copyright  Joe Klamar/AFP Several people have been injured and one person has died in a shooting in central Vienna, according to police. One suspect was shot dead and a police officer is among the injured, they added. Austrian interior minister Karl Nehammer said in […]

Security personnel stand guard outside of the Kabul University in Kabul. Gunmen stormed Kabul university ahead of the opening of an Iranian book fair. AFP Twenty-two students and professors were killed and 22 others were wounded during an armed attack on Kabul University’s campus after three gunmen stormed the building in the Afghan capital on […]

A voter casts a ballot in the upcoming US general elections as early voting begins in Ann Arbor, Michigan on September 24, 2020. © Emily Elconin, Reuters The US presidential election on Tuesday will likely be decided in five key states: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia and Florida. Democrats are hoping to avoid a repeat of 2016, […]

Police block the access to the Notre-Dame de l’Assomption Basilica in Nice on October 29, 2020 after a knife-wielding man kills three people at the church [Valery Hache/Al Jazeera] Police block the access to the Notre-Dame de l’Assomption Basilica in Nice on October 29, 2020 after a knife-wielding man kills three people at the church […]

People dine outside on a street in central London, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020.   –   Copyright  Alberto Pezzali/AP Phot As multiple European countries enter their second lockdowns — some with more partial restrictions this time around — officials are warning that the month-long restrictions could be extended as COVID-19 cases rise. A UK government minister said on Sunday, just […]

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks during a drive-in campaign rally on Oct. 31 in Flint, Mich. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s lead over President Donald Trump is holding steady in several key swing states ahead of Tuesday’s election, according to the latest CNN polls released Saturday. The polling of likely voters […]