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President Donald Trump has cast his ballot in the US election, telling reporters afterwards: “I voted for a guy named Trump.”

The US coronavirus caseload has reached record heights, with more than 83,000 infections reported in a single day.

Guinea's President Alpha Conde has won a third term in power with 59.49% of the vote, the National Independent Electoral Commission has said.

A rocket and artillery barrage has struck residential areas in Nagorno-Karabakh, after the United States hosted top diplomats from Armenia and Azerbaijan for talks to settle their decades-long conflict over...

A “talented escape artist” snake has been rescued after it was found curled up in the groove of a car door after escaping from its home.

A “talented escape artist” snake has been rescued after it was found curled up in the groove of a car door after escaping from its home.

A “talented escape artist” snake has been rescued after it was found curled up in the groove of a car door after escaping from its home.

The US coronavirus caseload has reached record heights, with more than 83,000 infections reported in a single day.

The US coronavirus caseload has reached record heights, with more than 83,000 infections reported in a single day.

Poland's president Andrzej Duda has tested positive for coronavirus.

A suburban Chicago police officer has been sacked after shooting a black couple inside a vehicle, killing a 19-year-old man and wounding his girlfriend.

At least 51 civilians have been killed during unrest in Nigeria following days of protests over police abuses, the country's president said.

US president Donald Trump has said he thinks Sacha Baron Cohen, the comedian behind the Borat films, is “a creep”.

President Donald Trump has tried to keep the focus on Democrat Joe Biden's comments in the final presidential debate about supporting a “transition” away from oil in favour of renewable...

Every election, reduced to essentials, boils down to voters deciding between continuity and change.

US President Donald Trump's and Democratic rival Joe Biden's campaigns have recruited armies of powerful lawyers for the possibility that the race for the White House will be decided not...

Police in Poland used pepper spray and arrested 15 people during protests against a ruling by the country's Supreme Court that could end virtually all forms of abortion in the...

With time running out and trailing in the polls, President Donald Trump needed the strongest possible showing in his final debate against Joe Biden. But in the face of a...

Self-cloning mutant crayfish created in experimental breeding programmes have invaded a Belgian cemetery.

The United States is approaching a record for the number of new daily coronavirus cases in the latest ominous sign about the disease's grip on the nation.

The United States is approaching a record for the number of new daily coronavirus cases in the latest ominous sign about the disease's grip on the nation.

The badly decomposed bodies of seven people who may have been stowaways were found on Friday inside a shipment of fertilizer that left Serbia three months ago, Paraguayan authorities said.

Nigeria's president says 51 civilians have been killed in unrest following days of peaceful protests over police abuses, and he blames “hooliganism” for the violence while asserting that security forces...

Nigeria's president says 51 civilians have been killed in unrest following days of peaceful protests over police abuses, and he blames “hooliganism” for the violence while asserting that security forces...

Scientists have discovered the first nest of so-called murder hornets in the United States and plan to wipe it out on Saturday to protect native honeybees, officials in Washington state...

France has surpassed one million confirmed coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, becoming the second country in Western Europe after Spain to reach the mark.

A couple who murdered champion Irish dancer Adrian Murphy with a drug dubbed “The Devil's Breath” during a robbery plot are facing life behind bars.

The US Senate is gearing up for a rare weekend session as Republicans race to put Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court and cement a conservative majority before election...

Leeds United fans boycotting watching their team play on pay-per-view TV have raised £40,000 to support local food banks.

There have been 777 new cases and seven further deaths confirmed by the Department of Health this evening.

Moate Nursing Home in Westmeath has become the latest facility to experience a Covid-19 outbreak.

Ireland has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong due to concerns over national security legislation that Beijing imposed on the semi-autonomous state this summer.

The FTSE made up some of its mid-week blues on Friday, to end the week on a high, as Britain's biggest banks pulled the index up.

President Donald Trump has announced that Sudan will start to normalise ties with Israel, making it the third Arab state to do so as part of US-brokered deals in the...

A second wave of Covid-19 cases in nursing homes cannot be ruled out if the rate of community transmission remains high, HSE Chief Executive Paul Reid has warned.

A second wave of Covid-19 cases in nursing homes cannot be ruled out if the rate of community transmission remains high, HSE Chief Executive Paul Reid has warned.

Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Greece and Turkey are going to cancel war games scheduled for next week on each other's national holidays.

More than 50 million Americans have cast ballots in the presidential election, an early-voting expert said on Friday, signaling a potential record turnout out for a November 3 matchup between...

A further five deaths and 1,252 new cases of Covid-19 have been diagnosed in Northern Ireland, the Department of Health has announced.

Britain's two biggest oil companies are set to update shareholders next week amid a low oil price and a race to reduce emissions.