Sara Ruthven

Special counsel Jack Smith asks for time to 'assess this unprecedented circumstance' in first convicted felon elected to the presidency

Swing states of Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia fall to Republicans as party wins Senate majority

Democratic presidential candidate calls scale of death and destruction in Gaza and Lebanon 'devastating'

The Iranian Foreign Ministry called the attacks 'blatant violation of international law'

Vice President stops short of calling Republican challenger Donald Trump anti-Semitic but points out he admires Hitler

The American people are 'exhausted' with former president, US Vice President tells Fox News

The country has grown accustomed to knife-edge elections - but this one could be the most unpredictable of the lot

Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia says world would lose 12 million barrels a day if an 'energy war' were to start

Tim Walz and JD Vance hold civilised and nuanced debate in stark contrast to presidential debates

Israeli military says it is operating according to a 'methodical plan' for which soldiers had spent months training

Suspected hackers' targets included government officials, the media and NGOs, according to Justice Department

There is no information indicating that recipients replied, intelligence agencies say

According the World Justice Project, Republicans and Democrats said they would take action to overturn vote tallies if the other party wins

Both candidates have claimed victory but whether the debate will effect the polls is unclear

Republicans have condemned Biden administration over soldiers' deaths as example of many failures of Afghanistan withdrawal