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Donald Trump has won back the White House. More than 74 million Americans voted for the embattled former president - making him the first Republican to win the popular vote in 20 years.

The Republican Party’s trouncing of the Democratic Party sent shockwaves through the United States and the world. Republicans are set to control the White House, the Senate, and likely the House of Representatives. This means it will be easier for President-elect Donald Trump to push his agenda through, unlike his tumultuous first term (2016-20) when he failed to win the popular vote. US economist...

Across the United States, leading Democrats are looking at why they lost ground in the election. Some are blaming president Joe Biden for the defeat of Kamala Harris, who only had four months to run her campaign. The list of critiques is long - from not dropping out of the race sooner, to a perceived disconnection with working class and male voters. The economy, the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and a...

Donald Trump’s shock victory in the United States election this week revealed fundamental flaws with the Democratic Party establishment, the news outlets in its corner and how they approach the voting public.

European leaders meet and the consequences of Donald Trump's election dominate talks. US-EU trade, backing for Ukraine in its war against Russia, and the future of NATO are all under scrutiny. So what's in store for Europe once Trump is back in power?

In West Palm Beach, Trump thanked supporters, hailing his movement as "the greatest political movement of all time." He promised to “help our country heal” and vowed to create a "golden age of America" for future generations. Trump celebrated Republicans’ Senate win with 51 seats and claimed they were on track to win the House, though results remain uncertain. He reiterated plans to strengthen imm...

Al Jazeera’s Cyril Vanier explains the latest data and results from around US especially from the seven battleground states, where this election is almost certain to be decided.

Washington, DC. Patrick Mara is Chairman of the DC Republican Party, Ahmed Bedier is President of United Voices, a civic and engagement organisation bringing in minorities into politics, and Jennifer Victor is a Professor of Political Science at George Mason University.

One of the few partially functioning hospitals in northern Gaza is Kamal Adwan Hospital. Israeli fighter jets targeted a section of the facility, where medical supplies delivered by the World Health Organization were being stored. The attack destroyed most of the critically needed supplies, that were received only days ago. Kamal Adwan has been struggling to provide medical assistance to the surge...

A warning that some of the images we have from the attack are graphic. At least 55 people have been killed by an Israeli attack on Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza. The strikes targeted a five-story residential building where displaced families were sheltering. Dozens more people are still trapped under the rubble. The north of Gaza has been under an Israeli siege for nearly a month.

Israel's parliament has passed a law, banning the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. UNRWA has condemned the ban, calling it outrageous. The ban will significantly restrict UNRWA's activities across occupied East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made his first comments about the “malignant” Israeli attack on Iran early Saturday in a meeting with the families of the four members of the armed forces who were killed. The Israelis try to make the impact of the strikes appear larger than reality, but any move inside Iran to make them appear smaller would also be “wrong”, he said. “It would be wrong...

Israeli military has targeted Beit Lahiya in the north of the Gaza Strip, in a strike that's killed up to 100 Palestinians. Dozens of others have been injured and the death toll is expected to rise. Northern Gaza has been under an Israeli siege for more than 15 days. The United Nations is warning Palestinians are being forced to endure "unspeakable horrors". And in Deir el-Balah, in central Gaza,...

Hind Hassan, who conducted a one-on-one interview with Yahya Sinwar in 2021, said he came across as a man “who was defiant” in his beliefs. Hassan told Al Jazeera she met him “walking down the street in full view” during a period when Israel had been bombing Gaza for 11 days and “everyone had believed he was in hiding”. Hind said he did “not shy away” from some of the tougher questions. She said w...