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An election worker oversees voting process in the 2024 US presidential election on Election Day at a polling station in Henderson, Nevada November 5, 2024. — Reuters pic

FBI: Russia-linked hoax bomb threats disrupt polling stations in key battleground states

People watch election results at Times Square in New York November 5, 2024. — AFP pic

Trump claims three states as Harris secures Vermont in tense US election

Democratic presidential nominee and US Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump are seen in a combination of file photographs taken in Chandler, Arizona October 10, 2024 and in Evans, Georgia October 4, 2024. — Reuters pic

Race on a knife-edge: US nervously awaits outcome of historic Harris vs Trump showdown

A person carries a baby with a filled out ballot after voting at the Green Street Community Center in Concord, New Hampshire, on November 5, 2024. — AFP pic

Polls close in first six US states, including swing state Georgia

Early vote returns in US battleground states may not be a good indicator of whether Democratic candidate Kamala Harris or Republican rival Donald Trump will win, experts say, thanks to vote counting rules and quirks in several key states. — Reuters pic

Don’t read too much into early vote counts: All you need to know about US election night surprises

Fulton County elections workers process absentee ballots at the new Fulton County Elections Hub and Operations Center on November 4, 2024 in Union City, Georgia. — AFP pic

US election: When will we know who won? Polls closed, but result may yet take days to be finalised

A voter drops off ballots at an official ballot drop box on the final day of early voting ahead of Election Day at City Hall on November 4, 2024 in San Francisco, California. — AFP pic

‘Improbably tight race’: Is the US election really so close, or are pollsters hedging their bets?

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (R) walks on stage as she arrives for a campaign rally at the Carrie Blast Furnaces National Historic Landmark outside Pittsburgh, in Rankin, Pennsylvania on November 4, 2024, and former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump dances on stage after speaking at a campaign rally at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on November 4, 2024. — AFP pic

What if Harris and Trump are deadlocked? US preps for first occurrence in modern history amid razor-close race

This file photo taken on May 28, 2024 shows the world’s first satellite made from wood, named LignoSat, developed by scientists at Kyoto University and logging company Sumitomo Forestry, during a press conference in Kyoto. — AFP pic

World’s first wooden satellite developed by Japan launched into space aboard SpaceX rocket

A devotee prays inside the Sri Dharmasastha temple in Thulasendrapuram, the village where Kamala Harris' maternal grandfather was born, in the Southern state of Tamil Nadu, India November 5, 2024. — Reuters pic

In her Indian grandfather's village, Hindu chants and flower offerings as residents pray for Kamala Harris win

An African American man waits in line with other community members in East Tampa to enter the C. Blythe Andrews, Jr. Public Library at a early voting polling precinct to cast their ballots in local, state, and national elections in Tampa, Florida, U.S., November 2, 2024. — Reuters pic

History no matter who wins: US voters head to polls today as turbulent campaign concludes

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will visit China and meet leader Xi Jinping this week, both nations said today. — Bernama pic

Indonesian President Prabowo to strengthen ties with China in landmark visit amid growing global ambitions

Republican Donald Trump making a final pitch to supporters in Michigan. — AFP pic

Fear, hope and tension grips voters as US election campaign hits climax

Supporters of Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump gather ahead of the US presidential election in West Palm Beach, Florida, US November 4, 2024. — Reuters

In foreshadowing, some US states call in troops to guard for violence as Trump-Harris race goes down to wire

A file photograph shows a sign prohibiting smoking and vaping at Cheras Velocity Mall in Kuala Lumpur on August 3, 2022. — Picture by Devan Manuel

Oi, put that out! UK to ban smoking outside schools, hospitals, playground… but not pubs and cafes

A file photograph shows India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Istana Nurul Iman in Bandar Seri Begawan on September 4, 2024. — AFP pic

Modi, Trudeau denounce attacks on Hindu temple in Toronto