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Robert Hackwill

USA

Live US election:Clinton beats Trump to the polls and votes early

Hillary Clinton casts her vote in bright autumn sunshine in New York hoping to become the 45th President of the United States.

Israel

Israel jails a 14-year-old Palestinian for 12 years for double stabbing attack

Israel has jailed a 14-year-old Palestinian for 12 years for the 2015 stabbing of two people in a settlement north of Jerusalem.

USA

Spicy Hillary and Trump dumps as foreign entrepreneurs cash in on election

The US presidential election candidates are inspiring commercial spin-offs around the world as businesses cash in on the campaign hoopla.

USA

Hillary Clinton raises the volume as she sprints for the finish line

Hillary Clinton goes on a barnstorming final lap of campaign rallies as the US presidential race nears its climax.

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Syria

Turkey warns against Kurdish takeover of Raqqa as ISIL capital faces encirclement

Kurdish fighters backed with US-led coalition air power are taking the lead in the final assault on ISIL's capital, Raqqa. But Turkey warns the mainly Arab Syrian city should remain just that, and not

Nicaragua

Immovable Daniel Ortega favourite for re-election as Nicaragua's president

Daniel Ortega, central to Nicaragua's politics since 1979, is the favourite in this weekend's presidential election. No longer a revolutionary, is he on the verge of cementing one-party rule in his co

France

Good COP, bad COP? Will applying the Paris Climate agreement be a COP-out?

November 4th sees the application of the Paris COP21 agreement on fighting climate change, but will polluting nations take the necessary steps and live up to their promises?

Sport

Cubs end curse and look forward to glorious World Series future

Chicago are World Series baseball champions again after a 108-year wait.

Sport

Dortmund latest to qualify for Champion's League knockout stages

Dortmund qualify for next stage of Champions League, but Spurs lose at Wembley and Real Madrid are held in Warsaw in a six-goal thriller.

Sport

VW spins off the road and quits WRC

After dominating the WRC in recent years VW says it is quitting the sport.

Sport

Klose closes playing career and looks forward to managing

German and World Cup record goalscorer Miroslav Klose ends his playing career to take up managerial training course.

Sport

De Boer shown the door at Inter after 14 games

Inter Milan have sacked their Dutch manager Frank de Boer after a dismal run of 14 matches and only five wins.

USA

America's Republicans fail to connect with Latino electorate

Hispanics, either US-born or naturalised, will soon be America's largest minority community and already count electorally as much as African-Americans. In certain states their role is crucial in gaini

USA

Women hold key vote in US election but have little love for either candidate

Women are the the largest group of registered voters in America, and might normally be expected to back the country's first-ever female candidate for president, especially as the three-times divorced

World

Morocco cleans up its act for COP 22

The COP 22 climate conference will soon begin in Casablanca, Morocco, and ahead of the event the country is mobilising to raise awareness of rubbish and pollution problems, and engaging the people the

Cinema

Oscar buzz builds for Rebecca Hall in 'Christine'

When Florida TV anchor Christine Chubbuck shot herself dead on live TV in 1974 little was known about her. Now there are two films out about her life.

Belgium

EU summit hears list of Russia's misdemeanour ahead of tricky period

The EU faces a tough short-term future with Russia, Brexit and migrants all snapping away at unity, which the latest summit hopes to repair.

Iraq

Iraqi army claims victory on road to Mosul

Iraqi forces report faster than expected progress in the battle for Mosul, Iraq's second city, held for the last two years by ISIL.

Lebanon

Hariri gambles on Aoun to break Lebanon political deadlock

Saad Hariri has taken a bold gamble endorsing Michel Aoun for Lebanon's presidency. Despite Aoun's closeness to nemesis Hezbollah, Hariri may pick up the prime minister's job.

Ukraine

Normandy group to meet in Berlin to discuss Ukraine peace deal

Normandy group convenes to try and revive Minsk II peace process in Ukraine

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