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Among the first world leaders to publicly react to Donald Trump's latest electoral victory was Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who praised his win and applauded what he described as Trump's commitment to achieving "peace through strength." But Ukrainian officials are almost certainly concerned about what a Trump presidency could mean for the country's fight against Russia.

The price of bitcoin hit a new high Wednesday as investors bet that former president Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election will be a boon for cryptocurrencies.

Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride has been elected to the U.S. House and will become the first openly transgender person to serve in Congress.

Most of the opposition parties on Parliament Hill are ditching the high-profile annual United Nations conference on climate change this year, citing human rights concerns in the host country Azerbaijan little more than a year after the mass exodus of nearly 120,000 ethnic Armenians from their homes in the once-disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. 

Republicans have taken back control of the U.S. Senate, flipping three seats held by Democrats by early Wednesday. Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell called it "a hell of a good day."

Hoax bomb threats, many of which appeared to originate from Russian email domains, were directed on Tuesday at polling locations in five battleground states — Georgia, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania — as Election Day voting was underway, the FBI said.

Tropical Storm Rafael strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Tuesday as it swirled past the Cayman Islands and chugged toward western Cuba.

BCE has signed a deal to buy U.S. fibre internet provider Ziply Fiber for about $5 billion in cash, using in part the profits from the high-profile sale of the company’s stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment earlier this fall. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed his popular defence minister, Yoav Gallant, in a surprise announcement that came as the country is embroiled in wars on multiple fronts. The move sparked numerous protests, including a mass gathering that paralyzed central Tel Aviv.

Historic rainfall and catastrophic flash flooding in Spain have killed more than 200 people and left thousands more enraged with their country's response to the crisis. Andrew Chang breaks down the devastation left behind in the hard-hit town of Paiporta in Valencia, and how rescuers and volunteers are working around the clock to find survivors and clean up a mountain of debris.

Canadians are watching the U.S. election results with trepidation, knowing they have no control over the outcome that will still affect them. Polling shows Vice-President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are neck-and-neck. 

Northern Gaza has been cut off from Gaza City to the south, communication has been patchy, supplies of food are dwindling and the price of whatever is available has reached exorbitant levels.

Boeing's West Coast factory workers accepted a new contract offer on Monday, ending a bitter seven-week strike that halted most jet production and deepened a financial crisis at the troubled plane-maker.

U.S. law enforcement and election security agencies are debunking two new examples of Russian disinformation on the eve of election day, highlighting attempts by foreign actors to sow doubt in the voting process and warning that the efforts run the risk of inciting violence against election officials.

A Pennsylvania state judge on Monday allowed Elon Musk's daily $1-million US giveaway to swing-state voters to proceed, after a surprising day of testimony in which the billionaire's aide acknowledged his political group selected the contest's winners.

Tropical storm Rafael formed Monday in the Caribbean and will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening into a hurricane and likely hitting Cuba, forecasters said.

A woman has been detained for stripping down to her underwear outside an Iranian university campus, in protest of the nation’s strict dress code, according to social media posts and local media reports.

Israel has officially notified the United Nations that it was cancelling the agreement that regulated its relations with the main UN relief organization for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) since 1967, the country's foreign ministry said on Monday.

Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency said Monday that at least 10 people have died as a series of volcanic eruptions widens on the remote island of Flores.

In September Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, washing away homes, roads and bridges and killing more than 100. It also displaced more than 6,000 people and forced election officials to scramble to ensure the disaster-affected region could still get out the vote. Early voting totals suggest it may have worked.