Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military toppled democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government almost two years ago, alleging massive fraud during elections her party won in 2020.

The violence unfolded after a Bolsonaro supporter was detained for allegedly organising violent 'anti-democratic acts,' according to the judge who ordered his arrest.

President Dina Boluarte was sworn in after former president Pedro Castillo was removed by Congress and arrested for trying to dissolve the legislature while preventing an impeachment vote against him.

Modi campaigned hard in Gujarat, the state where he was chief minister for 12 years before ascending to become prime minister in 2014, and which voted on Dec 1 and 5.

The centrist opposition has urged President Isaac Herzog not to grant an extension, accusing Netanyahu of buying time to pass controversial legislation.

Modi remains widely popular in the country, partly due to economic growth and also because of his strong base among India's Hindu majority population.

If now is not the time for Anwar Ibrahim to bring back this essential local election level of democracy to Malaysian society, when exactly can civil society expect its promised restitution?

Republicans were closer to winning the House, having secured 211 seats compared to Democrats' 206, with 218 needed for a majority.

Republicans had captured at least 210 House seats, reports say, eight short of the 218 needed to wrest the House away from Democrats and effectively halt President Joe Biden's legislative agenda.

Biden, who turns 80 this month, says his family wants him to run and he does not feel rushed to make a final decision.

Online misinformation experts have worked to push back on misleading narratives that spread in the run-up to the election, including that only the results announced were legitimate.

Both Musk and Twitter's head of safety and integrity Yoel Roth have sought to reassure users, tweeting that Twitter would uphold and enforce its election integrity policies through the US midterms.