Election preview: Canada

Canada's new prime minister Mark Carney looks set for victory in tonight's election. He mostly has Donald Trump to thank for it.

Update on pre-polls & odds

Two notes on the Australian election: there's huge growth in the pre-polls, and the betting market is still sending mixed signals.

There's been a lot of talk of preference deals on all sides in Australia's election. They do matter, but not always in the way you might think.

Pre-poll centres open in Australia, with questions about whether the trend away from election day voting will continue.

The United States again votes with Russia at the United Nations, this time with no support whatever from its usual allies.

His second term is already a scene of chaos after less than three months, but Donald Trump keeps talking about the possibility of a third term.

Interim leaders in Gabon and Ecuador both win election to full terms, but neither without controversy.

Nominations have closed for Australia's federal election and pre-poll voting starts next week.

Germany takes a step towards forming a new government, with the centre-right set to lead, as expected, a coalition with its historic rival.

Searching for philosophical depth in the Trump administration is a fool's errand.