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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern appointed Nanaia Mahuta to the role of Minister of Foreign Affairs, the nation’s first Indigenous woman to hold the position. (Image credit: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

Electoral votes of battleground states such as Florida and Pennsylvania could determine the winner of Tuesday’s battle for the White House

European governments beset by an autumn wave of Covid-19 are turning to mass testing, in some cases screening swaths of their population at once, in a bid to contain a pandemic that has forced nations into lockdowns they can’t sustain.

As the final hours of the 2020 presidential campaign tick away, nearly 100 million Americans have already cast their ballots — representing more than two-thirds of all 2016 votes. Meanwhile, the candidates appealed to voters in swing states, including Pennsylvania,

Robotics and automation startups have seen a strong uptick in interest over the course of the pandemic. And it’s easy to see which companies have a newfound interest in automating their workforce amid a seemingly endless virus-driven shutdown. But Walmart,

Addressing a Monday evening drive-in rally in Miami on Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s behalf, Obama said his successor has suggested he may “declare victory before all the votes are counted tomorrow.”

Election 2020: 97 million Americans have already voted, breaking records  Vox.com Thiessen: Philadelphia mayor’s warning of lengthy ballot count shows lack of preparedness  Fox News Trump says that as soon as Election Day ends, ‘we’re going in with our lawyers’  The Washington Post

In our news wrap Monday, Islamic State attackers stormed Kabul University, touching off a gun battle that killed at least 22 people. Security officials said three gunmen struck during a book fair; all of them were killed after the hours-long

Russian president Vladimir Putin in December 2016. | Russian Presidential Press and Information Office/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images An expert explains the history of world powers’ interventions in elections. What Russia — or any other foreign power — might do to disrupt

Czech police set up border inspections, increase security at Jewish sites; European leaders express solidarity with Austria, vow not to give in to ‘hate’