United States

The Democratic Party has regained control of the United States Senate after defeating Republican candidates in six states, including Texas, Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kansas and Iowa, in Tuesday's midterm elections.

Keisha Lance Bottoms, former mayor of Atlanta, has made history as the first Black woman elected governor of a United States state, defeating Republican billionaire businessman, Rick Jackson, in Georgia's November 3 gubernatorial election.

Palantir has crossed a line few would have expected from a company once defined mainly by government and defence contracts: American businesses now generate more revenue for it than the US government.

Nigeria and the United States have stepped up their joint offensive against sextortion, romance scams and other transnational cybercrimes, following the extradition of two alleged Nigerian cybercriminals to the US over separate cases involving American minors who reportedly died by suicide.

The United States has launched fresh airstrikes on Iran's Qeshm Island in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, targeting Iranian military positions following an alleged attack on an American aircraft.

Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has ordered the country's armed forces to respond immediately to any renewed military or terrorist attack, declaring that retaliation would not be restricted by geographical boundaries.

OPay Limited has suspended its planned listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) following a regulatory inquiry relating to a foreign jurisdiction which the fintech company described as immaterial to its core business operations.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has offered a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of Liban Abdulkadir Sheikh, a Somali national wanted in the United States over the alleged murder of a man and attempted murder of a woman in Washington State.

The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a three-count charge bordering on cybercrime and defamation against a Kaduna man and supporter of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Mubarak Abdullahi, over the alleged circulation of a fake letter purportedly written by President Bola Tinubu to the President of the United States.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched a search for Colombian national Victor Julian Duque, offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to his location and arrest over an alleged money laundering scheme involving proceeds from narcotics trafficking in the United States.