The Canberra Times - World

The situation was being monitored by the French prime minister’s office.

A year ago, the idea that Democrats might seize control of the US Senate was laughable. When it came, the win was not only emphatic; it was historic.

The historic nature of the US midterm election win for the Democrats also has all the hallmarks of a country walking back from a cliff edge.

My niece has only known a world in which a president pits people against one another. Now hope and joy is returning.

The US vice president argues the Iran war caused the Republicans’ midterm rout – not just because it made fuel more expensive, but because it tied the US to Israel and jettisoned “America First”.