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US midterms: Polls show Democrats ahead in battle for Congress

Democrats lead Republicans in national polling ahead of Tuesday's United States midterm elections, with new surveys showing the party gaining ground in several closely contested Senate races as voters express dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump's handling of the economy. With all 435 House of Representatives seats and 35 Senate seats on the ballot, the elections will determine whether Republicans retain control of Congress for the remaining two years of Trump's second term. A RealClearPolling average of surveys conducted through October 30 shows Democrats leading Republicans 52% to 43.1% on the generic congressional ballot, an 8.9-percentage-point advantage. An NBC News survey conducted October 28-30 found Democrats ahead 52% to 45%, while an Emerson College poll conducted October 24-26 put the gap at 10 points. The generic ballot measures nationwide preferences for congressional candidates rather than support in individual districts, meaning a nati...
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French arson attacks disrupt train traffic across Europe

Arson attacks on French railways have caused widespread delays and cancellations of rail services across Europe on Friday, the day of the Olympic Games opening ceremony in Paris. TGV high-speed train traffic on France's Atlantic, northern and eastern routes was severely disrupted due to arson attacks aimed at damaging installations, the French national rail company SNCF announced on X Friday morning. According to the SNCF, 800,000 passengers were affected by the attacks, with some trains diverted and a large number of trains canceled. International travel through the English Channel and to neighboring Belgium has also been disrupted. Eurostar canceled 25 percent of its scheduled services, and trains from the Netherlands to Paris were experiencing delays of an additional 1.5 hours, according to the Dutch railway operator NS. Friday's disruption also caused delays and cancellations of Eurostar trains departing from London St. Pancras station to Paris Gare du Nord station, with around three trains canceled and another eight delayed as of 4 p.m. London time on Friday. The train cancellations also caused British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to change his travel plans to France for the Olympics opening ceremony, taking a flight instead of a train to Paris for the ceremony, according to Downing Street. Despite the attacks, the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games on Friday evening will proceed unaffected, as the incidents have no impact on the transport network in the Paris region, confirmed Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, quoted by French media BFMTV. "All the evidence indicates that these acts were deliberate," the outgoing minister for transport, Patrice Vergriete, told BFMTV on Friday. The outgoing Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said on X, "Our intelligence services and law enforcement agencies are mobilized to find and punish the perpetrators of these criminal acts." One-third of the trains are expected to be operational by Friday afternoon, announced Vergriete. ■ Delayed passengers are seen at a train station in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. France's TGV high-speed train traffic on the Atlantic, Northern, and Eastern routes was severely disrupted due to arson attacks targeting installations, the French national rail company SNCF reported on its X social media account Friday morning. Passengers wait for trains at a train station in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. France's TGV high-speed train traffic on the Atlantic, Northern, and Eastern routes was severely disrupted due to arson attacks targeting installations, the French national rail company SNCF reported on its X social media account Friday morning.A train delay notification is pictured on a train from Lille to Paris, France, July 26, 2024. France's TGV high-speed train traffic on the Atlantic, Northern, and Eastern routes was severely disrupted due to arson attacks targeting installations, the French national rail company SNCF reported on its X social media account Friday morning. Workers distribute food for delayed passengers at a train station in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. France's TGV high-speed train traffic on the Atlantic, Northern, and Eastern routes was severely disrupted due to arson attacks targeting installations, the French national rail company SNCF reported on its X social media account Friday morning. Passengers wait for trains at a train station in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. France's TGV high-speed train traffic on the Atlantic, Northern, and Eastern routes was severely disrupted due to arson attacks targeting installations, the French national rail company SNCF reported on its X social media account Friday morning. According to the SNCF, 800,000 passengers were affected by the attacks, with some trains diverted and many cancelled. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo) Passengers wait for trains at a train station in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. France's TGV high-speed train traffic on the Atlantic, Northern, and Eastern routes was severely disrupted due to arson attacks targeting installations, the French national rail company SNCF reported on its X social media account Friday morning. According to the SNCF, 800,000 passengers were affected by the attacks, with some trains diverted and many cancelled. 

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