Five people have been killed after a small jet has crashed into a vehicle after taking off from a suburban Phoenix airport.

Republican Donald Trump claimed victory in the 2024 presidential contest after Fox News projected that he had defeated Democrat Kamala Harris, which would cap a stunning political comeback four years after he left the White House.

Donald Trump has declared victory in the US presidential election, delivering a wide-ranging speech to supporters at his watch party in Florida.

Republican Donald Trump has been leading in the U.S. presidential election, broadly drawing more support than he did in his failed 2020 campaign, though the result remained unclear in battleground states that will decide the winner.

The United States will continue its friendly approach towards Taiwan after the presidential election and Taiwan will work to prevent China “making trouble” during the transition.

As of 21:00 EST (02:00 GMT), polls have closed in 15 additional states, including critical battlegrounds Arizona, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

Republican Donald Trump won 15 states in Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election while Democrat Kamala Harris captured seven states and Washington, D.C., Edison Research projected, but the contest remained undecided with critical battleground states unlikely to be called for hours or even days.

Republican Donald Trump won Indiana and Kentucky in Tuesday’s presidential election while Democrat Kamala Harris captured Vermont, Edison Research projected, as polls closed in the first six U.S. states including the critical state of Georgia.

A senior U.S. cyber official on Tuesday said her agency had not seen any major incidents reflecting foreign interference presidential election as voting moved into its final hours.

Nearly three-quarters of voters in the US presidential election say American democracy is under threat, according to preliminary national exit polls, reflecting the deep anxiety the nation faces after a contentious campaign between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump.

In the swing state of Arizona, there’s a steady stream of voters filing into South Mountain High School in Phoenix.

The dizzying presidential contest between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris hurtled toward an uncertain finish on Tuesday as millions of Americans lined up at polling stations to choose between two sharply different visions for the country.