The midterms will shape Congress for the last years of his presidency, writes Sarah Smith, but they are also a test of what politics may look like without him.

US officials described the attacks on Qeshm Island as limited and defensive, according to CBS, the BBC's US partner.

The ruling, which comes on the eve of the midterm elections, essentially ends the Trump administration's bid to disqualify the ballots in the state.

The incident comes amid growing calls for the temperature of political debate in Australia to be turned down.