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Police in Tel Aviv have used water cannon on protesters demonstrating against the decision to sack Israel's defence minister, Yoav Gallant.He was dismissed on Tuesday by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - the pair have repeatedly been at odds over the war in Gaza. Footage posted online shows crowds gathering on a motorway in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, blocking traffic and lighting fires.There have also been similar demonstrations in Jerusalem, Haifa, Caesarea, and other locations, according to The Times of Israel. Image: Police used water cannon to clear crowds. Pic: AP There have been regular rumours Mr Gallant was on the way out but refused to go. He had argued for a hostage deal in Gaza and clashed with other parties...

Millions of Americans are voting in an historic election that could put Donald Trump back into the White House or make Kamala Harris the first woman to become US president.The two candidates are neck and neck in the polls after bitter campaign that saw two assassination attempts against Republican Mr Trump as well as the shock withdrawal of President Joe Biden. In around 100 days, Ms Harris has found her feet and mounted a fierce challenge to her opponent.With just hours left before polls close, the election has come down to the wire and could be decided by a handful of crucial battleground states.Follow live: Harris makes surprise stop in Washington Voting on Tuesday appears to be smooth, with only scattered reports of delays from extreme weather, long lines or technical problems....

The contest to be president of the US takes place across 50 states (and the District of Columbia) but it is generally won or lost in a handful of key battlegrounds.The road to the White House this year runs through seven states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. With so much riding on perhaps as few as hundreds of thousands of voters in states like these, let's look at where they are.We will break down each state by how many Electoral College votes it awards (a candidate needs a total of 270 to win the presidency) how it voted in 2020 (election day was on 3 November 2020) and what time polls close (all times in eastern time).Arizona - 11 Electoral College votes - voted Democrat in 2020 Once considered a Republican stronghold, changing demograph...