Stockholm announces British author Kazuo Ishiguro, best known for his novel "The Remains of the Day" , has won the 2017 Nobel Literature Prize. The 69-year-old author reacts to the news in London.

Images filmed by bystanders in Austin, Texas show people honking and screaming with joy after Democrat James Talarico won a US Senate seat over attorney general Ken Paxton, a close ally of President Donald Trump who was heavily backed by tech billionaire Elon Musk. Democrats have seized control of the US Congress, capturing the Senate and House of Representatives in a stunning, nationwide rejection of Donald Trump set to put the brakes on the final two years of his presidency.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez appoints Carlos Cuerpo as transport minister after Oscar Puente resigned in the wake of the deadly Urda train crash that killed 69 people. Cuerpo, who had served as First Vice-President of the Government until now, takes over the portfolio as authorities continue to investigate the disaster.

Angry residents stage spontaneous protests outside Indonesia's Nongsa Digital Park, where a new cluster of data centres is under construction. At home, their taps have run dry, for which they blame the new behemoth constructions, initially welcomed to stimulate the local economy. "The water used to run 24 hours a day," says one resident. "In the past three months, it has only run at night."

Democrats are preparing a legislative offensive against US President Donald Trump after a sweeping midterm victory handed them control of both chambers of the US Congress.

Early results in the US midterm elections indicate "a strong repudiation of Donald Trump and his policies,” an expert tells AFP. "Whatever water metaphor you want to use for here, whether it's a wave or a tsunami, I think it's closer to a wave, but it's a big wipeout,” Todd Belt, a professor of political management at The George Washington University, tells AFP.