Americans Vote in Key Election for Trump

Americans have begun voting in nationwide elections that are being seen as a referendum on Donald Trump's presidency. Polling stations opened on the East Coast as both Republicans and Democrats battle to take control of the two houses of Congress.

Also in the programme: A report commissioned by Facebook says it failed to stop Myanmar's generals from using the social network to incite hatred and violence; and China faces the United Nations Human Rights council on its record in the western province of Xinjiang.

Picture: People stand in voting booths while voting in the 2018 mid-term general election at a polling station located at Deep Run High School in Glen Allen, Virginia, USA, 06 November 2018. Credit: EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS