Donald Trump is elected as the 47th president of the United States, Ukraine reports first contact with North Korean troops, Israel asserts that most people in Jabalia have fled, China sentences an ex-government employee to death for an alleged state secrets leak, the GOP takes control of the US Senate in the US elections, abortion referendums are held in 10 US states, while a Florida recreational marijuana legalization amendment fails, Spain announces €10.6B in relief funds for its catastrophic floods, Hurricane Rafael bears down on Cuba, and Japan launches the world's first wooden satellite into space. Sources: https://www.verity.news/