Democrats have won control of both houses of the United States Congress in the midterm elections, a major shift in power in Washington.

These are elections held halfway through a president’s term, when voters choose members of Congress.

President Trump said he has the right to veto everything, and he also said he is willing to work with Democrats.

To veto something is to officially reject a law or decision so it cannot take effect.

The Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi were still uncalled in the reports.

The races had not yet been officially declared for a winner.

He pleaded guilty to the charge in September.

He formally said in court that he had committed the crime.

In Hong Kong, pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for colluding with foreign forces under the city’s national security law.

This means secretly working with groups from other countries, as the law accused him of doing.

Prosecutors accused Wong of working with activist Nathan Law, who lives outside Hong Kong, to urge foreign countries to impose sanctions or other measures against China.

Sanctions are official actions that punish or put pressure on a country.

Prosecutors accused Wong of working with activist Nathan Law, who lives outside Hong Kong, to urge foreign countries to impose sanctions or other measures against China.

Here, impose means to officially start or apply sanctions.

The UK transport secretary described them as malicious hoax threats.

These are false threats made deliberately to cause trouble or fear.

The Guardian reported marches in Marseille, Grenoble and Lyon, with 70,000 police officers deployed, according to the government.

Here, deployed means sent to places to do a job.

The Guardian says the Bank of England’s rate increase means borrowers with base-rate tracker mortgages will pay more.

These are home loans whose interest rates move up or down with the central bank’s base rate.

The fire department sent a hazardous-materials team because a lithium-ion battery was present.

This is a team trained to deal safely with dangerous substances.