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House Democrats secure majority in midterms, shifting power balance in Washington
The change in the balance of power sets up a clash with the Trump administration on oversight and other legislative priorities.
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The change in the balance of power sets up a clash with the Trump administration on oversight and other legislative priorities.
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Pyongyang has carried out a series of weapons tests in 2026, including launching one missile that flew more than 900km.
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Planes in Poland, Spain, Bulgaria and Italy have been checked for explosives following separate threats.
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‘It’s the disregard for the rule of law. It just seems like they’re thumbing their nose at it’ In the battleground state of Maine, Todd Cox, 63, has supported the state’s incumbent Republican senator Susan Collins not once, but twice, in previous elections. Not this time. On Tuesday, Cox, a technology professional, cast his vote for Collins’ Democratic challenger Troy Jackson – driven not by pressing local issues, but broader concern “for the direction the country is going in”, he said. Continue reading...
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Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, said the FBI’s accusation showed “US hostile policy” towards Pyongyang.
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The president’s approval rating dropped among voters, who have big concerns about the economy, according to early polling results.
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At least 69 people were killed and dozens injured in the collision south of the capital, Madrid.
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Welcome to a special Election Day edition of the From the Politics Desk newsletter, where we’re putting all the links and information you’ll need when the vote tallies start rolling in tonight in one place.
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Greenland’s parliament on Tuesday ratified the Arctic island’s security agreement struck earlier this year with US President Donald Trump, although some opposition party members questioned the deal’s economic value. The US, Denmark and Greenland in September signed the agreement, aimed at ending tensions after Trump’s repeated threats to take control of the strategically located and mineral-rich island, a self-governing Danish territory. The deal expands the US military’s role in Greenland,...
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is to visit Berlin on Tuesday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said.
Technology· Verified
An engineer was contacted through a legitimate job-hunting platform and invited to bogus job interviews with fake company representatives, Binance says.
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The Israeli opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot pledged on Tuesday to form a government quickly to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but remained unclear on how, with divisions over whether to ally with Arab lawmakers. Meeting for the first time since an election a week ago brought an inconclusive result, the five opposition party heads consulted on strategy at a hotel in Herzliya, the tech industry hub north of Tel Aviv where former military chief Eisenkot lives. In a joint statement, the...
Science· Verified
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Brazil is ending its year-long presidency of the UN climate process with roadmaps aimed at curbing deforestation and accelerating a shift away from fossil fuels to help governments deliver on past climate agreements. COP30 President AndreCorrea do Lago, who led last November's UN climate summit in Belem, said governments must integrate climate goals into policymaking.
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The Houthi group announced on Monday that it had targeted Dammam Airport in Saudi Arabia with two drones, as part of their ongoing military operations against the kingdom, Reuters reported. The group also claimed to have targeted a military aircraft at Jazan Airport in Saudi Arabia – however, there has been no confirmation from the … The post Houthis announce attacks on Dammam and Jazan airports appeared first on Egypt Independent.
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Medical facility was struck by Russian ballistic missiles and aerial bombs overnight.