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World5 Nov

After midterm rout, Vance blames Iran war; Trump weighs next move

Voters punished prices and the war, polls show, and dozens of US towns voted to ban big AI data centres on the same ballot

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World5 Nov

The 30-year-old, already jailed since 2020, pleaded guilty to seeking foreign sanctions; the US condemned the sentence and China backed it

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World4 Nov

The man had been in intensive care since the October 10 Houthi strike; 15 of the 24 Indians killed in the West Asia conflict have been seafarers

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World4 Nov

The result is a sharp setback for Donald Trump; in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed claims victory and is set to become the first Muslim US senator

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World4 Nov

Indian-American Democrats rode the party's wave, while Trump-backed Vivek Ramaswamy lost the Ohio governor's race to Amy Acton

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World4 Nov

Foreign minister Abbas Araghchi wants a regional security set-up without foreign forces; Riyadh says it wants to stop the war returning

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World4 Nov

Proposition 40 would make it the first US state to tax billionaires' wealth; two rival measures on the same ballot could cancel it even if it passes

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World31 Oct

The coalition did not say who launched it, a day after it accused the Houthis of targeting the Medina region, a claim the group denied.

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World31 Oct

Nearly 200 nations approved key texts at COP17 after overtime talks, but a French minister called the outcome "not commensurate" with the crisis.

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World31 Oct

A judge rejected a claim of ownership through long occupation on land near Shenandoah National Park once held by the Mahatma's grandson Kanu Gandhi.

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World30 Oct

Marco Rubio hosts his counterparts, including Russia's Lavrov, with few breakthroughs expected; External Affairs Minister Jaishankar is attending.

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World28 Oct

Both camps are projected at 51 seats, 10 short of a majority, leaving Arab-led parties with a possible kingmaker role.

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