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Netanyahu bloc leads as Israeli votes counted, but no majority
The camp of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was ahead of his rival’s opposition bloc but still short of a majority on Wednesday after two-thirds of the votes were counted in Israel’s pivotal general election . Voters turned out in the highest numbers in decades to give their…
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Muslim Americans in Texas seek greater political influence ahead of US midterm elections
WASHINGTON: Mosques in Houston are doubling as voter registration centres ahead of the Nov 3 midterms , and local Muslim leaders say they are helping sign up around 1,000 voters a week. The drive in Texas’s metropolis follows the Republican-majority State Board of Education’s…
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Record amounts of Canadian cannabis seized as smuggling to Europe soars
Legalization of cannabis in Canada is having unintended and serious consequences an ocean away. Belgian customs seized 21 tonnes of Canadian cannabis in 2025 alone, exceeding illegal exports from every other country in the world.
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Democrats promise Epstein probes will be a priority if they win midterms, but to what end?
Democrats have hammered Republican opponents and Donald Trump's administration with midterm ads featuring a man dead for seven years, Jeffrey Epstein. Despite being a part of congressional efforts over the past year to learn more about Epstein's crimes, they are vowing to press on if they score midterm wins next week.
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Why the Hispanic vote could sway the outcome of the U.S. midterm elections
While millions of U.S. voters have become only more entrenched in their party loyalties in the era of Donald Trump, the large and growing Hispanic community has instead bucked that partisan trend. A willingness to cast ballots across party lines has made the roughly 39 million Hispanic eligible voters a crucial demographic at election time, courted equally by Democrats and Republicans.
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Election denial has gone mainstream in the U.S. What does that mean for the midterms?
The 2026 midterms are taking place amid attempts by the White House to use election fraud as a pretext to rewrite election rules. County clerks and voter-rights advocates are seeking ways to safeguard the results.
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UK shops running out of household items thanks to stockpiling sparked by Government WW3 fears
The spree has sparked memories of the panic-buying madness during Covid when hoarders stripped supermarket shelves bare of toilet rolls, pasta and other essentials
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A Houston lawyer bought a mansion listed at $15.5 million to demolish it; he plans to salvage $4 million in materials and create a garden
Tony Buzbee and his wife plan to demolish a 15,000-sq-ft mansion, build an English garden and pool house, and donate $4 million in salvaged materials.
Hindustan Times ·
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A U.S. cruise ship ends voyage due to fuel costs and passengers lose their homes
The Odyssey set sail two years ago on a three-year voyage to the seven continents marketed as combining long-term living at sea with global travel.
Npr ·
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Injury in Lipetsk Region, damage in Tula Region, 531 UAVs: aftermath of Ukrainian attacks
Information on casualties and damage is still being clarified
Тасс ·
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Serbian police kill attacker outside Israeli embassy; officer wounded
The interior ministry said in a statement the officer killed the attacker in self-defence but suffered a minor knife wound to the face in the incident just after midnight on Wednesday.
Khaleej Times ·
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West turns food, fertilizers into instrument of geopolitical blackmail — senior diplomat
Sergey Ryabkov believes the Russia-Africa Agro-Industrial Alliance will become an important element of the new global architecture
Тасс ·
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