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- House and Senate midterm races remain undecided as ballots are counted
- Shoppers urged to discard Baxters soup at risk of bursting can closures
- Russian court sentences 15-year-old girl to five years in penal colony for attempted railway arson
- Donald Trump appoints Stephen Miller as new White House chief of staff
- EU foreign policy chief asserts Ukraine’s vital role in Europe’s security architecture.
- US imposes new sanctions on Iran amid ongoing nuclear tensions.
- Iran war influences Democratic gains in US midterm elections
- Eddy Haymour, notable Okanagan developer, dies at 96
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A Russian military court has sentenced a 15-year-old schoolgirl to five years in a penal colony for attempted railway arson, branding her a ‘Ukrainian spy’.
The recent US midterm elections saw Democrats gain control of both the Senate and House of Representatives, a shift attributed to heightened public discontent over the economic impact of the Iran war. Voter concerns centred on rising living costs, with the conflict intensifying criticism of President Trump’s foreign policy approach.
Multiple bomb threats were issued today affecting various news organisations and passenger flights across Europe, prompting significant police responses and emergency assessments.
There’s a lot of sports action this week, with the Euro 2025 group stages in full swing, and the final of the Club World Cup set for Sunday. Both are available to watch online!
New World Bank data shows India’s Gini Index, a key measure of income inequality, improved from 28.8 in 2011–12 to 25.5 in 2022–23, ranking India fourth globally for income equality, ahead of the US and China.
China has strongly denounced President Trump’s threat to impose tariffs of up to 70 per cent on imports from key East Asian nations, including Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia.
Wayne Dobson, renowned for his 80s TV series “Wayne Dobson – A Kind of Magic,” passed away at 68, just two days after celebrating his birthday.
Budapest police announced they will not pursue legal actions against participants of the Pride parade, despite the event being officially prohibited.
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