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  Trump Says US Took 'Giant Step Back In History' After Midterm Election Loss

  Democrats captured both chambers of Congress in last Tuesday's midterms that dealt historic losses for Trump's Republican Party in states they had dominated for decades.

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  64 Injured After 2 Trains Collide In Egypt's Giza Province

  The collision occurred in Al-Ayyat district in Giza province, on the edge of Cairo, and caused the train to derail from its tracks.

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  Aramco Skyscraper In Riyadh Damaged In "Attempted Attack"

  Aramco facilities and infrastructure have been repeatedly struck by the Houthis in recent months, with tankers, refineries, storage areas and the company headquarters all targeted by the group.

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  Before Trump's Dana White "Mix-Up", There Was A 2020 Four Seasons Slip-Up

  The press secretary job has been vacant since October 16, when Katie Zacharia left after less than a week in the role. Trump had announced her on October 9 as the replacement for Karoline Leavitt, the youngest White House press secretary in history and a longtime member of his inner circle.

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  "Trump Has Cost Us": US Midterm Defeat Makes MAGA Ask If 'It's Over'

  Across the coalition, some supporters who once viewed Trump as MAGA's greatest asset are beginning to question whether he's become its biggest liability.

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  Gadi Eisenkot Has 28 Days To Form Israel Government. How He May Get Numbers

  Gadi Eisenkot has won the first round against Benjamin Netanyahu. Now comes the hard part.

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  'Trying To Obtain Nuclear Weapons': Israel Says 'Iran Mission' Not Complete

  Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz renewed charges that Iran -- attacked twice since last year in major Israeli-US bombing campaigns -- is pursuing nuclear weapons, a claim that Tehran denies.

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  Man Who "Held Grudge Against Society" Stabs Bookshop Worker In Japan

  Police did not elaborate on the victim's condition, but there was no fear for his life.

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  US Launches 20-Member Task Force To Choke Land Transit Routes Into Iran

  The restrictions would expand on a US naval blockade of Iranian ports during the two countries' eight-month war, in which Tehran has also restricted passage through the critical Strait of Hormuz trade route, choking global energy supplies.

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  Will Dana White Take Trump's Job Offer? UFC Chief Keeps Reporters Guessing

  Dana White was in London for a boxing event when he was asked whether he would accept Trump's offer to become the next White House press secretary.

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  22 Injured, Windows Shattered As 5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan

  Japan's Meteorological Agency put the quake's magnitude at 5.7, while the US Geological Survey reported it at magnitude 5.5. Smaller aftershocks were reported.

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  Meet Qiulae Wong, The Outsider Who Could Decide New Zealand's Next Government

  Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's centre-right coalition could govern with a majority of just two seats, Electoral Commission preliminary results showed

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  New Zealand Poll Explained: Special Votes, Coalition Talks And What's Next

  An initial vote count showed the current governing coalition of the centre-right National Party, the right-wing ACT Party and the nationalist New Zealand First with a slim majority of 67 seats in the 131-seat parliament

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  Trump's Job Offer To Dana White Puts Spotlight On Their 25-Year Friendship

  When Donald Trump won reelection in 2024, Dana White appeared alongside the Republican for his victory speech

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  Did Trump Pick Wrong Dana White For Press Secretary? Internet Is Convinced

  The speculation began on Saturday when Trump announced that he was offering the press secretary's job to Dana White, the president and CEO of the UFC and one of his longtime allies.

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  Explosions Heard On Iran's Qeshm Island After Missile Strikes

  Iran has hit vessels it says have violated its restrictions on passage through the waterway, as it seeks to assert control over the strait and exert pressure on Washington.

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  Trump Taps UFC Chief Dana White For Press Secretary Job

  The White House has been without a press secretary since October 16 when Katie Zacharia left the position after less than a week on the job.

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  Christa Pike 'Thinks She Knows Better' Than Her Medical Providers, State Says

  She has continued leaning on her Buddhist spiritual advisor for comfort and guidance to cope with the immense stress.

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  "It Will Dismantle Israel": Netanyahu On Opposition-Arab Parties Coalition

  Neither side in Israel reached a majority in the October 27 election, in a country deeply polarised by Netanyahu's hard-right rule and worn down by three years of war.

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  Eisenkot Gets Mandate To Form Israel Government, Netanyahu Fights For Survival

  Eisenkot is a formerIsrael Defense Forces(IDF) chief of staff who went into politics in 2022. He became Netanyahu's main rival in this election, running a campaign that pulled in parties from the centre-left to the right.