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Democrat Abdul El Sayed won Michigan’s open US Senate seat on Tuesday, according to media projections, becoming the first ​Muslim elected to the chamber while preserving a crucial Democratic ‌seat in the party’s fight for Senate control. El Sayed’s victory in the closely contested election marked a breakthrough for the Democratic Party’s progressive wing and denied Republicans ​a chance to flip the seat of retiring Democratic Senator ​Gary Peters. El Sayed, 42, a former public health official, focused on ⁠lowering costs for working families and reducing corporate influence in politics.…

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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar on Wednesday felicitated Oliver Blanco on his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. “Warm felicitations to H.E. Mr Oliver Blanco on his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela,” the deputy prime minister wrote on his X timeline. Wishing Foreign Minister Blanco every success in his new responsibilities, Deputy Prime Minister Dar said that he looked forward to working closely with him to further…

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Gold prices rose ‌2% on Wednesday, supported by a weaker US dollar after Democrats secured key victories in midterm elections, while investors looked ahead to non-farm payrolls data later this week for clues on the ​Federal Reserve’s policy path. Spot gold climbed 2.2% to $4,016.01 per ounce, ​while US gold futures for December delivery rose 2.2% to $4,026.90. “A weaker USD and ⁠a punchy decline in both nominal and real US Treasury yields are clearly providing ​support for gold,” said Chris Weston, head of research at Pepperstone. Additionally, “the demand…

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The Democratic Party has regained control of the US Senate from President Donald Trump’s Republican Party in the midterm elections, while also winning several Republican-held seats in the House of Representatives. According to The Associated Press, the Democrats’ victory in the Senate has been confirmed, although control of the House remains undecided. According to the latest election figures released by the AP, Democrats have secured 53 seats in the Senate, while Republicans have won 41. Democratic candidates have so far secured 213 seats in the House of Representatives, compared with…

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US Representative Ilhan Omar has secured a fifth consecutive term in Congress, defeating Republican challenger John Nagel in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, according to projections, as she overcame a campaign marked by political scrutiny and controversy. Omar, a Democrat who first entered Congress in 2019, has represented the district since winning the 2018 midterm elections. Her latest victory extends her tenure in a constituency that has consistently supported her. Omar was born in Somalia and arrived in the United States as a refugee. She made history in 2018 as one…

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US President Donald Trump has congratulated Democrats on their strong performance in the midterm elections but dismissed suggestions that the Republican losses reflect public dissatisfaction with his leadership or policies. Speaking in a phone interview with Fox News, Trump acknowledged the Democrats’ efforts, saying they had campaigned hard and deserved recognition for their victories. “The Democrats did a good job. They fought hard,” he said. Several Republican candidates endorsed by Trump suffered defeats, including in states he had comfortably won during the 2024 presidential election. However, the president brushed aside…

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China and the Philippines pledged to ​maintain dialogue and communication despite strained ‌ties, as both countries offered their own account of a recent call between ​their foreign ministers. The Philippine foreign ​ministry said on Wednesday that Foreign Minister ⁠Ma. Theresa Lazaro spoke with her ​Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at length on ​Tuesday, describing the phone call as “frank, pragmatic and constructive”. Wang said relations between their countries ​face “malicious interference” and accused some politicians of “irrational and ​intolerable” conduct that crossed China’s red lines, ‌according ⁠to Chinese state news agency…

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Pakistani actor and singer Ali Zafar is set to explore a darker role in the upcoming web series Gangs of Khorasan, playing a mysterious gangster named Bostan Khan in a departure from the romantic characters audiences have traditionally associated with him. “I’ve waited for a character that would take me far from my comfort zone. Out of all the scripts I read, Bostan Khan was the one that dared me. And I don’t walk away from a dare,” Zafar told The Express Tribune. The actor recently offered fans a glimpse…

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Australia’s world-first teen social media ban was a modest, non-partisan and justified curb on political expression, a lawyer for the government told the top ​court on Wednesday, rejecting a legal challenge by Reddit. Nearly a year after Australia banned large social media platforms from allowing under-16s to hold accounts, messaging platform Reddit and a libertarian advocacy group have sought to invalidate the law on grounds that it violates constitutionally protected speech. The government is defending the law, calling it a necessary harm minimisation measure. A ​win for the plaintiffs would…

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President ​Donald Trump acknowledged that the war ‌in Iran played a role in Republicans’ losses in Tuesday’s midterm elections, as Democrats ​prepared to take control of ​both the US House and Senate ⁠and challenge his legislative agenda. In an ​interview with Fox News, Trump said Democrats ​would send legislation he considered “insane” to his desk and that he would veto it. “They’ll send ​over things that are insane, ​and I’ll veto them,” he said. “And after a ‌couple ⁠of months of vetoes, they’ll call, and they’ll say, ‘How do we…

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