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US President Donald Trump has said Washington has no immediate plans to launch fresh strikes against Iran, while maintaining that American forces remain ready to act if necessary. In an interview with the Financial Times on Tuesday, hours before polls closed in the US midterm elections, Trump described the situation with Iran as “brilliant”, saying Washington was getting what it wanted from its current approach towards Tehran. “We seem to be getting everything we want,” he said. Asked about indications from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that an attack could…

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US stock futures slumped, Treasuries rallied and the dollar softened on Wednesday as Democrats notched early Senate wins, raising ​the prospect of a blue sweep in the US midterm elections in a major setback to President Donald Trump and Republicans. In ‌North Carolina, former Governor Roy Cooper easily defeated Trump-backed Republican Michael Whatley to flip a Republican-held Senate seat, handing Democrats one of the four net gains they need to secure a majority. Democrat Jon Ossoff also won re-election in Georgia, but it was still too early to determine whether…

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Democrat Adam Hamawy has become New Jersey’s first Muslim member of the US Congress after defeating Republican Gregg Mele in the state’s 12th Congressional District election, according to the US media. Hamawy, a plastic surgeon, retired US Army combat doctor and humanitarian medical worker, will succeed Democratic Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman, who is retiring after 10 years in the House of Representatives. Born in Egypt and raised in the United States, the 56-year-old is an Iraq War veteran who later took part in medical missions in Bosnia, Sudan, Lebanon and…

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When OpenAI disclosed in October that it found a recording device planted in an executive conference room, several former employees had the same reaction — they were not surprised. Even before OpenAI launched ChatGPT in late 2022, some company staffers raised concerns internally about its security practices, according to five people familiar with the matter. Employees shared their concerns with top OpenAI leaders ​and the board of directors, the people said, adding that some staffers came away from those interactions concluding that management was more focused on keeping pace with…

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Oil prices slipped in early trade on Wednesday as investors awaited the results of the US midterm elections and their potential impact on peace talks in ​the Middle East, even after industry data showed US crude stocks unexpectedly fell ‌last week. Brent futures fell 26 cents, or 0.25%, to $103.34 a barrel by 0157 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 53 cents, or 0.55%, to $95.56. In the previous session, Brent eased more than 1% ​to its lowest level in nearly four weeks as traders weighed talks to…

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Democrat Roy Cooper won North Carolina’s US Senate race on Tuesday, according ​to media projections, defeating Trump-backed Republican Michael ‌Whatley and giving Democrats a crucial pickup in their battle for Senate control. His victory took the party’s total to 45 seats in Tuesday’s midterm election. Democrats also secured victories in several other states, with incumbents Mark Warner in Virginia, Jon Ossoff in Georgia, Cory Booker in New Jersey, Chris Coons in Delaware, Ed Markey in Massachusetts, Jack Reed in Rhode Island, Ben Ray Lujan in New Mexico and John Hickenlooper…

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In a historic first, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms became the first Black woman to be elected governor of a US state on Tuesday after she defeated Republican billionaire Rick Jackson in Georgia, according to the US media. Bottoms, a former Atlanta mayor and adviser to former President Joe Biden, also made history as the first woman and first Black person elected governor of Georgia. Her victory marks a major breakthrough for Democrats, who had not won a gubernatorial election in the southern state since 1998. She defeated Jackson, a healthcare…

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Democrats won major Senate races in North Carolina and Georgia, but it remained unclear whether the party would succeed in wresting control of the chamber from President ​Donald Trump’s Republicans with millions of votes still uncounted in Tuesday’s midterm elections. In North Carolina, former Governor Roy Cooper easily defeated Trump-backed Republican Michael Whatley to win a ‌Republican-held seat, media outlets projected, giving Democrats one of the four net pickups they need to win a majority. Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff, widely seen as a potential 2028 presidential candidate, defeated US Representative…

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Democrats have secured an early boost in the 2026 US midterm elections, with media projections showing Roy Cooper winning a crucial Senate seat in North Carolina, while Mark Warner and Jon Ossoff have retained their seats in Virginia and Georgia, respectively. NBC News and ABC News projected Cooper’s victory over Republican Michael Whatley, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, in North Carolina. Cooper, the state’s outgoing governor, will replace retiring Republican Senator Thom Tillis, who has emerged as a prominent critic of President Donald Trump. The victory gives…

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President Donald Trump lashed out at conservative channel Fox News on Tuesday in a sign of early frustration as he watched the US midterm election results at the White House. The 80-year-old posted three angry messages on his Truth Social network about Fox, blaming its recent ratings decline on not being sufficiently loyal to him. In one post sent as the first polls closed, Trump said Fox was “way down, not because of me, but because they are AGAINST me!” In another post, Trump blasted one host as “DUMB AS…

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