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US President Donald Trump has attributed the Republican Party’s sweeping losses in last week’s midterm elections to public opposition to the war with Iran, rising gasoline prices and growing anti-Israel sentiment. In an interview with CBS News’ 60 Minutes on Sunday, Trump acknowledged that the conflict with Iran had damaged Republicans politically, particularly amid rising fuel costs. “They didn’t like the war. They didn’t like the fact that gasoline went up,” Trump said, adding that there was also an “incredibly” strong dislike of Israel among voters. He identified opposition to…

Two passenger trains collided some 76 km (47 ‌miles) south of Cairo on Sunday, killing at least seven people and injuring 112, Egypt’s health ministry said. The state ​railway authority said a train travelling from ​Giza to Fayoum hit the back of ⁠another heading from Cairo to Aswan, derailing several ​carriages. Emergency crews were clearing the wreckage to restore ​services on the Cairo-Upper Egypt line, the railway authority said, without giving any indication of how long this would ​take. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered a swift ​investigation and said anyone…

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said ‌he was highly unlikely to order fresh attacks on ​Iran as long ​as talks to end the conflict ⁠progress, CNN reported. “It ​depends on whether or not ​they sign a very strong agreement,” CNN cited Trump as ​saying in a ​phone interview. “The answer is, highly unlikely ‌it’s ⁠going to be necessary.” CNN did not specify exactly what it had asked ​Trump, ​who ⁠also said the US had identified potential ​infrastructure targets. These ​included ⁠38 bridges “that we can knock down in literally…

Tech megabillionaire Elon Musk ​and President Donald Trump’s newly appointed White House chief of staff, Stephen Miller, and some large companies will likely be targets ‌of congressional probes when Democrats take control of Congress in January, senior lawmakers said on Sunday. In television appearances, US Representative Robert Garcia of California and US Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, set to lead the House Oversight and Senate Banking committees, vowed aggressive oversight after their party’s sweeping midterm election victory. Meanwhile, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries indicated he and ​his fellow Democrats would…

Iranian media suggested explosions in southern Iran on Saturday evening were related to Iranian military ​activities rather than US strikes, while both sides reported that shipping had been hit in or near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s state television said ‌officials had not confirmed any missile strikes on Iranian territory following blasts heard in several areas, including on Qeshm Island in the strait. President Donald Trump had hinted at renewing major attacks on Iran after last week’s US midterm elections, but there has been no sign of a large-scale US…

Gliding between dining booths at a neon-lit restaurant in Pakistan’s commercial hub, Karachi, a robot waitress delivers a freshly baked pizza to a waiting family, offering diners a glimpse of a future still rare in the South Asian country. “Welcome to Sicilian. My name is Robia,” the machine says in an electronic voice, its red LED eyes blinking as it introduces itself to customers. Robia and her colleague Jojo are the creations of Pakistani engineer Syed Osama Aziz, who has brought a touch of science fiction to Karachi’s restaurant industry…