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• US Homebuilder Sentiment Lowest Since 2012

  20-10-2026 00:45 via WN.com - World News
  The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI),...
  
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• Ukraine's Zelensky says dozens dead, missing in Russian strike days before US talks

  03-11-2026 19:21 via WN.com - World News
  Thirty-three people were killed and more than 50 could be trapped in rubble a day after multiple Russian strikes on a Ukrainian village, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in Berlin Tuesday, calling it one of Moscow's worst attacks of the war. Russia pummelled Ukraine Monday and Tuesday after a rare truce between the enemies ended at the weekend, with the strikes dampening hopes for a breakthrough at US-led negotiations set for next week in Abu Dhabi. Rescue operations were ongoing in the frontli
  
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• Trump confirms strikes on Iran as Pezeshkian urges against return to war

  03-11-2026 19:21 via WN.com - World News
  US President Donald Trump on Tuesday confirmed launching strikes on Iran as President Masoud Pezeshkian warned no one would benefit from a return to war. It came as US voters prepared to cast their ballots in midterm elections that threaten Trump's grip on power. Iran's chief negotiator in talks with the US, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said the Islamic Republic was "ready for battle with its finger on the trigger", while deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Iran retained the right to "le
  
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• Jury begins deliberating at Russell Brand\u2019s rape and sexual assault trial

  03-11-2026 19:21 via WN.com - World News
  By JILL LAWLESS LONDON (AP) — Jurors began considering their verdicts on Tuesday in the trial of Russell Brand on charges of rape and sexual assault. After three weeks of argument and evidence, judge Joel Bennathan told the jury at London’s Southwark Crown Court that they must reach a unanimous decision. “I can only accept a verdict that is the verdict of all 12 of you,” he said. After about an hour of deliberations, the jurors were sent home for the night with a warning not to discuss t
  
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• Jordan charges Karak church attack suspects with terrorism

  03-11-2026 19:21 via WN.com - World News
  Jordanian prosecutors on Tuesday charged three men with terrorism-related offences over a deadly gun attack last month on a church in the kingdom's south. On October 23, gunmen killed nine people and wounded 25 others when they stormed a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Hammoud village,...
  
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• Flights across Europe face disruption after false bomb threats

  03-11-2026 19:21 via WN.com - World News
  By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER, STEFANIE DAZIO and DAVID BILLER BERLIN (AP) — Several flights across Europe received alleged bomb threats Tuesday that ultimately turned out to be hoaxes but prompted searches, diversions and, in one case, an escort by the Italian Air Force until landing, officials said. The impacted airlines included Polish airline LOT, Scandinavian Airlines, Wizz Air and Ryanair. No one was injured. A day earlier, a plane headed for Bulgaria was diverted to Hungary after receiving a si
  
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• Ukraine\u2019s rescuers deal with grim aftermath of aid shelter bombings as Moscow pounds energy targets

  03-11-2026 19:20 via WN.com - World News
  By DEREK GATOPOULOS, VOLODYMYR YURCHUK and GEIR MOULSON KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Rescuers worked for a second night in a desperate search for survivors Tuesday at an aid distribution site destroyed by a series of Russian attacks in a village in southern Ukraine. The death toll reached 31 as they removed bodies throughout the day and looked for dozens of people still missing. Monday’s attacks on a shelter and former school with bunker-busting bombs came as people were lined up for aid in Komyshuv
  
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• Saudi recalls over 1,000 RAM vehicles over possible brake malfunction defect

  03-11-2026 19:20 via WN.com - World News
  Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Commerce has recalled 1,262 RAM vehicles over a defect in the vehicle's trailer control module. The defect may cause the vehicle's turn signals and lights to malfunction, increasing the risk of...
  
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• Opinion | Train Accidents Can Happen Anywhere, Not Just in Spain

  03-11-2026 19:18 via WN.com - World News
  Such disasters stem from human error rather than from a country’s political or economic system. ......
  
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• NATO’s New Defense Plan Would Mean Strikes Deep Inside Russia

  03-11-2026 19:18 via WN.com - World News
  Commanders say precise long-range weapons are core to deterring Moscow from attacking the alliance. ......
  
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• The Little-Known Chinese Bank in the Middle of Iranian and Russian Money Flows

  03-11-2026 19:17 via WN.com - World News
  China has emerged as a key hub for illicit money flows, but Washington is reluctant to crack down, officials say. ......
  
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• Greenland’s lawmakers vote to approve security deal with Denmark and US following months of pressure ...

  03-11-2026 19:17 via WN.com - World News
  Greenland’s lawmakers vote to approve security deal with Denmark and US following months of pressure from Trump. ......
  
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• Dutch authorities offer €2m bounty for information on most wanted drug lord Leijdekkers

  03-11-2026 19:17 via WN.com - World News
  Jos Leijdekkers as captured in a screen grab of a video taken in a church in Sierra Leone on New Year’s Eve. The Dutch authorities are offering a €2 million reward to information leading to the arrest of the most wanted drug lord in Europe,...
  
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• Celebrity loses injunction bid against media organisations but can appeal

  03-11-2026 19:16 via WN.com - World News
  A famous man has lost his bid for an injunction in the UK against two media organisations to prevent the publication of allegations including sexual misconduct against him, but cannot yet be named as he can take his case to the Court of Appeal. The man brought legal action against Independent Television News (ITN), which produces news programmes for ITV, Channel 4, Good Morning Britain and Channel 5, and Guardian News and Media (GNM), publisher of The Guardian. Lawyers for the media organisation
  
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• U.S. Strikes Iran's Qeshm Island Before Midterms

  03-11-2026 19:13 via WN.com - World News
  The United States attacked Iran’s Qeshm Island, a strategic location near the Strait of Hormuz, on the 2nd, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported, citing unnamed officials. Earlier, the Donald Trump administration had repeatedly pledged not to attack Iran before the midterm elections and...
  
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• Trump Skews Polls, Midterm Accuracy in Question

  03-11-2026 19:13 via WN.com - World News
  Most polls and analytical models for the U.S. midterm elections predict a high likelihood of the Democratic Party reclaiming both the Senate and House. U.S. President Donald Trump has dismissed these projections as “rigged numbers.” In fact, since Trump’s entry into politics, there have been several instances where polls diverged from election results,...
  
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• Trump Administration Deploys Largest-Ever Election Monitoring Team as States Mobilize National Guard

  03-11-2026 19:13 via WN.com - World News
  The U.S. midterm elections are underway, with the Donald Trump administration dispatching its largest-ever election monitoring team. Several states have responded by deploying National Guard troops, escalating local tensions. On November 3 (local time), the U.S. Department of Justice announced in a press release...
  
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• New York Stock Market Opens Mixed on Falling Oil Prices, Midterm Elections

  03-11-2026 19:13 via WN.com - World News
  The U.S. New York stock market opened mixed. This is attributed to the combination of falling international oil prices and a wait-and-see attitude ahead of the midterm elections. On November 3 (local time), the Dow Jones 30...
  
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• Midterm Elections Decide Trump's Political Fate

  03-11-2026 19:13 via WN.com - World News
  “This is the most important election of our lives.” (President Donald Trump) “I feel the energy of a Democratic landslide ‘blue tsunami.’” (Democratic Governor Newsom) The U.S. midterm elections, which will shape the remaining two years of Donald Trump’s second term, began at 6 a.m. local time (7 p.m. Korean time) on the 3rd. This election will renew all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 35 of the 100 Senate seats, and 36 governorships. Midterm elections, held at the midpo
  
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• Cyberattacks on Refrigerators Hit Europe, U.S. Bases

  03-11-2026 19:13 via WN.com - World News
  Cyberattacks targeting supermarket refrigerators have swept across Europe and spread to U.S. military bases on the mainland. The 'refrigerator hacking' involves breaching remote control systems of large supermarkets’ refrigeration and freezing units, raising temperatures to 50 degrees Celsius, forcing mass food disposal, and disrupting supply chains. Amid speculation that the attacks could be part of Russian sabotage operations aimed at destabilizing Europe, the U.S. Department of Defense...
  
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• China Promotes Enterprise Veterans as Next-Gen Party Leaders

  03-11-2026 19:13 via WN.com - World News
  Liu Zhe, 56, Zhejiang Governor, a member of the 'Qilinghou' (1970s-born) generation, was promoted to Central Committee member at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Communist Party Central Committee, which concluded in Beijing on October 29. Liu rose through the ranks from workshop supervisor and factory director at a steel plant in Xiangtan, Hunan Province, to become general manager of Xiangtan Steel Group in 2005. Within a year of taking office as Zhejiang Governor, he entered the Central Co
  
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• 2027 Asian Cup Postponed by a Year Amid Saudi Tensions

  03-11-2026 19:13 via WN.com - World News
  The 2027 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup, originally scheduled to open in less than two months, has ultimately been postponed....
  
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• Level99 Announces Grand Opening of West Hartford Location

  03-11-2026 19:12 via WN.com - World News
  The social gaming destination will bring 50 physical and mental life-sized mini-games, interactive art, dining, and craft beverages to Connecticut WEST HARTFORD, CT / ACCESS Newswire / November 2, 2026 / Level99, a sprawling playground for adults and teens where Players take on 50 life-sized mini-games and real-world challenges, will open the doors of its highly anticipated West Hartford venue at The Corbin Collection on Friday, November 20, marking the company's first location in Connecticut. T
  
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• Final polls, models and markets see a “blue tsunami”, Axios

  03-11-2026 19:12 via WN.com - World News
  The threat of a blue tsunami is bearing down on President...
  
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• 2026 elections live updates as Americans cast ballots with polls opening across the country in ...

  03-11-2026 19:12 via WN.com - World News
  File photo of U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Abdul...
  
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• US midterm elections 2026: How are votes counted and when will the results be announced?

  03-11-2026 19:07 via WN.com - World News
  Polling stations are closing...
  
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• Stiles goes home but ‘Dancing with the Stars’ teams really bond

  03-11-2026 19:07 via WN.com - World News
  With just eight teams left in the competition, “Dancing with the Stars” is headed toward the “this is going to hurt” eliminations. ......
  
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• Israel election results: Opposition backs Eisenkot to oust Netanyahu, remains split over Arab parties

  03-11-2026 19:07 via WN.com - World News
  Israel opposition...
  
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• 'We won't be paying Israel': Trump says $4 billion funding to stop end of the year

  03-11-2026 19:06 via WN.com - World News
  US president Donald Trump on Tuesday said Washington will stop providing $4 billion in annual funding to Israel after the end of 2026, claiming the country no longer needs American financial support.Speaking to Fox News Trump said he had reached an agreement with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu months ago to end the payments. “We've already agreed that by the end of this year we won't be paying Israel,” he said, adding that the US would still help if Israel needed it.He said...
  
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• Voting begins on last day to cast ballots in US midterms with observers keeping close watch at polls

  03-11-2026 19:06 via WN.com - World News
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The final day of voting in this year’s midterm elections arrived Tuesday against a backdrop of uncertainty after a year in which President Donald Trump has tried to interfere in how states run their elections and sown doubts about the outcome should Republicans lose. Millions of Americans already have cast their ballots, with early voting turnout on pace to eclipse that of the last midterm elections. In contrast to the president’s continued rhetoric about election cheatin
  
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