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Tell us: how do you feel about the US midterm election results?
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Tell us: how do you feel about the US midterm election results?

We’d like to hear from people in the US and around the world about their reactions to the results and what they could mean for the future We’d like to hear from people in the US and around the world about their reactions to the midterm election results, which saw Democrats win control of both houses of Congress after a series of sweeping victories over Donald Trump’s Republican party. How are you feeling about the outcome, and what does it mean to you?

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New Zealand heads for election cliffhanger with minor party cast as kingmaker
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New Zealand heads for election cliffhanger with minor party cast as kingmaker

Polls show neither major party will have enough seats to form government, meaning the fate could fall on centrist minor party, The final polls ahead of New Zealand’s election show a knife-edge path to power, with neither the ruling right-wing coalition or opposition left bloc able to form a government without the support of a newcomer centrist party.

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Most Stocks Rise, Dollar Drops As Democrats Take Control Of Congress
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Most Stocks Rise, Dollar Drops As Democrats Take Control Of Congress

Stock markets mostly rose Wednesday as investors assessed the impact of a Democratic sweep of Congress that dealt a blow to Donald Trump’s economic agenda as he heads into his final two years as president. With Democrats winning key races to flip the House and Senate — including once-safe Republican seats — Chris Weston at Pepperstone flagged “the potential for legislative gridlock, fiscal brinkmanship, debt-ceiling disputes, and congressional investigations”.

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Elon Musk Makes Joke Of Republicans’ Election Defeat
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Elon Musk Makes Joke Of Republicans’ Election Defeat

Tech billionaire Elon Musk joked on Wednesday about Republicans’ defeat in US midterm elections after spending hundreds of millions of dollars to help the party. The SLF used Musk’s $158 million in donations in September to support Ken Paxton, the Republican Senate candidate in Texas.

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Morocco says it will uphold Western Sahara ceasefire after UN mission ends
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Morocco says it will uphold Western Sahara ceasefire after UN mission ends

Morocco will remain committed to the ceasefire in Western Sahara even after the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the territory ends, the Royal Palace said on Wednesday. The Western Sahara conflict pits Morocco, which considers the ​territory its own, against the Algeria-backed Polisario Front, a political and military organisation ​that has been seeking a separate state there since the departure of ⁠former colonial power Spain in 1976.

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South Africa votes under shadow of service failures
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South Africa votes under shadow of service failures

Meanwhile, the breakaway opposition uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, led by former president Jacob Zuma, is mounting a strong challenge for the east coast port city of Durban. He also argued that coalition government could foster a new culture of political tolerance in South Africa’s inc

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Enugu APC unveils 2027 election victory strategy

By Dennis Agbo The Enugu State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has unveiled a comprehensive campaign strategy aimed at securing victory for President Bola Tinubu, Governor Peter Mbah and other party candidates in the 2027 general elections. The strategy was unveiled on Tuesday at a meeting of the Enugu State APC Campaign Council, attended by its Director-General, Chief Dr Charles Mbah; Secretary-General, Dr Eric Oluedo; directors and other party stakeholders.

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TraffiTech-GH: Mahama directs installation of speed camera warning signs for transparency
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TraffiTech-GH: Mahama directs installation of speed camera warning signs for transparency

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the authorities implementing the TraffiTech-GH traffic enforcement system to install clear warning signs ahead of speed camera locations to alert motorists and promote transparency. Speaking on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at Jumby Bay Island in Antigua and Barbuda, President Mahama stressed that transparency was essential when introducing technology-driven traffic enforcement.

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