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- 21:01
US midterms: Democrats retake House and Senate
Democrats have flipped control of the US Congress, winning both the House and the Senate in a midterm vote interpreted as a clear repudiation of Trump. At least seven Senate seats gained, with wins in Texas, Maine, Ohio, South Carolina, North Carolina, Iowa, Kansas and Michigan. Mississippi and Alaska remain undecided, with Democrat Scott Colom leading by about 100 votes with 96% counted, and Democrat Mary Peltola leading 48.2% to 47.9% in Alaska. Trump has accepted the results, citing the conflict with Iran among the causes of the Republican defeat. Source: France 24/AFP.
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- 21:01
Hormuz: tankers in flames after naval mines, Trump warns Tehran
Iran declares that four tankers caught fire after hitting naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a day after new US strikes on the Iranian island of Qeshm confirmed by Trump. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, via state TV, state that the vessels “were destroyed after hitting naval mines and are still burning,” adding that they had stopped two other ships and shot down a drone. Trump warns that Washington could deliver a “heavy blow” against Iran. The conflict, which began in February, had been at a standstill for months. Source: Inquirer/AFP, Gulf News.
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- 12:01
Seven false bomb threats on European flights, fighter jets scrambled over Fiumicino
A sequence of seven bomb threats, all revealed to be false, hit flights bound for Italy, Poland, Spain and Bulgaria between November 3 and 4. Two Eurofighter jets of the Italian Air Force scrambled to escort a plane from Dublin, which landed at 10.44 am at Fiumicino. A Ryanair flight from Manchester with 121 people on board was evacuated in Murcia, Spain; in Poland, Modlin airport was temporarily closed. The episodes follow similar threats sent yesterday to around 280 Italian schools. Sources: Il Giorno, L’Eco Vicentino.
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- 12:01
Cyberattack on European supermarkets: investigations following three leads, no confirmed attribution
Investigations continue into the hacker attacks on refrigeration systems at supermarkets in eight European countries, including Italy, France and Belgium. According to Palazzo Chigi, the only technical element identified so far is an Indian user account, which in itself proves nothing. The Russian lead remains possible but is not considered the most likely, partly due to the absence of ransom demands; the hypothesis of an Iranian origin also remains open, still to be verified. Sources: Alimentando, Il Giornale d’Italia.
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