DiplomacyUnited States, Canada
US sanctions eight Canadian money exchange firms over Iran ties
Washington is targeting companies in a close ally, neighbor and trade partner, as tensions with Tehran over the Strait of Hormuz remain high.
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InstitutionsItaly, Austria
Police probe cyberattack on firm building Brenner Base Tunnel
The company building the Italy-Austria rail tunnel admits unauthorized access to data. A Russian-speaking extortion group has been named, but no authority has attributed the attack.
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GovernmentsIsrael
Israel still has no government, and Arab parties may decide it
No bloc reaches the 61 seats needed for a majority in the Knesset. President Herzog will announce on November 8 whether he tasks Eisenkot or Netanyahu with forming a government.
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ElectionsUnited States
US midterms: Senate settled; Alaska, Mississippi, House still open
Democrats hold at least 54 Senate seats, but two races, more than two dozen House districts and several runoffs are still to be called.
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DiplomacyItaly, Russia
Italy's foreign minister Tajani says his data is circulating on the dark web
Italy's foreign minister confirms his data is circulating and Rome's prosecutors are investigating. The link to Russian military intelligence is a press attribution, not an official finding.
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InstitutionsUnited States, China
Three House chairs ask Nvidia's Jensen Huang for a Nov. 18 briefing
They want a closed-door session on his dealings with an executive the US press links to Chinese intelligence. No one has been charged.
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ElectionsNew Zealand
New Zealand votes, count leaves Luxon and Hipkins without a clear path
Global views: 3 countries
National and Labour hover around 29% and small parties could decide the government; special votes will be counted until 27 November.
GovernmentsUnited States
Trump Replaces Wiles, Names Stephen Miller White House Chief of Staff
Global views: 3 countries
The president shifts his right-hand man in the White House days after Republicans lose Congress in the midterm elections. Miller starts Monday, November 9.