‘Manipulated’: Kenya to US midterms, Indian bots help campaigns sway votes
India’s election consultants are exporting covert campaign tactics to manipulate elections worldwide, including the US.
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Binance says $6.3bn stolen in biggest crypto heist in history
A blockchain intelligence firm attributes the attack to North Korean state-sponsored hackers.
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Does Russia offer African countries an equal partnership?
President Vladimir Putin hosts African leaders at a summit in Moscow.
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European Central Bank President Lagarde to step down early
Christine Lagarde will leave the post in February, nine months before the end of her eight-year term.
As US midterms approach, farmers decide what to plant and how to vote
In Arkansas, rising costs spurred farmer Hallie Shoffner’s long-shot Senate campaign. Will farmers back her?
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Pentagon says Iran war has cost US taxpayers $47bn: What that means
With five days to go before the US midterms, analysts say the war could affect how people vote.
North Koreans being recruited into forced labour in Russia, report says
Russian broker network recruiting North Korean labourers using student visas, Global Rights Compliance report says.
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Europe’s wealth gap: Older households eight times richer than young ones
As protests over living costs and programme cuts spread across Europe, under-35s hold 2.8%t of household wealth.
Kalshi, cofounders hit with criminal charges in US state of Utah
The charges come after a federal judge ruled that Utah could enforce its anti-gambling laws against prediction markets.
Fed leaves interest rates unchanged despite inflation in the US
Rates will remain 3.75-4 percent even as inflation continues to rise.
Five key takeaways from the UK Autumn Budget
The United Kingdom’s government says its policies are for the ‘working people of Britain’.
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