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What does Trump's midterm elections loss mean for strained US-India ties? Donald Trump's electoral setback might give New Delhi and Washington space to reset relations, but there is no guarantee that the US will actually change its approach to India. North Korea tells EU to 'mind its own business' on human rights North Korea's UN mission has lashed out at the European Union over a draft UN resolution. Pyongyang has said the West does not have a monopoly on human rights. Several European flights receive bomb threats, some divert At least a dozen flights were either diverted or landed with a military escort after bomb or security threats. The first reported case involved a flight from Dublin to Rome landing outside Paris and more soon followed. South Korea tests Arctic shipping route amid Russia-West row For South Korean ships, navigating off the north coast of Russia dramatically reduces travel time to Europe, but the pro-Ukraine coalition might see it as undermining their efforts to isolate Moscow. What the Democrats' midterms win means for the US economy and Trump From high oil prices and data centers to tariffs and mounting debt, economic concerns played a key role in the crushing defeat of President Donald Trump's Republicans. So can the Democrats now make a difference? Winners, losers, the EU: Five takeaways from the US midterms Donald Trump's Republicans suffered a crushing defeat in Tuesday's midterm elections, with the Democrats wresting control of Congress. What does this mean for US politics and the world? 36 years later: Hungary opens Communist-era secret service files Decades after the end of Soviet rule, Hungary is releasing all its secret service files. The disclosure is sparking fresh debate about informants, guilt and responsibility. Kosovo: Outrage as authorities accused of not helping femicide victim Despite reporting her husband to the police and pleading for protection, Arlinda Zekaj was brutally murdered. Now, thousands in Kosovo are protesting what they say is a dramatic failure of state institutions. Africa's shifting role in the global drug trade Recent discoveries of meth labs suggest parts of Africa are moving beyond drug transit and becoming sites of synthetic drug production. Indonesia deploys troops to Jakarta after wiretapping allegations Indonesian troops are being stationed in Jakarta amid wiretapping allegations implicating the president's chief of staff. Suspects are being accused of illegally tapping the president's phones. Wawira Njiru, Kenya's school feeder and German Africa Prize recipient Standing ovations in Berlin: Kenyan social entrepreneur Wawira Njiru received the German Africa Award for her school feeding programme, which now provides meals to 730,000 children every day.