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US reportedly strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island as Vance voices optimism about a deal
<p>Iranian state media reported the sound of explosions on the island in the strait of Hormuz, coming on the eve of crucial US midterms</p><p>The US launched limited strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island late on Monday, according to reports in US media, hours after US vice-president JD Vance said he was optimistic diplomatic efforts to end the war were moving in the right direction.</p><p>The strikes were reported as being “defensive”, and not thought to be a signal of a return to full hostilities, but came on the eve of crucial midterm elections in which Donald Trump’s Republican party is expected to be punished by voters for the cascading effect the war has had on the US cost of living.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/03/us-strikes-irans-qeshm-island">Continue reading...</a>
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‘Trying to get back into a positive mindset’: court hears voice notes Beau Lamarre-Condon sent day after alleged murders
<p>Recordings from police officer to man he’d met on dating app include one in which Lamarre-Condon states: ‘I’m in bed … not feeling the best’ </p><p>Beau Lamarre-Condon said he was trying to “get back into a positive mindset” in voice notes he sent in the days after he allegedly killed two men in a Sydney terrace.</p><p>The recordings were sent to a man he had met on a dating app and played to the jury in his double murder trial on Tuesday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/03/beau-lamarre-condon-trial-voice-recording-alleged-murders-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
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Supreme Court rejects Trump's request to stop California counting disputed votes
The ruling, which comes on the eve of the midterm elections, essentially ends the Trump administration's bid to disqualify the ballots in the state.