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1. Bomb threats affect at least 27 flights, leading to emergency landings at several European airports

   

   A series of hoax ‌bomb threats hit European airlines from Ireland to Bulgaria on Thursday morning for the second time this week, with some of at least 27 affected flights making unplanned landings or being escorted by fighter jets.

2. Ohio and Texas went from red to blue in the midterms, but may not stay that way in 2028

   

   The Democrats flipping governorships and Senate seats in Texas and Ohio turned the states dramatically blue on election night. Some political observers say these wins don't necessarily mean the states will stay that colour, but they do reveal a new political reality — that they'll be electoral battlegrounds in the 2028 presidential election.

3. Melania Trump is preparing to host officials from Russia and Ukraine. Just what's behind her peace push?

   

   As President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans take stock after a devastating midterm election that saw the Democrats seize control of Congress, his wife Melania is preparing to host representatives who will almost certainly praise Washington's actions.

4. Largely peaceful marches across France as workers stage strike, some police clashes reported

   

   Some protesters clashed with police in Paris and Lyon on Thursday during largely peaceful nationwide demonstrations and a one-day strike by some public sector workers in a renewed challenge to President Emmanuel Macron.

5. Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in 2nd national security case

   

   Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday for his second conviction under a Beijing-imposed national security law, in a case that critics say reflects the crackdown on the city's once-thriving pro-democracy movement.