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Musk makes light of defeats after record spend on Republican candidates 

04 November 2026

News|US Midterm Elections 2026 Elon Musk has joked online about the Republican defeat in the US midterm elections after ...

UK Supreme Court hears appeal against Palestine Action’s proscription 

04 November 2026

An appeal challenging the designation of Palestine Action as a “terrorist” organisation has begun at the United King...

Tariffs to Iran war: Can Democrats reverse Trump policy with midterms win? 

04 November 2026

Democrats have taken control of the United States House of Representatives and Senate in Tuesday’s midterm elections ...

Syrians see Israel as biggest regional threat, followed by Iran: Survey 

04 November 2026

Most Syrians view Israel as the greatest threat to the security of their country and the region, with Iran a distant sec...

Indonesian president’s chief of staff dismissed over alleged wiretapping 

04 November 2026

News|Police The Indonesian president’s chief of staff has been fired for what the government says could be “treason�...

Israel vote results confirmed as election commission rejects fraud claims 

04 November 2026

Israel’s Central Elections Committee has certified the results of last week’s parliamentary elections after finding ...

Democrats win control of House and Senate: Key US midterms takeaways 

04 November 2026

Democrats have won control of Congress after flipping Republican-held House and Senate seats in Texas, South Carolina, I...

‘I will not delete my posts’: Inside Uganda’s crackdown on online critics 

04 November 2026

Kampala, Uganda – Praise Aloikin Opoloje walks into the visitors’ waiting room at Luzira Women’s Prison wearing an...

‘Seismic shift’: World reacts to US midterm election results 

04 November 2026

Democrats in the United States have scored a major victory in midterm elections, taking control of both chambers of Cong...

‘Call me senator’: How Abdul El-Sayed beat Trump’s hate to create history 

04 November 2026

Abdul El-Sayed had an uncomfortable message for US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance as he celebrated h...