Today: November 12, 2026
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Iranian officials gloat as US voters deal blow to Trump

Iran's government savoured the stinging rebuke delivered to Donald Trump in the midterm elections, declaring voters had rejected the war launched by the US president

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Trump reacts to Republican losses and declines to take blame

Trump reacts to Republican losses and declines to take blame

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‘How did we get here?’: Inside a losing GOP campaign defined by Trump

‘How did we get here?’: Inside a losing GOP campaign defined by Trump

Finance|Technology

Crypto tracks stocks higher after Democrat midterm wins

Cryptocurrencies recovered on Wednesday from overnight losses triggered by the Democrats winning control of both houses of the US

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Midterms launch wave of historic firsts for some states — and for the nation

This midterm election will be remembered not just for the stunning number of losses Democrats handed to President Donald Trump and Republicans but for a wave of historic firsts across the country

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Takeaways: Voters punish Trump, and the GOP suffers historic losses

Voters have punished Trump’s allies in swing states and Republican strongholds alike, giving Democrats key victories nationwide and control of the House and Senate

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Democrats notch historic wins in Texas, Georgia governor races

Democrats are on track for big gains in governor races, notching victories in Ohio, Texas, Iowa, Georgia and Wisconsin, according to US media projections,

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Democrats capture Congress in sweeping setback for Trump

Democrats captured majorities in both the Senate and House on Tuesday, scoring sweeping victories that reached deep into

Asia

Philippines, China pledge to maintain dialogue despite tensions

China and the Philippines pledged to maintain dialogue and communication despite strained ties, as both countries offered their own account of a recent call between their

Election|Political

After midterm losses, Trump stares down the specter of Democratic probes and the race to succeed him

For Donald Trump, his party’s resounding midterm losses pave the way for investigations and potential impeachments that will put the Republican president on the defensive in his final two years in office

Election|Political

FACT FOCUS: False accusations and unverified claims quickly spread about Election Day voting

Election Day was barely underway before misinformation about voting irregularities surfaced online

Entertainment|Health

Zohran Mamdani has the most famous mustache in politics — for now

Zohran Mamdani has the most famous mustache in politics — for now

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Greenland approves security deal with Denmark and US following months of Trump's pressure

Greenlandic lawmakers have approved an agreement with Denmark and the United States to strengthen security in the Arctic and North Atlantic

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Weaker dollar views stick running into US midterms, but strategists brace for resilience: Reuters poll

The US dollar will slip in coming months according to FX strategists polled by Reuters who have clung to their long-held bearish view running into

Asia|Political|World

Thai PM to face his first censure debate in December

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's government has agreed to a December 7 to 11 schedule for its first censure debate in parliament, an official said on Tuesday. 

Election|Opinion|Political

Voters fear the America they've known is slipping away. On that, the left and right agree

There's plenty of angst among U.S. voters on the eve of Election Day

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The races that will decide control of the US Senate

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Health|Science

Politics can be stressful, but voting may help you live longer

Politics can be stressful, but voting may help you live longer

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New Zealand early voting surges ahead of November 7 election

Nearly 1 million ballots have been cast in the first week of early voting for the New Zealand general election, the country's electoral commission said on Monday.

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How Trump’s noncitizen voter lists could affect the midterms

As Americans head to the polls on Tuesday for midterm elections, lists the Trump administration has compiled of possible noncitizen voters

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Trump says Flavio Bolsonaro can stay in US 'as long as he wants'

PALM BEACH, Oct 31 - US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost his country's presidential election to leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 

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US plans to deport Afghans back to their home country through Pakistan, documents show

The Trump administration plans to deport Afghans detained in the U.S. back to Afghanistan via Pakistan

Election

Republicans on defense in Texas while Democrats in Michigan can't get on the same page

Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico were making closing arguments Saturday in a tossup Texas U.S. Senate race that has become a key measure of voters’ frustration with Trump’s leadership and his loyalists in the Republican Party

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Judge ends Trump's attempts to sue Wall Street Journal over Epstein reporting

President Donald Trump's second attempt to sue the Wall Street Journal was dismissed with prejudice on Saturday, ending his pursuit of a defamation lawsuit over the news

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Kamala Harris urges a 'too big to rig' turnout for the midterms and tees off on Trump

Kamala Harris has been campaigning for Democratic candidates across multiple states during the final stretch of the midterm elections

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Flávio Bolsonaro’s departure to the US sparks a flurry of viral Brazilian memes

Political memes have exploded in Brazil since Sunday’s election that saw underdog President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beat his opponent Flávio Bolsonaro, who responded to his loss by fleeing the country

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UK PM Burnham says he is 'open' to formal apology for slavery, but rules out reparations

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he is open to calls for a formal apology for Britain's historical role in slavery, before attending next week's Commonwealth

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Why the Alaska Senate race could be so slow — and controversial — to decide

Why the Alaska Senate race could be so slow — and controversial — to decide

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Trump and Clinton rally as early voting surges, Alaska probe widens, and Michigan Democrats feud

President Donald Trump rallied with Republican supporters in Florida on Friday while former President Bill Clinton spoke to Democrats just two states over in Mississippi

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Poland's Sikorski calls for rapid ceasefire in Black Sea to allow food shipments

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski on Friday called for a rapid ceasefire in the Black Sea that would allow safe passage for grain shipments from

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Russia's Lavrov says inviting Poland to attend G20 meeting breaks diplomatic rules

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying on Friday that inviting Poland to attend G20 meetings was counter-productive and broke with diplomatic practice of

Election

Judge orders 3 taxpayer-funded Trump administration ads to be pulled from TV and social media

A judge has ordered the federal government to pull three taxpayer-funded Trump administration ads from television, social media and elsewhere that she says appear to have been made for political or propaganda purposes

Economy|Europe

Mass protests sweep Italy during nationwide strike

Tens of thousands of people, mostly students and workers, took to the streets across Italy on Friday to demand higher wages and stronger public services, protest against the rising

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Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a US general election

Leo XIV has become the first pope to vote in a U.S. general election, casting a mail-in ballot in Chicago

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Difficult negotiations lie ahead in Israel after Netanyahu's bloc lost its parliamentary majority

Israel's final election results show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc lost its majority in parliament

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Vote Republican, or else: How Trump is dangling government help on the campaign trail

President Donald Trump is signaling to states that his administration may be far less likely to help if their voters put Democrats in power on Election Day

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Are American voters actually gloomy about the economy, or is something else going on?

Many standard measures of economic health are strong, but voters in both parties are increasingly pessimistic.

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Japan pushes to remove Myanmar from global financial watchdog's blacklist

Japan is pushing a global financial crimes watchdog to remove Myanmar from its blacklist to make it easier to do business there

Business|Economy

Trump touted a record Venezuela oil deal. Now reality is setting in

President Donald Trump called it the biggest oil deal in history: 17 Venezuelan oilfields holding

Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Cash burnout

Markets have long been stuck in a wait-and-see mode ahead of the US midterm elections, another potential round of fighting in Iran and the latest sweep of AI

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Netanyahu’s party claims election 'stolen' as results show him losing majority

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his party have amplified claims that the country's election was “stolen” by Arab-led parties

Election

The Latest: DOJ subpoenas California officials in escalation of local election scrutiny

The Justice Department has issued subpoenas to California officials in an escalation of its scrutiny of local election administration

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‘Ghoul’ is a political insult with real bite

‘Ghoul’ is a political insult with real bite

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Spain reckons with second deadly train crash of the year ahead of national election

Spain faces fresh concerns about rail safety after a second high-speed train crash this year killed 69 people

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Animal welfare-focused farm group targets Republicans in rural races

A lobbying group that says it represents farmers and meat companies is helping to fund $3 million in attack ads against Republicans in some of the most

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Macron accuses French far right of fomenting spread of racism

President Emmanuel Macron has accused far-right politicians including in Marine Le Pen's National Rally of fostering an "atmosphere of

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ECB keeps rates unchanged; euro and bond yields fall

The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged in a well-telegraphed move on Thursday, and said inflation risks were on the rise from surging energy costs, which

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China's Communist Party confirms expulsion of 33 officials

China's Communist Party confirmed the expulsion of 33 officials, including former Politburo member Ma Xingrui and former senior military leader Zhang Youxia, from the party

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He’s styled everyone from Rihanna to Naomi Campbell. Carlos Nazario’s first book isn’t what you might expect

He’s styled everyone from Rihanna to Naomi Campbell. Carlos Nazario’s first book isn’t what you might expect

Economy|Election|Political

How Trump's immigration crackdown sparked a backlash that could boomerang in the midterms

Donald Trump roared back into office two years ago partly on the power of immigration

Election

Trump and Obama trade barbs in closing week of US midterm election

Neither man is on the ballot but Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic former President Barack Obama

Technology

Pentagon watchdog declines bipartisan request to investigate Starshield slowdowns in Ukraine

Pentagon watchdog declines bipartisan request to investigate Starshield slowdowns in Ukraine

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The Latest: Trump pushing to keep red-state Senate seats in GOP hands

President Donald Trump told Texans they’d better accept data centers in their communities and floated making Venezuela the 51st state as he stumped for Republican Ken Paxton

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Trump's Justice Department pushes a spate of politically sensitive cases as midterm elections near

President Donald Trump’s Justice Department has been scrambling before the midterm election with a blitz of headline-making actions and cases that some critics say reeks of politics

Election

The Latest: As votes are counted, no clear winner emerges in Israel's election

Israel's election results show no clear winner, leading to likely weeks of coalition talks

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A ceasefire in a Ukrainian city is holding, officials say, as Moscow and Kyiv await US-led talks

Officials say that a six-day ceasefire in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in southern Ukraine has held for its first day and night

Arts|Election

Judge skeptical of Justice Dept lawsuit over alleged noncitizens on voting rolls

A US judge appeared skeptical on Tuesday of the Justice Department's request to block California from counting any mail ballots for the November 3 midterm

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Flavio Bolsonaro and family board flight bound for Ecuador, Argentina says

Argentina's Migration Department said on Wednesday that Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and his family briefly entered the country before boarding a private flight bound for

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Republicans emphasize transgender ads, putting cultural issues over voters' economic anxiety

Republicans have spent an estimated $183 million on television ads focused on transgender-related attacks against Democrats in the final phase of this year’s midterm elections

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Trump's cure for Republicans' midterm woes is more Trump. Will it work?

President Donald Trump wants midterm voters to imagine he's on the ballot and has seized the political spotlight in a way that makes such make-believe seem a bit more real

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Soccer-From 'Mobut' to Mao, Mbappe dictator meme turns self-mockery into China storm

France and Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has drawn public lines against extremism and police violence in his home country, but a joke about his own

Election|Political

Republican attack ads mocking Troy Jackson’s relationship roil Maine Senate race against Susan Collins

Republican attack ads mocking Troy Jackson’s relationship roil Maine Senate race against Susan Collins

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The ultra-wealthy crypto executives who are spending big on the midterms

A clutch of ultra-wealthy executives who made fortunes in and around the cryptocurrency business have become influential players in US politics, collectively spending more than $56

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The Latest: Trump rallies in Mississippi as GOP midterm challenges mount

President Donald Trump is in Mississippi, as he continues a closing midterm campaign blitz that highlights Republicans’ challenges ahead of an election that could drastically shift power in Washington and statehouses across the country

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Lula mobilized millions to win Brazil's election, while Bolsonaro contests loss and Trump cries foul

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won reelection in Brazil's presidential runoff

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Brazil stocks, real tumble as Lula win shifts investor focus

Brazilian stocks and the real currency posted their sharpest losses in years on Monday after the surprise

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Opponents accuse Netanyahu of stoking tensions with Iran before Israel's election

Israelis are in the final hours of an intense election season amid reports of a clash between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli military over Iran

Election

Thune scrambles to save his Senate majority as voters voice concern over the Iran war and gas prices

The stakes for Senate Majority Leader John Thune and the Republican Party are enormous in this year's midterm elections

Election|Political

Ten key US House races that could decide the 2026 midterms

Republicans in the US House of Representatives are defending a narrow majority in November's midterm elections.

Election|Political

Who are the leading candidates in Israel's election?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long looked on course to lose power in Israel's election, but the race has narrowed as the vote approaches and his

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Norway joins the list of countries Trump has abused in vulgar terms

US President Donald Trump on Sunday escalated his invective against Norway, calling it a "shit house country" and saying Norwegian immigrants were not welcome

Election|Political

Bolsonaro refuses to concede, says he will seek annulment of Brazil vote

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said on Sunday he would not concede defeat to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who secured a fourth non-consecutive term, and would

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Trump invokes 9/11 in urging Michigan voters to oppose Muslim Senate candidate El-Sayed

President Donald Trump at a Sunday campaign rally ratcheted up his push to link US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed to Muslim extremists,

Arts|Entertainment

Judge asked to compel Trump administration to disclose emails and texts about Kennedy Center plans

Plaintiffs' attorneys challenging President Donald Trump's plans to close the Kennedy Center claim his administration is withholding records that document the scope of his influence over the center's management

Election

How the conservative Supreme Court has rewritten the rules for the midterms

How the conservative Supreme Court has rewritten the rules for the midterms

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Netanyahu rebuked for plan to use crypto to bypass economic sanctions

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces re-election this week, is drawing criticism from economists and political rivals after suggesting Israel

Arts|Election|Europe|Finance

Serbia election: Main players, voter concerns and what is at stake

Serbia is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday, in which a popular student movement is seeking to end the rule of longtime

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The midterm election outcomes that could shape Trump's final two years

Americans vote on Tuesday in midterm elections that will determine who controls Congress for the final two years of President Donald Trump's term.

Europe|Political|World

Albanian police fire tear gas as anti-government student protests turn violent

Albanian riot police used tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets to disperse protesters who threw rocks at officers and started a fire at the door of the agriculture

Technology

With his first smartphone, Lula seeks to catch up to Brazil's online generation

Just days before his 81st birthday, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva this week took ownership of a brand new smartphone, one that former aides said

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Attack in the West Bank kills 2 Israeli soldiers, and other Mideast news

Israel’s military says it killed two gunmen who fatally shot two Israeli soldiers near Hebron in the West Bank on Friday

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Costa Rica AG says new joint DEA ops will target politicians, businessmen

Costa Rica will deepen cooperation with the US Drug Enforcement Administration to target what the nation's newly re-elected attorney general calls "

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Myanmar's detained leader Suu Kyi traded health concerns with her son in their first call in 5 years

Aung San Suu Kyi's son said that they spoke about health concerns when he spoke with the detained former leader of Myanmar by phone for the first time in five years

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Israeli military says 2 soldiers were killed in West Bank attack that also left 2 gunmen dead

The Israeli army says two soldiers have been killed in an attack in the occupied West Bank

Business|Economy|Finance

US consumer sentiment near record low ahead of midterm elections

US consumer sentiment edged down to near a record low in October as rising prices because of the Middle East conflict soured households' views of the economy on the

Business|Economy|Political|US

Canadian jet maker Bombardier says it plans new $270 million US investment

Canadian jet maker Bombardier plans to invest $270 million in the United States and add 300 jobs, the company said on Friday, days after President Donald Trump dropped

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Safety first

Markets are battening down the hatches.

Arts|Finance

France spared Moody's ratings downgrade as it struggles with unrest

Moody's spared France a credit rating downgrade on Friday, easing pressure on a government struggling to contain social unrest and shore

Entertainment|Political|Sports

Trump blasts 76ers star LeBron James as 'disgrace' for not standing still during national anthem

President Donald Trump has accused LeBron James of disrespecting the United States

Election|Political|US

Conservatives funded efforts to undercut Sherrod Brown with Black voters in Ohio, filing shows

Conservatives funded efforts to undercut Sherrod Brown with Black voters in Ohio, filing shows

Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Facing pushback on data centers, tech giants are promising hosts more money and fewer secrets

With host communities across the U.S. turning against their gargantuan data centers, America’s technology giants are promising to take fewer taxpayer handouts, keep fewer secrets or shower more money onto the communities willing to allow the server warehouses

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Sen. Susan Collins and Troy Jackson condemn use of attack ads in Maine's Senate race

Sen. Susan Collins and Troy Jackson condemn use of attack ads in Maine's Senate race

Arts|Europe

International Criminal Court wins EU's 2026 Sakharov prize

The International Criminal Court and its officials won the EU's 2026 Sakharov human rights prize, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said on Thursday, less than

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European Union awards top rights prize to International Criminal Court days after Trump sanctions

The International Criminal Court and its embattled staff have won the European Union’s top human rights honor

Economy|Environment|Food|Health|Political|US

High gas prices strain Detroit's hungry and food banks ahead of midterm elections

A neatly packed cardboard box of pasta, dry beans, canned goods and powdered milk made Tonya King cry.

Arts|Business|Economy|Technology

Musk's political baggage clouds prospects for SpaceX-Tesla deal

A possible merger between Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX and carmaker Tesla may face bigger obstacles from politics than from regulation,

Election|Europe|Political

As riots overshadow Macron’s final months in office, presidential hopefuls jockey to succeed him

Emmanuel Macron, a centrist, is in the final stretch of his presidency as France faces intense protests

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In New Mexico governor’s race, Deb Haaland’s historic bid tests Democrats' political hold

If Deb Haaland wins New Mexico’s race for governor, she’ll make history as the first Native American woman to lead a state

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Trump's MAGA Inc unleashes $277 million last-ditch effort to save Republicans in key US races

President Donald Trump has unleashed more than $277 million in a last-minute TV and direct mail advertising blitz over the final six weeks of the midterm