Zelenskyy hopes Democratic Congress will bring more US help for Ukraine
EU officials also urge new US Congress to step up pressure on Russia to end the four-and-a-half-year war.
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Mamdani: ‘it’s morning again in America’ after blue wave
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged fellow Democrats to ‘fulfill promises’ after sweeping wins.
South Korea says it will expand naval operations closer to strait of Hormuz
Seoul to seek parliamentary approval to extend anti-piracy Cheonghae unit’s area to about 650km from the vital strait after criticism from Donald Trump on Iran war support
South Korea plans to expand the operations of its anti-piracy unit to waters closer to the strait of Hormuz, its defence ministry has said, after pressure from Donald Trump to provide support for his war in Iran.
The government is to submit a motion to parliament that would expand the Cheonghae unit’s area of operation to waters near the port of Duqm in Oman, which is about 650km (403 miles) away from the strait. The motion also needs to be approved by President Lee Jae Myung and the cabinet.
Continue reading...Brazilian airport torn apart by violent storm
Dramatic footage captured the moment a powerful tornado struck Chapecó Airport in Santa Catarina, Brazil
Paraguay bank collapses with half of population’s savings
Protests have erupted across Paraguay after Ueno Bank was shut down in the middle of the night over a solvency crisis.
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to ten years in jail
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong, who became the global face of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement has been sentenced.
World record 53 red cards shown in Brazil football match
Referees have red-carded 53 players and staff after a massive brawl in an under-20s football match in Brazil.
Vance walks Trump tightrope with scathing election critique blaming Iran war
The vice-president's blunt assessment of Republican election defeat marked one of the sharpest breaks with a sitting president in recent memory.
Vance walks Trump tightrope with scathing election critique blaming Iran war
The vice-president's blunt assessment of Republican election defeat marked one of the sharpest breaks with a sitting president in recent memory.
Syria, Saudi Arabia sign defence cooperation deal, agree $403m in loans
Defence cooperation deal signed as Syria's President al-Sharaa visits Riyadh for the second time in less than a month.
What’s delaying the US Senate election results in Mississippi and Alaska?
Ranked-choice voting may decide Alaska's Senate outcome, while Mississippi's race hangs on a knife's edge.
Saudi Arabia Has No Easy Choices as It Weighs How to Combat Houthi Threat – WSJ
- Saudi Arabia Has No Easy Choices as It Weighs How to Combat Houthi Threat WSJ
- Yemen targets Houthi finances with new customs and import rules The Jerusalem Post
- Houthis Demand $51 Billion, Recognition as Yemen’s Rulers To End Attacks on Saudi Arabia The Media Line
- Deterrence on Paper, Ransom in Practice: What the Saudi-Houthi Bargain Teaches India Raksha Anirveda
- Houthis demand $51 billion from Saudi Arabia to end military operations AzerNews
Former Israeli generals help Palestinian olive farmers
A group of former Israeli military generals offered their help to Palestinian olive farmers in the occupied West Bank.
Vote counting underway in critical South Africa elections
Votes are being counted across South Africa after a record 29.2 million people registered to vote.
South Korea to deploy military mission to keep Strait of Hormuz open – France 24
- South Korea to deploy military mission to keep Strait of Hormuz open France 24
- South Korea says it will expand naval operations closer to strait of Hormuz The Guardian
- South Korea to expand anti-piracy unit operations closer to Strait of Hormuz Reuters
- South Korea to Send Navy Assets to Mideast After US Midterms Bloomberg.com
- South Korea plans to expand anti-piracy operations closer to Hormuz Strait Al Jazeera
El Salvador’s Bukele touts military intervention in Haiti
Haitian police have found a vehicle used by four missing Salvadoran technicians as Salvadoran troops deploy to Haiti.
Pope Leo hosts Bob Dylan at official residence in Rome
Pope Leo had previously quoted Dylan's work in the preface of a book warning against nuclear rearmament.
Election deniers lose races for governor in key US swing states
State leaders can hold significant sway over election administration, with implications for the 2028 presidential race.
Elon Musk’s nearly half a billion dollars in midterms spending was a flop
The tech billionaire set spending record as he poured $446m into campaigns for failed Republican candidates
Elon Musk set a record for election spending this year after pouring nearly half a billion dollars into backing Republicans in the US midterm elections. It turned out to be a poor investment.
The SpaceX and Tesla CEO contributed at least $446m to Republican-aligned Super Pacs and groups over the course of the elections, specifically targeting several key Senate races in an effort to help the Trump administration retain Republican control of Congress. He outdid his own 2024 spending of nearly $290m. Yet as Democrats swept to power across the country on Tuesday night, it became clear that Musk would get nearly nothing in return for his hundreds of millions in spending.
Continue reading...Israel’s Herzog accepts vote results, opens talks on forming a government
Move deals blow to Netanyahu's efforts to discredit the elections, in which he and his allies lost their majority.