Trump says Task Force Iron Gate is ‘in full force’ against Iran
The president’s post came hours after Iran’s foreign minister told Washington to accept Tehran’s two-day offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face war
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Monday 9 November 2026
Nvidia board investigates Jensen Huang over link to suspected Chinese spy
The chip giant’s directors say they have no reason to believe secrets were compromised, as Huang tells staff he was unfaithful to his wife and is ‘deeply sorry’
Sunday 8 November 2026
Araghchi tells Washington to take Iran’s two-day offer or face war
Iran’s foreign minister says the US midterm result leaves the White House with a choice: meet Tehran’s conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, or see its forces ‘rain down hell’
Eisenkot gets the mandate to form Israel’s next government
The Yashar leader has 28 days to turn the backing of 67 lawmakers into a coalition that can replace Benjamin Netanyahu, and warned that anyone who blocks it will be remembered for failing Israel
Trump says America ‘took a giant step back’ with midterm results
The president blamed the Democrats’ sweep for a one-day, $3 trillion stock market loss and promised Republicans would be back ‘bigger and stronger than ever before’
Mars may still be volcanically alive, European orbiter finds
Hydrogen chloride rising from fresh cracks on the flanks of the Alba Mons volcano suggests magma may still be stirring beneath the planet’s surface, scientists say
NASA picks eight firms for up to $10bn in moon lander deals
Eight companies, from SpaceX to Blue Origin, will compete to fly cargo to the Moon, and a nuclear-powered rover built from Mars rover spares is headed for the lunar south pole in 2028
Netanyahu’s call for unity is ‘political panic’, Yair Golan says
The Democrats leader says the prime minister cannot be part of “fixing Israel” and accuses him of nurturing Hamas rule, hours after Herzog chose Eisenkot to form the next government
Herzog to hand Eisenkot the mandate to form Israel’s next government
The Yashar leader will be formally tasked at 5pm on Sunday and will then have 28 days to build a coalition, as Netanyahu calls for a unity government instead
Saturday 7 November 2026
Trump offers UFC boss Dana White the job of White House press secretary
The president wants White to bring Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev and four other fighters as his assistants, “even though some are not from our Country”
Trump orders Justice Department to investigate Democrats over ‘extortion’
Days after losing Congress, the president says Democrats are threatening the attorney general, Republican donors and young conservatives, and names Senator Elissa Slotkin
US sets up task force to choke Iran’s land and Caspian routes
Task Force Iron Gate will work to stop weapons, dual-use technology, sanctioned goods and money crossing Iran’s land borders and the Caspian Sea, extending the naval blockade
Netanyahu planned Iran operation on eve of election, Israeli TV says
The plan, backed by Mossad chief Roman Gofman, was stopped after a security operative’s mistake tipped off Washington, the report says. Netanyahu’s office denies it
US offers $20 million for information on Iran’s nuclear programme
The reward, with possible relocation, covers Iran’s nuclear sites, equipment and scientists, even as Washington pursues talks through Pakistan, Qatar and China
US asked China to press Iran to end the war, and Beijing passed it on
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made the approach with Trump’s backing, a US official says, as Vance works a separate channel through Pakistan and Qatar and Trump prepares to meet Xi on November 18
Vance talks almost daily with Field Marshal Munir on a new Iran deal
The US vice president has spent two weeks on indirect talks with Tehran through Pakistan and Qatar, aiming for a new ceasefire and a return to nuclear negotiations, sources say
El-Sayed vows to fight Medicaid cuts and ‘end this stupid war’ with Iran
Michigan’s senator-elect sets out three priorities, blames Netanyahu for dragging the US into the war and says AIPAC spent $42 million trying to beat him
Trump names Stephen Miller White House chief of staff as Wiles steps aside
The architect of Trump’s immigration crackdown takes over on Monday, in the biggest shake-up of the president’s team since Republicans lost the midterms
Friday 6 November 2026
Eisenkot proposes a ‘national emergency government’ to replace Netanyahu
In a statement before Shabbat, the former army chief backed by 67 lawmakers said he hopes to get the mandate early next week and set four conditions for any party that wants to join
Bomb threats force RTÉ and other Irish media to evacuate newsrooms
Ireland’s government calls the hoax threats very serious and says they look like part of a co-ordinated campaign of disruption that has already hit flights across Europe
Indian bot accounts boosted El-Sayed’s rival as anti-Muslim abuse soared
Researchers found for-hire accounts in India pushing his primary rival’s videos, while posts attacking him for his faith rose twentyfold after his win
India eases passport rules for some Pakistanis living in the country
Pakistani nationals who settled in India by 2009 and cannot renew their passports without a CNIC are exempted under a Home Ministry order that also covers minority migrants, Sri Lankan Tamils and Tibetans
Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production to make room for Cybercab
Elon Musk says the Texas factory will switch next year to the self-driving robotaxi, and the truck’s lead engineer suggests its run is over
Turkish parliament approves Makkah defence pact with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia
Lawmakers voted 279 to 119, leaving only presidential ratification and the deposit of documents before the pact comes into force
Rubio weighs leaving Trump administration after midterm losses, report says
The State Department called the report “fake news” and said the secretary of state has not discussed leaving his role
Blue Origin unveils third stage for New Glenn as next launch slips to 2027
Jeff Bezos’ rocket company also announced Northstar, a lighter and more powerful engine, as it rebuilds a pad damaged in May
Israel election: Eisenkot wins backing of 67 lawmakers to form next government
President Herzog is expected to task the Yashar leader, while Netanyahu has 46 and United Torah Judaism backed no one
US warns of ‘ongoing’ cyber threat to freezers after global hacks
CISA and the FBI say hackers are targeting internet-connected cold storage, and urge firms to take systems offline
Thursday 5 November 2026
US midterms: Nasdaq enters correction as AI stocks tumble and SpaceX sinks
Wall Street fears tougher scrutiny of data centres after Democratic wins, while Pakistan’s KSE-100 closes higher
Turkish parliament passes first article of Makkah defence pact bill
Lawmakers adjourned after the first vote, with the remaining articles due on Thursday afternoon
NASA unveils X-70 Fractal, a new crewed experimental aircraft
The agency expects a first flight within two years, testing manoeuvres and flight controls never before tried in a crewed plane
NASA’s Swift telescope falls back to Earth over Indonesia after 22 years
The observatory re-entered the atmosphere over North Sumatra. NASA expected most of it to burn up, though some parts may have survived
US sanctions Indian couple’s ‘criminal network’ over fake ship flags for Iran
The Treasury says a Chandigarh-based operation posed as flag authorities for countries from Guyana to Laos, helping Iran’s shadow fleet carry oil
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Ozone hole is seventh largest on record, but still healing, NASA says
An unusually strong polar vortex enlarged this year’s Antarctic hole, scientists say, but the layer is on track to recover by the 2070s
US midterms: ‘The reason we lost is the war,’ JD Vance says
The vice president says many Trump voters switched to Democrats, and that they want the war ended, lower prices and a changed relationship with Israel
Russian hacktivists claim Europe’s freezer hacks, but experts have doubts
The groups’ posts have vanished, and researchers say Iranian hackers or even teenagers playing pranks could also be behind the attacks
Hackers reset French blood bank freezers to 110C in overnight attack
A technician spotted the rise in time, France says, as a wave of attacks on refrigeration systems spreads across Europe
US midterms: Musk jokes about ‘space lasers’ after nearly $500m bet fails
The world’s richest man became the biggest individual donor in a US election cycle, and his main Senate candidate lost in Texas
US midterms: Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan to become first Muslim US senator
The Democrat beat Mike Rogers after a campaign in which Trump called him a ‘jihadist’ and a fellow Democrat endorsed his rival
US midterms: ‘Americans said no to war,’ Iran’s parliament speaker says
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned Washington not to ignore the vote, as Trump says the war will end when he says so
