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
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Wednesday 4 November 2026
US midterms: Trump congratulates Democrats, says he’d have won on the ballot
He blamed Republican candidates and warned he would ‘veto everything’ if the new majority does not work with him
US midterms: Democrats win Senate and House in major rebuke to Trump
They took seven Senate seats including Texas and Maine, and will hold full control of Congress from January for the first time since 2023
Canva shakes up 22% of its jobs, with layoffs and moves to Sydney
Chief executive Melanie Perkins says the design company needs to be ‘refounded’, in changes affecting 1,271 people
NASA seeks ideas to save Hubble before it falls to Earth around 2033
The 36-year-old telescope still works well, and administrator Jared Isaacman says it deserves the effort
Spain’s transport minister resigns six days after train crash killed 69
Óscar Puente told Congress he could not stay after two such disasters in a year, and also quit as a candidate in this month’s general election
US midterms: Three NASA astronauts vote from the space station
Anil Menon says he, Luke Delaney and Jessica Watkins filled out electronic ballots, and his sleeping quarters served as the voting booth
Europe’s Hera probe gets first sight of the asteroid NASA hit in 2022
The spacecraft is closing in to measure what the deliberate crash did, in a test of how to defend Earth from asteroids
Tuesday 3 November 2026
India says struck-off voters will not be punished for re-registering
Many held back from Form 6, which makes them declare they are first-time voters, for fear of being prosecuted for a false statement
Binance says a fake job interview opened the door to its $6.3bn hack
An engineer was told to download an ‘assignment’ that was really malware, and the hackers then used a compromised AI tool to reach two more laptops
Bomb threats hit four European flights, briefly closing a Warsaw airport
All the planes landed safely and no explosives were found, a day after fighter jets escorted a Wizz Air flight to Budapest
Israel election: Five opposition leaders back Eisenkot for prime minister
They will recommend him to President Herzog, whose talks begin on Wednesday, but remain split over the Arab-led parties they would need for a majority
GTA VI needs up to 212GB, and you can start downloading it on November 10
The game launches on November 19 at $79.99 and is digital only, so even boxed copies will contain just a download code
US midterms: Why you may not know who won when you wake up on Wednesday
Polls close from 4am to 11am Pakistan time, but mail ballots in California and ranked-choice voting in Alaska could take days
US midterms: Trump says ‘only fools’ would vote for El-Sayed as polls open
Haley Stevens says the Democrat is ‘not fit to serve’ as Michigan votes in a race that could decide the Senate
US midterms: Voting goes smoothly so far as Trump keeps casting doubt
A machine fault in a New York suburb and floods in the Southwest are the main problems so far, and the feared federal interference has not appeared
India freezes Rs231bn in Anil Ambani group assets, including two jets
The Enforcement Directorate has also taken two windmills in its money-laundering cases, and says 10 people have been arrested so far
Libya’s top clerics issue fatwa against wearing Nike, citing Greek goddess
The Dar al-Ifta says the logo promotes polytheism and accuses the company of supporting Israel, but the ruling is not a state ban
Iran’s army chief demands sovereignty over Hormuz in five-point plan
The plan also seeks war reparations and an end to sanctions, while Qatar says freedom of navigation in the strait is non-negotiable
Voyager 1 is about to become the first probe a light-day from Earth
A hello will take two days to answer. The 49-year-old probe reaches the milestone on November 18, weeks after it briefly fell silent
Trump says US will stop paying Israel $4bn a year by end of 2026
He says he and Netanyahu agreed months ago that payments end this year, although the current deal runs until 2028
US midterms: Justice Department sends record 1,000 monitors to 50 states
It is about triple the last midterm figure, but the observers cannot stop anyone voting, and some states can keep them out of polling places
Three tankers hit mines in Hormuz, Iran says, as Qatar says talks go on
Doha says both sides are still reviewing proposals, but a senior Iranian official says they remain far from a deal
Russia bombs Kharkiv hospital, injuring 73, as US sets Abu Dhabi peace talks
Zelensky says 289 drones and 76 missiles were launched overnight, mainly at power sites, a day after a strike on an aid centre killed at least 31
US midterms: Polls open with 54 million votes already cast
Control of Congress is at stake, but much depends on how many Republicans vote in person today, and some races may take days to call
Kashmir MP Ruhullah quits Omar Abdullah’s party over Article 370
He told a gathering in Budgam he would resign as Srinagar’s MP, saying “here we are throwing away a chair, and we are happy”
India suspends police officer after Delhi police protest at headquarters
About 500 personnel attended a meeting with the commissioner after a transfer row over a clash with lawyers, and the ministry gave no grounds for the suspension
Claimed anti-Taliban attacks in Afghanistan more than double in October
Sami Sadat’s Afghan United Front claimed 36 of the 82 attacks, a think tank’s tally shows, though the figures are the groups’ own and the movement remains split
India and Israel alone oppose Pakistan’s UN arms control resolution
The text, tabled with Belarus, passed the First Committee by 180 votes to two, and India also opposed a line on South Asia
UK doubles wait for permanent residency to 10 years, unless you earn over £50,000
Shabana Mahmood says settlement must be earned. Care workers win a concession, while refugees who arrive on small boats could wait up to 30 years.
US midterms: Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to set aside California ballots
A one-line order on the eve of the vote leaves two lower court rulings in place and ends the Justice Department’s effort over 20,000 voters it said were likely non-citizens.
Bollywood’s Imran Khan apologises after being told to leave India over voter-roll protest
The Bombay High Court told the actor, a US citizen, that overseas cardholders have no right to criticise India, and put his Leave India Notice on hold until December 7.
US strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island, officials say, hours after Trump talks up a deal
Officials say it is the latest of several quiet, limited strikes in recent weeks, and that Gulf states have been told to prepare for a short, intense operation after the midterms.
Ebola deaths pass 5,300 in Africa’s outbreak as DR Congo cases reach more than 10,000, with no approved vaccine for the strain
More than half of those infected have died, the Africa CDC figures show, and trials of a vaccine that works against a different strain began only in recent weeks.
North Korea calls Binance hack claims ‘absurd’ as Kim Yo-jong denies any role in record $6.3 billion theft
Kim Jong Un’s sister said the US was trying to damage North Korea’s image, days after the FBI blamed a state-backed hacking group for the largest crypto theft on record.
Britain and France to lead 2,800 European troops in Poland to rehearse a Ukraine deployment after any peace deal
Twelve countries will test the force in Exercise Koalicja from November 9. The US is not taking part in the mission, and Putin has called such troops “legitimate targets”.
Vance says US has ‘made some progress’ with Iran and Trump says ‘no’ to post-midterm strikes, as oil falls more than 7%
Qatari mediators returned to Tehran with a deal under discussion to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while Netanyahu is said to be pressing for more strikes.
US midterms: Judge throws out Justice Department bid to block Alaska’s Senate result, in the race with two Dan Sullivans on the ballot
The department is appealing, and a criminal investigation and the Republican governor’s own inquiry still hang over a contest that could help decide control of the Senate.
Cyclone Murasu hits India’s Andhra Pradesh near Ongole with winds of up to 120 km/h, days after deadly Arnab
The severe cyclonic storm began crossing the coast at 1am on Tuesday, with a storm surge forecast for low-lying districts, as neighbouring Odisha moved 160,000 people.
Anthropic warns investors it may soon cross its own line for AI that speeds up building AI
The maker of Claude says in a US filing that no current model has crossed the threshold, but that it might only spot such a leap after the fact
