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Nov 4, 2026 - World

Even Trump seems to recognize that the relationship has become a political liability, and may never be the sameSend us your questions about the midterm resultsTrack live results from all 50 statesOn the eve of a midterm election that ended in an unequivocal rejection of his brand of politics, even Donald Trump seemed to recognize that the US-Israel relationship had become a political liability.Trump’s 11th-hour suggestion, on election morning, that he would cut military aid to Israel at the end of the year because, as he put it, “they don’t need it”, was condemned across the board – with pro-Palestinian advocates dismissing it as “desperate” and pro-Israel ones as “unserious”. Continue reading...

Nov 4, 2026 - World

The incoming chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said conducting "vigorous oversight" of the Department of Defense and the Trump administration will be its top priority when the Democratic-led Congress is sworn in in January.

Nov 4, 2026 - World

Patient is ⁠in ​stable condition and will be transferred to a specialist ‘high consequence’ infectious disease unitA British healthcare worker with Ebola is being evacuated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the UK for medical treatment, it has been confirmed.“A British citizen currently in the DR Congo has tested positive for Ebola,” a spokesperson for the UK government said in a statement on Wednesday. “The UK has well-established procedures for dealing with cases like this, and those processes have been activated … The risk to the UK public from Ebola remains low.” Continue reading...

Nov 4, 2026 - World

Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong is expected to be sentenced Thursday for his second conviction under a Beijing-imposed national security law, in a case that critics say reflects the crackdown on the city's once-thriving pro-democracy movement.

Nov 4, 2026 - World

Among the most immediate impacts of the midterm elections that will return control of Congress to Democrats are expected major cutbacks and cancellations of Trump administration defense policies and programs.