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US Midterm Elections 2026: When Results Come In and What's at Stake

US midterms 2026: when results come, what's at stake

California Voters Consider One-Time 5% Tax on Billionaires to Fund Hospitals

California voters weigh a one-time tax on billionaires

Supreme Court Hears Catholic Challenge to Colorado Preschool Aid Rules

Supreme Court Hears Catholic Preschool Aid Challenge

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to Meet German Chancellor Merz in Berlin Ahead of Peace Talks

Zelenskyy meets Merz in Berlin ahead of peace talks

Andy Burnham Denies Proposing Return to EU Freedom of Movement

Burnham denies proposing return to EU free movement

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Trump Calls U.S. Midterm Elections the Most Important of Our Lives

Trump calls midterms the most important of our lives

US Midterm Polls Give Democrats an Edge in House and Senate Races

Polls Give Democrats an Edge in US Midterms

Andy Burnham to Propose Commonwealth Debt Reset and Begin Slavery Apology Talks

Burnham proposes Commonwealth debt reset and apology talks

Trump Delivers Final Midterm Campaign Pitch at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

Trump delivers final midterm pitch at Reflecting Pool

Judge Dismisses Trump Administration Lawsuit Seeking Harvard Admissions Data

Judge Dismisses Trump Lawsuit for Harvard Admissions Data

Netanyahu Calls for Broad Israeli Coalition After Election Produces No Majority

Netanyahu seeks a broad coalition after Israel election

Friedrich Merz Says Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s Successor Should Be a Woman

Merz says Steinmeier’s successor should be a woman

Elon Musk Donates $474 Million to Republicans, Setting a Record for One Election Cycle

Musk Gives Republicans a Record $474 Million

UK to Require Many Migrants to Wait 10 Years for Permanent Settlement

UK sets 10-year settlement wait for many migrants

Óscar Puente to Address Congress on Urda Train Disaster Amid Calls for Resignation

Óscar Puente will address Congress on Urda train disaster

Abdul El-Sayed Campaign Reports Record $2.4 Million Raised After Haley Stevens Endorses Mike Rogers

El-Sayed campaign reports record $2.4 million in one day

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Set Aside 20,000 California Ballots

Trump asks Supreme Court to block 20,000 California ballots

Tusk Accuses Polish President Nawrocki of Seeking Confrontation in Court Dispute

Tusk accuses Nawrocki of seeking confrontation over court

Trump Approval Near Career Low as Voters See Midterms as Chance to Oppose Him

Trump’s approval nears a career low ahead of midterms

Russia Says Work Is Underway for Putin, Trump and Xi Summit in China

Russia prepares for a Putin, Trump and Xi summit in China

Waldemar Hartmann Faces Racism Criticism Over Post About Elif Eralp

Hartmann defends post about Elif Eralp amid racism criticism

Dominique de Villepin Confirms He Will Run in France’s 2027 Presidential Election

Dominique de Villepin confirms 2027 presidential bid

European Commission Says EU Treaties Ban Nationality Discrimination in Italian Schools

EU Commission says treaties bar school discrimination

Murcia Assembly Declares Pedro Sánchez ‘Persona Non Grata’ in Nonbinding Motion

Murcia Assembly Declares Sánchez ‘Persona Non Grata’

Iran’s Leader Gives Government Authority to Pursue Dialogue with the US, Pezeshkian Says

Iran’s leader empowers government to pursue US dialogue

SPD Members Seek New Party Proceedings Against Gerhard Schröder After Putin Visit

SPD Members Seek New Proceedings Against Schröder

Salvini Says Overcoming Fornero Pension Reform Is a League Priority

Salvini Says the League Prioritizes Replacing Fornero Reform

Puerta del Sol Protest Camp Ends After 38 Days as Unions Point to Nov. 11 General Strike

Puerta del Sol protest camp ends after 38 days

Erdoğan Says Turkey and South Korea Are Distant but Close at Heart

Erdoğan Says Turkey and South Korea Are Close at Heart

Zangrillo Says Italy Continues to Invest in Healthcare Despite Inherited Challenges

Zangrillo says Italy keeps investing in healthcare

Matteo Salvini Says He Knew Nothing About School Cuts and Will Make Proposals

Salvini says he knew nothing of school cuts

Erdoğan Marks 24 Years Since AK Party Came to Power in Turkey

Erdoğan marks 24 years since AK Party took power

Bruce Springsteen Endorses Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan Senate Race

Springsteen backs El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani Threatens Legal Action Over ICE Use of City Property

Mamdani threatens legal action over ICE use of city property

Petition to Shut Down French TV Channel CNews Surpasses 500,000 Signatures

Petition to close CNews passes 500,000 signatures

Bremen Nominates Katja Riemann and Tim Borowski to Help Elect Germany’s President

Bremen nominates Riemann and Borowski to elect Germany’s president

Germany’s Building Acceleration Law Shows Early Effects, Minister Says

Germany’s building law shows early effects, minister says

Spain Announces Urgent Aid for Train Accident Victims’ Families and Rail Safety Measures

Spain Announces Aid for Train Accident Victims’ Families

Pedro Casares Reports Alleged Slap by Ruesga Councilor at Cattle Fair

Pedro Casares reports alleged slap by Ruesga councilor

Judge Dismisses Complaint Against Two Former FBI Officials in Hunter Biden Probe

Judge Dismisses Case Against Two Ex-FBI Officials

Gavin Newsom Proposes Raising California Film and TV Tax Credits to at Least $1 Billion

Newsom proposes $1B in California film and TV tax credits

Javier Milei to Attend Madrid Ibero-American Summit as Claudia Sheinbaum and Lula Stay Away

Milei will attend Madrid summit as Sheinbaum and Lula stay away

Spain Publishes 895 Proclaimed Candidate Lists for November 29 General Election

Spain publishes 895 candidate lists for November 29 election

Segovia Holds Lottery to Select 567 Poll Workers for November 29 Election

Segovia selects 567 poll workers for November 29 election

Kılıçdaroğlu and Özgür Özel Visit Devlet Bahçeli to Offer Condolences

Kılıçdaroğlu and Özel Offer Condolences to Bahçeli

Labour Ends Cooperation With Greens in 11 Councils Over Zionism Policy

Labour ends Green deals in 11 councils

Trump Says He Is in No Hurry to Decide Whether to Resume War With Iran

Trump says he is in no hurry to resume war with Iran

Trump Holds Final Iowa and Kansas Rallies as Democrats Lead in Key Senate Polls

Trump Ends Midterm Push With Iowa and Kansas Rallies

France’s Assisted-Dying Law to Take Effect in January 2027, Minister Confirms

France’s assisted-dying law starts in January 2027

Emine Erdoğan Says South Korean Welcome Reflects Longstanding Ties Between Nations

Emine Erdoğan Says South Korea Welcome Reflects Close Ties

Turkey and South Korea Sign Four Agreements on Science, Technology, Mining and Energy

Turkey and South Korea Sign Four Sectoral Agreements

Jean-François Copé urges French right to unite behind its presidential candidates

Copé urges French right to unite behind its candidates

Turkey Plans Additional Pension Improvements From January 2027, Minister Says

Turkey plans extra pension improvements for 2027

Downing Street Defends Manchester Stop to Collect Prime Minister for Commonwealth Summit

Downing Street defends flight’s Manchester stop for prime minister

Spain Train Crash Hurts Socialist Support Ahead of Early Election, Poll Finds

Spain Train Crash Cuts Socialist Support in Polls

Frente Amplio Reports Coffin Display Featuring Pedro Sánchez to Ávila Electoral Board

Frente Amplio reports Sánchez coffin display to election board

Özgür Özel Speaks at YENİ Parti Parliamentary Group Meeting

Özgür Özel Speaks at YENİ Parti Group Meeting

Cevdet Yılmaz Says Turkey Aims to Return Inflation to Single Digits

Cevdet Yılmaz says Turkey aims to cut inflation to single digits

Government Warns of Election Disruption if Supreme Court Expands Voting Ban to 190,000 Naturalized Citizens

Government warns court ruling could disrupt November 29 election

Gérald Darmanin Reports 329 People Jailed Since France Protests Began

Darmanin says 329 people were jailed amid France protests

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