Race for 2028 heats up after US midterms firestorm

South Korea to deploy military mission to help keep Hormuz open

Toxic air pollution surges in New Delhi ahead of Diwali festival

Election body rejects Netanyahu claims

Iran turns to guerrilla tactics in Hormuz: WSJ

US plans to cut off military aid to Israel by end of year

Hungary opens communist-era informer files

Hungary on Nov. 4 released communist-era secret police files identifying tens of thousands of former informants in a move spearheaded by Prime Minister Peter Magyar.

Iran supreme leader says those expecting US policy shift 'seriously mistaken'

Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei saidon Nov. 4 that anyone expecting a shift in U.S. policy was "seriously mistaken", hours after midterm elections dealt a blow to President Donald Trump.

Top UN court to rule Nov 19 on Rohingya genocide case

The top United Nations court will on Nov. 19 deliver a landmark ruling on whether Myanmar’s crackdown against its mostly Muslim Rohingya minority constituted a genocide, officials have said.

China in contact with US, Russia on possible leaders’ meeting

China said on Nov. 4 that it was in contact with the United States and Russia about a possible three-way leaders’ meeting on the sidelines of a regional gathering in Shenzhen this month.

El-Sayed becomes first Muslim elected to US Senate

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed became the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate after defeating Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan in the Nov. 3 midterm elections.

Democrats win US Congress in midterm rout of Trump

Democrats won control of the U.S. Senate and were projected to retake the House of Representatives in the Nov. 3 midterm elections, setting up divided government for the final two years of President Donald Trump’s term.

Syria, Lebanon weigh plans for refugee returns

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani has received a Lebanese delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri in Damascus for talks focused on Syrian refugees and ways to facilitate their return.

Israeli opposition bloc gathers to see how to oust Netanyahu

The Israeli opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot gathered on Nov 3 for the first time since elections as they strategies how to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with divisions on whether to ally with Arab lawmakers.

Dozens of high schools in France blockaded

Students blockaded dozens of high schools across France on Nov. 3 to maintain pressure on the government over education reforms as trade unions prepared for a nationwide strike later this week.

New York reports first measles-related death in 30 years

A child in New York died after contracting measles, marking the state’s first death linked to the disease in 30 years, authorities said on Nov. 2.

Police dismantle protest camp in Madrid

Police have dismantled a protest tent camp in Madrid, authorities and activists said on Nov. 3, more than a month after it was set up in the center of the Spanish capital to protest the country’s housing crisis.

Russia pummels Ukraine with new strikes

Russia pummeled Ukraine with a fresh wave of overnight strikes a day after a deadly bombing of an aid center killed at least 29 people, Kiev said on Nov. 3, with President Volodymyr Zelensky denouncing the strikes as “terror.”