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Morocco says it will uphold Western Sahara ceasefire after UN mission ends

Morocco will stay committed to the ceasefire in Western Sahara despite the end of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the territory, the Royal Palace said on Wednesday.The 35-year-old UN peacekeeping mission came to an end after the Security Council did not renew its mandate last week, the UN said on Sunday, removing the international presence that has monitored the ceasefire in the decades-old dispute.The Western Sahara conflict pits Morocco, which considers the territory its own, against the Algeria-backed Polisario Front, a political and military organisation that has been seekin

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Trump is still in charge, but Democrats gain leverage in coming economic debate

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Midterms are bad for incumbents – and even worse when energy prices are high

As Democrats and Republicans look at the overwhelming results of the 2026 midterm election, it’s worth remembering what has become a political axiom in America: “It’s the economy, stupid.” Democratic strategist James Carville famously said that to presidential candidate Bill Clinton in 1992, but he might have said “it’s energy prices” instead. The cost of energy underlies much of the economy, making energy and politics inseparable, especially when gasoline prices rise. Midterm elections have historically been difficult for incumbent presidents and often shift the balance of pow

El-Sayed tells AP Michigan rejected ‘hateful, spiteful campaign’ after months of Republican attacks

US slaps sanctions on Indian, Turkish firms and people for aiding Iran

US slaps sanctions on Indian, Turkish firms and people for aiding Iran

The US Treasury issued fresh sanctions on Wednesday against companies and individuals based in India and Turkey for their support of Iran, warning that it would continue to go after anyone who supported the Iranian government.The sanctions are part of the Trump administration's "Operation Economic Outcast," which aims to cut off Iran's ability to sell oil to fund the war with the US and Israel. Treasury unveiled the new sanctions a day after Democrats made huge gains in midterm elections, winning control of both houses of Congress as voters expressed anger about the Iran war and its impact i

The 2028 election season begins as both parties navigate midterm fallout

How Democrats' victory will reshuffle party leadership in Congress

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Trump acknowledges role of Iran war in Democratic sweep in midterm elections

President Donald Trump acknowledged on Wednesday that the US-Israeli war on Iran played a role in his party's sweeping defeat in the midterm elections, as Democrats won control of the House of Representatives and the Senate."I think a part of it was Iran," Trump told Fox News in an interview; "Iran was a piece of it," he separately told The Wall Street Journal.But despite the Republican losses on Tuesday -- and his campaign promise of "no new wars" -- Trump stood by his decision to attack Iran. "I did the right thing," he said in his interview with the Wall Street Journal. "I would have don

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Trump talks about the White House ballroom project, not the midterms, in extended public comments

President Donald Trump gave extended comments Wednesday, not about the Republican Party's midterm election wipeout but instead justifying his building a sprawling White House ballroom. Trump invited reporters into a cavernous construction site and talked about the building project for nearly 20 minutes without mention sweeping Republican defeats around the country the night before. “This has been a structure the likes of which has never been seen anywhere,” Trump said before watching crews erect what he said would be the project's last beam and even signing wh

Texas Democrats pull off the breakthrough they’ve chased for decades, reshaping national politics

Democrats win governor, senate race in Iowa

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Democrats, Trump face off after elections as Washington heads for divided government

Democrats and Republicans squared up on Wednesday for what could be two years of deadlock in Washington, with the resurgent Democrats vowing to use their resounding midterm election victory to rein in President Donald Trump, who signaled he was ready to continue flexing the executive branch's considerable powers.A wave of anger over Trump's policies, particularly the US-Iran war's role in pushing the cost of living higher, helped Democrats take the Senate, where they flipped seats in deeply Republican states for a majority of at least 54-44, and the House of Representatives, where they gain

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‘Epic’ blue wave helps Democrats take Congress in overwhelming rebuke to President Trump

Voters turned out in massive numbers on Election Day to hand Democrats control of Congress, in a sweeping snub of President Donald Trump and Republicans. Democrats won several statewide races in places long considered GOP bastions, including races that were considered insurmountable even weeks ago. Democrats took control of the House and Senate, flipping Senate seats in Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kansas and Ohio. The results reflected broad dissatisfaction across the country with Trump, his agenda and the candidates he had endorsed. The Conversation’s senior politics editor,

Democrat Annie Andrews wins US Senate seat in South Carolina upset

Republican Byron Donalds will win Florida’s governor race, CNN projects

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US Supreme Court rejects Trump, lets California count all ballots

Acting on the eve of the US midterm elections, the Supreme Court quickly rejected on Monday a bid by President Donald Trump's administration to temporarily block California from counting mail-in ballots from more than 20,000 registered voters who federal officials allege are likely non-US citizens. The justices denied the Justice Department's emergency request just hours after it filed it, shutting down the administration's claims over disputed ballots that could have affected thousands of voters and injected uncertainty into election outcomes. The decision represented another defeat for Tr

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International politicians react to Democrats winning US midterms

Governments and politicians around the world reacted to the Democrats winning the US midterm elections, a result that could have major implications for global trade, security and energy prices. Here is a selection of the reactions:SPANISH PRIME MINISTER PEDRO SANCHEZ ON X"Yesterday, the American people voted against policies that only serve to impoverish people. Against hatred. Against sexism. Against climate denial and against the privileges of the elites."It happened in Brazil. It has just happened in the US. And it will happen soon in Spain."NORWEGIAN PRIME MINISTER JONAS GAHR STOERE TO R

Here’s where Trump’s housing agenda stands before midterms

How Trump’s noncitizen voter lists could affect the midterms

Middle East on edge as fears mount that Iran war could restart after the midterms

With little transparency from Washington and warmongering from Tehran, people across the Middle East have been left anxious and confused, scanning for signals on whether the conflict between Iran and the United States will reignite.“The mood has definitely shifted,” a 36-year-old American living in Saudi Arabia told CNN. She plans to leave before Tuesday’s US midterm elections, after which US President Donald Trump has hinted renewed fighting is possible.“People are more cautious in general, and it feels like a waiting game to see what happens,” she added.At homes and workplaces acro

Trump says US is cutting off aid to Israel at year’s end because ‘they don’t need it’

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States is cutting off $4 billion in aid to Israel at the end of the year because “they don’t need it.”Trump, speaking to Fox News on the morning of Election Day, suggested that US aid to Israel has become a powerful political talking point for Democrats and questioned why Republicans should “suffer the slings” from candidates like Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed when Israel isn’t in need of assistance.“It’s a bad talking point because when you say, ‘Why don’t we give everybody $4 billion?’ Israel’s ou

G20 photo scrapped amid tensions over Russian foreign minister’s presence

Russian bombing of Ukrainian aid center is one of the war’s ‘deadliest attacks,’ Zelensky says

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From Iran to trade: how the US midterms impact the rest of the world

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Trump reacts to Republican losses and declines to take blame

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US House Speaker Johnson will not seek minority leadership post

US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson will not run for election as House minority leader, following the loss of his Republican majority in this

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The Latest: Republican blowout begins a new era in Washington

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Israel's president takes first steps on building new government after accepting election results

Israeli President Isaac Herzog accepted the certified results of last week’s election and began consultations with party representatives on forming a new government

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European shares jump over 1% after Democrats sweep US Congress, Novo Nordisk surges

The European equity benchmark closed at a more than two-month high on Wednesday in broad-based gains after Democrats won control of both chambers of

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Crypto tracks stocks higher after Democrat midterm wins

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The historic firsts of the 2026 election

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Iran's Khamenei says US hostility will persist regardless of party in power

Washington's hostility towards Tehran will not change through partisan shifts or any concessions to the US, and those who believe otherwise are “greatly mistaken”, Iran's

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‘How did we get here?’: Inside a losing GOP campaign defined by Trump

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls