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Trump says Republicans harmed by Iran war, inability to ‘transfer the love’ for him to candidates in US midterms

US President Donald Trump addressing construction workers at the upcoming new White House ballroom on Nov 4.

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

A banner depicting (from left) US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Vice-President J.D. Vance on a street in Iran’s capital, Tehran, on Nov 3.

Deal or escalation? Beaten in US midterms, Trump faces stark choice on Iran

Iranians holding a cartoon placard of US President Donald Trump take part in an anti-US rally in Tehran on Nov 4.

Europe to invest €525 million in chip startups to catch up with US and China

Chip startups will have access to chip design tools and design support services, among other things.

Europe’s far right distances itself from Trump, blaming Iran war for Republicans’ defeat

US President Donald Trump addressing construction workers at the White House on Nov 4, after losing to the Democrats in the Nov 3 midterm elections.

US V-P Vance says Iran war is ‘the reason we lost’ midterms

US Vice-President J.D. Vance (right) moved to distance himself from the unpopular Iran war on Nov 4, ahead of a possible 2028 White House run.

White House insists Trump is ‘still your president’ after midterm rout

A person wearing a tie depicting US President Donald Trump during a midterm election night watch party in Columbus, Ohio, on Nov 3.

US House Speaker Mike Johnson will not seek minority leadership post

US House Speaker Mike Johnson struggled to maintain control of a narrow 218-214 Republican majority after taking on the role three years ago.

Wall Street rallies after Democrats win Congress; data centre stocks slide

Traders working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening bell, in New York City, on Nov 4.

Mother of Ghanaian teen killed in New York heads to US funeral after Trump grants visa

Doris Adu Gyamfi, mother of 15-year-old Ghanaian Javits Frimpong, who was shot in Bronx, New York City, embraces relatives before departing for the United States to join other relatives in mourning her son, at Accra International Airportin Accra, Ghana, November 4, 2026. Ghana Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Handout via REUTERS

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