International News from Wednesday, November 4th, 2026

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s open US Senate seat on Tuesday, according to media projections, becoming the first Muslim elected to the chamber while preserving a crucial Democratic seat in the party’s fight for Senate control.

President Donald Trump acknowledged that the war in Iran played a role in Republicans' losses in Tuesday's midterm elections, as Democrats prepared to take control of both the US House and Senate and challenge his legislative agenda.

Three top Indonesian policemen, including President Prabowo Subianto's chief of staff, have been arrested on suspicion of wiretapping the president, ministers and others, authorities said.

Democrats seized control of both the Senate and House on Tuesday, scoring sweeping victories in Republican strongholds for the first time in generations as tens of millions of voters delivered a scathing rebuke to President Donald Trump.

Spain's transport minister, Oscar Puente, has announced his resignation on Tuesday over last week's deadly train crash, the country's second this year, hours after laying out the government's emergency aid package for victims and new safety measures.

Singapore Airlines said on Tuesday about 46,000 booking records may have been ​affected by a cybersecurity incident involving Amadeus, its reservation technology provider.