Democratic Party gains US House majority in 2026 midterm elections
All 435 seats in the lower chamber of Congress were on the ballot in Tuesday's midterm race.
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House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries hails midterm victory
Top US Democratic politician Hakeem Jeffries has called the midterm results the start of a ‘great American comeback’.
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Lula’s victory is a stress test for the Global South
Trump can still punish Brazil for pursuing an independent course. Can China offer lasting alternatives to US dominance?
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Photos: Champions League and Tenerife fans pay tribute to De Miguel
CD Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel died after suffering cardiac arrest following an on-field collision.
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Democrats dominate NYC races, Hochul re-elected New York governor
Brad Lander, Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez sweep their congressional races in key Democratic districts.
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N Korea fires multiple missiles, denies US claims on Binance hack
Kim Yo Jong refuses dialogue with US after denying responsibility for theft of more than $6bn in crypto assets.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms becomes Georgia’s first black governor
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms has been elected Governor-elect of Georgia becoming the state's first black governor
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Democrat Josh Turek flips Iowa Senate seat
Turek beat Republican Ashley Hinson, a US House member.
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Trump and Republicans trampled in the midterms
Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher says Republicans are facing a worse-than-expected midterm performance.
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Iran says US reply to Hormuz plan ‘unconvincing’; Trump confirms strikes
Indirect talks continue as Trump says US military struck an Iranian anti-aircraft facility on Tuesday.
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Kansas elects first Democratic senator in almost a century
Adam Hamilton beat Republican Roger Marshall in a highly competitive race.
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Democratic Party wins US Senate in 2026 midterm elections
The outcome is widely seen as a rebuke to Trump's Republican Party, which won control of the chamber in 2024.
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Democrat Amy Acton beats Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio governor’s race
Acton is the first Democrat to become governor of Ohio since 2006.
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Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Democrat, wins return to US Senate
More than $500m was spent on the contest, making it one of the most expensive Senate races in US history.
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Talarico wins Senate race, ending decades of Republican dominance in Texas
Democrats celebrate Talarico's and Hinojosa's victories, redefining Texas politics after decades of Republican reign.
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Nervous Republicans await results at Paxton’s Texas election party
Texas Republicans are anxiously waiting to see if the state’s attorney general can hold off his Democrat challenger.
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Democrat Annie Andrews flips South Carolina’s Senate seat
Andrews beats Republican incumbent Darline Graham, sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, in a major upset.
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Ossoff wins reelection in Georgia holding Senate seat for Democrats
Jon Ossoff has been reelected to the Senate in Georgia holding on to a key seat for the Democrats.
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Democrat Roy Cooper celebrates flipping North Carolina Senate seat
Former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper celebrated his Senate victory in Raleigh
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EU urges action as Germany, Romania and UK report supermarket cyberattacks
EU says supermarket hacks in at least 11 countries are 'not isolated', but a Romanian official suspects no state actor.
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Seven flights across Europe targeted by suspected bomb threats
Seven flights across Europe were targeted by suspected bomb threats.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms makes history as first Black woman elected US governor
Bottoms, a former adviser to former President Joe Biden, beat Republican Rick Jackson to win the Georgia governor's race
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Ballot shortages reported in Dearborn, Michigan
Reports of ballot shortages at several Dearborn polling stations have raised concerns over voter access
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Kazakhstan releases second tiger into the wild
Kazakhstan has released a second Siberian tiger, this time a male named Amur, into a nature reserve.
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Democrat Roy Cooper flips North Carolina US Senate seat
Roy Cooper beat out Republican Michael Whatley.
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