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Son of an Egyptian immigrant, El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers to become the first Muslim elected to the US Senate

Democrats win control of Congress, taking the House and Senate in a midterm rebuke of Trump as voters cited living costs, the Iran war and corruption

Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan’s Senate seat, projections show, becoming the first Muslim elected to US Senate and keeping a key seat Democratic

Former Atlanta mayor makes American political history, defeating Republican healthcare billionaire Rick Jackson to become the first Black woman ever elected governor of a U.S. state and the first woman to lead Georgia

Democrats secure key Senate wins in North and South Carolina, gain ground in the House, as voters express widespread dissatisfaction over rising living costs

Trump says the US will end $4 billion in annual aid to Israel at the end of 2026 under a deal with Netanyahu. His office has not confirmed it

US midterm elections began Tuesday as Democrats seek to curb Trump’s power, with more than 57 million early votes cast and Congress at stake

Americans head to the polls in a crucial midterm election that will determine whether Republicans retain control of Congress or Democrats secure a divided government during President Donald Trump’s second term

All nine people on board died when a private Learjet 60 plummeted in a near-vertical nosedive into a Palm Beach County, Florida, residential area.

Trump rallies in conservative strongholds to protect majorities amid economic anxieties and record early voting.

Pakistan is cautiously optimistic about Iran-US mediation, military spokesperson Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry told Reuters, citing two visits to Iran

Qatari envoys conclude 12+ hours of talks in Tehran, drafting an emergency framework to revive U.S.-Iran diplomacy and avert a potential U.S. military offensive

President Asif Ali Zardari and Maldivian President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu agreed during high-level talks at Aiwan-e-Sadr to translate decades of political goodwill into enhanced trade, connectivity, and environmental cooperation

US embassies in the Middle East urge Americans to exercise heightened vigilance, citing flight disruptions and Houthi attacks amid the US-Iran war

US regulators say the bank failed to report more than USD 5 billion in suspicious transactions on time, while the penalty will cut third-quarter net income by about 17 cents a share

US envoys told Ukraine the Russian diesel deal could “soften” Moscow’s stance and restart talks, three sources told Reuters after a Miami meeting

Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif called Houthi attacks on Makkah a 'red line' at the UN, as Islamabad balances close ties with both Iran and Saudi Arabia

Pakistan and the US disrupted an Afghan-origin meth network, seizing 463 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine worth $21 million

Iran's Revolutionary Guards threaten new targets and weapons if the US attacks, as the war nears seven months and Tehran says the US plans new action

Monthly CPI rose 0.4% as gasoline costs rebounded, while core inflation eased to 2.4% annually ahead of next week's Federal Reserve decision