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‘Not been this excited in a long time’: US expats ride the blue wave at Australian midterms watch parties US voters, their Australian partners and British spectators crowd around pub TVs to watch the historic election results roll in
On the second floor of a Sydney pub, the mood shifts from nervous, browser-refreshing anxiety to champagne-popping within a matter of hours.
More than 100 US expats and election enthusiasts pack into the function space at the Keg and Brew in the inner-east suburb of Surry Hills to watch the midterm results roll in.
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Who determines Iran’s fighting and negotiating position amid US threats? Iran is on the brink of a new escalation with the US, but negotiations are continuing.
IR Nov 4, 2026Al Jazeera English World 04
Miliband criticises Blair’s slavery statement and defends Burnham’s plan for proper apology – UK politics live <p>The foreign secretary added that the UK will not shift its position on reparations </p><p>Good morning. Wednesdays are normally the most exciting day of the week at Westminster, because it’s PMQs, but today (unless we get some mega surprise) all the action is taking place somewhere else. In part, that’s because Andy Burnham is still at the Commonwealth summit in Antigua. But mostly because anyone in SW1 with even a passing interest in politics will be far more interested in the outcome of the US midterm elections. You can catch up with all the drama on our US politics live blog.</p><p>While the US results are undoubtedly fascinating, quite how relevant they are to the UK is a bit harder to discern. Donald Trump is still president for the next two years, and none of the chaos he has caused for Britain and other European allies is going to go away; conceivably, he could end up even more disruptive. Trump was first elected president in 2016 only months after the UK voted for Brexit and there will be progressives in Britain hoping the US results show that what <strong>Ed Davey</strong> is <a href="https://x.com/EdwardJDavey/status/2117886956986106083">this morning calling</a> the “politics of hate, division and economic harm” might be on their way out this side of the pond too. Maybe? But it is probably too soon to get carried away. Our US coverage is all <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-midterm-elections-2026">here</a>. In so far as there is any interesting UK reaction, I will post it here.</p><p>People have been honestly a bit bruised by the past, what happened in the past, the sense that we just really just wanted to sweep this issue under the carpet and not confront it.</p><p>My sense is there’s a bit of a sigh of relief that, OK … at least there’s a sense of we’ve got a shared interest now in moving the Commonwealth on.</p><p>No … For us, that’s never been what it’s about. And that’s why it’s been important that … I did have this conversation with our partners in advance. I said, ‘Look, we are going to say we are willing to say that we’re open to an apology, but we’re not going to shift our position on reparations.’</p><p>It’s not for us. It’s not the right answer. It’s not practical. It’s not feasible for us, but there are things we can work on co-operatively.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/nov/04/ed-miliband-andy-burnham-king-charles-labour-louise-haigh-alex-burghart-pmqs-conservatives-uk-politics-latest-news">Continue reading...</a>
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