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Seoul proposes extending its Cheonghae unit’s patrols to waters near Oman’s Duqm amid US pressure over Iran war.
Seoul proposes extending its Cheonghae unit’s patrols to waters near Oman’s Duqm amid US pressure over Iran war.
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<p>Administration had waged aggressive bid to sow doubt about midterms results but worst fears were not realized</p><p>In the months leading up to the midterm elections, Donald Trump’s administration waged an aggressive effort to sow doubt about the results, intimidate voters and election officials, and signal they would use the power of the federal government to challenge the electoral process.</p><p>But when the results came in Tuesday night, revealing a massive blowout for the GOP, Trump did something almost unprecedented: he accepted the results. Trump said he was “absolutely willing” to accept the outcome and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/us/politics/trump-midterm-election-results.html">looked forward to working with Democrats</a>. With the exception of the 2024 election, which he won and Republicans performed well in, Trump has raised doubt about every presidential race and midterm since his first election in 2016.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/05/trump-election-interference-midterm-results">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Democrats’ success was helped by popular anger over tech, AI and the super rich – life for billionaires could become much more difficult</p><p>The photo of Silicon Valley centi-billionaires at Donald Trump’s inauguration – Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg, front row and side by side – now looks like a hitlist for a blue Congress hellbent on making life difficult for billionaires.</p><p>The picture symbolized at the time the bending of the knee by the richest men in the world to its most powerful, a symbiosis of the ultra-rich. Already unfathomably wealthy, Silicon Valley tycoons believed a Maga-sized public shift to the right would enrich them even more. It did. For several years, while Trump seemed an everlasting kingmaker and AI’s expansion seemed unstoppable, their fortunes ballooned to values beyond comprehension. Elon Musk’s surpassed $1tn.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/05/tech-barons-america-musk-bezos-zuckerberg">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Michel Barnier says Britain could avoid having to join the single currency, but free movement is non-negotiable</p><p>Good morning. <strong>Andy Burnham</strong> is back from the Commonwealth summit, but the Commons is on mini-recess until Tuesday, and there is not much in the political diary for today. But <strong>Nigel Farage</strong>, the Reform UK leader, will be holding a press conference, which means reporters will have the chance to ask him why his eve-of-poll “I don’t go with the consensus that Trump is going to get smashed” <a href="https://x.com/RhonddaBryant/status/2117904179868078341">prediction</a> turned out to be so wrong.</p><p>Another recent claim from Farage has been that, if the UK were to reapply to join the EU, it would have to sign up to the euro. This allegation was never taken particularly seriously by people who actually know how the EU works; while new members are theoretically obliged to sign up to the euro, six of the 27 current members do not use it, one has a formal opt-out (Denmark), and there is plenty of precedent to suggest the EU would easily accept a fudge giving the UK an opt-out.</p><p>But what is, and what remains unnegotiable, is the condition to join the single market. There is no negotiation possible. No possible negotiation on any kind of cherry-picking or the single market ‘a la carte’. The UK knows quite perfectly the condition to be part of and to rejoin the single market and the customs union.</p><p>But what is, and what remains unnegotiable, is the condition to join the single market. There is no negotiation possible. No possible negotiation on any kind of cherry-picking or the single market ‘a la carte’. The UK knows quite perfectly the condition to be part of and to rejoin the single market and the customs union.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/nov/05/uk-politics-latest-news-updates-andy-burnham-eu-brexit-labour">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Gordon Brothers still in ‘active discussions’ with interested parties and seeks to ‘protect as many jobs as possible’</p><p>The US owner of Poundland has said the high street chain remains “challenged and vulnerable” after holding talks with ministers amid government criticism of its handling of the retailer.</p><p>Gordon Brothers said in a statement on Thursday morning that it was still in “active discussions” with interested suitors and had been seeking to “protect as many jobs as possible”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/05/poundland-gordon-brothers-us-vulnerable-talks-ministers">Continue reading...</a>