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36 years later: Hungary opens Communist-era secret service files
Decades after the end of Soviet rule, Hungary is releasing all its secret service files. The disclosure is sparking fresh debate about informants, guilt and responsibility.
DE Nov 4, 2026Deutsche Welle (DW) World03
How US midterm results could reshape Trump’s foreign policy
US midterm results could reshape Trump’s political landscape and increase congressional scrutiny of his foreign policy.
QA Nov 4, 2026Al Jazeera English World04
Democrat Jon Rosenthal elected Texas railroad commissioner over controversial Republican Bo French
<p>State representative Rosenthal’s win comes after national backlash to French’s social media remarks targeting south Asian Americans</p><p>Jon Rosenthal has won a seat on the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/texas">Texas</a> railroad commission, a powerful state regulatory agency, beating out two challengers including the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/28/texas-republican-controversial-social-media-posts">controversial</a> Republican nominee Bo French whose campaign ignited a firestorm over his <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/28/texas-republican-controversial-social-media-posts">bigoted remarks</a>.</p><p>Rosenthal, a Democrat, will join the three-member body that Democrats have been shut out of for decades. The state agency is charged with regulating Texas’s multibillion oil and gas industry, and has not had railroad oversight since 2005.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/04/jon-rosenthal-texas-railroad-commissioner">Continue reading...</a>
GB Nov 4, 2026The Guardian World