The US midterm election results have turned into a nightmare for Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. He is staring at a possible ouster from his position. Here’s why.

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Democrat leader Abdul El-Sayed capped his victory speech by taking a jibe at US Vice President JD Vance. The winner of the Michigan Senate race said, ‘JD, Habibi, there is this delicious irony in the fact that you're constitutionally obligated to swear me in, in January’.

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Elon Musk poured nearly $500 million into the 2026 US midterms, but Democrats swept Congress and Texas. What does the Republican defeat mean for his political influence, Tesla, SpaceX, DOGE investigations and ambitious AI data centre plans?

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Trump's midterm setback has changed the political equation for the India-US trade deal. Does a Democratic-controlled Congress give New Delhi more leverage, and could the long-delayed agreement finally be signed before 2026 ends?

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/can-trump-midterm-setback-work-in-india-favour-india-us-fta-trade-talks-14058003.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on Indian couple Suniel Kumar Sharma and his spouse, Jaspret Preeti Shahid, over alleged involvement in aiding Iran to evade oil-related restrictions. American authorities noted that the Chandigarh duo defrauded maritime regulatory bodies by providing false flags and fraudulent maritime certificates

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Cristiano Ronaldo has announced that he will not play for Portugal any more, ending an international career that spanned six World Cups and included a European title and the men’s all-time scoring record.

https://www.firstpost.com/sports/football-news/cristiano-ronaldo-announces-retirement-from-international-football-time-to-hand-back-the-number-7-shirt-14058102.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Six Indian American Democrats have secured House seats in the 2026 US midterms as the Samosa Caucus retains its record six-member strength in the US House of Representatives. This time they see their party take control of Congress.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/how-much-power-does-samosa-caucus-hold-after-2026-us-midterms-14058051.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

With a wave of victories, Democrats regained control of both chambers of Congress in the 2026 US midterm elections. However, two US Senate races, Mississippi and Alaska, are too close to call as they remain undecided as of now. So, what's holding up the result in Alaska and Mississippi?

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Over 600,000 people have signed an online petition, urging the House Democrats to vote against Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker of the US House of Representatives. The petition was launched on Change.org on September 3 by Nicole Whitted.

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The Nasdaq plunged 5.52 per cent on Thursday, its biggest single-day decline in 19 months, as fears of tighter AI regulations and a slowdown in data centre construction triggered a broad sell-off in technology stocks.

https://www.firstpost.com/business/nasdaq-worst-day-19-months-ai-bubble-bursting-14058243.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

He was one of Britain’s most renowned comedians and was married to pop star Katy Perry. Now, Russell Brand is a convicted rapist. He faces jail time for rape and sexual assault offences.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/russell-brand-convicted-of-rape-how-a-2023-investigation-exposed-years-of-abuse-by-british-comic-14058265.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

India-born Nithya Raman has won the Los Angeles mayoral election. Her roots can be traced to Kerala, where she spent her childhood in Thrissur and Thiruvananthapuram before moving to the US with her family at age six.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/nithya-raman-los-angeles-mayor-kerala-childhood-roots-14058304.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Was Harmeet Dhillon forced out of the US Justice Department or did she quit on her own? From Trump's reported anger over her '60 Minutes' interview to courtroom defeats and internal tensions, here's everything behind her controversial exit.

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The Nasa Artemis II mission launched in April 2026 tore a big hole in Earth's atmosphere, disrupting Global Positioning System (GPS) signals across the United States, according to a new study.


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On November 7 and 8, the Supreme Court has allowed for the bursting of green crackers in Delhi-NCR region for Diwali. But what makes a green cracker green?

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/are-diwalis-green-crackers-actually-pollution-free-14058376.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Netanyahu has lost his parliamentary majority, but is his political career really over? Israel's Arab parties have backed Gadi Eisenkot with 67 recommendations. Here's why forming the next government remains complicated.

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/israel-arab-parties-back-gadi-eisenkot-to-replace-netanyahu-is-this-the-end-of-road-for-bibi-14058387.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

On November 5, US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation designating the Oval Office, the adjoining Cabinet Room and the Outer Oval Office as a national monument. The move was his first official action after Republicans suffered a sweeping defeat in the US midterm elections.

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Temple is a wellness wearable founded by Deepinder Goyal's tech startup that measures blood flow through an artery in the temporal region. Why has it sparked a big health debate?

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/can-temple-track-brain-health-why-doctors-are-sceptical-of-deepinder-goyals-wearable-device-14058522.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

From the MARCOS rescue off Somalia to jam resistant drones over Kyiv, Kashmir’s last local terrorist and the Agniveer extension, Firstpost’s Weekly Defence Dispatch has the full picture. 

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The high-profile gathering included India’s Ambassador to the US, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, celebrity chef Vikas Khanna, entrepreneur Vishal Gondal, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, FBI Director Kash Patel, and US National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya.

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