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What comes next for Democrats after midterm election victory?

With the US midterms over, Democrats are turning to what could become one of their most crowded and unpredictable presidential primaries in decades – a 2028 contest ​likely to expose the party's divide over how to win back the White House. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert has more.

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US midterms: Elon Musk fails $440 million bet as Republicans lose

The 2026 midterm elections were the most expensive on record, with nearly 12 billion dollars spent during the campaign. Tech tycoon Elon Musk was by far the largest individual donor ever, injecting over 440 million dollars of his money to support the GOP. Tuesday's resounding Democratic victory showed the limits of his money, power and influence.

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US Midterms: Democrats say ready to negotiate and promise big changes

US Democrats are promising to leverage their landslide election win to bring down living costs and hold President Donald Trump's administration to account. They are set to take control of both chambers of Congress in January, but delivering on their agenda could mean striking deals with the very president they have pledged to rein in.

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Houthi missiles fired at Medina intercepted, Saudi coalition says

A ballistic missile fired at the Saudi city of Medina, one of Islam's holiest cities, was intercepted Thursday, a spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthi rebels said. The announcement came shortly after the kingdom's civil defence agency warned of potential danger around the strategic port of Yanbu.

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Dozens dead and missing after Russian strike on Ukrainian aid centre

The death toll from a Russian bombing of an aid distribution point in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region on Monday has risen to 42, with dozens still missing, officials said, in one of the deadliest strikes on civilians this year. The attack came a day ​after a brief ‌US-brokered local ceasefire expired and less than a week before the United States is due to bring together Ukrainian and…

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Israel president urges compromise after divisive election

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday accepted the certified results of last week’s parliamentary elections as legally binding and began consultations with party representatives on forming a new government. Herzog began consultations with party leaders on Wednesday night to determine whom to designate to form a government — a process that could bring Netanyahu’s opponents to power.

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After midterm stinging defeat, Trump is left to weigh his next move in Iran war

As he takes stock of his Republican Party's midterm drubbing, US President Donald Trump now faces the difficult question of what to do about his unpopular war against Iran. Trump acknowledged the war affected the midterms, suggesting voters were frustrated by surging gas prices that have been a byproduct of the more than 8-month-old conflict. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle…

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Melania Trump to host Ukrainian, Russian officials at White House

Delegations of Russian and Ukrainian officials, including human rights chiefs from both countries, are set to meet with US First Lady Melania Trump at the White House Thursday ahead of talks in Abu Dhabi aimed at ending the Ukraine war. It comes weeks after Melania Trump helped broker a partial ceasefire that enabled the evacuation of civilians from the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky.

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