Notable Events Around the World on - 2026-11-05

NASA Announces X-70 Experimental Aircraft to Advance Flight Research

On Wednesday, NASA unveiled its newest experimental aircraft, the X-70 Fractal, during the UP.Summit at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This high-performance, highly adaptable researc...

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US midterm results herald upheaval in Middle East policy

American voters — including vice-president JD Vance — want an end to Trump’s Iran war and Washington’s proximity to Israel

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Apple is reportedly cutting budgets for its internal AI usage

The company is said to be significantly dropping the amount it's spending on AI for its engineering teams.

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After the midterms, a bigger clash over data centers could be coming

Data center opposition crossed party lines in Tuesday’s midterms.

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Democrats won Congress. But can they deliver on their promises?

Despite their midterm election victories, Democrats face major obstacles to reining in Trump on Iran, tariffs and more.

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Historic firsts redraw US political map in 2026 midterm elections

The 2026 US midterms delivered a wave of historic firsts for women, Black, Muslim, gay and Native American politicians.

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Iran war live: Trump says war caused election wipeout but he ‘had to do it’

President Trump admits Iran war 'largely' caused Republicans' US election wipeout, but says he 'had to do it'.

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