Historic firsts redraw US political map in 2026 midterm elections

Ohio’s Republicans tell party leaders: don’t take us for granted NewsFeed After Democrats flipped a Senate seat and recaptured the governor’s mansion in Ohio, voters say the results send a message to Republicans not to take the state for granted. Al Jazeera’s Heidi Zhou Castro reports

Africa’s richest man launches mega oil tank farm in Namibia NewsFeed Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has launched a mega fuel storage facility in Namibia to future-proof Southern Africa’s fuel supply. The $2.5 billion tank farm in Walvis Bay is the latest of Dangote’s petro-ventures

Live updatesLive updates, President Trump admits Iran war ‘largely’ caused Republicans’ US election wipeout, but says he ‘had to do it’. Published On 5 Nov 2026 * United States President Donald Trump admits that launching the attack on Iran has largely caused the Republican Party to lose the midterm US elections.