Ali Mustafa

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Ali Mustafa is a broadcast journalist with Al Jazeera English. He has covered politics, security and society in Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and North America since 2004. He graduated from the Master of Arts program at Columbia University with degrees in Politics and Journalism. Follow @Ali_Mustafa //

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These were the updates on the US midterms on Thursday, November 5, 2026.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a round table with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, October 21, 2026. [File: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]

Democrats seize control of both chambers of Congress as results roll in across the country in stunning rebuke to Trump.

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These were the updates on the US midterms before the polls closed on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

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These were the updates on the US midterms on Sunday, November 2, 2026.

US President Donald Trump speaks at a midterm campaign rally at Five Flags Center in Dubuque, Iowa on November 1, 2026.

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Wednesday, October 28, 2026.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a meeting of in Moscow, Russia, October 27, 2026. [File: Igor Ivanko/Pool via Reuters]

These were the updates about the results of Israel’s election on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the media after voting at a polling station in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. (Jewel Samad/Pool Photo via AP)

Millions cast ballots in election widely billed as the most consequential in Israel’s history.

NAZARETH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Arab voters who are Israeli citizens cast their ballots at a polling station in Nazareth, Israel, during the general elections on October 27, 2026. ( Adri Salido - Anadolu Agency )

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Monday, October 26, 2026.

A woman flashes a victory sign as she walks past a painting on a wall at the Islamic Revolution street in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Saturday, October 24, 2026.

Boys walk next to a crater at the site of an airstrike on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen October 24, 2026. [Khaled Abdullah/Reuters]

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Friday, October 23, 2026.

Israeli machinery demolishes a Palestinian house following a shooting attack, in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, October 23, 2026. [Mussa Qawasma/Reuters]

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