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Priyanka Shankar is a freelance reporter at aljazeera.com
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‘When will our good days come?’ The Mumbai cook voting in India’s election

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These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Friday, November 6, 2026.
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The Republicans haven’t been this weakened in Congress since 1990, but they did have some wins.

This is the first time in 20 years that a Republican president has lost both houses of US Congress.

India’s extreme poverty declined from 27.1 percent to 2.6 percent between 2011 and 2023, according to the World Bank.

Analysts say the seizure of state arsenals, external backing and extensive military evolution has helped the Houthis.

No political party has achieved the 61-seat majority required in the Knesset to form a government in Israel.

With five days to go before the US midterms, analysts say the war could affect how people vote.

Protesters demand more spending on education and social services, but the government has struggled amid a fiscal crisis.

France and Belgium condemn settler attack on diplomats, but critics say EU needs to act beyond words of condemnation.

Timekeepers add a leap second occasionally to keep our clocks and the Earth’s rotation in tune. That could now change.

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