Middle East
Israel scrambles to pay for arms after Trump says US aid will end
Israeli officials are assessing a $3.8bn yearly gap after Trump said US aid will end; Israel's Finance Ministry learned of it from his announcement, media say.
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Trump: 25 The Indus Compass stories. Latest: Israel scrambles to pay for arms after Trump says US aid will end. Key developments, background and analysis.
25 stories on Trump since 25 September 2026; the latest was published on 4 November 2026.
Key developments
- Israel scrambles to pay for arms after Trump says US aid will endTrump told Fox News on Tuesday that the US would stop its roughly $4 billion in annual aid to Israel, saying 'we won't be paying any more to Israel' while still selling it weapons.
- Trump says no immediate plans to strike Iran; oil edges up to $104Trump told the Financial Times on Tuesday that the US has no immediate plans to strike Iran: 'We're locked and loaded if we need to go, but there may be no reason for it.'
- Democrats win the US Congress in sweeping midterm rebuke of TrumpDemocrats won control of both the House and the Senate in Tuesday's midterms, flipping six Republican-held Senate seats, according to media projections.
- US midterms: Democrats lead the polls, but why the polls could be wrongPolls show Democrats leading in well over the 218 House seats needed and tied or narrowly ahead in key Senate races.
- Qatar says US and Iran are trading proposals; Tehran says ball is with USQatar says the US and Iran remain committed to talks and are reviewing proposals, with efforts to 'bridge' gaps continuing.
Middle East
Trump says no immediate plans to strike Iran; oil edges up to $104
Trump told the FT the US has no immediate plans to strike Iran but is 'locked and loaded'; Brent rose to $104.42 as Iran says a deal is far off.
Americas
Democrats win the US Congress in sweeping midterm rebuke of Trump
Democrats won the US House and Senate, flipping six Republican Senate seats, as voters cited prices and the Iran war; Trump says he will work with them.
World
US midterms: Democrats lead the polls, but why the polls could be wrong
Polls point to a Democratic House and tight Senate races, but misses in 2016, 2020 and 2024 show how a few points can change control of Congress.
Middle East
Qatar says US and Iran are trading proposals; Tehran says ball is with US
Qatar says Washington and Tehran are reviewing mediators' proposals; Iran's Ghalibaf says the ball is in America's court and Trump says he is in 'no rush'.
Middle East
Iran warns a new war with the US could last longer
Iran's army says a new war could outlast the last and Trump 'would not be in a position to dictate' its end; Rezaei confirms Vance's letter, no reply yet.
Middle East
Axios: Trump may strike Iran if Republicans do badly in midterms
A US official told Axios Trump could order a big Iran strike if midterms go badly; Qatari mediators held 12 hours of talks in Tehran and a fourth tanker burned.
Asia
US, South Korea and Japan vow 'complete' North Korea denuclearisation
On the G20 sidelines in Atlanta, the US, South Korea and Japan reaffirmed 'complete denuclearisation' of North Korea as a Trump-Kim meeting at APEC is mooted.
Americas
Nobel laureate Machado returns to Venezuela after 10 months in exile
Opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado has returned to Venezuela, though the US-backed transition has largely left her out.
Americas
US probe into Ilhan Omar's immigration papers could aim at deportation
The raid on Ilhan Omar's home stems from a probe into her immigration papers, and one aim could be to strip her citizenship and deport her, sources said.
Middle East
Trump rules out nuclear weapons against Iran, says war will end soon
Trump said the US would not use nuclear weapons on Iran and the 'mother of all bombs' is conventional, but warned it 'may have to go' after Pickaxe Mountain.
Americas
Fired FBI agents who investigated Trump sue Kash Patel
Nine former FBI employees who worked on the Trump classified documents case sued FBI Director Kash Patel, saying they were fired to settle a personal vendetta.
Football
Infantino apologises but gives 'no answers' over World Cup stake sale plan
FIFA president Gianni Infantino apologised over his failed plan to sell World Cup stakes, but council members said he gave no satisfactory answers in Zurich.