Government
With control of Congress, here’s how Democrats could stop Trump’s war in Iran
The Democrats’ sweeping victory in the US midterm elections puts them in a stronger position to interfere with President Donald Trump’s agenda.
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- Government
Lula’s victory in the 2026 Brazilian elections was far from inevitable
On 25 October 2026, Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured a fourth term in an election that exposed both the resilience of Brazilian democracy and the depth of the far right’s social roots.
- Government
Donald Trump’s Republicans suffer landslide defeat – what this means for the world
Donald Trump’s Republican Party has received a stunning rebuke in the US midterm elections. Republicans went into the evening hoping that the polls might be wrong and that they could at least cling on to control of the Senate.
- Government
‘Epic’ blue wave helps Democrats take Congress in overwhelming rebuke to President Trump
Voters turned out in massive numbers on Election Day to hand Democrats control of Congress, in a sweeping snub of President Donald Trump and Republicans.
ScienceWhen a bull falls for a donkey: what an unlikely relationship reveals about animal sexuality
On an Ethiopian plateau, a bull called Achille formed an unusual relationship with a male donkey named Patroclo. They were observed spending time together, licking and rubbing against one another, and repeatedly having penetrative sex.
- Government
Nearly all Americans believe corruption is a problem. But will it decide the midterm elections?
In a politically polarised American electorate, it can be hard to find bipartisan consensus on many issues. Ahead of the US midterm elections, however, there is one thing almost everyone can agree on: concern about government corruption.
ScienceHuman speech follows the same patterns as birdsong — new research
In every culture, humans speak and sing to each other. We have created an astounding array of languages and musical structures across the globe. And yet, within this diversity, some fundamental sequence patterns are repeated.
- Culture
From 18th-century false ballots to the second JFK and double Dan Sullivans, a brief history of spoiler candidates and the unsuccessful legal challenges to them
Less than a week before Election Day, The New York Times reported that people with links to Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola’s U.S.
ScienceHow different election results affect bank stability – global study
Recent elections in Brazil and Israel have yielded different political outcomes. In Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s narrow and ultimately surprise victory in a presidential runoff vote has kept him in office.
- Environment
How the Sphinx is helping answer a riddle about extinct crocodiles
My colleagues and I discovered a new species of extinct crocodile from a fossil found in the same rocks used to carve the Great Sphinx of Giza.
- Culture
Booker prize 2026: a diverse list to inspire all sorts of readers – six experts review the nominees
When the Booker prize was first launched in 1969, its aim was to get more people reading and to stimulate discussion about contemporary literature.
- Culture
‘What we leave behind is not as important as how we’ve lived’: remembering actor Patrick Stewart
At the end of Star Trek: Generations (1994), surveying the wreckage of the crashed USS Enterprise he captained for nearly a decade, Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) muses to his first officer, William Riker (Jonathan Frakes):