Wed, 4 Nov 2026
Wednesday 4 November: Democrats sweep Congress, tax debate
Democrats win both houses of Congress, US strikes on Iran, hoax bomb threats in Europe, and the Dutch tax plan heads into a decisive debate.
World news
Democrats win control of House and Senate in US midterms
NOS | NBC News | CBS News | Fox News
US carries out limited strikes on Iranian targets
PBS | The Manila Times | NOS
Hoax bomb threats hit flights and a cruise ship across Europe
Al Jazeera | ABC News Australia | NOS
World politics
Trump says US will end four billion dollars a year in military aid to Israel
Times of Israel | NBC News | The Washington Post
Spanish transport minister resigns after Urda train crash
World economy
Mixed day on Wall Street, futures slide on Democratic wins
EU clears JD.com takeover of MediaMarkt owner Ceconomy
Brussels Times | NOS | PYMNTS
Dutch news
Woudenberg couple jailed for years of abuse of six children
Man shot dead in car in Rotterdam-Oost, three arrested
Suriname internationals still risk losing Dutch nationality
Dutch politics
Cabinet changes 2027 tax plan ahead of Tweede Kamer debate
Cabinet presents nitrogen law, ombudsman criticises policy for farmers
Rijksoverheid | NOS | NOS | NOS
Extra 150 million euro for industry over high power prices
Dutch economy
Philips settles sleep apnoea case with US justice department
Two million retirees could see pensions rise sharply
UWV: AI pushing more graduates onto unemployment benefits
AI news
Anthropic releases FlashProve to verify which model produced an output
TechCrunch | Help Net Security | GIGAZINE
Binance hackers got in through a fake job interview
AMD beats expectations as data center sales nearly double
AMD (SEC filing) | CNBC | StockTitan