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U.S. stock markets staged a huge rally to kick off the new week on Monday. Equity markets, domestically and globally, however, have been volatile since the Democrats seized control of Congress in last week's midterm elections. bignewsnetwork.com/news/2794… #wallstreet #USDollar #Nasdaq #DowJones #BigNewsNetwork

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on Western allies to provide clear security guarantees for Ukraine after the war with Russia ends, saying his government needs firm commitments on how future military and financial support will work. bignewsnetwork.com/news/2794… #ukrainian #russia #BigNewsNetwork

Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced Saturday evening that he would task Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming the next government, following consultations with political parties. bignewsnetwork.com/news/2794… #Israel #herzog #Eisenkot #BigNewsNetwork

Taiwan expects continued U.S. support to strengthen its defense capabilities, despite delays in a major arms deal and shifts in Washington's political balance after the midterm elections. bignewsnetwork.com/news/2794… #taiwan #BigNewsNetwork

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong, who became an international symbol of the city's fight for democratic rights, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on November 5 for colluding with foreign forces under the national security law imposed by Beijing. bignewsnetwork.com/news/2794… #JoshuaWong #China #BigNewsNetwork

Israel's election commission has found no evidence of fraud in last week's parliamentary election, rejecting claims by Prime Minister Benjamin After the results are formally certified, President Isaac Herzog will begin consultations with all parties elected to parliament from November 4. bignewsnetwork.com/news/2794… #Israel #Netanyahu #BigNewsNetwork

Friday's action in equity markets followed the worst one-day losses in 18 months a day earlier. "The scale of the falls in some of the market's biggest names has been striking. But it also highlights the concentration risk that has built up in U.S. equity markets." bignewsnetwork.com/news/2794… #usd #Nasdaq #wallstreet #USDollar #Nasdaq #BigNewsNetwork

Repeated attacks on commercial ships in the Black Sea are increasing pressure on NATO, raising concerns that the maritime conflict between Russia and Ukraine could spread closer to alliance territory and threaten the security of its eastern members, particularly Romania and Bulgaria. bignewsnetwork.com/news/2794… #NATO #russia #blacksea #BigNewsNetwork

U.S. stocks reversed course Thursday, a day after notching up record-breaking gains. The Dow Jones, which rose 1,589 points on Wednesday after the Democrats swept the midterms, plunged more than 1,700 points. The Nasdaq tumbled 5.50 percent. bignewsnetwork.com/news/2794… #wallstreet #DowJones #usd #Nasdaq #USDollar #BigNewsNetwork

Israel has emerged as India's second-closest partner after Russia in the eyes of young adults across the country's largest population belt, according to a new perception study released by the India Israel Centre. The survey of adults aged 21 to 40 in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand, a region home to more than a third of India's population, places Israel ahead of the United States, Japan and France on friendship and on standing by India in difficult times. It also ranks Israel second only to Russia as a country recognised for helping India. bignewsnetwork.com/news/2794… #India #Israel #BigNewsNetwork

Australia's world-first ban on social media accounts for children under 16 came under legal challenge on November 3, with Reddit arguing that the law unfairly restricts young people's freedom of political expression and was poorly designed. bignewsnetwork.com/news/2794… #SocialMedia #BigNewsNetwork

Iran and the United States remain far apart on an agreement to end their war, despite increased diplomatic efforts by regional countries to prevent fighting from starting again, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday. bignewsnetwork.com/news/2794… #iran #BigNewsNetwork

U.S. stocks surged on Wednesday, a day after the Democrats seized control of Congress in sweeping midterm elections that saw Republican supremos fall like dominoes. America's distaste for the Iran war came to the fore, with many officials, including Vice President JD Vance, citing it and the war's consequences as the main reason for the wipeout. bignewsnetwork.com/news/2794… #wallstreet #usd #DowJones #Nasdaq #USDollar #BigNewsNetwork

Democrats seized control of both the Senate and House at the US midterms on Tuesday, scoring sweeping victories in Republican strongholds for the first time in generations. bignewsnetwork.com/news/2794… #midterms #democrat #BigNewsNetwork

The New South Wales police force in Australia is introducing heavily armed patrols at major public events and crowded locations following a deadly shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach that killed 15 people. bignewsnetwork.com/news/2794… #nswpolice #bondibeach #BigNewsNetwork

The New South Wales police force in Australia is introducing heavily armed patrols at major public events and crowded locations following a deadly shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach that killed 15 people. bignewsnetwork.com/news/2794… #nswpolice #bondibeach #BigNewsNetwork

Three Federal Reserve officials have called for further interest rate increases to tackle persistent inflation, in the first round of comments from U.S. central bankers since the Fed left borrowing costs unchanged earlier this week. bignewsnetwork.com/news/2794… #FederalReserve #BigNewsNetwork

U.S. stock markets closed mixed Tuesday as Americans went to the polls to determine which party will control Congress for the final two years of the Trump presidency. Tech stocks rose, while the broader market retreated, the exact opposite of what occurred on Monday, bignewsnetwork.com/news/2794… #wallstreet #usd #Nasdaq #USDollar #DowJones #BigNewsNetwork

President Donald Trump's advisers are drafting ways to continue key policies without lawmakers' approval as they prepare for investigations into his administration, according to a White House official and two people familiar with the plans if Democrats take control of Congress in the midterm elections on November 3. bignewsnetwork.com/news/2794… #Trump #midterms #BigNewsNetwork #Congress

U.S. stock markets diverged on Monday as the tech sector came under fire again, while industrial stocks gained ground. bignewsnetwork.com/news/2794… #wallstreet #USDollar #usd #DowJones #Nasdaq #BigNewsNetwork