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A Jordanian security officer has been killed and another one wounded near the Sri Lankan embassy in Amman, in what authorities say was a terror attack.

Indonesia is deploying thousands of troops in Jakarta amid an alleged wiretapping scandal targeting President Prabowo Subianto, ministers and others. Among those implicated is Gen Listyo Sigit Prabowo, who was appointed presidential chief of staff just last month.

In a peculiar failed smuggling attempt, 3,000 tarantulas were seized at a Peruvian airport, after an anonymous tip led authorities to search the suitcases of two German nationals and a Polish national boarding a flight to Germany.

Germany doesn’t expect Trump to change following the midterm losses. Chancellor Friedrich Merz believes the US president will keep using his powers to bypass the Democrats in Congress, a position he admits he envies.

Dramatic footage captured the moment a powerful tornado struck Chapecó Airport in Santa Catarina, Brazil, sending people rushing for shelter. Airport operations were suspended as emergency teams assessed the damage.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged fellow Democrats to ‘fulfill promises’ after sweeping wins in midterm elections nationwide. Mamdani says voters are looking for economic solutions amid rising costs in housing and food.

A group of former Israeli military generals offered their help to Palestinian olive farmers in the occupied West Bank. The generals spoke out about their frustration at Israeli settler violence against Palestinians harvesting their olives.

Votes are being counted across South Africa after a record 29.2 million people registered to vote in local municipal councils. The election is seen as a test for the national ANC party, which has largely led South Africa since the end of apartheid rule.

After Democrats flipped a Senate seat and recaptured the governor’s mansion in Ohio, voters say the results send a message to Republicans not to take the state for granted. Al Jazeera’s Heidi Zhou Castro reports from a diner the morning after election day.

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has launched a mega fuel storage facility in Namibia to future-proof Southern Africa’s fuel supply. The $2.5 billion tank farm in Walvis Bay is the latest of Dangote’s petro-ventures on the continent.

Palestinians and Israelis are divided in their opinion following the win by Democrats in the US midterm elections. The win could reshape the next two years of President Donald Trump’s administration.

From Trump blaming the Iran war for Republican losses to Abdul El-Sayed’s historic Senate victory, social media is awash with reactions to Democrats’ sweeping midterm gains and the party’s takeover of Congress.

Iranians celebrated the US midterm results as a victory for Iran, after US President Donald Trump acknowledged the Republicans’ crushing defeat was partly due to the war. Now, attention turns to whether a Democratic majority in Congress can challenge Trump’s military decisions.

Democrats have been celebrating across the US after a series of victories saw them take control of both chambers of Congress, flipping Republican seats in traditionally conservative states and scoring historic victories.

Democratic voters danced as they celebrated Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan. Al Jazeera’s Mikail Malik spoke to supporters in Detroit hailing the election of the first Muslim to the US Senate.

US President Donald Trump’s foreign policy agenda faces new constraints after midterm losses. Chatham House’s Laurel Rapp says Congress may seek to limit the Iran war, but the president retains significant powers to continue military action.

Shocked Republicans in Texas are trying to make sense of how they lost the Senate to the Democrats for the first time in almost 40 years. Al Jazeera’s Emma Withrow spoke to Ken Paxton supporters, some of whom blame Trump and now fear political retribution.

A Democrat from Kansas has been elected to the US Senate for the first time in 94 years. Christian pastor Adam Hamilton beat his Republican opponent Roger Marshall, cementing a Democratic majority in Congress.

Seven flights across Europe were targeted by suspected bomb threats. While no official link has been established, several countries are investigating if the incidents were a coordinated attempt to disrupt airspaces.

Kazakhstan has released a second Siberian tiger, this time a male named Amur, into a nature reserve as part of an ambitious programme to restore wild tigers to the country. Tigers have been extinct in Kazakhstan for more than 70 years.

Reports of ballot shortages at several Dearborn polling stations have raised concerns over voter access as Michigan residents cast their ballots in a crucial Senate race. The mayor has urged voters not to leave polling lines. Al Jazeera’s Mikail Malik reports.

US President Donald Trump says he plans to stop the annual $3.8bn military aid package to Israel by the end of the year. US funding to Israel has become a contentious topic. What else do we know?