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A woman leaves a polling station in Arlington, Texas, after the US midterm elections that led to a stunning Democratic sweep. AFP -

The US faces a new political dawn, after the Democrats won control of Congress in the midterms. AFP -

An installation from the Es Devlin: The Turning exhibition at Powerhouse Parramatta in Sydney. Getty Images -

Debris is scattered across the site in Greenacres, Florida, where a Learjet crashed, killing all nine people on board. Reuters -

Artificial intelligence was among the main talking points for delegates at Adipec in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National -

Sharjah International Book Fair has welcomed visitors to the emirate's Expo Centre. Chris Whiteoak / The National -

Tiffany Chadha and her husband, Pulkit Bakshishares, used a surrogate in the UAE to have their son, Fatehraj Singh Bakshi. Antonie Robertson / The National -

Shawarma is prepared in Al Barsha, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National -

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a meeting in Brasilia. Reuters -

Gurkha soldiers prepare for a parade at the end of their infantry training, in northern England. AFP -

Haitian National Police cadets attend a graduation ceremony in Port-au-Prince. Reuters -

Ethiopians displaced by border violence queue at a registration centre set up by humanitarian agencies, on Kenya's side of the town of Moyale. AFP -

Sellers carry bags of marigold to the Jamalpur wholesale market in Ahmedabad, before Diwali. AFP -

Ukrainian soldiers shoot at a Russian drone in the frontline town of Komyshuvakha. Reuters -

The Serrania del Hornocal mountain range, in Argentina's Jujuy province. AFP -

Visitors wear traditional hanbok outfits at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul. AFP -

Performers at the opening ceremony of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, in Senegal. EPA -

Cyclists in fancy dress take part in Dubai Ride on Sheikh Zayed Road. Victor Besa / The National -

A protester dressed as Marie Antoinette joins anti-government protests in Lyon, France. AFP -

A member of China's honour guard prepare for the welcoming ceremony for Oman's Sultan Haitham, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. AFP -

Police arrest a garment worker during a protest over wages in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AFP -
Camels walk along a street in the south-western city of Taiz, Yemen. Reuters -

A vet examines a young female eastern imperial eagle fitted with a prosthetic leg developed using 3D-printing technology, in Athens, Greece. Reuters -

Iranians burn US and Israeli flags at a rally outside the former US embassy in Tehran to mark the anniversary of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. AFP -

A bereaved man whose father died in a fire in Srinagar is consoled. At least two people were killed and 80 temporary shelters destroyed in the city in the Indian-administered disputed Kashmir region. EPA -

Democrat politicians Gina Hinojosa and James Talarico mark the conclusion of a US midterm election night watch party in Austin, Texas. AFP -

Demonstrators gather outside the Supreme Court in London. Palestine Action has launched a final appeal challenging the UK government's banning of the group. Getty Images -

Reflections in the facade of the Cube Berlin building in Germany. AFP -

Pope Leo XIV meets US singer Bob Dylan in the Vatican. AFP -

Dubai Design Week Three Gardens and a Room, NAO Architects. Antonie Robertson/The National
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November 06, 2026
Updated: November 06, 2026, 6:06 PM
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