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Trump's Republican Party lost control of both houses of the US Congress in Tuesday's elections, giving Democrats legislative power to check his policies.
Trump’s Republican Party was routed in Tuesday’s polls, with the Democrats taking control of both houses of the US Congress and gaining legislative power to check his policies.
The drubbing has given hope to Jose Manuel Romualdez, Manila’s envoy to Washington, who said potential changes to the US immigration rules would “definitely” ease the concerns of Filipinos with questionable visa status.
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Potential changes to US immigration rules will ease concerns of Filipinos with questionable visa status
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Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun responded to Japan’s proposed revision of the Three Security Documents on November 5, criticizing it for significantly increasing military spending, developing offensive capabilities, accelerating “remilitarization”, seriously threatening regional peace and stability, and challenging the post-war international order. He called on the international community to be highly vigilant and jointly curb it.

U.S. President Trump plans to attend the ASEAN Summit and APEC meeting in November, but experts believe that after the Republican Party's defeat in the midterm elections, there is little hope for Trump to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The FBI accused North Korea of stealing $6 billion from Binance, and Kim Yo-jong said there was no need for North Korea to meet face-to-face with unreliable and hostile people.

North Korea is preparing for prolonged confrontation with the United States after Democratic gains in the US midterm elections reduced prospects for renewed Kim Jong-un–Donald Trump diplomacy. Pyongyang conducted its fourth weapons test in a week, firing a new surface-to-air missile system and long-range strategic cruise missiles, while Kim Yo-jong dismissed US allegations linking North Korea to a $6.3 billion Binance cryptocurrency theft as a grave political provocation.

After the U.S. midterm elections, the Democratic Party regained control of both houses of Congress. Some members have expressed their intention to push for an end to Trump's tariffs. The outside world is concerned about the impact of the Taiwan-U.S. trade agreement and the 301 investigation. Executive Yuan spokesperson Li Huizhi said that Taiwan and the United States maintain close communication, and the government will make every effort to consolidate national and industrial interests, and assist manufacturers in their layout to ensure industrial competitiveness.
The 11th Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was held in Beijing on the 4th. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi put forward five suggestions, including gathering new forces for unity and self-reliance, building a new highland for openness and win-win, cultivating new drivers of green innovation, building a new barrier for security cooperation, and creating new highlights for disaster management, so as to promote Lancang-Mekong cooperation into a new "golden decade."
The Houthi armed forces said that Yemen had been hit by 104 air strikes and missiles in the past 24 hours. Residential houses and civilian facilities in the capital Sanaa and other places were targeted. Most of the casualties were women and children. The Houthi armed forces also launched ballistic missiles at the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, saying that the airport was unsafe. It is also reported that the fighting between the Yemeni government forces and the Houthi armed forces escalated in Lahj Province, Taiz Province and other places. The Houthi armed forces launched a missile attack on a military training center in Dalia Province, killing at least 20 people and injuring 50 people. An attack in an area in Taiz Province killed 4 civilians and injured 4 others.