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The reporting refers to the US elections on November 4th.
On election night there will be a big special broadcast with Marie Droste and Carsten Hädler until 6 a.m. on November 4th. WELT editor-in-chief Helge Fuhst reports live from Washington. Hourly rounds of discussions organize the developments in the Senate and the House of Representatives. Moderator Marian Grunden analyzes the election events using augmented reality graphics.
Readers can also follow developments continuously on WELT.de. Our live ticker brings together news, results and reactions. Reporters provide impressions from the USA, the experts from the foreign policy department analyze the election results and their consequences.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has promised Ukraine 200 million euros in additional winter aid and wants to host a summit of the “Coalition of the Willing” in Berlin on November 19th. This involves further military aid and the participation of Europeans in the planned peace negotiations between Moscow and Kiev, which are scheduled to begin next week in Abu Dhabi.

US President Trump announces the end of annual military aid to Israel. According to Trump, the proposal came from Prime Minister Netanyahu to end waste. In the future, Israel should buy weapons instead of receiving aid. The announcement caused surprise in Israel.
US President Donald Trump has announced the end of a ten-year, billion-dollar security assistance program for Israel. According to Trump, the decision was made in consultation with Benjamin Netanyahu to end an alleged waste of money.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz received Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Berlin. Merz pledged further military and financial support, including 200 million euros in winter aid, and announced a summit on Ukraine support.

Oil prices have risen following US attacks on Revolutionary Guard targets on the island of Gheshm. The escalation shortly before the US midterm elections increases the pressure on the Trump government as rising fuel prices continue to fuel inflation in the US.
A plane coming from London with 181 people on board was diverted to Warsaw-Modlin Airport because of a bomb threat. The airport was temporarily closed while specialists examined the plane.