Today's Major News (November 5, 2026)

1. As the U.S. midterm elections concluded with a landslide victory for the Democratic Party, the domestic stock market saw the KOSPI plunge by nearly 5% in early trading due to a sharp drop in semiconductor shares. The downturn was driven by concerns over potential tightening of regulations on AI data centers in the U.S.

2. President Trump vowed to push forward without policy revisions despite the crushing defeat in the midterms. Meanwhile, the Democratic Party, having recaptured both the House and the Senate, has demanded an end to the war in Iran and pledged to punish corruption involving abuse of power.

3. The Ministry of National Defense has decided to expand the operational zone of the Cheonghae Unit—which protects merchant vessels in the waters off Somalia—down to the southern coast of Oman. It also plans to additionally deploy maritime patrol aircraft and an explosive ordnance disposal team.

4. Police plan to request an arrest warrant for a woman in her 50s on charges of attempted murder after she swung a weapon at a psychiatry professor at Sinchon Severance Hospital.
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