# U.S. Midterms and Global Events Quiz

> U.S. midterms, Russia-Ukraine hacking, and Indonesia's military move test global awareness.
- Title: U.S. Midterms and Global Events Quiz · Foreign Policy
- Summary: U.S. midterms, Russia-Ukraine hacking, and Indonesia's military move test global awareness. U.S.
- Keywords: u.s. midterm elections, russia-ukraine war, indonesia military, wiretapping investigation, democratic senate candidate, sudan consular closure, indonesian troops deployment, pope leo xiv tour, word of the year, dachshund exhibition, Foreign Policy
- Source: Foreign Policy — https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/11/06/news-quiz-russia-ukraine-us-midterm-elections-trump-democrats
- Author: Drew Gorman
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: u.s. midterm elections, russia-ukraine war, indonesia military, wiretapping investigation, democratic senate candidate, sudan consular closure, indonesian troops deployment, pope leo xiv tour, word of the year, dachshund exhibition
## U.S. Midterm Elections
The U.S. midterm elections took place this week.
## Russia-Ukraine False Alerts
Residents in Ukraine and Russia received phony emergency alerts late on Sunday and early Monday.
## Sudan Consular Closure
Ethiopia ordered Sudan’s consulate in Assosa to close and expelled six Sudanese consular staff.
## Indonesia Military Deployment
Indonesia deployed more than 20,000 troops to Jakarta amid wiretapping investigations.
## Trump's Final Remarks
President Trump spent over 15 minutes focused on his One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
## Texas Senate Victory
James Talarico became the first Democrat to win a Texas Senate seat since 1994.
## Pope Leo XIV Tour
Pope Leo XIV began an 11-day Latin America tour less than a month after surgery.
## Word of the Year
The Collins English Dictionary named 'mogging' as the word of the year.
## Key takeaway

U.S. midterm elections saw Democratic gains while Russia-Ukraine exchanged false alerts and Indonesia deployed troops to Jakarta amid wiretapping investigations.