Bhatt dominated a 20-story Thursday at Virginia Times: he admitted dismembering his wife’s body on the stand, then admitted lying as cross-examination opened, while Melania Trump hosted Russia and Ukraine envoys at the White House, the S&P 500 tumbled 3.5% in an AI sell-off, Massie moved to impeach Hegseth, and post-midterm fallout, Ukraine, Hong Kong and a string of earnings rounded out the day.
In This Recap
- Bhatt Admits Lyingh as Cross-Examination Opens: ‘You’re a Liar’
- Melania Trump Hosts Russia, Ukraine Envoys, Urges Lasting Peace
- S&P 500 Tumbles 3.5% as AI Stocks Sell Off
- China Bars SoftBank From Buying ABB’s Robotics Business in China
- LIV Golf Says It Will Wind Down Its Operations
- Naresh Bhatt’s Bombshell Testimony: Says Mamta Died by Suicide and Admits He Dismembered Her Body
- Massie to Force House Vote on Impeaching Hegseth Over Iran War
- Cummins Profit More Than Doubles on Data Center Power Demand
- Bank of England Raises Rate to 4%, Its First Hike Since 2023
- Rheinmetall Cuts 2026 Outlook as Project Delays Push Sales to 2027
- Greene Says GOP Is a ‘House on Fire’ After Midterm Losses
- Seven States Flip Senate Seats From Republican to Democratic
- Cristiano Ronaldo Retires From Portugal National Team
- Ukraine Police Put Komyshuvakha Strike Toll at 42
- Hong Kong Court Sentences Joshua Wong to 10 Years in Prison
- Kyiv Says Its Forces Hit Russian Drone and Ammunition Depots
- AppLovin Revenue Jumps 55% as Profit Climbs 72%
- Ted Cruz Calls Midterm Losses a ‘Blue Tsunami’
- Herzog Begins Talks on New Israeli Government After Deadlock
- Handset Slump Pulls Qualcomm Revenue Down 8%
1 Bhatt Admits Lyingh as Cross-Examination Opens: ‘You’re a Liar’
Prosecutors opened cross-examination of Naresh Bhatt by calling him a liar to his face — and he agreed. He acknowledged lying to Mamta’s family, friends, police and neighbors, and the judge had to call the courtroom to order.
2 Melania Trump Hosts Russia, Ukraine Envoys, Urges Lasting Peace
First lady Melania Trump hosted Russian and Ukrainian representatives at the White House on Thursday, urged a lasting peace beyond the six-day Oleshky cease-fire, and sent personal letters to Presidents Putin and Zelenskyy through their envoys.
3 S&P 500 Tumbles 3.5% as AI Stocks Sell Off
AI stocks took a beating on Thursday and the rest of Wall Street went with them, as the S&P 500 fell 3.5% by early afternoon, the Dow dropped 1,433 points and the Nasdaq fell 4.7%, erasing Wednesday’s gains.
4 China Bars SoftBank From Buying ABB’s Robotics Business in China
China has prohibited SoftBank’s acquisition of ABB’s robotics business in China, ABB said Thursday, casting doubt over the $5.375 billion sale of the whole division. The two companies say they are still working on the transaction.
5 LIV Golf Says It Will Wind Down Its Operations
LIV Golf said Thursday it will move to an orderly wind-down, after its proposed recapitalization with BC Partners Credit fell apart and its lawyers told a New Jersey bankruptcy judge it would liquidate instead of relaunching.
6 Naresh Bhatt’s Bombshell Testimony: Says Mamta Died by Suicide and Admits He Dismembered Her Body
On Day 17 of his murder trial, Naresh Bhatt testified he found his wife Mamta dead and, panicking, cut up her body with a saw and put her remains in the trash. He denied killing her. Prosecutors say he strangled her.
7 Massie to Force House Vote on Impeaching Hegseth Over Iran War
Rep. Thomas Massie says he will force a House vote next week on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Iran war, reviving eight articles first announced in September. Republican sources expect the measure to pass.
8 Cummins Profit More Than Doubles on Data Center Power Demand
Cummins reported third-quarter profit of $1.14 billion, more than double a year earlier, as revenue rose 13% to $9.4 billion on strong demand for power generation equipment for data centers, and trimmed its full-year revenue growth outlook to about 10%.
9 Bank of England Raises Rate to 4%, Its First Hike Since 2023
The Bank of England raised Bank Rate by a quarter point to 4% on Thursday, its first increase since 2023, in an 8 to 1 vote as rising energy prices push UK inflation toward 5%.
10 Rheinmetall Cuts 2026 Outlook as Project Delays Push Sales to 2027
Rheinmetall cut its 2026 sales forecast to around €13.2 billion and its operating margin to around 18.5% after delays to the Arminius vehicle project and artillery ammunition tests shifted sales into 2027, even as nine-month sales rose 38% and the operating result hit a record.
11 Greene Says GOP Is a ‘House on Fire’ After Midterm Losses
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called the Republican Party a house on fire after the midterm losses, told establishment Republicans to be quiet, and answered JD Vance by saying the 2024 campaign promises were not delivered.
12 Seven States Flip Senate Seats From Republican to Democratic
Seven states flipped a Senate seat from Republican to Democratic in the 2026 midterms, giving Democrats Senate control, according to AP counts, after Trump won those states in 2024.
13 Cristiano Ronaldo Retires From Portugal National Team
Cristiano Ronaldo has retired from Portugal’s national team after 23 years, ending his international career in an emotional video on X. “Portugal will always be in me,” he said.
14 Ukraine Police Put Komyshuvakha Strike Toll at 42
The bodies of 42 people have now been recovered from a school in Komyshuvakha destroyed by a Russian strike, Ukraine’s National Police reported Thursday. Another 33 people could still be under the rubble.
15 Hong Kong Court Sentences Joshua Wong to 10 Years in Prison
A Hong Kong High Court judge sentenced democracy activist Joshua Wong to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a national security charge. The court classified the offense as grave.
16 Kyiv Says Its Forces Hit Russian Drone and Ammunition Depots
Ukraine’s Defence Forces hit a drone storage and launch site in occupied Crimea, a drone depot in Melitopol and ammunition and materiel depots in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions on Nov. 4 and overnight into Nov. 5, the General Staff said.
17 AppLovin Revenue Jumps 55% as Profit Climbs 72%
AppLovin’s third-quarter revenue rose 55% to $2.185 billion and net income climbed 72% to $1.439 billion, beating the company’s own forecast. Adjusted EBITDA reached $1.842 billion, the buyback authorization rose to $3.6 billion, and fourth-quarter guidance topped analyst expectations.
18 Ted Cruz Calls Midterm Losses a ‘Blue Tsunami’
Sen. Ted Cruz called the 2026 midterms a blue tsunami and a Watergate-level repudiation, saying Republicans lost Congress, every Texas statewide race, and voters angry over living costs, tariffs and the Iran war.
19 Herzog Begins Talks on New Israeli Government After Deadlock
Israeli President Isaac Herzog accepted the certified election results as legally binding on Wednesday and began consultations on forming a new government, after neither Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc nor Gadi Eisenkot’s won a Knesset majority.
20 Handset Slump Pulls Qualcomm Revenue Down 8%
Qualcomm’s fiscal fourth-quarter revenue fell 8% to $10.32 billion as handset chip sales dropped 26% to $5.14 billion, while automotive revenue jumped 89% to a record $1.99 billion and the company kept its $5 billion data center target for fiscal 2027.
Editor’s Note: This recap was prepared with the assistance of AI tools. Virginia Times gathered the source material from multiple sources and thoroughly reviewed the information before publication.
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