Trending on X, 10 AM: US midterms, hockey boycott, Israel aid, snow, policy rate

Below are the ten topics Mongolian users discussed most on X between 06:13 and 10:13 on November 4, ranked by engagement. Activity was relatively light during the morning hours. Discussion of the Oyu Tolgoi dividend and the heated-garage tax continued, but both were covered in earlier roundups and saw no new decisions, so they are not repeated here. Engagement figures are as of 10:20.

1. US midterms: Ossoff re-elected in Georgia

An earlier roundup noted that voting had begun in the US. This is a new development: the first results are in. CBS News, NBC News and AP projected that Georgia Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff defeated Republican Mike Collins to win re-election. CBS News also projected that Democrats flipped a Senate seat in North Carolina with Roy Cooper's win, while Republican Senator Ashley Moody held her seat in Florida. Control of the Senate and House was still undecided. Mongolian users shared the result and noted that Donald Trump won Georgia in the 2024 presidential election.

2. Six European countries refuse to play Russia at ice hockey

An earlier roundup covered Finland's refusal to play Russia. The new development is that Sweden, Denmark and Norway have followed suit, so more countries are now refusing. After the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ordered on October 30 that Russia be readmitted to IIHF events, they said they would not play Russia at the May 2027 World Championship in Germany. Read more in our separate report.

3. Trump says US will end annual aid to Israel

US President Donald Trump said the United States would stop the roughly $3.8 billion in aid it gives Israel each year by the end of this year, Reuters and NBC News reported. LiveTV.mn wrote that observers see the election-day announcement as possibly politically motivated. Read more in our separate report.

4. Snow in Ulaanbaatar, tough driving on the Erdenet road

The morning's most-shared weather update said snow was falling around Ulaanbaatar, with winds of 5–10 meters per second gusting to 13–15 m/s and temperatures of -1 to -3°C. Users shared footage of road conditions on the route to Erdenet and urged drivers to take care.

5. Debate over the policy rate

The Bank of Mongolia raised its policy rate by 0.5 percentage points to 12.5% in August. Economist P. Tsenguun argued that further hikes would do little against inflation because concessional and mortgage loans carry rates below the policy rate. His post drew discussion among users. This is his personal view.

6. Mother-tongue education for Mongolian children in Korea

Member of Parliament B. Enkhbayar said it is state policy to ensure every Mongolian child speaks Mongolian, whether they live in Mongolia or abroad. He said about 12,000 Mongolian children in South Korea have limited access to education in their mother tongue, which makes it harder for them to return home to study or work.

7. Cabinet meeting: officials blamed for red tape to be dismissed

The government's regular cabinet meeting began at 08:00 this morning with about 20 items on the agenda, 24tsag.mn and UBN reported. Prime Minister N. Uchral said yesterday that named officials who created red tape for citizens or demanded more than the law requires would be dismissed at this meeting. No official decision on who would be dismissed had been announced when this roundup was prepared.

8. Not enough hemodialysis machines

An iSee.mn report says about 2,000 people with end-stage chronic kidney disease rely on regular hemodialysis. Each needs four-hour sessions three times a week. There are 462 machines in operation nationwide, but some districts and provinces have none or only broken ones. That has concentrated demand elsewhere and left patients waiting for slots. About 100–150 people are newly diagnosed each year.

9. Company director charged over girl's death in exploration borehole

L. Munkhsaikhan, director of Redvulkan, the company that held the deposit, has been charged with negligent homicide under Article 10.6.1 of the Criminal Code. The charge relates to a three-year-old girl who died on May 29 after falling into an exploration borehole at Ar Naimgan in Zaamar soum, Töv province, iSee.mn reported, citing sources. The investigation is continuing.

10. City buses now average 16.7 km/h, officials say

L. Erdenesuvd, a specialist at the Public Transport Policy Department, said average bus speeds in Ulaanbaatar have risen to 16.7 km/h since a task force was set up to cut waiting times. On weekdays, 1,186 buses are in service, carrying about 670,000 passengers a day, ikon.mn reported.

Methodology: We ranked posts from about 200 major news and influential accounts found through X search, plus more than 50 keyword searches, by an engagement score (likes + 2× reposts + views/100), and checked the facts against news sites. Posts that could not be verified or that carried a risk of defamation were left out. Views expressed by individuals on X do not represent the position of egov.mn.