Iran weighs US ceasefire response - Iran's deputy foreign minister says Tehran is studying Washington's views, passed through mediators, on its proposal to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a step that could affect shipping and energy prices.
Oil producers hold output steady - Seven major oil-exporting countries agreed to keep November production unchanged while the Iran war keeps Brent crude above $100 a barrel, which could keep pressure on global energy prices.
B-1 bombers leave RAF Fairford - The United States withdrew all B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford in England after an investigation into a planned terror attack on the base, pointing to rising security risks for US military sites tied to the Iran conflict.
Saudi strikes escalate Yemen war - Yemen's Houthis say Saudi Arabia carried out 106 air and missile strikes in 24 hours across Sanaa, Al-Jawf and Taiz. The internationally recognized government also launched a new campaign to retake territory.
Germany's new Ukraine aid package - After Volodymyr Zelensky met Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Kyiv, Ukraine announced a German support package worth more than 1.3 billion euros, strengthening Berlin's role in Ukraine's defense and reconstruction.
Brazil heads to presidential runoff - Neither Lula da Silva nor Flávio Bolsonaro won a majority in Brazil's first-round presidential election, so the two rivals will face each other in a polarized runoff for Latin America's largest economy.
Alleged Chinese spy targets Lai family - US authorities arrested a woman accused of spying for China on the family of Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, who condemned it as a serious violation of human rights. The case adds to US-China-Taiwan espionage tensions.
John Coale named hostage envoy - President Trump nominated John Coale, his envoy to Belarus, as special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, the post that coordinates US efforts to free Americans held abroad.
Jay Clayton leads AI task force - President Trump picked Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to lead a new federal task force on artificial intelligence and national security, putting the intelligence community at the center of US AI policy.
Medical plane crash off Nantucket - A medical transport aircraft crashed off Nantucket, Massachusetts. The Coast Guard found wreckage, and six people aboard remain unaccounted for as the search and the investigation continue.
Georgia homecoming party mass shooting - Gunfire at a neighborhood homecoming party in a rural southern Georgia city killed two people and injured nearly
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