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Neera Tanden has not yet posted a tirade about AP, and we’re starting to take it personally. In this week’s news: the U.S. and Israel prepare for renewed strikes against Iran after the midterms (1:07); an Ansar Allah/Houthi missile strike kills at least 73 people at a military camp in Yemen, while continued attacks force Saudi Arabia to cancel a major investment conference and Pakistan, Britain, Egypt, and France offer defensive support to the kingdom (8:00); Israeli settlers assault an American journalist and attack European diplomats, while Israeli forces detain dozens of volunteers in the West Bank (15:13); North Korea announces the resumption of anti-South Korean loudspeaker broadcasts amid unverified rumors that Kim Jong Un has died (19:14); drone strikes kill hundreds in Sudan (22:31); Ethiopia establishes a new interim administration in Tigray (25:05); the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to spread (27:10); Ukraine resumes attacks on Russian oil refineries, angering Trump (29:43); Steve Witkoff meets with Zelenskyy and Putin as the U.S. restores intelligence support for Ukraine (30:51); Russia signals a possible return to peace talks (32:38); massive protests over the high cost of living sweep France (37:39); and Haitian armed groups abduct four Salvadoran soldiers, prompting El Salvador to threaten military action (41:08).

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