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Fast, accurate coverage of major developing stories. We lead with confirmed facts, flag what is still unknown, and update as the picture clears.
Trump accepts midterm results, says Iran war played a role in GOP losses
President Donald Trump said he accepts the results of Tuesday’s midterm elections, in which Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress. He also said the war with Iran was “a piece of” his party’s losses, but that he does not regret it.
US strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island on the eve of the midterms
The U.S. military carried out limited strikes Monday on Iran’s Qeshm Island near the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. officials told CBS News and NBC News. The officials described the strikes as defensive and said they were not a resumption of major combat operations.
Business jet crashes into a Florida neighborhood, killing all nine people aboard
A Learjet 60 business jet carrying nine people crashed in a residential area of Palm Beach County, Florida, on Sunday afternoon, and everyone aboard was killed, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said. The jet had left Austin, Texas, for North Eleuthera in the Bahamas, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. The cause is not known.
Germany’s Gen Z cost-of-living protests turn violent as rioters loot Frankfurt shops
Youth-led protests over the cost of living, school funding, spending cuts and military service drew tens of thousands of people across Germany on Saturday and were largely peaceful during the day, but turned violent after dark in Frankfurt, Berlin, Cologne and Hamburg, the BBC and AFP reported. Rioters looted shops in central Frankfurt, including a gun store, police said. The situation calmed overnight into Sunday.
Binance halts withdrawals after a $6.3 billion hack that analysts link to North Korea
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, said about $6.3 billion in digital assets was affected by a security incident on Thursday and that it has suspended deposits and withdrawals, AP and the BBC reported. Blockchain analysis firms TRM and Chainalysis attributed the theft to TraderTraitor, a North Korean state-backed hacking unit. Binance has not confirmed that attribution and says it will cover all losses. The investigation is still under way.
Israel’s count nears its end with no majority as police dismiss Likud’s fraud claims
With more than 90% of votes counted in Israel’s election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc is projected at 53 seats, Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition bloc at 48 and Arab-led parties at a record 19, short of the 61 needed for a majority, The Guardian and Haaretz reported Thursday. Israeli police and the Central Elections Committee said there is no evidence for Likud’s claim that Arab parties “stole” the election. The results are still preliminary while absentee ballots are counted.
Israel election: Netanyahu’s bloc leads partial count, but neither side has a majority
Neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc nor the opposition bloc led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot is on track for a majority in Israel’s Knesset, exit polls and partial official results showed Wednesday, the BBC and the Guardian reported. With about 70% of votes counted, Netanyahu’s bloc had 54 seats, short of the 61 needed to govern. These are preliminary results; the count is not finished, and about 600,000 absentee ballots will not be fully counted until Thursday.
Israelis vote in first election since Oct. 7 as Netanyahu faces Eisenkot
Israelis are voting Tuesday in their first national election since the Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a tight race against former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, the BBC reported. Turnout by 10 a.m. local time was the highest at that hour since 1981, according to the Central Elections Committee. Voting is under way; no exit polls or results have been released.
Lula wins a fourth term in Brazil; Flávio Bolsonaro refuses to concede
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Sunday’s presidential runoff with 51.79% of the vote to Flávio Bolsonaro’s 48.21%, Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court announced, the BBC and The Guardian reported. Bolsonaro, who won the first round, has not conceded and says he will seek to annul the result.
Nearly 1,000 arrested as hundreds of thousands march again across France
French police arrested nearly 1,000 people on Saturday during a second weekend of nationwide protests over the cost of living and school conditions, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said, AFP and the BBC reported. Marches were largely peaceful, but clashes broke out in Paris and other cities as crowds dispersed. Officials said looting was on a far smaller scale than the weekend before.
Gunmen kill seven at church funeral in Jordan’s Karak, officials say
Gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Jordan’s southern Karak governorate on Friday, killing seven people, Jordanian officials said. Authorities called it a terrorist attack, and as of Saturday no arrests had been officially confirmed, Jordanian outlet Ammon News reported.
Magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Tibet kills at least 16, Chinese officials say
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Baqên County in the Nagqu region of China’s Tibet on Thursday night local time, killing at least 16 people and collapsing hundreds of homes, according to Chinese state media and local officials cited by the BBC, CBS News and The Associated Press. Rescue work continued on Friday in the remote, high-altitude area.
US orders some diplomats out of Saudi Arabia after deadly attacks on Dammam airport and oilfield
The US State Department has ordered non-emergency government employees and their families to leave Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks on the kingdom escalate, the BBC reported. Saudi authorities said an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam on Wednesday evening killed two people and injured eight, and debris from a drone intercepted near the Shaybah oilfield killed two more, according to Al Jazeera and Reuters.
Australian MP Helen Haines loses both legs after alleged car attack; accused driver remanded in custody
Independent Australian MP Helen Haines has lost both legs after she was allegedly struck by a four-wheel drive outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, Victoria, her husband said, according to Australian Associated Press. The man accused of the attack, Brendan Nugent, 43, appeared in court on Wednesday local time and was remanded in custody.
Houthi missile strike on Yemen training camp kills at least 60 recruits, officials say
A Houthi ballistic missile strike on the al-Alam training camp in Yemen’s southern Shabwa province killed at least 60 people, mostly new security recruits, Yemeni officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The AP said it was the deadliest strike since fighting in Yemen began escalating three months ago. More than 200 others were wounded.
France’s interior minister says police lost control as riot arrests top 2,400
France’s interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, said police “lost control” in several cities during a weekend of rioting and looting that followed mass protests over the cost of living and public services, France 24 reported. President Emmanuel Macron rejected Nuñez’s offer to resign, and the cabinet was holding an emergency meeting Monday morning, the BBC reported.
Fire during live-fire training at Canada’s CFB Wainwright kills four soldiers, Carney confirms
Four Canadian Armed Forces members were killed when a fast-moving fire swept through part of Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta during live-fire training on Saturday, Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed on Sunday. The Department of National Defence said 39 members were injured, and officials told CBC News that 19 were in critical condition. The cause is under investigation.
Norte fire burns homes in San Juan Capistrano as Santa Ana winds force 16,000 to evacuate
A wind-driven wildfire that broke out Friday morning on the border of San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano had burned about 570 acres with 0% containment by late Friday night. It damaged or destroyed at least six homes and left about 16,000 residents under evacuation orders.
Three children and a teacher killed in Bend, Oregon, elementary school shooting
A 16-year-old forced his way into Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend on Thursday afternoon, killing three children and a teacher before a bystander shot him dead. A seven-year-old and another teacher were hospitalized in critical condition.
Houthi missile hits Aramco headquarters building in Dhahran; debris injures four in Riyadh
A Houthi missile struck an administrative building at Saudi Aramco’s headquarters complex in Dhahran overnight, causing a limited fire, Saudi authorities said. Falling debris from intercepted missiles injured four people in Riyadh as the Houthis vowed more attacks on Saudi airports and oil sites.
Iran's Guards say container ship sank after hitting a mine in the Strait of Hormuz
Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy said Wednesday that a ship carrying more than 2,500 containers struck a naval mine, caught fire and sank in the southern Strait of Hormuz. The vessel, its crew and any casualties have not been identified, and the claim has not been independently confirmed.
Drone attack sinks ship off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast as Radev summons Russia’s ambassador
Drones hit two merchant ships off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast overnight, sinking one, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said. All 15 crew of the Ukrainian-owned Chelsea 3 were rescued; Radev said the outcome “benefits” Russia and summoned its ambassador.
Ukraine hit by blackouts after Russian strikes despite Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’
President Donald Trump said Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an “energy ceasefire” effective immediately. Hours later, Ukraine reported new Russian strikes on power and rail infrastructure and fresh blackouts, and Moscow had not confirmed any deal.
Houthi strike on Riyadh airport kills 12, wounds more than 300
A Saturday afternoon missile strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed 12 people and wounded 309, Saudi authorities said. The Saudi-led coalition blamed Iran-backed Houthis and vowed a decisive response as airport operations stayed shut into Sunday.
Russian strike kills 12 in Zaporizhzhia after U.S. diesel deal with Moscow
Guided bombs hit residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia early Saturday, killing 12 people including three children. President Volodymyr Zelensky tied the attack to Washington’s temporary lift of Russian diesel sanctions announced Friday.
Ukraine, U.S. and Europe meet in Miami as Russian strikes kill dozens
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meet Ukrainian representatives in Miami on Friday, with European allies, NATO and the EU joining later the same day. The talks come as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said more than 70 people were killed in Russian strikes over the past two days.
WHO presses Russia for answers on death of Siberian plague-lab worker
The World Health Organization said Wednesday it still does not know what killed a worker at Russia’s Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute on Oct. 2, and urged Moscow to share more. Russian health officials say no plague has been found among her contacts. U.S. health officials call the risk to Americans extremely low.
Russia hits Ukraine with one of its biggest missile and drone barrages of the war, killing at least 11
Ukraine says Russia fired about 70 missiles and more than 100 drones overnight, aiming at the power grid and hitting homes in several cities. Hours earlier, drones struck two commercial ships in Bulgaria’s Black Sea waters, sinking one.
Yemen government says it retook Mokha from Houthis as Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan activate defense pact
Saudi-backed Yemeni forces say they recaptured the Red Sea port of Mokha and positions near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Hours later, the three-nation Mecca Alliance was invoked for the first time, and two Saudi airports were hit overnight.
Flávio Bolsonaro edges Lula in Brazil’s first round, forcing an Oct. 25 runoff
Right-wing Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro finished first with about 47% of valid votes to President Lula da Silva’s 45%, short of the majority needed to win outright. The two meet again in three weeks.
Houthis claim Aramco strike near Riyadh as Yemen fighting intensifies
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said they hit an Aramco site near the Saudi capital with missiles and drones as coalition forces reported dozens of strikes on Houthi lines in Taiz.
North Korea fires ballistic missile amid DMZ mine dispute with Seoul
Pyongyang launched toward the East Sea a day after Kim Yo-jong rejected Seoul’s apology demand over mines South Korea says wounded three soldiers in the DMZ.
U.S. sends third carrier group and 2,000 Marines toward Iran theater
A U.S. official said the Theodore Roosevelt strike group and a Marine expeditionary force left San Diego as President Trump signals possible strikes after the midterms and diplomacy remains stuck.
Flydubai copilot’s identity and motive still unknown after stabbing on flight to Israel
Investigators in Saudi Arabia and the UAE are probing a cockpit attack that forced Flydubai Flight FZ1073 to divert to Tabuk; passengers and crew helped land the plane safely.
Last U.S. troops leave Iraq as the anti-ISIS mission ends, 23 years after the invasion
U.S. Central Command said its last forces left Erbil Air Base on Wednesday, ending Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq, as Iran said it had received Washington’s reply to its Hormuz proposal.
Iran’s Araghchi meets Qatari mediators as U.S. insists on nuclear progress
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met Qatari mediators in New York on a Hormuz reopen plan, while a U.S. official said there will be no deal unless Iran’s nuclear programme is addressed.
Iran says it is ready for a ‘doomsday’ war as Trump rejects Hormuz plan
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran is prepared for a “doomsday” war but still pursuing diplomacy, a day after President Trump publicly rejected Iran’s plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran insists only diplomacy can end the war after Trump rejects Hormuz plan
Tehran says a negotiated deal is the only way out after President Trump publicly rejected its plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian officials say they are still waiting for a formal answer through mediators.
Trump rejects Iran’s seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran offered to reopen the vital oil and gas waterway within a week if Washington met its conditions. On Saturday, President Trump said no.