U.S. sets up new unit to stop Iran moving weapons by land and Caspian Sea
The U.S. military has established a new unit to stop Iran transporting advanced weapons systems via its land borders and the Caspian Sea. ...
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One person was killed and 17 others injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd near Berlin's Christopher Street Day Pride celebrations on Saturday evening. Police have identified a suspect known to the city's Islamist scene and launched a major manhunt, but no arrests have been made. The attack, which occurred near the Brandenburg Gate, cut short one of Europe's largest Pride events and has been condemned by German leaders, while several victims remain in a life-threatening condition.
Iran has condemned what it says was a Ukrainian attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea that killed one sailor and injured another, calling it a "hostile and criminal" act. Tehran summoned Ukraine's Chargé d'Affaires in protest, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed Russia has been sharing satellite intelligence with Iran to help direct strikes across the Middle East. Ukraine has said it targeted Russian naval assets and vessels carrying Iranian-linked military cargo.
Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has suggested that Russia and Ukraine could move closer to peace by freezing the conflict and reviving negotiations based on the Istanbul talks. Speaking alongside Vladimir Putin, Tokayev said renewed diplomacy backed by international security guarantees could end the war, while the Kremlin insisted a ceasefire was impossible under Kyiv's current position.
More than 700,000 people have been evacuated to safety after Typhoon Noul struck southern China's Guangdong province, triggering the highest flash flood alert in several regions. Although the storm is weakening as it moves inland, forecasters have warned that torrential rain and flooding could continue until Tuesday, while Hong Kong begins to recover with flights gradually resuming.
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has launched his presidential campaign against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, pledging tax cuts and tougher crime policies while receiving backing from Argentine President Javier Milei and messages from his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro. The launch came as Brazil denied visas to two U.S. officials over concerns they could undermine confidence in the country's electoral system, a claim Washington dismissed as "baseless".
Democrats' sweeping victory in the U.S. midterm elections has sent technology stocks plunging, as investors fear tougher AI regulations could slow infrastructure development and threaten the boom that has driven market gains this year.
Romanian authorities said late on Thursday that two additional planes had received bomb threats including a KLM flight to Tel Aviv that had a layover in Bucharest.
U.S. President Donald Trump has predicted a breakthrough in efforts to end the war in Ukraine after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, ahead of U.S.-mediated peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv in Abu Dhabi on 10-11 November.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has vowed to fight attempts to impeach him, dismissing the growing campaign against him as politically motivated amid mounting criticism of his handling of the war in Iran.
Two people, including a child, were killed and 16 others injured when an intercity bus crashed in eastern France on Friday morning, authorities confirmed.
Paraguay’s Vice President Pedro Alliana has assumed the presidency after the Senate impeached and ousted Santiago Peña amid a banking crisis that sparked widespread political backlash.
New Zealand’s ruling centre-right National Party has taken a narrow lead over the opposition Labour Party in Saturday’s general election, with the country’s current three-party coalition projected to retain power.
Russian forces launched a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv early on Saturday, 7 November, injuring two people and damaging residential buildings, just three days before U.S.-led peace talks with Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi.
China has strongly opposed U.S. sanctions on two Chinese companies accused of supplying military equipment to Cuba, warning that the measures undermine bilateral economic relations and violate international law.
Qatar has rejected reports that negotiations between the U.S. and Iran have failed, confirming on Saturday, 7 November, that its mediation efforts are continuing as both sides work towards an agreement.
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