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Trump calls new Iran strikes 'highly unlikely' if talks progress, as Rubio rejects Tehran's demands and Qatar's PM visits

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Trump said Sunday that a renewed US attack on Iran is 'highly unlikely' as long as talks progress, saying it 'depends on whether or not they sign a very strong agreement.' Rubio said the war on Iran is unpopular but 'necessary' to stop Iran's nuclear threat, and called Iran's negotiation demands 'outrageous and ridiculous, and really not realistic.' Iran defended its two-day proposal for restarting peace talks on Monday, calling it the most reasonable offer on the table after Rubio rejected its conditions.

Why it matters

Iran's offer ties reopening Hormuz to US concessions that Rubio calls unrealistic, so the gap, not the pause in strikes, decides whether the war restarts, and UAE official Anwar Gargash has already warned that a settlement looks difficult.

How reporting varies

Reuters: Stresses the UAE's Gargash warning that a comprehensive US-Iran settlement appears difficult and the region faces prolonged uncertainty.

WSJ World: Frames the story through oil markets: prices fell and stayed below $100 after Trump's remarks, though attacks on Saudi Arabia and tanker incidents in Hormuz kept supply risks alive.

Al Jazeera: Focuses on Iran's domestic tightening, including executions linked to January protests and warnings of tough sentences for dissent.

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Nvidia opens board probe into CEO Huang after he admits affair with suspected Chinese spy

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted in a message to staff that he was unfaithful to his wife, and said he took full responsibility. Nvidia's board said on Sunday, November 8, that it is investigating whether Huang was the target of a foreign intelligence effort, after a New York Times report alleged he had an affair with an executive linked to Chinese intelligence. The executive at the center of the report is Alice Huang, a top executive at Megaspeed International, a Singapore-based data centre firm.

Why it matters

The probe turns a personal scandal into a question about what a chipmaker's chief executive may have disclosed about its products, and Nvidia's board must now judge its own leader as Huang's chips are central to US-China tensions.

How reporting varies

The Guardian: Live coverage notes China denies the spying claims and that Huang is getting support from some fellow tech executives.

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G7 foreign ministers meet in Paris to test whether Trump's midterm defeat changes US policy on Ukraine and Iran

G7 foreign ministers began two days of talks in Paris on Monday, the first chance for allies to gauge whether the Republican midterm defeat alters US policy on Ukraine, the Middle East and ties with partners, four G7 diplomats told Reuters. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is attending both days, his first appearance abroad since the vote. Ministers will also discuss recent cyber attacks suspected to have come from pro-Russian groups, Italy's foreign minister said.

Why it matters

The meeting falls a day before US-Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi, where the Europeans are not expected to take part in the trilateral format, so any common line agreed in Paris is their main lever, even as Italy's Meloni warns that separate European diplomatic tracks risk making Europe irrelevant.

How reporting varies

France 24: Frames the talks as Europe pressing Washington for a fair Ukraine settlement and to deter new strikes on Iran, noting Trump's prediction of a 'very big' deal with Russia covering 'all of Europe'.

Reuters: Stresses what diplomats expect from Washington: Democratic gains may narrow the White House's room to manoeuvre, but no return to traditional multilateralism while Trump controls foreign policy.

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European officials to join US-brokered Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 10-11

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Europeans, including France, will join the US-mediated Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi this week, defying Kremlin objections, according to Reuters and other reports. The Abu Dhabi talks, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, are the first three-way round of negotiations among the US, Ukraine and Russia since February. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said some progress has been made on what post-war security infrastructure in Ukraine and Europe could look like, and that security guarantees are a key focus of the Abu Dhabi talks.

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Krakow gunman dies in hospital as Poland's parties dispute his motives

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A 24-year-old gunman who opened fire in central Krakow on Saturday was shot by police, arrested minutes later, and has since died in hospital, police said. Six people were killed and at least 15 to 16 others were wounded in the Krakow mass shooting, the deadliest such attack in Poland in decades. Authorities are investigating the Krakow attack as a terrorist offence.

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Eisenkot, now holding mandate, invites Likud into 'emergency' government as Netanyahu camp rejects Arab-backed option

Ongoing · day 15 ↗

Eisenkot said it is indispensable to form a national emergency government, calling the current situation a point of no return. Eisenkot has begun reaching out to allies of Netanyahu as he tries to form a government, arguing that the prime minister brought Israel to a historic crisis. Eisenkot said building a governing coalition would require "creative and unconventional political steps" and that change was needed to restore "sanity."

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Riyadh raises new alert a day after Houthi strike on Aramco tower, then says danger has passed

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Debris from a Houthi missile damaged Aramco's corporate office tower in Riyadh's financial district on Sunday, blowing out windows across several floors, according to Saudi Arabia's energy ministry. Saudi authorities said no one was hurt when falling shrapnel hit the Aramco building in Riyadh's financial district, one of the highest-profile areas targeted by the Houthis. BBC Verify authenticated footage showing damage to the Aramco building in the capital's central financial district.

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US asks Iraq to close all but two Iran border crossings, and agrees to let Iraqi oil use Hormuz lane

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said the US Treasury has asked Iraq to close all border crossings with Iran except two, one of them in the Kurdistan region. He said closing them all would be difficult and hurt Iraq's economy, and talks with Washington continue. In the same Al Jazeera interview, he said Iraq has reached understandings with the US to export oil through the Strait of Hormuz via a shipping lane near Oman, and put Iraq's losses from the Iran war and export disruption at $60 billion.

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Trump says he expects a three-way meeting with Xi and Putin at Shenzhen APEC summit

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Trump says he thinks he will meet Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin at the APEC summit in China, which is set for November 18 to 19. China's producer inflation hit a four-year high as oil costs bite, according to Nikkei Asia. Trump says his deportation policy "might have been too tough."

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China extends pause on new rare earth controls until January

China has extended its suspension of new rare earth export controls until January, according to Reuters. A Reuters poll separately expects China's export growth to have stayed strong in October.

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Covert Russian network exploited French riots online but did not cause them, EU report says

A covert Russian network known as "Operation Overload" used social media to blame last month's French riots on immigration and to paint the government as weak, according to an internal EU assessment seen by Reuters. The EU analysis, covering Oct. 7-21, found no evidence that Moscow or others instigated the unrest, calling it "opportunistic exploitation". A separate French foreign ministry assessment said accounts linked to Israel and the US MAGA movement also pushed "hostile narratives"; its figures show their top posts on X drew far more views (over 49 million and 35 million) than top pro-Russian posts (2.8 million). Reuters could not independently verify either report.

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  • Straits Times — Backs: Russian network exploited riots; EU found no evidence of instigation; 'Operation Overload' blamed immigration; painted government weak; EU analysis covers Oct 7-21; 'opportunistic exploitation'; French ministry: Israel- and MAGA-linked accounts; 49M, 35M vs 2.8M views; Reuters could not independently verify either report

COP31 opens in Turkey as UN climate chief says progress is 'nowhere near fast enough'

The two-week UN climate summit began in Antalya, Turkey, on Monday, with UN Climate Change chief Simon Stiell and Turkey's COP31 president Murat Kurum urging faster action. Turkey is pushing a non-binding pledge to raise electricity's share of global energy demand to at least 35% by 2035, from about a fifth now; advocates object that it does not require the extra power to be low-carbon. The US administration is shunning the talks for the second year running, and the Iran war, which has disrupted Hormuz oil shipments and lifted fuel prices, competes for attention.

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  • Reuters · wire — Backs: Stiell: progress 'nowhere near fast enough'; Two-week summit began in Antalya Monday; Stiell and Kurum; Non-binding pledge: electricity at least 35% by 2035, from about a fifth; Advocates object: no low-carbon requirement; US shunning talks second year; Iran war disrupted Hormuz, lifted fuel prices
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Lecornu meets unions and employers on wages, with a small minimum-wage rise expected

Ongoing · day 5 ↗

The social conference at Matignon focuses on salaries and purchasing power, and a possible raise to the minimum wage is on the agenda. Analysis of the talks says struggling French companies will find it hard to raise wages without economic growth.

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Novaya Gazeta winds up operations and prepares to leave its Moscow office

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Russia's Novaya Gazeta held its final editorial meeting and began winding up on Nov 9, saying state pressure had made reporting impossible. It announced in late October it would close after being designated a "foreign agent" and losing bank processing of reader donations; its offices and its editor's home were searched, and another senior journalist is under house arrest awaiting trial. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the closure part of "a standard rotational process" in which new outlets replace old ones.

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Sudan detains ex-ruling party head Haroun, wanted by ICC

Sudan has detained Haroun, former head of the ruling party, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, Reuters reported.

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