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Fresh U.S. strikes hit Iranian military sites as Iran targeted Bahrain and Kuwait, while the Pentagon confirmed additional American service-member deaths tied to attacks in Iraq and Jordan.
A passenger bus and cargo lorry collided at Kiponzero Junction on Nov. 9, according to Iringa regional police. Tanzanian outlets citing police reported 21 people killed and five injured; investigators had not established a final cause in the reports reviewed.
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39 stories in this desk.After meeting Qatar’s prime minister, President Donald Trump said renewed U.S. strikes on Iran were unlikely and described the conflict as militarily ‘effectively over.’ Iran’s state-linked Tasnim news agency, citing a senior security official, denied plans for a meeting between Iran’s security chief and Vice President JD Vance and said Tehran would not negotiate until Washington acts on seven Iranian conditions. No agreement has been announced, and the parties’ public accounts differ.
Brazil is presenting a voluntary framework at COP31 to help countries plan a shift away from fossil fuels; it is not a negotiated UN decision or a binding new obligation.
AP reports that trilateral talks involving Ukraine, Russia and the United States have started in Abu Dhabi; European G7 envoys are meeting separately in Paris. No agreement has yet been reported.
The UN weather agency says global temperatures averaged 1.47°C above pre-industrial levels in January–September, while preliminary 2026 data indicate record ocean heat.
Police say the 24-year-old suspect in Kraków’s Nov. 7 shooting died in hospital Monday. Prosecutors say the inquiry will continue to establish whether he acted alone or received help; investigators have not established a motive.
A new Global Carbon Budget forecast puts fossil CO₂ emissions 0.4% lower this year, but says the dip is not yet evidence of a lasting peak.
Saudi Arabia says falling missile-interception debris damaged an Aramco building in Riyadh, with no injuries reported.
Official results put the African National Congress at about 31% in Wednesday’s local elections, its weakest showing in a local vote. The result sets up negotiations over municipal coalitions.
Preliminary results project 67 seats for the incumbent National-led bloc in a 131-seat Parliament, one above a majority. Special votes remain uncounted; official results are due Nov. 27.
Prosecutors charged Santiago Peña over alleged breach of trust and abuse of office tied to Ueno Bank’s collapse and sought pretrial detention. The charges are allegations, not a finding of guilt.
Spanish authorities raised the death toll to 69 after another body was recovered from the site of the Oct. 28 high-speed rail collision in Urda. Investigators have not announced a final cause.
Updated Oct. 23: The Israeli military says two soldiers and two suspected gunmen were killed in a shooting near Hebron; at least five others were wounded. Israel ordered the army to prepare a full West Bank closure.
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