UK ‘watching with interest’ European migrant return hub push

US senator Van Hollen to challenge Schumer for Senate majority leader

EU to review petition to suspend Israel agreement

US, Ukraine say Europe to join Russia talks

Iraq orders oil-smuggling probe in armed group bastion

Mississippi Democrat flips US Senate seat

CSTO strips Armenia of voting rights: Kremlin

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has decided to strip Armenia of its voting rights and its right to appoint representatives to key positions within the bloc, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said.

Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital kills 6 people

An Israeli airstrike targeting the Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza killed six people, including a general surgeon, and wounded at least 28 more, Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Nov. 12.

Vance weighs direct talks with Iranian security official

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is considering holding face-to-face talks with a senior Iranian security official as Washington seeks a way out of the war with Iran, The Wall Street Journal reported on Nov. 11, citing U.S. and Middle Eastern officials.

Israel faces security tensions amid post-election uncertainty

Israel is facing mounting security concerns amid a post-election political transition, with opposition figures warning against potential military escalation with Iran and accusing caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of withholding critical security information from Gadi Eisenkot, who has been tasked with forming the next government.

Ukraine new ‘systematic’ restrictions to Starshield: Zelensky

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Nov. 12 that Ukraine’s military faced new “systematic” restrictions to Starshield satellite internet, operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX service which plays a key role for front line communications.

Indonesian vice president in high school diploma scandal resigns

Indonesia’s vice president resigned on Nov. 12 in the midst of a scandal over his high school diploma, adding to pressure on a government facing widespread dissatisfaction over the economy, graft and wildfires.

Funds for DR Congo Ebola fight ‘not reaching front’

Vast sums of international aid to fight the Democratic Republic of Congo’s deadly Ebola outbreak are failing to reach medics on the front line, charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned on Nov. 12.

Two dead, several injured after New York building collapses

Two people were killed on Nov. 11 and at least 17 others injured, including children, after a three-story building collapsed near a construction site in New York, city authorities said.

U.S. envoys arrive in Russia for Putin meeting after Ukraine talks

U.S. envoys arrived in Russia on Nov. 12 to meet with President Vladimir Putin after talks in Abu Dhabi on the war in Ukraine, with both Washington and Kiev suggesting there was a window of opportunity for progress on ending Europe's worst conflict since World War II.

Protesters clash with police in Spain after huge housing cost rallies

Police fired tear gas as sporadic clashes broke out in Madrid and Barcelona on Nov. 11 after huge protests across Spain over housing affordability and purchasing power just weeks before an early general election.

Eisenkot’s bloc seeks to repeal 5 Netanyahu-era laws before new Israeli government is formed: Report

Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot’s bloc plans to repeal five major laws passed under Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seeking to reverse key parts of his legislative agenda before a new government takes office, local media reported on Nov. 11.

Uproar in Israeli parliament over Arab-Israeli lawmakers

Tensions ran high at the first session of Israel’s parliament on Nov. 10 as old and new party leaders traded barbs over the possibility of forming a government with the support of Arab lists.