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Republican Rep. Thomas Massie has introduced eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, putting the Iran war and congressional war powers back at the center of Washington politics.

The Kremlin has welcomed a U.S. proposal to stop Russia-Ukraine attacks on energy infrastructure, while Kyiv sets conditions and NATO states strengthen eastern security.

Saudi Arabia says it intercepted a Houthi drone south of Mecca as fighting in Yemen, stalled Gulf-Iran diplomacy and threats to Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb deepen the regional crisis.

Bangladesh’s ICT-2 has sentenced seven senior Awami League and affiliated leaders to death over crimes against humanity during the 2024 uprising. All seven remain fugitives, while former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina continues to stay in India amid an unresolved extradition request.

Trump has reopened the door to negotiations with Iran, but Tehran says talks cannot begin until its conditions are met as the Hormuz crisis and Houthi attacks intensify.

EU ambassadors extended individual Russia sanctions for only seven days after failing to agree on a six-month renewal, with France and Slovakia pushing to remove billionaire Alisher Usmanov from the list.

Sweden Election 2026 gives Andersson's centre-left a 176-173 lead as Sweden Democrats lose ground, but late votes could still change the final result.

The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's attempt to activate sweeping new mail-ballot rules before the November 3 midterms, allowing states to continue using existing voting procedures.

Houthis launched dozens of missiles and drones toward Saudi Arabia, wounded 13 civilians and expanded along the Red Sea as Saudi-Yemeni airstrikes intensified and Hormuz diplomacy stalled.

Elon Musk's X Corp and SpaceXAI have dropped their antitrust claims against Apple with prejudice, but OpenAI remains in the case as the fight over ChatGPT, Grok and AI competition continues.