US strikes Iran's Qeshm Island as Qatar-mediated talks stallDemocrats secure Senate majority as Americans vote in midtermsDozens killed at Zaporizhzhia aid site as Russia hits grid and Kyiv strikes refineryTrump says US military aid to Israel ends this year, surprising Israeli officialsHouthis press toward Aden as attacks on Saudi Arabia delay Asian CupAfrica CDC raises Ebola toll to 5,376 as Israel isolates two suspected casesUS-brokered Russia-Ukraine talks set for Abu Dhabi as Europe seeks a roleCyclone Murasu hits Andhra Pradesh after Cyclone ArnabOil slips below $101 after Qeshm-driven jump as IEA warns of long gas squeezeThree more tankers explode in Hormuz while an Indian is killed in attack near OmanDrones become top killer of civilians in Sudan's war, UN saysFreezer hacks reach Germany, UK and Greece after wave across EuropeBinance details months-long hack campaign as North Korea denies roleAI borrowing tests credit markets as investors seek protectionSpain's transport minister resigns after Urda rail crashIsraeli opposition unites behind Eisenkot but stays split over Arab partiesAustralia raises rates to 18-year high as ECB succession race opensRow over German riots continues as Madrid housing camp is dismantledBlack Sea shipping attacks widen and test NATO limitsUK and EU complete deal to remove Brexit checks on food and animal productsChina halts new listings after worst stock market month in over a decadeSchaeffler to cut 3,460 jobs in Europe and close five plantsGreenland's parliament ratifies security deal with US and DenmarkNvidia tells data-centre clients to cut China exposureKremlin says work under way on Trump-Putin-Xi meeting at APEC summitNigeria: bandits abduct 14 pupils and a teacher, police ambushed in ZamfaraCourts rebuff Trump administration on votingPoland sends special forces to Kaliningrad border after Tusk warns of provocationBangladesh garment workers defy calls to end wage protests on fourth dayNew York child dies of measles, state's first fatal case in 30 yearsUS suspends South Africa and Rwanda from AGOA trade programmeBomb threats force flight diversions across EuropeEU court adviser says Google's Gemini may infringe press copyrightBrazil publishes first global roadmap for phasing out fossil fuelsChina accuses Philippine politicians of 'intolerable' conduct as tensions riseNorth Korea warns Japan over missiles and joint drillsIsraeli forces kill four more in Gaza, bringing post-ceasefire toll near 1,600Western Sahara conflict risks escalation as UN mission endsPolish Constitutional Tribunal standoff deepensCzech public media strike against Babiš government's funding changesZelensky confirms Ukrainian hack of Russian emergency alert appUS strikes Iran's Qeshm Island as Qatar-mediated talks stallDemocrats secure Senate majority as Americans vote in midtermsDozens killed at Zaporizhzhia aid site as Russia hits grid and Kyiv strikes refineryTrump says US military aid to Israel ends this year, surprising Israeli officialsHouthis press toward Aden as attacks on Saudi Arabia delay Asian CupAfrica CDC raises Ebola toll to 5,376 as Israel isolates two suspected casesUS-brokered Russia-Ukraine talks set for Abu Dhabi as Europe seeks a roleCyclone Murasu hits Andhra Pradesh after Cyclone ArnabOil slips below $101 after Qeshm-driven jump as IEA warns of long gas squeezeThree more tankers explode in Hormuz while an Indian is killed in attack near OmanDrones become top killer of civilians in Sudan's war, UN saysFreezer hacks reach Germany, UK and Greece after wave across EuropeBinance details months-long hack campaign as North Korea denies roleAI borrowing tests credit markets as investors seek protectionSpain's transport minister resigns after Urda rail crashIsraeli opposition unites behind Eisenkot but stays split over Arab partiesAustralia raises rates to 18-year high as ECB succession race opensRow over German riots continues as Madrid housing camp is dismantledBlack Sea shipping attacks widen and test NATO limitsUK and EU complete deal to remove Brexit checks on food and animal productsChina halts new listings after worst stock market month in over a decadeSchaeffler to cut 3,460 jobs in Europe and close five plantsGreenland's parliament ratifies security deal with US and DenmarkNvidia tells data-centre clients to cut China exposureKremlin says work under way on Trump-Putin-Xi meeting at APEC summitNigeria: bandits abduct 14 pupils and a teacher, police ambushed in ZamfaraCourts rebuff Trump administration on votingPoland sends special forces to Kaliningrad border after Tusk warns of provocationBangladesh garment workers defy calls to end wage protests on fourth dayNew York child dies of measles, state's first fatal case in 30 yearsUS suspends South Africa and Rwanda from AGOA trade programmeBomb threats force flight diversions across EuropeEU court adviser says Google's Gemini may infringe press copyrightBrazil publishes first global roadmap for phasing out fossil fuelsChina accuses Philippine politicians of 'intolerable' conduct as tensions riseNorth Korea warns Japan over missiles and joint drillsIsraeli forces kill four more in Gaza, bringing post-ceasefire toll near 1,600Western Sahara conflict risks escalation as UN mission endsPolish Constitutional Tribunal standoff deepensCzech public media strike against Babiš government's funding changesZelensky confirms Ukrainian hack of Russian emergency alert app
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The Situation · Edition 54

Wednesday, 4 November 2026

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The US struck Iran's Qeshm Island on Monday, 2 November, calling the raids limited and defensive. Qatar says both sides are reviewing proposals, but Tehran rejects what it calls excessive US demands. Brent jumped to nearly $107 on Tuesday after the reported strikes, then fell below $101 on hopes of a deal.

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards say three tankers hit sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday after taking an unauthorised route. In Ukraine, Russian bombs killed at least 31 people at an aid site on Monday evening, while Ukrainian drones set a Russian refinery on fire. The US, Russia and Ukraine will meet in Abu Dhabi on 10 and 11 November, US envoy Steve Witkoff announced, and Zelensky and Merz demanded a European role. Houthi forces are within 80 km of Aden, according to Reuters sources, and President Trump said US military aid to Israel will end this year.

Meta, Oracle and Alphabet are raising bond financing for AI spending, and investors are demanding higher yields and downside protection. Australia's central bank raised rates to an 18-year high, and China paused new listings after its worst stock market month in more than a decade, according to the Financial Times. Nvidia told cloud providers that a majority of their clients must be non-Chinese, the FT reports.

Less noticed is the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak: Africa CDC counts 5,376 deaths among 10,444 cases, almost all in Congo, and Israel isolated two returning travelers as suspected cases on Tuesday. Watch tomorrow whether the Qatar-mediated US-Iran talks move beyond the exchange of proposals.

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