Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed the military to prepare plans for potential strikes on Iran, the Financial Times reported, citing three sources. The report said US President Donald Trump opposed resuming hostilities ahead of the midterm elections.

French President Emmanuel Macron made an unannounced stop in Riyadh to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, describing it as a visit of solidarity. The stop came during Macron's wider tour of Gulf states.

Taiwan has flight-tested a low-cost attack drone resembling Iran's Shahed design that its manufacturer says could reach targets in mainland China, aiming to overwhelm Chinese air defences amid persistently high cross-strait tensions.

European Union prosecutors searched European Parliament offices linked to the far-right Patriots group as part of a probe into the alleged misuse of more than four million euros by its dissolved predecessor, Identity and Democracy.

Ukraine's president said freezing the front line along current positions could be a first step toward ending the war, as Kyiv insists on a seat at any negotiations and security guarantees from Washington and European allies.

Argentine President Javier Milei used his first public event in Madrid to call Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez a 'dictator,' urging Spaniards to vote out the Socialist-led government weeks ahead of Spain's November 29 snap election.

Footage filmed in southern Lebanon shows Israeli soldiers walking through a displaced family's home after it was rigged with explosives. The video circulated widely online.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said naval mines prevented three tankers from passing through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday. The announcement pushed oil prices higher amid escalating regional tension.

Kenya's Ministry of Health confirmed a ninth Ebola case on Tuesday, all linked to a single cluster traced to the Democratic Republic of Congo's ongoing outbreak. Health officials said every patient is improving, even as the United States advised citizens to reconsider travel to Kenya.

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is meeting union representatives over nationwide unrest that began with protests led by high school students, as nightly curfews imposed after weekend rioting and looting remain in force. The curfews are still active tonight in the centers of Paris, Lyon and Marseille.

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea will hold hearings on November 10 and 11 on Argentina's request to halt Britain's Sea Lion oil project north of the Falkland Islands. The hearing dates were set by tribunal president Judge Maurice K. Kamga in an order dated October 20.

British police re-arrested two men on suspicion of assisting Iran's intelligence services, officials said Tuesday. The pair had previously been detained over a suspected link to an incident at a US-run airbase used for strikes on Iran during this year's war. Authorities have not disclosed further details of the investigation.

Qatar's head of intelligence told the Doha Global Security Forum that the country urgently redeployed its entire defence posture within six hours during the war with Iran. He said the rapid shift reflected a broader realignment of Gulf security strategy. A senior US diplomat separately described a changing American military footprint in the region.

A drone strike on a market in Sudan's disputed Abyei border region killed at least 153 people, local officials said, as a nearby fuel depot fire continued to burn.

Italy's government approved deploying 500 troops to Milan and tightened security laws after fuel-price protests disrupted food production in the south.

Argentina's country risk index climbed to its highest level in 11 months, as investors grow more cautious about President Javier Milei's economic agenda heading into the pre-election period.