Iran pushing accelerated plan for ceasefire talks with US
Tehran says plan has been condensed and can be implemented within two days as it continues talks with mediators.
WAR & CONFLICT // WIRE
1,156 articles · newest reporting from independent and international publishers
THE NEW YORK TIMES — WORLD INTERNATIONAL
Russia Senses Opportunity in Polish Political Turmoil
After its sometime allies were ousted in elections in Hungary and Serbia, Moscow has seized on Poland’s constitutional standoff in its effort to weaken Europe’s support for Ukraine.
BBC NEWS — WORLD INTERNATIONAL
Fake nuclear warning from hacked app sparks unease but not panic in Ukraine
Many Ukrainians, who have faced years of Russian attacks, did not take the messages seriously and doubted their veracity.
Russian bombing of Ukrainian aid centre kills 24 people: Zelenskyy
President called the attack further proof that Russia does not want any kind of de-escalation or real justice.
THE NEW YORK TIMES — POLITICS POLITICS
Jury Selection Begins in First Death-Penalty Case at Guantánamo Bay
A Saudi man is charged with the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole, which killed 17 American sailors in 2000.
WATCH: Zelenskyy confirms Ukraine hacked back after Russia's cyberattack of its emergency alert system
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed in an interview with PBS News' Amna Nawaz that his country hacked Russia's emergency alert system after Russia seemingly attacked Ukraine's alert system overnight.
California's Scott Wiener Has a Record of Opposing Gaza Ceasefire, Despite Recent Claim
The candidate for California’s 11th Congressional District recently said that he supported a ceasefire in late 2023. At the time, he lobbied against a local ceasefire resolution in San Francisco.
BBC NEWS — WORLD INTERNATIONAL
Russian bombing kills 18 people at Ukraine aid centre, Kyiv says
Local officials say 27 people are missing after at least nine 3,000kg aerial bombs hit a village in southern Ukraine.
Iran engages US in 'intensive' negotiations to avert fresh war outbreak
Tehran on Monday said that the country was holding "intensive" indirect talks with Washington to avoid a fresh round of US attacks on Iran ahead of the US midterm elections this week. Foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei shared…
A brief ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine opens a perilous escape window from Kherson's riverside kill zone
Despite the risks, many residents of Ukraine's Kherson region refuse to leave, fearing they have nowhere else to go.
Fighting returns to Kherson region after longest Ukraine war ceasefire
Though unprecedented, the six-day truce has done little to alter the wider trajectory of a war that continues to grinds on.
Drone attacks extend campaign targeting Sudan’s power system
Attacks the latest to disrupt electricity supplies; army reports new defections from paramilitary RSF.
BLOOMBERG CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY
Gulf Arab Oil Giants Are Exporting Crude at Pre-War Rates Again
The Middle East’s leading Arab oil producing nations are shipping crude at about the same rate as before the war, bringing a tide of supply to the global market that’s helped to temper prices.
THE GUARDIAN — WORLD INTERNATIONAL
Oil price falls amid hope of a breakthrough to end Iran war
Brent crude drops by more than 6% to $105.55 a barrel, the lowest level in more than two weeks The oil price has fallen to its lowest level in more two weeks amid new hopes of a breakthrough to end the Iran war. Brent crude, the…
Democrat Haley Stevens grilled on 11th-hour endorsement of Mike Rogers in tense interview
Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens faced a grilling from Anderson Cooper over her last-minute endorsement of Mike Rogers in the Michigan Senate race.
Hegseth is painting Iran war in ‘rosy terms’ to keep Trump happy: report
President Donald Trump reportedly is sounding out advisers for their assessment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Dan Caine
On Abortion Rights, Nevada Offers a Perfect Snapshot of the Midterms
Decked out in a sparkly plaid shirt and a dangly necklace urging “VOTE,” US Rep. Susie Lee was rallying a roomful of canvassers to knock on doors around Las Vegas in support of Nevada’s abortion ballot measure, Question 6. The four-term…
BLOOMBERG CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY
Haiti Gang Leader Calls for Peace After El Salvador Sends Troops
One of Haiti’s largest and most notorious gangs is asking for peace talks amid fears that an influx of thousands of El Salvadoran troops could lead to more bloodshed in the troubled Caribbean nation.
Ukraine’s ‘Stargate’ drone carries wounded troops from frontline
Ukraine’s Skyfall says its Stargate drone has evacuated two wounded soldiers from the front line, flying 15 km each way at up to 105 km/h.
COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS MEDIA WATCH
Sudan amends anti-state law to target online and media publishing
New York, November 2, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Sudanese authorities to undo a new law making online and media publishing a state security crime. Under this updated law, journalists could face life in prison or the…
CONSORTIUM NEWS INVESTIGATIONS
America’s Deadly Addiction to War
A people whose country cannot say no to perpetual wars will eventually discover that wars have said no to their personal freedom, writes Andrew Napolitano. By Andrew P. Napolitano America has a deadly addiction to war. Since 1950…
Israeli strikes kill 13 Palestinians in Gaza; UN staffer dies in Ansarallah detention; Haley Stevens’ meltdown
Drop Site Daily: November 2, 2026
Oil prices pull back sharply on signs of US-Iran diplomacy to end war
The cost of benchmark Brent crude dropped 7% on Monday to under 106 US dollars a barrel at one stage.
NEWS INTELLIGENCE CENTER
Latest public uploads from 20 major newsrooms. Select an organization to load its newest video.
Audio never starts automatically. Choose any organization to switch feeds.