Monday, November 2, 2026

All World Brief Now updates for this day, Central Time.

1. 6 AM CTPosting shortly
2. 5 PM CTEvening Update: Trump says 'no rush' on Iran but a deal 'could happen'; 26 killed as Russia bombs a Ukrainian aid center; Trump's final midterm pitch
   • Update: Trump tells Axios there is 'no rush' to decide on new Iran strikes, then posts that a deal 'could happen' as Qatar's mediator returns to Tehran
   • Iran says its seven-step plan is now 'condensed' to two days, but its demands are unchanged: lift the blockade and sanctions first
   • At least 26 killed as Russian glide bombs hit a school used as an aid center in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, a day after the Oleshky truce ended
   • Fighting resumes in Kherson after the longest ceasefire of the war, brokered by First Lady Melania Trump; Kyiv says Russia used the pause to rearm