Headlines- According to US President Donald Trump, the US is having fruitful talks with Iran and won't attack the country again before the November midterm congressional elections.
- Colonel Turki al-Maliki, a spokesman for the coalition led by Saudi Arabia, claims that his forces intercepted and destroyed two Houthi ballistic missiles that were headed for Khamis Mushait and Riyadh.
- According to Reza Talaei-Nik, a spokesman for the Iranian Defense Ministry, the nation's ability to produce weapons is adequate to meet the demands of a "sustained and prolonged war."
- The United Nations said on Thursday that between July and September of 2026, at least 52 women and one girl were detained or arrested in the Afghan cities of Herat and Kabul.
- Nidal Hasan, the 2009 mass shooter, will be executed by firing squad at Fort Hood in December, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Thursday.
- The New York Police Department reported that one person was shot on Thursday in New York City during a confrontation with federal law enforcement agents.
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