Headlines- Regarding Iran's seven-day plan to stop the war, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he has been in close communication with mediators.
- Aden International Airport has suspended air traffic after the Houthis allegedly attacked the facility with multiple ballistic missiles in two waves, according to Yemen's government.
- In a statement released on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party accused Arab parties of stealing the nation's election, following a deadlock that suggested they could act as kingmakers in the formation of a new government.
- Oregon police said, a 10-year-old girl who was allegedly abducted from her apartment overnight was discovered safe.
- Three people, including two minors, have been taken into custody after authorities claim they foiled a social media conspiracy to carry out a school shooting in Georgia.
- Flavio Bolsonaro, the right-wing presidential candidate from Brazil who was defeated, declared on Wednesday that he is the legitimate leader of his country after arriving to the US to begin a self-imposed exile.
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