Every day, as it was.

US pulls diplomats from Saudi Arabia as Iran said to plan attacks

The US has ordered diplomats and other federal employees to leave Saudi Arabia over intelligence that Iran is planning attacks on Americans, and is drawing down staff at other missions in the region.

Trump floats 'another little Operation Epic Fury'; envoy says Iran strike possible this weekend

Iran dominated the day.

US and Israel reportedly plan post-midterm strikes on Iran as Trump says 'not negotiating'

The Gulf dominated the day.

Rubio calls Iran peace deal 'extremely difficult' as Hormuz attacks continue

The Iran war defined the day.

Iran says it shot down US drone over Hormuz as Trump rules out pre-midterm attack

The US-Iran war stayed at the center of Tuesday: no new attacks, but no deal either.

Grass fire at Canadian military base kills four soldiers, 39 hospitalised

A grass fire at a military training exercise at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta killed soldiers and left dozens in hospital, on the day Albertans voted on whether to stay in Canada.

More than 2,300 arrested after worst French riots in years; Macron vows firmness

France dominated the day.

Trump waives Russia sanctions and tariffs days before they were due to take effect

The day's defining move came from Washington.

Gunman, 16, kills three children and teacher at Bend, Oregon, elementary school

The day's worst news came from Bend, Oregon, where a 16-year-old former student killed three children and a teacher at an elementary school before a parent with a gun stopped him.

Trump says Iran war is ending as ships sink near Hormuz and oil stays above $100

Thursday was dominated by the Iran war and what it is doing to the global economy.

Iran steps up Hormuz ship attacks as Trump threatens a "big blow"

Iran's pressure on oil markets defined the day.

Saudi coalition hits Sanaa oil facility as Houthis target Aramco and Dhahran; airlines cancel Saudi flights

Tuesday's escalation in the Yemen war spread into Saudi Arabia.

Houthis claim third strike on Riyadh airport; Saudi Arabia vows 'serious' response

The Gulf set the tone on Monday.

Houthis hit Riyadh and Dammam airports; Saudi Arabia vows response, US may join

The Houthi missile strikes on Saudi Arabia's airports defined the day.

Zaporizhzhia strike kills at least 20; Trump says Ukraine needs a new president

The war in Ukraine and the diplomacy around it set the day.

Trump says Russia will supply diesel to US; Treasury licenses it through April 2027

Fuel prices ahead of the November 3 US midterms drove the day in Washington.

Russian strike on two buses in Kramatorsk kills at least 33 as Kyiv braces

Russia's war on Ukraine produced the day's worst violence.

Vance says Iran must cut enrichment as Hormuz tanker attacks continue

The Iran war defined Wednesday.

More than 250,000 rally across France as police fire tear gas in Paris and Marseille

France's school protest movement reached its biggest day on Tuesday.

Yemen forces retake towns near Bab el-Mandeb as coalition strikes Houthis

The day belonged to Yemen, where the government's offensive against the Houthis, backed by Saudi-led coalition air power, moved from announcement to claimed gains from the Red Sea coast to a declared assault on Sanaa.

Trump says Iran decision is coming; Tehran says Hormuz stays closed until US meets conditions

The US-Iran standoff over the Strait of Hormuz dominated Sunday.

Trump says Iran war could end soon but questions who to negotiate with

The Iran war set the tone for the day, and its edges kept widening.

US sends third carrier and 2,000 Marines toward Iran as Trump says standoff ends 'very soon'

Iran sat behind most of the day's news.

Iran floats nuclear inspections for sanctions relief as tanker burns in Hormuz

The US-Iran standoff shaped Thursday.

US completes Iraq withdrawal as Iran urges Americans to oust Trump's allies

The day was defined by the last US troops leaving Iraq, a departure Iran welcomed and turned into a message for American voters ahead of the midterms.