Trump says Iran war is over militarily as Qatar carries ceasefire proposal

Two days of talks open on Tuesday, with Medinsky leading Russia's delegation and Umerov Ukraine's. US officials see 'some flexibility' on both sides, but security guarantees and territory remain the sticking points. Rubio says guarantees must be acceptable to Russia; EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says Moscow is only 'pretending' to negotiate while bombing civilians. Trump says a breakthrough is possible, and Witkoff and Kushner may then visit Putin.

Republican Rep. Thomas Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, including waging war on Iran without congressional approval. That sets a two-day clock for an expected House vote, which some Republicans privately warn could pass. Trump says Hegseth has 'won two wars' and Rubio backs him; Jeffries is a 'hard yes'. Hegseth called a rare press conference to defend his policies, and incoming Democrats say accountability is a priority.

Russia launched 317 drones into Monday, and Ukrenergo reports outages in 12 regions and scheduled cuts for Nov 10. Strikes also hit Poltava, Kharkiv, Kremenchuk, Kryvyi Rih and Pereiaslav. Ukraine has hit the Kirishi refinery and a Rubicon drone base in Berdyansk. Overnight, explosions were reported near an aircraft repair plant in Staraya Russa, in Russia's Novgorod Oblast, and drones targeted occupied Crimea.

The coalition says it intercepted two Houthi missiles fired at Riyadh early Tuesday, after a civil-defence alert in the capital was raised and then lifted, and another ballistic missile aimed at southern Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia said its East-West Pipeline in the Madinah region was struck on Monday, causing a limited fire but no injuries or disruption. A Saudi official inspected the Aramco office in Riyadh damaged in an earlier attack.

President Herzog gave Gadi Eisenkot, backed by 67 of 120 MKs, 45 days to form a government. Eisenkot wants an emergency government including Likud; Netanyahu calls for a Likud-led unity government without 'Hamas supporters'. Avigdor Liberman offers his 2018 draft bill, weaker than the 2025 version, as a basis for talks with Haredi parties. Haaretz reports the Shin Bet has found no evidence of foreign election interference. The new Knesset is sworn in today.

Anthropic is aiming to raise as much as $69.3 billion in its IPO, according to a filing seen by Reuters, which would rank among the largest listings on record. The Wall Street Journal reports it is expected to set its valuation range this week as the waiting period ends, despite last week's swoon in AI stocks.