White House confirms first Trump-Xi-Putin summit, set for Shenzhen on Nov 19

Rubio said economic pressure has weakened Iran so much that military action is unnecessary, though victory means it never gets a nuclear weapon. The IRGC claimed a strike on a US radar in Bahrain; Centcom says it shot down two drones. Iran says its navy downed a US MQ-1 near Hormuz, which the US hasn't confirmed, and warned of an "immediate response" to any new attack. Mossad chief Roman Gofman is lobbying in Washington; the US blockade of Iranian ports continues.

A communications failure halted departures across the US late Friday, only the second nationwide ground stop since the Sept 11 attacks. More than 4,000 flights were cancelled and 10,000 delayed before the FAA lifted it. Officials say there was no cyberattack; Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed outdated equipment and asked Congress for $50bn in emergency funding. Reports point to a network software update as the trigger.

Reuters reports that Jensen Huang, who resigned as CEO, misled general counsel Tim Teter and marketing chief Alison Wagonfeld about his relationship with Alice Huang, an alleged Chinese spy. CFO Colette Kress is interim CEO. Congress is pressing the Commerce Department's chip-export agency, and Bessent and Lutnick have clashed over the failure to blacklist Megaspeed. Nvidia shares are heading for their worst week in over 18 months. US officials say Trump won't raise it with Xi.

Heavy rain flooded displacement camps, affecting 200,000 people, per the UN, and killing at least five Palestinians; a nine-month-old baby also died of cold. UN agencies say restrictions on supplies and access, plus funding gaps, undermined a winter plan presented months ago, and they urge Israel to lift the curbs. More than 150,000 tents wait outside Gaza. The WHO warns of rising respiratory illness, and Denmark pledged $8.9m.

The WSJ reports the Pan American Health Organization has revoked US measles-elimination status after 26 years, because transmission was not halted for more than a year. Two more deaths bring this year's measles-associated toll to 10, with over 5,400 confirmed cases, the most in more than three decades.