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NOV 11

Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race, unseating Cindy Hyde-Smith

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Hyde-Smith called Colom to concede on Wednesday.

Chuck Schumer said "Blue Mississippi is here" in a post on X following Colom's victory.

Democrats won control of both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate in the midterm elections.

Colom was the first Black district attorney for the 16th circuit and had a 94% success rate for convictions.

Joe Biden nominated Colom to be a federal judge in the northern district of Mississippi.

1 fact single-source — treat as provisional.

US charges three men for alleged Iranian-backed plot at UK Fairford air base

31 verified facts from 2 sources.

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The DOJ said the three men acted in support of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah.

The three men were identified as Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri, and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani.

Two of the arrested men were subsequently re-arrested on suspicion of assisting Iran's intelligence service and charged under the National Security Act.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

NOV 11

Pakistan's imports from India growing despite tensions

26 verified facts from 1 source.

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A ceasefire ended four days of fighting on May 10, 2025.

Pakistan and India severed most of their remaining links in the spring of 2025.

Pakistan paid $19.5bn for imports from China in 2025-2026, making China its biggest trading partner.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Palestine Weekly roundup: West Bank and Gaza

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Abed Abou Shhadeh said his arrest was meant to intimidate Arab society as a whole.

Gaza's Civil Defence warned that more than 2,000 buildings risk collapse.

Peace Now said settlers shot a Palestinian man in the leg during the Ein a-Duyuk a-Tahta takeover.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

NOV 11

FIFA rankings top four to be kept apart until semi-finals at 2027 Women's World Cup

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The top four ranked teams will be separated until the semi-finals at the 2027 Women's World Cup, provided they each win their group.

England hold a 31-point advantage over fifth-placed Japan in the world rankings before the upcoming round of internationals.

FIFA confirmed that the draw will take place at 1.30pm local time on 11 December at Rio de Janeiro's Museum of Modern Art.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Kennedy family sues to block Trump's Arlington memorial arch

15 verified facts from 4 sources.

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The White House said it was "unfortunate" to see members of the Kennedy family join litigation against the arch.

The project won approval from the National Capital Planning Commission.

The complaint states the National Park Service and Interior Department authorized construction on 5 November 2026.

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“will permanently cast shadows over and damage historically significant sightlines to the existing gravesites and memorials established in the Kennedy family's honor”
The Kennedy family Said DATE NOT STATED Reported NOV 11 verbatim · 1 source

The Kennedy family argues the arch would cast shadows over gravesites and memorials at Arlington National Cemetery.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent moved to military base due to Iran threats

17 verified facts from 3 sources.

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A senior administration official told Fox News that threats against Bessent had reached 'more than an advanced stage.'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US does not need to conduct military strikes if it is achieving the same objective through economic means and economic pressure.

Bessent said the wave of sanctions would bring about the 'asphyxiation' of Iran's economy.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Russia-Ukraine-US talks in Abu Dhabi yield prisoner exchange deal but no post-war breakthrough

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Vladimir Medinsky said the world needed a new and fair security system, referencing the Yalta and Potsdam summits.

Kushner acknowledged that the territorial question remained the hardest issue.

Davyd Arakhamia from Ukraine's negotiating team said this round of talks was one of the hardest.

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“constructive and quite substantive”
Volodymyr Zelenskyy Said NOV 10 Reported NOV 11 verbatim · 2 sources

Zelenskyy described the first day of US-mediated peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi as constructive and quite substantive.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

White House and Democrats clash over congressional oversight and investigation threats

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Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that Democrats are threatening people and called it extortion at the highest level.

Garcia said the Trump Administration is weaponizing the government and that Congress is a co-equal branch that will not be deterred by baseless threats.

On Tuesday, House Democrats failed to muster enough votes to keep an impeachment resolution against Pete Hegseth from being shelved.

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“I write to remind you of the foundational limits that the Constitution imposes on congressional investigations and subpoenas, which you and members of the new Congress have evinced a clear intent to transgress,”
William Scharf Said NOV 09 Reported NOV 11 verbatim · 1 source

Scharf wrote a letter to Garcia warning of constitutional limits on congressional investigations.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Measles surging in US amid risk of losing measles-free status

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Two-thirds of people infected with measles in Pennsylvania are adults.

There are about 95,000 measles deaths globally according to the World Health Organization, mostly in unvaccinated children under five years old.

Trump's first acts in 2024 included withdrawal from the World Health Organization and the Global Vaccine Alliance (GAVI).

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Ukraine peace talks resume with flexibility from warring sides

39 verified facts from 4 sources.

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Wadephul urged Moscow to 'give up maximalist demands' and warned against any 'negotiation show'.

Ministers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, South Korea and Brazil are also attending the Paris meeting.

The G7 includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.

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“But there is something bigger up for discussion, too: The future of the multilateralism that has dominated relations among these countries for decades.”
Rebecca Collard Said NOV 10 Reported NOV 10 verbatim · 1 source

Collard said the broader subject of the talks is the future of multilateralism among the G7 countries.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Iran's Ghalibaf says Hormuz Strait will never return to pre-war status

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Ghalibaf said US officials asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to mediate direct negotiations with Tehran during a visit to Moscow.

Ghalibaf said Tehran provided a clear response to the US through a Qatari mediator that included its seven conditions for peace talks.

Ghalibaf said Iran and Oman reached an understanding to oversee the Strait of Hormuz as part of Tehran's seven-point proposal to end the eight-month conflict.

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“There are no ‘free waters’ [international waters] there, and the 1982 [UN Convention on the Law of the Sea] does not apply to the strait … The regulations within the Strait of Hormuz are governed by the laws of the two littoral states that border it,”
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf Said NOV 11 Reported NOV 11 verbatim · 1 source

Ghalibaf stated that the Strait of Hormuz's regulations are governed by the laws of its two littoral states, rejecting the notion of free international waters there.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Quote of the day
“As a matter of his own conscience, he should resign,”
Kevin Cramer Said NOV 11 Reported NOV 11 verbatim · 2 sources

Cramer told CNBC that Jensen Huang should resign as a matter of conscience following revelations of Huang's affair with an alleged Chinese spy.

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