World News Today Live Updates: Saudi air defences intercept 3 Houthi cruise missiles launched toward Riyadh

The Saudi-led military coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthi group confirmed that the three missiles were destroyed before reaching their targets.

Saudi air ⁠defences ​intercepted on Wednesday ​three ​cruise ⁠missiles launched by ‌Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis ⁠toward ⁠the ⁠Riyadh ‌region.

Italian authorities evacuated 312 schools on Wednesday after receiving anonymous bomb threat emails, triggering security concerns across Europe. Similar threatening messages were reported at educational institutions in Ireland, Scotland and Northern Ireland, although no evacuations were ordered in those regions.

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A court in Pakistan has formally indicted eight suspects, including Raza Dar, the grandson of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, in connection with the alleged gang rape of two foreign women in Lahore.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced plans to spotlight what he terms the severe ecological devastation inflicted on Iran and the wider region by US and Israeli military actions.

“Pezeshkian arrived in Antalya a few minutes ago to attend the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31),” the official IRNA news agency said.

“On the sidelines of the summit, the president will meet and hold discussions with the leaders and officials of the participating countries,” it added.

“During the conference, we will discuss the actions taken by America and Israel to destroy the environment,” Pezeshkian said before leaving Tehran.

Oil tanker on fire in Strait of Hormuz after striking mine, Iran’s army says

An oil tanker caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after hitting a naval mine in a “restricted area”, Iran’s Army said in a statement carried by state media. This comes after the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said that it received a report of an incident involving a tanker in Hormuz.

Russia arrests two alleged Polish spies over military facility surveillance

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has arrested two people accused of working as agents of Polish intelligence services and collecting information about military facilities in the western Kaliningrad region, Interfax reported on Wednesday. The FSB also reportedly warned seven Polish citizens and three Russian nationals over alleged contacts with Polish security services. The Kaliningrad ‌region is ​a ​Russian ​exclave on the Baltic Sea that borders ​Poland and Lithuania.

Three dead after vehicle crashes into people in North Hollywood

Three people have died, and three others are in critical condition after a vehicle crashed into people at a busy intersection in North Hollywood on Tuesday. The incident occurred after a white SUV hit at least five people next to a metro station just before 6 pm, the Los Angeles Police Department said. At least three people were taken to the hospital, including the driver, according to officials. Visuals posted online show a white vehicle on a sidewalk next to tents for vendors, along with emergency crews.

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Nov 11, 2026 09:43 PM IST
Video: Israeli PM’s wife Sara Netanyahu clashes with ex-PM Naftali Bennett in Knesset

Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israel’s caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was seen in a heated exchange with former prime minister Naftali Bennett on Tuesday during her husband’s address at the Knesset.

The confrontation took place shortly after the swearing-in of lawmakers elected to the 26th Knesset following Israel’s October 27 election. Netanyahu was addressing the newly elected lawmakers at a traditional faction-leaders’ event when Bennett interrupted him over questions concerning the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack and the prime minister’s alleged links to Qatari advisers.

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Nov 11, 2026 09:25 PM IST
Driver in deadly crash outside Los Angeles metro station is arrested on 3 murder counts, police say

The 61-year-old driver of a minivan that killed three people when it crashed outside a Los Angeles metro station during rush hour was arrested on three counts of murder, a police spokesperson said Wednesday.

Police have said the driver was taken out of the vehicle and was able to talk, but he appeared in shock after Tuesday's crash. Officials were not immediately able to determine the cause or whether he acted intentionally.

Police identified the driver as Ihor Demianenko, a resident of the Valley Village neighbourhood of Los Angeles, Officer Norma Eisenman said. He was booked on three counts of murder, although the police spokesperson said she didn't know whether he was still at a hospital early Wednesday.

It was not immediately clear if Demianenko had a lawyer who could respond to the allegations.

The crash at a busy intersection in the North Hollywood neighbourhood also critically injured two women. The vehicle ended up under a food vendor's tent, and Mayor Karen Bass said the victims included street vendors and pedestrians.

Investigators will go through video of the crash frame by frame, LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said. AP

Nov 11, 2026 09:07 PM IST
At least 11 police personnel, including DSP, killed in terrorist attack in Pak's KP

At least 11 police personnel, including a deputy superintendent of police (DSP), were killed and 12 others injured on Wednesday when terrorists ambushed a police van going for an operation against illegal gold mining in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, an official said.

A statement from Rescue 1122 said the number of personnel killed had reached 11, while 12 were injured.

The police team, which was going to Gumbat Kohat area of Kohat district, came under fire in the Darbokach Jalandhar Banda area, located between Kohat and Karak, police spokesperson Muhammad Nauman Zeb said. PTI

Nov 11, 2026 08:42 PM IST
Indonesia's vice president has resigned, aide says, stoking political uncertainty

Indonesia's Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has resigned, an aide said on Wednesday, a move that threatens to split a key political alliance and risks further political uncertainty in Southeast Asia's largest economy.

Gibran, the 39-year-old son of former President Joko Widodo, has come under intense scrutiny from lawmakers following Constitutional Court and Supreme Court rulings last month that his education documents did not meet election requirements.

The aide, Budi Arie Setiadi, told Reuters that Gibran had tendered his resignation to President Prabowo Subianto earlier on Wednesday.

Separately, two sources at the parliamentary upper house, which will oversee the process of ⁠approving his ​resignation and selecting a replacement, said that he would submit his resignation letter to the upper house on Thursday morning.

Neither Gibran's office nor Prabowo's office immediately responded to a request for comment.

Late on Wednesday, Prabowo gave a long speech at a political party event. He did not mention Gibran's resignation. Reuters

Nov 11, 2026 08:33 PM IST
Saudi Arabia intercepts three Houthi cruise missiles targeting Riyadh for second consecutive day

Saudi Arabia intercepted three cruise missiles launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels towards the Riyadh region on Wednesday, marking the second consecutive day that the kingdom's air defences have thwarted missile attacks targeting its capital.

The Saudi-led military coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthi group confirmed that the three missiles were destroyed before reaching their targets.

The latest interception comes amid a series of intensified Houthi attacks on Riyadh and other Saudi locations in recent days. The group, which controls most of Yemen's densely populated areas, has stepped up its military operations against the kingdom.

On Sunday, a Houthi strike damaged an administrative building belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco in Riyadh's financial district.

A day later, Saudi air defences intercepted a ballistic missile and a cruise missile launched towards the capital, according to the military coalition.

The latest escalation follows another deadly attack last month, when a Houthi strike on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport killed 13 people and injured more than 300.

Saudi-Houthi conflict intensifies

Fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis has intensified since September, when the rebel group advanced towards the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a strategically important shipping passage connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden.

Since then, the Houthis have increased attacks targeting Saudi airports, ports and oil infrastructure. Saudi Arabia has responded by intensifying airstrikes against Houthi positions in Yemen.

The latest missile interceptions highlight the growing security concerns surrounding Riyadh as hostilities between the two sides continue to escalate.

Nov 11, 2026 07:21 PM IST
Italy evacuates 312 schools after bomb threat emails; threats also reported in UK and Ireland

Italian authorities evacuated 312 schools on Wednesday after receiving anonymous bomb threat emails, triggering security concerns across Europe. Similar threatening messages were reported at educational institutions in Ireland, Scotland and Northern Ireland, although no evacuations were ordered in those regions.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said there was no indication of any “concrete danger” to schools, suggesting that the threats were intended to create panic and public anxiety.

Meloni said investigations were underway and that she had convened a meeting of ministers later on Wednesday to discuss the situation.

The anonymous email reportedly contained threats against Meloni as well. Copies of the message were obtained by Italian media, including the LaPresse news agency. However, the Prime Minister did not refer to the personal threat in her public statement, and her office did not immediately comment on it.

Italian Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara confirmed that 312 schools had been evacuated following the threatening messages. Students in Rome were informed about the threat after the evacuation measures had been implemented.

Similar threats reported across Europe

The incident is the latest in a series of disruptions affecting European institutions following recent hoax threats targeting airlines and broadcasters.

The email sent to Italian schools purportedly came from the leader of an otherwise unknown group whose name contained anti-woman references. It reportedly included particularly violent threats and was signed using the same Russian name that appeared in threats sent to European broadcasters last week.

Nov 11, 2026 06:59 PM IST
Russia and Ukraine agree to a large prisoner exchange as talks conclude with no major breakthrough

Russia and Ukraine agreed a large exchange of prisoners of war, envoys said Wednesday as two days of U.S. mediated talks concluded, but they announced no major breakthrough on ending the conflict that began after Moscow’s full-scale invasion nearly five years ago.Hopes had been low for any significant development in the first meeting in nine months between the delegations. Russia and Ukraine have from time to time swapped POWs but have remained far apart in their demands for accepting a peace settlement.

U.S. officials say they are determined to revive Washington’s peace efforts that so far have failed to deliver significant results.

As well as postwar security guarantees for both countries, other key hurdles for negotiators are the fate of Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory and what role European countries will play in an eventual settlement.US envoys to meet with Putin and Zelenskyy. The session was the first such meeting since February on Russia’s invasion, which analysts and humanitarian organizations say has killed hundreds of thousands of soldiers and thousands of civilians. AP

Nov 11, 2026 06:39 PM IST
Hoax bomb alert email sent to around 6,300 Italian schools, ministry says

About ​6,300 ​Italian schools received ​a ⁠hoax ‌bomb ⁠alert ⁠email ⁠on ‌Wednesday, a ​spokesperson for ‌the ‌education ​ministry ​said. Reuters

Nov 11, 2026 06:21 PM IST
Eleven Pakistani police personnel feared killed in attack, rescue group says

Eleven Pakistani police personnel were feared ⁠killed ​in an attack ​in ​the Kohat ⁠region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ‌province, the spokesman of ⁠a ⁠rescue group said ⁠on ‌Wednesday.

Pakistan's Interior ​Ministry ‌did not ‌immediately ​respond ​to a ​request for ​comment. Reuters

Nov 11, 2026 05:32 PM IST
Russia, Ukraine agree to large exchange of prisoners of war, officials at Abu Dhabi talks say

Officials at US-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine said Wednesday that the sides have agreed a large exchange of prisoners of war.

"One of the positives is we agreed that we're going to have the biggest humanitarian release of prisoners, which we're going to finalise the numbers tomorrow," Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, said after the two days of talks in Abu Dhabi ended. AP

Nov 11, 2026 03:57 PM IST
Iran will not allow enriched nuclear material to leave the country, security chief says

ran will not allow even a single particle of enriched nuclear material to leave the country and there will be consequences in the event of any new US strikes on the Islamic Republic, Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei said in televised remarks.

Rezaei was ⁠speaking ​to Lebanon's pro-Iranian Al Mayadeen TV after US officials downplayed the need for additional military action against Iran, with analysts noting President Donald Trump's more conciliatory tone since the ​Republicans' ​defeat in the November 3 midterm ⁠elections.

Rezaei has said there are currently no negotiations taking place between Tehran and Washington.

"Any new ‌US attacks will also be met with targeting US bases far away," he said.

Iran's Supreme Leader has issued a directive that the country's near-weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad, two senior Iranian sources said in May. Reuters

Nov 11, 2026 03:31 PM IST
Pakistan Deputy PM Ishaq Dar's grandson, 7 others indicted in Lahore gang rape case

A Pakistani court has indicted eight suspects, including grandson of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, in a gang rape of two foreign women, an official said on Wednesday.

"Lahore's Additional District & Sessions Judge (AD&SJ) Rafaqat Ali Gondal on Tuesday framed charges against the suspects who pleaded not guilty," a court official said and added the judge directed the prosecution to present its witnesses on December 9 so that the formal trial proceedings could be commenced.

All the suspects, presently in judicial custody, were produced before the trial court for the indictment proceedings.

Ironically, Punjab police had already given a "clean chit" to Ishaq Dar's grandson Raza Dar and his four accomplices in this case.

Police not only absolved Dar's grandson and his four friends of rape charges but charged three other low-paid employees of him of raping the women, as per a police report earlier submitted in the court. PTI

Nov 11, 2026 03:09 PM IST
Kremlin says it has no connection to US soldier arrested in UK for suspected Russian espionage

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia had no connection to a ⁠senior ​US Army soldier arrested in Britain ​on ​suspicion of ⁠assisting Russian intelligence.

The 41-year-old ‌soldier, who had been entrusted with sensitive information, was arrested ⁠on ⁠Tuesday.

Asked to comment, ⁠Kremlin spokesman ‌Dmitry ​Peskov told reporters: "We ‌have absolutely nothing ‌to do ​with ​this, ​and it has absolutely ​nothing to ⁠do with us." Reuters

Nov 11, 2026 03:03 PM IST
Iran president to call out US, Israel over ‘environmental destruction’ at UN climate conference

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced plans to spotlight what he terms the severe ecological devastation inflicted on Iran and the wider region by US and Israeli military actions.

“Pezeshkian arrived in Antalya a few minutes ago to attend the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31),” the official IRNA news agency said.

“On the sidelines of the summit, the president will meet and hold discussions with the leaders and officials of the participating countries,” it added.

“During the conference, we will discuss the actions taken by America and Israel to destroy the environment,” Pezeshkian said before leaving Tehran.

Nov 11, 2026 02:32 PM IST
Iran declares Argentina's Navy, Air Force 'terrorist organisations'

Iran has designated Argentina's navy and air force as terrorist organisations in response to Buenos Aires declaring the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a terrorist entity in April.

Iran's Foreign Ministry said the decision was based on the principle of reciprocity, marking another escalation in diplomatic tensions between the two countries.

“It is evident that the responsibility for all consequences arising from this matter will lie with the Argentine government,” the ministry added.

Nov 11, 2026 02:03 PM IST
PLA-linked Chinese university bought Nvidia H200 chips despite US blacklist: Report

A Chinese university with ties to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) reportedly purchased Nvidia's powerful H200 artificial intelligence chips despite being on a US export blacklist, according to Reuters. Procurement records reveal potential gaps in Washington's efforts to restrict China's access to advanced AI technology, as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang faces increased scrutiny over his lobbying for relaxed chip export restrictions, following reports alleging he was targeted by a Chinese spying operation.

Nov 11, 2026 01:37 PM IST
Kennedy family seeks to block Trump's 250-foot memorial arch plan

Nine members of the Kennedy family have asked a US judge to block President Donald Trump's proposed 250-foot memorial arch near Arlington National Cemetery, arguing that the structure would cast a shadow over their relatives' gravesites and fundamentally alter the experience of visiting the cemetery.

The shadow would “fundamentally alter the experience of visiting the gravesites,” the relatives argued, according to AP.

The family has filed a motion to intervene in two existing lawsuits challenging the construction plan.

Nov 11, 2026 12:36 PM IST
Oil tanker on fire in Strait of Hormuz after striking mine, Iran’s army says

An oil tanker caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after hitting a naval mine in a “restricted area”, Iran’s Army said in a statement carried by state media. This comes after the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said that it received a report of an incident involving a tanker in Hormuz.

Nov 11, 2026 12:26 PM IST
Incident involving tanker reported in Strait of Hormuz

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) on Wednesday said that it received a report of an incident involving a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. The status of the crew, vessel damage, and potential environmental impacts still unconfirmed, according to Reuters.

Nov 11, 2026 12:11 PM IST
Russia arrests two alleged Polish spies over military facility surveillance

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has arrested two people accused of working as agents of Polish intelligence services and collecting information about military facilities in the western Kaliningrad region, Interfax reported on Wednesday. The FSB also reportedly warned seven Polish citizens and three Russian nationals over alleged contacts with Polish security services.

The Kaliningrad ‌region is ​a ​Russian ​exclave on the Baltic Sea that borders ​Poland and Lithuania. It ⁠has occasionally been a flashpoint between Russia and ‌the ⁠European Union and NATO.

Nov 11, 2026 11:03 AM IST
Scott Bessent moves to military base after Iran death threats: Report

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has moved out of his home and relocated to a military base following threats against his life from Iran, according to a New York Times report. The severity of the threats remains unclear, while US intelligence officials have warned of advanced Iranian plots targeting American citizens.

Nov 11, 2026 10:37 AM IST
Three dead after vehicle crashes into people in North Hollywood

Three people have died, and three others are in critical condition after a vehicle crashed into people at a busy intersection in North Hollywood on Tuesday. The incident occurred after a white SUV hit at least five people next to a metro station just before 6 pm, the Los Angeles Police Department said. At least three people were taken to the hospital, including the driver, according to officials. Visuals posted online show a white vehicle on a sidewalk next to tents for vendors, along with emergency crews.

Nov 11, 2026 10:35 AM IST
Dozens injured in South Korea after bus crashes into 32 vehicles

A commuter bus struck more than 30 vehicles stopped at a traffic light during the morning rush hour Wednesday in Seongnam, just south of Seoul, injuring dozens of people, fire officials in South Korea said. At least 57 people were being treated for injuries, including nine who were seriously hurt, although none were in life-threatening condition. The bus collided with 32 vehicles before slamming into a median strip, fire officials said. Police were questioning the bus driver, who tested negative in a breathalyser test and told investigators that the brakes had failed, according to Park Chang-gon, an official from Seongnam’s Bundang district police station.

Nov 11, 2026 10:35 AM IST
US House blocks bid to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth

Republicans in the US House of Representatives blocked an effort on Tuesday to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, winning a reprieve for the polarising Pentagon chief before Democrats take control of Congress next year and possibly try again. The vote on a procedural motion came just hours after Hegseth blasted efforts to impeach him as a farce and delivered a defiant defense of his record at the helm of the US military, winning praise from President Donald Trump. The chamber voted 211 to 204 in favour of a motion to refer eight articles of impeachment to the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee, a move that the sponsor of the impeachment push, US Representative Thomas Massie, warned would kill it.

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