Sunday, October 25, 2026
All World Brief Now updates for this day, Central Time.
- 6 AM CTMorning Brief: Iran claims it downed a U.S. drone as Trump weighs a strike; Houthis fire 10 missiles at Saudi Arabia; Trump says he could pardon staff
- Update: Iran says it shot down a U.S. drone over Bandar Abbas as Trump keeps a Sunday strike on the table
- Update: Saudi-led coalition intercepts 10 Houthi missiles as Riyadh's airport tries to reopen after a two-week closure
- Brazil votes today in a presidential runoff between Lula and Trump-backed Flavio Bolsonaro
- Ex-army chief Gadi Eisenkot narrowly leads Netanyahu's Likud in polls ahead of Tuesday's Israeli election
- 5 PM CTEvening Update: Trump says no Iran strike 'today'; Brazil's runoff extended two hours; Machado returns to Venezuela
- Update: Trump says 'there will not be a strike today' on Iran, but weighs whether to 'finish the job' or make a deal
- Brazil's runoff goes into overtime: a Supreme Court justice extends voting two hours at Lula's request; count paused
- Nobel winner María Corina Machado makes a surprise return to Venezuela after nearly a year abroad
- Update: More than 1,300 arrested in France as unrest spreads across Europe; Trump says he told Macron 'You are destroying France'