Wednesday, October 28, 2026
All World Brief Now updates for this day, Central Time.
- 6 AM CTMorning Brief: U.S. warns Gulf of a 'short, intense' Iran campaign after the midterms; Netanyahu gains in the count; Cuban diplomat expelled
- U.S. tells Gulf allies to be ready for a 'short, intense' Iran campaign after the midterms, WSJ reports; Trump: 'You'll see Iran in a couple of weeks'
- Update: Netanyahu's bloc gains overnight to 54 seats with about 70% counted, still short of a majority; official results due Nov. 4
- Cuban diplomat accused of shoving a U.S. diplomat at the U.N. is being expelled, Ambassador Waltz says: 'He's gone'
- U.S. strike kills five aboard suspected drug boat in the eastern Pacific, Southern Command says
- 5 PM CTEvening Brief: Vance reaches out to Iran's security chief; Netanyahu alleges election theft; Fed holds rates as two officials push for a hike
- Update: Vance sent a letter to Iran's security chief to try to revive talks, WSJ reports; Tehran says it is still talking with mediators
- Iran war has cost more than $47 billion, including about $29 billion in munitions, Pentagon told Congress
- Update: Netanyahu says Arab parties stole the election and demands an 'immediate' probe; his bloc at 53 seats with about 89% counted
- U.N. again condemns the U.S. embargo on Cuba, but support drops to a 20-year low after a U.S. push: 130-17 with 25 abstentions