Saturday, October 31, 2026
All World Brief Now updates for this day, Central Time.
- 6 AM CTMorning Brief: Iran's supreme leader orders a 'geographically unrestricted' response to any new attack as Tehran claims a fourth tanker fire; judge blocks DOJ threats to election workers; Poland's court standoff
- Update: Iran's supreme leader orders an 'immediate' and 'geographically unrestricted' response to any new attack, as the Revolutionary Guard claims a fourth tanker fire in Hormuz
- Oil settles at a six-month high as traders brace for possible escalation with Iran after the midterms; Brent ends October up 13.6%
- Saudi air defenses shoot down a 'hostile drone' over the Riyadh region Saturday as Houthi attacks on the kingdom continue
- State Department approves a $2.1 billion sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine, paid for with allied money, but delivery may be years away
- 5 PM CTEvening Brief: Rubio says Trump hasn't decided on new Iran strikes as Tehran floats a two-day Hormuz reopening on its terms; G20 ends without a communique; D.C. and Virginia sue over Trump's arch
- Update: Rubio says Trump has made no decision on new Iran strikes and has set no deadline for talks, as Iran's foreign minister floats a two-day plan to reopen Hormuz, on Iran's terms
- Iran's armed forces chief says Tehran has a 'new stockpile' of U.S. and Israeli targets; Iran blames U.S. forces for an attack on two fishing boats, a claim not independently confirmed
- Update: G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta ends with no joint communique; Rubio issues a chair's statement on energy security and free navigation
- U.S. Embassy in Moscow warns of a 'credible threat' of a mass casualty event Saturday at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve