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Trump convenes national security team on Iran as Pentagon finalizes strike plans: Axios

Trump convenes national security team on Iran as Pentagon finalizes strike plans: Axios

Axios reports that U.S. President Donald Trump meets with top national security advisers to discuss the Iran standoff

Asia
Pakistan, UK raise alarm over TTP threat from Afghanistan

Pakistan, UK raise alarm over TTP threat from Afghanistan

Pakistan and the UK raised alarm over the TTP threat from Afghanistan at the annual counterterrorism dialogue in Islamabad, a Foreign Ministry statement said

Europe
PM Shehbaz offers condolences after deadly Spain train collision

PM Shehbaz offers condolences after deadly Spain train collision

Shehbaz Sharif offered condolences to Spain after the Spain train collision in Toledo killed at least 64 people, and the death toll could still rise.

Middle East
Iran claims Trump suffers political defeat in US midterms over Persian Gulf war

Iran claims Trump suffers political defeat in US midterms over Persian Gulf war

Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei says Democratic gains in the US midterms deal Trump a political blow over the Persian Gulf war

North America
Who is Abdul El-Sayed? The doctor who made history in the US Senate

Who is Abdul El-Sayed? The doctor who made history in the US Senate

Son of an Egyptian immigrant, El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers to become the first Muslim elected to the US Senate