Russian and Ukrainian officials met in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday for ​their first peace talks since February as US President Donald Trump’s envoys launched a new push to end the war in Ukraine.

Israel’s parliament was sworn in on Tuesday without a new ​government, after a deadlocked general election stripped Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of his parliamentary majority but left his main rivals with no clear path ‌to power.

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s appearance at a public event on Monday looking frail and confused has reignited speculation ​among analysts about who, especially among his family, is next in line to succeed the Sandinista leader, who turns 81 years old on Wednesday.

Ukraine’s foreign minister said he had urged US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday to ‌accelerate deliveries of interceptors as Russia ramps up attacks on energy infrastructure to break Ukrainian morale during the winter months.

Despite market bets on a de-escalation in the Iran war, new evidence has emerged in recent days of strikes on ​tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and on energy infrastructure in the Middle East.

Spain’s main opposition People’s Party (PP) on Tuesday presented an election manifesto promising to cut taxes, tighten borders, impose stricter conditions ​on development aid and slow climate timetables ahead of an election ‌on November 29.

A covert Russian network sought to exploit last month’s riots in France by using social media to blame the unrest on ​uncontrolled immigration and portray the government as having lost control, according to an internal EU assessment seen by Reuters.

US President Donald Trump said on Monday the FBI was looking into Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab CEO ‌Jensen Huang’s affair with a Chinese businesswoman alleged to be a spy for Beijing.

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he plans to hold off on new military strikes against Iran for ​the time being after appeals from countries in the region, including from Qatar’s prime minister in White House talks.

Pope Leo met with five victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy on Monday in Buenos Aires, the ​Vatican said, in the first of several expected meetings with survivors during ‌the pontiff’s 12-day trip to South America.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that Germany faced a test of its commitment to protecting its Jewish community as he decried the “horrifying sight” of ​kindergartens and synagogues protected by bulletproof glass and armed police.

The US Supreme Court gave President Donald Trump’s administration the green light on Monday to proceed with the construction of barriers along the US-Mexico border in a remote region in ​West Texas that includes Big Bend National Park, fast-tracking one of his longstanding priorities.