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🇸🇦🇹🇷🇵🇰🇮🇷 Top officials from the Mecca Pact countries (Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan) are set to meet Iranian officials in Tehran today to discuss regional coordination, two sources told Reuters. 🌐 TW

🇧🇷 Lula da Silva has won re-election as Brazil's president in a dramatic comeback, AFP reports. His rival Flávio Bolsonaro has refused to accept the result and says he will seek to annul the vote. 🌐 TW

🇸🇦🇾🇪 Houthis say they attacked pumping stations on Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline, the route Riyadh uses to bypass Hormuz. NASA FIRMS data shows a large fire about 90 km west of Riyadh. No Saudi confirmation yet, so the claim is unconfirmed. 🌐 TW

Marine Le Pen has formally launched her 2027 French presidential campaign in Orléans, promising a "renaissance" of France and a restored rule of law. The poll frontrunner says Jordan Bardella would lead a national unity government if she wins. 🌐 TW

Trump tells Fox News his choice on Iran is simple: "Do I make a deal with them, or do I finish them off?" He says the US now controls the Strait of Hormuz and is watching activity at Iran's Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site. "We get everything, they get nothing." 🌐 TW

France's interior ministry says police arrested 1,314 people in weekend protests over living costs and inequality, with 53 officers hurt in clashes, up from earlier reports of about 1,000 arrests. (AFP) 🌐 TW

UNCONFIRMED: Yemen's Houthis claim they shot down a Saudi drone over Sanaa. Footage shared online appears to show armed men displaying grey wreckage. There is no Saudi comment or independent confirmation yet. 🌐 TW

Iran's foreign ministry says Tehran has "never left" talks and is exchanging messages with Washington through intermediaries, but accuses the US of insisting on "unilateral demands". A senior Iranian official told Al Jazeera a Qatari delegation was in Tehran today. 🌐 TW

Saudi Civil Defence says debris from two intercepted Houthi ballistic missiles fell in Khamis Mushait and Ahad Rafidah, injuring two people and damaging homes and vehicles. It follows earlier interceptions over Riyadh and the south. 🌐 TW

France: Police fired tear gas and water cannon in Paris as weekend riots spread across the country. Nearly 1,000 arrests are reported, with weapons including fireworks and ball bearings seized. About 70,000 officers have been deployed nationwide. Video: Fox News

UNCONFIRMED: The IRGC claims it struck an "offending" vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, following reports of an anti-ship missile launch towards the waterway. No vessel has been named and there is no independent confirmation yet. 🌐 TW

UNCONFIRMED: Two explosions reported about an hour apart near a military radar site outside Tabriz, northwestern Iran. Eyewitnesses likened them to airstrikes; Iranian officials say it was controlled disposal of unexploded ordnance. No independent confirmation. 🌐 TW

Preparations are reportedly under way for a Putin–Xi–Trump summit. The three leaders have agreed in principle to meet in Shenzhen during November's APEC summit, according to reports. No official joint confirmation yet. 🌐 TW

Qatari mediators were in Tehran on Sunday in an effort to ease regional tensions, working in coordination with the United States, Reuters reports, citing an official briefed on the visit. Neither Washington nor Tehran has commented yet. 🌐 TW

🇸🇦🇾🇪 Saudi Arabia has intercepted drones and missiles over its capital, Riyadh, and southern areas, the Saudi-led coalition says, as fighting with Yemen's Houthis continues (Al Jazeera). No details yet on damage or casualties. 🌐 TW

🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran's army says it shot down a US "LUCAS" drone over Bandar Abbas, near the Strait of Hormuz, Tasnim reports (via Reuters). This is Iran's claim only. There's no US comment yet and it hasn't been independently verified. 🌐 TW

🇾🇪 The governor of Yemen's Shabwa province says a 13-member Houthi cell has been seized, along with a truck carrying weapons and explosives. He says the weapons were smuggled into Yemen by sea. (Al Arabiya) 🌐 TW

🕊️ Signs of diplomacy as Iran tensions build: flight trackers say an Iranian government plane made a one-hour stop in Dubai shortly after a Qatari jet landed in Tehran (unconfirmed). Qatar's PM also spoke with Turkey's foreign minister about de-escalation. 🌐 TW

🕊️ Signs of diplomacy as Iran tensions build: flight trackers say an Iranian government plane made a one-hour stop in Dubai shortly after a Qatari jet landed in Tehran (unconfirmed). Qatar's PM also spoke with Turkey's foreign minister about de-escalation. 🌐 TW

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Russia's Defence Ministry says its drones struck a cargo ship bound for Ukraine's Black Sea port of Chornomorsk during an overnight attack (Al Arabiya). No independent confirmation yet of damage or casualties. 🌐 TW