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With Stephen Miller at the helm, Trump charts a course for conflict

President Donald Trump's decision to elevate loyalist Stephen Miller to run his White House indicates that he plans to ramp up confrontation in his final two years in office and block outside political and economic pressures, ​Trump administration officials and other Republicans say. Voters delivered a historic rebuke to Republicans in Tuesday's midterm election, but with Miller as White House chief of staff, the Trump administration is expected to continue its aggressive immigration crackdown, amplify ​cultural conflicts and give no ground to a Democratic-controlled Congress, say officials and experts who spoke to Reuters. They say wavering Republicans will face increased ‌pressure to stay ​in line, while businesses may have a harder time making their case to the White House.

Leo's trip will be the papal visit Argentines hoped Francis would make

Pope Leo's arrival in Argentina on Sunday, the second stop on his South American tour, marks a papal visit many Catholics hoped his predecessor, Francis, would make. Francis, born Jorge Bergoglio in Buenos Aires in 1936, was the first pope from the Americas.

Trump says he is unlikely to order Iran attack if talks progress, CNN reports

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he was highly unlikely to order fresh attacks on Iran as long as talks to end the conflict progress, CNN reported. "It depends on whether or not they sign a very strong agreement," CNN cited ‌Trump as saying in a phone interview. "The answer is, highly unlikely it's going to be necessary."

Iraq has reached understandings with US to allow oil exports through Hormuz, minister says

Iraq has reached understandings with the United States to allow Iraqi oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz via a shipping lane near Oman, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said in an interview with Al Jazeera. He said Iraq's losses from the Iran war and disruptions to oil exports had reached $60 billion.

Nvidia probes whether CEO Huang was target of foreign spying as he admits affair

Nvidia said on Sunday it is probing whether CEO Jensen Huang has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort, after a media report alleged he had a close relationship with a Chinese businesswoman who passed information to Beijing. Huang said in a message to employees that he had been unfaithful to his wife and took "full responsibility" for his actions, while Nvidia said the CEO was committed to continuing to lead the company without interruption.

Russia says hit power substations in Ukraine and ‌three ships in Black Sea

Russia said on Sunday overnight strikes by its forces had hit three cargo vessels that were carrying military goods for Ukraine and two electricity substations, which it said supplied power to the Ukrainian defence industry. The Defence Ministry said Russian forces had struck a container ship delivering weapons and military equipment to the Black Sea port of Odesa, and another in the port of Chornomorsk, which is in the same southwestern region of Ukraine.

Train collision in Egypt ‌kills at least 7, injures dozens, health ministry says

Two passenger trains collided some 76 km (47 miles) south of Cairo on Sunday, killing at least seven people and injuring 112, Egypt’s health ministry said. The state railway authority said a train travelling from Giza to Fayoum hit the back of another heading from Cairo to Aswan, derailing several carriages.

Trump says he is highly unlikely to order Iran strikes if talks progress

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he was highly unlikely to order fresh attacks on Iran as long as talks to end the conflict progress, even as both countries reported that shipping had been hit in or near the Strait of Hormuz. "It depends on whether or not they sign a very strong agreement," Trump told CNN in a phone interview. "The answer is, highly unlikely it's going to be necessary."

At least 21 dead after migrant boat sinks off Senegal coast, government says

At least 21 people have died after a boat carrying migrants sank off the Senegalese coast, the interior ministry said on Sunday. Authorities had rescued one survivor and found 21 bodies as of Saturday evening, the ministry said in a statement on X

After midterm rout, Vance tries to build his own 2028 brand

Late in his blitz ⁠to salvage Republicans' midterm fortunes, Vice ​President JD Vance shifted strategy. He talked less about President Donald Trump and more about the issues that define his own political identity. Vance ⁠argued the case for Republicans, who lost control of Congress in Tuesday’s vote, almost exclusively through the lens of his policy portfolio, according to a Reuters review of half a dozen speeches since the Republican convention in September.

Krakow assailant appeared highly skilled, fellow shooting club member says

The young gunman who killed six people in central Krakow on Saturday in Poland's unprecedented mass shooting appeared to be highly skilled in military-style marksmanship, the spokesperson for his sports shooting club said on Sunday. "I wouldn't know how to shoot like that," Adam Chyb, 55, a long-time gun shooter and member of the Swit ⁠Starachowice club located some 175 km (109 miles) northeast of Krakow, told Reuters.

How a digital bank’s collapse toppled Paraguay’s president

For years, Paraguay’s digital bank, ueno, stood out as a homegrown success story, luring roughly half the country's people to open accounts and offering many the opportunity to hold a bank account for the very first time. But over just five days this week, the bank collapsed, freezing the savings of nearly 3 million customers — in a country of 6.5 million people — and triggering the country’s deepest political crisis in more than a decade.

Democrats plan ​probes of Musk, Miller, corporate America after midterm rout

Tech megabillionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump's newly appointed White House chief of staff, Stephen Miller, and some large companies will likely be targets of congressional probes when Democrats take control of Congress in January, senior lawmakers said on Sunday. In television appearances, US Representative Robert Garcia of California and US Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, set to lead the House Oversight and Senate Banking committees, vowed ⁠aggressive oversight after their party's sweeping midterm election victory.

Israeli president picks Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu rival, to try to form government

Israel's president on Saturday chose Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's strongest rival, to try to form a new government following a deadlocked election that left neither man with a clear path to power. Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving leader, is fighting to stay in office after his religious-nationalist coalition lost its majority in an October 27 election but still emerged as the largest bloc in parliament.

Trump says 'only kidding' about naming UFC CEO as White House press secretary

President Donald Trump on Sunday said he was "only kidding" when he suggested UFC ⁠CEO Dana ​White could become his next White House press secretary, after a social media post a day earlier stirred speculation about recruiting his feisty ally and signaled a combative approach to dealing with Democrats as they prepare to take control of Congress. Trump said White, a prominent supporter, "loves the idea" of taking the job but insisted he had not been serious about the prospect, describing the suggestion as "just a little fun."

Houthi attack damages Aramco building in Riyadh's financial district

Windows were blown out across several floors of Saudi oil giant Aramco's corporate office in the heart of the financial district of the capital Riyadh on Sunday by what the energy ministry said was debris from an attempt to attack the building.

The ministry said damage to the Aramco Tower was limited and there were no injuries or fatalities, without assigning responsibility for the attack. The Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen said Saudi air defences had intercepted Houthi missiles over the city in the early hours.

Poland mourns victims ⁠of Krakow shooting amid security fears

Poland began two days of national mourning on Sunday after a gunman killed six people in Krakow's historic main square, an attack the government said may have been inspired by far-right ideology. Saturday's shooting shocked a country that had prided itself on being safer than many of its Western European neighbours, and deepened public concern about extreme views following school stabbings in October that officials have linked to inflammatory content online.

Leo's trip will ⁠be the papal visit Argentines hoped Francis would make

Pope Leo's arrival in Argentina on Sunday, the second stop on his South American tour, ⁠marks a papal visit many Catholics hoped his predecessor, Francis, would make. Francis, born Jorge Bergoglio in Buenos Aires in 1936, was the first pope from the Americas.

G7 ministers to discuss recent cyber attacks, Italy says

The Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers meeting in Paris on Monday and Tuesday will discuss recent cyber attacks suspected to have come from pro-Russian groups, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Sunday. "(French) Foreign Minister (Jean-Noel) Barrot accepted my proposal to place the issue on the agenda, so tomorrow and the day after tomorrow we will be discussing it," Tajani told a briefing at his ministry

'Trump has cost us': After midterm losses, MAGA asks if it's over

As Republicans faced a nationwide drubbing in Tuesday’s midterm elections, supporters streamed ‌out of a Dallas ballroom where they’d hoped to toast a win for US ‌Senate candidate Ken Paxton, a favorite of President Donald Trump. In the hotel bar, Michael Little, a 59-year-old businessman and three-time Trump voter, stared at the president’s image on a television screen. “People are pissed off at Trump. Trump has cost us,” he said, capturing ​a sentiment rippling through the president’s Make America Great Again movement after the Republican Party’s worst electoral defeat in decades.