
Tensions between the U.S. and Iran, currently on pause, are widely expected to escalate shortly after the U.S. midterm elections, according to sources in the U.S. and Middle East.
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The U.S.-Iran conflict has remained largely inactive for several months.
The U.S.-Iran war has been mostly on pause for the past several months. But there's a strong sense in the U.S. and the Middle East that this could change shortly after the U.S. midterm elections.

China's Communist Party has appointed General Zhang Shengmin to the Politburo following a four-day closed-door meeting. The party also adopted a resolution emphasizing self-governance and anti-corruption measures to consolidate power ahead of upcoming leadership transitions.

A high-speed train collided into the rear of a stopped train in central Spain's Toledo province on Wednesday, derailing two cars and killing at least 10 people.

Chinese officials have begun a four-day closed-door plenum in Beijing to discuss strengthening party discipline and anti-corruption measures. The meeting aims to ensure official loyalty and effectiveness ahead of expected leadership transitions.

Russia announced it will open a humanitarian corridor to the occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky, where residents have faced severe shortages.

A student-backed movement won the parliamentary election in Serbia, ending over a decade of dominance by a Moscow-backed populist leader in a political earthquake.

Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado returns home after 10 months abroad, potentially challenging the interim leadership.