Breakfast News Recap: France rocked by protests as Brazil heads to runoff and Middle East tensions rise

Yemen's Houthi rebels said they launched a new wave of strikes on airports and oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, while missiles were also reported to have hit targets in Yemen's southern port city of Aden amid interceptions by air defences.  🔗

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In the Middle East, Israel tightened its lockdown in Hebron and nearby villages in the occupied West Bank and prepared to close all land crossings into and out of the territory ahead of its election.  🔗 Separately, tens of thousands gathered in Tel Aviv for a final anti government rally against Benjamin Netanyahu, with the demonstration coming three days before the vote.  🔗

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian warned of renewed fighting as an interim deal with the United States unravelled, blaming Washington for the collapse of the arrangement and raising fears of a wider conflict involving Israel.  🔗

France saw a second day of nationwide unrest over the cost of living and school conditions, with police using tear gas and water cannon in several cities and arresting nearly 1,000 people as protests turned violent.  🔗 The unrest was also reported as clashes across the country after mass demonstrations drew hundreds of thousands onto the streets.  🔗

In South America, Brazil moved into a tense presidential runoff after no candidate won outright in the first round, with voters choosing between Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro.  🔗 Campaigning ended with rival mass rallies, and more than 158 million voters were eligible as second round governor elections also took place in five states.  🔗  🔗

Elsewhere in Europe, Serbia voted in a snap parliamentary election that has become a direct test of President Aleksandar Vucic's grip on power, with the ruling party facing a student led challenge.  🔗 Bulgaria also voted for president amid renewed concern over Black Sea security after a recent drone strike.  🔗 In Albania, protests in Tirana escalated into some of the fiercest clashes in days, leaving more than 300 injured.  🔗

In the Asia Pacific region, an unusually large storm system brought severe weather to eastern Australia, with flood warnings still in place as the system moved across multiple states and territories.  🔗 Kim Jong un returned to North Korea by land after a visit to China that included a stop at a Korean War memorial in Dandong and a bridge crossing back home.  🔗

In the UK and wider Europe, Storm Boelo brought amber wind warnings to parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England, with forecasters warning of fresh power disruption.  🔗 Andy Burnham called for an honest public debate on restoring EU free movement as part of a wider reset in relations with the bloc, while EU and Western Balkans leaders were set to meet in Brussels on 25 November for a summit on their strategic relationship.  🔗  🔗

In the United States, Donald Trump used Truth Social to attack Barack Obama, link Iran to nuclear risk and endorse Mike Rogers in Michigan, while also criticising Alaska's ranked choice voting system and signalling a push to overturn it.  🔗  🔗

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