Breakfast News Recap: Ukraine talks widen as Gulf tensions rise and Microsoft outage drags on

US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met President Volodymyr Zelensky in Dublin after earlier talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, as European leaders moved closer to a shared position on how Europe should be represented in any future Russia Ukraine peace talks. The Dublin discussions also brought Italy's Giorgia Meloni and UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham together on defence, Ukraine and migration.  🔗  🔗  🔗

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Across the Gulf, Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it struck a US early warning radar site in Bahrain, while Saudi Arabia said it intercepted suspected Houthi drones over the Riyadh region and the Eastern Province after the Iran aligned movement claimed fresh attacks on Saudi oil and military sites. Russia and Iran also condemned a new US task force aimed at monitoring and blocking Iran linked land and Caspian Sea transit routes.  🔗  🔗  🔗

In Gaza, a nine month old Palestinian baby died of hypothermia in a tent in southern Gaza as winter aid restrictions continued, while an Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis killed six people and injured 27, causing extensive damage to the facility.  🔗  🔗

In Europe, a Spanish court suspended the far right group Nucleo Nacional amid a hate crimes and illegal association probe, while Germany's defence minister promised zero tolerance after a study found widespread sexual harassment and abuse among women in the Bundeswehr. Finland said it detected a strike on a Russian navy vessel in the Gulf of Finland, adding to already sensitive regional tensions.  🔗  🔗  🔗

Elsewhere in Europe, COP31 climate talks in Turkey exposed sharp divisions over emissions, finance and fossil fuels, and a Russian court in Kaliningrad sentenced a 66 year old rights lawyer to 12 years in prison on a treason charge. France also announced a new artificial intelligence defence resilience centre in Rennes with partner nations.  🔗  🔗  🔗

In the Americas, Donald Trump said he would certainly consider military force against Cuba before leaving office, while the State Department released a report on the management of more than 12 billion dollars from Venezuelan oil and mineral resources. Chris Van Hollen said he will run for Senate Majority Leader as Democrats prepare to take control of the US Congress in January, and Melania Trump laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Veterans Day.  🔗  🔗  🔗  🔗

Also in the US, Nvidia's former chief executive Jensen Huang and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick are expected to testify before Congress after allegations that the chipmaker's technology has raised national security concerns, while Microsoft 365 remained disrupted globally as Outlook and Teams continued to suffer outages. A federal jury in Central Islip also convicted Long Island man Jacob Israel Walden on all eight counts in a child exploitation case.  🔗  🔗  🔗

In the Asia Pacific, Australia opened a Counter Terrorism Online Centre in Sydney to help agencies disrupt youth radicalisation before it turns into real world violence, while Victoria's election campaign continued with Labor and the Greens trading accusations over preferences and both sides courting regional voters ahead of the November 28 poll.  🔗  🔗  🔗

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Separately, Argentina and the United Kingdom remained locked in a legal dispute over an oil project off the Falkland Islands, with the case centred on drilling rights and sovereignty claims.  🔗

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