World News Brief Monday
The Monday world news brief covers funding disputes at the COP31 conference in Turkey, Trump ruling out renewed war with Iran ahead of Qatari talks and an upcoming meeting with Russia and China, Ukrainian-European consultations in Abu Dhabi and Washington, continued tensions in Yemen with the death toll from Saudi strikes on Sanaa rising to 44 including more than 20 children, and Nvidia investigations.
The Monday international brief presents various developments: funding disputes at the COP31 conference held in Turkey; US President Donald Trump rules out renewed fighting with Iran in remarks to CNN, before his meeting with the Qatari Prime Minister who plays a mediating role to end the war, and says he is likely to meet with the Russian and Chinese presidents next week to discuss ending the war with Iran. In Yemen, Saudi authorities issued a warning via phones of a hostile aerial threat in Riyadh minutes later, and the exchange of strikes between Riyadh and Iran-backed Houthis continues. The death toll from Saudi strikes on Sanaa province on Saturday rose to 44, including more than 20 children, according to Saba news agency citing the Houthi-run Health Ministry. Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani denied his country deploying any forces in Yemen or having any near-term plan in this regard, while Saudi Arabia, which supports both the Syrian and Yemeni governments, works to rally international support against the Houthis. The brief also includes Ukrainian-European consultations in Abu Dhabi and Washington to resolve the conflict, and Nvidia investigations.