Daily BriefingFriday, 13 November
The latest stories in a few lines each. Summaries come from our own reporting; tap a story for the full article.
1World- Netanyahu's office denied reports of a heated phone call with Trump over Iran, calling them fake news and complete nonsense.
- Trump has signaled a preference for maintaining the status quo and holding off on new strikes after meeting the Qatari Prime Minister.
- Netanyahu argued in the Knesset that the nuclear threat from Iran requires overthrowing the ruling regime.
19 min ago · Read full story → 2World- Alice Huang was barred from re-entering Singapore after an investigation into Megaspeed.
- Singapore authorities said she gave police inaccurate information and downplayed her role at the company.
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned following admissions of an affair with Alice Huang.
2 hr ago · Read full story → 3World- At least four to five people were shot in Washington, DC's Logan Circle neighbourhood on Thursday morning.
- The incident led to a barricade situation in the 1500 block of 15th Street, Northwest, with the Emergency Response Team on the scene.
- Authorities issued a shelter-in-place order for parts of Dupont Circle and Logan Circle while searching for a suspect.
3 hr ago · Read full story → 4Sports- Lairenlakpam Ambekar Meetei won India's first-ever Youth Olympics boxing gold medal at Dakar 2026.
- He defeated Ireland's Kristian Jubani 3-2 in the men's 50kg final after overcoming a first-round deficit.
- The triumph follows previous Youth Olympics boxing medals won by Shiva Thapa and Vikas Krishan in 2010.
4 hr ago · Read full story → 5India- A 40-year-old woman was killed and two men were injured in a shooting at a paddy field in Manipur's Senapati district.
- All victims belong to the Kuki community, and the identities and motives of the attackers remain unknown.
- The incident occurs amid ongoing ethnic tensions and recent violence involving the Kuki community in the state.
5 hr ago · Read full story → 6World- US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly had a heated phone conversation over Iran strategy.
- Netanyahu's office rejected the reports as fake news, and a senior official denied the call was confrontational.
- Netanyahu faces domestic political pressure as the opposition works to form a new coalition government.
5 hr ago · Read full story → 7Business- Zee Entertainment approved a ₹600 crore share buyback at ₹91 per share.
- The buyback represents a premium of over 23% to the previous closing price.
- Promoters, including the Goenka family, will not participate in the offer.
5 hr ago · Read full story → 8World- Kyiv households face power cuts lasting up to 20 hours daily due to Russian strikes on energy infrastructure.
- Officials warn conditions could become unsustainable if electricity cannot be supplied for at least four hours a day.
- Russia and Ukraine agreed to a major prisoner of war exchange following US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi.
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