Tehran and Washington envoys spar at the UN, swapping accusations while lobbying Security Council members to stand by their sides.

Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping will hold the first ever three-way meeting between the leaders of the United States, Russia and China at a summit in Shenzhen next week, the White House said.

Trump wants to talk about reducing nuclear arsenals at the trilateral talks on Thursday and is also set to bring up his war in Iran -- but he is not expected to discuss Russia's war in Ukraine, US officials said.

The three leaders will meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in the southern Chinese city, White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales told reporters.

US President Donald Trump does not want to resume the war with Iran "for now," according to a media report.

Citing a US official, The Washington Post reported that Trump has received several daily intelligence briefings since the midterm elections.

"It's become pretty clear that Trump does not want to go back to war for now," the official said.

Iran has accused the US of waging an unlawful war of aggression against Tehran and warned of an "immediate and decisive response" to any renewed American or Israeli military attack.

Gholamhossein Darzi, Iran's deputy permanent representative to the UN, made the remarks during a Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.

He accused Western countries of distorting the facts and ignoring the root causes of regional tensions.

The US has accused Iran of threatening international maritime security through attacks on commercial shipping and support for armed groups, urging the UN Security Council to hold Tehran accountable.

US envoy to the UN Jennifer Locetta made the remarks during a Security Council meeting on deteriorating maritime security in the Gulf, including threats to navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, Bab al-Mandab and the Red Sea.

"We are here once again to discuss the aggressive behavior by the Islamic Republic of Iran," Locetta said.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has said that two oil tankers struck naval mines and caught fire while attempting to navigate an unauthorized route through the southern Strait of Hormuz.

In a statement, the IRGC Navy's public relations office said the vessels were attempting to pass through the waterway undetected, with their radar and positioning systems switched off.

One of the vessels was a supertanker, the statement said, adding that flames from the ship illuminated the strait's southern shores.

The IRGC Navy warned shipowners and shipping companies against transiting the strategic waterway without coordinating with its maritime traffic control centre.

US forces responded to possible drone activity over a military base in Britain, a US Air Force spokesperson said, in the latest security incident at a facility hosting American military aircraft.

"No personnel, aircraft or infrastructure were affected" at the RAF Lakenheath base, the Air Force spokesperson said in a statement.

In an interview broadcast Wednesday, Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei threatened to strike US bases beyond the Middle East, including in Europe, if they are used for attacks against Tehran.

Iranian officials have previously threatened to expand the geographic scope of the conflict should the US attack again.

In late September, an adviser to Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei publicly mused that the war could "expand even further, reaching the Indian Ocean and perhaps beyond."

US President Donald Trump will hold a trilateral summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the annual APEC conference in Shenzhen on Thursday, the New York Post has reported, adding Iran war could be on agenda as well.

The trilateral discussion is expected to focus largely on developing an ambitious nuclear arms control pact, but discussions could also touch on North Korea and the Iran war, the Post reported.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has said that Israeli forces have killed 245 Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank since October 7, 2023, including 41 in incidents involving reported stone-throwing.

“The killing of a child is deplorable. The killing of a child for simply carrying or throwing stones is abhorrent,” Turk said.

He stressed that international law required any use of force to be “necessary and proportional to the threat posed,” adding that violations must be subject to accountability.

“There must be accountability for violations,” he said.

Jordan's Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II and US Vice President JD Vance discussed regional developments and efforts to strengthen security and stability during a phone call.

The talks also addressed ways to build on the strategic partnership and close bilateral ties across various fields, the Jordanian Royal Court said in a statement.

The call follows discussions between King Abdullah II and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on October 2 on efforts to de-escalate regional tensions.

Saudi Arabia has issued an emergency warning in Jazan, a southwestern region bordering Yemen along the Red Sea coast, later announcing that the danger had passed.

The initial alert, issued through the National Early Warning Platform for Emergencies, warned of danger without specifying the nature of the threat.

In a subsequent notification, civil defence said the danger had passed but urged residents to continue following its instructions and avoid gathering or filming. It advised people to call 998 in an emergency.

Years of Israeli attacks have pushed the health system in Gaza to the brink of collapse, the UN warned.

The UN Human Rights Office in Palestine said in a statement that an Israeli air strike on November 11 hit a building housing the surgical department at Nasser Medical Complex, killing six Palestinians and wounding around 30 others.

The office said Nasser Medical Complex was among the few hospitals still struggling to provide medical services in the besieged enclave.

Three missiles were used in the attack, but only one detonated, it said, warning that the unexploded ordnance posed an additional threat to patients, health workers and civilians.

The statement also recalled Israeli attacks on Nasser Medical Complex in August 2025, when three air strikes killed 22 Palestinians, including five journalists.

Citing a 2024 report on repeated Israeli attacks against hospitals in Gaza, the office noted that most of the enclave's hospitals had already been destroyed by that time.

A Franco-Palestinian association has asked a Paris court to ban an Israeli real estate fair scheduled for Sunday in the French capital, alleging that it promotes properties in occupied Palestinian territories, broadcaster FranceInfo reported.

The NIDAL association filed an emergency petition with the Paris Administrative Court seeking to prohibit the ninth Icube real estate and investment fair or bar exhibitors from promoting properties in the occupied West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem.

The group pointed to the participation of Israeli real estate company BH Nadlan, which advertises apartments in both areas, and alleged that the event's promotional materials offer financial incentives to people seeking to settle in the West Bank.

Yemen's army has said that the Houthi militia had targeted civilians and civilian facilities with ballistic missiles in the country's temporary capital, Aden.

Military spokesperson Majed Abdullah al-Nuzaili said the attack occurred in the evening, describing it as a serious escalation that threatened the safety of residents.

He held the Houthi militia responsible for the consequences, accusing the group of targeting cities and vital infrastructure whenever it suffered battlefield losses.

Al-Nuzaili said the attack violated international humanitarian law and would not deter the armed forces from fulfilling their duties.

Six Palestinians have been killed and around 20 others wounded in Israeli attacks across Gaza amid continued violations of a ceasefire agreement in effect since October 10, 2025, according to medical sources and witnesses.

In the latest attack, Israeli artillery shelling killed three Palestinians, including a woman and a child, and wounded at least 10 others east of Deir al Balah in central Gaza, a medical source at al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital said.

In southern Gaza, a 36-year-old Palestinian man was killed, and five others wounded, when an Israeli drone struck a group of Palestinians in the Turkish Slaughterhouse area southwest of Khan Younis.

In the Tuffah neighbourhood east of Gaza City, a 45-year-old man was killed by Israeli gunfire.

Separately, Eyad Mohammed al-Jazzar, 20, succumbed to wounds sustained in an Israeli strike on a building at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis early Thursday.

A representative of Serbia's election-winning Student List said the movement plans to halt arms trade with Israel and called for stopping a joint drone manufacturing project in the country.

Filip Ubovic, a prominent member of the student movement, made the remarks in an interview with British journalist Aaron Bastani on Novara Media's podcast, responding to a question about how a future Serbian government would approach relations with Israel.

"What is happening there is a stain on humanity, and it is truly sad. Our programme says we will stop arms trade with Israel," Ubovic said, referring to the situation in Gaza.

'Resolution represents a significant step in consolidating the international stance that rejects the treacherous Houthi attacks,' says the GCC secretary-general.

This is the first recorded death in the current winter season, as the WHO says poor living conditions and severe overcrowding are driving up infections in Gaza's population.

France has said it is necessary to raise pressure on the Houthi militia so that they end their attacks in the region, notably on Saudi Arabia.

"Our position is that it is necessary to increase pressure on the Houthis so that they put an end to their unacceptable attacks and provocations, particularly against Saudi territory, but not only there," France's foreign ministry spokesperson told a news conference.

He was responding to a question on whether Paris backed the idea of the European Union designating the Houthi militia as a terrorist organisation