Official post · not independently verified. The White House wrote: "Task Force Iron Gate is in full force and effect in the Islamic Republic of Iran." Trump posted the same sentence on Truth Social at 15:46 ET. On X: 817,487 views and 2,979 reposts as of Mon 9 Nov, 04:15 ET.
Speaking to reporters on Sunday at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, Secretary of State Marco Rubio was asked about diplomatic progress with Iran and said: "I don’t have any progress to report to you." Asked about Russia-Ukraine, he said: "there’ll be talks tomorrow, starting tomorrow, in Abu Dhabi." Asked about strikes, he said: "the U.S. acts defensively. If there’s a threat to our forces in the region, we will act against those."
Official post · not independently verified. After a call with Ursula von der Leyen, Zelensky wrote: "we agreed that the European Union would activate a special emergency mechanism. This will make it possible to quickly provide Ukraine with funding for what is needed most right now." The Commission's statement on the call mentions "the talks in Abu Dhabi this week", not the mechanism. On X: 43,764 views and 215 reposts as of Mon 9 Nov, 04:15 ET.
Official post · not independently verified. Poland's prime minister wrote: "Nikt nie zamierza zakazać marszu Niepodległości. Spekulacje w tej sprawie to zwykła dezinformacja." (our translation: "No one intends to ban the Independence March. Speculation on this is simple disinformation."). He asked marchers to avoid aggression. The post gave no date. On X: 779,391 views and 2,123 reposts as of Mon 9 Nov, 04:15 ET.
Official post · not independently verified. Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote: "I just landed in France for the @G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting." He added: "We will focus on pushing for real accountability at the UN and advancing an innovation first agenda to secure the future of Super Intelligence." On X: 51,287 views and 346 reposts as of Mon 9 Nov, 04:15 ET.
Official post · not independently verified. Brazil's president wrote: "agora vamos zerar o imposto da cesta básica, a partir do ano que vem" (our translation: "now we will zero the tax on the basic food basket, starting next year"). He also wrote: "enviei ao Congresso a proposta para zerar a tarifa do transporte público aos finais de semana" (our translation: "I sent Congress the proposal to zero public transport fares at weekends"). On X: 35,435 views and 284 reposts as of Mon 9 Nov, 04:15 ET.
Official post · not independently verified. The National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center wrote: "Texas had a wet Sunday with rainfall totals of 6-8 inches across southern Texas and near 2-3 inches across the Hill Country." It added: "Locally heavy rainfall will continue today." On X: 1,055 views and 2 reposts as of Mon 9 Nov, 04:15 ET.
The Prime Minister's Office said Andy Burnham and Finland's President Alexander Stubb spoke on Sunday afternoon. It said the leaders agreed it was "vital that work towards a just and lasting peace in Ukraine was prioritised and continued at pace". It said Burnham added that "Putin had consistently failed to show he was serious about negotiations". They also discussed UK-EU relations.
RBA Assistant Governor Sarah Hunter said in a Sydney speech: "So far, there is limited evidence that AI has materially lifted aggregate productivity". She said current estimates of AI's effect on annual productivity growth over the next decade "range from over 2 per cent per annum to just 0.1 per cent", and that it is "too early to say how large the effects will be".
Official post · not independently verified. NASA wrote: "Just announced at MAX POWER: a $1 million Moon Base Student Challenge!" Its release says student teams at US high schools and post-secondary schools can submit designs in six categories. Registration is open until Jan. 25, 2027. On X: 475,124 views and 431 reposts as of Mon 9 Nov, 04:15 ET.
NASA Earth Observatory said that, measured by mean size from 7 September to 13 October, "the 2026 hole was the seventh largest in 48 years of monitoring". It said the hole "was not as deep as other large holes on record". The page says the annual maximum area came on 18 September.