Mexico City

Sheinbaum would not say it.

She could mention the drugs and the guns. She said she would not, because the relationship is good. The homicides, she said, are down by half.

Video · Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo

Washington

Judge Kelly ordered the passes back.

CNN, MS NOW, and Politico walked back in just after noon. The pass is good for 14 days. The case is not over.

Video · CBC News

The U.N.

Pezeshkian told the U.N. Iran will not be bullied.

A day after Trump said he would annihilate Iran without a deal, the Iranian president claimed a right to peaceful nuclear work. Witkoff and Kushner had already sat down with Araghchi.

Kharkiv

Russia killed eight overnight.

Six were agricultural workers in the Kharkiv region. A man and a woman died in Kyiv. Zelenskyy had just asked the U.N. to starve Moscow of money.

Video · UN News

Trade

The magnets are still China’s.

Benchmark says the United States can meet 42 percent of demand for the two most-used rare earths. Into the 2030s it will still import. November 10 is the date on the table.

Science

The Times sent readers back to the rivers.

Thursday’s briefing paired the press-pass fight with the undamming of American rivers. In 2025, more than 100 dams came out in 30 states. The federal money has since stalled.

Technology

Altman and Amodei warned the Security Council.

If it is managed badly, Amodei said, artificial intelligence could be a risk to humanity. He asked for a ban on using it to make biological weapons.

Mexico

Mexico is taking the phones out of class.

From the bell to the last bell, in elementary and middle schools, starting November 3. High schools pick their own rule. The Times put it on page A10.