Daily briefing · Monday, November 9

Trump makes restraint on Iran conditional on negotiations

President Donald Trump told CNN on Sunday that renewed U.S. attacks on Iran were highly unlikely while negotiations made progress. He tied that assessment to a strong agreement covering Iran’s nuclear program and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while leaving further military action possible. Secretary of State Marco Rubio separately said a breakthrough did not appear close. No settlement was announced. The distinction matters for shipping and energy costs: Trump described conditions under which he might refrain from further attacks, without establishing that Iran had accepted U.S. terms. Trump says renewed attacks on Iran ‘highly unlikely’ if talks show progress

China’s producer inflation accelerates as consumer inflation eases

China’s producer prices rose 5.7% in October from a year earlier, accelerating from September’s 5%, official figures released Monday showed. Consumer inflation moved in the opposite direction, easing to 0.7% from 0.9%. Reuters reported that higher energy prices were raising manufacturing costs while weak household demand constrained businesses’ ability to pass those increases to customers. These measures track different stages of the economy. Their divergence can squeeze manufacturers’ margins even when shop prices rise relatively slowly, complicating efforts to support spending while businesses face higher input costs. China’s factory-gate inflation at fastest in nearly 4-1/2 years in October, while CPI rise moderates

Supreme Court takes up prison medical-care lawsuit

The Supreme Court is scheduled Monday to hear a dispute over whether a federal prisoner can seek damages from a prison medical worker for allegedly denying necessary care. The worker seeks dismissal, arguing the claim extends beyond the limited lawsuits allowed under the court’s Bivens precedents. The prisoner argues that established prison-care precedent covers his case. The dispute separates two questions: whether constitutional rights were violated and whether this particular damages remedy is available. Oral argument will explore those issues without itself deciding the case. Supreme Court weighs effort to shield federal law enforcement as ICE complaints rise

Senegal boat disaster death toll rises to 39

Senegal’s emergency services said Monday that the death toll from a migrant boat sinking had risen to 39 after more bodies were recovered. The boat overturned Sunday off Kébémer after leaving Saint-Louis for the Spanish coast. One passenger was rescued alive, and others were believed missing. Authorities had reported a provisional toll of 21 on Sunday. The number aboard remained unclear, limiting any reliable estimate of how many people were still missing. The boat was travelling along the Atlantic migration route between West Africa and Spanish territory. Death toll rises to 39 after migrant boat capsizes off Senegal

Pacemaker trial favors the heart’s natural electrical pathway

A randomized trial presented Sunday found fewer serious cardiac events with a pacemaker technique that follows the heart’s natural electrical pathway. Among 685 adults, the estimated four-year rate of death, heart-failure hospitalization or pacing-related heart-muscle weakness was 8.5% with left bundle branch pacing, compared with 19.2% using conventional right ventricular pacing. That is a 10.7-percentage-point difference in a combined outcome; it does not establish an equivalent reduction in deaths. An independent committee recommended stopping the trial early, which can exaggerate benefits. Most participants initially had normal heart pumping strength. Novel pacemaker technique reduced cardiac events in people with a heart rhythm disorder

EU emissions fall, with uneven progress across sectors

EU net greenhouse-gas emissions fell 1.6% in 2025, according to provisional figures in a European Commission report released Monday. Emissions covered by the bloc’s trading system declined about 2%, while sectors including domestic transport, buildings, agriculture and waste remained broadly stable. Nine member states will be asked to submit corrective action plans. The breakdown helps explain why cleaner electricity cannot deliver every emissions target by itself: transport, heating and other activities also need reductions. The Commission said the pace must accelerate to meet the bloc’s 2030 commitments. EU Emissions Fall as Clean Energy Gains Ground

Scholar sets out proposed Caravaggio attribution

Art historian Maria Cristina Terzaghi publicly outlined Sunday why she attributes a privately held painting in France to Caravaggio. She identifies it as the original Young Man with a Carafe of Roses, a composition otherwise known through copies. Finestre sull’Arte reports that the discovery had already been mentioned in 2025; the weekend brought a fuller account. The proposed identification could add to understanding of Caravaggio’s early work, but attribution remains a scholarly judgment requiring scrutiny. A gap also remains between the painting’s documented history in Italy and its later presence in France. Due attribuzioni a Caravaggio in 24 ore! Terzaghi propone il Giovane con caraffa di rose, Papi un ritratto