D.C. Guard extended, FAA cuts flights, Ukraine hits Russia with drones. Here’s your Thursday Morning Brief rundown, November 6, 2025.

Iranian-backed Houthis have been firing drones and missiles at ships in the Red Sea. Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels are disrupting a key trade route for energy supplies to Europe. Read more.

Israel and Hamas took steps toward ending the two-year war that has devastated the Gaza Strip, but hard work lies ahead.

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The presence of the militants, who have killed three Israeli troops, is threatening to unravel the fragile cease-fire.

“The Chairman of the Authority pointed out that the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit has positively reflected on the calm in the region and the return of many ships to transiting the Canal again,” Rabie said. The SCA chairman particularly lauded liner giant CMA CGM for sending two very large container ships through the waterway recently.

The seizure of the Hellas Aphrodite, carrying a load of gasoline from India to South Africa, ended as the European Union naval force came alongside the vessel.