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Key updates Rubio Threatens ‘Tremendous Damage’ to ICC Unless Court Bows to US Demands Russian Shahed Drones Strike Kharkiv, Injuring Six and Setting House Ablaze Trump’s Pentagon Chief Faces Impeachment Over Iran War Following Midterm Defeat Zelensky Says Russia Wants to Divide Ukraine Along Dnipro, Pledges State Resources to Frontline Regions US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that Washington could inflict “tremendous damage” on the International Criminal Court unless it changes its approach to prosecuting nationals of nonmember states. The warning raises questions about the future of a court that has issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and senior Russian military officials over alleged war crimes in Ukraine. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Monday, Nov. 9, that Washington could inflict “tremendous damage” on the International Criminal Court (ICC) unless it changes its approach to prosecuting nationals of countries that have not joined the court. Speaking to reporters in Paris during a meeting of G7 foreign ministers, Rubio accused the Hague-based court of overstepping its authority and said previous US efforts to persuade it to reform had failed. Russian Shahed drones struck residential areas of Kharkiv on Monday evening, injuring at least six people. A private house caught fire and approximately 10 vehicles were damaged, according to Mayor Ihor Terekhov. Russian forces launched another drone attack on Kharkiv on Monday evening, Nov. 9, injuring at least six people and setting a residential building ablaze, local authorities reported. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said a Russian Shahed attack hit the city’s Kholodnohirskyi district, igniting a private house and damaging approximately 10 vehicles. Republican Congressman Thomas Massie formally introduced eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing him of illegally conducting the Iran war and abusing his authority. The move comes after Democrats won control of both chambers in the midterms and prepare broader investigations into the Trump administration. Republican Congressman Thomas Massie formally introduced eight articles of impeachment against US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday, Nov. 9, accusing him of illegally waging war against Iran and carrying out unlawful military orders. Reading the resolution on the House floor, the Kentucky Republican accused Hegseth of violating the 1973 War Powers Resolution and abusing his authority as Pentagon chief. Following a meeting attended by authorities from five frontline regions and Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday, Nov. 9 that Russia is trying to divide Ukraine along the Dnipro River through its strikes on bridges and the power grid. He said that central government is ready to send additional resources wherever local authorities cannot cope, while urging all levels of government to implement agreed resilience plans. His remarks came as Ukraine’s negotiating team arrived in Abu Dhabi ahead of trilateral talks with the US and Russia scheduled on Nov. 10-11. Russia is using its strikes on Ukraine’s bridges and energy infrastructure to divide the country along the Dnipro River, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday, Nov. 9, pledging state support to the frontline regions that have suffered most.Zelensky made the remarks after a meeting with regional authorities from five frontline regions – Kharkiv, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy and Donetsk – along with Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, with whom he publicly clashed over the capital’s unpreparedness just days earlier.