Alexander-Walker scores 26, Hawks down Trae Young's Wizards 120-105

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 26 points to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 120-105 victory over the Washington Wizards and former Hawks star guard Trae Young on Wednesday night.

Alexander-Walker hit six 3-pointers after sinking a career-high-tying nine in a 104-102 win at Indiana on Monday.

Onyeka Okongwu added 14 points and 16 rebounds for the Hawks in their first time playing against Young, who finished with 18 points, since trading the four-time All-Star to the Wizards in January.

CJ McCollum and Aaron Wiggins scored 15 points each to help Atlanta make up for All-Star forward Jalen Johnson missing his second straight game with a sprained left ankle.

Anthony Davis had 26 points and 10 rebounds for Washington.

Kyshawn George added 25 points for the Wizards, who trailed throughout the final three quarters.

Atlanta built its game-high lead of 16 in the second with a 13-0 run.

Asa Newell hit a tip-in at the first-quarter buzzer, and Zuby Ejiofor hit two transition baskets, prompting a quick timeout from Wizards coach Brian Keefe. But the surge continued, with Kingston Flemings hitting a runner and Wiggins sinking a 3-pointer before Dyson Daniels' driving layup made it 48-32 with 9:06 left in the half.

Washington closed within seven by halftime and cut it to four twice in the third, the latter time on Young's step-back 3 to make it 83-79.

But Corey Kispert — a player Atlanta received when dealing Young — converted a four-point play on the following possession, and the game never got closer than six afterward.

The Hawks and Wizards close their home-and-home set in Friday's NBA Cup tilt in Atlanta.

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Atlanta Hawks guard Aaron Wiggins (2) shoots a three point basket as Washington Wizards guard Bub Carrington (7) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)

Washington Wizards forward Anthony Davis (23) shoots the ball over Atlanta Hawks forward Onyeka Okongwu (17) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)

Atlanta Hawks guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker (7) handles the ball as Washington Wizards forward AJ Dybantsa (4) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)

Washington Wizards guard Trae Young passes the ball as Atlanta Hawks guard Luguentz Dort defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)

Iranian officials were emboldened Wednesday by a stinging election setback for U.S. President Donald Trump, and world leaders waited to see whether Washington would end the war with Iran.

Meanwhile, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed they fired strikes on an airport in the Saudi capital of Riyadh. The Israeli military said it struck two suspects in Lebanon, killing one person.

Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Wednesday. Read our full coverage here.

Iranians celebrated after U.S. voters, concerned about the war and frustrated over rising prices for fuel, gave Democrats control of Congress in Tuesday’s vote — a major blow for Trump and his Republican Party.

Iran’s chief negotiator and parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, wrote Wednesday on X that “Americans said NO TO WAR, and we endorse this message.” He warned that if the U.S. government ignores the vote for change, “it will learn our NO comes with a Nightmare.”

But Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, dismissed thoughts that the U.S. will change its approach to the Islamic Republic.

The broader region has been on edge for weeks over whether the U.S. will resume full-scale military operations against Iran. Talks are ongoing aimed at preventing renewed fighting.

Underscoring the mutual hostility, thousands marched through Tehran on Wednesday at a government-organized demonstration commemorating the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy.

Pro-government demonstrators burned American and Israeli flags and chanted “Death to America” and “Death to Israel.”

Jean-Pierre Lacroix said Wednesday that Lebanese officials fear a “security vacuum” between Israeli forces and the Lebanese army when the U.N. peacekeeping mission known as UNIFIL ends Dec. 31.

Lacroix, who recently returned from the Middle East, warned of the risks of leaving the two armies “sort of face-to-face” without a third-party presence. He questioned who would monitor the U.N.-drawn Blue Line separating Israel and Lebanon, prevent unintended clashes and support communities in southern Lebanon.

The border region patrolled by UNIFIL has experienced decades of violence, including a full-scale war between Israel and Hezbollah militants in 2024. Israel has long accused UNIFIL of failing to prevent Hezbollah from building up its military presence along the border. Lacroix said efforts to disarm Hezbollah had failed because “there was no political will.”

The United States, Israel’s closest ally, successfully pushed the U.N. Security Council to end the mission after nearly five decades. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres proposed three options in June to maintain U.N. monitoring along the border.

Lacroix said unarmed U.N. military observers would still be authorized to operate in southern Lebanon but questioned how they could do so without protection or support.

He said a Security Council resolution adopted in 2000 remains in effect. The council is scheduled to discuss it Nov. 19.

In Yemen, the Iran-backed Houthis on Wednesday claimed without providing evidence that they targeted King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh as well as several areas in southern parts of the country.

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said rebels fired a ballistic missile toward the airport, causing what he described as “major damages” to the airport. He also claimed that the group fired a drone at a radar installation and a ballistic missile at a command and control center in the Jazan province.

The Associated Press couldn’t independently verify these claims. The Saudi information ministry didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

The Saudi civil defense issued an alert in Riyadh overnight and other warning alerts of potential “danger” in Jazan and Najran early Wednesday.

The Houthis have repeatedly targeted oil and logistic facilities as well as airports in Saudi Arabia as part of their plan to fight what they describe as the kingdom’s “blockade” on Yemen.

At least seven people, including two children, were killed in an airstrike Wednesday in Yemen’s southwestern province of Taiz, Houthi health authorities said.

The Houthi-run health ministry said in a statement the strike hit a house in the district of Maqbanah and also wounded six other children.

The Houthi media aired footage it said was of the struck building. The footage showed a heavily damaged concrete building, with large sections of the roof and walls collapsing.

The ministry blamed Saudi Arabia, which didn’t immediately comment on the accusations.

It was the latest deadly strike in Yemen since the country’s civil war was revived more than three months ago. The fighting pits the Iranian-backed Houthis against Saudi Arabia and its ally, Yemen's internationally recognized government.

In Lebanon, the Health Ministry said the strike on a motorcycle in the village of Qabrikha killed one person and wounded another.

The Israeli military said in a statement that it had “struck two suspects who were observing IDF soldiers” without providing further details.

The attack was the first in nearly a month as such drone strikes have been rare since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in late June ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war.

This report will be updated throughout the day as new developments emerge.

A man walks past portraits of men described in Arabic as "martyred fighters" at an exhibition in Houthi-controlled Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)

An aerial view shows rows of tents sheltering displaced Yemenis at Al-Fardous 2 displacement camp in Ras Imran, on the outskirts of Aden, Yemen, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)

Iranian government supporters raise their fists, one holding a portrait of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a caricature of U.S. President Donald Trump, during the annual rally marking the anniversary of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover, outside the former embassy in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

A giant banner depicting, from left, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Vice President JD Vance burns during an organized, symbolic denunciation of the United States and Israel by Iranian government supporters in Islamic Revolution Square in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iranian government supporters carry portraits of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as they walk over U.S. and Israeli flags during the annual rally marking the anniversary of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover, outside the former embassy in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iranian government supporters step on U.S. and Israeli flags during the annual rally marking the anniversary of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover, outside the former embassy in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)