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US charges 3 men over alleged Iranian-backed plot at UK Fairford airbase | News | Al Jazeera

The men, including one who is already in jail…
US indicts three men over alleged 'terror' attacks in US and Europe…
The Department of Justice said on Tuesday that the three men acted in support of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps…

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Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says Putin ‘lives in a different reality’ as Abu Dhabi talks get under way | Ukraine | The Guardian

Ukrainian president dismisses Moscow’s claims of gains in Donbas region but says first day of trilateral talks were constructive. What…
What we know on day 1,722 Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the US has backed Ukraine’s assessment of what…
In a post on social media, Zelenskyy said that Russia has claimed at the talks that they occupied half…

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‘Everything and everyone we love is at stake’: Thunberg slams COP31 talks | Climate Crisis News | Al Jazeera

Climate activist urges world leaders to put people and planet before profit as she arrives at UN climate talks.
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has condemned the United Nations climate talks as hypocritical and urged world leaders to put…
Thunberg made the comments on Tuesday as she arrived at the COP31 conference in the Turkish resort city of Antalya…

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Iran war updates: Tehran says ball in US court, deal possible | News | Al Jazeera

Ghalibaf tells Al Jazeera US must make decision and announce it after Tehran communicated terms.
The Saudi-led coalition says it has intercepted and destroyed cruise missiles and two drones launched by the Houthis.

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Fire contained on platform in Iran’s South Pars gas field | Energy News | Al Jazeera

Officials are considering a gas leak or an operational mishap as possible causes of the fire, Fars news agency said.
Iranian authorities have contained a fire that broke out on a platform in South Pars gas field…
The Pars Oil and Gas Company said the fire broke out on Tuesday on a gas platform in Phase 14…

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Jensen Huang's Chinese Spy Scandal Has Unanswered Questions

The highlights this week: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is accused of having an affair with a Chinese spy…
The highlights this week: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is accused of having an affair with a Chinese spy…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s connections to Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman who U.S.

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Russia expels Moldovan diplomat in tit-for-tat move | Vladimir Putin News | Al Jazeera

Relations between Moscow and Chisinau have worsened since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Russia has expelled a Moldovan diplomat in retaliation for Chisinau’s expulsion of a Russian embassy employee over the crash…
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday that it had summoned Moldova’s ambassador, Lilian Darii…

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UNIFIL patrol comes under fire in southern Lebanon | Hezbollah News | Al Jazeera

UNIFIL said on Tuesday that ‘about a dozen rounds’ were fired at one of its patrols, without identifying the assailants.
A United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol has come under fire in southern Lebanon, the force said.
UNIFIL said on Tuesday that “about a dozen rounds” were fired at one of its patrols near Wadi Jilu…

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World News in Brief: Ending cholera by 2030 ‘within reach’, Haiti displacement and hunger, US human rights review rescheduled | UN News

Ending cholera as a public health threat by 2030 is within reach…
10 November 2026 Health Ending cholera as a public health threat by 2030 is within reach…
Last year was the deadliest for cholera since 1999, with almost 7,900 deaths, Dr.

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IBM’s biggest division ends most US foreign worker sponsorships | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera

Announcement follows Trump administration crackdown on visa programmes for skilled foreign workers.
United States technology giant IBM has said it will stop sponsoring US foreign worker visas and green cards for most…
A company spokesperson told Reuters on Tuesday that its consultancy unit had opted to end sponsorship for most roles.

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What Progressive Democrats Could Do on Israel Aid, Weapons Sales

Riding high on the midterm elections’ blue wave…
“What you are looking at behind me is a mandate,” U.S.
Rep.-elect Claire Valdez, who is a Democratic Socialist, said at a Sunday press conference introducing the new progressive House lawmakers.

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US soldier arrested in UK on suspicion of spying for Russia | News | Al Jazeera

London Metropolitan Police says its ‘counterterror’ forces worked closely with the FBI and US military to make arrest.
An unidentified member of the United States military has been arrested in the United Kingdom on suspicion of carrying out…
The 41-year-old was arrested on Tuesday near Gloucester in southwest England on suspicion of violating two sections of the National…

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U.S.-Mediated Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks in Abu Dhabi Make Little Headway

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the sticking points in Russia-Ukraine peace talks, impeachment proceedings against U.S.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Israeli efforts to form a new government.
Russia, Ukraine, and the United States kicked off trilateral peace talks in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday…

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Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron file new defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens | Emmanuel Macron | The Guardian

Legal battle escalates as far-right US podcaster continues to spread false claims that France’s first lady was born a man
Legal battle escalates as far-right US podcaster continues to spread false claims that France’s first lady was born a man…
The Macrons first sued Owens and her media companies in July 2025 in Delaware in response to what the French…

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French police raid Ritz hotel in Mohamed Al Fayed sexual abuse investigation | Mohamed Al Fayed | The Guardian

Arrests made after three properties were searched in relation to inquiry into late businessman
Arrests made after three properties were searched in relation to inquiry into late businessman French police have made arrests after…
Several individuals were taken into custody for questioning last month and later released, according to the Paris public prosecutor’s office.

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Israeli opposition hurries to seize control as new Knesset is sworn in | Israel | The Guardian

Former military chief Gadi Eisenkot has mandate to try to form a government – with Netanyahu waiting if he fails
Former military chief Gadi Eisenkot has mandate to try to form a government – with Netanyahu waiting if he fails…
Although they are still too divided to form a government, the opposition requested a vote for a new speaker…

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Ebola: IOM urges wider surveillance beyond formal routes in DR Congo | UN News

Seventy-one confirmed Ebola cases have been detected along transit routes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since…
10 November 2026 Health Seventy-one confirmed Ebola cases have been detected along transit routes in the Democratic Republic…
The cases were picked up at points of entry and control…

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The New Middle East Is a Perennial Fantasy

This year’s op-eds and magazine features induce déjà vu.
The 2003 invasion of Iraq was supposed to clear the way for a new, democratic Middle East.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s phrase, the “birth pangs” of a new Middle East.

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US Senate advances major bill boosting energy infrastructure | Energy News | Al Jazeera

Rare bipartisan bill requires data centres to pay for infrastructure, but environmental groups say it falls short.
The United States Senate has voted to move forward on a bipartisan bill that would speed up the process…
Nearly all of the chamber’s Republicans, as well as more than a dozen Democrats…

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Falkland Islanders face ‘devastating consequences’ if Argentina blocks oil project, says UK | Falkland Islands | The Guardian

Countries clash over Sea Lion project as Hamburg tribunal risks deepening sovereignty dispute
Countries clash over Sea Lion project as Hamburg tribunal risks deepening sovereignty dispute The people of the Falkland Islands face…
Ellie Reeves, representing the British government at a hearing of the international tribunal for the law of the sea (Itlos)…

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Nearly 64,000 flee Nigeria for Niger where a humanitarian crisis is deepening | UN News

Violence in northern Nigeria is fueling a growing humanitarian crisis across the whole region…
10 November 2026 Migrants and Refugees Violence in northern Nigeria is fueling a growing humanitarian crisis across the whole region…
Northern Nigeria has been experiencing multiple, overlapping security crises involving jihadist insurgencies, armed banditry, and farmer-herder conflicts…

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UK children’s author David Walliams accused of grooming minors | Sexual Assault News | Al Jazeera

A joint investigation by The Guardian and ITV News details allegations made by multiple women against the 55-year-old.
British comedian and children’s author David Walliams, 55…
The Guardian newspaper and ITV News broadcaster published a joint investigation on Tuesday into allegations by multiple women who gave…

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Egypt: Fact-checking site’s entire newsroom jailed as assault on press freedom widens | UN News

Six journalists who make up the entire newsroom of the Egyptian fact-checking website Matsadash remain in detention…
10 November 2026 Peace and Security Six journalists who make up the entire newsroom of the Egyptian fact-checking website Matsadash…
“ We are witnessing widening assaults on press freedom by Egyptian authorities, including the targeting…

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Myanmar summons German envoy over controversial video | Government News | Al Jazeera

Mathias Licharz calls for the ‘unconditional’ release of ousted politicians, including former leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Myanmar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the head of mission at the German embassy in the country over…
The ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that Mathias Licharz in the video “appeared to fuel opposition…

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