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Security Council LIVE: Strikes on Ukraine’s power grid, as peace talks loom | UN News

The Security Council met in New York on Ukraine Monday. Russian strikes on energy infrastructure are threatening millions with another…
9 November 2026 Peace and Security The Security Council met in New York on Ukraine Monday.
Russian strikes on energy infrastructure are threatening millions with another cold, dark winter, and civilian deaths are climbing sharply.

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‘Exceptional’ extreme temperatures to continue into next year, UN reports | UN News

In April this year, roughly 146.5 million Indians were exposed to an extreme heatwave with temperatures hitting a sweltering 47℃.
9 November 2026 Climate and Environment In April this year…
In Europe, provisional estimates of excess mortality across Europe exceeded 30,000 people over the summer…

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Gaza authorities slam global ‘inaction’ after mudslide kills five people | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera

Four children and a woman were killed after heavy rain caused a sandbank to collapse on their tent.
Palestinian authorities have criticised global “indifference and inaction” after a landslide killed five displaced people sheltering in tents…
“This is a scene that should shame the conscience of humanity and reflects the extent of the complicity and abandonment…

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Why is Nvidia’s Jensen Huang at the centre of a US-China spy scandal? | Technology News | Al Jazeera

Allegations linking CEO to Chinese intelligence shake markets with chipmaker’s shares falling more than 4 percent.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is facing questions over allegations that a Chinese businesswoman with whom he had a romantic relationship…
Huang – who cofounded Nvidia, the world’s second-most valuable company after Apple…

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At least four people killed as Russia and Ukraine trade strikes overnight | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera

Russia’s second-largest oil refinery is set on fire by drones while Russian strikes target Ukrainian energy sites.
Overnight strikes between Russia and Ukraine have killed at least four people and damaged a Russian oil refinery.
A ⁠Russian ⁠attack on Ukraine’s port ⁠city of Odesa killed three people…

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Qatar PM to meet Trump: What’s the latest on US-Iran negotiations? | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

Iran has put forward a two-day proposal developed with Qatari mediators that Washington is examining.
United States President Donald Trump is set to hold talks with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim…
An unnamed US official told the Reuters news agency that Vice President JD Vance is also scheduled to hold talks…

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Trump says his immigration policy ‘too tough’ for voters | US Midterm Elections 2026 News | Al Jazeera

Trump concedes some voters were unhappy with his administration’s controversial deportation drive.
United States President Donald Trump has said his immigration policy may have been too extreme for voters…
During his first television interview since his party lost control of the US House of Representatives and the Senate last…

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Chinese AI labs hire Silicon Valley engineers to rival OpenAI, Anthropic - Rest of World

As MiniMax, Moonshot, and ByteDance open U.S. offices to recruit elite AI researchers, they face massive salary gaps, fierce competition…
Chinese AI companies are hiring Silicon Valley-based engineers to work on their models…
MiniMax, the Hong Kong-listed Chinese AI startup, currently has around 16 San Francisco-based job openings listed on its website…

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After the Iran War, U.S. Intelligence Experts Are Taking Their Revenge on Trump

At a political rally in Arizona in October, U.S.
President Donald Trump joked that he “probably went a little too far” with the U.S.-Israeli military strikes against Iran…
The electoral catastrophe that unfolded for Republicans in the midterms a few weeks later made this abundantly clear.

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‘A global political awakening’: how gen Z protests are sweeping the world | Protest | The Guardian

From Serbia to Bangladesh and India to France, young people are pushing back against authoritarianism and reshaping political landscapes
From Serbia to Bangladesh and India to France…
In Serbia , they cycled across Europe and ran ultramarathons to make their voices heard.

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Which countries and industries emit the most greenhouse gases? | Climate Crisis News | Al Jazeera

The US has emitted the most CO2 in history…
World leaders and delegates are gathering in Antalya, Turkiye, for COP31 , the annual climate summit of the United Nations…
They meet as global emissions continue to climb.

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Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina seeks passport in sign of Bangladesh return plan | Sheikh Hasina News | Al Jazeera

Hasina, who has been living in India for two years, has promised to return to Bangladesh in December.
Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested a new passport and identity card to allow her to return…
The request is the clearest sign that Hasina, who has been living in India for two years…

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Who are the seafarers caught in the US-Israeli war on Iran? | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

International Maritime Organization records at least 25 deaths since the conflict started on February 28.
Commercial vessels moving through the Strait of Hormuz and its surrounding waters have come under repeated attack since the United…
The conflict has transformed one of the world’s busiest shipping corridors into a dangerous passage for crews transporting oil…

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Poland mass shooting assailant dies in hospital, police say | Gun Violence News | Al Jazeera

Suspect shot by police and arrested minutes ‌after gunfire opened on people in central Krakow.
The gunman who killed six people and wounded more than a dozen in central Krakow last week has died…
“We inform you that the perpetrator of the tragic events died this morning in the hospital,” police wrote…

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Smog blankets New Delhi as Diwali firecrackers worsen air quality | Climate Crisis News | Al Jazeera

Air quality in Indian capital reaches severe levels, posing heightened health risks for more than 30 million residents.
Heavy smog has blanketed New Delhi after firecrackers lit up the Indian capital during Diwali celebrations…
Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, was celebrated across India on Sunday.

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Turkiye pushes electrification top of climate agenda as COP31 set to open | Climate News | Al Jazeera

Ankara aims to make electricity account for 35 percent of global energy demand by 2035.
The United Nations climate conference COP31 is set to open on Monday in Antalya, Turkiye…
Turkiye has said it would centre electrification on the COP31 agenda, launching the non-binding 35-by-35 Global Electrification Pledge…

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A joke or test? Why Trump floated UFC’s Dana White as his press secretary | Media News | Al Jazeera

White is a close friend of Trump and has endorsed him for president, but has never held a government position.
For a brief period over the weekend, it looked like United States President Donald Trump had zeroed…
A stocky former fighter with a shaved head and a penchant for wearing black…

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Hegseth Is the New Donald Rumsfeld

With the midterm elections over, the future of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hangs in the balance.
Hakeem Jeffries, who is set to be speaker of the house…
The Defense Secretary is one of the most controversial figures in President Donald Trump’s cabinet…

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Hegseth Is the New Rumsfeld

With the midterm elections over, the future of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hangs in the balance.
Hakeem Jeffries, who is set to be speaker of the house…
The Defense Secretary is one of the most controversial figures in President Donald Trump’s cabinet…

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Godzilla Minus Zero takes US box office by storm in opening weekend | Japan | The Guardian

The foreign-language film topped the North American box office with $31.6m in takings, generating $63m worldwide
The foreign-language film topped the North American box office with $31.6m in takings…
The film – the 39th in a franchise stretching back to 1954 – generated $63m worldwide…

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‘I can’t bear it’: young family takes refuge in bedroom as choking haze engulfs Indonesian city | Indonesia | The Guardian

Mother tells of desperate efforts to keep her five-month-old son healthy as residents of Palangkaraya flock to clean-air ‘safe houses’…
Mother tells of desperate efforts to keep her five-month-old son healthy as residents of Palangkaraya flock to clean-air ‘safe houses’…
For people who can afford one, a handheld device can test the air for toxic particles floating into their lungs.

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Rubio says war on Iran unpopular but ‘necessary’ to stop nuclear threat | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

US secretary of state says Iran’s negotiation demands are ‘outrageous and ridiculous, and really not realistic’.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said President Donald Trump launched the war against Iran to safeguard the world…
Rubio told reporters in Florida on Sunday that Trump “identified a very real threat” in Iran and had worked…

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Mexico arrests alleged major leader of Jalisco cartel | US-Mexico Border News | Al Jazeera

Rafael Alvarez, alias ‘R2’, was captured with intelligence shared by the ⁠US Drug Enforcement Administration.
Authorities in Mexico have announced the arrest of an alleged leader in the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG)…
Rafael Alvarez, alias “R2”, who is suspected of heading CJNG’s “Los Rs” cell…

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New Zealand’s Opportunity party takes aim at populist politics as it prepares to enter parliament | New Zealand election 2026 | The Guardian

Minor party leader Qiulae Wong says ‘populism doesn’t deliver results’ and that her vision for a low emissions future will…
Minor party leader Qiulae Wong says ‘populism doesn’t deliver results’ and that her vision for a low emissions future will…
A nail-biting election failed to hand either the incumbent rightwing coalition or opposition left bloc a strong winning hand…

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