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Russia launches missile attack on Kyiv, injuring residents | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera

Air strikes damage buildings and injure two civilians after Zelenskyy warns of potential for new attacks.
Russian forces have launched a missile attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv’s mayor said…
Debris from Saturday’s attack damaged a residential building, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

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‘One less gang leader’: Haiti’s prime minister celebrates police operation | Crime News | Al Jazeera

Haiti’s National Police announced that alleged gang leader Mathias Saintil was killed in an exchange of gunfire.
Haiti’s National Police (PNH) has confirmed that a gang leader known as Mathias Saintil was “neutralised” as part…
In a social media post shared on Friday, officials described Saintil as the leader of the Boston gang…

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‘My biggest fear was being shot down’: how an injured Ukrainian soldier was evacuated by drone | Ukraine | The Guardian

Artem Lytvyn tells of complex and risky rescue operation after he spent eight days stricken in Kharkiv’s ‘kill zone’
Artem Lytvyn tells of complex and risky rescue operation after he spent eight days stricken in Kharkiv’s ‘kill zone’ Artem…
Not far beyond that the Russian border.

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Trump confirms new US strikes on Iran’s Qeshm island | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

The US president also claims ‘a lot of progress’ in Washington’s negotiations with Tehran.
US President Donald Trump has confirmed United States military strikes on Iran’s Qeshm island…
Trump said on Friday that US forces had carried out what he described as minor strikes against Iranian air defence…

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Ukraine war briefing: Beijing confirms historic Xi-Trump-Putin meeting under discussion | Russia | The Guardian

Russia could use tri leader summit to nudge China and US closer to its position on Ukraine…
What we know on day 1,718 Beijing has confirmed that it is discussing a historic meeting between Chinese leader Xi…
Mao Ning, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry…

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US carries out another round of ‘minor’ strikes on Iran, Trump says | US-Israel war on Iran | The Guardian

The president’s announcement comes days after an earlier attack on Iran was made public…
The president’s announcement comes days after an earlier attack on Iran was made public…
In an exchange with reporters on Friday, Trump said “they built a little bit of an anti-aircraft device and we…

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‘I’m in the car now, facing her. Blood on her sari, blood on her chest’: Sonia Gandhi recalls the killing of her mother-in-law, Indira Gandhi | Sonia Gandhi | The Guardian

An exclusive extract from the Indian politician’s memoir
An exclusive extract from the Indian politician’s memoir I return to my room as my mother-in-law leaves for her office…
I am about to start my bath when I hear a series of explosions, as of firecrackers, but different.

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‘My thought was always: he will be killed next’: Sonia Gandhi on marrying into an Indian political dynasty and her husband’s assassination | Sonia Gandhi | The Guardian

She came from humble Italian origins to join India’s ruling family. Then both her mother-in-law, Indira Gandhi, and her husband…
Then both her mother-in-law, Indira Gandhi, and her husband, Rajiv, were brutally murdered.
In a rare interview, the politician talks about her reluctant rise to power…

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Ousted Paraguay president under house arrest after banking crisis leaves 60% of country unable to access accounts | Paraguay | The Guardian

Santiago Peña was detained minutes after he was impeached by Congress…
Santiago Peña was detained minutes after he was impeached by Congress…
Santiago Peña is being investigated about allegations he used his political influence to favour a bank that expanded exponentially under…

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CDC reports more than 5,000 measles cases, highest number in 35 years | Health News | Al Jazeera

Children and teenagers make up almost 60 percent of confirmed cases.
A total of 5,182 confirmed measles cases have been reported in the United States to date in 2026…
The figure for the highly contagious but vaccine-preventable disease is the highest number reported by the CDC since 1991.

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EU prosecutor office investigates fatal train crash in Spain | European Union News | Al Jazeera

The EU office carries out probes at Spanish rail network administrator, safety agency and state auditors.
The European Union’s public prosecutors have launched a probe into possible fraud in the financing of Spain’s rail network after…
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) said on Friday that it had carried out investigations ‌at the headquarters of Spain’s…

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Paraguay’s Santiago Pena under arrest, new president Pedro Alliana sworn in | Government News | Al Jazeera

The sudden leadership change comes as Paraguay reels from the collapse of the Ueno Bank, a popular lender.
Pedro Alliana has been sworn in as the new president of Paraguay…
On Friday, Alliana, 52, took the oath of office to become the South American country’s 53rd president.

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Iran war updates: Houthis claim Riyadh attacks; US hits vessel near Hormuz | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

Qatar’s prime minister urges the US and Iran not to wait for a ‘perfect moment’ to reach a deal…
Al Jazeera Originals News Live updates Live updates, Iran war live: Qatar says US…
A woman carries a portrait of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei as a giant poster depicting US President Donald Trump…

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New Zealanders vote in tightly contested general election | Elections News | Al Jazeera

More than half of New Zealand’s voters cast early ballots in the tightly contested race.
New Zealand is voting in a general election against a backdrop of concerns over the rising cost of living…
Polling stations opened at 9am on Saturday (20:00 GMT Friday) and close at 7pm (06:00 GMT Saturday).

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EU tells TikTok to fix ‘harmful’ For You feed, threatens fines | Child Rights News | Al Jazeera

TikTok’s algorithm ‘leading users down rabbit holes they cannot easily escape from’, European Commission says.
The European Union has ordered TikTok to change the algorithm powering its For You feed…
On Friday, Brussels accused TikTok of violating the EU’s Digital Services Act over the “harmful ‘rabbit holes’ effect” by feeding…

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Boy, six, becomes fifth member of family to die after suspected arson in Ireland | Ireland | The Guardian

Elliot English died on Friday from injuries sustained in fire in Waterford city that also claimed lives of his parents
Elliot English died on Friday from injuries sustained in fire in Waterford city that also claimed lives of his parents…
Elliot English died on Friday at Children’s Health Ireland hospital in Crumlin from injuries sustained in the 13 October fire…

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Global AI Stocks React to Democrats' U.S. Midterms Win

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at how global AI stocks are reacting to the U.S.
midterms, Pope Leo XIV’s tour of Latin America , and more hoax bomb threats across Europe .
Global stock markets in Europe and Asia plunged on Friday in the wake of big Democratic gains in this week’s…

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Afghanistan faces deepening humanitarian crisis amid sweeping rights restrictions | UN News

Afghanistan stands at a “difficult crossroad” more than five years after the Taliban returned to power…
6 November 2026 Human Rights Afghanistan stands at a “difficult crossroad” more than five years after the Taliban returned…
Relative stability and security are being undercut by a fragile economy, sweeping curbs on rights and acute humanitarian need.

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Who is Stephen Miller, Trump’s new White House chief of staff? | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera

Miller has been a close confidant of Trump since 2016 and an architect of the president’s hardline immigration policies.
United States President Donald Trump has tapped his longtime adviser Stephen Miller to be White House chief of staff.
The move on Friday represented a doubling down on Trump’s most controversial policies following his Republican Party’s midterm drubbing earlier…

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Protesters break into Microsoft data centre site in Amsterdam | Protests News | Al Jazeera

Data centres face protests across Europe due to the massive amounts of computing power and water they use.
Protesters in the Netherlands have broken into a construction site for a new Microsoft data centre in Amsterdam…
Several hundred activists occupied the site in the Sloterdijk district on Friday…

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World News in Brief: Civilians killed in DR Congo, Ukrainians wrestle with return, Guterres calls out ‘normalisation’ of force | UN News

At least 30 civilians were killed overnight on Thursday in Beni Territory…
6 November 2026 Peace and Security At least 30 civilians were killed overnight on Thursday in Beni Territory…
During the attack, attributed by local authorities to extremist rebel group the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) – according to news…

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U.S. Midterms Results See Slew of Younger Members Enter the Senate

midterm elections on Tuesday saw the biggest Senate turnover in nearly 50 years…
Several of Capitol Hill’s octogenarians will be leaving the Beltway…
The United States once had one of the oldest average upper houses in the developed world…

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Pope Leo XIV arrives in Uruguay starting 12-day Latin America tour | Religion News | Al Jazeera

The pontiff praises Uruguay’s clean energy transition and calls for universal healthcare.
Pope Leo XIV has arrived in Uruguay as he begins a 12-day tour of South America…
Huge crowds greeted Leo as he pulled into the capital, Montevideo, on Friday.

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A German Movie Previews Its Far-Right Future

Contemporary cinema from Germany seems determined to disabuse anyone—including Germans—who still imagines it as a nation of Birkenstock-wearing…
A spate of new, sharply edged films deftly take up where the socially critical New German Cinema of the 1970s—featuring…
This new Germany is something much darker than that portrayed in lighthearted films from recent decades like Fack ju Göhte…

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