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Record heat-related deaths in 2023, WHO-partnered report finds | UN News

Climate inaction continues to harm and kill people in all countries with a record 710,000 estimated deaths globally from heat…
28 October 2026 Climate and Environment Climate inaction continues to harm and kill people in all countries with a record…
For the first time, more than seven in 10 fatalities were attributable to human-caused climate change.

news.un.org17d ago

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Israel’s election: The battle between change and anti-Palestinian sentiment | Israel Election 2026 News | Al Jazeera

With both blocs short of a majority, parties face a choice…
With Israel’s governing and opposition blocs failing to secure a majority in Israel’s election…
The vote on Tuesday, billed as one of the most important in Israel’s history…

aljazeera.com17d ago

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How to Avoid Changing Your Mind About the Iran War

We are all fallible and life is uncertain…
When this happens, we ought to admit we were wrong, try to figure out why, revise our beliefs accordingly…
In a perfect world, decision-makers, pundits, scholars, and ordinary citizens would be good Bayesians…

foreignpolicy.com17d ago

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The Quiet Power of the Liberal International Order

When I walk into my neighborhood grocery store and choose to buy a bottle of 2 percent milk…
My blind trust that I have indeed bought 2 percent milk and not cream or whole milk…
This topic of international order has occupied academics, analysts, and policymakers for the past decade.

foreignpolicy.com17d ago

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Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon is weakening as climate change intensifies, UN warns | UN News

The ocean absorbs around 30 per cent of human-caused carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions and 90 per cent of excess heat…
28 October 2026 Climate and Environment The ocean absorbs around 30 per cent of human-caused carbon dioxide ( CO₂) emissions…
But climate change has already reduced its capacity to absorb carbon by approximately six per cent…

news.un.org17d ago

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Bangladesh’s Persisting Mob Violence – The Diplomat

Are law enforcement agencies responding swiftly when someone is beaten on the street, or when a mob vandalizes an institution?
The headquarters of the Daily Prothom Alo newspaper in Dhaka…
Since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on August 5, 2024, mob violence has assumed serious proportions in Bangladesh.

thediplomat.com17d ago

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Israeli forces continue West Bank raids as Hebron lockdown enters sixth day | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera

UN agency expresses ‘grave concern’ in Hebron and warns of echoes of 2025 ‘Iron Wall’ operation.
The Israeli army has continued its incursions into Hebron as its lockdown of the occupied West Bank’s largest city entered…
Israeli forces raided several neighbourhoods in Hebron city as well as towns across the wider governorate on Wednesday…

aljazeera.com17d ago

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What Type of Country Should India Be? The Debate Over the Sharjeel Imam Interview – The Diplomat

Entrenching more group rights would permanently institutionalize the division of Indian society — already an issue — into a large…
A 2020 photograph of jailed Indian Muslim activist Sharjeel Imam.
Sharjeel Imam, an Indian Muslim student activist who has been in jail since 2020 on charges relating to his alleged…

thediplomat.com17d ago

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Where Are Data Centers Being Built Worldwide?

Data centers are popping up all over the world at stunning speed.
But not everyone is rolling out the welcome mat.
Countries have long housed power-hungry data centers—the facilities packed with computing infrastructure that underpins the internet as we know it.

foreignpolicy.com17d ago

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Train crash in Spain kills at least 68 people | Transport News | Al Jazeera

Crash occurs near Urda in Toledo province, south of Madrid, on high-speed line connecting the capital with Seville.
A high-speed train has crashed into the rear of another train that had stopped in central Spain…
Emiliano Garcia-Page, the government head for the Castilla-La Mancha region, where the crash happened, said about 80 people were injured…

aljazeera.com17d ago

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Zimbabwe’s platinum boom: Where is the wealth? | News | Al Jazeera

The metal is generating billions, but mining communities say basic services have failed to keep pace.
Mimosa, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe’s platinum industry is generating billions of dollars, but residents in mining communities say roads, schools…
Platinum prices hit an all-time high of $2,923 an ounce on January 26 during a broader precious metals rally…

aljazeera.com17d ago

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King Charles to discuss legacy of slavery with Commonwealth leaders at summit | Commonwealth summit | The Guardian

Royal tour of Caribbean comes as Commonwealth nations renew calls for Britain to engage in reparation talks
Royal tour of Caribbean comes as Commonwealth nations renew calls for Britain to engage in reparation talks King Charles has…
The king arrived in the Bahamas to a ceremonial welcome and attended a youth rally at Clifford Park…

theguardian.com17d ago

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Flávio Bolsonaro flees Brazil after presidential election loss, reports say | Brazil | The Guardian

Far-right senator en route to US after missing deadline to hand over his passport since loss to Lula
Far-right senator en route to US after missing deadline to hand over his passport since loss to Lula The far-right…
A report by the news website Metrópoles , citing people close to the politician’s family…

theguardian.com17d ago

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Netanyahu outlines achievements, future plans as Likud leads Israeli polls | Israel Election 2026 News | Al Jazeera

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says ‘true’ election results due in one or two days.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that a right-wing government must be formed to ensure Israel’s long-term security…
He made the comments to supporters at his Likud party headquarters in West Jerusalem on Tuesday…

aljazeera.com17d ago

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Sea of crimson: vivid ‘red beach’ transforms China’s wetlands and marshes – in pictures | China | The Guardian

A striking transformation takes place along the coast of Qinqdao in autumn…
View image in fullscreen Tidal flats are turned into a vivid red mosaic.
Photograph: Han Jiajun/VCG/Getty Images Share View image in fullscreen A channel of water shimmers amid the orange and red seepweeds.

theguardian.com17d ago

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Gulf states working on multipart peace deal to avert renewal of US-Iran war | Middle East peace talks | The Guardian

Talks are aimed at reopening strait of Hormuz and lifting sanctions on Iran, and for Houthis to withdraw in Yemen
Talks are aimed at reopening strait of Hormuz and lifting sanctions on Iran…
The US is aware of the talks’ progress but is holding out for a concession that European powers suggest could…

theguardian.com17d ago

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Youth Underemployment Surges in Southeast Asia

Welcome to Foreign Policy ’s Southeast Asia Brief.
The highlights this week: Southeast Asian youth are underemployed and angry…
Welcome to Foreign Policy ’s Southeast Asia Brief.

foreignpolicy.com17d ago

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Mongolia Eyes a Non-Permanent Seat on the UNSC – in 2048 – The Diplomat

To make good on Khurelsukh’s announcement, Mongolia’s foreign policy will require more than two decades of sustained continuity.
Mongolian President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 81st session at the U.N.
In September, during the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)…

thediplomat.com17d ago

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Mahmoud Khalil credits Palestinian activism for reshaping US politics | Civil Rights News | Al Jazeera

Khalil returned to Columbia University to discuss his memoir detailing his arrest and detention by US immigration agents
Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil says campus advocacy has shifted public perception and encouraged a generation of leaders to question their…
The 31-year-old Columbia graduate, who became a figurehead of the campus movement that swept the United States in 2024…

aljazeera.com17d ago

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Major Israeli TV networks revise polling projections – as it happened | Israel | The Guardian

Most polling shows prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition will lose its majority, with Gadi Eisenkot the leading opposition contender
Hello and welcome to our coverage of the Israeli elections.
Polls have opened in the first election since the Hamas-led attacks of 7 October 2023, Israel’s subsequent destruction of Gaza…

theguardian.com17d ago

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Israel election: what we know so far | Israel | The Guardian

Revised exit polls suggest a tie between Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition and Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition bloc…
Revised exit polls suggest a tie between Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition and Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition bloc…
Exit polls released earlier on Tuesday evening had Eisenkot winning most seats in the Knesset by a slight margin.

theguardian.com17d ago

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Global stock markets rise as investors continue to bet on AI | Financial Markets News | Al Jazeera

Asian stock markets rise, following gains on Wall Street.
Global stock markets have climbed as investors continue to bet on bright prospects for the tech giants driving the AI…
In the United States, all three major stock indexes rose on Tuesday, led by the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite…

aljazeera.com17d ago

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Syria-Jordan border reopens amid probe into deadly air strikes | Conflict News | Al Jazeera

Foreign ministers form security committee to share intelligence and follow up on impact of Jordan’s strikes on Syria.
Syria is reopening its border crossing with Jordan…
Nassib, Jordan’s only border crossing with Syria, will reopen on Wednesday morning, with regular passenger and commercial traffic resuming…

aljazeera.com17d ago

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Five key takeaways from Israel’s parliamentary elections | Israel Election 2026 News | Al Jazeera

Netanyahu’s Likud emerges as single largest Israeli party, bloc edges past opposition.
Exit polls from Israel’s election show a neck-and-neck race between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival, Gadi Eisenkot…
Tuesday’s vote was largely seen as a referendum on Netanyahu’s leadership and response to the Hamas-led attacks of October 7…

aljazeera.com18d ago

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