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Saudi Arabia intercepts missiles and drones as fighting with Houthis rages | Houthis News | Al Jazeera

Saudi Civil Defence says the interception of Houthi ballistic missiles caused two injuries in the country’s south.
Saudi Arabia has intercepted drones and missiles over its capital, Riyadh, and southern areas, the Saudi-led coalition has said, as fighting with Yemen’s Houthis continues.
Coalition spokesman Major-General Turki al-Maliki said on Sunday its forces intercepted and destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile launched towards the capital city that morning, as well as a drone in the Riyadh region, a…

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Qatar official calls for peace and security to boost trade, investment | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

The Qatari minister of state for trade says peace and security are essential for prosperity in trade and investment.
Doha, Qatar – Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs Ahmad bin Mohammed al-Sayed has called for greater international cooperation and economic stability, warning that trade and investment cannot flourish wi…
Speaking at the United Nations-led World Investment Forum in Doha on Sunday, al-Sayed said geopolitical upheaval and growing economic fragmentation were threatening global investment prospects.

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Israeli forces turn Hebron homes into military posts amid lockdown | Human Rights News | Al Jazeera

Evictions, raids and outpost expansion continue across the occupied West Bank amid heightened tensions.
Israeli forces have turned Palestinian homes in the city of Hebron into barracks and observation posts after forcing residents to leave, as a military operation in the southern occupied West Bank continues, the Palestin…
They took over homes in the Khallat Manna and Dahiyat al-Zaytoun areas of southern Hebron to use them as barracks, and forced residents from homes in other neighbourhoods to use the properties as observation posts, Wafa…

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Brazil 2026 election updates: Lula and Bolsonaro in tight race | Elections News | Al Jazeera

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro square off in closely watched election.
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Israel to close occupied West Bank crossings as it locks down Hebron | Israel Election 2026 News | Al Jazeera

Israel says it will close all land crossings with the West Bank when it holds a general election on Tuesday.
Israel says it will close all land crossings with the occupied West Bank on the day of its general election this coming week.
The Israeli army said in a statement on Sunday that it would bar Palestinian workers from entering most areas of the West Bank from Sunday through Monday and enforce a full closure of crossings into and out of the terri…

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Ten days that could shake the world: democratic norms at stake in four pivotal elections | The far right | The Guardian

Brazil, Israel, Serbia and the US are holding elections within the space of 10 days. Will the authoritarian right cement its global gains, or can pro-democracy forces make a comeback?
Will the authoritarian right cement its global gains, or can pro-democracy forces make a comeback?
Four elections on four continents within 10 days could profoundly reshape global politics, propelling the world further along its current authoritarian trajectory or marking a limited comeback for democratic norms.

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Israeli soldiers raze neighbourhood in Hebron, driving families from homes | West Bank | The Guardian

PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows ‘to destroy this place’ in retaliation for militant attack on army checkpoint
PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows ‘to destroy this place’ in retaliation for militant attack on army checkpoint Israeli troops have levelled a neighbourhood in Hebron, driving out hundreds of families in collective punishment…
The Hebron municipality estimated that 35 hectares (86 acres) had been destroyed or marked for destruction and about 1,500 people had been evicted from their homes by Saturday afternoon in the district of Ein Deir Baha.

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‘Gaza’s suffering has become campaign fodder’: Palestinians fear the worst from Israel election | Middle East and north Africa | The Guardian

Humanitarian catastrophe largely ignored as rivals Gadi Eisenkot and Benjamin Netanyahu vow to end Hamas rule
Humanitarian catastrophe largely ignored as rivals Gadi Eisenkot and Benjamin Netanyahu vow to end Hamas rule As Israel prepares to go to the polls , Palestinians in Gaza are bracing for an outcome that could shape thei…
Gaza, where nearly a million displaced Palestinians face dire sanitary conditions, water shortages and the constant threat of Israeli strikes, has been largely absent from the election campaign .

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Serbia votes in election pitting longtime leader against student movement | Elections News | Al Jazeera

Polls show populist leader Aleksandar Vucic in a tight race against the anticorruption and anti-authoritarian movement.
Serbians are voting in parliamentary elections amid a mass student protest ⁠movement that seeks to oust longtime populist leader Aleksandar Vucic, who has held power as prime minister and then president for more than a…
The snap elections, called by Vucic in September, follow almost two years of student-led demonstrations against perceived corruption ⁠and creeping authoritarianism, triggered by the deaths of 16 people when a train stat…

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New York Archdiocese agrees to pay $800m to 1,300 sexual abuse survivors | News | Al Jazeera

The settlement is the second-largest after an $880m deal reached by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 2024.
The Archdiocese of New York has agreed to pay more than $800m to settle the legal claims of about 1,300 survivors of sexual abuse by clergy.
New York Archbishop Ronald Hicks said on Saturday that the settlement will be formally signed on November 6 after an agreement with the plaintiffs and their lawyers.

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Bulgarians vote for president in shadow of Russia’s war on Ukraine | Elections News | Al Jazeera

The two leading candidates condemn recent deadly Black Sea drone strikes but differ on the war more broadly.
Polls have opened in Bulgaria’s presidential election after a campaign that focused on growing economic hardship and drone attacks on Black Sea shipping.
Before Sunday’s vote, President Iliana Iotova, 61, and former caretaker Prime ⁠Minister Andrey Gyurov, 50, were leading a field of 27 candidates in the polls.

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Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv targets Russian-occupied Crimea as UK and France conduct joint military exercise | Ukraine | The Guardian

Crimea strikes cause water and power cuts; war game designed to show how Nato countries could be defended amid fears of Russian aggression
Crimea strikes cause water and power cuts; war game designed to show how Nato countries could be defended amid fears of Russian aggression.
What we know on day 1,705 A Ukrainian attack led to water and power cuts in occupied Crimea on Saturday, as a barrage of drones in several regions inside Russia left several dead, according to Russian authorities.

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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi ‘sounds strong’ but is isolated, son says | Myanmar | The Guardian

Kim Aris tells the Guardian chance to speak with detained Nobel laureate was ‘public relations’ move from military leaders
Kim Aris tells the Guardian chance to speak with detained Nobel laureate was ‘public relations’ move from military leaders Myanmar’s former democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi appears to be in good physical and mental he…
“She still sounds certainly all there mentally, and physically she sounds strong,” Kim Aris said.

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Obama slams Trump’s ‘cruelty and corruption’ as he rallies Democrats | US Midterm Elections 2026 News | Al Jazeera

Former US president says Trump ‘chose to make a series of bad decisions’, highlighting the US-Israel war on Iran.
Barack Obama has criticised the “cruelty and corruption” during US President Donald Trump’s second term, as the former president campaigned for Democratic candidates in two Midwestern states.
Obama delivered scathing criticism of Trump on Saturday at a midterm election campaign rally in Ohio, slamming his successor’s foreign policies.

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Iran war updates: Trump says no strike today; Qatari mediators visit Tehran | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

Trump says US is considering a possible attack on Iran as soon as Sunday, or it could reach a major deal with Tehran.
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Gunmen kill at least 10 people in eastern Nigeria, police say | Police News | Al Jazeera

Nigerian police say a large group carried out the attack on Binnari village in Taraba State.
Gunmen have killed at least 10 people in an attack ⁠⁠on a village in eastern Nigeria, police said, as the country continues to battle banditry and armed groups in several parts of Nigeria.
Nigerian police said on Saturday that 10 bodies had been recovered as of Friday evening after a large group of gunmen on motorcycles attacked Binnari village in Taraba State.

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Brazil’s Lula, Bolsonaro draw thousands to election-eve rallies | Elections News | Al Jazeera

The pivotal run-off will determine whether Brazilians stick with their left-wing leader or shift towards the right.
Brazil’s presidential candidates Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro have rallied thousands of supporters in a final show of campaign strength in advance of the country’s closely contested run-off election.
Donning a red hat, Lula addressed hundreds of supporters at Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach on Saturday, waving a Brazilian flag from a campaign truck as crowds gathered on the final day of campaigning.

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Iran blames US for deal failure, urges new try amid fear of new attacks | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

Tehran warns that even limited strikes would trigger a response ‘several times greater’.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has blamed Washington for the unravelling of an interim deal aimed at ending the war with the United States and Israel, amid growing fears that the fighting could resume imminently.
In comments broadcast by Iranian Press TV on Saturday, But Pezeshkian also said that both sides should return to the deal and “conclude it”.

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Ukraine’s military says Starlink satellite connection stable after recent restrictions | Ukraine | The Guardian

Volodymyr Zelenskyy offers thanks to US allies for restoring system key to air defence and ‘frontline logistics’
Volodymyr Zelenskyy offers thanks to US allies for restoring system key to air defence and ‘frontline logistics’ Ukraine’s military has a “stable connection to Starlink”, the Ukrainian government has said, 10 days after…
The Starlink satellite terminals, which are produced by Elon Musk’s SpaceX but managed by the US government, are a key component of Ukraine’s military operations.

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More than one million Lula supporters rally on eve of Brazilian election runoff | Brazil | The Guardian

Nearly 159 million people to head to polls on Sunday in battle between leftwing incumbent and Flávio Bolsonaro
Nearly 159 million people to head to polls on Sunday in battle between leftwing incumbent and Flávio Bolsonaro Tens of thousands of supporters of Brazil’s leftwing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, have streamed on…
Nearly 159m Brazilians will vote in the election’s runoff on Sunday, with the pair tied in the polls after Bolsonaro won the first round on 4 October by 47% to 45%.

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Houthis launch attacks on Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Aden | Houthis News | Al Jazeera

Houthi missiles reportedly struck a number of targets in Yemen, including Aden’s airport and a coastguard base.
Houthi fighters have launched a series of attacks on targets in Saudi Arabia and the seat of Yemen’s internationally recognised government in Aden.
In a Facebook post on Saturday, the Yemeni government’s Transport Ministry denounced what it described as the Houthis’ targeting of Aden International Airport with two ballistic missiles, calling it the “fourth such att…

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Hundreds of thousands march in France as protests take place across Europe – as it happened | Europe | The Guardian

France will deploy 70,000 officers around the country, while protests are also expected in Spain, Austria, Portugal, Albania and Ireland
Several of France’s leftwing political leaders have already shown up at the rallies in Orléans protesting against Marine Le Pen and her anti-immigrant party.
The demonstrations against “racism, fascism and imperialism” are being held as the National Rally’s congress takes place this weekend and Le Pen launches her presidential campaign.

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Thousands of Israelis rally against Netanyahu gov’t days before election | Israel Election 2026 News | Al Jazeera

Opposition figures join Tel Aviv protesters demanding an independent October 7 inquiry.
Thousands of Israelis are protesting against the government and calling for an independent inquiry into the security failures that led to the October 7, 2023 attacks .
Demonstrators rallied in the public plaza known as Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Saturday, three days before Israel’s first general election since the genocidal war on Gaza began.

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We want you! ADF recruitment rates are growing, even as the odds of conflict rise. Why are people signing up? | Aukus | The Guardian

The number of full-time personnel across navy, army and air force grew to more than 64,000 this year, making it the largest military in 25 years
The number of full-time personnel across navy, army and air force grew to more than 64,000 this year, making it the largest military in 25 years W e’re herded into a sterile elevator by a woman in navy camouflage fatigu…
At the front of the room, dressed in a khaki green uniform behind a lectern, stands army corporal Joel Kellner.

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