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Malaysian PM Anwar Bans Civil Servants From Using Israel-developed Navigation App – The Diplomat

Anwar Ibrahim said that Waze, which was developed in Tel Aviv before being acquired by Google in 2013, could be “exploited by the Israeli regime.”
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim chairs a meeting of the National Cyber Security Committee (JKSN) in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Oct.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has prohibited civil servants from using Waze, a popular navigation app developed in Israel, warning that its use could compromise “national security and sovereignty.” In a Faceboo…

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Bolivia, Chile Thaw Ties Amid Territorial Dispute

Welcome back to Foreign Policy ’s Latin America Brief.
The highlights this week: Bolivia and Chile mend ties with a historic state visit, hundreds of U.S.
troops reportedly deploy to the region, and Meta is accused of favoring far-right posts in Brazil’s presidential campaign .

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‘An orchestra being gassed should be an alarm signal’: the musical activists targeted in Paris | France | The Guardian

New World Orchestra’s musicians are shocked at French police targeting peaceful gathering with teargas
New World Orchestra’s musicians are shocked at French police targeting peaceful gathering with teargas A s riot police encircled Place de la République last week, lobbing teargas canisters to disperse demonstrators, the…
They kept playing even after everyone else had disappeared and teargas was being fired into the central Paris square.

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Puppy love: Finnish 24-hour newborn pup livestream is TV smash hit | Finland | The Guardian

Show features live chat sessions with breeders, a podcast and updates on dogs’ progress from birth to weigh-ins
Show features live chat sessions with breeders, a podcast and updates on dogs’ progress from birth to weigh-ins A 24-hour Finnish TV show dedicated entirely to the live progress of a dog and her six newborn puppies is d…
As well as a 24-hour webcam, Pentulive (Puppy Live) includes live evening chat sessions with the dogs’ breeder, a podcast and an instant notification service that updates followers on the puppies’ progress – from their…

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France to deploy 70,000 police as country braces for weekend protests | Protests News | Al Jazeera

Gatherings banned and curfews extended as cities lock down in an effort to avert further unrest.
French authorities have announced tightened security measures in a bid to prevent a repeat of violent unrest during protests last weekend.
President Emmanuel Macron was due to hold a meeting on Friday with his defence council, made up of top ministers and officials, and to meet security forces, as cities across the country confirmed limits on gatherings an…

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South Korea invites North for military talks over border | Border Disputes News | Al Jazeera

The proposal comes days after Pyongyang says it moved new military units into ‘firing positions’ along the border.
South Korea has proposed holding military talks with North Korea in a bid to calm rising tensions over their heavily fortified border.
Seoul said on Friday that it had invited Pyongyang to discuss restoring communication channels.

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Serbia’s snap election: What’s at stake and can students unseat Vucic? | News | Al Jazeera

A snap parliamentary vote on October 25 will determine whether a student-led group can loosen Vucic’s grip on power.
Serbia will hold a snap parliamentary election on October 25 .
The vote is seen as a test of whether President Aleksandar Vucic’s Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) can extend its 14-year grip on power and stave off a student-led movement born out of mass anti-government protests.

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Ultra-Orthodox conscription debate ignites Israel’s election battleground | Israel Election 2026 News | Al Jazeera

Israel’s election heats up over ultra-Orthodox conscription debate, reflecting deep societal and political divides.
From the fallout of multi-fronted wars and demands for accountability over security failures to mounting concerns over the cost of living, Israelis are grappling with a series of crises ahead of the October 27 election .
Yet one contentious issue has come to dominate headlines during the campaign: whether Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish minority should serve in the military.

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Macron to meet student groups: Where are France’s protests heading? | Protests News | Al Jazeera

President to meet for first time with student representatives on Friday before further protests.
Paris, France – President Emmanuel Macron plans to meet with high school student representatives as the country braces for further protests over the weekend.
The meeting on Friday marks the first time the French leader has held talks with the student groups that have been calling for an overhaul of the education system since September.

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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Speaks With Son For First Time Since Military Coup – The Diplomat

Kim Aris called for the release of all political prisoners in Myanmar and said that his mother “must never be held hostage or used as a bargaining chip.”
In this photo released by the Myanmar Presidential Spokesperson’s office, detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks with her son Kim Aris by phone from Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Oct.
The son of Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi says that he has spoken to his mother for the first time since the military coup of 2021, reiterating calls for her release.

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Severe flooding in eastern Spain and UK hit by first named storm of winter | Europe weather | The Guardian

Storm Adam brings torrential rain to Valencia, Alicante and Balearic Islands, as Storm Austen strikes England and Wales
Storm Adam brings torrential rain to Valencia, Alicante and Balearic Islands, as Storm Austen strikes England and Wales Storm Adam brought torrential rain to eastern Spain earlier this week.
In Pego, Alicante, 632mm fell in 36 hours, with 430mm of this falling in just six hours, while the Valencian town of Olivia received 600mm in 24 hours.

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Magnitude-7 earthquake hits Tibet, killing at least 16 and destroying hundreds of homes | Tibet | The Guardian

Search and rescue efforts under way after quake strikes region’s north, officials say, while at least seven aftershocks recorded
Search and rescue efforts under way after quake strikes region’s north, officials say, while at least seven aftershocks recorded A magnitude-7 earthquake has hit China’s Tibet region, killing at least 16 people, injurin…
Search and rescue efforts continued after the collapse of at least 339 homes and 20 livestock sheds, the Nagqu media office said, citing city government officials.

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Are global oil reserves sufficient to withstand renewed US-Iran war? | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

With emergency stocks at multidecade lows, analysts say the world may have only a month or two if Hormuz shuts again.
Oil prices have climbed towards their highest levels in five months as attacks on tankers in and around the Strait of Hormuz mount and efforts to end the United States-Israel war on Iran are deadlocked.
Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose by more than $2 to $110.85 a barrel on Wednesday, close to a five-month peak.

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‘The biggest motivation is fear’: High turnout among Israel’s Palestinians could unseat Netanyahu | Israel | The Guardian

The Knesset is up for grabs next week and the Arab community is desperate to topple the far-right ruling coalition
The Knesset is up for grabs next week and the Arab community is desperate to topple the far-right ruling coalition As the sun set over the town of Kfar Qasim, Palestinian citizens of Israel gathered over hot knafeh past…
Palestinians make up about 20% of Israel’s population and their votes are likely to be critical to efforts to unseat Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right coalition in elections next week.

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Milan braces for more unrest as debate intensifies over Italy’s ‘lost generation’ | Italy | The Guardian

Protests and fringe violence expose sharp divide between marginalised and immigrant youth and those with greater prospects
Protests and fringe violence expose sharp divide between marginalised and immigrant youth and those with greater prospects M artina Miccichè was filming riot police kicking and beating a teenager with batons as they dra…
The journalist had joined hundreds of mostly young people marching through the northern Italian city on Saturday afternoon to protest over soaring living costs and unaffordable housing, echoing the wider wave of economi…

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Youth mobility scheme may be delayed to ensure success of UK-EU summit | European Union | The Guardian

Visa quotas, university fees and NHS surcharges remain sticking points ahead of post-Brexit negotiations next month
Visa quotas, university fees and NHS surcharges remain sticking points ahead of post-Brexit negotiations next month A deadline for a youth mobility scheme between the EU and the UK could be deferred by six months in a b…
EU ambassadors in Brussels on Wednesday heard that the UK was still insisting on international tuition fees, quotas and an NHS surcharge for EU students.

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China, Djibouti Express ‘Serious Concern’ Over Threats to Red Sea Shipping – The Diplomat

A joint communique ups the diplomatic rhetoric but offers no solutions.
Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Abdoulkader Houssein Omar is visiting China from October 19 to 25.
On October 21, he held a meeting with his counterpart and host, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

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Grenade exercise sparked deadly fire at Canada military base, army says | Military News | Al Jazeera

High winds propelled the blaze across the army base in Wainwright, killing four soldiers and injuring dozens more.
A fire that killed four soldiers at a western Canadian military base was sparked by an exercise using live grenades, a military official said.
The deadly fire broke out on a grenade launcher range during military exercises on Saturday, with high winds propelling it across the base, Brigadier-General Vanessa Hanrahan, commander of the Canadian Forces Military P…

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Israel preparing full lockdown of occupied West Bank after Hebron gunfight | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera

Israeli pogroms on Palestinian farmers and their lands during the olive harvest season intensify.
Israeli forces have arrested 36 Palestinians during raids across the occupied West Bank, as attacks on Palestinian farmers and their lands during the olive harvest season ramp up.
In Jenin governorate, Israeli forces raided towns and villages on Thursday, arresting 10 Palestinians, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported, citing data from the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society.

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Liechtenstein prince’s ‘surreal’ abortion veto dismays campaigners | Abortion | The Guardian

Alois uses the first veto of his reign to quash parliament-approved bill backed by a national petition
Alois uses the first veto of his reign to quash parliament-approved bill backed by a national petition The hereditary prince of Liechtenstein has used his veto for the first time in his reign to quash a bill aimed at br…
The legislation was approved by Liechtenstein’s parliament last month after the presentation of a citizens’ initiative signed by roughly a quarter of the nation’s voters.

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Venezuelans demand elections in first national protest in nearly two years | US-Venezuela Tensions News | Al Jazeera

No date has been set to decide on a successor for Nicolas Maduro after the former president was captured by US forces.
Thousands of Venezuelans have taken to the streets in several cities to demand free elections and other political changes, in the first nationwide opposition protest in nearly two years.
US President Donald Trump and acting President Delcy Rodriguez have said there would be elections, but no date has been set for a vote to decide on a successor for Nicolas Maduro, after the former Venezuelan president w…

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Trump backs Ramaswamy ad featuring rival Amy Acton’s estranged mother | US Midterm Elections 2026 News | Al Jazeera

Trump advises the Republican gubernatorial candidate to keep running the controversial advertisement.
US President Donald Trump has backed Republican Vivek Ramaswamy amid controversy over an attack advertisement by the Ohio gubernatorial candidate against his Democratic rival.
Trump said in a social media post on Thursday that Ramaswamy should keep running the advertisement that features Democratic candidate Amy Acton’s estranged mother.

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Trump, Musk, Zelenskyy: who is blaming who in the Ukraine-Starlink row? | Ukraine | The Guardian

A war of words has erupted over who is responsible for the restrictions on Starshield access in Ukraine
A war of words has erupted over who is responsible for the restrictions on Starshield access in Ukraine A war of words has erupted between the Trump administration , officials in Kyiv and Elon Musk over who is to blame…
The restrictions to Starshield have rendered many of the drones used by Kyiv to strike behind the frontlines inoperable and hampered air defence systems that stop Russian attacks, according to Ukrainian officials .

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Ilhan Omar plans to move out of her Washington DC home after federal raid | Politics News | Al Jazeera

US federal agents raided the congresswoman’s home last week as part of an investigation into alleged immigration fraud.
US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says she will move out of her home in Washington, DC, citing safety concerns following a recent raid of the property by US federal agents.
In an interview with MS NOW on Wednesday, Omar spoke for the first time about the raid, noting that the incident has made her feel unsafe there.

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