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John Thune re-elected as US Senate Republican leader after midterm losses | Politics News | Al Jazeera

The Republican ran unopposed, despite some GOP lawmaker demands to evaluate the party’s stinging midterm losses to Democ
As they prepare to lose power, Republicans in the United States Senate have re-elected John Thune to lead their party…
At a closed-door meeting at the US Capitol on Tuesday…

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Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi bring progress on prisoners but not on peace | Ukraine | The Guardian

US envoys to visit Moscow and Dublin on Thursday for talks with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy respectively
US envoys to visit Moscow and Dublin on Thursday for talks with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy respectively Russia…
Both sides sent senior delegations to the two-day talks, led by Donald Trump’s envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff…

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US envoys to meet Putin and Zelenskyy separately - as it happened | Ukraine | The Guardian

Talks break up after a short time on second day in Abu Dhabi but Russian negotiator says more will be…
Russia’s chief negotiator ⁠at Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi Vladimir ⁠Medinsky said after their conclusion that mutual understanding ⁠had…
Medinsky, in ‌remarks broadcast ‌on Russian state television…

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Lebanon: Devastation awaits returnees as UN peacekeepers prepare exit | UN News

The situation in southern Lebanon remains volatile and extremely difficult for communities trying to rebuild their lives…
11 November 2026 Peace and Security The situation in southern Lebanon remains volatile and extremely difficult for communities trying…
Speaking to UN News from Naqoura in southern Lebanon, Kandice Ardiel…

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Russia bans two French lawmakers, two journalists in tit-for-tat move | Politics News | Al Jazeera

Kremlin spokeswoman says ban responds to the expulsion of a Russian commentator who used to head RT France.
Russia has blacklisted two French lawmakers and two French journalists in response to France’s expulsion of a pro-Kremlin media network…
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that lawmakers Sacha Houlie and Arthur Delaporte would be banned from entering…

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Is the US blue wave a turning point for Europe, too? | World news | The Guardian

Far right populists remain insurgent and pro-EU governments are braced for a lame duck Trump’s betrayal. But the mid-terms also…
Far-right populists remain insurgent and pro-EU governments are braced for Trump’s betrayal.
If Margaret’s query expressed a hope that the Democrats’ blue wave could transform Europe’s fortunes after two years of Maga-induced…

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Kenya discharges last Ebola patient, awaits disease-free status | Ebola News | Al Jazeera

Health Minister Aden Duale says Kenya will continue to exercise prevention measures until December 23.
Kenya has released its last Ebola patient and begun a 42-day countdown to be declared free of the disease.
Health Minister Aden Duale made the announcement at a news conference in Nairobi on Wednesday…

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Brazil's Meta Fight Shows Big Tech Threatens Democracy

When Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva gave his victory speech in late October…
It was a remarkable turnaround that will to be studied by election watchers for years to come.
In one of the most consequential elections in Brazilian history…

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Killing of journalist underscores deteriorating conditions in Ecuador | Ecuador | The Guardian

Tomás Beltrán was shot dead amid gang warfare that has turned Latin American country into one of its most violent
Tomás Beltrán was shot dead amid gang warfare that has turned Latin American country into one of its most violent…
Beltrán ran a Facebook page with news about Calceta, a small city in the province of Manabí…

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Schools across Italy evacuated after receiving email bomb alerts | Education News | Al Jazeera

Italian PM Meloni says there is no danger as UK and Northern Ireland authorities also report ‘bogus’ alerts.
Schools across Italy have been evacuated after about 6,300 of them received the same hoax bomb threat by email…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stressed on Wednesday that there was no indication of any concrete danger to Italian schools…

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Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi end with prisoner exchange agreement | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera

The talks in the UAE capital were the first ⁠between the two warring sides since February.
Two days of talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials, mediated by the United States…
Russia’s chief ⁠⁠negotiator, Vladimir Medinsky, said at the talks ⁠⁠in the United Arab Emirates capital, Abu Dhabi…

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‘Climate crisis is outrunning us,’ UN chief Guterres says at COP31 | Climate Crisis News | Al Jazeera

Guterres says the world must fight harder, accuses the fossil fuel lobby of delaying climate action at critical talks.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has sought world leaders’ immediate response to climate change…
Accusing the fossil fuel lobby of “delaying” climate action…

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Rights group raises concerns about jailed Dr Abu Safia amid strikes on Gaza | Gaza News | Al Jazeera

PHRI says the arbitrary detention of Gaza doctors violates individual rights and undermines healthcare system.
An Israeli rights group has accused Israeli authorities of ignoring the deteriorating health of Dr Hussam Abu Safia…
It comes as two Israeli courts rejected petitions on Wednesday seeking to release 14 doctors from Gaza imprisoned without charge…

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U.S. Midterms: How India Sees the Blue Tsunami

In New Delhi, officials and analysts alike awaited the results of the U.S.
President Donald Trump’s mercurial and idiosyncratic policies both at home and abroad—with few constraints on his choices—have rippled through global…
India has suffered especially from recent U.S.

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U.S. Midterm Elections and Israel: How Netanyahu Lost His Bet on Trump

While Israelis were still coming to terms with the uncertain outcome of their own Oct.
President Donald Trump chose the day of the U.S.
midterms to further discombobulate the Israeli public.

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Memory Chips Are Completely Distorting South Korea’s Economy

In South Korea, the term byeorak-geoji means “sudden beggar.” In 2026, it has gained widespread popularity again.
Rather than denoting sudden bankruptcy or losing one’s life savings in the stock market…
Such anxiety is driven by a booming domestic semiconductor industry that has a stranglehold on the global artificial intelligence industry’s…

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Chinese university buys Nvidia AI H200 chips despite US ban, records show | News | Al Jazeera

Investigation reveals Chinese entities accessing US-restricted AI tech despite stringent export control measures.
A Chinese university with ties to the army bought Nvidia’s powerful H200 AI chips last month despite being…
Northwestern Polytechnical University, a member of China’s “Seven Sons of National Defense” group of elite defence-focused universities…

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Indonesia’s Wiretap Scandal Heralds Political Showdown for Prabowo

Welcome to Foreign Policy ’s Southeast Asia Brief.
The highlights this week: Indonesia’s former chief of police is arrested on suspicion of wiretapping the president…
Welcome to Foreign Policy ’s Southeast Asia Brief.

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Yemeni forces, Houthis exchange attacks, claim to inflict heavy losses | Houthis News | Al Jazeera

Yemen’s government says 190 rebel fighters killed and wounded, as Houthis also claim dealing heavy blows.
Fighting continues to rage in Yemen, with forces aligned with the country’s internationally recognised government claiming to have killed…
Majed Abdullah al-Nuzaili, a spokesman for Yemen’s government forces, said on Tuesday that the attacks targeted Houthi positions in Lahij…

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Ukraine captures first Indonesian prisoner of war amid surge in Russian recruitment | Ukraine | The Guardian

Capture of man from Java follows reports that hundreds are being recruited from the south-east Asian country as Moscow seeks…
Capture of man from Java follows reports that hundreds are being recruited from the south-east Asian country as Moscow seeks…
The 49-year-old man from Java was taken to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region to take part in a Russian assault…

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Fresh concerns raised over Gaza doctor held by Israel for 23 months without charge | Gaza | The Guardian

Independent Israeli professor says Hussam Abu Safiya’s life will be at risk until he receives proper medical treatment
Independent Israeli professor says Hussam Abu Safiya’s life will be at risk until he receives proper medical treatment An independent…
Hussam Abu Safiya was detained at work on 27 December 2024 and later held in solitary confinement at Rakefet…

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Ebola cases in DR Congo pass 11,000, with 5,387 deaths | Ebola News | Al Jazeera

Authorities struggling to contain DRC’s largest Ebola outbreak due to delayed detection and conflict.
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached 11,042…
The figures, released on Tuesday, came as health authorities in the DRC struggle to contain the largest and deadliest Ebola…

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Russia, Ukraine exchange strikes as Baltic nations issue drone alerts | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera

Attacks also reported in the Russian-occupied Donbas region of Ukraine as US-mediated talks continue in Abu Dhabi.
Russia has said it has ‌shot down more than 140 drones in an ongoing attack on the country’s Leningrad region…
“A total of 146 drones have been downed over the Leningrad Region,” Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said on Telegram on Tuesday…

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Former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani found dead in Beirut | News | Al Jazeera

Lebanese authorities investigate the killing after al-Alwani’s body is found in an apartment in Beirut.
Former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani has been found dead in an apartment in the Lebanese capital, Beirut…
The source, who spoke to Al Jazeera on Tuesday, did not disclose how al-Alwani had died.

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