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Moldova launches new power line to Romania to cut reliance on Russia | Vladimir Putin News | Al Jazeera

Moldovan President Maia Sandu says ‘two more power lines to Romania are on the way’.
Moldova has officially launched a new power line connecting the country to neighbouring Romania and the European grid to reduce…
“For decades, Moscow used energy to blackmail us,” Moldovan President Maia Sandu said on X on Sunday.

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Pope Leo delivers stinging rebuke of Milei’s austerity measures during Argentina visit | Pope Leo XIV | The Guardian

Pontiff tells Argentina’s president the economy must benefit all on second stop of 12-day Latin America tour
Pontiff tells Argentina’s president the economy must benefit all on second stop of 12-day Latin America tour Pope Leo XIV…
“The economy must be at the service of the people…

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Tony Abbott calls Julia Gillard’s famous misogyny speech ‘over the top’ and ‘unjustified’ | Julia Gillard | The Guardian

ABC program takes Australians back to 9 October 2012…
ABC program takes Australians back to 9 October 2012…
Gillard, her adversary at the time, Tony Abbott…

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Drone attack suspends production at Iraq’s Khor Mor gasfield | Drone Strikes News | Al Jazeera

The strike leaves more than 70 percent of northern Iraq’s Kurdish region without power.
A drone attack on the Khor Mor gasfield in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq has caused a fire…
The Sunday night attack left more than 70 percent of the Kurdish region without power.

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Jeffries backs Hegseth impeachment as Democrats vow probes of Trump allies | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera

Democratic lawmakers are mapping out their post-midterm agenda with pledges to lead committee investigations into Trump.
United States House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has thrown his support behind impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth…
In a Sunday appearance on the Television show This Week with George Stephanopoulos…

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Iran war updates: Trump says US-Israel war on Iran ‘effectively over’ | News | Al Jazeera

Trump says Iran land blockade is now in effect, as Tehran threatens to ‘rain down hell’ if US resumes attacks.
Iran’s weapons Who's in charge in Iran?
Live updates Live updates, Iran war live: Trump to talk to Xi, Putin about Tehran…

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Mexican mayor found alive after hours-long abduction | News | Al Jazeera

Rio Bravo mayor freed by captors after being abducted in Zacatecas state, known for cartel-linked violence.
The mayor of the Mexican border town of Rio Bravo has been found alive after being abducted in the violence-ridden…
Federal officials said Miguel Angel Almaraz was released by his captors on Sunday…

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Chancellor Merz to nominate Aigner as Germany’s first woman president | Government News | Al Jazeera

Ilse Aigner, speaker of the Bavarian state parliament, belongs to the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) party.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will nominate Bavarian politician Ilse Aigner for Germany’s next president…
Merz made the announcement at a dinner for leaders of his centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party on Sunday.

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President Milei welcomes Pope Leo during historic visit to Argentina | Politics News | Al Jazeera

Pope Leo’s visit marks the first papal trip to Argentina in nearly four decades amid tensions with the Milei government.
Argentinian President Javier Milei has welcomed the head of the Catholic Church Pope Leo XIV at Buenos Aires’s Jorge Newbery…
Milei and his sister, presidential secretary Karina Milei…

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US chipmaker Nvidia investigates CEO Jensen Huang over affair | Crime News | Al Jazeera

Huang has confirmed he had been having an affair with a woman accused of spying for China.
United States-based chipmaker Nvidia is investigating its chief executive officer, billionaire Jensen Huang…
In an announcement on Sunday, Nvidia said the probe would be conducted by a “committee of independent directors” with outside…

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Why Trump joked about having Dana White as his White House press secretary | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera

The two have business ties going back decades, and White has helped Trump reach out to younger voters.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) chief executive Dana White is set to meet United States President Donald Trump on Monday…
Trump announced the offer on Saturday, days after his Republican Party suffered record losses in midterm elections.

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Two police officers hailed as heroes for confronting Kraków gunman | Poland | The Guardian

Jakub Kulik critically injured and Artur Morański also wounded after actions that ‘prevented further casualties’
Jakub Kulik critically injured and Artur Morański also wounded after actions that ‘prevented further casualties’ Two Polish police officers who…
One of them is Jakub Kulik, a former paratrooper and volunteer firefighter…

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Iran threatens to ‘rain down hell’ if US escalates war | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

President Trump warns that US forces are ‘locked and loaded’ and ready to strike, if necessary.
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has warned that Tehran will “rain down hell” if the United States resumes attacks…
“Our 2-day proposal stands: meet the requirements, including end to war on all fronts…

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Eisenkot open to Netanyahu joining Israel’s next government | Israel Election 2026 News | Al Jazeera

Israel’s president officially tasks the opposition leader with forming a new government.
Israel’s opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot , the man officially tasked by President Isaac Herzog with trying to form the country’s…
In a speech at Sunday’s ceremony in Herzog’s office in Jerusalem…

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Gadi Eisenkot reaches out to Netanyahu allies as he strives to form government | Israel | The Guardian

Former military chief says prime minister brought Israel to historic crisis and it is approaching ‘point of no return’
Former military chief says prime minister brought Israel to historic crisis and it is approaching ‘point of no return’ Israel’s…
Eisenkot, 66, the leader of the Yashar party, who has vowed to bridge Israel’s deep polarisation under Netanyahu…

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Collision of two trains in Egypt kills at least seven | Egypt | The Guardian

President orders prompt investigation after one train derails in collision in al-Ayyat about 30 miles from Cairo
President orders prompt investigation after one train derails in collision in al-Ayyat about 30 miles from Cairo Seven people were…
The crash occurred in al-Ayyat district in Giza province, about 30 miles south of Cairo…

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Hundreds of thousands join Amsterdam’s ‘Red Line’ protest against Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera

Protesters seek stricter trade restrictions on Israel and a halt to all arms sales.
More than 200,000 people have taken to the streets of Amsterdam in the Netherlands…
Sunday’s ‘Red Line’ protesters, many wearing red items of clothing…

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Beyond the broken glass: The human cost of the 1938 November Pogrom | UN News

On his way to school in Vienna on the morning of 10 November 1938…
By Ana Carmo 8 November 2026 Culture and Education On his way to school in Vienna on the morning…
More than 87 years later, Rabbi Schneier told a UN panel in New York that the memory has never left…

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Train crash kills seven, injures dozens near Egypt’s Cairo city | Transport News | Al Jazeera

The passenger train was travelling from Egypt’s capital to Aswan in the south when it derailed, overturning carriages.
At least seven people have been killed and more than 125 others injured in a train crash on the outskirts…
A train travelling between Giza and Fayoum on Sunday ran into the back of another train on the Cairo-to-Aswan route…

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Israelis and Palestinians react as Eisenkot given mandate to form government – video | Israel | The Guardian

Israelis gathered in the streets of Tel Aviv as Israel’s president gave Gadi Eisenkot – prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ⁠strongest…
Israelis gathered in the streets of Tel Aviv as Israel’s president gave Gadi Eisenkot - prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ⁠strongest…
Eisenkot has vowed to unite Israelis after Netanyahu’s divisive tenure, under which the country moved sharply to the right…

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Israeli forces release Palestinian journalist Abou Shhadeh | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera

Abed Abou Shhadeh says his detention was part of Israel’s political measures ‘to intimidate Arab society as a whole’.
Israeli authorities have released Palestinian journalist Abed Abou Shhadeh after detaining him for five days without charge.
Speaking after his release, Abou Shhadeh said on Sunday that his detention was part of “political measures” intended not only…

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Israel’s president picks Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot to form government | Israel | The Guardian

Knesset has been deadlocked since the election last month when Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition lost its majority
Knesset has been deadlocked since the election last month when Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition lost its majority Israel’s president has ⁠chosen…
Isaac Herzog’s office said he had informed Eisenkot, the leader of the Yashar party…

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CCTV footage shows police shootout after Kraków attack – video | Poland | The Guardian

Video footage captures deadly attack in Polish city and moment when police shot suspected gunman
Polish prosecutors opened a terrorism investigation after a man opened fire in a busy market square in Kraków…
Footage shows the moments after the attack, with a police shootout happening after a collision with a car driven…

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At least 34 dead as small boat sinks off Senegal | Migration News | Al Jazeera

Senegalese Interior Ministry says one person rescued as search operation continues after migrant vessel capsized.
A small boat carrying migrants and refugees has sunk off northwestern Senegal, killing at least 34 people…
The Senegalese Interior Ministry said in a statement on Sunday that one person had been rescued.

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