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More than 1,800 Italian schools targeted by new hoax bomb alerts | Crime News | Al Jazeera

The latest warnings come amid rising concerns ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠in Europe about hybrid warfare threats.
⁠More than 1,800 ⁠schools in Italy were sent emails containing bomb threats on Thursday, the government said…
Many schools closed immediately after receiving the latest warnings, causing widespread disruption as parents rushed to collect their children.

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Israeli airstrike on Nasser hospital in Gaza kills surgeon and five others | Gaza | The Guardian

Hospital director says 28 wounded in attack on one of few remaining medical facilities in the strip
Hospital director says 28 wounded in attack on one of few remaining medical facilities in the strip An Israeli airstrike…
The Israeli military carried out the attack on the hospital, in Khan Younis…

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The promise and peril of AI in government - Rest of World

In her book “Reboot: AI and the Race to Save Democracy,” Beth Simone Noveck warns that while AI can increase…
In Taoyuan, Taiwan’s bustling industrial hub where 200 semiconductor manufacturing facilities are based…
He brings a unique blend of technical expertise and government experience to the challenge of running the country’s fastest-growing city.

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Haiti: More than 1,000 killed between July and September, UN report reveals | UN News

More than 1,000 people were killed in Haiti during the third quarter of this year…
12 November 2026 Peace and Security More than 1,000 people were killed in Haiti during the third quarter of this…
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‘Like priests who don’t believe in God’: Italy’s anti-vax medics eye return to frontline duty | Italy | The Guardian

Progress of bill to reinstate struck-off doctors hinged on support from far right figure Roberto Vannacci…
Progress of bill to reinstate struck-off doctors hinged on support from far right figure Roberto Vannacci…
Four days later, as Italy became the first European country to go into nationwide lockdown…

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US envoys and Putin agree to continue Russia-Ukraine peace talks | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera

The meeting with Kushner and Witkoff came after two days of trilateral talks in the UAE yielded no breakthrough.
The US and Russia have agreed to continue direct peace talks about the Russia-Ukraine war…
The talks on Thursday between Russian President Vladimir Putin and two ⁠US envoys were useful, the Kremlin said…

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Thursday briefing: What we do (and don’t) know about Alice Huang and the Nvidia affair | China | The Guardian

Espionage is supposed to be a secretive business, and spies are supposed to be virtually invisible.
That hasn’t been the case for Alice Huang…
Many questions have arisen since it emerged that US intelligence believes that Huang (no relation of Jensen’s) is an asset…

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Indonesia vice president resigns amid dispute over eligibility | Government News | Al Jazeera

Gibran Rakabuming Raka, son of former President Joko Widodo, resigns as court questions his overseas education.
Indonesia’s vice president has resigned in the midst of a scandal over his high school diploma…
Gibran Rakabuming Raka submitted his resignation to President Prabowo Subianto and parliament on Thursday…

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Fighting intensifies in Yemen as Houthis deny targeting Mecca | News | Al Jazeera

World Health Organization says more than 320,000 people have been displaced in Yemen fighting since August 1.
Yemen’s Houthis have rejected Saudi claims that they targeted Islam’s holiest city, Mecca…
A Houthi spokesperson on Wednesday denied what he called Saudi “lies” that the Iran-allied group had launched a drone towards…

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Bolivia arrests former judge on suspicion of drug trafficking | News | Al Jazeera

Arrests in Bolivia linked to a US-backed security alliance crackdown on drug cartels in Latin America.
Bolivian authorities say they have arrested a former senior judge on suspicion of drug trafficking…
Prosecutor Marcelo Inchausti told reporters that Aldo Quezada was arrested at his home in Santa Cruz in eastern Bolivia…

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Amnesty says UN, South Sudan officials failed to prevent village massacre | United Nations News | Al Jazeera

Peacekeepers knew of likely raid on Abiemnom, where more than 200 people were killed, according to rights group report.
United Nations peacekeepers and authorities in South Sudan failed to act on warnings before armed men attacked a village…
In the report, published on Thursday, the rights group said the UN mission, known as UNMISS…

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Iran warns of expanded retaliation as Israel reportedly readies to attack | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

Israeli security cabinet orders military to step up preparations for a possible attack on Iran, Israeli media reports.
Israel has reportedly ordered its military to step up readiness for possible strikes on Iran as Tehran warned it would…
Israel’s security cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…

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‘He’s the hottest thing right now’: how a $1 scarf seller became Seoul’s biggest attraction | South Korea | The Guardian

Seoul’s ‘scarf uncle’ has become a South Korean sensation for a sales technique that consists of talking customers out…
Seoul’s ‘scarf uncle’ has become a South Korean sensation for a sales technique that consists of talking customers out…
Those in it, mostly middle-aged women, have waited more than an hour.

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Building collapse in Brooklyn kills two, injures more than a dozen | Construction News | Al Jazeera

Rescue crews search for victims as Mayor Mamdani says first responders arrived one minute after emergency call.
A building collapse in New York City’s borough of Brooklyn has killed at least two people…
The collapse of the three-storey mixed-use building occurred in a Flatbush area neighbourhood…

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Oil slicks seen from space: the devastating impact of boat strikes on fragile Gulf ecosystems | Strait of Hormuz | The Guardian

Since the US war on Iran began in February, there have been hundreds of oil spills…
Since the US war on Iran began in February, there have been hundreds of oil spills…
Throughout October, oil tankers were struck by missiles or sea mines in the waterway and spilled crude into the sea.

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Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy sees ‘window of opportunity’ for peace as US envoys to meet Putin | Ukraine | The Guardian

Ukrainian president says he hopes Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner get ‘specifics’ from Moscow meeting after trilateral talks in Abu…
What we know on day 1,723 Volodymyr Zelenskyy said there could be a chance to reach a breakthrough this year…
“Today there really is this opportunity, this window of opportunity…

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What could Chinese intelligence have learned from Nvidia CEO’s affair? | Cybersecurity News | Al Jazeera

Nvidia says no secrets were compromised, but experts question what sensitive information may have been exposed.
United States lawmakers are pushing for answers from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang amid growing concerns over whether an affair he…
Huang, 63, has admitted to having extramarital relations during his time leading Nvidia, a major US tech firm.

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Former Italian Red Brigades member escapes house arrest in Argentina | Crime News | Al Jazeera

Bertulazzi used a rope and harness to climb down from a fifth-floor apartment and evade authorities in Argentina.
A 74-year-old former member of Italy’s far-left Red Brigades has escaped from house arrest in Argentina by climbing down…
Leonardo Bertulazzi, who faces extradition to Italy to serve a 27-year prison sentence…

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Hegseth entourage reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier | Military News | Al Jazeera

Guard at memorial site can be heard yelling at group to ‘maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all…
Hegseth scolded by security at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier A video has spread online showing a military guard scolding…
On Wednesday, Hegseth and members of his staff visited the memorial site at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Why the US, Mexico and Guatemala may lose their measles-free status | World Health Organization News | Al Jazeera

An independent commission is reviewing whether countries in the Americas still meet measles elimination criteria.
International health experts are meeting in Washington, DC…
The outcome could decide whether the United States, Mexico and Guatemala retain their “measles elimination status”…

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Iran war live: Houthis say attacked Saudi energy, military infrastructure | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

Houthis claim attacks on Aramco in Riyadh, Khamis Mushait airbase, East-West pipeline; Saudi Arabia yet to comment.
Al Jazeera Originals News Live updates Live updates, Iran war live: Houthis say attacked Saudi energy…
Senior spokesman for Iran’s armed forces has warned that the response to any new attack by the United States would…

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Democrat Scott Colom wins closely watched US Senate race in Mississippi | US Midterm Elections 2026 News | Al Jazeera

The historic victory flips an eighth US Senate seat for Democrats after last week’s pivotal midterm election.
Democrat Scott Colom has won Mississippi’s closely watched United States Senate race…
Colom, a prosecutor, will become the state’s first Black senator in more than 140 years.

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Israeli strike on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital kills surgeon, five others | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera

Strike on Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis kills six as UN appeals for urgent aid to deal with heavy…
Israeli attacks have killed at least 13 Palestinians across Gaza…
At least six Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air strike on the Nasser Medical Complex west of Khan Younis…

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Iran designates Argentinian navy, air force as ‘terrorist organisations’ | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

The move comes months after the government of Javier Milei designated Iran’s IRGC as a ‘terrorist organisation’.
The government of Iran has announced it will designate the naval and air forces of Argentina as “terrorist organisations”…
Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Wednesday that it considers the two branches of the Argentinian…

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