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• France Protests Escalate With Arson, Looting, Foreign Interference

  21-10-2026 18:40 via WN.com - World News
  Large-scale protests in France, initially sparked by poor educational conditions and high inflation, have escalated into arson and looting, with claims that external forces including Russia, Iran, and the U.S. MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement are exacerbating the chaos. Analysts suggest organized efforts to deepen France’s social divisions are behind the extreme actions....
  
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• U.S.-China Relations Will Never Be the Same in the Age of A.I.

  02-11-2026 08:28 via WN.com - World News
  China and the U.S. need mutually assured collaboration to quash the threat of A.I.-empowered bad actors, even while their economic differences sharpen. ......
  
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• FIFA Quietly Paid Millions in Gianni Infantino’s Taxes

  02-11-2026 08:28 via WN.com - World News
  FIFA promises to disclose its executives’ compensation. But its under-fire president received tax benefits that were never made public, according to documents and interviews. ......
  
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• China’s Message to Its Rivals: You Need What We Make

  02-11-2026 08:28 via WN.com - World News
  It’s not just rare earths. China is making it harder for other countries to shed their dependence on its solar, drone and drugmaking technology. ......
  
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• Thousands rally in New Delhi to demand resignation of election chief

  02-11-2026 08:24 via WN.com - World News
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• Thousands of Bangladesh garment workers protest for pay hike

  02-11-2026 08:24 via WN.com - World News
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• Omani sultan begins historic China visit

  02-11-2026 08:24 via WN.com - World News
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• Israeli politician warns against Netanyahu launching new war with Iran

  02-11-2026 08:24 via WN.com - World News
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• Iran boosting military capabilities to respond ‘without geographical limits’

  02-11-2026 08:24 via WN.com - World News
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• German politicians condemn violence after riots eclipse youth protests

  02-11-2026 08:24 via WN.com - World News
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• 10 killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza

  02-11-2026 08:24 via WN.com - World News
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• These midterms could effectively end the Trump era – but neither side is yet ready ...

  02-11-2026 08:19 via WN.com - World News
  Despite the US president’s ratings being at rock bottom, undoing his legacy will be difficult, not least because the Democrats are in disarray...
  
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• Starwatch: Catch the striking trifecta of Venus, the moon and Spica at break of dawn

  02-11-2026 08:19 via WN.com - World News
  The brilliant planet is about to join the waning crescent moon and the brightest star in the Virgo constellation...
  
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• Most Israelis think settlements policy should change to avoid more sanctions, poll finds

  02-11-2026 08:19 via WN.com - World News
  Survey finds UK government’s decision to impose trade ban was not a decisive factor in how Israelis voted in election...
  
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• Minns warns expected RBA rate rise will see ‘shops close that don’t reopen’ as pressure ...

  02-11-2026 08:19 via WN.com - World News
  Frustration grows over the economy with one Labor MP saying voter anger is already high ahead of Reserve Bank of Australia decision...
  
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• Israel has ‘historic’ opportunity to change direction, says leader of Arab coalition

  02-11-2026 08:19 via WN.com - World News
  Yousef Jabareen says he is ready to join forces with opposition bloc to oust Benjamin Netanyahu after winning record number of seats in Knesset...
  
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• ‘I want to slap you around a bit, too’: Victorian magistrate reprimanded over language in court

  02-11-2026 08:19 via WN.com - World News
  Judicial commission finds against Vicky Prapas over a series of comments, including one made when school children were present...
  
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• Pakistan’s retired officials warn against constitutional changes imposed without public consent

  02-11-2026 08:11 via WN.com - World News
  A collective of retired Pakistani civil servants and military officials has...
  
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• Bangladesh garment factories reopen as wage protests keep industry on edge

  02-11-2026 08:11 via WN.com - World News
  Bangladesh's garment factories reopened on Monday after widespread closures and production disruptions a day earlier, but manufacturers remain concerned about further unrest over workers' demands for higher wages. ......
  
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• Chinese start-up says it is developing country’s first home-grown new-energy business jet

  02-11-2026 08:10 via WN.com - World News
  A newly established Chinese start-up is developing what it describes as the...
  
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• Senegal is hosting Africa's first Olympic event as citizens battle a cost of living crisis

  02-11-2026 08:07 via WN.com - World News
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• Russia detains teenager planning a ‘terror attack’ after a US tip-off

  02-11-2026 08:07 via WN.com - World News
  MOSCOW — Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Sunday that a minor had been ‌detained over a threat to carry out a ‌terrorist attack in a Moscow park following a tip-off from the United ​States, the Interfax news agency reported.The arrest came after the US Embassy in Moscow issued a security alert on Saturday, warning it was “aware of a credible threat of a mass casualty event” at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve in Moscow.On Saturday, the...
  
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• Nine die after a Learjet erupts into flames in Florida air crash

  02-11-2026 08:07 via WN.com - World News
  CHICAGO — Nine people were killed after a Learjet crashed and erupted in a fireball on Sunday afternoon in a residential area in Palm Beach County, Florida, US transportation officials said.The private jet had taken off from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.Videos on social ​media showed the jet slamming into the ground next to a road and explodingThe crash is the
  
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• Middle East on edge as fears mount that Iran war could restart after US midterms

  02-11-2026 08:07 via WN.com - World News
  DUBAI — US President Donald Trump reportedly said he wants to give diplomacy with Iran more time before considering renewed military strikes after Tuesday’s US midterm elections.Trump reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call that he wanted to give diplomacy with Tehran more time before considering further strikes, Axios reported, quoting sources.CBS News reported that Trump said he believed the US would soon end the war with Iran, "one way or the other".
  
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• Kyle Larson closes in on NASCAR championship as Hendrick teammate William Byron wins at Martinsville

  02-11-2026 08:07 via WN.com - World News
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• Judge throws out Trump administration attempt to block Alaska results

  02-11-2026 08:07 via WN.com - World News
  WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Sunday dismissed the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska’s US Senate race if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses, the latest legal rebuke to a rash of Trump administration attempts to meddle in the 2026 midterms.President Donald Trump said on 23 October that he had ordered the Justice Department to file the lawsuit in a move that voting rights experts called an “unprecedented intervention” by the federal government w
  
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• Haley Stevens faces tough questions on her endorsement flip in crucial Senate race

  02-11-2026 08:07 via WN.com - World News
  DETROIT — Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens spoke to CNN’s Anderson Cooper Sunday night about her last-minute choice to revoke her support for Democratic Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed and back GOP candidate Mike Rogers in the consequential race.Stevens said she was endorsing Rogers after appearing with the GOP candidate at a church in Detroit on Sunday morning, following recent tensions between her and El-Sayed, her former opponent in the Democratic primary.Her move stunned the politica
  
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• Democrats gain ground in key Senate battlegrounds, new polls show

  02-11-2026 08:07 via WN.com - World News
  WASHINGTON — Democrats are showing considerable strength in the final days ahead of the Nov. 3 US midterm elections, with new polls showing that the party is leading in five Republican-held Senate battleground states and maintaining a narrow advantage in another, potentially putting control of the upper chamber within reach.According to the latest polls from The New York Times and Siena University before the midterm elections, Democratic candidates are ahead in Texas, Kansas, Maine and Ohio, a
  
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• India Jammu Kashmir

  02-11-2026 08:06 via WN.com - World News
  Jammu and Kashmir officers walk after presenting a guard of honor to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah during the annual reopening of the former state's winter capital in Jammu, India, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. ......
  
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• Ecuador All Saints' Day

  02-11-2026 08:06 via WN.com - World News
  People visit the graves of relatives during All Saints' Day observances in Calderon, Ecuador, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. ......
  
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