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• How Japan

  26-10-2026 13:26 via WN.com - World News
  New policies expand the pool of eligible successors to the throne but maintain that they must be male....
  
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• Democrats won big. Curbing Trump's global agenda may prove tough

  04-11-2026 15:23 via WN.com - World News
  2026 midterms voters share the issues impacting their ballots As voters left polling sites during the 2026 midterm elections, they shared a range of issues that motivated their votes. LONDON − The Democrats' sweep of both houses of Congress means that President Donald Trump's domestic legislative plans for the final two years of his presidency could be constrained. But on the foreign policy front, Trump enjoys wide latitude to make unilateral decisions. His overseas actions from Iran to Venezu
  
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• H World Group Limited Schedules Third Quarter of 2026 Earnings Release on November 16, 2026

  04-11-2026 15:19 via WN.com - World News
  SINGAPORE and SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- H World Group Limited (NASDAQ: HTHT and HKEX: 1179) (“H World”, “we” or “our”) a key player in the global hotel industry, today announced that it will schedule to release ......
  
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• Stiles goes home but \u2018Dancing with the Stars\u2019 teams really bond

  04-11-2026 15:17 via WN.com - World News
  With just eight teams left in the competition, “Dancing with the Stars” is headed toward the “this is going to hurt” eliminations. kAm|@?52J — 5F6 E@ t=64E:@? s2J @? %F6D52J — E96 962CE2496 H2D 76=E] yF=:2 $E:=6D[ E96 C6>2:?:?8 “@=5” 4@?E6DE2?E[ H2D D6?E 9@>6] *@F 4@F=5 E6== E96 @E96CD H6C6 FAD6E H96? 4C65:ED C@==65] $96 H2D 6>3C2465 3J E96 @E96CD[ DF886DE:?8 E96 >:CC@C 32== :D ?62C]k^Am Julia Stiles and Ezra Sosa perform Monday during “Disney Night” on “Dancing
  
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• Ice hockey world championship sponsors increase pressure on IIHF over Russia's return

  04-11-2026 15:17 via WN.com - World News
  The pressure on the International Ice...
  
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• Taiwan official sees Communist Party meeting paving way for Xi's 4th term

  04-11-2026 15:16 via WN.com - World News
  TAIPEI - Chinese President Xi Jinping is widely expected to secure a fourth five-year term as general secretary at the ruling Communist Party's twice-a-decade congress next year, after a key party meeting last week paved the way for his continued leadership, according to a Taiwan government official. Shen Yu-chung, deputy...
  
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• N. Korea fires multiple projectiles toward Sea of Japan: S. Korea military

  04-11-2026 15:16 via WN.com - World News
  North Korea fired multiple missiles toward the Sea of Japan early Wednesday, the South Korean military said. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were...
  
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• Democrats win House: U.S. media projections

  04-11-2026 15:16 via WN.com - World News
  Democrats have retaken control of the House of Representatives in Tuesday's midterm elections, according to...
  
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• US contractor admits passing US top-secret information to Ethiopia in its war against rebels

  04-11-2026 15:14 via WN.com - World News
  A former U.S. government contractor has...
  
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• Iran says it could expand response if Gulf states host US attacks

  04-11-2026 15:12 via WN.com - World News
  DUBAI: Iran will ​broaden ​its response beyond US military bases if Gulf states allow Washington ⁠to launch attacks against ⁠it from their territory, an adviser ‌to the Revolution ......
  
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• Democrats notch historic wins in Texas, Georgia governor races

  04-11-2026 15:12 via WN.com - World News
  NEW YORK: Democrats are on track for big gains in governor ⁠races, notching victories in Ohio, Texas, Iowa, Georgia and Wisconsin, according to US media projections, with a number ......
  
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• AMD bets on AI growth as chip warrants ramp up

  04-11-2026 15:12 via WN.com - World News
  By Max A Cherney San Francisco — Advanced Micro Devices’ (AMD) strategy of offering stakes in its future success to major AI customers OpenAI and Meta Platforms in exchange for big chip commitments is beginning to leave a sizeable imprint on its profits. AMD in February agreed to sell up to $60bn worth of AI chips to Meta over five years, giving the Facebook owner warrants that could let it buy as much as 10% of the chip firm if it meets certain milestones. The deal followed a similar...
  
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• How tragedy helped lead to the 2nd biggest hit in Diamondbacks history

  04-11-2026 15:11 via WN.com - World News
  Tony Womack talks personal tragedy, winning a title with Diamondbacks Tony Womack talks about the 2001 World Series champion Arizona Diamondbacks and the experience of winning it all in wake of losing his father and 9/11. Womack's game-tying double against Mariano Rivera in Game 7 of the World Series set up Luis Gonzalez's championship-winning hit.Womack overcame significant personal adversity during the 2001 season, including the death of his father and a midseason slump. Luis Gonzalez’s flar
  
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• Autumn scenery of Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan

  04-11-2026 15:10 via WN.com - World News
  People walk at a park in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Nov. 4, 2026. (Photo by...
  
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• World Bank raises Kenya's 2026 growth forecast to 4.6 pct

  04-11-2026 15:09 via WN.com - World News
  NAIROBI, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's gross domestic product (GDP) growth is projected to steady at 4.6 percent in 2026, matching its 2025 pace, the World Bank's 34th Kenya Economic Update said. The report, launched Wednesday in Nairobi, Kenya's...
  
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• V4 presidential summit begins in Trencin, Slovakia

  04-11-2026 15:09 via WN.com - World News
  BRATISLAVA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The presidential summit of the Visegrad Group (V4) opened on Wednesday in Trencin in western Slovakia. The meeting of the group, comprising Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland, aims to revitalize...
  
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• Thai business group raises 2026 growth forecast on revised factory data

  04-11-2026 15:09 via WN.com - World News
  BANGKOK, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's leading business group on Wednesday raised its 2026 economic growth forecast to 2.4 to 2.6 percent, up from 2.1 to 2.5 percent, as revised...
  
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• Study finds AI can learn without real-world data

  04-11-2026 15:09 via WN.com - World News
  JERUSALEM, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Researchers have shown that an artificial intelligence (AI) model can learn and improve its predictive ability using only data it generates itself, without exposure to real-world information,...
  
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• Red tide continues to affect Brunei coastal waters

  04-11-2026 15:09 via WN.com - World News
  BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Brunei continues to experience the red tide phenomenon in its waters, the Department of Fisheries said. According to...
  
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• News Analysis: South African municipal polls test ANC dominance amid growing coalition politics

  04-11-2026 15:09 via WN.com - World News
  by Ntandoyenkosi Ncube JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Millions of South Africans head to the polls on Wednesday for municipal elections that will serve as a crucial test of support for the ruling African National Congress (ANC). As opposition parties seek to expand their foothold, local governance across the country is increasingly defined by complex coalition dynamics. The elections take place amid mounting public anger over failing municipal services, high unemployment, corruption, and deter
  
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• Maldives launches 2027 tourism campaign

  04-11-2026 15:09 via WN.com - World News
  MALE, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Maldives launched its global tourism campaign, "Visit Maldives Year 2027 -- Celebrate the Sunny Side," targeting international media and key travel trade partners at...
  
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• Japan's GSDF intelligence unit secretly compiles profiles of citizens, reports say

  04-11-2026 15:09 via WN.com - World News
  TOKYO, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- An intelligence unit of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) secretly compiled personal profiles of Japanese citizens using a wide-ranging checklist...
  
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• Israel officially announces election results, confirming opposition majority

  04-11-2026 15:09 via WN.com - World News
  JERUSALEM, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Israel's Central Elections Committee officially announced the results of last week's parliamentary election on Wednesday, confirming that opposition parties won 67 seats in the 120-member parliament, against 53 for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling...
  
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• Iran's supreme leader warns against pinning hope on partisan changes in U.S.

  04-11-2026 15:09 via WN.com - World News
  TEHRAN, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Wednesday warned that neither partisan changes in the United States nor concessions to Washington would end U.S. hostility toward the Iranian nation. "If there are still individuals who pin even the slightest hope on a shift in the U.S. behavior, or partisan changes within the hegemonic system, or imagine that by granting concessions to the United States, they can dissuade it from its hostility toward the Iranian nation, they a
  
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• Iran's IRGC says 4 "violating" tankers explode after hitting mines in Hormuz Strait

  04-11-2026 15:09 via WN.com - World News
  TEHRAN, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday that four "violating" oil tankers that sought to cross the Strait of Hormuz via the "forbidden" route south of the waterway...
  
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• Interview: CIIE injects impetus for Africa's shift to value-added exports, says Ethiopian scholar

  04-11-2026 15:09 via WN.com - World News
  ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The China International Import Expo (CIIE) serves as a pivotal opportunity for African economies and enterprises to leverage expanding Chinese market access and preferential tariffs to drive long-term structural transformation, an Ethiopian scholar has said. In a recent interview with Xinhua, Alemayehu Geda, professor of macro and international economics at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia, highlighted that China places strong emphasis on the annual import expo,
  
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• Eurozone inflation rises to 4 pct in October: Eurostat

  04-11-2026 15:09 via WN.com - World News
  BRUSSELS, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Annual inflation in the eurozone rose to 4.0 percent in October, up from 3.8 percent in September, according to a flash estimate released Wednesday by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Energy prices remained the main driver...
  
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• Cyclone Murasu kills 2, damages 312 houses in India's Andhra Pradesh

  04-11-2026 15:09 via WN.com - World News
  NEW DELHI, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- At least two people were killed in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh after severe...
  
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• Brunei expects 10 more international cruise ship calls by 2026

  04-11-2026 15:09 via WN.com - World News
  BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Brunei is anticipating 10 international cruise ship calls before the end of 2026, Brunei's Tourism...
  
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• Bangladesh remittance inflow up 13 pct in July-Oct.

  04-11-2026 15:09 via WN.com - World News
  DHAKA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Remittances from millions of Bangladeshis, living and working overseas, totaled nearly 11.5 billion U.S. dollars in...
  
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