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• IMO DCS 2025: Is shipping’s decarbonisation progress fast enough?

  30-10-2026 15:30 via WN.com - World News
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• From Italy to Croatia, a warming climate threatens prized white truffles

  01-11-2026 07:36 via WN.com - World News
  ALBA, Italy (AP) — Guided by the beam of a flashlight, Tino Marolo follows his dog Stella through the darkness of a Piedmont woodland, searching for one of Italy’s most prized culinary treasures hidden beneath the soil. In the hills around Alba, home to the world’s most famous white truffles, hunters known as “trifolau” traditionally begin their season on Oct. 1. But increasingly, they are confronting a challenge above ground: climate change. Months of heat and drought have raised conc
  
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• For vegans, it’s not just what’s on the dinner plate, but also what happens after ...

  01-11-2026 07:36 via WN.com - World News
  AMSTERDAM (AP) — Worries about the environment and concerns about animal welfare are on the rise, and on World Vegan Day, some are looking for alternatives not just at the dining table but also in the bedroom. In the Netherlands, entrepreneur Lieke Warmoeskerken says that she has to educate people that condoms, lubricants, and even vibrators might contain animal products. “You think about what you put in your mouth, so why don’t you think about what you’ve put on your body?” she...
  
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• Israel ready for renewed Iran conflict: Report

  01-11-2026 07:29 via WN.com - World News
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• German students rally against cuts and conscription

  01-11-2026 07:29 via WN.com - World News
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• US judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  01-11-2026 07:28 via WN.com - World News
  WASHINGTON: A US judge...
  
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• Sri Lanka’s war widows keep up long search for the missing | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  01-11-2026 07:28 via WN.com - World News
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• Pope Leo prepares for ‘intense’ South America homecoming weeks after cancer surgery | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  01-11-2026 07:28 via WN.com - World News
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• Laos turns to wind power as Southeast Asia diversifies energy | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  01-11-2026 07:28 via WN.com - World News
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• German ‘Gen Z’ protests turn violent as rioters loot Frankfurt shops | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  01-11-2026 07:28 via WN.com - World News
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• GCC chief sets out 5 pillars for regional security at Manama Dialogue | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  01-11-2026 07:28 via WN.com - World News
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• FBI blames North Korea for $6 billion Binance crypto theft | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  01-11-2026 07:28 via WN.com - World News
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• Clashes in France as hundreds of thousands protest; 565 arrested | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  01-11-2026 07:28 via WN.com - World News
  PARIS: Clashes broke out...
  
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• AI chatbots face scrutiny for spreading US election falsehoods | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  01-11-2026 07:28 via WN.com - World News
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• Morning Briefing: Nov. 1, 2026

  01-11-2026 07:27 via WN.com - World News
  Here's a rundown of all the news you need to start Sunday, including G20 foreign ministers concluding their Atlanta meeting with a focus on energy security, supply chains and geopolitical tensions; clashes during nationwide protests in France; the Yemeni army’s capture of a strategic mountain range from the Houthis; and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying he agreed with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to work on establishing a new Black Sea grain corridor.TOP STORIES G20 foreign mini
  
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• Indian authorities tighten security ahead of big opposition march in Delhi

  01-11-2026 07:20 via WN.com - World News
  Indian security personnel carrying batons and shields and accompanied by riot control vehicles surrounded the site of a planned opposition protest in Delhi on Sunday that is set to demand the resignation of the country's election chief over a controversial revision of voter lists. Authorities warned of traffic diversions ahead of the protest march and rally that will be led by Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi. The opposition says it expects hundreds of thousands of people to...
  
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• Trump says US still has to 'take care' of one or two targets in Iran

  01-11-2026 07:16 via WN.com - World News
  US President Donald Trump said that the United States has knocked out much of Iran's military but it still has to "take care of" one or two targets, including a suspected nuclear site known as Pickaxe Mountain. Mr Trump maintained that negotiations with...
  
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• Tusk, Nawrocki Clash Over Constitutional Court Chief Suspension

  01-11-2026 07:13 via WN.com - World News
  In Poland, a semi-presidential republic, Prime Minister Donald Tusk, a centrist, and the camp of President Karol Nawrocki, a conservative, are clashing over the suspension of the Constitutional Court chief justice’s duties. According to Bloomberg News and others on October 31st, local time, Tusk said in a TV address, “We have waited too long. We cannot yield to threats or retreat now,” and added, “I am confident that the Constitutional Court will perform...
  
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• FBI Confirms North Korea Behind $6.3 Billion Binance Theft

  01-11-2026 07:13 via WN.com - World News
  The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has identified North Korea as the perpetrator behind a virtual currency theft worth 6.3 billion dollars (approximately 8.4 trillion Korean won) from Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. The FBI announced in a press release on the 31st (local time), “We confirm that the...
  
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• Chinese Vessels Survey Undersea Cables Near Taiwan

  01-11-2026 07:13 via WN.com - World News
  Chinese vessels have been intensively surveying the seabed topography in areas around Taiwan where undersea cables are installed. Analysis suggests these surveys are aimed at potentially cutting off undersea cables to cause communication disruptions in times of crisis. Additionally, there are signs that Beijing is preparing to utilize submarines and underwater drones, as evidenced by the extensive collection of information on the topography, water temperature, and currents in the waters surround
  
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• Wage unrest grips Bangladesh garment sector; dozens of factories shut

  01-11-2026 07:06 via WN.com - World News
  Bangladesh will constitute a wage board on Sunday to review salaries in its garment industry after protests over pay shortages disrupted factory operations, shut dozens of manufacturing units and led to clashes between workers and police.Garment workers are demanding a minimum monthly wage of 30,000 taka ($245), more than double the existing minimum of 12,500 taka. They say rising...
  
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• Quad must safeguard freedom of choice and secure supply chains, says Jaishankar

  01-11-2026 07:06 via WN.com - World News
  External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday highlighted freedom of choice, secure supply chains and tackling non-market practices as key areas of focus for the Quad, while calling for a modern and action-oriented approach to the grouping's priorities.In a post on X after the Quad foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta, Jaishankar outlined the major issues discussed with US secretary of state Marco Rubio, Japanese foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Australian foreign minister Penny Wong
  
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• Meet Atiksh Bhan, the student who tested different incentives to reduce smartphone use during face-to-face conversations in a randomised trial

  01-11-2026 07:06 via WN.com - World News
  Smartphones are ubiquitous today in social interactions, frequently competing for attention even when people are sitting together. Student researcher Atiksh Bhan explored whether simple incentives could motivate people to put away their phones when talking face-to-face. His project, titled Designing for Presence, explored different ways of reducing smartphone use through a randomised trial. The research focused on how small changes in behaviour and the way people are encouraged can help make in-
  
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• In 1961, a retired Georgia waiter began filling his home and yard with handmade figures; decades later became part of the Smithsonian’s efforts to preserve American history

  01-11-2026 07:06 via WN.com - World News
  In 1961, Dilmus Hall stepped away from his working life in Athens, Georgia, and began spending more time on the creations that had interested him since childhood. Concrete, wood and whatever else he could find became materials for figures that gradually filled the yard and walls of his modest home. Some depicted religious scenes, while others reflected his understanding of good and evil, with symbols he believed could protect the household. Hall had no children of his own, but he often spoke of
  
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• Germany Gen Z protests: What young people want, and where clashes broke out

  01-11-2026 07:06 via WN.com - World News
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• Trump, Netanyahu speak as US weighs renewed military action against Iran

  01-11-2026 07:00 via WN.com - World News
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• Trump administration imposes visa restrictions on migrant caravan organizers

  01-11-2026 07:00 via WN.com - World News
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• The Sudden Death of an Nvidia AI Prodigy Leaves Behind Bitter Accusations

  01-11-2026 07:00 via WN.com - World News
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• On Washington’s Orcas Island, a small dam blocked fish; a larger culvert opened 1,584 feet ...

  01-11-2026 07:00 via WN.com - World News
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• Multiple people shot near Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, following Magic City Classic football game

  01-11-2026 07:00 via WN.com - World News
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