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• What PHP2Shell reveals about digital accessibility’s urgency gap

  27-10-2026 18:54 via WN.com - World News
  AudioEye reports PHP2Shell's security response highlights the urgency gap in digital accessibility, urging organizations to treat accessibility issues with similar urgency. ......
  
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• Horrifying video shows 12-year-old girl engulfed in flames after costume catches fire at school

  01-11-2026 01:47 via WN.com - World News
  A 12-year-old student suffered burns over 40% of her body after her Day of the Dead costume burst into flames during a school ceremony in central Mexico state of Hidalgo. Terrifying video showed Zaira Osorio standing on a stage alongside her classmates at Teodomiro Manzano High School on Wednesday as they modeled their outfits in celebration of the traditional Mexican holiday. The student appeared to move to her right moments after her gold-colored dress, made from tamale leaves, came into conta
  
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• Albanese looks for reset on world stage as ‘spot fires burn’ domestically and likely interest rate hike looms

  01-11-2026 01:47 via WN.com - World News
  As “summit season” begins, reaffirming ties with fellow leaders on the world stage could be a circuit breaker for Anthony Albanese amid domestic and economic woes, analysts have said. But a likely interest rate hike, triggered by higher-than-expected inflation, while the prime minister is overseas will make his job – and the treasurer’s – even harder. Albanese is attending the Commonwealth heads of government meeting (Chogm) in Antigua and Barbuda from Saturday. He will hold talks with
  
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• Violent Paris protests draw 70K people as Molotov cocktails hurled at cops, US and Israeli ...

  01-11-2026 01:46 via WN.com - World News
  Fierce protests erupted across Europe Saturday evening as the most violent rioters in France threw Molotov cocktails at military police, broke into homes and set US and Israeli flags on fire. The clashes in Paris, which started at Porte de Bagnolet and drew at least 70,000 people, exploded after the march reached its end point at Porte de Charenton, with police attempting to disperse the crowd with tear gas, water cannons and mortar fire – and protesters responding by tossing projectiles at th
  
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• US Embassy issues rare warning over ‘credible threat’ of imminent ‘mass casualty’ event at tourist ...

  01-11-2026 01:46 via WN.com - World News
  The United States is warning there is a “credible threat” of a mass casualty event at a tourist hotspot in Moscow on Saturday. “The U.S. Embassy in Moscow is aware of a credible threat of a mass casualty event TODAY October 31, at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve in Moscow at Dolskaya Ultisa 1, Moscow, Russia 11569,” a security alert from the embassy read. The statement warned...
  
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• Strongman in Michael Myers Halloween costume pulls car with his penis — for a good ...

  01-11-2026 01:46 via WN.com - World News
  It was harder than he thought. A British strongman donned the mask of iconic Halloween villain Michael Myers in a bizarre strength stunt — where he rolled a 1.5-ton car with the tip of his penis. Burly John Stephenson, 55, joked, “I’m always trying to gain an inch or two,” Metro UK reported. 3 John Stephenson pulls a car with his man spear on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, at a driving center near York, England. Jane Pumphrey / SWNS Wild video showed the ex-kickboxer strapped to the front...
  
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• Binance has already refunded 90% of the $6.3 billion stolen by North Korean hackers

  01-11-2026 01:46 via WN.com - World News
  Crypto giant Binance has already refunded 90% of the $6.3 billion stolen from users wallets by North Korean hackers, the company announced. The Dubai-based company revealed it “set aside more than $6.34B in company funds to cover hacked losses” and made 90% of losses whole. “Binance will absorb the financial impact of these stolen funds, not our users,” the company said in boldfaced type in the update sent out on Saturday. Richard Teng, chief executive officer of Binance Holdings Ltd., i
  
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• Australia and Indonesia are neighbours, but can they become good friends?

  01-11-2026 01:44 via WN.com - World News
  We can choose whether Australia and Indonesia remain nations that happen to live next to each other, or nations that are neighbours by choice and build their neighbourhood together. ......
  
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• U.K. Leader Burnham Hints At Apology For Country's Role In Slave Trade But Rejects Reparations

  01-11-2026 01:41 via WN.com - World News
  The prime minister said his government will consider apologizing for the first time for its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade as it seeks to strengthen relations with nations in Africa and the Caribbean. ......
  
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• Turkish foreign minister urges Russia, Ukraine to make deal for peace, warns of war's expansion

  01-11-2026 01:27 via WN.com - World News
  Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday urged Russia and Ukraine to make a deal to reach a peace agreement, warning that the nearly five-year war has inflicted enormous damage on the global economy and carries the risk of further regional escalation. Speaking to Anadolu and Turkish public broadcaster TRT on the sidelines of a G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in the US city of Atlanta, Fidan said the economic and social costs of the conflict have become increasingly difficult to ignore,
  
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• Rubio says G20 focused on energy security, critical minerals, and supply chains

  01-11-2026 01:27 via WN.com - World News
  US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday that the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta focused on strengthening global energy security, securing critical mineral supplies, and addressing vulnerabilities in international supply chains amid growing...
  
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• Ghana courts Qatari investors into key sectors of economy

  01-11-2026 01:26 via WN.com - World News
  The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Authority (GIPA), Simon Madjie, has called for increased investment from Qatar into strategic sectors of Ghana’s economy to strengthen bilateral economic relations and promote sustainable growth. According to him, Ghana was seeking to deepen investment cooperation with Qatar...
  
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• Russia’s Shadow Fleet Turns to Nets and Rubber Tires for Makeshift Drone Armor

  01-11-2026 01:17 via WN.com - World News
  Oil exports help pay for Moscow’s war effort and Ukraine is trying to hit them hard. ......
  
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• We Tracked The World's First Boeing 747-8 Freighter For A Week: Here's Where It Went

  01-11-2026 01:11 via WN.com - World News
  The Boeing 747-8F remains one of the most...
  
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• US plans to deport Afghans back to their home country through Pakistan, documents show

  01-11-2026 01:06 via WN.com - World News
  President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to deport Afghans detained in the U.S. back to their home country via Pakistan, according to court documents obtained by The Associated Press — a move advocacy groups say could put their lives at risk. Immigrant rights organizations say those deported could face retaliation from the Taliban. Thousands fled persecution and feared for their lives after helping the U.S. military and aid groups in Afghanistan. “This is absolutely unconscionab
  
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• Rubio says the US government did not facilitate Bolsonaro’s flight to the US

  01-11-2026 01:06 via WN.com - World News
  ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday that the Trump administration did not facilitate defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro’s departure to the U.S. after he left Brazil following his election defeat to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro arrived in Miami on Wednesday, a day after the...
  
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• Republicans on defense in Texas while Democrats in Michigan can't get on the same page

  01-11-2026 01:06 via WN.com - World News
  Texas was not expected to be an epicenter of midterm elections that could reshape the final chapters of Donald Trump’s second presidency. But Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico were making closing arguments Saturday in a tossup U.S. Senate race that has become a key measure of voters’ frustration with Trump’s leadership and his loyalists in the Republican Party. Meanwhile in Michigan, Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed sought to shut down talk of the intraparty conflic
  
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• Paper straws could be doing more harm than good, study suggests

  01-11-2026 01:03 via WN.com - World News
  Paper straws have been marketed as a more environmentally friendly alternative to plastic, but a new South Korean assessment suggests they may carry a greater pollution-related health burden. South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment commissioned the assessment from the Korean Society for Life Cycle Assessment, according to news reports....
  
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• OPEC+ agrees in principle to keep oil output targets steady in December, sources say

  01-11-2026 01:03 via WN.com - World News
  Sunday's online meeting of seven core OPEC+ members comes as Gulf members have been boosting exports disrupted for months by the war with Iran. ......
  
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• UK king to address Commonwealth with 'unflinching honesty' amid slavery focus

  01-11-2026 00:59 via WN.com - World News
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• Trump agrees to fast-track visa for slain NYC teen Javits Frimpong's mother after Mamdani's appeal

  01-11-2026 00:59 via WN.com - World News
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• The Witcher and 5 Open-World RPGs Officially Returning In 2027

  01-11-2026 00:59 via WN.com - World News
  These days, the line between classic single-player titles and...
  
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• Super El Ni�o and polar vortex could bring unexpected weather changes across the US this November

  01-11-2026 00:59 via WN.com - World News
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• Spanish village holds memorial mass for train crash victims

  01-11-2026 00:59 via WN.com - World News
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• Judge dismisses Trump's $20 billion defamation lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter

  01-11-2026 00:59 via WN.com - World News
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• Fitness influencer Liam Fitzgerald dies in motorcycle accident; tributes pour in

  01-11-2026 00:59 via WN.com - World News
  His girlfriend, Jamie...
  
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• 'Eating with Trump is like dating Taylor Swift': Bill Maher fires back at president over ...

  01-11-2026 00:59 via WN.com - World News
  Bill Maher has...
  
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• Iran, Qatar hold fresh talks as threat of US strikes looms after midterms

  01-11-2026 00:37 via WN.com - World News
  Iran, Qatar hold fresh talks as threat of US strikes looms after midterms ......
  
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• Gen Z protests sweep Germany over living costs, education, Frankfurt sees looting

  01-11-2026 00:37 via WN.com - World News
  Gen Z protests sweep Germany over living costs, education, Frankfurt sees looting ......
  
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• G20 foreign ministers fail to reach consensus as Ukraine divisions deepen

  01-11-2026 00:37 via WN.com - World News
  G20 foreign ministers fail to reach consensus as Ukraine divisions deepen ......
  
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