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Zohran Mamdani’s unlikely coalition: Winning over NYC’s Jewish voters
As the mayoral election nears, Mamdani is showing what it takes to maintain a lead with the Jewish population in NYC.
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Trump-Xi meeting: What’s at stake and who has the upper hand?
From tariffs to TikTok, rare-earth metals to fentanyl, a packed agenda awaits the leaders of the US and China.
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Lithuania extends Belarus border closure over balloon attack
Entry to Lithuania still allowed for certain travellers, including EU citizens and humanitarian visa-holders.
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MSF ordered to leave Libya with ‘no reason’ given, medical group says
Doctors Without Borders says it was told to leave by November 9 and that it hopes to find 'positive solution' soon.
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Myanmar rebels to withdraw from two towns under new China-brokered truce
The Ta’ang National Liberation Army says it will pull out of the ruby-mining town of Mogok and nearby Momeik.
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Two suspects in Louvre heist partially admit involvement: Paris prosecutor
The suspects face charges for theft committed by an organised gang and criminal conspiracy, prosecutor says.
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Curfew declared in Tanzania’s capital amid election-day protests
Police in the Tanzanian capital have declared a curfew in Dar es Salaam amid election-day protests.
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US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates as labour market weakens
The US central bank cut rates by a quarter of a percentage point, its second cut for the year.
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United Nations calls for end to US embargo on Cuba, again
Cuba denies US allegations of mercenary activity in Ukraine and insists the embargo is a form of collective punishment.
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Qatar PM calls Gaza ceasefire violations ‘disappointing’
Qatar's prime minister called violations of the Gaza ceasefire "disappointing and frustrating for us."
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South Korea showers Trump with gifts as it works on a softer trade deal
South Korea dials up the flattery as both sides say progress has been made, but no deal has yet been signed.
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Chipmaker Nvidia hits $5 trillion valuation
The surge comes barely three months after it hit the $4 trillion market cap.
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Massacre in el-Fasher: What’s happening in Sudan right now?
Rights groups say the RSF paramilitary group committed mass atrocities as it seized the besieged city in North Darfur.
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RSF fighters film execution in el-Fasher hospital massacre
Fighters with Sudan's Rapid Support Forces recorded themselves conducting an execution in el-Fasher's Saudi Hospital.
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Sudanese activist sees his executed uncles in RSF videos from el-Fasher
Mohammed Zakaria lost sleep tracking el-Fasher’s fall, then saw on social media that his family had been killed.
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Russia strikes children’s hospital in Ukraine as Kyiv hits energy sites
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says hospital strike 'deliberate', shows Moscow does not want peace.
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Brazil’s president ‘horrified’ as death toll from Rio police raid tops 100
At least 115 gang suspects, 4 police officers were killed during Tuesday's military-style operation, say local police.
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Mali fuel crisis spirals amid armed group blocking supplies to capital
US Embassy urges citizens to leave Mali immediately on commercial flights as blockade makes daily life more dangerous.
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Trump wants China’s ‘help’ to deal with wartime Russia. Will he get it?
Observers say China could help end the Ukraine war quickly but several factors stand in the way of a peace breakthrough.
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Satellite images reveal mass killing sites in Sudan’s el-Fasher city
Satellite images, analysed by Yale University, reveal streets stained with blood and piles of bodies in el-Fasher.
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