The United Nations warned that Israel’s operation in Hebron raises serious concerns of ethnic cleansing after Israeli forces displaced thousands of Palestinians. The operation followed an attack in which two Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers near the city; UN officials called for it to end and said displaced residents should be allowed to return.
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Hebron’s municipality said 3,189 people had been forced from their homes by the ongoing operation.
Israeli forces entered Ein Deir Baha, the neighbourhood where the two attackers lived, and ordered residents to leave.
The two Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint near Hebron on Friday and were killed in a shootout.
UN rights chief Volker Turk said the operation had demolished homes and commercial property and restricted residents’ movement.
Turk said collective punishment violates international law and called for compensation and reparation for unlawful evictions and demolitions.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was deeply alarmed by Israeli actions in the West Bank and called for them to end.
The operation began days before Israel’s Tuesday elections.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine, Russia and the United States agreed to restart trilateral peace talks next month. He also renewed his call for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss territorial issues.
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Zelenskyy said Ukraine, Russia and the United States agreed to hold trilateral talks.
The talks are planned for next month.
The talks concern efforts to reach peace.
Zelenskyy renewed his push for a meeting with Putin.
Zelenskyy said he wants to discuss territorial issues at such a meeting.
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Early polling for the 2028 presidential nominations puts Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio near the top of the Republican field. Former Vice President Kamala Harris leads a broad Democratic field, according to a New York Times/Siena University survey released last week.
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Vance received 33 percent support from Republican primary voters in the survey.
Rubio is also among the leading contenders for the Republican nomination.
Harris leads the Democratic field in the survey.
The poll was conducted by The New York Times and Siena University.
The survey was released last week.
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s presidential runoff after finishing second in the first round. Student protests, a coordinated social-media campaign, and government benefit payments helped revive his campaign, while voters also expressed concern about a return of the Bolsonaro family to power.
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Lula’s first-round total was 53.9 million votes, rising to 64.2 million in the runoff.
Flávio Bolsonaro received 3.7 million more votes in the runoff than his 56.1 million first-round total.
Student protests against a Bolsonaro-family return began in Niterói and spread to other parts of Brazil.
Lula thanked young people who took to the streets to defend democracy.
Congressman André Janones launched the WhatsApp channel “Lula’s Army” two days after the first round.
The channel grew from 60,000 followers on its first day to more than 10 million by election day.
Lula approved expanded and earlier payments from the main cash-transfer program for poor families during the campaign.
Political scientist Camila Rocha said voters feared losing rights and a concentration of power under Bolsonaro.
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More than four months after twin earthquakes struck Venezuela, 24-year-old Ricardo Contreras is recovering from injuries that led to the amputation of his left leg. He and his brother are receiving physiotherapy, while survivors also face family losses and reduced aid as international funding falls short.
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Ricardo Contreras was trapped under rubble after the earthquakes on June 24.
A fallen door frame restricted blood flow to Contreras’s left leg, which was later amputated.
Contreras and his 16-year-old brother, Andres, are undergoing physiotherapy.
Contreras is preparing for a prosthetic leg and rehabilitation exercises.
His parents died when their home collapsed.
As of September, UNICEF had secured $29.5 million of the $65.7 million needed for its earthquake support in Venezuela.
The International Red Cross said in September that its Venezuela response effort was 39.8 percent funded.
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Algeria’s president ordered a troop deployment to Niger after both chambers of parliament approved the move. Algeria says Niger requested military assistance, but officials have not said how many soldiers will go or when; the stated goal is to protect shared economic interests and infrastructure.
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Algeria’s parliament approved the deployment in an emergency session on Sunday.
Algeria’s presidency said Niger’s authorities requested military assistance.
Senator Belkacem Boulghiti said the troops would protect economic infrastructure, especially Algerian oil facilities in Niger.
Algeria has not announced the number of soldiers or the deployment date.
A 2020 constitutional reform allows overseas military deployments with approval from at least two-thirds of legislators in each parliamentary chamber.
State-owned energy company Sonatrach is working with Niger on a proposed gas pipeline that would carry Nigerian gas through Niger to Algeria for export to Europe.
The deployment would be Algeria’s first overseas military deployment since it sent soldiers to Egypt in 1973, if carried out.
Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso are governed by military leaders and have faced attacks by armed groups linked to al-Qaeda and ISIL.
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Six citizens sued President Donald Trump and administration officials over White House bans on news outlets. Their complaint challenges a new policy on press access, arguing that it limits the public’s access to information.
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Six citizens filed the lawsuit on Monday.
The lawsuit concerns White House bans on news outlets.
The complaint names President Donald Trump as a defendant.
White House communications director Steven Cheung is also named.
Chief of staff Susie Wiles is also named.
The complaint argues that the new press-access policy deprives the public of information.
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A jury has been selected at Winchester crown court for the trial of four men accused of sexually assaulting Joanne Young between 2016 and 2023. Her former husband, Philip Young, has admitted multiple offences against her, including rape and drugging; the judge warned jurors that evidence and videos could be upsetting.
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The four defendants are Connor Sanderson-Doyle, Richard Wilkins, Norman Macksoni and Mohammed Hassan.
The alleged offences are said to have occurred between the summer of 2016 and the winter of 2023.
Philip Young is named in each charge as having committed the alleged offence with one of the four defendants.
A panel of 14 potential jurors was selected on Monday; the judge asked them to consider overnight whether they could serve.
The judge warned jurors not to research the case or discuss it with others.
Philip Young has pleaded guilty to offences including voyeurism, rape and administering a substance with intent, spanning 13 years.
The trial is expected to last about four weeks, and Philip Young is due to be sentenced after it concludes.
Women gathered outside the court with banners supporting the rights of female victims of sexual crimes.
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President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold a rally in Corinth, Mississippi, on Monday to support Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, who faces Democrat Scott Colom and independent Ty Pinkins. One recent poll showed a close race, but several election ratings and polling averages still favor Hyde-Smith.
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Trump won Mississippi by about 23 percentage points in 2024, according to the article.
Hyde-Smith is seeking re-election against Colom, a district attorney from Columbus, and independent candidate Ty Pinkins.
A Change Research poll conducted October 21–22 found Hyde-Smith at 43 percent, Colom at 40 percent and Pinkins at 6 percent; the margin of error was 3.5 percentage points.
The article says the public polls cited came from Democratic-aligned firms, while polling averages and prediction markets favored Hyde-Smith.
The Cook Political Report, Sabato's Crystal Ball and NBC News rated the race Likely Republican; Inside Elections rated it Solid Republican.
Colom has focused his campaign on healthcare cuts, food prices and Hyde-Smith's support for Trump's tax and spending law.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris visited Mississippi the previous Thursday to raise Colom's profile.
The rally was scheduled for the Crossroads Arena in Corinth, with Trump expected to speak at 6 p.m. Central time.
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The National Weather Service expects significant coastal flooding in San Diego and Orange counties through Thursday, with minor to moderate flooding possible farther north along the Southern California coast. Newport Beach has declared a local emergency and is preparing infrastructure and providing residents with free sandbags as unusually high tides approach.
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The National Weather Service says flooding could close roads and inundate homes, businesses and critical infrastructure in San Diego and Orange counties.
Coastal areas from San Luis Obispo County to Los Angeles County could face minor to moderate flooding, with tides reaching 8 feet.
The weather service advised people to avoid beaches during high tides, keep away from rock walls and jetties, and protect flood-prone property.
Newport Beach declared a local emergency more than a week before the forecast high tides.
Newport Beach staff are inspecting infrastructure, reinforcing beach berms and installing sandbags and other equipment.
Newport Beach is offering free sandbags and has advised residents to check vulnerable areas around their properties.
The city manager said El Niño and a Kelvin wave have raised local ocean water levels by about 15 to 22 inches above expected levels.
Recent regional storms and flooding have damaged homes and a boardwalk and forced residents to evacuate.
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The author argues that persistence can harm a struggling company when leaders ignore changing financial facts. The article recommends setting objective triggers, such as cash limits or missed forecasts, to prompt timely reassessment and action.
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U.S. bankruptcy filings rose 14 percent in the first quarter of 2026 compared with a year earlier, according to Epiq AACER data published by the American Bankruptcy Institute.
Commercial Chapter 11 filings increased 37 percent over the same period.
Subchapter V elections, a bankruptcy path designed for small businesses, rose 67 percent.
The author describes a board that rejected a sale offer estimated at $80 million to $90 million and chose another path.
The company later entered bankruptcy, where the best offer was a fraction of the original one.
The author recommends objective reassessment triggers such as cash thresholds, missed forecasts, covenant breaches, or financing deadlines.
The article says hope and morale cannot replace cash-flow forecasts or an assessment of a company's remaining financial runway.
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Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to eligible employees in Canada, India, the United Kingdom and the United States as it increases investment in artificial intelligence. The program applies to employees at vice president level or below, with some business-unit workers excluded.
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Microsoft said eligible employees would receive an email about the offer on Monday.
The company described the offer as limited in duration and said it includes financial support and career-planning resources.
Workers focused on data centers and some sales and marketing employees are ineligible, according to a company spokesperson cited by Bloomberg.
Microsoft made another voluntary buyout offer earlier this year, reportedly covering about 7% of its U.S. workforce.
Microsoft reported 223,000 employees globally at the end of June, down from 228,000 at the end of 2025.
Agence France-Presse reported that about 60,000 employees, or roughly one-quarter of Microsoft’s global workforce, could be covered by the offer.
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Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky said he would reintroduce articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if Hegseth remains at the Pentagon after Congress returns following the November midterm elections. Massie began impeachment proceedings against Hegseth in September over the war in Iran.
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Massie is a Republican representative from Kentucky.
Massie said he would reintroduce articles of impeachment against Hegseth.
Massie made the move conditional on Hegseth remaining at the Pentagon after the midterms.
Congress is expected to return to Washington after the November midterm elections.
Massie began impeachment proceedings against Hegseth in September.
The article links Massie’s earlier impeachment effort to the war in Iran.
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The French government met student representatives on Monday, October 26, after weeks of unrest. Student union leaders welcomed progress but called for more demonstrations on October 31 to press for further measures.
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The meeting took place on Monday, October 26, 2026.
The French government met with student representatives.
The meeting followed weeks of unrest.
Student representatives had been seeking a meeting with the government for weeks.
Student union leaders said the meeting marked progress.
The leaders called for demonstrations on Saturday, October 31.
They said further demonstrations would press for additional measures.
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The article says settlement expansion and settler violence in the occupied West Bank are likely to continue regardless of the outcome of Israel’s election. It reports that Netanyahu’s opponents have promised some steps against settler violence but mostly oppose a Palestinian state, while settlers have gained greater control over Palestinian communities and land.
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Netanyahu’s nearly uninterrupted 17-year rule has been the longest of any Israeli leader, the article says.
The article reports that Netanyahu’s government distributed thousands of firearms to settlers and that armed settlers have increasingly confronted Israeli forces.
The Tubasi family said settlers forced them from their home in Jalud after a 19-day siege; an Israeli court ordered the military to return them, but they had not been brought back.
The family said troops later drove them away as settlers set fire to their home.
Settlers have established more than 250 rustic camps across the West Bank, according to the article.
Researcher Dror Etkes said the camps have helped settlers gain effective control of about one-fifth of the West Bank.
Data gathered by Etkes’ organization show that at least 127 Palestinian herding communities have been displaced since 2023.
The article says Netanyahu’s opponents have pledged to address settler violence but mostly oppose a two-state solution.
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Pope Leo XIV will make his planned Nov. 6–17 visit to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru after doctors found no medical reason to prevent travel following lung cancer surgery. The Vatican said his recovery is progressing and that the trip schedule has no announced changes.
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Surgeons removed a lung lobe on Oct. 13 where they found a malignant nodule.
The surgery confirmed Leo had adenocarcinoma, a common type of lung cancer.
The trip will include a dozen flights and two helicopter rides to high altitudes.
Leo has gradually resumed Vatican activities while making time for rest and recovery.
The Vatican said the trip will focus on ties with local churches and messages of faith, hope and peace.
Leo said he looked forward to returning to a region where he had spent important periods of his life.
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The United Kingdom imposed sanctions on 15 Sudanese military commanders, militia leaders and security officials accused of war crimes during the fall of el-Fasher. The measures include travel bans and asset freezes, as the UK also announced funding for survivors of sexual violence and humanitarian aid.
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The sanctioned people include members of both the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces.
The UK cited sexual violence, torture and attacks on civilians among the alleged crimes.
The sanctions came one year after el-Fasher fell following a prolonged siege marked by reported mass killings and attacks on hospitals.
UK-funded reporting by the Centre for Information Resilience documented systematic starvation and conflict-related sexual violence, according to the Foreign Office.
The Foreign Office named RSF colonel Hussein Abu Jalak and Al-Nour Ahmed Adam, also known as al-Qubba, among those sanctioned.
The UK allocated £5 million to support survivors of sexual violence and £10 million in humanitarian aid for Sudan.
Amnesty International said tens of thousands of civilians have been killed and 14 million people displaced since the war began in April 2023.
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UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has ordered an independent review into whether authorities missed chances to prevent the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak in Southampton. The review will also examine the family’s experience of the criminal justice system and, after the police watchdog concludes its investigation, consider the police response.
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Former Conservative lord chancellor Alex Chalk KC will lead the review, which is due to report initial findings within five months.
Nowak was fatally stabbed in December while walking home from a night out.
Vickrum Digwa was jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years and has permission to challenge the sentence length on 5 November.
Two officers who first arrived at the scene are under investigation for potential gross misconduct over their response to Nowak’s injuries and the decision to arrest him.
Police body-camera footage showed Nowak saying he had been stabbed, while an officer replied, “Don’t think you have, mate.”
Digwa’s mother, Kiran Kaur, was jailed for three years for assisting an offender after removing the knife used in the killing.
The knife was later found at the family home, along with more than 20 other weapons.
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Walter Koenig, who played Pavel Chekov in the original “Star Trek” series and several films, has died at age 90. His representative confirmed his death to CBS News.
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Koenig was 90 when he died.
His representative confirmed his death to CBS News.
Koenig played Pavel Chekov.
He appeared in the original “Star Trek” television series.
He also appeared in several “Star Trek” films.
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