Palestinians in Gaza fear Israel’s upcoming election will not improve their conditions, as the leading candidates have focused on defeating Hamas and offered no clear plan for Gaza’s future. Residents say food, water and medical care remain hard to obtain, while renewed hunger fears grow as markets run short of essentials.
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The article says nearly a million displaced Palestinians in Gaza face poor sanitary conditions, water shortages and the threat of Israeli strikes.
It reports that nearly 75,000 people have been killed in Gaza.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition and Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party have both focused on destroying Hamas and support Donald Trump’s peace plan.
Neither Netanyahu nor Eisenkot has set out a clear plan for Gaza’s future.
Eisenkot previously championed the Dahiya doctrine, which advocated overwhelming force against civilian areas where militants operated.
The Arab-led Joint List released an election video showing drone footage of Gaza’s destruction and pledged to speak out.
Residents interviewed in Gaza said they expect little change regardless of who wins the Israeli election.
The article says markets in Gaza are running short of fresh produce and other essentials, raising fears of renewed hunger.
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The article outlines tax options Chancellor John Healey could consider to raise revenue in the Budget without increasing income tax, VAT or National Insurance rates. The excerpt discusses higher taxes on banks and gambling machines, and requiring online marketplaces to collect VAT.
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Economists estimate the government’s fiscal headroom may have fallen from about £24bn to as little as £11bn in six months, partly because borrowing costs have risen.
Labour’s 2024 election manifesto pledged not to raise the rates of income tax, VAT or National Insurance.
Tax Policy Associates estimates that raising the bank corporation-tax surcharge from 3% to 5.5% could raise an additional £1bn to £2bn a year.
Banks warn that higher taxes could discourage investment; research also suggests banks might pass some costs to customers through lower savings rates or higher borrowing costs.
The Social Market Foundation estimates that doubling the tax on electronic gambling machines from 20% to 40% could raise £275m to £460m, depending on how gamblers respond.
The article says gambling machines are clustered in some deprived UK high streets and cites research finding that one in four people who play casino games on them gamble at risky or harmful levels.
The Treasury estimates it misses about £12bn a year in VAT that companies should pay; reports say large online marketplaces could be made responsible for collecting VAT from retailers selling through them.
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The CBS News listing describes a “48 Hours” report about a man who is murdered and his wife, who is found dead near Dale Hollow Lake. The deaths fuel a local legend that a nearby house is cursed; correspondent Peter Van Sant reports on the case.
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The report is titled “The Mansion Above Dale Hollow Lake.”
It is a “48 Hours” segment from CBS News.
The story involves a murdered man and his wife, who is found dead.
The deaths feed into a local legend that a house is cursed.
Peter Van Sant is the correspondent.
The listed segment runs for 41 minutes and 54 seconds.
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At least 12 people, including six children, were injured in a shooting near a football stadium in Tallahassee, Florida, on Saturday during Florida A&M University’s homecoming weekend. Police said a fight preceded the shooting and that no arrests had been made.
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The shooting occurred near the Florida A&M University campus after a football game in a crowded area.
At least 12 people were injured, including six children.
Families in northeastern Nigeria continue to search for relatives who disappeared during years of conflict involving Boko Haram. Relatives described searches that have brought no confirmation of whether their missing family members are alive or dead.
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Falmata Mohammed disappeared in 2011 while travelling with her mother from Maiduguri to Port Harcourt; her brother said unidentified gunmen abducted them.
Kashim Mohammed said a man later claimed Falmata had been found in Benin, but he could not verify the claim or locate the man.
Adam Muhammad Bashir, known as Bakura, went missing around 2012 or 2013, according to his younger brother, Muhammad.
Muhammad said his family took Bakura’s photographs to a rehabilitation centre in Bulumkutu but no one recognised him.
The International Committee of the Red Cross and the Nigerian Red Cross Society have supported efforts to trace missing people and reconnect separated families.
Advocates cited an estimate of 17,000 people missing across northern Nigeria, while Kashim said his association’s records showed about 10,000 missing in Borno State.
The article says the estimates’ sources, geographic coverage, reporting periods and compilation methods have not been independently established.
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Israeli tourism, property purchases and political activity in Cyprus have increased, drawing attention from residents and analysts. Data cited in the article show rising Israeli investment and travel, while local sources describe a growing Israeli community and new political ties.
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Israelis made nearly 600,000 trips to Cyprus in 2025, more than twice the number in 2022, according to the Cyprus Statistical Service.
In August, Israelis accounted for nearly one in four tourists arriving in Cyprus, a 28.4 percent increase from August 2025, according to the article's cited statistics.
Israeli buyers made 850 property purchases in Larnaca district in the 12 months to September 2025, more than buyers of any other foreign nationality, according to Cyprus Ministry of Interior data.
The Central Bank of Cyprus reported that Israeli investment rose more than sixfold from 2017 to 2024, reaching 5.1 billion euros.
Israel's embassy in Nicosia estimated that 15,000 to 20,000 Israelis consider Cyprus home, while the 2021 census recorded slightly more than 1,000 Israelis living in or registered on the island.
In October, six Cypriot lawmakers formed a pro-Israel caucus, according to The Jerusalem Post.
A billboard near Larnaca airport promoted Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot ahead of Israel's October 27 election.
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Severe thunderstorms affected large areas of eastern Australia on Sunday, with risks including hail, damaging winds and flash flooding. The Bureau of Meteorology said storms and flood risks could continue in northern New South Wales and southern Queensland through Monday.
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The Bureau of Meteorology warned of severe storms across southern Queensland, western New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and eastern Victoria.
Wind gusts of up to 100 km/h were recorded in central-western New South Wales around midday Sunday.
Eight flood warnings were in place across southern Queensland after days of heavy rain.
The Mary River downstream of Gympie was forecast to reach major flood levels at Tiaro on Sunday evening and into Monday.
Some areas around the Sunshine Coast received 200 to 400 mm of rain in the week before Sunday.
The bureau’s outlook for November to January indicated above-average rainfall was likely across most of Australia, with the far north and much of Tasmania as exceptions.
The bureau’s long-term climate data shows Australia has warmed by about 1.5°C since 1910.
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Israeli election campaigns are using social media ads and AI-generated or doctored videos to influence voters, as polls show the blocs led by Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot in a close contest. The article also reports on a Likud turnout app and concerns about privacy and unequal access to campaign technology.
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Polls cited in the article showed Netanyahu’s bloc and the opposition bloc led by former Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot in a virtual tie before the election.
Haaretz reported that online bots originally created to undermine Iran’s government were being repurposed to promote Netanyahu and Likud and criticize opposition figures.
Both political camps were using AI-generated and deepfake videos on X, including videos about Netanyahu’s record before the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack.
Likud planned to use an app called Victory 26 to identify areas with low turnout and help activists target people who had not yet voted.
The Central Elections Committee restricted Likud’s use of the Elector app over privacy concerns; the article says Elector revealed voter identities, while Victory 26 does not.
Palestinian citizens of Israel make up about 20 percent of the population, and the article says they face particular privacy concerns because their political activity is monitored.
The article describes significant technology and campaign resources being used against the Joint List and Ra’am, two blocs generally supported by Palestinian citizens of Israel.
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A shooting near a football stadium in Tallahassee injured at least 12 people, including six children, on Saturday during Florida A&M University’s homecoming weekend. Police said three victims had serious injuries and nine were in stable condition; no arrests had been made.
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The shooting happened in a crowded area after a football game.
Police said a fight broke out before the shooting, according to the preliminary investigation.
At least 12 people were injured, including six children.
Three victims had serious injuries, and nine others were reported stable.
Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell said no arrests had been made.
Florida A&M University said the shooting happened near campus and that the campus remained safe.
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Israel’s military says it will close all West Bank land crossings on Tuesday, election day, and bar Palestinian workers from entering settlements. The restrictions come as Israeli forces carry out an operation in Hebron after two Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint.
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The military announced a ban on Palestinian workers entering and leaving the West Bank and Jordan Valley on Tuesday, alongside closures of all land crossings.
Most Palestinian workers will also be barred from settlements from Sunday, with exceptions for industrial zones and a limited number of other areas.
Three Israeli soldiers were injured in the checkpoint attack; the two Palestinian gunmen were killed.
Israeli forces have demolished homes and businesses in Hebron and restricted movement in the city, whose population is about 200,000.
Israel’s defence minister said about 2,000 residents had been displaced by the operation.
Before the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attack, more than 100,000 Palestinian workers were permitted to enter Israel; only a small fraction have since regained permits.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened a “very big surprise” for the Palestinian Authority in a television interview.
Thousands attended an anti-government demonstration in Tel Aviv, organized by a group representing families of people killed or taken hostage in the October 7 attack.
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The CBS News program “48 Hours” examines surveillance footage from the final moments before a woman was killed. Correspondent Anne-Marie Green reports on the case, which the listing describes as involving a mysterious figure.
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The program is titled “What the Cameras Saw.”
It is part of CBS News’ “48 Hours.”
Anne-Marie Green reports on the story.
The segment focuses on surveillance camera footage.
The listing says the footage captures events before a woman was killed.
The listing does not identify the woman or explain the case.
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Serbians are voting in snap parliamentary elections after nearly two years of student-led protests that began following a 2024 train station canopy collapse that killed 16 people. The student movement’s Student List is challenging Aleksandar Vucic’s Serbian Progressive Party; polls show a close race, while Vucic’s party denies allegations of corruption and repression.
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The snap election was called by Vucic in September.
The canopy collapse in Novi Sad killed 16 people in 2024 and prompted student demonstrations.
The Student List is campaigning on fighting corruption and improving schools.
The Student List’s 250 candidates include professors, actors and farmers, and are led by cardiologist Ilija Srdanovic.
An Ipsos poll published Thursday put the Serbian Progressive Party at 47 percent and the Student List at 40 percent; other polls have shown the students ahead.
About 150,000 supporters of the student movement rallied in central Belgrade on Thursday.
Vucic resigned as president in September to run for prime minister again.
Vucic has denied accusations of repression, corruption and spying on opponents, and says the students receive foreign funding; the students deny that claim.
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California prosecutors charged Guojun Xuan and Silvia Zhang with conspiracy to commit child abuse after police found 14 young children at their Arcadia mansion. The couple deny the charges and remain in custody; a nanny accused of causing one baby’s injuries has not been arrested.
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Police searched the mansion in May 2025 after two-month-old Walter was taken to hospital with a head injury.
Prosecutors say 14 surrogate children, aged six months to three years, lived at the mansion and faced regular beatings.
The mansion had 32 cameras, according to the criminal complaint.
Authorities say the mansion’s address was registered to a surrogacy agency run by Xuan and Zhang.
Xuan, 66, and Zhang, 39, were arrested again in October 2026 and charged with conspiracy to commit child abuse.
The couple deny the charges and remain in custody, with bond set at $20 million each.
Prosecutors accused nanny Chunmei Li of causing Walter’s injuries and charged her with child abuse; she remains at large.
A 2024 study found that China accounted for about 42% of international intended parents using U.S. surrogacy services from 2014 to 2020.
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Barack Obama joined Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at a rally in Detroit ahead of the midterm elections. Obama criticized attempts to portray candidates as un-American because of their faith or background.
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Former President Barack Obama appeared with Abdul El-Sayed at a Detroit rally.
Abdul El-Sayed is a candidate for the U.S. Senate in Michigan.
The rally took place ahead of the midterm elections.
Obama criticized portrayals of candidates as un-American based on their faith or background.
The article says Black residents make up about 75% of Detroit’s population.
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The Archdiocese of New York has agreed to pay more than $800 million to settle sexual abuse claims brought by about 1,300 survivors. Archbishop Ronald Hicks said the agreement will be formally signed on November 6; reports say each survivor will receive at least $250,000, with amounts varying based on the severity of the abuse.
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The settlement covers legal claims by about 1,300 survivors of clergy sexual abuse.
The Archdiocese of New York will pay more than $800 million under the agreement.
Archbishop Ronald Hicks said the agreement will be formally signed on November 6.
According to The New York Times, each survivor will receive at least $250,000, with the final amount depending in part on the severity of the abuse.
The article describes the settlement as the second-largest of its kind, after the Archdiocese of Los Angeles agreed to pay $880 million in 2024.
In June, the Archdiocese of San Francisco agreed to pay $395 million to about 530 survivors.
The agreement follows years of negotiations between the archdiocese and lawyers representing the claimants.
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Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett said heated political rhetoric and imagery can be followed by an immediate rise in threats and abuse against politicians. Her comments came after independent MP Helen Haines was allegedly attacked outside her office in Wangaratta and suffered injuries that led to the amputation of both legs.
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Barrett said she reviews a daily report of threats reported to the AFP, and some reports run for many pages.
She said the AFP does not seek to police free speech but that threats and abuse against parliamentarians go beyond political discourse.
Barrett linked periods of political conflict with increases in threats and abuse, sometimes occurring soon after the conflict.
The AFP has held emergency safety briefings for parliamentarians since Monday.
Barrett said men and women MPs face threats at similar rates, while women are more often targeted individually with threats of sexual violence.
Politicians from different parties said they want to preserve direct access to voters while addressing personal safety risks.
Labor minister Catherine King said she stopped using a mobile caravan because it lacked a second exit.
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Thousands of people have protested across Turkiye against journalist arrests and restrictions on independent media. Authorities have jailed reporters, taken control of opposition broadcaster Halk TV and blocked news websites; the government denies targeting journalists for their work.
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Thousands protested across Turkiye.
The protests opposed arrests of journalists and restrictions on independent media.
Authorities have jailed reporters.
Authorities seized control of opposition broadcaster Halk TV.
Authorities blocked news websites.
The government denies targeting journalists for their work.
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Gunmen raided Binnari village in Taraba state, northeast Nigeria, on Friday, killing at least 10 people, looting shops and burning homes, police said. Residents reported at least 20 deaths, while Amnesty International said bereaved families reported up to 50; authorities said they were searching for more casualties.
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Police said they recovered 10 bodies with gunshot wounds after responding to a distress call.
The attack took place in Binnari, in the Karim Lamido area of Taraba state.
The gunmen reportedly arrived on motorcycles shortly after midday prayers and were in the village for up to four hours.
Community leader Malam Abubakar Saifullahi said the attackers looted cash, food and other goods, and took motorcycles left behind by fleeing residents.
Police said the attackers had left before officers arrived and that searches for missing or wounded people were continuing.
Amnesty International said families it contacted reported as many as 50 deaths; its Nigeria director said an initial funeral included 37 people.
Amnesty International called for an impartial investigation and accused authorities of failing to protect rural communities.
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Mike Harding, a California transplant, disappeared in September 2022 and was later found shot dead in a vacant property in Burkesville, Kentucky. Kentucky State Police investigated his killing after a family looking at the property discovered his body; the article also describes his wife Julie Harding’s efforts to get information about the missing-person case.
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Mike Harding disappeared in September 2022 in the Kentucky-Tennessee border region.
His wife, Julie Harding, was a California Highway Patrol captain and called authorities seeking information about his whereabouts.
A family touring a vacant property in Burkesville, Kentucky, found Harding’s body in a cottage.
Prosecutor Ann Marie Gordon Anderson said Harding’s body may have been at the property for about a week, from September 19 to September 26.
Kentucky State Police Detective BJ Burton led the investigation after the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office called in state police.
Burton said Harding had been shot four times: twice in the torso and twice in the head.
Burton said the killer removed evidence from the scene.
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The Budget is set to provide more than £1bn for social and affordable housing in England, bringing funding for the government’s 10-year homes programme above £40bn. It will also give regional leaders access to £285m in initial funding and plans for a £1.5bn borrowing facility from 2028, while the article reports other expected Budget measures and disputes over defence spending and support for start-ups.
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The Budget is expected to allocate more than £1bn to social and affordable housing in England.
The additional funding would take the government’s 10-year homes programme above £40bn.
The government plans to allocate £285m in transitional funding next year to mayors and local leaders, including areas without strategic authorities.
The Treasury will work with mayors on a £1.5bn borrowing facility expected to begin in 2028.
The borrowing facility could support housing, high-street projects and transport links.
The Treasury says the Budget will include more support for small breweries.
The Sunday Times reported that the Budget may include billions of pounds in new defence spending, with details set out at next year’s spending review.
Treasury entrepreneurship adviser Alex Depledge announced she would resign, saying start-ups were being treated as a sideshow in economic policy.
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