Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk defended his government’s move to change control of the constitutional court, saying it was needed to restore the court’s ability to operate. The dispute prompted protests and criticism from opposition figures, while legal experts questioned whether the government’s procedure was lawful.
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Government-backed judges suspended the court’s PiS-appointed chief judge and deputy on Friday.
The move sparked street protests, and riot police guarded the court building.
President Karol Nawrocki has refused to swear in five judges approved by parliament.
Tusk said the court as shaped by the former Law and Justice government was not a genuine court.
The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights said the legal basis for the temporary suspension was questionable.
Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said the alternative was an unconstitutional shift to a presidential republic.
Nawrocki held talks with politicians from several parties on Saturday, but no breakthrough was reported.
The confrontation comes ahead of next year’s parliamentary election, which polls suggest could be close.
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Dutch authorities rescued 38 men from a motorless rubber boat drifting off Zeeland province. Two Sudanese men were arrested on suspicion of people smuggling; officials have not determined where the boat came from or where it was headed.
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The boat was found off the coast of Zeeland, in the southwest of the Netherlands.
None of the men aboard wore a life vest.
Thirty-six of the men were from Afghanistan, and two were from Sudan.
Authorities suspect the two Sudanese men of smuggling people and arrested them.
Military police said such boats are rarely found in Dutch waters.
Dutch authorities planned to open an investigation on Sunday.
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Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in London to oppose the UK government’s ban on Palestine Action and show support for the group. Reports confirmed 139 arrests, most on suspicion of expressing support for a proscribed organisation, meaning a group banned by law.
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Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in London.
The protesters opposed the UK government’s ban on Palestine Action.
Protesters showed support for Palestine Action.
Reports confirmed 139 arrests.
Most arrests were made on suspicion of expressing support for a proscribed organisation.
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The U.S. Embassy in Moscow warned of a credible threat of a mass-casualty event at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve on October 31, 2026, and urged people to avoid the site. Russia’s Federal Security Service said it received information from the United States and was taking action; Canada also repeated the warning.
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The U.S. Embassy identified the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve in southern Moscow as the potential target.
The embassy said the U.S. government was coordinating with Russian authorities.
The museum reserve’s grounds were temporarily closed after the warning, according to Russian state news agency Tass.
The FSB confirmed receiving information from the United States through established cooperation channels.
Russian authorities did not publicly identify suspected perpetrators or disclose details of the potential attack.
Canada repeated the warning and advised its citizens against travel to Russia, citing the war in Ukraine and terrorism risks.
The warning follows the March 2024 attack at Crocus City Hall, which killed 149 people and injured hundreds.
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South Korean content creator and single mother Cho Seung-yeon, 37, held a ceremony with close friends to mark the end of her marriage and the start of a new chapter. She told the BBC she wants to challenge stigma around divorced women and define herself beyond marriage; her online post about the ceremony drew backlash.
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Cho Seung-yeon is a South Korean content creator and single mother.
Cho is 37 years old.
She held a ceremony to mark the end of her marriage.
She invited close friends to the ceremony.
Cho described the event as marking the start of a new chapter.
Her post about the ceremony received backlash.
Cho told the BBC she wants to challenge stigma around divorced women.
She said she wants to reclaim an identity beyond marriage.
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About 320,000 people joined protests over living costs and public services across France on Saturday, according to the interior ministry; organizers estimated nearly half a million. Most marches were peaceful, but clashes and tear gas were reported in several cities as authorities prepared for possible overnight unrest.
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The interior ministry estimated 320,000 demonstrators nationwide, including 70,000 in Paris.
Organizers put nationwide turnout at nearly half a million.
The protests were the third consecutive weekend of demonstrations.
Protesters included students, trade union members and some Yellow Vest supporters.
Demonstrators cited living costs, fuel prices, inflation and strained public services.
Police used tear gas in Lyon and Toulouse and dispersed groups in Paris.
Authorities reported tensions in Marseille, but said calm had returned by nightfall.
France’s top administrative court upheld a ban on a proposed march route between Nation and Bastille in Paris.
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Nigeria is investigating two suspected Ebola cases in the northeast. The individuals have been isolated, and health authorities are tracing contacts and conducting laboratory tests; the cases are not confirmed. The suspected cases follow an imported case reported in Nigeria on October 20, linked to the Bundibugyo strain circulating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention announced the two suspected cases on Saturday.
Both individuals have been isolated while authorities identify and list their contacts.
Laboratory testing is under way, and officials said suspected cases are not confirmed Ebola infections.
On October 20, Nigeria reported its first Ebola case in more than a decade, involving a Swiss woman who had traveled from Uganda and tested positive.
The woman and her husband, a Swiss diplomat, were evacuated to Switzerland on Monday.
The Bundibugyo strain has been reported in the DRC, Uganda, France, Kenya and Nigeria.
The DRC outbreak began in May and has produced more than 10,300 confirmed cases across eight provinces, according to the article.
The article says there is no approved treatment or vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain, while vaccine trials are under way.
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Qatar rejected Israeli allegations that it interfered in Israel’s election, calling them a disinformation campaign. The claims prompted a debate on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story.
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Israel alleged that Qatar interfered in its election.
Qatar rejected the allegations.
Qatar called the allegations a disinformation campaign.
The allegations prompted a debate on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story.
The article does not provide details about the alleged interference or evidence for the claims.
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A 35-year-old man was charged with explosives and firearms offences after police searched properties in north Belfast. He is due to appear at Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
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The man faces two counts of possessing explosives under suspicious circumstances.
He was also charged with possessing a prohibited weapon described as a device that discharges electricity or noxious gas.
Police searched properties in the Shankill Road and Edwina Street areas on Friday and Saturday.
Officers seized suspicious devices and other items for forensic examination.
Residents evacuated as a precaution have been allowed to return home, and police have lifted all cordons.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland asked anyone with relevant information to call 101 and quote reference number 261 30/10/26.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Russia and Ukraine to stop attacks on civilian ships in the Black Sea. Erdogan and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed to work on a grain corridor, while U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States is reviewing proposals to help resume grain shipments.
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Erdogan and Zelenskyy met in Istanbul and discussed Black Sea security.
Erdogan said attacks on civilian vessels were unacceptable, regardless of who carried them out.
Zelenskyy said he and Erdogan agreed to work on a Black Sea grain corridor.
Turkiye has sent Russia and Ukraine a proposal to stop attacks on shipping, but Ankara said neither side had acted on it.
Rubio said there was growing international interest in a limited Black Sea ceasefire to protect grain and energy shipments.
Rubio said the United States was reviewing proposals from Turkiye and India to restart grain shipments.
Erdogan said Turkiye was ready to support diplomatic efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
The Kremlin said the next round of Russia-Ukraine-U.S. talks was planned for November in the United Arab Emirates.
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Tens of thousands of young people joined demonstrations across Germany on Saturday, organized by the group “GenZ regelt!” They called for more education funding and protested the cost of living; most marches were peaceful during the day, but clashes broke out in several cities in the evening.
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Demonstrators gathered in cities across Germany on October 31, 2026.
The group “GenZ regelt!” organized the nationwide protests.
Protesters called for more funding for education and raised concerns about the cost of living, school conditions and government spending cuts.
The marches drew inspiration from youth movements in France and Italy.
Police said some protesters threw fireworks, stones and bottles at officers and emergency workers.
Police used water cannon and pepper spray in cities including Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne and Leipzig.
Several police officers were injured, and police made several arrests.
Demonstrators in Berlin carried signs including “Merz must go,” referring to Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
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Police fired tear gas and clashed with protesters on the outskirts of Paris during the third weekend of nationwide demonstrations over the rising cost of living and poor public services. France’s interior ministry said more than 320,000 people demonstrated nationwide and at least 290 were arrested.
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The demonstrations took place for a third weekend across France.
Protesters cited the rising cost of living and poor public services.
Police fired tear gas and clashed with protesters on the outskirts of Paris.
France’s interior ministry reported more than 320,000 participants nationwide.
At least 290 protesters were arrested, according to the ministry.
Police estimated that about 70,000 people joined the demonstration in Paris.
Authorities prepared for the protests after violence, rioting and looting two weeks earlier.
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Hundreds of residents evacuated from Russian-occupied Oleshky in Ukraine’s Kherson region and arrived in Chernihiv on Saturday. Evacuees described worsening shelling, shortages of food and dangerous travel routes, while worrying about residents still in the city.
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Russia seized Oleshky during the first days of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Residents said shelling, drone attacks and mines made daily life and escape dangerous.
Olha and Viacheslav said they crossed minefields earlier this month while looking for food.
A humanitarian ceasefire in the Kherson region enabled an evacuation, according to the article.
Residents had a four-hour window on Friday to leave; 25 buses were arranged for up to 750 evacuees.
The evacuees travelled through Russian-occupied territory to southern Russia, then flew to Belarus before reaching Chernihiv.
Authorities estimated that up to 6,000 people remained in Oleshky and nearby areas, including about 1,700 in the city itself.
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Palestinian farmers in Beita, in the occupied West Bank, harvest olives before dawn while watching for Israeli settlers and preparing to flee in case of an attack. The article says more than 200 settler attacks have been recorded since September and describes olive harvesting as a dangerous activity for Palestinians.
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Farmers in Beita begin picking olives at 5 a.m.
Farmers place stones on roads as barricades.
Farmers keep watch for Israeli settlers while harvesting.
They prepare to flee if they are attacked.
More than 200 settler attacks have been recorded since September.
The article identifies the area as the occupied West Bank.
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A temporary truce in Ukraine’s Kherson region enabled civilians to leave Russian-occupied Oleshky and cross into Ukrainian-held territory, where families and aid groups welcomed them. Ukrainian officials have not disclosed how many people evacuated, while Melania Trump said the convoy could safely evacuate more than 750 people.
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The rescue operation began on Friday, and evacuees crossed into Ukrainian-held territory on Saturday.
The truce began early Tuesday and was expected to last through Sunday evening.
Residents described shortages of staple food and dangers from drones and landmines in Oleshky.
About 2,000 people were estimated to remain in the city when the truce took effect; they could leave for Ukrainian- or Russian-held territory or stay with replenished supplies.
Ukrainian authorities have withheld the number of evacuees and details of their route.
Melania Trump said on Friday that the humanitarian convoy could safely evacuate more than 750 people.
Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman said evacuees ranged from just over one year old to 94 and brought pets.
Relatives and volunteers from the Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders and World Central Kitchen met evacuees at the border.
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The analysis argues that transactional support from the Trump administration helped Javier Milei and Nasry Asfura win narrow victories. It contrasts that support with punitive measures applied to Brazil, which it says contributed to the defeat of pro-Washington candidates.
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The article examines recent elections in several countries.
It says transactional support from the Trump administration helped Javier Milei win a narrow victory.
It says the same kind of support helped Nasry Asfura win a narrow victory.
It says the administration applied punitive measures to Brazil.
It links those measures to the defeat of pro-Washington candidates in Brazil.
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London police arrested at least 48 people at a protest against the UK’s ban on Palestine Action. The rally took place before a Supreme Court appeal challenging the group’s proscription, which took effect in July 2025.
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Hundreds of people gathered outside the US embassy in London on Saturday to protest the ban.
The Metropolitan Police said most arrests were for expressing support for a proscribed organisation and that arrests were continuing.
Palestine Action was designated a terrorist organisation under UK law in July 2025.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear an appeal challenging the proscription on Wednesday.
Protesters also gathered outside the US consulate in Edinburgh; the article reported no arrests there.
Defend Our Juries said Saturday’s arrests brought the total detained for defying the ban to more than 4,000 since July 2025.
Labour MP John McDonnell and Amnesty International UK called for the government to reverse the proscription.
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Ukrainian residents who had been trapped for years in Russian-occupied Oleshky reached Ukrainian-controlled territory. They reunited with family members during an evacuation carried out under a U.S.-backed local ceasefire.
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The evacuees were residents of Oleshky, a city under Russian occupation.
Some residents had been trapped in the city for years.
The evacuees arrived in Ukrainian-controlled territory.
The evacuation took place during a U.S.-backed local ceasefire.
Families reunited with the evacuees after they arrived.
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Hundreds of thousands of people protested across France for a third straight weekend over living costs and problems in schools. Clashes broke out in Paris and other cities, where police used tear gas; demonstrations also took place in Germany and other European countries.
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A coalition of youth groups and unions estimated that nearly 500,000 people joined the protests, including 200,000 in Paris.
French authorities estimated the turnout at 320,000 nationwide, including 70,000 in Paris.
In Paris, some protesters set fire to bins and street furniture, while masked people threw paving stones at police.
France’s Interior Ministry said at least 290 people had been arrested nationwide.
About 70,000 police officers and gendarmes were deployed across France.
The protests began last month with students opposing neglected school buildings, teacher shortages and an admissions system they said disadvantaged poorer students.
Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu met with student unions and said the government was considering measures to ease living costs.
In Germany, thousands protested, and police used water cannon in Cologne; demonstrations were also reported in other European cities.
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About 320,000 people joined protests across France over the cost of living, inequality and public services, according to the interior ministry. Most marches were peaceful, but masked groups clashed with police in several cities, who used tear gas, stun grenades and water cannon to disperse crowds.
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The interior ministry estimated that about 320,000 people took part in rallies nationwide, down from 410,000 the previous weekend.
About 70,000 people marched in Paris, following a route on the city’s southeastern outskirts.
In Paris, masked rioters threw paving stones and at least one incendiary device at police, according to reports in French media.
The Paris police prefecture said several hundred rioters attacked officers with projectiles, including a Molotov cocktail.
Police used tear gas in Paris and Lyon, and water cannon against an unauthorized protest in Toulouse.
The demonstrations brought together students, trade unions and Yellow Vest protesters.
Student protesters said they planned school and university blockades on Tuesday and Thursday, followed by a workers’ and unions’ demonstration on 5 November.
The protests followed widespread street violence and looting during a mass demonstration on 17 October.
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