The University of Oxford’s Pitt Rivers Museum has handed over the remains of 39 Naga people to a delegation from Nagaland, India. The remains, mostly skulls taken during British colonial rule, are expected to be returned to Nagaland for burial beneath a planned joint memorial.
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About 30 people from Nagaland attended the handover ceremony at the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford.
The museum removed the remains from public display in 2020 as part of what it called a decolonisation process.
The museum’s collection includes more than 6,000 objects associated with Naga culture.
The museum lists 219 items in its collection as human remains, many acquired between 1910 and 1940.
The museum says objects collected during that period were often taken during punitive military expeditions rather than freely given.
Naga leaders formally requested the return during a visit to Oxford in 2025.
The museum has previously returned human remains to Indigenous communities in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
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South Africa’s African National Congress won 30.76 percent of the vote in municipal elections, its worst-ever election result, the electoral commission said Sunday. No party won outright in many municipalities, setting up coalition talks over governing several major cities.
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The African National Congress (ANC) received 30.76 percent of the vote in municipal elections.
The result was the ANC’s worst-ever electoral performance.
South Africa’s electoral commission announced the result on Sunday.
No party won an outright majority in many municipalities.
Multiparty coalition negotiations are expected over the government of several major cities.
The ANC has dominated South African politics since the end of apartheid.
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Victoria has sold okpa, a Nigerian street food, for more than 20 years. She continued despite a difficult journey and paid for all four of her children to attend school.
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Okpa is a Nigerian street food.
Victoria has sold okpa for more than 20 years.
Victoria continued selling despite a gruelling journey.
She put four children through school.
The article focuses on Victoria’s work and family in Nigeria.
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Northern Ireland’s Assembly is due to vote on the Holiday Meal Payments Bill, which would provide holiday food payments to families whose children receive free school meals. Supporters say it would help families facing food costs, while Education Minister Paul Givan warns it would cost his department about £20 million a year.
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Sinn Féin assembly member Danny Baker introduced the bill in March.
The bill would create payments for eligible families outside school term time.
Children qualify for free school meals if their household income is below £15,390 a year.
Northern Ireland is the only UK region without government-funded holiday food support, after a £27-per-fortnight grant ended in 2023.
Community and voluntary groups held a demonstration at Stormont on Monday to urge MLAs to pass the bill.
DUP Education Minister Paul Givan has criticized the bill and said his department does not have funding for the scheme.
Givan has warned the scheme would cost his department £20 million a year.
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Former Ugandan military intelligence officer Lieutenant Herbert Matanda Mabonga accused the army of secretly detaining and torturing opponents in clandestine locations. Videos he released in late September spread widely on social media and sparked an outcry; a France 24 correspondent interviewed him from exile.
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Herbert Matanda Mabonga is a former Ugandan military intelligence officer.
Mabonga accused the army of secretly detaining opponents.
He alleged that detainees were tortured in clandestine houses.
Mabonga released videos in late September.
The videos were widely shared on social media.
The videos sparked an outcry in Uganda.
A France 24 correspondent interviewed Mabonga from his place of exile.
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A woman identified as Jane told the BBC that a man she met through the Muslim marriage website Muzz misled her about his identity and intentions before their Islamic wedding in Lancashire. He texted her five days later saying the marriage was over; he denies her allegations, and the BBC reports that the ceremony was not a civil marriage legally recognized in England and Wales.
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Jane said she met the man online about 10 months before their wedding and spoke with him for six months before meeting in person.
Jane said she believed the man was named Adam and lived in Manchester.
She later discovered that his name was different and that he was already married, according to her account.
The couple took part in a nikah ceremony in Brierfield, Lancashire, on 2 June.
A nikah is an Islamic marriage ceremony or contract, but it is not the same as a civil marriage legally recognized in England and Wales.
Jane said she received a text ending the marriage five days after the ceremony.
The man's lawyers rejected Jane's allegations, called them false and unsupported, and said he had not deceived her about his previous marriage.
The imam who conducted the ceremony acknowledged mistakes in checking identification and said he helped uncover the man's identity.
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UK travellers, including novelist Jojo Moyes, say glitches in the EU’s digital Entry/Exit System have wrongly recorded their travel and made them appear to exceed the Schengen area’s 90-day limit. Moyes said French officials warned her she could face a €10,000 fine and a two-year ban, while other travellers reported incorrect records that blocked trips or led to detention and deportation.
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The EU Entry/Exit System uses biometric data and replaced passport stamps at Schengen-area borders.
The system may fail to record a traveller’s departure if border staff collect arrival biometrics but do not record the exit.
Moyes said she spent 23 days in the EU over six months, but her departure from Portugal was missing from the system.
French border guards detained Moyes after a holiday and warned her not to re-enter Europe until her record was corrected.
Jane Nolan said the EU’s online stay calculator showed zero days remaining after she and her husband spent 40 days in France.
Some countries suspended the system over the summer and used manual passport checks amid technical problems and staff shortages.
The EU is suing three firms over failures linked to the system.
The UK Foreign Office said it knew of reports of inaccurate records affecting British nationals.
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The Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. military moved aircraft from RAF Mildenhall to Germany and other locations after a threat linked to Iran. U.S. officials also raised security levels at RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath, but the nature of the Mildenhall threat remains unclear.
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Two U.S. refuelling tankers operating from RAF Mildenhall diverted to Germany on Monday, according to the report.
Several other tankers at Mildenhall were moved to Germany and other locations later that day, the report said.
The report said security at RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath was raised to Force Protection Condition Charlie, the U.S. military’s second-highest threat level.
The U.S. military did not provide details about the aircraft movements; a U.S. Air Force spokesperson said aircraft rotate between bases for various operational reasons.
The moves came weeks after the U.S. withdrew B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford following a suspected Iran-linked security incident.
Five men were arrested near RAF Fairford in September, and two others were later re-arrested on suspicion of assisting Iranian intelligence.
Iran’s ambassador to Britain denied involvement in a plot against RAF Fairford; Iran’s Revolutionary Guards previously called bases used to attack Iran legitimate targets.
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France has accused Shahid Kaveh, an alleged cyberunit linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, of carrying out an October 11–12 attack that disrupted refrigeration systems at hundreds of French commercial sites. Iran has denied involvement, and its government has not publicly acknowledged the unit. French agencies say the unit uses online groups to claim responsibility for some attacks.
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French officials say the attack targeted 700 commercial sites and raised temperatures in supermarket refrigeration systems, spoiling food.
France’s Paris prosecutor’s office described Shahid Kaveh as an offensive cyberunit affiliated with the IRGC’s cyberelectronic command.
French agencies named Hamid Reza Lashgarian, Mahdi Lashgarian and Reza Salarvand as alleged commanders or associates of the unit.
Iran called the accusations baseless and biased and warned it would act to protect its national interests and security.
French agencies say groups including CyberAveng3rs and Cyber Isnaad Front act as fronts that claim responsibility for some attacks attributed to Shahid Kaveh.
The article says Western intelligence agencies have linked Shahid Kaveh to a network of hackers operating under Tehran’s direction.
The article reports that two people named by French agencies, Hamid Reza Lashgarian and Mahdi Lashgarian, have previously faced U.S. sanctions over alleged IRGC cyberunit ties.
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Isle of Man Chief Minister Chris Thomas identified reliance on imported food, transport disruption and household costs as key challenges for the new government. He said the government would focus on stronger local food production, more reliable airport and harbour links, and easing pressure on household finances, while improving emergency planning and public information.
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Recent storms disrupted sea and air connections to the Isle of Man.
Thomas said emergency preparedness was not among his top five priorities, but the government would work to improve planning and communication with residents.
The government plans to support local agriculture and increase storage capacity to reduce food-supply risks.
Thomas said airport improvements, including air traffic control services, were needed to support more reliable and affordable routes.
The purchase of another vessel remains paused until harbour issues, including dredging, are addressed.
Thomas pointed to increased personal tax allowances and said a more efficient government could reduce pressure on taxpayers.
He said household stockpiling would not be a major government priority.
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Israel’s new 120-seat parliament is set to be sworn in as opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot tries to form a government. Neither Eisenkot’s bloc nor Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc has a majority, and Eisenkot has 28 days, with a possible 14-day extension, to build a coalition.
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President Isaac Herzog gave Eisenkot the mandate to form a government on Sunday.
A government needs 61 votes in parliament to take office.
Eisenkot’s core opposition bloc has 48 seats, while 19 Arab-Israeli lawmakers could help it reach a majority if they support a government without joining it.
Avigdor Lieberman has opposed relying on Arab-Israeli lawmakers and has proposed an alliance with ultra-Orthodox parties, which hold 13 seats.
Eisenkot’s Yashar party said it would nominate Matan Kahana for parliament speaker.
The opposition plans to seek a commission investigating security failures before Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack.
The opposition also plans to nominate Lieberman to chair parliament’s foreign affairs and defence committee.
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Iraq barred a plane carrying Iran’s national football team from landing at Basra airport, citing the risk of violating U.S. sanctions on Iranian airlines, according to officials quoted by Reuters. The plane landed in Abadan, Iran, and the team planned to continue to Basra by road for a four-nation tournament.
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Two Basra airport officials told Reuters that Iraq’s civil aviation authority barred the plane from landing on Tuesday.
An Iraqi civil aviation official said the decision was made to avoid violating U.S. sanctions on Iranian airlines.
The plane returned to Iran and landed at Abadan airport, an Iranian consulate official in Basra said.
The Iranian team planned to travel by road to Basra for a tournament involving Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine.
The article says the United States announced sanctions on companies worldwide that do business with Iranian airlines after September 23.
Iraq had ordered Iranian flights to Baghdad suspended in September after U.S. threats of secondary sanctions against airports and service providers.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that airports serving Iranian airlines could face sanctions, including exclusion from the U.S. dollar system.
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Thousands joined a silent march in Krakow on Monday to remember six people killed and others injured in a weekend shooting. Poland’s president and prime minister, political rivals, led the march as investigators continued to examine the alleged gunman’s motives.
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The march passed through central Krakow and ended at the historic Market Square, where people left flowers and candles.
The six people killed include a Polish painter in her 50s who was a mother of four.
A British citizen and an Austrian among the dead have not been publicly identified.
Local media named the alleged gunman as 24-year-old Michal Oksinski.
Oksinski was critically injured in a shoot-out with police and died in hospital on Monday.
Prosecutors said it was too early to conclude that the attack was inspired by an ideology.
Investigators are examining Oksinski’s electronic devices and badges found on his military-style clothing.
Authorities allege that Oksinski shot his parents and sister at their home before driving about 200 km to Krakow.
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Global fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions are projected to fall 0.4 percent in 2026, the first annual decline since the Covid pandemic, according to the Global Carbon Budget report. Researchers attributed the forecast decline to renewable energy growth and lower oil use following the Iran-related oil price shock, but warned emissions could rebound when oil tensions ease.
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Fossil fuel emissions rose by an average of 0.9 percent a year over the past decade and reached a record high in 2025.
The report projects 2026 emissions from oil will fall 1.9 percent and emissions from gas will fall 0.3 percent, while coal emissions will rise 0.6 percent.
Fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions are forecast to total 38.2 billion tonnes in 2026.
Including emissions from land-use change, total carbon dioxide emissions are projected to rise to 43.3 billion tonnes in 2026, from 42.8 billion tonnes in 2025.
Researchers said solar and wind power and electric vehicles meet two-thirds of the increase in global energy demand.
Land-use emissions are projected to rise partly because of peat fires and forest degradation in Southeast Asia amid drier conditions linked to a strong El Niño.
The report estimates the remaining carbon budget for limiting warming to 1.5°C at 150 billion tonnes, which would be used up in less than four years at current emissions levels.
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Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani called discussions about Iran with the United States “positive.” He said on X that he met with President Donald Trump and the vice president in Washington and discussed the regional situation.
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani is Qatar’s prime minister.
He described talks about Iran with the United States as “positive.”
He posted about the meeting on X Monday evening.
He said he met President Donald Trump in Washington.
He also said he met the vice president.
The leaders discussed the situation in the region.
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Israel’s newly sworn-in Knesset gives opposition parties an opportunity to replace Speaker Amir Ohana, a close ally of Benjamin Netanyahu. Gadi Eisenkot, who has been tasked with forming a government, may seek the speaker role as opposition parties try to build a coalition despite disagreements over cooperation with Palestinian-led parties.
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The Knesset has 120 seats, and opposition parties hold 67.
Amir Ohana, a Netanyahu ally, currently serves as Knesset speaker.
Israeli media reported that Gadi Eisenkot may take the speaker role; if he does not, his Yashar party will nominate someone.
More than 160 former security officials warned that activists might use violence to prevent lawmakers and their families from entering the Knesset.
Several Jewish-Israeli opposition parties have pledged not to join a government with Palestinian-led parties or one that depends on their support.
Palestinian citizens of Israel won 19 Knesset seats, according to the article.
Eisenkot has promised to seek a national emergency government and said coalition partners would need to compromise.
Avigdor Lieberman has explored forming a government with ultra-Orthodox parties, despite past disagreements over military service.
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U.S. officials said trilateral talks with Russia and Ukraine would begin in Abu Dhabi, aiming to end the war and discuss a new security framework for Russia and Europe. The proposal may include security guarantees for Ukraine, but European officials said its details were unclear and expressed concern that negotiations could involve concessions to Russia.
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The Abu Dhabi talks were described as the first substantive negotiations between Russia and Ukraine since February.
U.S. officials said the discussions would address a long-term security framework between Russia and Europe.
European delegations from Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy and the European Union planned to meet U.S. negotiators.
A U.S. official said negotiators might consider reviving the suspended NATO-Russia Council and lifting sanctions on Russia.
U.S. officials said they had discussed security guarantees for Ukraine similar to NATO's Article 5 protections.
Russia has opposed Ukraine joining NATO and Western countries placing troops in Ukraine.
European officials said the U.S. proposal was unclear and raised concern that it could involve serious concessions to Russia.
Trump said Ukraine might be expected to give up territory as part of a final agreement.
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Jean Leonard Teganya, a former medical student accused of helping target Tutsi people during Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, was deported from the United States to Rwanda on November 9, 2026. His U.S. convictions were for immigration fraud and perjury, not genocide; he now faces separate allegations in Rwanda, whose authorities have not publicly detailed the charges.
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Rwanda’s National Public Prosecution Authority said Teganya arrived at Kigali International Airport on November 9, 2026, with U.S. security officers and was handed to Rwandan prosecutors.
Rwanda indicted Teganya in 2014 over alleged genocide and crimes against humanity in the former Butare prefecture.
Teganya was studying medicine and training at Butare’s university teaching hospital during the 1994 genocide.
U.S. prosecutors presented evidence alleging that Teganya helped search the hospital for Tutsi patients and refugees, and was linked to killings and rapes.
Teganya left Rwanda in July 1994 and later sought asylum in Canada; after his applications were rejected, he entered the United States in 2014.
A U.S. jury convicted Teganya in 2019 of two counts of immigration fraud and three counts of perjury.
He received a 97-month prison sentence, which a federal appeals court upheld in 2021.
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President Donald Trump said he sees “no reason” to escalate attacks in the Iran war and described the situation as “status quo.” On Monday, he met with Qatar’s prime minister to discuss strategies for a new ceasefire with Iran.
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Trump said he sees no reason to escalate attacks.
Trump described the Iran war as being at “status quo.”
Trump met with Qatar’s prime minister on Monday.
The meeting covered strategies for a new ceasefire with Iran.
CBS News correspondent Charlie D’Agata reported on the conflict’s status.
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France says it will seek European measures against Iran over cyberattacks that disrupted supermarket refrigeration systems. Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Iran’s ambassador would be summoned and that France had not ruled out further responses, while prosecutors investigate an alleged Iranian cyber unit.
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The attacks on October 11 and 12 affected hundreds of French supermarkets and raised the temperatures in refrigerators, spoiling perishable food.
Barrot said France would summon Iran’s ambassador and seek European-level sanctions.
Barrot said France could take other measures it considers necessary to deter further attacks.
Barrot accused Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of orchestrating the attacks.
Prosecutors opened an investigation into Shahid Kaveh, which they describe as a cyber unit of the Revolutionary Guard.
The prosecutor’s office requested international arrest warrants for two Shahid Kaveh officials.
Similar suspected attacks on freezer systems were reported on November 2 in at least nine other European countries.
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