The article says Iran and the United States face a dilemma over who should make the first concession in renewed diplomacy. It argues that they could instead take reciprocal, verifiable steps, drawing on earlier nuclear agreements and proposing third-party monitoring for measures involving the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear program.
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Iran has proposed reopening the Strait of Hormuz if Washington lifts its naval blockade, eases sanctions and provides guarantees against renewed attacks.
The United States says renewed diplomacy must address Iran’s nuclear program from the start.
The 2013 Joint Plan of Action paired limits on parts of Iran’s nuclear program with limited sanctions relief.
The 2015 JCPOA capped Iran’s uranium enrichment at 3.67 percent, expanded IAEA monitoring and provided sanctions relief in exchange for nuclear restrictions.
Under the JCPOA, major sanctions relief began after the IAEA verified Iran’s initial commitments in January 2016.
The United States withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018 and restored sanctions.
The article proposes phased, reciprocal steps monitored by third parties, including a possible role for Qatar in communication and the IAEA in nuclear verification.
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Jemima Goldsmith accused Russell Brand of violence, coercive control and abuse during their relationship in 2014. Brand was sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison after being convicted of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
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Goldsmith said she called police to remove Brand from her home during a violent incident in 2014 but did not press charges.
She said she avoided legal action because she worried about the effect of press attention on her teenage children.
Goldsmith said she had not seen or spoken to Brand since 2014 and had helped journalists investigating allegations against him.
She said a woman, Szilvia Berki, visited her home in June 2014 to give Brand a massage, but the massage did not take place.
Goldsmith said police reviewed her statement and CCTV footage and concluded there was no case to answer in relation to Berki's allegations.
Goldsmith said she pursued an injunction to prevent harassment after receiving threatening messages and facing allegations on social media.
Brand was convicted of raping a woman at his home in 2009 and sexually assaulting three other women.
At sentencing, the judge said Brand showed disregard for women's right to refuse him.
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Negotiators from Russia, Ukraine and the United States are scheduled to meet for two days in Abu Dhabi starting Tuesday, in their first trilateral talks since February. Security guarantees are expected to lead the agenda, but Moscow and Kyiv remain divided over territory, Ukraine’s NATO ambitions and whether to agree to an immediate ceasefire.
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The talks are aimed at ending the full-scale war that began with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Previous negotiations early in 2026 produced no visible progress toward ending the war.
A week-long local truce near Russian-occupied Oleshky last month enabled some residents to leave and humanitarian supplies to enter, according to the article.
Fighting has continued along a roughly 1,200-kilometre front line, while both sides have increased long-range drone and missile attacks.
Russia has intensified attacks on Ukraine’s power system as winter approaches, and the article says Ukraine faces a shortage of US-made Patriot interceptors.
Vladimir Putin demands that Ukraine withdraw from four regions Russia claims to have annexed, abandon its NATO bid and accept limits on its military.
Volodymyr Zelensky rejects ceding territory or accepting military limits, and says an immediate ceasefire should come before broader negotiations.
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Tommy Walsh, the builder and television presenter known for the BBC gardening show Ground Force, has died aged 69 after a long illness. He appeared on Ground Force from 1997 to 2005 and later presented programmes including Clean It, Fix It and Homes Under the Hammer.
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Walsh’s agent, Debbie Schiesser, said he died peacefully surrounded by his family.
He rose to fame on Ground Force with Alan Titchmarsh and Charlie Dimmock.
At its peak, Ground Force attracted 12 million viewers.
Walsh began his career as a professional builder and ran a property business before working in television.
He joined Homes Under the Hammer in 2021.
Walsh was from Hackney in east London and attended Parmiter’s grammar school in Bethnal Green.
He was married to Marie Walsh and had three children: Charlotte, Natalie and Jonjo.
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French judoka Teddy Riner announced that he will run in France’s 2027 presidential election. He said he was concerned about the rise of the far right and warned that France could become deeply divided.
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Riner made the announcement on social media on Monday.
Riner is 37 years old and a multiple Olympic judo champion.
He said he wanted to appeal to voters who do not want to choose between the far right and the hard left.
Riner made the announcement in a video lasting about two minutes and 37 seconds.
France will hold its next presidential election in 2027.
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France summoned Iran’s ambassador to protest a cyberattack that disrupted refrigeration systems at more than 700 French supermarkets on October 11 and 12. France blamed an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps cyber unit and said it would seek EU sanctions, while prosecutors pursue an investigation and international arrest warrants.
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The attack remotely triggered abnormal, prolonged defrost cycles in supermarket refrigerators.
Spoiled perishable food cost retailers millions of euros, according to the article.
The supermarket groups affected included E-Leclerc, Intermarche, Carrefour, Monoprix and Cooperative U.
French prosecutors opened an investigation into Shahid Kaveh, an IRGC cyber unit, and requested international arrest warrants for two officials.
France’s foreign minister said the government could take further measures to deter attacks.
Similar temperature spikes were reported at stores in Belgium, Estonia, Ireland, Luxembourg and Sweden on November 2.
The source of recent false bomb alerts that disrupted European flights has not been determined.
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British author M John Harrison won the 2026 Booker Prize for his science-fiction novel, The End of Everything. At 81, he is the oldest winner in the award’s history, and the novel is the first science-fiction work to receive the prize.
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The judging panel unanimously chose Harrison’s 198-page novel.
The book is set on the southeast English coast after an unspecified calamity and the arrival of mysterious alien entities.
The story follows a beachcomber who lives with his aunt and finds a shape-shifting object on the shore.
Harrison received £50,000, about $67,000, at a ceremony in London.
He beat five other finalists, including previous Booker winners Douglas Stuart and Marlon James.
Harrison is two years older than Margaret Atwood was when she won the prize in 2019.
Founded in 1969, the Booker Prize recognizes English-language novels published in the UK and Ireland.
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The Paris prosecutor has opened an investigation into Shahid Kaveh, a cyber unit linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The probe concerns cyberattacks that targeted French supermarket refrigerators in October, which the prosecutor described as unprecedented.
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The Paris prosecutor announced the investigation on November 9, 2026.
The investigation focuses on Shahid Kaveh, described in the report as a cyber unit of the IRGC.
The attacks targeted refrigerators at French supermarkets in October.
The prosecutor characterized the attacks as unprecedented.
The article says little is publicly known about Shahid Kaveh.
Analysts have observed the IRGC expanding its cyber warfare activity in recent years.
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Pakistani TV anchor Rabiya Ahsan was allegedly shot dead at home, in her bedroom. Police are investigating her husband’s claim that the shooting was accidental.
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Rabiya Ahsan was a Pakistani TV anchor.
Ahsan was allegedly shot at her home.
The shooting reportedly took place in her bedroom.
Ahsan’s husband said the shooting was accidental, according to the article.
Police are investigating the husband’s claim.
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Sheikh Hasina has sought a new passport and national identity card from Bangladesh’s High Commission in New Delhi, saying she wants to return to Bangladesh next month. Bangladesh has rejected the passport request, and she faces a death sentence in absentia tied to the 2024 crackdown. Analysts quoted in the article say the announcement may be intended to keep her and her banned Awami League politically relevant, rather than signal an imminent return.
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Hasina fled to India after a 2024 mass uprising forced her from power.
She was sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity over the crackdown on student-led protests, a charge she denies.
The article says more than 1,400 people were killed during the 2024 uprising, citing the United Nations.
Bangladesh rejected Hasina’s request for a new passport and says it will pursue her extradition from India.
A Bangladeshi prosecutor said Hasina would face execution if she returned.
Hasina’s existing travel documents have been revoked, according to the article.
Analysts quoted in the article say her passport request may help keep her politically relevant and rally Awami League supporters.
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Israeli pollster and political analyst Dahlia Scheindlin discussed Gadi Eisenkot’s effort to form a government after President Isaac Herzog tasked him with the job. She said coalition arithmetic, reluctance to work with Arab parties, and strained U.S. ties could limit the opposition’s chances and deepen Israel’s political crisis.
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President Isaac Herzog tasked Gadi Eisenkot with forming a government.
Eisenkot has 45 days to try to assemble a parliamentary majority.
Scheindlin said Israel’s opposition leaders remain reluctant to cooperate with Arab parties.
Scheindlin described that reluctance as a self-imposed constraint on efforts to replace Benjamin Netanyahu.
The discussion linked the erosion of bipartisan support for Israel in Washington to Netanyahu’s focus on one U.S. political party and leader.
Scheindlin said the immediate result could be parliamentary deadlock or a fragile minority government.
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Benjamin Netanyahu remains Israel’s caretaker prime minister while opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot tries to form a government after an election that left no bloc with a Knesset majority. Israeli law lets the outgoing government continue managing the state, security and foreign relations, though its actions are expected to show restraint and may face extra scrutiny.
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Neither Eisenkot’s alliance nor Netanyahu’s coalition secured the 61 Knesset seats needed for a majority.
President Isaac Herzog gave Eisenkot the opportunity to form a government.
If Eisenkot fails, Herzog could ask Netanyahu to try to form a coalition.
Israel’s Basic Law: The Government says the outgoing administration continues until a replacement government takes office.
As caretaker prime minister, Netanyahu retains authority over the executive branch, security and foreign relations.
Netanyahu’s cabinet can approve a new war, but Netanyahu cannot launch one on his own.
Netanyahu retains authority over military appointments and security decisions, which are expected to receive extra scrutiny.
The Shin Bet, Israel’s internal intelligence agency, continues to report directly to the prime minister.
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The Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. moved two refuelling tankers and other aircraft from RAF Mildenhall in England to Germany and other locations after a reported threat from Iran. The report said security at RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath was raised to FPCON Charlie, while U.S. and UK officials did not publicly confirm the threat’s details.
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The Wall Street Journal cited people familiar with the matter in reporting the aircraft movements.
Two U.S. refuelling tankers and several other tankers diverted from RAF Mildenhall on Monday, according to the report.
The report said the exact nature of the threat to RAF Mildenhall remained under discussion among U.S. officials.
Security at RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath was raised to FPCON Charlie, the report said.
FPCON Charlie is the second-highest U.S. Defense Department security level and is used when intelligence indicates a terrorist act is likely.
The UK Ministry of Defence said aircraft and other assets move regularly for operational reasons and declined to comment on other nations’ activity.
The report followed arrests connected to a September security incident near RAF Fairford, after which the U.S. removed B-1 bombers from the base.
Iran’s ambassador to the UK denied that Tehran was involved in a plot against RAF Fairford; the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had said in July that bases used to attack Iran could be legitimate targets.
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A major storm flooded tens of thousands of tents in Gaza, killing at least five people and worsening conditions for displaced residents. The article also reports limits on aid and shelter supplies, additional Palestinian deaths, and political negotiations in Israel in which Arab-led parties may hold leverage.
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Gaza’s Government Media Office said the storm flooded about 70,000 tents within 12 hours, killed at least five people, and caused about $3 million in damage.
Gaza’s Civil Defence reported more than 2,100 distress calls by Monday and warned that over 2,000 buildings could collapse.
The article says nearly 400,000 displaced people are sheltering in areas considered highly vulnerable.
Gaza’s Crossings and Borders Authority said no aid trucks or commercial goods entered on November 6 or 7; five cooking-gas trucks entered the following day.
The UN humanitarian office said Israel notified the UN on November 1 that it would suspend shipments from Egypt; aid groups warned that daily cooked meals could fall from about 600,000 to 330,000.
Gaza’s Ministry of Health said 20 more Palestinians were killed during the past week, bringing the reported death toll since the October 2025 ceasefire to 1,613 as of November 9.
The article reports that President Isaac Herzog gave opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot the mandate to form a government after 67 members of parliament recommended him, compared with 46 for Benjamin Netanyahu.
Arab-led parties said they would not join a government that violates international law, while the Joint List said it may support Eisenkot from outside the government if it sees action on education, welfare, and crime.
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A drone attack on Iraq’s Khor Mor gasfield sparked a fire and halted gas supplies to several power stations, reducing electricity generation in areas governed by the Kurdistan Regional Government. Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi ordered a joint investigation, while the attack heightened concerns about energy security amid regional tensions and political divisions over armed groups and Kurdish governance.
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The attack took place late Sunday at the Khor Mor gasfield in Sulaimaniyah governorate in northern Iraq.
The fire forced a suspension of gas supplies to several power stations.
Regional officials said electricity generation in KRG-administered areas initially fell by 2,500 to 2,800 megawatts.
Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi ordered a joint investigative committee with KRG authorities to identify those responsible.
No group had claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the article.
KRG authorities have blamed Iran-backed groups in Iraq for previous attacks on the field.
The attack came amid pressure on Baghdad to bring weapons held by predominantly pro-Iranian Shia armed factions under state control.
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan announced its withdrawal from the KRG days before the attack, deepening its dispute with the Kurdistan Democratic Party.
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A report by Al Jazeera says UK public bodies have awarded 18 new contracts to companies linked to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank since the government announced plans for sanctions on September 8. The contracts total £10.7 million, according to the report, which says companies named in a UN settlement index and their subsidiaries received the awards.
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The UK government announced powers to sanction companies that profit from settlement activity on September 8.
The reported 18 contracts were awarded after that announcement.
The report puts the contracts’ total value at £10.7 million ($14.4 million).
The investigation reviewed procurement records, company filings, corporate disclosures and contract data from Tussell.
Heidelberg Materials was named in a September 2026 update to a UN index concerning commercial use of natural resources in the occupied Palestinian territory.
Three Heidelberg Materials subsidiaries were named in 14 contracts worth £10.4 million, mostly for roadworks and resurfacing.
The UK Cabinet Office said individual public authorities decide whether to exclude suppliers on a case-by-case basis and that procurement should not be used to boycott suppliers without formal UK sanctions or restrictions.
The Cabinet Office did not respond to Al Jazeera’s request for comment on the latest findings.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to chair a Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit in Moscow as Armenia remains frozen in the bloc’s activities. Armenia says the CSTO failed to support it during its conflict with Azerbaijan, while Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said Armenia’s interest in the organization has run its course.
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Armenia froze its participation in the CSTO in February 2024 but remains a member.
The CSTO includes Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
Armenia blamed the CSTO for not providing meaningful support during its conflict with Azerbaijan.
None of the CSTO member states sent troops to help Armenia during the 2020 war over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Pashinyan said on November 5 that Armenia’s interest in the CSTO had run its course.
Armenia is seeking membership in the European Union.
Russia maintains two military bases in Armenia, with thousands of servicemen and border guards, according to the article.
The article says Russia sent thousands of CSTO peacekeepers to Kazakhstan in January 2022 after mass protests there.
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Polish President Karol Nawrocki and Prime Minister Donald Tusk joined thousands of people in Krakow for a “March of Silence” honoring six people killed in a mass shooting. Their joint appearance took place amid political tensions over government reforms and presidential powers.
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The march took place in Krakow.
The event was called the “March of Silence.”
It honored six people killed in a mass shooting.
President Karol Nawrocki attended the march.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk attended the march.
Thousands of people joined the event.
The leaders’ appearance came amid tensions over government reforms and presidential powers.
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An estimated 2.5 million people gathered in Buenos Aires for Pope Leo’s Mass, the first Mass by a Catholic pope there in four decades. His visit comes amid tensions between the Catholic Church and Argentine President Javier Milei over his austerity measures.
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An estimated 2.5 million people attended the Mass in Buenos Aires.
The event was described as the first Mass by a Catholic pope in Argentina in four decades.
Pope Leo led the Mass.
The visit took place amid tensions between the Catholic Church and President Javier Milei.
The tensions involve Milei’s sweeping austerity measures.
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European foreign ministers urged U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to ensure Europe has a role in any agreement to end Russia’s war on Ukraine. Their appeal came as U.S.-mediated Russia-Ukraine talks were scheduled to begin in Abu Dhabi and G7 ministers met in Paris.
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The G7 foreign ministers met in Paris on Monday, with the two-day meeting set to end Tuesday.
Germany’s foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, said Europe must be included in decisions about its security and in any settlement for Ukraine.
Russia-Ukraine talks mediated by the United States were scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday in Abu Dhabi.
Wadephul urged Russia to negotiate seriously and give up what he called maximalist demands.
Ukraine’s foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, was due to attend a Ukraine session in Paris on Tuesday and said no one should decide Ukraine’s fate without it.
The article says G7 members have concerns about reduced U.S. support for Ukraine, changes to sanctions on Russia, and a more unilateral U.S. approach.
Ministers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, South Korea and Brazil were also attending the Paris meeting, where Iran and Middle East instability were expected to be discussed.
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