Algeria’s parliament has approved a proposed troop deployment to Niger, which would be its first foreign deployment since it sent forces to Egypt in 1973. The troops are expected to protect energy facilities, but Algeria has not announced their number or deployment date.
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Niger is seeking support against armed groups, including groups linked to al-Qaeda or Islamic State.
Algeria’s upper house approved the proposal, with 148 of 174 senators voting in favour, according to AFP; the lower house also backed it.
The deployment would use a 2020 constitutional provision that allows Algeria to send troops overseas.
Algeria and Niger are rebuilding relations after Niger recalled its ambassador to Algiers in 2025.
Algeria has economic interests in Niger, including a planned gas pipeline to carry Nigerian gas through Niger to Algeria.
Algeria’s state-owned energy company, Sonatrach, agreed with Niger’s petroleum ministry to explore for oil in the Kafra region.
Algeria donated four military helicopters to Niger in August and sent fighter jets to help suppress a coup attempt, according to the article.
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Israeli forces have displaced more than 3,000 Palestinians in Hebron during a military operation that includes a citywide lockdown, arrests, home demolitions and road closures, according to Palestinian officials and the article. Israeli leaders have linked the operation to tactics used in Jenin, while human rights groups and a UN office have raised concerns about the effects of similar operations on Palestinian residents.
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Hebron Governor Khaled Dudin said 488 families, totaling 3,171 people, had been displaced across the governorate.
Hebron Mayor Yousef al-Jabari said 3,043 displaced people came from within the city.
The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society reported that Israeli forces detained at least 71 people over four days.
The article says Israeli forces have demolished homes, factories and roads, blocked roads, raided homes and used some evacuated homes as military facilities.
The operation began after two Israeli soldiers were killed in a shooting near Hebron, according to the article.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said they intended to apply the Jenin camp model in Hebron.
The article says the 2025 operation in Jenin, Nur Shams and Tulkarem killed at least 102 people, displaced more than 33,000 and destroyed over half of residential buildings.
A recent UN Human Rights Office report said actions at the three camps appeared to amount to collective punishment and raised concerns of ethnic cleansing.
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Singer Chris Brown received an eight-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, at Southwark Crown Court in London. He had admitted affray over a 2023 nightclub attack in which he hit Abraham Diaw with a bottle.
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Brown, 37, was sentenced on Monday at Southwark Crown Court.
The attack happened at Tape, a private members' club in London's Mayfair neighborhood, in 2023.
Brown admitted affray earlier this year.
The court heard that Brown hit Abraham Diaw with a heavy bottle.
Brown's eight-month prison term was suspended for 12 months.
Co-defendant and vocal coach Omololu Akinlolu received a four-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months.
Judge Tony Baumgartner said the attack was dangerous and risked causing more serious injury.
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Israelis are scheduled to vote on Tuesday. The article says several candidates hope to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but the provided text does not name them or give further details.
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Israeli voters are scheduled to head to the polls on Tuesday.
Benjamin Netanyahu is identified as Israel’s prime minister.
Several candidates are seeking to unseat Netanyahu.
The article describes the candidates as frontrunners.
The provided article text does not identify any candidates.
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s presidential runoff with 51.79% of valid votes, reversing a first-round deficit of about 2.2 million votes to Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. The article attributes Lula’s comeback to renewed grassroots organizing, youth mobilization and a shift toward digital campaigning.
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Lula received 64.26 million votes, or 51.79% of valid ballots; Bolsonaro received 59.83 million, or 48.21%.
In the October 4 first round, Bolsonaro won 47.03% and Lula won 45.16%.
Runoff turnout was 80.8%, up from 78.92% in the first round.
Young supporters organized online and mobilized in person after Bolsonaro led the first round.
Lula’s campaign shifted toward digital outreach and grassroots organizing after the first round.
Bolsonaro refused to concede and called for the runoff result to be annulled after voting was extended by two hours.
Both campaigns had requested the extension, citing transport disruptions and severe weather.
A professor quoted in the article said Bolsonaro’s legal arguments appeared weak, in part because his own campaign had requested the extension.
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Jacinda Ardern will join the University of Sydney this month as a lecturer and mentor, focusing on empathetic leadership, social cohesion and civic trust. The role includes guest lectures, masterclasses and mentoring, but is not full time.
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Ardern will be based in the University of Sydney’s School of Public Health.
Her work will also examine global health challenges, equity, inclusion and wellbeing.
Ardern said she has focused on leadership since leaving office and on supporting leaders who can address global challenges.
University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor Mark Scott said students would learn from Ardern’s experience in public leadership and service.
Ardern retired from politics in January 2023 after more than five years as New Zealand prime minister and Labour Party leader.
She led New Zealand through the Christchurch terrorist attack, the Whakaari volcanic eruption and the Covid pandemic.
Ardern, her husband Clarke Gayford and their daughter moved to Sydney earlier this year and bought a home in the northern beaches for $5.3 million.
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Pakistan has partially resumed cargo movement at the Gabd-Rimdan and Taftan crossings with Iran after suspending traffic on October 17 over security concerns. Officials say some Pakistani exports and Iranian goods already loaded before the closure are moving, while Iran says Pakistan’s import paperwork changes are preventing new cargo shipments.
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Pakistan suspended cargo traffic at the Gabd-Rimdan and Taftan crossings on October 17, citing security risks.
Trade partially resumed over the weekend, according to the president of the Gwadar Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Border officials cleared consignments dated October 16 or earlier, goods truck association officials said.
Pakistani exports crossing into Iran included rice, potatoes, bananas and retail goods.
Trucks loaded in Iran before the suspension, including some carrying liquefied petroleum gas, were entering Pakistan slowly.
Iranian Ambassador Reza Amiri Moghadam said changes to Pakistan’s E-Form import procedure were preventing traders from dispatching cargo to Pakistan.
Pakistan said the suspension was prompted by worsening security in Balochistan; gunmen attacked trucks near the Gabd crossing on Thursday.
The Pakistani military said operations around Gabd and Gwadar killed 10 attackers; one civilian also died.
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Mitch McConnell warned that President Donald Trump’s latest effort to end the Russia-Ukraine war is certain to fail. McConnell said an approach that coddles Russian President Vladimir Putin and limits aid to Ukraine will not succeed.
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Mitch McConnell is a Republican senator from Kentucky and former Senate GOP leader.
McConnell criticized President Trump’s efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
McConnell said Trump’s approach coddles Russian President Vladimir Putin.
McConnell said limiting assistance to Kyiv will undermine the effort.
McConnell had been largely quiet on the war after Ukraine lost full access to satellite-based services.
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Debris from intercepted Houthi-fired missiles damaged buildings and vehicles in Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia, according to Saudi state TV. The Saudi-led coalition later struck Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, reportedly destroying ballistic missile launchers.
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Saudi state TV showed damage to buildings and vehicles in Khamis Mushait.
The damage came from debris falling after Saudi forces intercepted Houthi-fired missiles.
The Saudi-led coalition later carried out strikes in Sanaa, Yemen’s capital.
The strikes reportedly destroyed ballistic missile launchers.
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Japanese prosecutors charged U.S. Marine Devin Jacob Ballard with murdering and robbing Anna Yagi in Okinawa. Ballard reportedly denies the charges; her death has prompted protests and new restrictions on U.S. military personnel stationed on the island.
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Ballard, 20, is assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa.
Prosecutors charged him with fatally strangling Yagi, 39, at a hotel and stealing a backpack containing a wallet.
Yagi was found dead in Naha, Okinawa’s capital, and Ballard was arrested on October 4.
Japanese media reported that surveillance footage showed a man entering a room with a woman and later leaving with her belongings.
Yagi’s killing prompted protests in Okinawa and Tokyo, as well as a curfew and alcohol ban for U.S. military members in Okinawa.
Most of the 54,000 U.S. troops stationed in Japan are based in Okinawa.
The Yomiuri Shimbun reported about 6,000 arrests of U.S. military personnel in Okinawa since 1972, including 80 in 2024.
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French President Emmanuel Macron said France would maintain public order without declaring a state of emergency, though he said one could be considered if conditions worsen. During a visit to Marseille, he promised government measures to address student protests and concerns about the cost of living, and warned that planned demonstrations could become risky.
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Macron said public order was being maintained without a state of emergency.
He said a state of emergency was not ruled out if conditions deteriorated.
Macron described the unrest as linked to high school protests and the high cost of living.
He said Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu would announce measures in response to protesters’ demands.
Lecornu was scheduled to meet with high school student unions and hold a news conference later Monday.
Macron warned that protests planned for the following Saturday could become risky, and said routes would stay outside city centres.
Macron said social media had helped mobilize people during unrest on October 17, when criminal acts, attacks and looting occurred.
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Israelis are set to vote on Tuesday, October 27, in the country’s first national election since the October 7, 2023 attacks. The election is widely viewed as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership, and some Israeli citizens living abroad have flown home to vote because they cannot vote overseas.
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The election is scheduled for Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
It is the first Israeli national election since the October 7, 2023 attacks.
The vote is widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership.
Israeli citizens living abroad cannot vote in the election from overseas.
Some expatriate Israeli citizens have flown to Israel to participate.
The article was issued on October 26, 2026.
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Singer Chris Brown received an eight-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, after admitting affray over an attack at a London club in February 2023. His vocal coach, Omololu Akinlolu, also received a suspended prison sentence, and the judge said the bottle attack was dangerous.
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Brown admitted affray earlier this year.
The attack took place at Tape club in Mayfair in February 2023.
CCTV showed Brown striking Abraham Diaw four times with a tequila bottle, including twice on the head.
Akinlolu joined the attack and grabbed Diaw in a bear hug, the court heard.
Southwark Crown Court sentenced Brown to eight months in prison, suspended for 12 months.
Akinlolu received a four-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months.
Both men were ordered to pay £1,500 in costs.
The judge said the attack carried a risk of more serious injury and that commercial success did not warrant preferential treatment.
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French President Emmanuel Macron said the government would announce strong measures to address high school students’ demands for better learning conditions. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu planned to meet student unions and hold a news conference as authorities prepared for more protests after weeks of unrest.
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Macron made the announcement during a visit to Marseille on October 26, 2026.
Lecornu was scheduled to meet high school student unions and hold a news conference later Monday.
The protests began over demands for better education conditions and unfolded amid anger over the rising cost of living.
Authorities said 1,435 people were arrested during the most recent weekend protests.
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said 267 police officers and gendarmes and 150 protesters were injured.
Nunez said three protesters were seriously injured in Toulouse, Reims and Clermont-Ferrand.
Macron warned that more protests could take place the following Saturday.
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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has left open the possibility of a referendum on restoring freedom of movement with the EU, saying he would not introduce it without public approval. He has ruled out major changes to the UK’s EU relationship before the next general election, due by 2029, but plans to discuss possible options ahead of an EU summit next month.
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Burnham said he would not introduce freedom of movement without a public vote, though sources said no decision has been made on whether a referendum would be required.
He said he would not move ahead of the British public on Brexit-related changes.
Labour’s 2024 election manifesto ruled out returning to freedom of movement, joining the EU single market, or joining a customs union.
Burnham has said any changes to the UK’s relationship with the EU would require a mandate at a general election.
Options he has raised include making no changes, rejoining the EU customs union or single market, or holding a new referendum on EU membership.
Burnham said he could not see himself recommending that the UK join the euro or the Schengen passport-free travel area.
The Conservatives and Reform UK oppose restoring freedom of movement, while the Liberal Democrats say it could help economic growth.
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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is set to meet high school students on October 26, 2026, after nearly a month of protests. The meeting follows President Emmanuel Macron’s promise to respond to demands for better education standards and funding.
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Lecornu is scheduled to meet high school students Monday afternoon.
Protests have continued for nearly a month.
The protests center on demands for better education standards and more funding.
Macron previously promised a concrete response to those demands.
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Israeli attacks killed at least five people and wounded more than a dozen in Gaza on Monday, according to medical sources and Palestinian reports. The deaths included seven-year-old Jouri al-Soufi, killed in an air strike on a displacement camp near Khan Younis; Palestinian Civil Defence reported 11 people killed and 50 wounded by Israeli fire and air strikes across Gaza in the previous 24 hours.
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An air attack on a camp for displaced people in the al-Mawasi area near Khan Younis killed at least four people, including a seven-year-old girl.
Nasser Hospital identified three of the dead as Hossam al-Zamli, Tamer Abu Sneima and Jouri al-Soufi.
A drone attack in Gaza City's Remal neighbourhood killed one man and wounded others, according to Wafa and Al-Shifa Hospital.
Palestinian Civil Defence spokesman Mahmoud Basal said Israeli fire and air strikes killed 11 people and wounded 50 in Gaza over the previous 24 hours.
Israeli forces set fire to a displacement camp at the Shujayea junction on Sunday night, forcing more than 200 families—over 800 people—to leave, according to Gaza's Ministry of Public Works and Housing.
Gaza health authorities reported that 74,555 people had been killed and 175,727 injured in the war as of Monday.
Medical sources said 1,559 people had been killed and 5,608 injured in Gaza since the ceasefire began on October 11 of the previous year.
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Arab Israeli voters could influence the outcome of Israel’s upcoming election and the political future of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is seeking re-election. Turnout among Arab Israeli citizens has traditionally been lower than among other voters, but some say they feel a stronger duty to vote this time because of Netanyahu’s policies and wars.
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The article was published on October 26, 2026.
Arab Israeli citizens’ votes could affect the election outcome.
Benjamin Netanyahu is standing for re-election as prime minister.
Arab Israeli voter turnout has traditionally been lower than turnout among the rest of the population.
Some Arab Israeli citizens say they feel a stronger duty to vote in this election.
The article links that sense of duty to Netanyahu’s policies and wars.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a fourth term in a runoff election on Sunday, defeating Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. The article describes Lula as a critic of U.S. President Donald Trump and a leader of Brazil’s left.
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Lula won reelection in a runoff held on Sunday.
The victory gives Lula an unprecedented fourth term as Brazil’s president.
Lula defeated Flávio Bolsonaro.
Flávio Bolsonaro is the son of former Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro.
The article describes Lula as a critic of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Lula said his supporters made history at the ballot boxes and in the streets.
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Israelis are set to vote on October 27, 2026, in the country’s first national election since Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack. The election is widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership; he has rejected International Criminal Court war-crimes claims and denied corruption allegations.
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The Israeli national election is scheduled for Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
It is the first national election in Israel since Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack.
The election is widely viewed as a referendum on Netanyahu’s leadership.
Netanyahu rejected war-crimes claims by the International Criminal Court.
Netanyahu denied corruption allegations.
FRANCE 24 correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky reported from Jerusalem.
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