Thousands gathered in Hamoud, southern Jordan, on Sunday to bury eight of the nine people killed in a shooting at a church during a funeral on Friday. Jordanian authorities called the attack extremist terrorism; the attackers remain at large, and officials have not said whether they were linked to an armed group.
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Nine people were killed and dozens were wounded in the attack at St George’s Greek Orthodox Church.
The Sunday burials took place beside the church in Karak province, southwest of Amman.
The ninth victim, Mohammed al-Qasous, was expected to be buried on Monday, according to his family.
Prime Minister Jafar Hassan attended the funeral service alongside government ministers and senior officials.
Jordan declared three days of national mourning.
King Abdullah promised a forceful response, while authorities continued to seek the attackers.
No organization had claimed responsibility, and officials had not established whether the attackers were connected to an armed group.
Muslims were among the wounded, and community members expressed solidarity across religious lines.
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Early reports showed high turnout in Serbia’s parliamentary election, with 46% of voters having cast ballots by 14:00 local time. The student-led opposition hopes strong participation will help it unseat President Aleksandar Vučić’s Serbian Progressive Party, which has governed since 2012; voting was still underway, so no results were available.
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The reported 46% turnout by 14:00 was nearly one million voters higher than the comparable figure in the December 2023 election.
The snap election followed two years of student protests sparked by the 2024 collapse of a train station canopy that killed 16 people.
The opposition Student List campaign says it will target corruption, political influence in public enterprises, and political control of the public broadcaster.
Vučić’s Serbian Progressive Party denies corruption and attempts to influence the media.
Vučić cannot seek a third presidential term and is leading his party with the aim of becoming prime minister again.
Student organizers assigned at least two election observers to each of Serbia’s 8,210 polling stations amid concerns about fraud.
Polling was scheduled to close at 20:00 local time, with initial indications of results expected two hours later.
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Hundreds of thousands of people protested rising living costs and economic inequality across France on Saturday. Most marches remained peaceful, but clashes near Paris’s Porte de Vincennes and in several other cities led police to use tear gas, water cannon and batons.
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France’s Interior Ministry estimated that 410,000 people joined demonstrations nationwide; the CGT trade union estimated more than 800,000.
Police estimated that about 110,000 people attended the main Paris march.
Police made 1,314 arrests nationwide, and 53 law enforcement officers were injured, according to France 24.
Authorities deployed about 70,000 police officers and gendarmes across France, around 10,000 more than the previous weekend.
Police used tear gas and water cannon against a group of about 500 hooded youths near the Paris march’s endpoint.
Authorities reported responding to 75 fires and said 24 shops had been looted.
Clashes were also reported in Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux and Grenoble, though most demonstrations were peaceful.
The Yellow Vests movement called for further demonstrations on October 31.
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Marine Le Pen launched her presidential campaign in Orleans on October 25, as France faced renewed cost-of-living protests and street violence. The National Rally leader has criticized President Emmanuel Macron’s government over public order and is polling as a frontrunner ahead of elections expected in April and May 2027.
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Le Pen was scheduled to address about 10,000 National Rally supporters in Orleans.
More than 400,000 people marched in major French cities on Saturday to protest rising living costs.
Clashes broke out after masked groups left the demonstrations, and police made more than 1,300 arrests.
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez blamed much of the violence on what he called “ultra-left” extremists.
Police estimated that 13,000 people joined a Saturday protest against Le Pen in Orleans; organizers estimated twice that number.
Le Pen has proposed capped household energy bills, tax cuts and reducing France’s contribution to the European Union to address living costs.
Le Pen has criticized NATO and France’s support for Ukraine against Russia’s invasion.
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Hundreds of demonstrations took place across France on Saturday over the rising cost of living. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said many marches passed peacefully, but members of groups he described as “ultra-left” threw projectiles and fireworks at police.
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Demonstrations took place in cities across France on Saturday.
The protests focused on the rising cost of living.
Security forces were deployed in large numbers after violence at protests the previous weekend.
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said marches in several cities passed off well.
Nuñez said people he described as members of “ultra-left” groups threw projectiles and fireworks at police.
The article includes comments from French Communist Party spokesperson Fatima Khallouk.
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Brazilian voters went to the polls on Oct. 25 for a closely contested presidential runoff between incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump. The result could shift Brazil’s political direction and affect U.S. influence in Latin America; polls had shown the candidates neck and neck.
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The runoff required a candidate to win more than 50% of the vote.
Flávio Bolsonaro led Lula by more than 2.2 million votes in the first round earlier that month.
More than 33 million of nearly 160 million eligible voters did not vote in the first round, despite compulsory voting.
The candidates campaigned on different approaches to U.S.-Brazil relations, climate change, social welfare, security and living costs.
Bolsonaro pledged to reduce food costs and take a tough approach to crime; Lula promoted debt relief for small businesses and free weekend public transportation.
Bolsonaro is under investigation over money he accepted from former banker Daniel Vorcaro to produce a film about his father.
The next president will appoint at least three of Brazil’s 11 Supreme Court justices as vacancies arise.
Bolsonaro pledged to seek amnesty for his father, Jair Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest for attempting a coup.
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An Al Jazeera True Crime Reports episode examines the 2006 murder of Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaariibuu in Malaysia. It explores questions about who ordered her killing and whether officials covered it up.
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The episode says Shaariibuu was abducted from an affluent Kuala Lumpur neighbourhood in 2006.
It says she was taken to a jungle, shot twice, and killed with explosives.
The episode describes the murder as part of a major political scandal in Malaysia.
Mary Ann Jolley, an Al Jazeera senior reporter, appears in the episode.
Halla Mohieddeen hosts the episode, which Ryan Gaffney wrote.
Artists used AI-powered software to help create the episode’s illustrations.
The episode is an Al Jazeera Originals production.
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European governments are warning against renewed US-Israeli attacks on Iran as the war disrupts oil supplies and raises energy costs. Their calls for restraint mark a shift from the response at the start of the conflict, though European countries remain divided and continue to oppose Iran’s nuclear program.
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The United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28, according to the article.
Britain, France and Germany initially condemned Iran’s retaliatory strikes but did not condemn the opening US-Israeli attacks in their joint statement.
On Friday, the foreign ministers of Britain, France, Germany and Italy met officials from Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Egypt in Istanbul to discuss the war and the Strait of Hormuz.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot warned that further escalation could have serious effects on hydrocarbon prices and urged both sides to show restraint.
The article says disrupted energy supplies and rising oil prices are increasing household costs as winter approaches in Europe.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has opposed the US-Israeli campaign and called it illegal, unjust and unjustified.
European warnings against renewed attacks do not mean governments have dropped their opposition to Iran’s nuclear program or regional activities.
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Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel should prepare to use cryptocurrency to bypass possible banking sanctions and reduce reliance on U.S. military funding. The Bank of Israel rejected the proposal, while the article notes that Israel’s banking system has not been sanctioned and that several countries have imposed measures linked to Israeli settlements.
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Netanyahu proposed using blockchain-based cryptocurrency as an alternative to the international banking system.
The Bank of Israel rejected Netanyahu’s proposal.
Opposition parties criticized the plan, according to the article.
The article says Israel’s banking system has not been targeted by sanctions.
The United Kingdom and other major economies pledged coordinated measures against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
The European Union has sanctioned people and groups linked to settlements.
Spain, Ireland and the Netherlands have introduced restrictions on settlement goods.
Netanyahu said Israel should prepare for less U.S. support after Donald Trump’s term ends.
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Sources told the article that Benjamin Netanyahu asked President Donald Trump for more public support before Israel’s Tuesday election. Final polls from three major Israeli television networks projected Netanyahu’s coalition well short of a majority, though Channel 14’s poll offered a more favorable result.
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A U.S. source and an Israeli source said Netanyahu spoke with Trump twice in three days and sought stronger public endorsements.
An Israeli source said Netanyahu proposed that Trump speak with Israeli reporters; a U.S. source said Netanyahu suggested wording for further statements.
A spokesperson for Netanyahu’s Likud party denied that he asked Trump for campaign support in recent days or before Trump’s endorsement.
Trump endorsed Netanyahu the previous Sunday and suggested that Netanyahu’s defeat could affect U.S.-Israel relations.
Three major Israeli television networks’ final pre-election polls projected 50 seats for Netanyahu’s bloc in the 120-seat Knesset.
Those polls projected 52 to 56 seats for Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition bloc and 14 to 16 seats for two Arab Israeli parties.
Channel 14, described as pro-Netanyahu, projected 60 seats for Netanyahu’s bloc and 30 for Likud in a poll earlier that week.
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Gabon’s High Communication Authority announced on Saturday that it had restored access to social media, ending a ban imposed on 17 February. The regulator had said online content was fueling conflict and divisions; the ban drew criticism from the opposition and prompted many users to turn to virtual private networks (VPNs).
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The social media ban lasted about eight months.
The High Communication Authority announced the restoration in a televised statement.
The ban covered popular platforms including Facebook, TikTok, YouTube and Instagram.
Many Gabonese users relied on VPNs to access social media during the ban.
The suspension began amid social unrest, including strikes by teachers and civil servants over pay and working conditions.
The opposition described the suspension as an abuse of power.
President Brice Oligui Nguema won last year’s election with more than 90% of the vote, two years after his coup ended more than five decades of Bongo family rule.
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West Yorkshire Police have opened a murder investigation after a 38-year-old man died following an attack in New Wortley, Leeds. Police described the incident as targeted and isolated and said they are working to identify those responsible.
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The man was attacked outside a property on Hedley Chase at about 22:25 BST on Saturday.
Police said four people armed with weapons carried out a sustained attack.
Officers and paramedics treated the man, but he was pronounced dead shortly afterward.
West Yorkshire Police said the victim’s family is receiving support from trained officers.
Investigators remain at the scene and are asking anyone with information to contact police.
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Ten years after authorities dismantled the large migrant camp known as the Great Jungle near Calais, migrants still gather in smaller camps along France’s northern coast. Many continue to attempt Channel crossings in small boats to reach the United Kingdom, despite the risks.
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Thousands of migrants lived in the Great Jungle near Calais in 2016.
Authorities took seven days to dismantle the camp.
Dozens of smaller migrant camps now exist across a wider stretch of the coastline.
Authorities dismantle these camps about every 48 hours on average.
Migrants’ stated goal remains crossing the Channel to reach the United Kingdom.
Many migrants attempt the crossing in small boats despite the risks.
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Palestinian content creator Nisreen Skaik, who has just turned 12, spoke to Al Jazeera about winning a Junior Digital Creator Award. She said she wanted to deliver the voice of Gaza’s children to the world.
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Nisreen Skaik is Palestinian.
Skaik has just turned 12.
She creates digital content about Gaza.
She won a Junior Digital Creator Award.
Skaik spoke to Al Jazeera about what the award means to her.
She said she wanted to deliver the voice of Gaza’s children to the world.
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Director Peter Berg’s film “The Mosquito Bowl,” based on Buzz Bissinger’s book, tells the story of four All-American football players who joined the Marines after Pearl Harbor and later fought in the Pacific. Berg says the film focuses on the human cost of war, including the Battle of Okinawa, and recreates the 0-0 football game played on Guadalcanal before Marines shipped out.
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The film is directed by Peter Berg and is based on a book by Buzz Bissinger.
The story follows four All-American football players who volunteered for the Marines after Pearl Harbor.
The film’s first battle sequence depicts Tarawa, where footage of American dead on the beach brought the war’s human cost to U.S. audiences.
Berg researched the film at Marine boot camp on Parris Island, South Carolina, where he wrote much of the script.
The Mosquito Bowl was a December 1944 game on Guadalcanal between two Marine regiments that ended in a 0-0 tie.
Neal McCallum, now 99, attended the game after joining the Marine Corps shortly after his 17th birthday.
Berg said his father served as a Marine during the Korean War and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Sudanese miners, including children and young people supporting relatives, take dangerous and poorly paid jobs in artisanal gold mines. Fourteen-year-old Altayeb Alhadi died in an air strike attributed to Egypt at a mining site in Sudan’s Red Sea region; the attack killed at least 72 miners.
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Altayeb’s father died in a well collapse when Altayeb was six, and his mother died two months later.
At age 14, Altayeb left his village in White Nile state to find work and support his siblings.
He first worked in transport and other jobs, then began mining gold near Jabal Al-Aigdat.
A fellow miner said Altayeb died from his injuries within hours of the October 10 air strike.
Altayeb worked with about 15 young men and children, using basic tools to remove gold from rocks.
The group could spend two to three weeks digging and sometimes earned about $100 to share after finding a gram or less of gold.
Since Sudan’s civil war began in 2023, economic hardship has pushed thousands of people toward artisanal gold mining.
Egyptian authorities have accused Sudanese miners of crossing the border and linked some to smuggling and trafficking; Sudanese authorities did not respond to the allegations described in the article.
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A four-year-old girl died after falling from a tower block in Barking, east London, on Saturday morning. Police said the incident is not believed to be suspicious and that they are investigating how it happened.
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Police were called to an address on St Paul's Road at about 11:00 BST on Saturday.
The report said a child had fallen from a height.
London Ambulance Service paramedics gave the girl first aid and took her to hospital.
The girl later died from her injuries.
The Metropolitan Police said the incident is not believed to be suspicious.
Police asked anyone with information to call 101 and quote CAD 2424/24OCT.
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A Royal Australian College of General Practitioners report says 63% of Australians were bulk-billed for all their GP care, up from 56% in 2024 and 2025. The report links the increase to government incentives, while noting that bulk-billing rates alone do not show whether patients can access good-quality care or achieve better health outcomes.
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The report surveyed 2,766 GPs, about 7% of Australia's GP workforce.
Twenty-six percent of surveyed GPs said they bulk-billed all their patients, up from 12% in 2025.
Since November, practices that bulk-bill all eligible services for all Medicare patients have been eligible for a 12.5% top-up payment, split between the practice and the doctor.
The share of Australians who delayed GP care because of cost fell from 8.8% in 2023–24 to 7.7% in 2024–25.
The share of patients bulk-billed for all GP care remains below the 70% reported in 2019.
Medicare data shows 81% of GP consultations were bulk-billed in 2025–26, up from 78% the previous year; these figures measure services, not patients.
The RACGP is calling for higher Medicare rebates for longer consultations and an independent authority to set primary care prices.
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The Tower of London’s ravens are cared for by a dedicated Ravenmaster. Legend says the monarchy and the Tower will fall if the ravens leave; the birds are also a popular draw for tourists.
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A legend links the ravens’ presence at the Tower of London to the survival of the British monarchy and the Tower itself.
The Tower keeps the ravens at the site.
The ravens are well fed.
The birds attract tourists.
CBS correspondent Seth Doane meets the Ravenmaster, who is responsible for the ravens’ care.
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Brazilian voters are choosing between incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in a presidential runoff. The campaign has focused on corruption scandals, economic difficulties and allegations of U.S. interference, which Washington denies.
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The presidential runoff is taking place on October 25, 2026.
The candidates are incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.
Flávio Bolsonaro is the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro.
Flávio Bolsonaro led the vote in the first round earlier in October, according to the article.
The article describes the runoff race as close.
Corruption scandals and economic difficulties have featured prominently in the campaign.
The campaign has included allegations of U.S. interference, which Washington has denied.
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