Saudi forces intercepted missiles and drones aimed at several parts of the kingdom, including Riyadh and areas near Mecca, according to Saudi and coalition statements. The interceptions came amid renewed fighting between Houthi forces and Yemen’s internationally recognized government, while a rights group warned that a siege of Taiz was affecting medical care.
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Saudi Civil Defence said shrapnel from two intercepted ballistic missiles fell in Jeddah, Taif, Rabigh, and Wadi Al-Mughammas in Mecca province.
Coalition forces said they intercepted a drone and a ballistic missile over Riyadh, as well as a cruise missile aimed at Khamis Mushait.
The article says coalition forces intercepted 10 ballistic missiles directed at Saudi Arabia’s southern region.
Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree warned civilians away from King Khalid International Airport and said the group had carried out seven operations targeting Saudi oil facilities and military bases.
Riyadh said international flights at King Khalid International Airport would resume from Terminal 2 on Sunday, with Terminal 1 reserved for domestic flights.
Yemen’s armed forces said they carried out 736 strikes on Houthi positions in the preceding 24 hours and reported 307 people killed or otherwise taken out of action.
The Rasd Organization for Rights and Freedoms said a Houthi siege of Taiz had put dialysis patients and other people needing medical care at risk.
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The war in Gaza has disrupted schooling and specialist support for children with hearing and visual impairments. Kenan al-Sabaa, 13, now attends a temporary learning space for only a few hours a week, while shortages of hearing-aid parts and batteries and the risk of attacks add to the barriers he faces.
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Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children’s Gaza City building was partly destroyed and became a shelter for displaced people.
Atfaluna later opened temporary learning spaces, but Kenan’s school operates three days a week for no more than two hours a day.
Kenan missed school during the first year of the war, and his father says he has fallen far behind in his studies.
Kenan’s hearing aid needs repairs, but replacement tubing, ear moulds, and batteries are unavailable, according to the article.
Fadel Kuraz of Atfaluna said field assessments indicate about 35,000 people developed total or partial hearing loss from explosions since October 2023, in addition to about 20,000 people registered with hearing disabilities before the war.
Kuraz said shortages of hearing aids and barriers to hearing tests and treatment limit support for children.
The article says electricity and communications outages make it harder for children to access visual learning materials.
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Marine Le Pen is launching her presidential campaign in Orléans, where she is scheduled to give her first campaign speech to about 10,000 National Rally members. Police controlled traffic entering the city after thousands of people joined an anti-far-right demonstration there on Saturday.
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Marine Le Pen leads the far-right National Rally.
Le Pen is scheduled to deliver her first campaign speech in Orléans.
The event is expected to draw about 10,000 party members.
Police controlled traffic entering Orléans on Sunday morning.
Thousands of protesters marched in Orléans on Saturday.
The protesters chanted anti-fascist slogans.
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Serbia is holding a parliamentary election after months of student-led protests over corruption and government accountability. The student-led bloc is challenging President Aleksandar Vučić’s long-standing hold on power.
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The election is for Serbia’s parliament.
A student-led bloc is challenging Vučić’s political dominance.
Months of student-led anti-government protests preceded the vote.
The protests focused on corruption and accountability.
The article says voters are turning out in large numbers.
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Andy Burnham called for an open discussion about whether the UK should consider restoring free movement with the EU. Some Labour ministers and MPs backed discussing closer ties, while others and politicians from the Conservatives and Reform UK opposed reopening the issue.
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Burnham said staying out of free movement should no longer be a red line in talks with the EU.
Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner backed an open discussion, saying the government should consider what deal would be best for Britain.
Labour MP Stella Creasy said the debate should consider effects on supply chains and jobs for British citizens.
Some senior ministers support closer UK-EU ties that could involve joining the single market and accepting free movement.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood warned that closer EU ties would involve difficult trade-offs.
Some Labour MPs representing pro-Brexit constituencies are wary of revisiting free movement; Jonathan Hinder has urged the prime minister to rule it out.
Labour peer Richard Walker called restarting the debate a dangerous precedent and said it would not help young people who are out of work.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage criticised Burnham’s proposal.
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Portuguese police dismantled housing protest camps in Lisbon and Porto, arresting 31 people in total. The protests called for action on rising housing costs and opposed proposed changes that would make evictions easier and end rent caps on new leases.
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Police moved into the Lisbon camp in Rossio Square shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday and arrested 25 people.
Protesters had set up more than 100 tents in Lisbon after a march attended by thousands.
Police dismantled a camp of about 50 tents in Porto and arrested six people.
Police said the operation was proportionate, reported seven minor injuries across the two operations, and said those arrested in Lisbon were released and due in court Monday.
The activist group Casa para Viver said 60 people were hurt and called for a protest outside parliament on Tuesday.
Home prices in Portugal have more than doubled since 2017, while rents for new leases have nearly doubled.
The Bank of Portugal estimates the country is short 300,000 homes.
Protesters oppose a bill that would make evictions easier and end rent caps on new leases; it passed its first parliamentary reading.
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Israelis are set to vote in parliamentary elections on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership at the center of the campaign. Polls give opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot’s party a lead, but he may need a coalition of several parties to form a government, and analysts say Netanyahu could still remain prime minister.
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Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Tel Aviv on October 24, demanding accountability for failures related to the October 7 attacks and calling for a state commission of inquiry.
The election is Israel’s first parliamentary vote since the October 7 attacks.
Thirty-nine parties are running, though the campaign has largely focused on Netanyahu, who has dominated Israeli politics for more than three decades.
Netanyahu’s critics cite controversial changes affecting the judiciary, his corruption trial, and allegations that he failed to heed warnings before the October 7 attacks.
Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief of staff, leads the opposition challenge; his son was killed fighting Hamas after the Gaza war began.
Eisenkot left Netanyahu’s government in 2024, saying Netanyahu was prolonging the war and delaying a hostage deal to satisfy right-wing coalition partners.
Analyst Dahlia Scheindlin said Eisenkot’s proposed changes include establishing a state inquiry into October 7 and drafting ultra-Orthodox men into military service.
Polls show Eisenkot’s party ahead, but it would likely need to form a coalition with at least four other parties to govern.
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Billionaire hedge fund investor Bill Ackman urged Israelis to keep National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich out of the next government. He said their statements had harmed Israel’s international reputation, days before voters were due to go to the polls.
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Bill Ackman called for Israel’s next government to exclude Itamar Ben-Gvir.
Ackman also called for the next government to exclude Bezalel Smotrich.
Ben-Gvir serves as Israel’s national security minister.
Smotrich serves as Israel’s finance minister.
Ackman said the ministers had damaged Israel’s international reputation.
His appeal came days before Israeli voters were due to head to the polls.
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Leanne Gregory, 36, from Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, died in the Bahamas after entering the sea to help her two sons, who had been swept out by a current. Her husband, Nathan, said the family had taken the trip as an early celebration of their 10th wedding anniversary; the boys were rescued and returned home with him.
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The family was on holiday on the island of Bimini in the Bahamas.
Nathan Gregory said the boys had been snorkelling in shallow water before they got into difficulty.
Both parents entered the sea to try to help their sons, and Nathan said the incident lasted less than 10 minutes.
The boys were rescued from the water on Tuesday.
Police said Leanne was found unresponsive at the North Bimini Ferry Dock and later pronounced dead at a local medical clinic.
The Royal Bahamas Police Force said an autopsy would be conducted and that foul play was not suspected.
The UK Foreign Office said it was in contact with local authorities and supporting the family.
A fundraiser had received nearly £9,000 in donations at the time of the report.
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A photo roundup published on October 25, 2026, highlights protests in France and Albania, Brazil’s presidential election campaign, and wildfires in Indonesia. It also includes images from events in Ukraine, Israel and Germany during the previous week.
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French students and trade unionists protested over the cost of living and fuel prices on October 24.
Supporters of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva demonstrated outside Meta’s headquarters in São Paulo on October 19.
A man tried to extinguish a peatland fire in Palangkaraya, Indonesia, on October 22.
A Russian missile strike left a crater in a residential area of Kyiv on October 21.
A campaign billboard for Israel’s Democrats party was displayed in Tel Aviv on October 19.
A building known as the Eagle’s Nest in the Bavarian Alps caught fire on October 24.
Police used a water cannon against a student protester during an anti-government demonstration in Tirana, Albania, on October 24.
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Brazilian voters are choosing between incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in a closely contested presidential runoff. The campaign focused on security and the cost of living, while Flavio Bolsonaro pledged to pardon his father if elected.
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About 158 million Brazilians are eligible to vote in the runoff.
Flavio Bolsonaro received 47% of the vote and Lula 45% in the October 4 first round.
Lula is seeking a fourth, non-consecutive presidential term.
Flavio Bolsonaro is the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro.
Flavio Bolsonaro said his first act as president would be to pardon his father, who is serving a 27-year sentence under house arrest for his role in a 2022 attempted coup.
Lula’s campaign promoted a WhatsApp channel called “Lula’s Army,” which the article says had 8.5 million subscribers.
Both candidates held campaign events on Saturday, the day before voting began.
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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Britain should discuss whether to return to the EU’s freedom-of-movement rules as part of a broader reset in relations with Brussels. He said migration has changed since Brexit and that discussions should also consider data sharing and other forms of cooperation.
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Burnham raised the possibility of discussing freedom of movement for workers between the UK and EU.
He said the pre-Brexit arrival of EU workers posed challenges, but described migration patterns at the time as different from those today.
Burnham said freedom of movement should be considered alongside data sharing and cooperation on migration, including participation in Eurodac, an EU database used for migration-related information.
The article reports that UK long-term net migration fell to 171,000 in 2025, from 331,000 in 2024, citing the Office for National Statistics.
Immigration was a major issue in the 2016 Brexit referendum, in which UK voters narrowly chose to leave the EU.
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, called Burnham’s remarks a “total betrayal of Brexit Britain.”
Burnham said at the Labour Party conference that Brexit had done “more harm than good” and urged consideration of the UK’s long-term relationship with the EU.
The article says Burnham was due to meet senior EU officials at a summit on November 20.
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Algeria’s upper house unanimously approved a proposal to deploy troops to Niger. The lower house still needs to vote; Algeria’s constitution requires approval by a two-thirds majority in both chambers before the president can send military units abroad.
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The Council of the Nation, Algeria’s upper house, held an emergency session on Sunday and approved the deployment unanimously.
The People’s National Assembly, the lower house, was expected to hold a separate vote later that evening.
If both chambers approve the deployment, it would be Algeria’s first military mission outside its borders since the 1973 October War, also known as the Yom Kippur War.
The troops are expected to help secure oil facilities in Niger.
Niger’s Defence Minister, General Salifou Modi, visited Algeria last week and met President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and army Chief of Staff General Said Chanegriha.
Algeria and Niger signed a military cooperation protocol during Modi’s visit, but they did not make its details public.
Tebboune said Algeria sent fighter jets to Niger in late August to help counter an attempted coup; Algeria’s Defence Ministry said four Su-30 jets were sent.
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Israeli forces imposed a lockdown on Hebron after a Friday shooting at a checkpoint that killed two Israeli soldiers; the two Palestinian suspects were also killed. Palestinian sources and local officials say the operation has involved arrests, demolitions and displacement, while restrictions in Hebron could affect the wider Palestinian economy because of the city’s role in industry and trade.
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The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society said Israeli forces detained at least 47 Palestinians across Hebron since Friday.
The article reports that about 2,500 people have been displaced and that some Palestinian homes were turned into military posts and barracks.
Hebron municipality data cited in the article says nearly 500 Palestinian families were uprooted from a targeted area covering 350 dunams, or about 35 hectares.
Israeli forces closed entrances to Hebron and began demolishing dozens of Palestinian buildings after the shooting at a military checkpoint in Farsh al-Hawa.
The shooting killed two Israeli soldiers, and the two Palestinian suspects were also killed.
Hebron accounts for about 40 percent of Palestinian industrial output and 30 percent of exports, according to the article.
The article says about 40 percent of the occupied West Bank’s 89 main checkpoints are concentrated in Hebron’s most restricted zones.
Economic researcher Ahmed Abu Qamar said closures and movement restrictions could disrupt supply chains, raise production costs and affect businesses across the West Bank.
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An oil slick has reached the UAE shoreline, and authorities closed beaches in Umm Al Quwain and Ras Al-Khaimah. Reports say a crude oil tanker struck an Iranian-laid naval mine near the Strait of Hormuz in early October.
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Footage showed an oil slick washing up on the UAE coast.
Authorities closed beaches in Umm Al-Quwain.
Authorities also closed beaches in Ras Al-Khaimah.
Reports say a crude oil tanker struck a naval mine near the Strait of Hormuz.
The reported mine was laid by Iran.
The incident reportedly happened in early October.
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Children’s laureates Chris Haughton of Ireland and Nicola Davies of Wales said they will donate royalties to Sally Rooney in solidarity after she stopped UK book sales because she said she would direct proceeds to Palestine Action. The UK proscribed the group under terrorism law, and the Supreme Court is due to hear a challenge to the ban on 4 and 5 November.
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Haughton said he would donate royalties from his UK book sales to Rooney.
Davies said she would donate the royalties from her book The Day War Came.
Rooney has said she would use proceeds from her book sales to support Palestine Action.
The UK proscribed Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act in July 2025, according to the article.
The article says providing money that someone knows or reasonably suspects may be used for terrorism carries a maximum prison term of 14 years.
Haughton said he had twice been arrested over placards allegedly supporting Palestine Action.
Andy Burnham said he would not comment further on the ban because a Supreme Court challenge is scheduled for 4 and 5 November.
The legal challenge argues that the ban disproportionately interferes with freedom of expression and protest.
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The article compares the political strategies of the Trump and Bolsonaro families, arguing that both have built anti-establishment brands while placing relatives in positions of influence. It focuses on Brazil’s presidential runoff between incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who has promised to seek his father Jair Bolsonaro’s release.
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The article says Brazilians are voting in a presidential runoff between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro.
Flávio Bolsonaro has promised to pardon his father, Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup after the 2022 election.
The article describes Flávio’s campaign as emphasizing law and order, smaller government, and opposition to Lula’s Workers’ Party and the judiciary.
Jair Bolsonaro and Donald Trump formed a political alliance around nationalist messaging and criticism of established political leaders.
The article notes that Jair Bolsonaro served nearly three decades in Brazil’s Congress and that his sons also built political careers.
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner served as senior White House advisers during Trump’s first term, according to the article.
The article says Kushner is involved in negotiations concerning Ukraine and the Middle East, while his firm manages investments from Saudi, Qatari, and Emirati investors.
The article reports that several of Trump’s relatives and in-laws have held political or diplomatic roles, including Charles Kushner as ambassador to France and Massad Boulos as a senior adviser.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro held their second and final debate on Friday, ahead of Sunday's presidential runoff. They discussed the cost of living and security and traded allegations of corruption.
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The presidential runoff is scheduled for Sunday, October 25, 2026.
Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro took part in the candidates’ second and final debate on Friday.
The candidates focused on the cost of living and security.
The candidates exchanged allegations of corruption.
The report was filed from Rio de Janeiro.
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Reports say U.S. Central Command has prepared options for renewed strikes on Iran, but no attack order has been issued and President Donald Trump has not said whether he will approve one. Trump has publicly raised both the possibility of strikes and the prospect of an agreement, while Iran’s president has said negotiations should continue.
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The Hill reported that CENTCOM has prepared follow-up strike options for White House approval.
Axios previously reported that the Pentagon directed CENTCOM to prepare for a possible return to major combat operations.
Reported possible targets include Iranian energy facilities, infrastructure and nuclear sites.
The New York Times reported that the United States and Israel drew up joint attack plans for after the November 3 midterm elections.
Trump said a strike could happen as soon as Sunday, but did not disclose a timeline or confirm a decision.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused Washington of disrupting negotiations and said efforts to reach an agreement should continue.
The United States plans to deploy the USS Theodore Roosevelt, about 10,000 additional troops and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to the Middle East by the end of November.
The article reports that an intelligence memo warned of increased Iranian efforts to target U.S. personnel, but did not identify specific targets or establish when attacks might occur.
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France’s National Rally is holding the second day of its congress in Orléans. Marine Le Pen is expected to launch her presidential campaign in a speech, while Jordan Bardella is being re-elected as party leader. The report’s title says Le Pen credited visible policing with keeping protests orderly; a large counter-demonstration took place in the city on Saturday.
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The National Rally is holding its congress in Orléans, south of Paris.
The congress is on its second day.
Marine Le Pen is expected to officially launch her presidential campaign in a speech later that day.
Jordan Bardella is being re-elected as party leader.
A large counter-demonstration against the far right took place in Orléans on Saturday.
The report is by France 24 journalist Antonia Kerrigan.
The report’s title attributes orderly protests to visible policing, but the supplied article text does not provide further details about her remarks.
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