The article reports that Melania Trump helped facilitate humanitarian access to Russian-occupied Oleshky after a six-day ceasefire, allowing food and medicine to enter and civilians to leave. It also says the White House credited her earlier efforts with helping reunite children separated from their families during the war, and argues that this work could strengthen her case for a Nobel Peace Prize.
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Melania Trump met Russian and Ukrainian representatives at the White House on November 5, according to the article.
The meeting followed a six-day humanitarian ceasefire in Oleshky, a city in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine.
The article says the agreement allowed food and medicine into Oleshky and nearly 800 civilians to evacuate.
The White House said Melania Trump helped arrange humanitarian access and the safe movement of civilians.
The White House reported in October that her efforts had helped reunite 34 children through six operations.
The article says her work on separated children helped establish contacts for wider humanitarian negotiations.
The article notes that Melania Trump cannot compel either government to cooperate.
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Saudi Arabia said it intercepted two missiles aimed at Riyadh’s financial district on Sunday. Falling debris caused limited damage to an administrative building belonging to Saudi Aramco, with no reported injuries or deaths. The incident followed Saudi airstrikes near Sanaa that Yemen’s Houthi-run health ministry said killed at least 33 people.
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Saudi Arabia said the coalition intercepted two ballistic missiles fired toward Riyadh by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis.
Falling debris damaged an Aramco administrative building in Riyadh’s King Abdullah Financial District.
Saudi authorities reported no injuries or fatalities from the incident in Riyadh.
Yemen’s Houthi-run health ministry said Saudi airstrikes killed at least 33 people near Sanaa on Saturday.
The ministry said the strikes hit homes in Bani Hushaysh and that most of those killed were women and children.
Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel’s mission regarding Iran was not complete and accused Tehran of seeking nuclear weapons; Iran has denied that claim.
U.S. Central Command said the United States would create a 20-member task force to examine ways to disrupt land transit routes into Iran.
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Arab-led parties in Israel have endorsed opposition figure Gadi Eisenkot, though he has ruled out forming a coalition with them. Their backing is aimed at removing Benjamin Netanyahu from power, and the parties could influence which bloc can form the next government.
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Arab-led parties have endorsed Gadi Eisenkot.
Eisenkot has ruled out a coalition with the Arab-led parties.
The parties share the goal of removing Benjamin Netanyahu from power.
Their support could affect the formation of Israel’s next government.
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Heavy rain flooded thousands of tents sheltering displaced Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, including in Deir al-Balah. Residents said sewage mixed with floodwater as families tried to drain the water and save their belongings.
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Rain flooded thousands of tents across the Gaza Strip.
The flooding affected displaced Palestinians, including residents in Deir al-Balah.
Residents said overflowing sewage mixed with floodwater.
Families built makeshift earthen barriers and tried to remove water by hand.
Many essential belongings became soaked and unusable.
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The article says Democratic gains in the U.S. midterm elections could increase congressional scrutiny of President Donald Trump’s Russia policy and create opportunities to restore some aid to Ukraine. But it says support will remain difficult: U.S. assistance has fallen, Europe has taken on much of the financial burden, and several Republican lawmakers who backed Ukraine lost their seats.
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The article reports that Democrats will control both houses of Congress after the midterm elections.
It says U.S. financial and military assistance to Ukraine has slowed since 2025, after nearly $200 billion in aid from Russia’s 2022 invasion through late 2024.
Kyiv received $8.2 billion in military aid from October 2025 to March through older U.S. aid arrangements, according to the article.
The article says Europe provided $83 billion in 2025, while nearly a third of Ukraine’s weaponry still came from U.S. companies, citing the Kiel Institute.
Democrats have said they will investigate Trump’s ties to Russia and seek executive branch records, including records related to Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine has bipartisan support in the United States and welcomed support from both parties.
Several Republicans who supported Ukraine lost their seats, including Brian Fitzpatrick, a co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus.
Ukraine needs to appoint a new ambassador to Washington after Olha Stefanishyna was dismissed in August during an investigation into alleged illegal enrichment.
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A gunman killed six people and injured several others in central Krakow, Poland, on Saturday. Poland’s interior minister said the 25-year-old Polish suspect was inspired by far-right ideologies, and Prime Minister Donald Tusk said police found three more bodies at the suspect’s home.
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Six people were killed and several others injured in the attack.
The shooting took place in central Krakow, Poland’s second-largest city.
BBC Verify authenticated video showing people running inside two buildings as a black car passed, followed by a police car.
Another video captured the sound of gunshots in Krakow’s main market square.
Police said the suspect used military weapons.
The suspect is a 25-year-old Polish citizen.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said three other bodies were found at the suspect’s home, which police were still searching.
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Heavy rain and strong winds have flooded tents and damaged shelters used by displaced Palestinians across Gaza, according to Gaza authorities. Aid groups say many people remain in unsafe conditions as the territory faces severe shortages of shelter and other assistance.
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Gaza's Government Media Office said the storm flooded 70,000 tents and brought down dozens of walls.
The office estimated storm damage at $3 million.
A Gaza reporter said nearly 400,000 displaced Palestinians are staying in areas considered highly vulnerable to flooding.
Gaza Civil Defence said it received at least 1,500 emergency calls.
Civil Defence said more than 2,000 buildings are at risk of collapse and that 300,000 tents are needed.
A reporter in Deir el-Balah said some families whose shelters flooded had not received food aid since early Saturday.
UNICEF's special representative in Palestine said most people are living in severe conditions and called for more aid funding.
The article reports that more than 74,640 people have been killed in Gaza since the war began in October 2023, and at least 1,610 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire took effect in October 2025.
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni blamed pro-Russian hackers for leaking Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani’s personal data onto the dark web. Tajani said the leaks had continued for days, targeted his family as well, and were linked to his support for Ukraine; he vowed to continue his work and cooperation with allies.
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Meloni said pro-Russian hackers were responsible for disseminating Tajani’s personal data.
Tajani said cybercriminals posted his personal information on the dark web.
Tajani did not identify who was behind the leaks.
He said the leaks had continued for days and exposed him to threats and intimidation.
Tajani said his family had also been targeted.
He said his support for Ukraine was the political reason he had been targeted.
Tajani said he would continue supporting Italy’s allies and strengthening cooperation with them.
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The article reports that released Palestinian detainees in the occupied West Bank continue to face arrests, interrogations and home raids by Israeli forces. One man identified by a pseudonym says repeated detentions have affected his family life and ability to find work.
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Ahmed Abed was released in January 2025 in a prisoner exchange after serving 22 years of a life sentence.
Abed says Israeli forces have arrested him six times and summoned him for questioning five times since his release.
He says soldiers have raided his home during arrests and threatened to send him back to prison.
The article says hundreds of released Palestinians in the occupied West Bank face repeated detentions and interrogations.
Abed says he avoids gatherings and has struggled to find a job because employers learn about his arrests.
A former detainee from Qalqilya says he is arrested about twice a week during Israeli military sweeps.
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Pope Leo XIV is due to visit Argentina, including a Catholic home for people with disabilities that says government cuts have disrupted supplies of medicines, special food and diapers. His visit comes amid wider disagreements with President Javier Milei over public spending, poverty and artificial intelligence regulation.
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The Cottolengo Don Orione home in Claypole houses about 400 people with disabilities and is scheduled to be the first stop of Leo XIV’s first full day in Argentina.
Home coordinator Fernando Montero said government deliveries of medicines, special food and diapers had stopped the previous November, and that the matter was in court.
Leo XIV’s three-day Argentina visit is part of a South American trip that also includes Uruguay and Peru.
The article describes this as the first papal visit to Argentina since John Paul II visited in 1987.
Milei has cut public spending since taking office in December 2023; his government says the cuts were needed to curb inflation.
The Mate thinktank estimates that retirees receiving the minimum pension, who make up 63% of retirees, have lost about 30% of their purchasing power.
Leo XIV has called for artificial intelligence to be disarmed, while Milei has opposed regulating AI and backed plans for data centres and legal status for companies without human owners.
Argentina’s conference of bishops wrote to Health Minister Mario Lugones on April 1 to denounce conditions facing institutions that provide care and support.
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A Grattan Institute report says 2.2 million Australians paid specialist fees at least three times the Medicare schedule fee in 2025, and the number is rising. It says psychiatrists and paediatricians are among the specialties with some of the highest fees and recommends requiring specialists who routinely charge above the threshold to repay their annual Medicare rebates, while patients keep theirs.
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The report defines an extreme fee as at least three times the government’s Medicare schedule fee.
About 250,000 more patients paid extreme fees each year, reaching 2.2 million patients in 2025.
From 2012 to 2025, Medicare rebates fell by an inflation-adjusted $9 per service while specialists’ fees rose by an average of $37.
The most expensive 5% of psychiatrists charged a median out-of-pocket fee of $669 for an initial consultation; the equivalent figure was $362 for paediatricians and $265.11 for cardiologists.
The report proposes that specialists whose annual fees average more than three times the Medicare schedule fee repay all Medicare rebates claimed that year.
The proposed rule would affect about 6% of specialists, including more than 60% of private dermatologists and a quarter of obstetrician-gynaecologists.
Fewer than one in four initial specialist consultations were bulk-billed in 2025, and the rate was below 10% in urology, dermatology, ear, nose and throat care, and psychiatry.
Legislation passed in September allows the government to publish all specialists’ fees on the Medical Costs Finder website starting in 2027.
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Polish prosecutors opened a terrorism investigation after a gunman killed six people and wounded 15 in Krakow on Saturday. The 24-year-old suspect, whom authorities described as fascinated by far-right ideologies, was wounded in a shootout with police and remained in critical condition. Police also found the bodies of his parents and sister at his home.
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The shooting took place in the historic centre of Krakow.
Six people were killed and 15 were wounded.
A British national was among those killed, and people from Austria, Britain, Germany, Portugal and Russia were among the wounded.
The suspect used a semi-automatic rifle and was wounded in a shootout with police.
Two police officers were wounded; one was in serious but stable condition.
Police found the bodies of the suspect's parents and sister at his home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski.
Police said the bodies had apparent gunshot wounds and seized seven firearms from the home.
Poland declared two days of national mourning beginning Sunday.
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Filmmakers, photographers, content creators and journalists in Lagos say groups of men known as agberos demand money from them to film in public and threaten or assault those who refuse. Workers and analysts say the harassment can cause financial losses, put crews at risk and discourage reporting from some areas.
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Documentary sound recordist Nurudeen Sanni said men demanded 100,000 naira from his crew during a shoot in Ajah.
Sanni said a crew member was stabbed in the neck during the confrontation and was seriously injured.
Music video director TG Omori said a crowd disrupted a night shoot in Ikoyi; a security guard was later injured, according to Nigerian newspaper PUNCH.
Actress and content creator KieKie said she paid about 700,000 naira after men initially demanded one million naira following a shoot in Obalende.
KieKie said she spent close to 500,000 naira on security for a separate shoot near Berger.
Camera operator Karina Adobaba-Harry said men demanded money from her crew while they covered the demolition of Makoko in January.
Risk analysts said the demands exploit the time and expense involved in leaving a filming location, and may lead journalists to avoid some areas.
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog asked Gadi Eisenkot to form a government after the October 27 election left no bloc with a Knesset majority. The article says Eisenkot faces difficult negotiations over possible support from ultra-Orthodox and Arab parties, while Israel’s relations with the United States remain a major issue.
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Eisenkot has 28 days to form a government, with a possible 14-day extension.
If Eisenkot fails, Herzog can ask another leader, likely Benjamin Netanyahu, to try; failure would lead to new elections.
Eisenkot may need support from at least one ultra-Orthodox party and cooperation from right-wing members of his opposition bloc.
United Torah Judaism has broken with its traditional ally Shas by declining to endorse Netanyahu, according to the article.
The article says United Torah Judaism may seek continued protection for ultra-Orthodox men who do not serve in the military.
Arab parties may seek action against violent crime in Palestinian communities inside Israel and settler attacks in the occupied West Bank.
Hadash lawmaker Aida Touma-Sliman said Eisenkot seemed more willing to compromise with ultra-Orthodox parties than rely on Arab support.
The article says Trump announced an end to the annual $3.8 billion U.S. military aid package to Israel and that senior officials blamed the Iran war for Republican losses in the midterm elections.
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A 25-year-old man drove through Kraków’s Main Market Square on Saturday and opened fire, killing six people and injuring at least 16, Polish authorities said. Police shot and arrested the suspect, whom officials described as holding radical nationalist views; authorities later found the bodies of his parents and sister at his home.
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The attack took place in Kraków’s Main Market Square, a major tourist area in the city’s Old Town.
Police said the suspect drove to several locations in the square and fired an automatic weapon.
Officers shot and injured the suspect before taking him into custody; he was taken to hospital for treatment.
Authorities said the six people killed in the square included four women and two men.
At least 16 people were injured, and 13 were hospitalized in serious condition, according to authorities.
Two police officers were seriously injured.
Police identified three people found dead at the suspect’s home as his 53-year-old father, 52-year-old mother and 21-year-old sister.
Authorities had not released the suspect’s name and said he appeared to have acted alone.
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The U.S. military said it fired on and disabled a St. Kitts-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman. It said the ship ignored warnings that it was breaching the U.S. blockade of Iran; the UAE said it rescued 22 sailors from a burning ship near Hormuz on Sunday.
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The U.S. military said it fired on the cargo ship and disabled it.
The cargo ship was flagged in St. Kitts.
The incident occurred in the Gulf of Oman.
The U.S. military said the ship ignored warnings.
The warnings concerned an alleged breach of the U.S. blockade of Iran.
The UAE said it rescued 22 sailors from a burning ship near Hormuz on Sunday.
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France’s protest movement began with student walkouts over school conditions and broadened to include concerns about living costs, wages and public services. ACLED data cited in the article recorded more than 1,200 protests and riots in France and more than 1,700 across Europe from September 15 to October 30, 2026.
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On Saturday, France’s Interior Ministry reported 146,000 people protested nationwide, including 46,000 in Paris; unions gave higher estimates of 250,000 and 75,000.
Authorities deployed about 70,000 security personnel for the demonstrations.
ACLED recorded more than 1,200 protests and riots involving at least 100 people in France between September 15 and October 30.
The movement began in mid-September with high school students protesting overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages and deteriorating school buildings.
ACLED said 24.2 percent of events in the current French protest cycle were classified as riots, compared with a 1.9 percent median in previous cycles.
Four UN human rights experts expressed alarm on October 28 over what they called excessive force by French authorities and said arrests and detentions appeared disproportionate.
A teenager in Lille lost a hand when a grenade exploded during clashes between school protesters and police.
ACLED recorded more than 1,700 protests and riots involving at least 100 people across Europe from September 15 to October 30, with demonstrations reported in 30 other countries.
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Yemen’s Houthis claimed responsibility for an attack in Riyadh that damaged windows on several floors of a skyscraper belonging to Saudi oil company Aramco. No casualties were reported, and Saudi authorities described the incident as an attempted attack on an Aramco administrative building.
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Eyewitnesses told AFP they saw damage to the Aramco building in Riyadh’s King Abdullah Financial District.
One witness said they saw a projectile hit the building but could not identify it.
The Houthis said they carried out four operations using ballistic and cruise missiles and drones.
The Houthis listed Riyadh’s financial district, Riyadh airport, Aramco storage tanks and Abqaiq among their targets.
The article says Houthi attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities and infrastructure have recurred in recent months.
A truce that had paused fighting in Yemen since 2022 collapsed in July, according to the article.
The King Abdullah Financial District houses major Saudi companies, the Public Investment Fund and the Saudi stock exchange.
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UK public bodies and other organisations say chatbot-generated complaints, requests and legal challenges are increasing their workloads. Staff say the messages can be quick to produce but lengthy and time-consuming to review, while local authorities report more complaints and appeals amid limited resources.
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Hollie Wickens, a senior caseworker in a Labour MP’s office, says about half of the emails her office receives are generated in some way by AI.
Lawyers in Local Government represents 5,600 lawyers who work in local authorities.
Local authorities receive complaints about issues including social care, missed bin collections and planning applications.
Enfield council leader Alessandro Georgiou says the council has seen a significant increase in parking appeals.
The Information Commissioner’s Office said many public authorities received more requests in 2025.
The watchdog said AI-generated requests can be lengthy, repetitive, cover a wider scope and include unrelated comments or misdirected demands.
Researchers have called the practice of sending public bodies large volumes of AI-generated requests “agentic flooding.”
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Some ecologists and conservationists warn that reintroducing white-tailed eagles in Wales and England could disturb seabird colonies and threaten breeding populations. The group leading a proposed release in Gwent says the plan will be phased and that available evidence does not suggest it will significantly affect any one species.
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Plans propose releasing up to 60 white-tailed eagles in Gwent, south Wales.
A separate project plans to release 20 young eagles on Exmoor over the next three years.
The Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales opposes the Gwent proposal, citing risks to seabirds on Skomer and Skokholm.
The Gwent Wildlife Trust supports the proposed reintroduction.
The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, which is leading the Gwent project, aims to establish seven to nine breeding pairs over 10 years.
White-tailed eagles eat a varied diet that includes carrion, fish and small mammals.
A 2020 study of eagles east of the Baltic Sea found that bird species of particular conservation concern in the EU made up about 1% of identified prey.
The article says British seabird populations fell by a fifth over the previous five years, while seabird populations in south Wales were described as relatively healthy.
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