Jean-Luc Mélenchon launched his programme for France’s 2027 presidential election on Saturday. He proposed raising the minimum wage, limiting prices for essential foods and returning the retirement age to 60.
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Mélenchon formally presented his presidential programme on November 7, 2026.
His proposals include raising France’s minimum wage.
He proposed capping prices for essential foods.
He called for restoring the retirement age to 60.
Polls cited in the report show Mélenchon as the strongest contender on the left.
Marine Le Pen is identified in the report as a far-right candidate.
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A gunman opened fire in Krakow’s Main Square on Saturday, killing six people and injuring 15, Polish authorities said. Police said the Polish citizen acted alone, was wounded in a shootout with officers, and left weapons and ammunition in his car.
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The shooting took place Saturday afternoon in Krakow’s Main Square, a major tourist area.
Authorities reported six people killed and 15 wounded; police officers were among the injured.
Police said the gunman drove into the square and fired at people at random.
Officers shot and wounded the gunman during a gunfight a short distance from where the attack began.
Police spokesperson Katarzyna Cisło said the gunman wore military-style clothing and used a military-type long gun.
Police found other weapons and ammunition in the gunman’s car.
Krakow’s municipal transport company said a tram driver reported that a man in a moving car had shot at the tram near the square; the driver’s cabin window was shattered.
Police said the gunman acted alone and that the public was safe.
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Celine Haidar, a 21-year-old former member of Lebanon’s national football team, survived an Israeli air strike in Beirut that left her in a coma and partially paralysed. She has returned to the pitch to coach young players as she rebuilds her life and pursues her football dreams.
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Haidar is 21 years old.
She previously played for Lebanon’s national football team.
An Israeli air strike in Beirut left her in a coma.
The strike left her partially paralysed.
She has returned to the pitch.
She is coaching young football players.
She is rebuilding her life and pursuing her football dreams.
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New Zealand’s preliminary election results gave Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s center-right coalition 67 projected seats, one above the 66-seat majority threshold, while Labour narrowly led the nationwide party vote. The result is not final: special votes could change seat totals, and the Electoral Commission aims to release official results on November 27.
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Labour received 29.36 percent of the preliminary party vote, compared with 29.21 percent for the National Party.
Labour received 710,330 party votes, 3,650 more than National’s 706,680.
National was projected to win 42 seats and Labour 36; coalition partners ACT New Zealand and New Zealand First were projected to win 13 and 12 seats.
The preliminary projection gave the center-right bloc 67 seats in a Parliament with a 66-seat majority threshold.
About 399,000 special votes remained to be checked and counted; they include some overseas ballots and votes cast outside a voter’s electorate.
New Zealand’s mixed-member proportional system gives voters separate votes for a local representative and a political party.
The preliminary result included 11 overhang seats, expanding Parliament from its usual 120 seats to 131.
The Electoral Commission aims to declare the official result on November 27; the incumbent administration will follow the caretaker convention until a government is formed.
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Heavy rains from the first winter storm flooded thousands of tents in Gaza, leaving displaced Palestinians struggling to cope. The report also says Israeli settlers seized Palestinian homes in Jericho and Israeli forces carried out a destructive raid on a Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank.
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Heavy rains flooded thousands of tents in Gaza.
Displaced Palestinians faced difficulties as the first winter storm hit.
Israeli settlers seized Palestinian homes in Jericho.
Israeli forces carried out a destructive raid on a Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank.
Al Jazeera correspondent Nour Hegazy reported on the events.
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Paraguay’s Congress removed President Santiago Peña after the collapse of Ueno Bank, and prosecutors questioned him as part of a criminal investigation. The bank failure froze access to accounts for nearly 3 million customers; Paraguay’s Central Bank said 1.2 million had received partial or full reimbursement of insured deposits.
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Congress voted unanimously to remove Peña from office over his links to the bank’s collapse.
Prosecutors ordered Peña’s arrest along with former Central Bank chief Carlos Carvallo in an investigation into alleged breach of trust and other offenses.
Peña denied wrongdoing.
Vice President Pedro Alliana replaced Peña and began naming a new Cabinet.
Regulators seized Ueno Bank three days before the congressional vote, freezing customers’ access to their savings.
The Central Bank said 1.2 million Ueno customers had received partial or full reimbursement of insured deposits.
Thousands of protesters demanded access to frozen savings and accountability; police used rubber bullets and pepper spray during clashes.
Paraguay’s largest teachers’ union planned to begin an indefinite national strike Monday to seek protection for public pension funds.
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Houthi-run media say Saudi airstrikes killed at least 25 people, including women and children, in al-Shariyah, east of Sanaa. Saudi Arabia’s coalition has not commented on the reported strike, which comes amid renewed fighting in Yemen.
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Houthi-run Al Masirah broadcast footage showing rescuers pulling bodies from damaged buildings and injured people being taken to hospital.
The Saudi-led coalition supports Yemen’s internationally recognised government and has fought the Houthis for more than a decade.
The article says fighting resumed after a period of relative calm amid the Iran war and attacks involving Saudi and Houthi targets.
A reported Friday attack on a market in Taiz province killed 30 people; the Houthis and government forces blamed each other.
The United Nations says renewed fighting has killed more than 1,600 people and displaced more than 300,000.
The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a missile heading toward Riyadh hours before the reported strike.
Houthi leader Mahdi al-Mashat vowed revenge for the latest attacks.
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Twelve midwife-led birth centres in England have closed since 2019, including six permanently since Labour took office in July 2024. Campaigners say closures and suspended home-birth services reduce women’s choices and can force them to travel farther; NHS bodies cite staffing shortages and safety concerns among the pressures on maternity care.
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Birth centres are maternity units where midwives oversee births, offering an alternative to doctor-led hospital units and home birth.
Four birth centres have been closed temporarily for periods of up to six years, while two more closed because their hospital buildings need replacement.
Six permanent closures since July 2024 were reported in Rossendale, Edgware, Melton Mowbray, Stafford and Lichfield, and Pontefract.
NHS bodies have also suspended home-birth services in England and Wales for periods of up to 14 months.
The article links closures and suspensions to a shortage of midwives, a falling birthrate, more complex childbirth and an increase in caesarean sections.
The Huddersfield birth centre has remained closed since November 2020; its NHS trust said it had no reopening decision or timetable.
The Royal College of Midwives warned that lack of NHS midwife-led care could lead some women to seek private support or give birth at home without a health professional.
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A gunman killed six people and injured 15 in Kraków’s main market square, according to the article. Police said the Polish citizen acted alone, fired from a car, and was shot and wounded during an exchange of gunfire with officers; authorities are investigating the attack.
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The shooting took place at about 3 p.m. in Kraków’s main market square, a popular tourist destination.
Police said the gunman fired at people from a car.
Six people were killed and 15 were injured.
The suspect was a Polish citizen who authorities said acted alone.
Police shot and wounded the suspect during a gunfight nearby.
Police said the suspect used a long military-type firearm.
A tram driver reported that a man in a moving car shot at the tram, shattering the driver’s cabin window.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said police were investigating the attack’s background and circumstances.
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U.S. Central Command established Task Force Iron Gate on November 7 to coordinate efforts to monitor and disrupt Iranian weapons-related shipments and sanctioned revenue moving across land borders and the Caspian Sea. The initiative extends U.S. pressure beyond maritime enforcement as President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance address the conflict’s political costs after Republican losses in congressional elections.
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Adm. Brad Cooper, the commander of U.S. Central Command, directed the formation of Task Force Iron Gate.
The task force is based at CENTCOM’s headquarters in Tampa, Florida, and will include about 20 civilian and military personnel.
The team will coordinate with other federal agencies to monitor and disrupt the movement of advanced weapons, dual-use technology, sanctioned materials, and illicit revenue.
CENTCOM did not identify specific border crossings or countries as operational targets.
CENTCOM said its naval operation has blocked more than $25 billion in Iranian crude-oil exports in recent months.
Maritime enforcement against ships entering or leaving Iranian ports remains in place, with humanitarian aid exempt.
JD Vance wrote that the war was the reason Republicans lost control of Congress in Tuesday’s elections.
Trump acknowledged that the conflict and its effect on gasoline prices hurt Republicans, while saying military action was needed to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
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Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said hackers posted his personal data on the dark web and targeted his family. He linked the attacks to Italy’s support for Ukraine; Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni blamed pro-Russian hackers, while Moscow had not publicly responded.
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Tajani said hackers had published his personal data online for several days.
He said the hackers were also targeting his family and that the government was taking the threats seriously.
Tajani said he believed Italy’s support for Ukraine was the political reason he was targeted.
Meloni expressed solidarity with Tajani and said the incident required a forceful response.
Meloni blamed pro-Russian hackers, but Moscow had not publicly commented on the allegations.
Meloni also raised concern about false images circulated by members of Italy’s opposition, without specifying their content.
Italy has provided humanitarian and military support to Ukraine in its war with Russia.
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Protests in France continued for a fourth consecutive weekend. Demonstrators voiced concerns about the high cost of living and declining public services.
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The protests took place in France.
The demonstrations continued for a fourth straight weekend.
Protesters expressed discontent over the high cost of living.
Protesters also raised concerns about degraded public services.
CBS News correspondent Ramy Inocencio reported on the protests.
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French prosecutors are investigating fake bomb threats targeting dozens of commercial flights in Europe, including whether foreign powers may be involved. No explosives have been found, and investigators have not identified who sent the threats.
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The threats targeted dozens of commercial flights over the past week.
Some incidents involved flights passing over French territory.
The Paris prosecutor's office said investigators aim to identify the email senders and assess possible links to foreign powers.
Ireland's government said hoax bomb claims sent to Irish media were likely part of a coordinated disruption campaign linked to the airline threats.
Some messages were signed with the name of a radical misogynist group in Russia.
The group's founder denied involvement and said the movement had ceased to exist in 2021.
No explosives have been found in the incidents reported so far.
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A gunman opened fire from a car in Kraków’s Main Market Square on Saturday, killing five people and injuring at least 12, Polish authorities said. Police shot and wounded the suspect before detaining him and taking him to a hospital; authorities had not announced a motive or identified him publicly.
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The shooting began at about 3 p.m. local time.
The attack took place in Kraków’s Main Market Square, in the city’s historic center.
At least two police officers were among the injured, according to a fire department spokesperson cited by The Independent.
Police shot and wounded the suspect during a confrontation.
Authorities detained the suspect and took him to a hospital.
Officials had not publicly identified the suspect or established whether the shooting was terrorism.
Authorities urged residents and visitors to avoid the area while emergency crews responded.
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Israel is building military roads and outposts across southern Lebanon. Satellite imagery shows a network spanning nearly 90 kilometers, raising concerns about a prolonged Israeli military presence in the region.
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Israel is building roads across southern Lebanon.
Israel is building military outposts in the area.
Satellite imagery shows a road network spanning nearly 90 kilometers.
The developments have raised concerns about a prolonged Israeli military presence in southern Lebanon.
Al Jazeera reporter Zeina Khodr reported from Baraachit.
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A shooting in Krakow’s Main Market Square killed five people and injured more than a dozen, regional police said. Police shot the suspect, who was taken to a hospital, and authorities are investigating the attack.
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The shooting happened in Krakow, Poland, on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026.
Regional police reported five deaths and more than a dozen injuries.
Police said a man drove a car into the market and fired at people around 3 p.m. local time.
The incident occurred near Sławkowska Street, just off the main square.
Police shot the suspect, who was transported to a hospital.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said police were investigating the attack and its circumstances.
Authorities urged people to avoid areas where police and rescue workers were operating.
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Heavy rains flooded tens of thousands of tents sheltering displaced people in Gaza, leaving many without adequate protection as the rainy season begins. UNICEF says nearly everyone in the territory needs help, while aid workers face shortages of supplies and restrictions on bringing in equipment.
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Gaza’s Hamas-run government said about 70,000 tents were flooded.
A UNICEF representative said Israeli restrictions on heavy machinery and supplies, including engine oil, are worsening conditions.
About 90% of Gaza residents have been displaced by the war, many more than once.
The Hamas-run government said collapsing walls and roofs caused injuries, some critical.
UNICEF said budget cuts have reduced the available supplies of tarpaulins, plastic sheeting and tents.
Aid agencies warn conditions may worsen during the rainy season; UNICEF cited deaths from hypothermia during the previous winter.
The article says 1,580 people have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire began, citing the Hamas-run health ministry.
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Guatemalan Congressman Julio Portillo and three National Civil Police officers were killed in an armed attack on Friday in Rio Hondo, Zacapa department. Authorities have not disclosed a motive or identified those responsible, and they have not established a link to the recent killing of a former prosecutor.
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The attack targeted Portillo in Rio Hondo, in eastern Guatemala’s Zacapa department.
Portillo was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, and his death was later confirmed by his party, National Unity of Hope (UNE).
Guatemala’s President Bernardo Arevalo said the three police officers died in the line of duty and directed security forces to cooperate with prosecutors.
Authorities have not identified the attackers or established a motive.
Portillo won a congressional seat in 2023 for the Cabal party and later joined UNE.
The killings occurred about three weeks after former anticorruption prosecutor Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa was shot dead in Guatemala City.
Authorities have not established a connection between the two attacks.
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