Armed police are searching for a group involved in an altercation outside St Peter's High School in Gloucester on 6 November. Two nearby schools went into lockdown, and police said pupils were safe and there was no ongoing threat at the school.
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Police were called to Chalford Road at 08:50 GMT.
A boy was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Police said one male was seen with a long-bladed item.
The group involved in the altercation fled the area.
St Peter's High School and nearby Willow Primary Academy were locked down.
Police asked parents not to attend the schools.
Police said no other injuries had been reported.
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President Donald Trump said the world would soon know whether he would pursue a deal to end the war with Iran or order further U.S. strikes. He spoke with Qatar’s emir about diplomatic efforts, as Iran made calls to Gulf officials and reports of attacks and falling fuel prices underscored the regional effects of the conflict.
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Trump said Thursday he would soon decide whether to seek a deal with Iran or order strikes to destroy what remains of the country.
Qatar’s emir’s office said Trump called Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Friday to discuss regional developments and diplomatic efforts to reduce tensions.
Iran’s top diplomat called counterparts across the Persian Gulf on Thursday, in what Iran described as efforts to maintain regional stability.
GasBuddy put the U.S. average gasoline price at $4.06 per gallon on Thursday and early Friday and expected it to fall below $4 by the following week.
A petroleum analyst said fuel prices had fallen partly amid expectations that U.S. midterm election results would pressure the Trump administration to seek a deal with Iran.
A Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by Houthi rebels toward Najran, Saudi Arabia; it said damage assessment was underway.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said two oil tankers hit mines and caught fire in or near the Strait of Hormuz; the article’s report ends before giving further details.
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A Tanzanian court sentenced opposition leader Tundu Lissu to four years in prison for incitement and dismissed a treason charge that carried a possible death sentence. Lissu called the case political persecution, while British and European Union lawmakers criticized the trial and called for his release.
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The judge said Lissu’s statements aimed to disrupt elections and instigate violence.
Lissu leads Chadema, Tanzania’s main opposition party.
The court said Lissu could appeal the sentence.
Authorities arrested Lissu before the previous year’s presidential election, which Samia Suluhu Hassan won.
Lissu had spent 19 months in jail by the time of the verdict.
Security was heightened in Dar-es-Salaam and around the court as supporters gathered.
British and European Union lawmakers described the case as politically motivated and called for Lissu’s immediate release.
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A Kenyan court sentenced doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie to life in prison for murders linked to the deaths of 191 people, all but one of them children. Mackenzie and 27 co-defendants were convicted after prosecutors said he directed followers to starve their children as part of religious teachings.
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The court found Mackenzie and 27 others guilty on 19 October.
Prosecutors had sought the death penalty for Mackenzie and life sentences for his co-defendants.
Authorities arrested Mackenzie in 2023 after more than 400 bodies were found in shallow graves in Shakahola forest.
Post-mortem results attributed most deaths to starvation; others died from suffocation, strangulation, or head injuries.
Judge Diana Mochache said the deaths resulted from an organised system of religious teachings and directives.
A state human rights commission found that local officials and law enforcement had repeatedly failed to act on the cult's activities.
President William Ruto established a commission of inquiry into the deaths, but it was later declared unconstitutional.
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Student protests that began in France over school conditions and teacher shortages have broadened into demonstrations about living costs, housing and public services. Protests have also taken place in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal; some remained peaceful, while others involved clashes and property damage.
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The protests began in France amid concerns about deteriorating schools, teacher shortages and pressure on the education system.
Demonstrations have spread to Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal.
Some protests have involved clashes, looting and destruction.
Authorities have faced scrutiny over the use of force and mass arrests.
France's public debt is projected to reach 120 percent of GDP by 2027.
Inflation in the European Union and eurozone reached 3.8 percent in September, compared with 2.1 percent in 2024.
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Opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot said he had made progress toward forming a government to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Israel’s October 27 election produced no clear majority. Avigdor Liberman, a potential coalition partner who opposes working with Israeli-Arab parties, softened his stance on military-service rules for ultra-Orthodox Jews and called for talks with the community.
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Neither Netanyahu nor Eisenkot secured a majority in the October 27 election.
Eisenkot said his coalition talks had made significant progress and that he expected to receive a mandate to form a government.
President Isaac Herzog planned to announce on Sunday which politician would get the first chance to form a government.
Eisenkot had received the most endorsements, including support from Israeli-Arab parties.
Liberman said he would not support working with Israeli-Arab parties.
Liberman called for talks with ultra-Orthodox Jews and said the conscription law could be part of a compromise.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews’ exemption from Israel’s mandatory military service has caused resentment among other Israelis.
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Jean-Luc Mélenchon, a hard-left candidate in France’s 2027 presidential election, has strong support among young people. His encouragement of youth protests has also made him more divisive, and France 24 reporter Gabrielle Nadler spoke with young supporters about his appeal.
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Mélenchon is a candidate in France’s 2027 presidential election.
The article describes him as popular with young French people.
Mélenchon has encouraged youth protests taking place in France ahead of the election.
His support for the protests has added to controversy around him.
France 24 reporter Gabrielle Nadler spoke with young supporters about why they back him.
The video was published on November 6, 2026.
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Amanda Mathewson, 55, was jailed for two years after admitting that she left more than 20 children alone and unsupervised at her home in Dunfermline, Scotland, in August 2024. A court heard that children experienced nightmares, anxiety and distrust of childcare providers; a review of child protection procedures will follow.
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Mathewson pleaded guilty to wilfully neglecting, abandoning and exposing children to possible suffering or injury.
She was licensed to care for up to eight children under 16 at a time.
An internal Care Inspectorate investigation found that an unknown staff member had tipped her off about unannounced inspections.
The case came to light after concerned parents watched Mathewson leave the home without the children.
Sheriff John MacRitchie described her conduct as a gross abuse of trust and said the risk of harm was foreseeable.
The Care Inspectorate said it had updated inspection, complaints and conflict-of-interest procedures after feedback from affected parents.
Fife’s child protection committee said it would conduct a learning review.
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The article compares the 1956 Suez Crisis with the conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran, arguing that economic pressure can limit military power. It says President Dwight Eisenhower used financial and diplomatic pressure to force Britain and France to halt their invasion of Egypt, while Iran’s ability to threaten shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has created economic risks during the current conflict.
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On November 5, 1956, British and French forces began an assault near Port Said, after Israeli forces advanced into Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.
Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser had nationalized the company operating the Suez Canal in July 1956.
Egyptian forces deliberately sank ships in the Suez Canal, blocking oil shipments.
President Dwight Eisenhower refused to support Britain while its troops occupied Egypt and threatened to sell U.S. holdings of British pounds.
Britain and France halted their offensive and later withdrew their troops under economic and diplomatic pressure.
British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigned in January 1957.
The article says the Strait of Hormuz carried roughly one-fifth of the world’s petroleum before the current war.
The article says Iran’s military retains the ability to disrupt shipping through the Strait of Hormuz despite U.S. and Israeli strikes.
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The Financial Times reported that Russia agreed in 2024 to supply Iran with 90 launchers for the LMUR guided missile, citing documents from a Russian defense manufacturer. Delivery has not been confirmed. The reported deal comes as Moscow and Tehran expand military and diplomatic cooperation.
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The launchers are designed for Russia’s LMUR missile, which can strike moving targets and entered Russian military service in 2022.
The LMUR launchers are made for Mi-28 attack helicopters, which Iran already has.
Iranian security official Mohsen Rezaei visited Moscow and met President Vladimir Putin to discuss regional security and bilateral cooperation.
Russia and Iran signed a comprehensive strategic partnership treaty in January 2025; it took effect in October and does not include a mutual-defense clause.
Iranian army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia said Tehran had bought Russian Su-35 fighter jets.
Iran has provided Russia with ammunition, artillery shells, firearms, short-range ballistic missiles, helmets and flak jackets, according to the article.
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A woman and her 20-year-old daughter were found dead after a suspected grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola, British Columbia. Officials are trapping bears to identify the animal and determine whether it may be the same bear involved in a nearby attack on schoolchildren and teachers in 2025.
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The victims were identified as Jenny Balcarras, 48, and her daughter Selah Reed, 20.
Their family asked the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to check on them after they missed a routine call.
Searchers found the women near a trailhead outside Bella Coola; Reed's remains were found in a bear cache.
Officials said difficult terrain and the bear's behavior complicated the search.
A grizzly attack on schoolchildren and teachers occurred about 3 to 4 kilometers away in November 2025, injuring 11 people.
Officials collected DNA from the bear involved in the 2025 attack, but never captured it.
Authorities have set traps to identify the bear involved in the latest deaths and assess whether more than one bear was involved.
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A wave of bomb threats disrupted flights in at least 16 European countries on Thursday and continued on Friday, prompting diversions, delays, airport searches and fighter-jet escorts. Authorities reported finding no explosives or suspicious materials, and no passengers were reported harmed.
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Threats affected flights in countries including Ireland, the United Kingdom, Spain and Denmark.
A Ryanair flight landed in Lisbon on Friday after Portuguese authorities received a bomb threat by phone.
A Wizz Air flight traveling from Paris to Rome diverted to Venice after an alert about a device on board.
In Poland, searches of aircraft affected by threats found nothing dangerous, and some flights were halted or redirected.
Italian fighter jets escorted a Finnair plane to Rome after an anonymous threat email was sent to airport companies.
A Ryanair flight from London to Sofia diverted to Plovdiv, Bulgaria, after a bomb threat.
Spanish authorities received three emailed threats in about 20 minutes involving Air Europa and Iberia flights.
Aviation safety assessors grade threats as credible, partly credible or not credible; aircraft may be moved away from airport buildings and searched.
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RMT union Tube drivers have called eight 24-hour strikes across 16 days, starting on 26 November and continuing into February. The union opposes Transport for London’s proposed voluntary four-day week, while Aslef, the other main drivers’ union, supports the proposal; the December walkouts could disrupt travel during the final pre-Christmas shopping weekend.
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The RMT has called eight 24-hour strikes across 16 days.
The first listed strike is due to begin at noon on 26 November.
Further walkouts are planned for 17 and 19 December, with others in early January and February.
The RMT says it has not received guarantees that drivers can keep their existing five-day work arrangements.
The union argues the proposal could lead to longer, less predictable shifts and more time driving trains.
TfL says the proposed four-day week would be voluntary.
Aslef, the other main Tube drivers’ union, supports the four-day-week proposal.
Previous Tube strikes in April and June caused widespread disruption, though trains ran on most lines.
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ABC News reports on identical twin sisters in Australia who speak at the same time and have unusual speech patterns. Reporter Danny New interviews them about the trait that has drawn attention.
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The sisters are identical twins.
They live in Australia.
They speak at the same time.
Their speech patterns have drawn attention.
Danny New conducted the interview.
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Black Bloc refers to people who dress in black and sometimes use violence and property damage during demonstrations across Europe. A political science professor traced the tactic to anarchist groups in 1980s Germany, while noting that black clothing and tactics do not identify one organized group or fixed ideology.
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Black Bloc participants have appeared at demonstrations in countries including France, Italy, Spain and Albania.
Some participants have clashed with police, damaged property and set fires.
Political science professor Francis Dupuis-Deri said the tactic began in 1980s Germany and grew out of the autonomia movement.
The black clothing, helmets and face coverings can make participants harder for police to identify.
Dupuis-Deri described Black Bloc groups as lacking leaders, hierarchy and official spokespeople.
He cautioned that Black Bloc clothing and tactics should not be tied to one political ideology, citing past use by right-wing nationalist and neo-Nazi groups.
An Italian member of the European Parliament said recent vandalism and looting in Milan appeared to involve young people, and said investigators would establish the facts.
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Russia, the United States, Israel and other countries oppose setting a timetable to negotiate binding international rules on autonomous weapons at a United Nations conference in Geneva this month. Supporters, including a coalition of 50 states and the International Committee of the Red Cross, are urging negotiations, while the United Kingdom says existing international humanitarian law is sufficient.
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The UN review conference on certain conventional weapons is scheduled for 16–20 November in Geneva and is expected to include 128 countries.
The conference could decide whether to establish a time-limited mandate to negotiate a legally binding instrument on autonomous weapons.
UN discussions on autonomous weapons have been under way for nearly three years.
A coalition of 50 countries called on 22 October for the conference to approve a strict negotiating mandate.
The International Committee of the Red Cross said more than 70 states support beginning negotiations on a legal instrument.
The Ireland-led proposal calls for an expert group to negotiate rules in three sessions in Geneva in 2027, lasting 25 days in total.
The United Kingdom did not support the Irish-led statement and has said existing international humanitarian law provides a sufficient basis for regulation.
Ukraine reported in July that Russia used an AI-guided drone that struck a propane tank at a fuel station in Zaporizhzhia.
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A Macao court sentenced former politician Au Kam-san, 69, to 12 years and six months in prison after finding him guilty of subverting state power. The court said he spread false information to disrupt the 2024 leadership election and shared information with groups abroad. Au’s wife called the case political persecution, while Macao and Chinese authorities supported the sentence.
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Au was convicted after a closed-door trial under Macao’s national security law.
The court said Au spread false information in 2023 and 2024 to disrupt Macao’s 2024 leadership election.
The court also said Au worked with groups abroad and leaked confidential information.
Au’s arrest last year was the first public prosecution under Macao’s 2009 security law.
Au served in Macao’s legislature for 20 years and resigned in 2021.
Au helped organise annual commemorations of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.
Au’s wife, Virginia Cheang, described the case as political persecution.
Macao’s government and China’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office backed the sentence.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia has begun recruiting some Ukrainian children taken during the war into its armed forces. Ukraine says Russia has taken more than 20,000 children since its full-scale invasion began in February 2022; U.N. experts have documented deportations and said many children remain in Russia.
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Zelensky made the recruitment allegation during a visit to Madrid, according to Ukraine’s state news agency.
Kyiv says more than 20,000 Ukrainian children have been taken from annexed parts of Ukraine since February 2022.
Ukrainian officials say just over a tenth of those children have returned, while thousands are officially listed as missing.
U.N. experts said they had verified that more than 1,200 children were taken from five Ukrainian regions.
The experts said roughly 80 percent of those verified children had not returned and were in Russian institutions or placed with adoptive parents in Russia.
Russia denies abducting children and says it evacuated vulnerable young people from conflict zones.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants in 2023 for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova over alleged unlawful deportations and transfers of Ukrainian children.
Ukraine said one child and her mother returned from the partly Russian-controlled Kherson region on Thursday; five other children and young adults had returned to Ukrainian-held territory since October 29.
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An intercity bus crashed near Lent in eastern France on Friday morning, killing one minor and one young adult and injuring 16 people. Three of the injured were in serious condition, according to the Ain region prefecture; passengers reportedly included children traveling to school.
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The crash happened near the small town of Lent, north-east of Lyon.
French authorities said one minor and one young adult were killed.
The Ain region prefecture reported 16 people were injured, including three seriously.
The bus was an intercity bus.
BFM TV reported that children traveling to middle and high schools were among the passengers.
Emergency services and law enforcement officers were sent to the scene.
Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said he was heading to the crash site.
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Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said he would not be surprised if more people made allegations against Russell Brand. Brand was convicted of rape and sexual assault and is due to be sentenced on Monday; police say two rape investigations involving him remain ongoing.
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A jury found Brand guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
The jury acquitted Brand of two other rape charges and one allegation of attempted indecent assault.
Rowley said two rape investigations involving Brand are ongoing.
Police have interviewed Brand under caution in connection with those investigations.
Rowley said he strongly supports requiring judges to address rape myths and misconceptions in every rape trial.
Brand was refused bail after his conviction and will remain in custody until his sentencing hearing.
The trial involved allegations by six women concerning events between 1999 and 2009.
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