A Russian strike on an aid distribution point in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia region killed 42 people, officials said, and dozens remain missing. The attack came one day after a brief U.S.-brokered local ceasefire expired and less than a week before planned Ukraine-Russia talks in Abu Dhabi.
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The strike hit an aid distribution point in Zaporizhzhia region on Monday.
Officials put the death toll at 42.
Dozens of people remain missing.
The attack occurred a day after a brief U.S.-brokered local ceasefire ended.
Ukrainian and Russian delegations are due to meet in Abu Dhabi in less than a week to discuss ending the war.
The war is in its fifth year.
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Serbian authorities arrested nine active police officers and one former officer over allegations that they used excessive force against people detained during protests in Belgrade in August 2025. The arrests follow student-led protests that grew after a deadly railway-station collapse and culminated in the October electoral defeat of former President Aleksandar Vučić.
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Serbia’s Ministry of Interior announced the arrests on Wednesday.
The ministry alleges that the officers abused and tortured several injured people in a government-compound garage in Belgrade.
The ministry said the suspects used force and threats to obtain information, intimidate people and punish them unlawfully.
The ministry said the suspects served in an elite police unit.
Serbia’s state broadcaster reported that Igor Zmirić, commander of the Special Antiterrorism Unit, was among those detained.
Protests began after 16 people died when a railway-station canopy collapsed in Novi Sad in November 2024.
The student-led movement has called for reforms to state institutions and the resignation of senior officials.
Amnesty International’s 2025 report said protesters, journalists and civil society groups faced intimidation, harassment and unlawful surveillance.
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Italian chef Davide Tamburella was fired from a Brisbane restaurant in May after managers raised concerns about several complaints about his behaviour. One complaint involved his refusal to make ham and pineapple pizza for guests at an event; it was the third such refusal in four years.
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Tamburella worked at a restaurant in Brisbane, Australia.
The restaurant dismissed him in May.
Management cited concerns about a series of complaints about his behaviour.
One complaint concerned his refusal to make ham and pineapple pizza for event guests.
The refusal was the third time he had declined to put pineapple on pizzas in four years.
Tamburella said putting pineapple on pizza was “offensive to his culture.”
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a surprise visit to Madrid on Wednesday to seek new military support for Ukraine. He arrived as Spain hosted a two-day summit of Latin American and Iberian leaders, where views on support for Ukraine have differed since Russia’s 2022 invasion.
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Zelensky visited Madrid on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
He sought fresh military support for Ukraine, including stronger air defences.
Spain hosted a two-day summit of the Ibero-American Community.
The group has 22 Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking member countries.
Support for Ukraine has divided opinion among the group’s members since Russia invaded in 2022.
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog accepted last week’s parliamentary election results as legally binding and began consultations with party representatives on forming a new government. The process will help him decide whom to designate to form a government and could bring Netanyahu’s opponents to power.
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Herzog accepted the certified results of last week’s parliamentary elections as legally binding.
Herzog began consultations with party representatives on Wednesday night.
The consultations will help Herzog determine whom to designate to form a government.
The process could result in Netanyahu’s opponents forming the next government.
The article’s headline says Herzog urged compromise after the divisive election.
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After Republican losses in the U.S. midterm elections, President Donald Trump faces decisions about the United States’ war against Iran. Trump said the conflict affected the elections and suggested voters were frustrated by rising gas prices linked to the more than eight-month-old war.
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Republicans suffered major losses in the midterm elections.
Trump faces decisions about the U.S. war against Iran.
Trump acknowledged that the war affected the midterm elections.
Trump suggested voters were frustrated by rising gas prices.
The article says the conflict had lasted more than eight months.
The article links rising gas prices to the conflict.
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Displaced families in tents on Gaza’s coast face winter rain, cold, wind, and flooding, with many unable to afford or find safer shelter. A local aid group is making barriers from damaged cooking pots filled with soil to help keep seawater away from tents.
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Anas al-Shami, 33, and his family of six live in a dilapidated tent near al-Qarara port.
Al-Shami says his family left Bani Suheila after the area became part of the Israeli-designated Yellow Zone.
He says seawater and rain flooded his tent last winter, soaking bedding and belongings and leaving his children exposed to cold and damp.
Ibrahim Abu Tair, 47, shares a cramped tent on the shoreline with his seven children.
Abu Tair says he cannot provide his children with winter clothes or a dry mattress.
Some families have filled damaged cooking pots with soil to form barriers against seawater.
Mayasem Association, working with World Central Kitchen, is producing the pot barriers for displaced families near al-Qarara port.
The barriers use three soil-filled pots stacked to about 150 centimetres high.
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Students blockaded dozens of high schools and universities across France on Tuesday to protest education reforms. Trade unions prepared a nationwide strike as demonstrations over rising prices and public services continued, drawing hundreds of thousands of people onto the streets over the previous three weekends.
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Students blockaded dozens of high schools and universities across France.
The protests aim to maintain pressure on the government over education reforms.
Trade unions were preparing a nationwide strike.
The movement also reflects concerns about rising prices and inadequate public services.
Hundreds of thousands of people had joined street demonstrations over the previous three weekends.
A France 24 report showed a student blockade at a high school in Aubervilliers, near Paris.
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The UK government has opened a consultation on national standards for shared e-bikes. Proposals include local licensing of operators, parking and fleet rules, and possible fines for riders who ride drunk, dangerously, underage or on pavements, or run red lights.
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Local leaders could be allowed to license shared e-bike schemes and enforce minimum standards.
Proposed rules could require operators to set parking plans and manage fleet sizes and operating areas.
The consultation considers requiring operators to insure their schemes so people injured by riders can seek compensation.
The government is considering extra powers for local leaders to set operator fees and require data sharing.
The proposals aim to address pavement obstruction and unsafe or antisocial riding.
The Greater London Authority says people made 37 million trips on dockless e-bikes in London last year, one-third more than the year before.
Lime, Voi and Bolt welcomed the proposals, saying consistent national standards would provide clarity.
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Suspected bomb threats affected several planes in Europe on Thursday. An Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome diverted to a military base in France, where bomb disposal teams began examining the aircraft; all passengers and crew were safe.
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The Aer Lingus flight was carrying 151 passengers and six crew members.
The flight, EI402, was traveling from Dublin to Rome and diverted to Normandy as a security precaution.
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s office said military bomb disposal teams were examining the plane.
Other planes heading for Bulgaria and Poland were also affected by suspected threats.
On Tuesday, seven flights received hoax bomb threats.
Tuesday’s threats led to searches and diversions, and one plane received an escort from the Italian air force until landing.
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Iranian state media published guidance on sheltering and avoiding radioactive contamination in response to a possible nuclear attack. The guidance appeared amid online speculation about a U.S. nuclear strike, though President Donald Trump said he did not need nuclear weapons, and the article reports no confirmed U.S. plan to use them.
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Iran’s official news agency published the guidance on October 28 as part of the country’s annual Passive Defense Week.
The report included an approximately eight-minute video about the estimated effects of a 15-kiloton nuclear device detonated underground.
Pickaxe Mountain is in the Karkas Mountains in Isfahan, about a mile south of the Natanz nuclear complex.
Tucker Carlson claimed in an X post that Trump was being pressured by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to consider nuclear weapons against Iran.
Trump told Politico on Tuesday, “I don’t need it,” referring to nuclear weapons against Iran.
Iran’s National Organization of Passive Defense handles preparation for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats.
Security analyst Alireza Taghavinia said Iran’s military institutions have units for countering such attacks and cited Iran’s experience with chemical weapons used during the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War.
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The article examines how the 2026 midterm results and the Democratic Socialists of America’s growing presence in elected office could affect U.S.-China relations. It says the DSA’s China Working Group has taken positions favorable to the Chinese Communist Party, citing material shared by a whistleblower and earlier reporting; the excerpt ends before completing its account.
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The article says at least seven DSA members are set to take seats in the U.S. House, up from two.
It notes that DSA candidates generally run on the Democratic Party ticket and that the DSA is a political organization, not a political party.
The article says the midterm results were still being counted when it was written.
It says DSA member Zohran Mamdani endorsed newly elected New York representative Claire Valdez.
The article reports that the DSA’s International Committee includes a China Working Group.
The authors say a whistleblower shared meeting materials in which members praised Chinese Communist Party policies in Xinjiang.
The article says the authors previously reported on the DSA’s China stance and a connection between the group and an Iran-China political network.
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Yemen’s internationally recognised government began Operation Dawn of Yemen on October 5, seeking to retake territory held by the Houthis with support from a Saudi Arabia-led coalition. A month later, Sanaa remains largely calm apart from recurring air strikes, while fighting and Houthi territorial gains continue in other provinces. Researchers describe the campaign as a new phase of attrition, though the article also reports claims of losses and military pressure that have not ended Houthi advances.
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The Houthis seized Sanaa in 2014 and control much of northern and western Yemen.
The government said its offensive aims to retake all areas held by the Houthis, including Sanaa.
The article reports recurring air strikes around Sanaa, while the city remains largely calm.
Houthi forces have made territorial gains in Taiz and Lahij, where fighting continues.
A researcher said the offensive has targeted Houthi fuel and supply systems, maritime routes near Bab al-Mandeb, and tribal support around Sanaa.
Another researcher said air strikes killed many Houthi field commanders and hundreds of fighters, particularly in Taiz and on Yemen’s western coast.
The article says the fighting has continued without a resolution for more than a decade.
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The U.S. Treasury announced sanctions against people and companies in India and Turkiye that it accused of helping Iran evade restrictions on oil exports and airline services. The measures freeze any U.S.-based assets held by those targeted and generally bar Americans from doing business with them.
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The Treasury said the sanctions target a network run by Chandigarh-based Suniel Kumar Sharma and his wife, Jaspreet Preeti Shahid.
Two other Indian nationals and nine entities linked to Sharma were also sanctioned.
The Treasury accused the couple of issuing false ship flags and certifications that let tankers carrying Iranian oil operate.
The Treasury said the alleged maritime scheme dates back to at least 2014 and used websites resembling official ship registries.
Turkiye-based Fugo Ground Services was sanctioned for providing services to U.S.-sanctioned Iranian airlines, including Iran Air Tour and Saha Airlines.
The Treasury warned shipping companies about sanctions risks tied to vessels sailing under false flags.
The sanctions are part of the Trump administration's Operation Economic Outcast, which aims to restrict Iran's oil revenue.
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An Israeli court ordered Palestinian journalist and activist Abed Abou Shhadeh to remain in custody until November 8, after his arrest during a raid on his home in Jaffa. Police suspect him of contact with a foreign agent; his lawyers say the case concerns a publicly available interview and plan to appeal.
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Israeli security forces arrested Abou Shhadeh after raiding his home overnight on Tuesday.
Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court extended his detention until Sunday, November 8.
Police had sought an eight-day extension on suspicion of contact with a foreign agent.
Adalah, part of Abou Shhadeh’s legal team, said it would appeal the detention decision.
Adalah’s founder said police accused Abou Shhadeh of receiving money from foreign agents to support Arab-Israeli voters; he denied the allegation.
Abou Shhadeh hosts a podcast for the Arab48 website and appeared as an analyst on Al Jazeera during coverage of Israel’s recent election.
His lawyers said investigators focused on an interview with Palestinian intellectual Azmi Bishara and argued that it was journalistic work, not a secret meeting.
Dozens of Palestinian and Jewish activists protested outside the court, calling for Abou Shhadeh’s release.
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A Dublin-to-Rome Aer Lingus flight diverted to France on Thursday after a suspected bomb threat and was escorted by French military aircraft to Evreux. Authorities said the 151 passengers and six crew were moved to safety while a bomb squad responded; no one claimed responsibility and officials did not identify a suspect.
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The flight was diverted to the Evreux airfield, west of Paris.
France’s air force said it dispatched aircraft after the threat was reported.
The aircraft declared an in-flight emergency and circled near Evreux, according to Flightradar24.
A bomb squad was at the airport, according to the French prime minister’s office.
Authorities moved 151 passengers and six crew members to safety.
Bulgaria reported that three aircraft requested emergency landings on Thursday because of bomb threats, according to local media.
Several European flights faced bomb threats on Tuesday, causing emergency searches and a brief shutdown at an airport near Warsaw.
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An Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome diverted to an airbase in northern France on Thursday after a bomb threat, according to the French prime minister’s office. The plane landed safely, and the airline said it would help passengers continue their journeys; a separate Wizz Air flight diverted to Vienna for an unclear reason.
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Aer Lingus flight EI402, an Airbus A320, departed Dublin for Rome on Thursday morning.
The plane issued an emergency alert and landed at Évreux airbase in northern France.
Aer Lingus said the diversion was a security precaution and that the flight landed safely.
A Wizz Air flight from Milan to Warsaw also issued an emergency alert and diverted to Vienna, Austria; no bomb threat was reported for that flight.
The article says eight European flights were targeted by suspected bomb threats in recent days, and searches found no explosives.
Seven planes were searched on Tuesday, including flights from Manchester to Murcia and London Heathrow to Warsaw.
Two Ryanair flights, from Dublin and Lisbon, were searched after landing in Rome; police cleared the alert after standard security checks.
The UK government described the incidents as malicious hoax threats.
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London’s Metropolitan Police settled a legal claim by activist Tej Singh Bhandal over his arrest at St Pancras International under the Terrorism Act 2000. The settlement also closes the criminal investigation against him, according to the Press Association.
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Police stopped Bhandal, 68, while he was returning to the UK on Eurostar earlier this year.
Bhandal said police arrested him after he refused to provide the PIN for his mobile phone.
His lawyers said the Met accepted that supporting or funding lawful political protest groups, including the BDS movement and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, did not automatically establish a link to terrorism.
Bhandal said he was handcuffed and led through the station in public, and described the arrest as humiliating.
Bhandal was arrested in 2025 during an investigation linked to an incident at the Elbit Systems factory in Bristol; police released him with no further action.
Bhandal believes an intelligence flag placed on his name after that investigation led to the St Pancras arrest.
More than two dozen protesters were arrested outside the UK Supreme Court on Wednesday while judges heard an appeal against the ban on Palestine Action.
The Met was approached for comment, according to the article.
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Five French unions called a national day of strikes and protests on 5 November, with authorities expecting 500,000 to 700,000 people to join marches. The unions are seeking higher wages, including a €100 monthly increase and a rise in the minimum wage, and protections for public services.
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More than 250 actions were planned across France.
The government deployed 70,000 police and gendarmes and warned it would respond firmly to violence.
Disruption was reported at schools, hospitals and public transport.
Workers were urged to halt production at oil refineries, while disruption at nuclear plants was expected to leave France importing more electricity than it produced.
The minimum wage, known as the Smic, was €12.31 an hour.
The government released 10 million barrels of diesel from strategic reserves to reduce fuel costs.
The Paris march was routed from Place de la République to Place de la Nation, rather than along the route unions proposed.
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Russia and Ukraine exchanged drone attacks on infrastructure, with reported damage and injuries in both countries. Russian officials said strikes hit sites in Ukraine, while Ryazan’s governor reported fires and power disruptions after Ukrainian drones attacked the region.
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Russia’s Defence Ministry said its forces struck a Nova Poshta terminal near Kharkiv, a power substation in Dnipropetrovsk, and a cargo ship in the Black Sea.
Ukrainian officials had not immediately confirmed the reported strikes on the postal terminal or ship.
Kharkiv Governor Oleh Syniehubov said Russian attacks injured six people, including a child, over the previous day.
Donetsk Governor Vadym Filashkin said Russian attacks killed four civilians and injured five on Wednesday.
Ryazan Governor Pavel Malkov said more than 200 Ukrainian drones attacked the region overnight, causing fires at industrial sites and damage to power lines; one person was injured.
Malkov said power had been restored and fires had been extinguished or contained. He did not identify the sites hit.
Footage verified by the Russian outlet Astra showed a fire at the Ryazan oil refinery, which is owned by Rosneft.
Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid have caused rolling blackouts in Kyiv since mid-October, according to the article.
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