Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said intelligence indicates Russia is preparing a large attack on Ukraine. He warned that Russia could time the attack to coincide with Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections, with energy and logistics among the expected targets.
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Zelensky said Ukraine has intelligence that Russia is preparing a new large-scale attack.
He said the attack could coincide with the U.S. midterm elections on Tuesday.
Zelensky shared the warning in a social media statement.
He said Russia would primarily target energy and logistics.
The warning concerns a possible Russian attack on Ukraine.
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The article reviews President Donald Trump’s foreign policy since returning to office, contrasting his promise to keep the United States out of foreign wars with his administration’s involvement in conflicts and diplomatic disputes. It says his efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine have not succeeded and that his statements about Greenland have strained relations with Denmark and other NATO allies.
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Trump campaigned on an “America First” policy and promised to end the war in Ukraine on his first day back in office.
The war in Ukraine continued into its fifth year, and no agreement emerged from Trump’s discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit in Alaska.
In February 2025, Trump and Vice-President JD Vance criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a meeting at the White House.
The United States temporarily suspended military assistance and intelligence sharing with Ukraine after the February 2025 confrontation.
Ukraine sought more Patriot air defence systems, but deliveries were limited amid low U.S. stockpiles.
Trump said the United States needed Greenland for national security and in January 2026 declined to rule out using military force to take control of it.
Denmark and Greenland said Greenland was not for sale; some NATO countries deployed military personnel to the territory, and Trump threatened tariffs against countries opposing his plans.
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High school students in France resumed protests as pupils returned from a two-week break. Dozens of schools were blockaded, and students said they would keep protesting until their demands were met.
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High school students in France resumed protests.
The protests took place as pupils returned from a two-week break.
The protests were on a smaller scale than before.
Dozens of schools were blockaded.
Students said they would continue protesting until their demands were met.
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Uganda has begun drawing down troops from its peacekeeping mission in Somalia, according to a France 24 program. The move comes days after the United Nations ended its political mission in Somalia.
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Uganda has started withdrawing troops from its mission in Somalia.
The withdrawal began days after the UN ended its political mission in Somalia.
The article provides no details on the number of troops involved or the withdrawal timeline.
The report appeared on France 24’s Africa program on November 2, 2026.
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Karl Bushby returned to his home in Hull, England, on Monday, completing a 28-year journey to walk around the world. He covered about 31,000 miles across four continents and 30 countries, with delays caused by dangers, funding problems, the COVID-19 pandemic and border restrictions.
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Bushby began his journey in Punta Arenas, Chile, on Nov. 1, 1998, at age 29.
He returned to Hull at age 57 and embraced his mother, Angela.
Bushby said he walked about 31,000 miles, or 50,000 kilometers, across four continents and 30 countries.
He crossed the Bering Strait over shifting ice and swam across the Caspian Sea and English Channel to avoid using transport.
He faced dangers including armed conflict in Colombia, freezing waters and a standoff with a polar bear.
Authorities jailed Bushby for 18 days after he crossed a restricted border zone in Panama.
Visa problems and weather stretched his journey through Russia over almost 10 years.
The 2008 financial crash, the COVID-19 pandemic and border bureaucracy interrupted the trip.
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British explorer Karl Bushby has returned to his hometown of Hull after a 28-year journey spanning about 50,000 kilometres across four continents. He told France 24 that political and bureaucratic barriers were often harder to overcome than physical challenges, and that help from strangers, communities and governments supported his trip.
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Bushby spent 28 years travelling before returning to Hull.
His journey covered about 50,000 kilometres and four continents.
His route included crossings of the Bering Strait, the Caspian Sea and the English Channel.
Bushby said bureaucracy and political boundaries created major obstacles.
He credited strangers, communities and governments with helping him along the way.
Bushby said Britain felt almost like a new country after his long absence.
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Initial counts from Bulgaria’s presidential runoff showed acting President Iliana Yotova leading with about 58% of the vote, while Andrey Gyurov conceded defeat. If official results confirm the outcome, Yotova will become the country’s first elected female president.
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Polling agencies’ initial counts put Yotova at about 58% and Gyurov at about 38%.
Gyurov conceded and said voters’ choice should be accepted.
Official results were expected on Monday.
Yotova took over the presidency in January after Rumen Radev stepped down to run for parliament.
Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria party endorsed Yotova and won 131 of Parliament’s 240 seats in April’s election.
Yotova has supported Bulgaria’s European path while calling for better relations with Russia and a diplomatic settlement to the war in Ukraine.
Bulgaria’s president serves a five-year term, leads the armed forces, can veto legislation, and appoints ambassadors.
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The Western Sahara dispute began more than 50 years ago as Spanish colonial rule ended. Morocco and the Polisario Front both claim the territory, and recent U.S. and Russian opposition to proposals to extend a United Nations peacekeeping mission’s mandate has raised questions about the risk of renewed fighting.
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The Western Sahara dispute began with the end of Spanish colonial rule in the region.
Morocco and the Polisario Front both claim Western Sahara.
The United Nations pursued a settlement in the 1990s and deployed a peacekeeping mission to the region.
Last week, Russia and the United States blocked proposals to extend the mission’s mandate.
The article asks whether the failure to extend the mandate could lead to renewed fighting.
The program featured political analyst Samir Bennis, University of Exeter lecturer Irene Fernandez-Molina, and Sahrawi human rights advocate Mahjoub Mleiha.
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Grocery stores in at least eight European countries were hit by a suspected cyberattack on freezer systems. The European Union called the incident a deliberate attempt to disrupt food supplies, and retailers discarded food after refrigeration temperatures rose overnight.
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The attack affected grocery stores from Sweden to Portugal on Monday.
At least eight countries were affected, including Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
The attack targeted supermarket freezer systems.
Rising refrigerator temperatures spoiled or put food at risk of spoiling.
Retailers were forced to discard affected produce.
The incident occurred three weeks after a cyberattack disrupted French grocery stores.
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Two teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after five teenagers were stabbed at a Halloween party in Chandler’s Ford, Hampshire. Two victims remain in hospital with serious injuries, including a 17-year-old in life-threatening condition, and police are seeking information and video footage from witnesses.
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Police were called to Park Road shortly after 22:30 GMT on Saturday.
Police said an unknown group had gained entry to the party.
Five teenagers were stabbed; three have been discharged from hospital.
The two boys in hospital suffered serious injuries, and one 17-year-old is in a life-threatening condition.
A 17-year-old and a 16-year-old, both from Southampton, were arrested and remain in police custody.
Witnesses told the BBC that a fight began after a group entered over a garden fence; the motive for the stabbings was unclear.
Police have asked partygoers and people with CCTV, phone, dashcam, or doorbell footage to contact them.
Local officers plan to visit schools and colleges during the week to offer advice and support.
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Iran offered to open the Strait of Hormuz during negotiations, but made the offer conditional. Iranian officials are seeking the lifting of U.S. sanctions and the release of billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets, while President Donald Trump has said he is open to authorizing major combat operations against Tehran after the November midterm elections.
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Iran made its offer during negotiations.
Iran’s offer to open the Strait of Hormuz included conditions.
Iranian officials are demanding that the U.S. lift sanctions.
Iranian officials are seeking the release of billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets.
President Donald Trump has said he is open to authorizing major combat operations against Tehran.
Trump’s stated timing for potentially authorizing the operations is after the November midterm elections.
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A South African court found Imanuwela David guilty of stealing $580,000 in cash from Phala Phala, a farm owned by President Cyril Ramaphosa, and of conspiring to break in. Cleaner Froliana Joseph was found guilty of conspiracy, while her brother was acquitted; the case also drew scrutiny of Ramaphosa, who has denied wrongdoing.
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The court said the theft took place at Phala Phala farm in Limpopo in February 2020.
David was accused of taking the cash from a sofa on the property.
The court rejected David’s claim that he earned the money through businesses involving diamonds and Bitcoin.
The court found that David was the only convicted person with any of the stolen cash in his bank account.
David spent money on cars, watches and a house, according to the article.
Sentencing proceedings are scheduled for 13 November.
The theft became public in 2022 after former intelligence chief Arthur Fraser accused Ramaphosa of hiding it from police and tax authorities.
South Africa’s Constitutional Court ruled in May that Parliament acted unlawfully when it shelved a panel report on the matter.
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A study found that patients who improved their fitness while waiting for an organ transplant were about 50% less likely to die before receiving one. The article does not provide details about the study or the fitness program.
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Researchers reported findings from a study.
The study involved patients waiting for organ transplants.
Some patients improved their fitness while waiting.
Patients who improved their fitness were about 50% less likely to die before receiving an organ.
The measured risk was death before receiving a transplant.
The article does not identify the transplant types or the fitness program.
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Human Rights Watch urged Zambia’s authorities to stop arrests and other measures against opposition members and government critics after the August 2026 election. The group called for access to lawyers and medical care for detainees, the release of people held arbitrarily, and investigations into alleged abuses by security forces.
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President Hakainde Hichilema won a second term in Zambia’s disputed August 2026 election.
Human Rights Watch said police and military personnel detained, beat, threatened, and forcibly disappeared people before and after the election.
The group said opposition members, lawyers, journalists, and government critics were among those targeted.
Opposition leader Brian Mundubile was detained on treason allegations after saying the opposition had won.
Police raided Mundubile’s home the day after the August 13 election, and former cabinet member Mutotwe Kafwaya was shot and killed during the operation.
Human Rights Watch called for an independent investigation into Kafwaya’s death.
About a dozen other opposition figures who questioned the election results were arrested, according to the article.
Zambian police said the sudden closure of courts two weeks after the election was an intelligence-led preventive measure; Human Rights Watch said it blocked election challenges.
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A woman displayed a sign reading “I support genocide” at a London protest against the proscription of Palestine Action. The article says the sign alone does not provide grounds for arrest under UK law, and she did not appear to face police action.
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The protest took place in London.
The demonstration opposed the proscription of Palestine Action.
A woman held a sign reading “I support genocide.”
The woman did not appear to be arrested.
The article says that holding such a sign, by itself, is not grounds for arrest under UK law.
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President Donald Trump told Axios he is in no rush to decide whether to resume fighting Iran, saying his administration is allowing negotiations to continue while preparing for possible renewed military action. Qatar is circulating a draft plan to restart direct U.S.-Iran talks, as officials in both countries signal that diplomacy remains possible and disagree over the terms.
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Trump said the United States would take action one way or another but had no immediate decision on renewed fighting.
Qatari mediators drafted a sequence of confidence-building steps intended to help resume direct negotiations between the United States and Iran.
A diplomat familiar with the talks said Qatar was waiting for feedback from both countries on the draft agreement.
The article describes three approaches being urged to Trump: seek a deal, resume military action, or maintain economic pressure without war or an agreement.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei had given the government authority to pursue an agreement through diplomacy.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said diplomatic exchanges had intensified and said talks would resume if the United States accepted Iran's conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed diplomatic efforts with Iran's Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei; Russia has also offered to take part in a nuclear agreement.
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After Israel’s election produced no clear winner, President Isaac Herzog is preparing to consult parliamentary factions about forming a coalition. Efrat Shapira Rosenberg says rival camps have stated whom they will not join, but have not identified partners, and divisions also run within the opposition bloc backing Gadi Eisenkot.
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Israel’s election ended in a deadlock, with no clear winner.
President Isaac Herzog is preparing to consult parliamentary factions on forming a new coalition.
Efrat Shapira Rosenberg expects Herzog to urge rival camps to form a coalition.
Shapira said political camps have named partners they reject but have not said whom they would join.
Shapira said divisions exist within the opposition bloc supporting Gadi Eisenkot.
Shapira is a co-host of the Israeli politics podcast Miflaget Hamakshavot.
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Australia’s High Court is set to hear two challenges to the country’s ban on social media access for children under 16. The Digital Freedom Project argues the ban limits free communication, while Reddit says it raises privacy and political-rights concerns; the government says the policy protects children.
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The hearings are scheduled to begin Tuesday and last two days.
The ban took effect on 10 December last year.
Ten platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Reddit, must take reasonable steps to prevent under-16s from accessing their services.
Platforms can face fines of up to A$99 million for serious or repeated violations.
No company had been fined since the ban began, according to the article.
The eSafety Commissioner has opened investigations into alleged non-compliance by Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube.
The Digital Freedom Project filed its constitutional challenge before the ban began; two teen plaintiffs later withdrew from the case.
WhatsApp, Roblox, Discord, YouTube Kids and Google Classroom are not covered by the ban.
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Fighting intensified after a rare ceasefire in Ukraine’s Kherson region ended Sunday. Ukrainian officials reported deadly Russian strikes in Zaporizhzhia and attacks on a medical facility in Kharkiv, while Russia said it had struck Ukrainian energy and port infrastructure. U.S.-led talks between Russia and Ukraine are expected to resume next week, according to U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff.
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A ceasefire in the Kherson region enabled a humanitarian mission to reach Russian-occupied Oleshky; it ended Sunday.
Zaporizhzhia authorities said Russian bombing killed 29 people on Tuesday; an acting regional governor had earlier reported at least 26 deaths.
Kharkiv regional officials said a strike on a medical facility wounded 25 people and led about 200 patients to evacuate.
Ukraine warned of ballistic missile threats to Kharkiv, Kyiv, Dnipro and Sumy.
Russia’s Defence Ministry said it had carried out a massive strike on Ukrainian energy facilities and port infrastructure in the Odesa region.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said nearly 500 drones heading toward the capital region had been destroyed.
Britain and France announced military exercises in Poland involving about 2,800 troops from 10 European countries; the force would deploy only after a ceasefire.
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said U.S.-led talks between Russia and Ukraine were expected to resume the following week.
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Iran says its seven-step proposal for a ceasefire and renewed talks with the United States can now be implemented within two days, rather than a week. Tehran says the proposal depends on U.S. acceptance of its conditions, while Qatar and Pakistan continue to facilitate indirect talks amid the ongoing conflict.
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Iran’s proposal includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz and resuming talks on Iran’s nuclear programme.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran had condensed the proposal so it could be implemented within two days.
Iran’s stated conditions include lifting the U.S. naval blockade of its ports, removing sanctions, ending strikes, and agreeing to a regional ceasefire.
Baghaei did not say that Iran had changed its demands or that the United States had accepted the proposal.
Iranian state news agency IRNA reported that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei gave the government authority to accelerate talks with the United States.
Qatar and Pakistan are helping facilitate indirect negotiations.
President Donald Trump said the war would end “very soon one way or the other” and that Iran would either make a deal or the United States would end it.
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