At least 300 schools in Italy were evacuated on Wednesday after receiving the same bomb threat by email, Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara said. He said authorities presumed the alerts were hoaxes and expected the number of affected schools to rise; Italian police are investigating.
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The alerts led to evacuations at at least 300 schools across Italy.
Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara said the schools received the same bomb alert message.
A school in Rome told parents that students had been moved to a safe area and were supervised by teaching staff.
A government source said the email was signed by a person claiming to be “Mikhail Andropov, leader of the Vilayat of Misoginistan.”
The same purported author claimed responsibility for bomb-threat emails sent to newsrooms in Ireland and Bulgaria on Friday.
Rome police said Italian police forces were investigating the matter.
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Mahmoud Abdel-Malek, a 20-year-old goalkeeper for Gaza Sports Club, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. Days earlier, he had played in a tournament honoring Palestinian athletes killed since October 2023.
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Abdel-Malek was 20 years old.
He played goalkeeper for Gaza Sports Club.
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza City killed him.
He had played in a tournament days before his death.
The tournament honored 1,017 Palestinian athletes killed since October 2023.
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Pope Leo will end a three-day visit to Argentina with an outdoor Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Luján, then travel to Peru on his 12-day South America tour. In Peru, he is scheduled to visit places tied to his missionary work and meet President Keiko Fujimori, whose election faced fraud accusations and vote-counting delays.
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The outdoor Mass in Argentina is expected to draw millions of people.
Leo is also scheduled to visit one of Argentina’s largest penitentiaries.
His Argentina visit has included Church criticism of President Javier Milei’s cuts to social programs.
Leo served as a missionary in Peru for about 20 years before becoming pope.
He was bishop of Chiclayo from 2015 to 2023 and plans to spend three days there.
Leo is scheduled to arrive at Callao Air Base at 5:30 p.m. local time and then go to the presidential palace.
Keiko Fujimori won Peru’s election earlier this year amid fraud accusations and delays in counting votes.
In 2017, Leo, then known as Bishop Robert Prevost, criticized the pardon of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, who had been convicted of serious human rights abuses.
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Services are taking place across the UK and elsewhere to mark Armistice Day and remember people who died in conflicts. A national two-minute silence is scheduled for 11:00 GMT, the time the 1918 armistice took effect.
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The Cenotaph service in Whitehall will include government ministers, senior international military figures, schoolchildren and cadets.
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle and Lord Speaker Lord Forsyth will lay wreaths at Westminster.
Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka is scheduled to read a poem at Westminster.
A ceremony will also take place at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.
The armistice ending the First World War’s fighting took effect at 11:00 on 11 November 1918.
French President Emmanuel Macron attended a ceremony in Paris where a wreath was laid at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
On Remembrance Sunday, King Charles III led a two-minute silence and laid a wreath at the Cenotaph before a march-past by 10,000 armed forces veterans.
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Russia and Ukraine resumed U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, November 11, for a second day. Kyiv’s chief negotiator, Rustem Umerov, announced that the talks had resumed.
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The talks are taking place in Abu Dhabi.
The United States is mediating the talks.
The talks entered their second day on November 11, 2026.
Rustem Umerov, Kyiv’s chief negotiator, said the talks had resumed.
The talks concern efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
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French journalist Christophe Gleizes has spent 500 days in an Algerian jail, according to the article. His friend, Pierre de la Saussay, appeared as a guest in the report.
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The article reports that Christophe Gleizes has been in an Algerian jail for 500 days.
Gleizes is a French journalist.
Pierre de la Saussay, described as Gleizes’s friend, was the report’s guest.
The report was issued on November 11, 2026.
The article lists Algeria, France, journalists, and press freedom as keywords.
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A France 24 video examines the claim that climate change is making clownfish more aggressive. It features Theresa Rueger, a senior lecturer in tropical marine biology; the page provides no further details about the evidence or findings.
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The video is titled “Angry Nemo: clown fish becoming more aggressive because of climate change.”
France 24 published the video on November 11, 2026.
The video runs for 1 minute and 2 seconds.
The video features Theresa Rueger, a senior lecturer in tropical marine biology.
The page lists oceans and climate change as keywords.
The page does not provide a transcript or details about the research behind the claim.
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Spain held its first general strike in 14 years, three weeks before national polls, according to the report. Sarah Morris reported live from Madrid on November 11, 2026; the article text gives no further details about the strike.
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The report describes the action as Spain's first general strike in 14 years.
The strike took place three weeks before national polls, according to the headline.
Sarah Morris reported live from Madrid.
The report was issued on November 11, 2026.
The article text does not state the strike's causes, scale, or impact.
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The UK and Argentina are disputing the Sea Lion oil project near the Falkland Islands at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. Argentina is seeking a provisional order to suspend drilling, while the UK says the project can proceed and argues the hearing does not concern sovereignty over the islands.
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Sea Lion is a joint project involving UK company Rockhopper Exploration and Israel’s Navitas Petroleum.
The oilfield lies about 220km from the Falkland Islands, which the UK administers and Argentina claims as Las Malvinas.
Rockhopper estimates the field contains 1.7 billion barrels of oil, with 500 million barrels recoverable.
The companies expect to begin the project in March 2027 and start oil production in 2028.
Argentina filed its tribunal complaint on October 13, seeking provisional measures against the UK and the project.
Argentina says the project violates a UN resolution calling on both countries to avoid unilateral actions while the sovereignty dispute remains unresolved.
UK Attorney General Ellie Reeves told the tribunal that blocking the project could cost the islands billions of pounds.
Argentina’s lawyer argued that island residents do not have the right to decide which state the islands belong to.
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Letters written by Gunner Willie Webber to his wife, Gladys, during World War I have led to a community memorial in Knighton, Powys. Webber was killed in an accident in October 1918, weeks before the Armistice; more than a century later, a collector bought the letters and worked with their seller and local supporters to preserve the couple’s story.
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Webber and Gladys married at St Edward’s Church in Knighton in December 1917.
Webber served with the Royal Garrison Artillery’s 297th Siege Battery on the Western Front.
He sent Gladys more than 100 letters between December 1917 and October 1918.
Webber was 25 when he died after his gun backfired in October 1918.
Andy Garner bought the letters at an online auction in 2025 for £351.51.
Seller Keith Budgen returned the auction money to Garner after the sale.
Supporters raised £1,600 in two and a half weeks for a memorial bench at St Edward’s Church.
A remembrance service included a tribute from bell-ringers and a bugler, with support from the Royal British Legion.
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Workers across Spain began a 24-hour general strike to demand action on the housing crisis, disrupting transport and businesses. The strike comes less than three weeks before a November 29 snap election, after the government failed to pass proposed housing measures.
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The walkout began at midnight on Wednesday and is Spain’s first general strike in 14 years.
Unions UGT and CCOO reported major work stoppages in the early hours, including 90 percent participation in the automotive and port sectors.
Minor incidents included burning-tyre roadblocks in Barcelona and scuffles near Madrid’s main wholesale market.
Spain’s average rent has almost doubled over the past 10 years, according to the article.
Housing activists called for the strike after the September eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal, who died a few days later.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called a snap election for November 29 after parliament rejected his government’s housing measures.
Business groups, the conservative Popular Party and far-right Vox criticized or opposed the strike.
In October, an average 50-square-metre apartment in Madrid rented for 1,170 euros a month, nearly half the average gross monthly salary of 2,460 euros.
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Wayne Rooney, Joanna Page and 10 other celebrities will enter the Australian camp for the 2026 series of ITV’s I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! The series opens on Monday, 16 November, with Ant and Dec returning as hosts.
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The 12 contestants include former footballer Wayne Rooney, actor Joanna Page, YouTuber Sharky, Kaiser Chiefs singer Ricky Wilson and Paralympian Ade Adepitan.
Other contestants are Claire Sweeney, Mariella Frostrup, AJ Odudu, Jack Skipper, Chloe Burrows and Leomie Anderson.
Ade Adepitan will be the show’s first wheelchair user, and producers are adapting the camp to improve accessibility.
Rooney said he hopes to win after his wife, Coleen Rooney, finished as runner-up in 2024.
Rooney said his fears include jumping from a helicopter, snakes and things in the water.
The series is in its 26th year.
Comedian Leigh Francis is not in the official line-up, though the article says he is rumoured to join later.
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Heavy rain has flooded displacement camps and businesses in Gaza, where war damage has weakened sewage and stormwater systems. Local officials say shortages of fuel, equipment, funding, and supplies limit emergency response and repair work.
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Gaza’s Government Media Office says rain submerged or damaged 70,000 tents, affecting about 350,000 people.
Water in some displacement camps reached nearly 1.5 metres, according to the media office.
The media office reports that more than 700 kilometres of Gaza’s sewage network have been destroyed.
Gaza’s Civil Defence received more than 2,000 distress calls within 12 hours of the storm and responded to 218, citing fuel shortages and equipment breakdowns.
Gaza City municipality says it lost about 85 percent of its vehicles and heavy equipment during the war.
Municipal spokesman Husni Muhanna says six of Gaza City’s eight sewage pumps were destroyed, and drainage capacity has fallen to about 20 percent at best.
Gaza City has lost about 2,800 of its 4,800 storm drains that existed before the war, Muhanna says.
The municipality and local institutions have prepared a winter emergency plan requiring $1.3 million in materials and field equipment, but officials say Israeli restrictions hinder funding and supplies.
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Portugal said it would close schools, non-essential services and a major international technology conference on Wednesday as Storm Charles approaches. The country is preparing for gale-force winds.
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Portugal announced the closures for Wednesday.
Schools will close.
Non-essential services will shut.
A major international technology conference will be closed.
Authorities are preparing for gale-force winds from Storm Charles.
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Russia’s Kremlin has opened applications for a third round of its Time of Heroes program, which trains military veterans for government and civilian management roles. The program and proposed changes to local-government hiring rules give veterans routes into public service, while officials have reported growing veteran representation among lawmakers.
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The third Time of Heroes intake offers three years of training, including 18 months at Russia’s Presidential Academy, and now accepts applicants with a high-school education.
The program counts military achievements in selection, and Sergei Kiriyenko said more than 5,000 people applied within 24 hours of applications opening.
A proposed law would count military service as local-government experience, potentially helping veterans qualify for higher-ranking municipal jobs and related benefits.
Election chief Ella Pamfilova said candidates identified as war veterans won more than 10 percent of seats in the September State Duma elections.
The article says 41 veteran lawmakers belong to United Russia, and program organizers say 19 of them took part in earlier Time of Heroes rounds.
More than 44,000 people applied for the program’s first intake; 83 were selected and 82 graduated.
The second intake received 21,644 applications and admitted 85 people, including 37 applicants carried over from the first round.
Applications for the third intake close January 25, 2027; the number of places has not been announced.
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Investment in health care is helping countries in Asia and the Middle East build hospitals that attract specialist patients from abroad. Experts say these institutions can keep spending at home and expand medical training, but they may also widen gaps in access if skilled staff and high-quality care remain concentrated among wealthy patients.
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India, Singapore, Thailand and South Korea have developed medical tourism as an economic strategy.
Some countries are investing in specialist care at home rather than sending complex cases abroad.
Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 initiative has prioritized digital health infrastructure.
Saudi Arabia’s Seha Virtual Hospital connects more than 240 hospitals for remote specialist consultations and intensive care monitoring.
Experts say research systems, workforce training and safety practices take time to develop and cannot simply be purchased.
High-end private hospitals in countries such as India and Thailand can offer much better care than most residents can access.
Experts warn that highly qualified doctors may concentrate in hospitals serving wealthy patients and medical tourists.
The World Health Organization projects a global shortage of 11 million health workers by 2030.
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The article says Hamas may seek to use political uncertainty in Washington and Israel to gain leverage over disarmament, Gaza’s reconstruction and its future role in Palestinian governance. Counterterrorism expert Magnus Ranstorp says the group could pursue political accommodation while retaining military infrastructure and its social networks in Gaza.
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The article describes a major midterm setback for President Donald Trump’s party and uncertainty over Benjamin Netanyahu’s political position.
Ranstorp says Hamas may see divisions in Washington and Israeli political uncertainty as room to maneuver.
Hamas has not fully restored its formal leadership structure since the 2024 killing of Ismail Haniyeh, according to the article.
After Yahya Sinwar was killed, Hamas formed a temporary leadership committee and chose Khalil al-Hayya as its chief in July.
Ranstorp says Hamas maintains influence through military networks, political activity and religious, charitable and social welfare organizations.
The article says Palestinians are scheduled to vote on November 28, the first such election in two decades.
Hamas won the 2006 Palestinian election, after which clashes with Fatah led to Hamas taking control of Gaza.
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Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said Salvadoran troops in Haiti destroyed the headquarters of one of the country’s most powerful gangs. The report says El Salvador deployed more than 2,000 soldiers to Haiti in late October after four Salvadoran troops went missing there.
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Bukele announced the reported destruction on Tuesday.
The target was described as the headquarters of one of Haiti’s most powerful gangs.
More than 2,000 Salvadoran soldiers have been deployed to Haiti.
The deployment began in late October.
The deployment followed the disappearance of four Salvadoran troops in Haiti.
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Thames Valley Police said they asked Russell Brand to leave Jemima Goldsmith’s Oxfordshire home in July 2014 after she reported an alleged assault. Goldsmith later said she called police during a violent incident but chose not to press charges; police said they made no arrests.
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Police said they were contacted by the alleged victim on 25 July 2014.
Officers asked Brand to leave the address at Goldsmith’s request.
Police said they made no arrests in connection with the incident.
Goldsmith wrote on X that she called police to remove Brand during a violent incident.
Goldsmith said she chose not to press charges.
The article reports that Brand was jailed for 10 and a half years on Monday.
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The documentary NAZA has drawn more than 1.5 million cinema viewers worldwide since its release last month, according to the article. The film, about killings of civilians in Gaza, has screened in 47 territories, won awards and is planned for free streaming on the Guardian website in early December.
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The article reports a worldwide audience of 1,547,033 as of November 6.
Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor directed the documentary, which the Guardian produced.
NAZA won the Special Jury prize at the Venice film festival in September.
The film has screened in 47 territories.
In Italy, it recorded 717,517 admissions, making it the country's third most-watched theatrical documentary of all time, according to the article.
The film recorded 102,508 admissions in the UK and Ireland and 132,323 across Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
It drew 83,673 admissions in the United States and Canada, and more than 82,000 in France during a 48-hour cinema run.
The Guardian plans to release the film for free streaming on its website in early December.
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