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Peru gets ready to welcome Pope Leo XIV on his South America tour

3d ago • France24

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Pope Leo XIV continued his South American tour with a visit to Peru on Wednesday, November 11, after stops in Uruguay and Argentina. Peru prepared to welcome him with a giant statue in his honor.

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Pope Leo XIV was born in the United States.
He lived in Peru for several years.
He became a Peruvian citizen.
His Peru visit followed stops in Uruguay and Argentina.
Peru unveiled a giant statue in his honor ahead of his arrival.

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Russia and Ukraine hold US-backed talks after Trump says broad deal is possible

3d ago • France24

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Russian and Ukrainian officials held US-brokered talks on November 10, their first such meeting since February. The talks followed US President Donald Trump’s statement last week that a broad deal to end the war and guarantee security in Europe was possible.

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Russian and Ukrainian officials met on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
The meeting was brokered by the United States.
The talks were the first US-brokered talks between the sides since February.
Trump said the previous week that a broad deal was possible.
The proposed deal would address ending the war in Ukraine and guaranteeing security in Europe.

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U.S. becoming first nation to refuse U.N. Human Rights Council review

3d ago • CBS News

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The United States is set to skip its review of its human rights record at the U.N. Human Rights Council, becoming the first country to fully refuse the process since it began two decades ago. The Trump administration says it does not recognize the council’s credibility; critics warn the decision could weaken the review system and encourage other countries to avoid scrutiny.

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The council reviews the human rights records of all 193 U.N. member states, usually every four to five years.
The U.S. had already missed its scheduled review appointment last year.
The review, initially scheduled for November 2025, was postponed in hopes the U.S. would participate.
The State Department said the administration gives the council no credibility and accused it of anti-American rhetoric and failing to condemn serious rights abuses.
The council says a review cannot proceed without representatives from the country being examined.
The review process includes a presentation by the country, questions from other national delegations and recommendations.
The American Civil Liberties Union and allied groups urged the U.N. human rights chief to issue an update on rights in the United States early next year.
A former council official said the U.S. decision could damage the credibility of the review system.

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UK author M John Harrison’s End of Everything wins Booker Prize

3d ago • Al Jazeera

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British author M John Harrison won the 2026 Booker Prize for his science-fiction novel, The End of Everything. At 81, he is the oldest winner in the award’s history, and the novel is the first science-fiction work to receive the prize.

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The judging panel unanimously chose Harrison’s 198-page novel.
The book is set on the southeast English coast after an unspecified calamity and the arrival of mysterious alien entities.
The story follows a beachcomber who lives with his aunt and finds a shape-shifting object on the shore.
Harrison received £50,000, about $67,000, at a ceremony in London.
He beat five other finalists, including previous Booker winners Douglas Stuart and Marlon James.
Harrison is two years older than Margaret Atwood was when she won the prize in 2019.
Founded in 1969, the Booker Prize recognizes English-language novels published in the UK and Ireland.

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Scoop: El Salvador blasts U.S. State Dept. over Haiti gang war

3d ago • Axios

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El Salvador and U.S. State Department officials have disputed how Salvadoran forces coordinated military operations against gangs in Haiti. The dispute followed President Donald Trump’s support for El Salvador’s deployment and a U.S. diplomatic protest that El Salvador later rebutted.

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Four Salvadoran aviation technicians supporting medical evacuations were captured by gangs in Haiti on Oct. 18, according to the article.
President Nayib Bukele sent special forces to Haiti after receiving support from President Donald Trump on Oct. 27.
Salvadoran forces conducted operations against gangs in Port-au-Prince, including responding to attacks on international forces.
U.S. Chargé d’Affaires David Howell told Haiti’s prime minister on Nov. 4 that Salvadoran forces were not coordinating with the Gang Suppression Force (GSF) and could endanger its troops and civilians.
A Nov. 5 U.S. diplomatic note said Salvadoran forces had failed to coordinate and that their gunfire struck the U.S. embassy, nearly hitting U.S. personnel.
El Salvador’s government issued a rebuttal on Monday, disputing the U.S. claims about embassy gunfire and coordination with the GSF and Haitian officials.
State Department officials said they did not know who authorized the diplomatic note and declined to comment on Howell’s message.

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South Africa's ANC slumps to worst-ever election result

3d ago • France24

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South Africa’s African National Congress won 30.76 percent of the vote in municipal elections, its worst-ever election result, the electoral commission said Sunday. No party won outright in many municipalities, setting up coalition talks over governing several major cities.

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The African National Congress (ANC) received 30.76 percent of the vote in municipal elections.
The result was the ANC’s worst-ever electoral performance.
South Africa’s electoral commission announced the result on Sunday.
No party won an outright majority in many municipalities.
Multiparty coalition negotiations are expected over the government of several major cities.
The ANC has dominated South African politics since the end of apartheid.

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Ugandan former intelligence officer exposes alleged army abuses

3d ago • France24

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Former Ugandan military intelligence officer Lieutenant Herbert Matanda Mabonga accused the army of secretly detaining and torturing opponents in clandestine locations. Videos he released in late September spread widely on social media and sparked an outcry; a France 24 correspondent interviewed him from exile.

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Herbert Matanda Mabonga is a former Ugandan military intelligence officer.
Mabonga accused the army of secretly detaining opponents.
He alleged that detainees were tortured in clandestine houses.
Mabonga released videos in late September.
The videos were widely shared on social media.
The videos sparked an outcry in Uganda.
A France 24 correspondent interviewed Mabonga from his place of exile.

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Pakistan TV anchor allegedly shot dead at home by her husband

3d ago • Al Jazeera

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Pakistani TV anchor Rabiya Ahsan was allegedly shot dead at home, in her bedroom. Police are investigating her husband’s claim that the shooting was accidental.

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Rabiya Ahsan was a Pakistani TV anchor.
Ahsan was allegedly shot at her home.
The shooting reportedly took place in her bedroom.
Ahsan’s husband said the shooting was accidental, according to the article.
Police are investigating the husband’s claim.

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Iran’s Ayatollah Pushes the Nuclear Limits | Opinion

3d ago • Newsweek

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The opinion article argues that Iran may be moving beyond its stated 2,000-kilometer missile-range limit and reconsidering its nuclear policy. It cites a reported directive issued in Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s name and public calls to revise Iran’s nuclear doctrine, while noting that the directive’s meeting details and Khamenei’s public appearance have not been independently verified.

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The article says Iran’s security doctrine included a 2,000-kilometer missile-range cap and a stated ban on weapons of mass destruction.
Iran’s supreme leader’s website reportedly published an October 31 account of a meeting with military chiefs and a directive to respond to threats without geographical limits.
The reported directive said Israeli and American assets should be treated as targets, according to the article.
The article says the meeting account gave no date or location and included no image; it also says no independently verified photo, audio, or video of Mojtaba Khamenei had surfaced since February.
Iran reportedly fired two ballistic missiles toward the U.S.-British base on Diego Garcia on March 20, at a distance of about 4,000 kilometers; the article says Tehran denied the launch while state media reported it.
On October 30, Friday prayer leader Mohammad Javad Haj-Aliakbari reportedly called for revising Iran’s nuclear doctrine and urged officials to submit a proposal to the supreme leader.
The article links the policy debate to stalled talks and signals from Washington that renewed strikes on Iran may be imminent.

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Trump's Iran Quagmire Helps Set Stage for the Next Great War in Africa

3d ago • Newsweek

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Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of supporting a rebel alliance that launched an offensive in Tigray in September, raising fears of renewed fighting between the two countries. Analysts quoted by Newsweek warn that the crisis could overlap with Sudan’s civil war and worsen regional tensions, as disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz increases the Red Sea’s strategic importance.

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The rebel alliance includes the Tigray People's Liberation Front and six other groups; the reported membership of a seventh group is disputed.
The TPLF and its allies said their alliance aims to overthrow Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government.
Ethiopia and Eritrea fought alongside each other in the previous Tigray war, which ended with a 2022 peace agreement.
The article says the 2020–2022 Tigray war killed hundreds of thousands of people and displaced millions.
Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993, and the countries fought a war from 1998 to 2000.
Ethiopia has sought access to the Red Sea, a demand that has heightened tensions with Eritrea.
The article links disruptions to Strait of Hormuz traffic during the U.S.-Iran war with the increased strategic importance of Red Sea shipping routes.

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What is Hasina’s game plan as she seeks a passport to return to Bangladesh?

3d ago • Al Jazeera

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Sheikh Hasina has sought a new passport and national identity card from Bangladesh’s High Commission in New Delhi, saying she wants to return to Bangladesh next month. Bangladesh has rejected the passport request, and she faces a death sentence in absentia tied to the 2024 crackdown. Analysts quoted in the article say the announcement may be intended to keep her and her banned Awami League politically relevant, rather than signal an imminent return.

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Hasina fled to India after a 2024 mass uprising forced her from power.
She was sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity over the crackdown on student-led protests, a charge she denies.
The article says more than 1,400 people were killed during the 2024 uprising, citing the United Nations.
Bangladesh rejected Hasina’s request for a new passport and says it will pursue her extradition from India.
A Bangladeshi prosecutor said Hasina would face execution if she returned.
Hasina’s existing travel documents have been revoked, according to the article.
Analysts quoted in the article say her passport request may help keep her politically relevant and rally Awami League supporters.

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Watch: Man smashes Chinese government building with excavator

3d ago • BBC World

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Police in China’s Shaanxi province detained a 47-year-old man after he damaged a government building with construction machinery on Monday afternoon. Videos posted on social media show an excavator tearing down the building’s facade; staff were evacuated, and police said no one was injured.

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Police in Shaanxi province said they detained a 47-year-old man.
Police said the man damaged a government building with construction machinery on Monday afternoon.
Videos circulating on social media show an excavator tearing down the building’s facade.
Local media reported that staff inside the building were urgently evacuated.
Police said no one was injured.
Police did not give a motive for the incident.

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Police officer dies and another injured after backpack explosion in Oviedo

3d ago • BBC World

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A police officer died and another was injured when a backpack exploded in Oviedo, northern Spain, on Tuesday morning. Police said officers from the Special Canine Unit had arrived to examine the suspicious bag.

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The explosion occurred in Oviedo, Spain.
One police officer died and another was injured.
The officers were members of Spain’s Special Canine Unit.
Police said the team had arrived to examine a suspicious backpack.
The officer who died was named Juan José.
Local media reported that officers found the backpack while responding to a separate incident.

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Meghan Markle Makes First Appearance Since Father's Arrest

3d ago • Newsweek

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Meghan Markle made her first public appearance after her father, Thomas Markle, was arrested and charged with possessing child abuse images. She canceled a speech at an online child-safety event in Brussels, and Prince Harry delivered it instead.

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Meghan was scheduled to speak at the opening of the Lost Screen Memorial at the European Parliament in Brussels.
Prince Harry gave the speech in her place.
The Daily Telegraph reported that Meghan was too upset to deliver remarks about child protection.
Thomas Markle was arrested at his care home in Florida and appeared in federal court on Friday.
He faces a charge of possessing child pornography and has denied the allegations.
Harry said that digital platforms can influence children and that companies have significant power over their futures.

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Russia, Ukraine and US meet for Abu Dhabi talks as Trump says war can 'end soon'

3d ago • ABC News

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Representatives from Russia, Ukraine and the United States met in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 10 for another round of peace talks. The sides remain far apart on a settlement, though earlier negotiations led to some prisoner exchanges and brief local ceasefires.

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U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are leading the American delegation.
Ukraine's delegation is led by Rustem Umerov, with Kyrylo Budanov and Davyd Arakhamia also attending.
Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky is leading Russia's delegation, according to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.
The first U.S.-brokered trilateral meeting took place in Geneva in February 2026.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the talks would focus on security issues and principles for a comprehensive settlement.
Ukraine said it is prioritizing an end to hostilities, post-war security guarantees, economic recovery and humanitarian measures.
The article says Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly rejected U.S.-Ukrainian ceasefire proposals.

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Israel's new parliament to be sworn in as Eisenkot prepares government

3d ago • France24

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Israel’s new 120-seat parliament is set to be sworn in as opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot tries to form a government. Neither Eisenkot’s bloc nor Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc has a majority, and Eisenkot has 28 days, with a possible 14-day extension, to build a coalition.

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President Isaac Herzog gave Eisenkot the mandate to form a government on Sunday.
A government needs 61 votes in parliament to take office.
Eisenkot’s core opposition bloc has 48 seats, while 19 Arab-Israeli lawmakers could help it reach a majority if they support a government without joining it.
Avigdor Lieberman has opposed relying on Arab-Israeli lawmakers and has proposed an alliance with ultra-Orthodox parties, which hold 13 seats.
Eisenkot’s Yashar party said it would nominate Matan Kahana for parliament speaker.
The opposition plans to seek a commission investigating security failures before Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack.
The opposition also plans to nominate Lieberman to chair parliament’s foreign affairs and defence committee.

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US, Russia and Ukraine hold trilateral talks aimed at ending war – Europe live

3d ago • Guardian World

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U.S., Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are set to hold two days of talks in Abu Dhabi aimed at ending the war. The discussions are expected to address Ukraine’s postwar security and economic recovery, while the sides remain far apart on territorial demands and European officials will not take part directly.

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The talks are scheduled to begin Tuesday and are described as the first substantive discussions aimed at ending the war since February.
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are leading the American delegation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian battlefield successes were strengthening Kyiv’s position in negotiations.
A U.S. official said security guarantees for Ukraine, including a possible NATO-style mutual defense commitment, would be a central topic.
Ukraine wants Russia pushed back to the countries’ original border, while Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks control of all of eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region.
European officials from countries including France and Germany and the European Commission will not join the talks directly; Ukraine’s delegation plans to brief them separately.
Ukrainian delegation head Rustem Umerov said priorities include ending the fighting, postwar security guarantees, economic recovery and humanitarian measures.

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Badenoch lays out £36bn Tory welfare cut plan and defends slashing disability benefits – UK politics live

3d ago • Guardian World

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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch outlined a proposed £36bn reduction in UK welfare spending in a policy document called *Welfare That Works*. She defended cuts to sickness and disability benefits, while Labour accused the Conservatives of creating the problems they now promise to address.

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The Conservatives say their proposals would reduce welfare spending by £36bn.
Badenoch said the party was publishing its plans before an election to avoid giving voters “nasty surprises” later.
The article says more than a third of the proposed savings would come from cuts to sickness and disability benefits.
Badenoch argued that some people with serious health challenges can still contribute to work and their communities.
Labour said the Conservatives could not be trusted to fix welfare problems they had created.
Labour said the welfare bill rose by £33bn in the Conservatives’ final year in government.
Labour said it was improving face-to-face assessments and providing personalised employment support, with further reforms to follow reviews by Alan Milburn and Stephen Timms.

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Disgraced former leader Sheikh Hasina plans return to Bangladesh after two years in exile

3d ago • Guardian World

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Sheikh Hasina has applied for a new passport and national identity card and, according to exiled Awami League members, plans to return to Bangladesh in December 2026. Bangladesh says she could return only under a prisoner-exchange arrangement; she faces arrest after a tribunal sentenced her to death for crimes against humanity, charges she rejects.

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Hasina has lived in India since leaving Bangladesh in August 2024 after a mass uprising toppled her government.
Exiled Awami League members told the Guardian that Hasina is confident she will return in December and that some party figures have already gone back to Bangladesh.
A UK lawyer acting for Hasina requested a new passport and national identity card from Bangladesh’s high commission.
A Bangladeshi tribunal convicted Hasina of crimes against humanity over a crackdown on student protests and sentenced her to death.
Hasina rejects the charges and says the tribunal that convicted her was illegitimate.
Bangladesh has pressed India to extradite Hasina, but India has not acted on the request, according to the article.
Bangladesh’s government says Hasina could return only through an acceptable prisoner exchange under the two countries’ extradition treaty.
The Awami League remains banned in Bangladesh, and thousands of its members are in jail, the article reports.

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Will the Trump-supporting UK right share in his ignominy? No, it’s too dishonest for that | Polly Toynbee

3d ago • Guardian US

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Polly Toynbee argues that recent election results in several countries should not be taken as proof that voters have rejected Donald Trump’s politics, and says economic pressures may explain some shifts in support. She examines the implications for UK politics, where Andy Burnham has highlighted the cost of living and linked it to conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, while warning that economic shocks could hurt the government.

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The article cites recent election results in Serbia, Hungary and Brazil, and refers to Israel as an upcoming political test.
Toynbee says voters elected Donald Trump twice despite his conduct and policies, including his actions after the 2020 election and his support for Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
The article says Kansas elected its first Democratic senator since 1932, two years after voting for Trump.
Toynbee suggests economic concerns, including blocked supplies of fertilizer and fossil fuels through the Strait of Hormuz, may have influenced voters in Kansas.
Andy Burnham said the cost of living was a central focus of his first three months in Downing Street and linked price pressures to conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine.
The article reports that Burnham has offered payments of £45 and £100 to ease financial pressures, and anticipates higher energy bills and possible interest-rate increases.
Rob Ford warns that economic crashes can damage leaders’ standing and says incumbency tends to weigh on leaders.
The article says recent UK figures showed gains in growth, productivity, investment and wages, although wages rose only slightly faster than inflation.

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