U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting G7 foreign ministers in Paris for two days of talks on the wars involving Ukraine and Iran, energy, and artificial intelligence. Allies are expected to seek clarity on President Donald Trump’s plans after his party’s major losses in the midterm elections.
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The G7 meeting brings together the United States, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Rubio said postwar security guarantees for Ukraine and Europe are a major concern for allies.
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are scheduled to meet Ukrainian and Russian officials in Abu Dhabi to discuss possible compromises.
Rubio said no agreement on Ukraine’s postwar security arrangements has been finalized.
Mediators have proposed an interim solution to the Iran conflict, which has disrupted key shipping lanes and driven up fuel prices.
Rubio said the Iran negotiations are not close to a breakthrough and that Iranian demands remain unacceptable to the United States.
The talks follow major Republican losses in the midterm elections, which cost the party control of Congress.
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A shooting in Krakow on Saturday killed six people and wounded about 15, marking Poland’s deadliest fatal shooting since the end of communism in 1989. The attack comes as political tensions are rising over judicial appointments and ahead of the annual Independence March, which draws large nationalist crowds.
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A gunman opened fire at random in Krakow’s historic market square on Saturday.
Six people, including two foreigners, died, and about 15 others were wounded.
Police said the suspect died in hospital on Monday.
The bodies of the suspect’s parents and sister were found at their home; prosecutors are investigating the attack as an act of terrorism.
Poland’s interior minister said the suspect was fascinated by far-right ideologies.
A Constitutional Tribunal meeting is scheduled for Tuesday amid a dispute over judicial appointments between Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government and its opponents.
The opposition Law and Justice party called off planned protests for Monday and Tuesday after the shooting, but protests could resume later in the week.
The annual Independence March is scheduled for Wednesday, and President Karol Nawrocki has said he will attend.
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Berkeley Earth says there is a 95% chance that 2026 will become the hottest year on record, driven by human-caused global warming and El Niño. The warning comes as leaders meet in Antalya, Turkey, for COP31, where countries face pressure to cut emissions and adapt to worsening weather extremes.
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Berkeley Earth says 2026 is 95% likely to surpass the previous temperature record, set in 2024.
The World Meteorological Organization forecasts that 2026 will rank among the four warmest years on record.
The WMO says an unusually powerful El Niño is expected to continue into 2027 and raise temperatures.
The EU’s Copernicus climate service reported that October was the hottest October on record.
Scientists identify rising atmospheric carbon dioxide, mostly from burning fossil fuels, as the main driver of long-term warming.
About 90% of the extra heat trapped by greenhouse gases has been absorbed by the oceans, according to the article.
COP31 opened in Antalya, Turkey, as negotiators confront both emissions reduction and adaptation to extreme weather.
The article reports extensive wildfires in Europe and a glacier collapse in Nepal that killed more than 1,000 people.
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Global greenhouse gas emissions reached 54.1 billion tonnes in 2025, up 0.7% from 2024 and 68.5% from 1990. The power industry was the largest emitting sector, while carbon dioxide made up nearly three-quarters of emissions; the article’s final section on the largest-emitting countries is cut off.
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The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and the International Energy Agency reported 54.1 billion tonnes of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2025.
Carbon dioxide accounted for 73.8% of emissions in 2025, methane 17.6%, nitrous oxide 5.3%, and fluorinated gases 3.3%.
Global carbon dioxide emissions have risen 76.3% since 1990, according to the Joint Research Centre.
The power industry produced nearly 30% of global emissions in 2025, making it the largest source.
Industry accounted for 21% of emissions, and transport accounted for 16%; together with power, they produced about two-thirds of the total.
Agriculture contributed 12% of emissions, fossil-fuel extraction 11%, buildings 6.6%, and waste 3.6%.
Global emissions rose from about 23 billion tonnes in 1970 to 54.1 billion tonnes in 2025.
The article says world leaders and delegates are meeting in Antalya, Turkiye, for COP31 from November 9 to 20. The provided text does not include the countries section beyond its opening line.
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Sheikh Hasina has asked Bangladesh to issue her a new passport and identity card, which could enable her return from India. She has said she plans to return in December and surrender to a court, while her aides say they will announce a date after completing formalities.
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Hasina has lived in India since she was ousted in 2024.
Her letter to Bangladesh's government asked officials to process her request quickly based on her Bangladeshi nationality.
A Bangladeshi war crimes court sentenced Hasina to death in absentia last November over her role in a deadly crackdown on student protests.
United Nations estimates say as many as 1,400 people may have been killed in the 2024 protests.
Hasina was prime minister from 1996 to 2001 and again from 2009 to 2024.
The protests began after Bangladesh's Supreme Court restored a job quota system favoring descendants of the country's liberation activists.
Hasina's return could bring legal and political challenges for Bangladesh and affect its relations with India.
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Attacks on commercial vessels in and around the Strait of Hormuz have put civilian seafarers at risk since the United States and Israel began their war on Iran. The International Maritime Organization has recorded at least 25 seafarer deaths and 129 shipping incidents, while the article says crews also face wider challenges that are not detailed in the supplied text.
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The Strait of Hormuz carried roughly one-fifth of global oil consumption before the war.
Iran warned that ships using the strait without authorization could be targeted, while the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports.
The International Maritime Organization has recorded at least 129 incidents involving shipping since the war began on February 28.
At least 25 seafarers have died, according to the International Maritime Organization.
At least 16 Indian seafarers have been killed, making Indian nationals one of the hardest-hit groups.
An explosion on the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Velos Sapphire north of Qatar killed one crew member.
In September, projectiles struck the Saudi tanker Sidr near the Strait of Hormuz, killing two Filipino crew members.
In May, the head of Iran’s merchant marine union said at least 44 Iranian seafarers had died and 29 had been injured since the war began.
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A 24-year-old man who killed six people in Krakow died in hospital, police said Monday. Police had shot and arrested him minutes after he opened fire from his car in the city’s historic main square on Saturday.
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The shooting took place in central Krakow on Saturday.
The attacker killed six people.
Police said the 24-year-old attacker died in hospital early Monday.
Officers shot and arrested the attacker minutes after he opened fire.
The government said the attacker may have been inspired by far-right ideology.
Authorities provided no further details about the possible ideological motive.
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Residents of Astley, Greater Manchester, say an 18-metre warehouse near their homes has brought disruptive noise and affected their sleep and children’s use of their homes and gardens. They are seeking to block Whistl’s plans to run the site around the clock with dozens of heavy goods vehicles and trailers at a public inquiry.
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The warehouse stands close to homes in Astley, a village in Greater Manchester.
Whistl, the distribution firm operating the warehouse, is seeking permission to use dozens of heavy goods vehicles and trailers for round-the-clock operations.
Residents say noise from the site, including continuously running conveyor belts, has disturbed sleep and affected daily life.
One resident said her autistic 10-year-old son avoids the garden because of the noise, while her eight-year-old daughter is scared to play in her bedroom.
Wigan council approved the development despite objections from residents and the local MP.
The council leader said lessons had been learned and that future consultations with residents would be more proactive.
The article describes growing public opposition to large warehouses and datacentres across Britain.
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A 24-year-old man suspected of killing six people in Krakow died in hospital early Monday, Polish police said. Officials said police shot him during a gunfight within three minutes of the attack, which began in the city’s Main Market Square on Saturday.
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Six people—four women and two men—were killed.
The victims included four Polish nationals, one British national and one Austrian woman.
Police said the suspect was a 24-year-old Polish man and did not release his name.
Polish ministers said early investigations suggested the suspect was inspired by far-right ideologies.
Three people found dead at the suspect’s home were identified as his father, mother and sister.
Sixteen people, including the suspect, two police officers and five foreign nationals, were taken to hospital.
Poland declared two days of national mourning.
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The article’s authors explain why they and other protesters interrupted Annalena Baerbock’s award speech at Uppsala University. They criticize her record on Israel and Gaza and accuse the university of applying different standards to Israeli and Russian institutions; these are the authors’ views and claims.
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The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation named Baerbock its 2026 medallist and invited her to give a lecture at Uppsala University.
The article says Germany approved 94 million euros in arms exports to Israel over three months in 2024.
The authors say protesters entered the event in groups and interrupted Baerbock’s seminar four times.
The authors criticize Baerbock’s public support for Israel’s security and her positions on Israeli military actions in Gaza.
The article says the International Court of Justice indicated provisional measures concerning Israel and the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli leaders on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The authors say Baerbock declined to describe events in Gaza as genocide while serving as president of the United Nations General Assembly.
The authors say Uppsala University ended collaborations with Russian institutions after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine but has not taken similar action against Israeli institutions.
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The suspect in Saturday’s shooting in Krakow, Poland, died in hospital early Monday, Polish police said. The attack killed at least six people and wounded around a dozen others.
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The shooting happened Saturday in Krakow’s historic city centre.
At least six people were killed.
Around a dozen people were wounded.
Polish police announced the suspect’s death on Monday morning.
The suspect died in hospital early Monday.
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The article says the election left Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc with 53 seats and the anti-Netanyahu bloc with 67, short of the 61 needed to form a government. It outlines possible coalition deals, a unity government, or another election, and argues that the anti-Netanyahu bloc’s refusal to work with Palestinian parties limits its options.
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The Knesset has 120 seats, and a government needs support from at least 61 members.
The article says Netanyahu’s bloc won 53 seats and the anti-Netanyahu bloc won 67.
Palestinian parties secured 19 seats, according to the article.
The article says Netanyahu could try to draw lawmakers from the opposing bloc into his coalition.
It says leaders of the anti-Netanyahu bloc, including Gadi Eisenkot, ruled out forming a coalition with Palestinian parties.
Another possible route would be gaining support from Orthodox parties, which could require concessions on military service and funding for religious study centres.
The article says Netanyahu cannot serve as a minister while he is a defendant in an ongoing trial, but the law does not bar him from serving as prime minister.
If neither bloc forms a government, the article says another election could take place in six months, with Netanyahu’s government remaining in office in the meantime.
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A suspect in a shooting in Krakow, Poland, died in hospital early Monday, police said. The Saturday attack killed six people and injured at least 16; police shot and apprehended the suspect, and investigators later found three of his family members dead at his home.
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Polish police announced the suspect's death on X on Monday morning.
Police said the suspect died in hospital early Monday.
The suspect opened fire in central Krakow on Saturday afternoon.
The shooting killed six people and injured at least 16.
Police shot and apprehended the suspect after the public attack.
Authorities later found three members of the suspect's family dead at his home.
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The 24-year-old suspect in a shooting in Kraków, Poland, died in hospital early Monday after being wounded in a shootout with police. The attack on Saturday killed six people, including a Briton, and injured 17; prosecutors are investigating it as a possible terrorist offence.
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The suspect opened fire in Kraków’s main market square on Saturday afternoon.
Police said the suspect died in hospital early Monday.
Six people were killed and 17 were injured in the attack.
Three people found dead at the suspect’s home were identified as his father, mother and sister.
Five injured people were foreign nationals from Britain, Austria, Germany, Portugal and Russia.
Two police officers were injured; one was in serious condition.
Prosecutors opened an investigation into the killings and attempted murders as a terrorist offence.
Polish officials said the suspect held radical far-right and ultra-nationalist views; investigators were examining symbols on his clothing.
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Israel began building its planned 712-kilometre separation barrier in the occupied West Bank in 2002. Its route and associated checkpoints and permit rules restrict Palestinian access to communities, farmland and services; the International Court of Justice ruled the barrier illegal in 2004.
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The planned route is 712 kilometres long, and about 456 kilometres had been built by April, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
About 85 percent of the route runs inside the West Bank rather than along the Green Line.
The barrier includes concrete walls in some urban areas and fences, patrol roads, ditches and other security infrastructure elsewhere.
More than 14,000 Palestinians live between the barrier and the Green Line in an area known as the Seam Zone.
About 150 Palestinian communities have farmland in the Seam Zone, and access depends on permits, coordination with Israeli authorities and designated gates.
About 62 agricultural gates run along the barrier; during the 2025 olive harvest, 74 percent opened on only a limited number of days.
Palestinians have marked November 9 as an international day of action against the barrier since 2003.
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Pembrokeshire council granted Geoffrey Finnimore a certificate confirming that his off-grid hut in Glandwr, Wales, can remain his home. Council officers found he had occupied it as his main home for more than four years, making it immune from enforcement action under the rules they applied.
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Finnimore built the hut in 2020 without notifying authorities or seeking planning permission.
The home produces its own heating and electricity and collects rainwater.
The council asked Finnimore to apply for a certificate of lawful use.
Council officers found, on the balance of probabilities, that the hut had been occupied as a home for more than four years.
Finnimore began using the building as his main home in November 2020, according to the council.
Finnimore is a self-employed architectural designer and told the council he earns less than £10,000 a year.
He has been the principal custodian of the 4.5-acre site since its previous owner left in 2018.
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Tandridge District Council in Surrey will offer one-off cost-of-living grants of £150 or £250 to eligible residents. Applications open online and by phone at 10:00 GMT on 9 November and will be considered in the order received, until funds run out or applications close.
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Applicants must be over 16, live in Tandridge district and be experiencing financial hardship.
Applicants must submit full bank statements for August, September and October to show difficulty paying for essential items.
Applicants may also upload evidence such as energy bills or arrears letters.
Households without children can apply for £150; households with people under 18 can apply for £250.
The council has allocated £150,000 to the scheme.
The earliest payments are expected at the end of November.
Applications close by 31 December at the latest.
People applying by phone must take their bank statements to the council offices in Oxted.
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A BBC investigation describes how drug gangs in Marseille recruit vulnerable young people with promises of paid work, then trap them in drug dealing and violence. A court heard that two 15-year-old boys were beaten and abused after joining a gang; six men were later sentenced in connection with their treatment.
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In 2022, a woman who bought hashish from a teenage dealer called police after he passed her a note asking for help.
The court heard that two 15-year-old boys had sought paid work with a gang and were assigned drug-related tasks.
Gang members accused the boys of missing money, then beat them and subjected them to abuse, including sexual violence.
The boys tried to escape through a second-storey window; one was caught, beaten and stabbed, but survived.
Six men have been sentenced for their treatment of the two boys.
The article identifies DZ Mafia as a powerful Marseille gang that grew prominent in 2023 and used social media videos to promote its image.
France’s anti-drug trafficking unit chief said the number of cocaine users in France is expected to reach two million, up from 600,000 in 2017.
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TUC general secretary Paul Nowak said the UK government must invest more in employment support, education and training to address youth worklessness, rather than rely on arbitrary benefit cuts. His comments came ahead of an expected review by Alan Milburn, which may recommend welfare cuts to fund support for young people who are not in education, employment or training.
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Nowak said investment in young people could bring economic gains and reduce pressure on the welfare system.
The Milburn review is expected to address support for almost one million young people who are not in education, employment or training.
The review was delayed until after the budget amid concern that proposed welfare cuts could conflict with the government’s tax and spending plans.
Nowak warned against benefit cuts that affect vulnerable people without helping them move into work.
A Focaldata poll for the Jobs Foundation found that respondents ranked the youth jobs crisis among the country’s biggest problems, behind the cost of living.
Amazon, Pret a Manger, NatWest, Marks & Spencer and Shell are among employers backing a Jobs Foundation campaign to support young people overlooked for work.
The government said it had pledged £2.5 billion in youth employment support.
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Environment Minister Murray Watt urged Labor colleagues to support Treasurer Jim Chalmers amid reports of internal criticism as the government considers spending cuts. Cabinet ministers are reviewing savings for a mid-year budget update, including possible changes to clean-energy subsidies, while recent polls showed Labor’s primary vote falling.
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Watt said Chalmers was doing an excellent job in difficult economic conditions and called for ministers to support one another.
Watt acknowledged that people within Labor were making comments that undermined Chalmers.
Cabinet’s expenditure review committee met to consider potential savings for a budget update expected in mid-December.
The government is considering scrutiny of public-service spending and possible changes to its home battery and electric-vehicle subsidy programs.
The home battery program was announced in April 2025 with an initial estimated cost of about $2 billion; more than 600,000 systems have been installed.
The Resolve Political Monitor put Labor’s primary vote at 28%, down from 34.6% at the previous election; a separate Redbridge poll put it at 26%.
Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock said public and private spending had contributed to excess demand in the economy.
Watt said the Coalition was blocking proposed measures that he said would save the government $10 billion.
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