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Ukraine says army holding out in Pokrovsk

Ukraine's top military commander said on Saturday his troops were still holding out in the embattled eastern city of Pokrovsk, which Moscow said its forces were at last enclosing in a pincer movement after more than a year of fighting.

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Kenya’s Rift Valley: Landslides leave 21 dead, 30 others missing

Heavy rainfall has caused landslides in Kenya’s western Rift Valley region, leaving at least 21 people dead and destroying over 1,000 homes, officials reported.

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Argentina marches for LGBTQ Pride, against government-fueled 'hate'

Thousands gathered in Buenos Aires on Saturday for Argentina’s 34th annual LGBTQ Pride march, demonstrating both solidarity and resistance to right-wing President Javier Milei.

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Thousands of Serbians commemorate anniversary of station collapse

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Novi Sad, Serbia, to mark the anniversary of the railway station roof collapse that claimed 16 lives on November 1, 2024. The disaster sparked a nationwide wave of mass protests against political c...

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Two more charged over Louvre jewelry heist

Two more suspects, a man and a woman arrested this week over the jewel heist at the Louvre, have been charged and remanded in custody, prosecutors have said. The charges on Saturday brought the number of people now charged over the spect...

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Inside Paris Games Week 2025: Gaming, cosplay and pop culture

Paris Games Week is currently underway in the French capital. In addition to the usual video game cosplay, this year the event’s organizers have been trying to attract fans of pop and rap culture as well.

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Halloween celebrations underway in the U.S. and UK

'Tis the season for spooks and scares as halloween approaches. Across the U.S. fans of the holiday are getting ready with elaborate house displays and decorations. Across the pond, England's York city is celebrating its long association ...

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Tanzania rocked with post-election violence

As post-election violence grips Tanzania, the United Nations is urging the government to refrain from using disproportionate force against protestors. According to the opposition, around 700 have been killed in the clashes.

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42 million Americans facing hunger as shutdown enters second month

The U.S. government shutdown barreled towards its second month and the pain is spreading fast, with food aid vanishing and 42 million Americans caught in the crossfire on November 2nd.

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French video game developers work on creating unique visuals

Paris Games Week is underway in the French capital. It's a major rendezvous for the industry, with hundreds of thousands of attendees keen to try out the latest games. To create unique visuals for players, French developers can benefit f...

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What is the "Zucman tax," the wealth tax that dividing French MPs?

Two topics are dominating the National Assembly on October 31. One of them is wealth taxation, which lawmakers will be debating amid an ultimatum from the Socialist Party calling for greater "tax justice." But what is the so-called Zucma...

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Rio residents divided over deadly historic raid against drug gang

The death toll from a massive police raid targeting a drug trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro has risen to at least 121 people, including four police officers. Rio’s right-wing governor has hailed the raid as a success, but some have cri...

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Trump ramps up rhetoric around U.S. nuclear weapons testing

U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would restart nuclear weapons testing. The move elicited shock and confusion, coming right before his meeting with his Chinese counterpart on October 29 -- and right after their Russian...

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Gaza schools gradually reopen after three weeks of ceasefire

Three weeks into the ceasefire, daily life in Gaza is slowly resuming. Some schools and universities have reopened, a small sign of recovery after years of conflict. For many, going back to lectures gives hope to resume a normal life.

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Who is Rob Jetten, tipped to become the next Dutch prime minister?

The race between anti-immigration Geert Wilders' far right Party for Freedom and the centrist D66 is still neck and neck. However, it is likely the energetic Rob Jetten of D66 will become the countries next prime minister - even if he co...

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Pokrovsk is last major defensive stopping Russia from seizing Donbas

Ukraine's army chief said Thursday that Russian troops are intensifying attacks on the eastern stronghold of Pokrovsk and that they are strengthening its defences to repel the attacks, but that the military's main priority is to save the...

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U.S. Halloween retailers feel brunt of tariffs on Chinese products

Tariffs on Chinese exports to the U.S. are raising prices on Halloween supplies for consumers. One supply store owner in Washington D.C. says 95% of all of his wares are from China - making his business extremely sensitive to tariff incr...

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Dutch centrist party wins big in election as far right loses support

In the Netherlands, the centrist D66 party looks on course to beat the far right in the national election. Exit polls have predicted Rob Jetten's party will claim victory, which could lead him to become the country's youngest ever prime ...

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Protests erupt in Rio after deadly raid

Dozens gathered in front of the state’s government headquarters shouting “assassins!” and waving Brazilian flags stained with red paint, a day after Rio's deadliest raid. Protesters are denouncing excessive force and call for the Rio’s g...

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Spain flood victim families voice sorrow, rage at memorial ceremony

Spain commemorated the anniversary of last year’s massive floods that killed over 230 people. A year later, citizens continue to express frustration over what they consider to be a botched government response, saying there could have bee...

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Jamaicans take stock of damage left by Hurricane Melissa

Authorities in Jamaica are assessing the damage from Hurricane Melissa after it tore through the island nation on October 28 as the fifth most intense Atlantic hurricane on record by pressure, and the strongest to make landfall since 2019.

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3,000 Gaza survivors living in Emirates hope to rebuild lives there

Since the start of the war on October 7, 2023, the UAE has evacuated 3,000 Gazans; mostly families with injured or seriously ill children. Many are trying to rebuild a normal life. While some hope to return to their homeland, others now ...

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Israel says ceasefire back into effect after deadly strikes in Gaza

Israel's military said on Wednesday (October 29) that the ceasefire is back on in Gaza following heavy Israeli airstrikes overnight. More than 100 people were killed across the Palestinian territory, including dozens of children, accordi...

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WWI soldiers' messages found on Australian beach in shored-up bottle

Messages in a bottle written by two Australian soldiers a few days into their voyage to the battlefields of France during World War I have been found more than a century later on Australia’s coast.

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As the war takes a new turn, who are the fighting sides in Sudan?

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces seized control of the entire Darfur region, after ousting the rival Sudanese army from its last stronghold there in el-Fasher. Its capture raises fears that Africa's third-largest nation may split ag...

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French authorities promise to act on Louvre vulnerabilities

Two suspects of the Louvre jewel heist remain in custody but will be either released or charged on October 29. At the same time, the French government is working to determine what went wrong and who is responsible, while France's Culture...

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France tries Bulgarians over defacing Holocaust memorial

Four Bulgarians are to go on trial in France on October 29, accused of desecrating a Jewish memorial with red handprints in 2024. Prosecutors think the act may have been foreign interference linked to Russia.

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U.S. kills 14 in strikes on alleged drug boats off Colombia

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that four alleged drug-trafficking vessels had been struck by the U.S. military in the East Pacific. It's yet another deadly strike in President Donald Trump's controversial anti-drug campaign.

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Texas sues Tylenol makers over alleged autism link

The Texas attorney general announced a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical companies behind Tylenol, echoing the Trump administration's allegations linking the painkiller to increased risk of autism.

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UN accuses Sudanese forces of crimes against humanity

The UN Human Rights Council reports that both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are responsible for large-scale attacks on civilians and destruction of vital infrastructure in Sudan.

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