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🌍 BBC World

Watch: Blood donors get a Halloween fright in Thailand

Thai Red Cross workers dressed up as part of a Halloween-themed blood drive in the country's capital Bangkok.

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🌍 Al Jazeera

Studios destroyed, traditions saved: Artists fight to save Sudan’s culture

Artists in Sudan are working to save culture and traditions amid the country's war.

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🌍 Al Jazeera

Alaska’s two ‘Dan Sullivans’: How common is ballot stacking, does it work?

Same names on Alaska ballot triggered political firestorm in US, prompting a Justice Department investigation.

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🌍 South China Morning Post

Wine and Dine Festival vendors report Halloween boost in sales and footfall

Vendors at Hong Kong’s Wine and Dine Festival reported a stronger turnout and signs of improving business on Saturday as the annual event entered t...

1d ago · Wynna Wong

🌍 Al Jazeera

New Yemen fighting displaces 290,000, says UN, with pregnant women at risk

A new outbreak in fighting in Yemen has forced tens of thousands of people from their homes.

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🌍 Al Jazeera

Former rebel leader elected chief minister of Philippine Muslim region

Former Muslim rebel leader Abdulraof Macacua has been elected chief minister of the Philippines' Bangsamoro region.

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🌍 Al Jazeera

Paris steps up security as police patrol streets

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🌍 Al Jazeera

Iran lawmakers call for withdrawal from NPT: Will we have war or peace?

Withdrawal from the nuclear treaty doses not mean that Iran would build a nuclear weapon, observers say.

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🌍 BBC World

US approves sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine

The American-made interceptors are the only effective weapon for downing Russia's ballistic missiles.

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🌍 Al Jazeera

Aston Villa to sue ex-Liverpool star Carragher over ‘unacceptable insults’

Aston Villa chairman accuses ex-Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher of insulting the club, with legal action threatened.

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🌍 Al Jazeera

Iran warns of unfettered retaliation if attacked as mediators try for peace

Iran’s supreme leader says Tehran’s potential response will not be restricted by geography.

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🌍 South China Morning Post

UK PM Burnham ‘open’ to slavery apology, but not reparations

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Saturday he was “open” to the UK issuing a formal apology for its role in the transatlantic slave trade, but ru...

1d ago · Agence France-Presse

🌍 South China Morning Post

Is Beijing’s 2027 military milestone now a US readiness deadline over Taiwan?

America’s push for 2027 combat readiness in the Indo-Pacific is raising questions over whether a year that US military officials linked to a possib...

1d ago · Gabriel Dominguez,Amber Wang

🌍 New York Times

Why Are There Protests in France?

For a third consecutive Saturday, tens of thousands of people are expected to demonstrate. The authorities hope a large security presence will dete...

1d ago · Lynsey Chutel

🌍 New York Times

Train Disaster Is a Blow to Spain’s Leader, Already an Election Underdog

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wanted to campaign on inequality and housing, but the second major rail accident this year has put his government’s co...

1d ago · Jason Horowitz

🌍 Al Jazeera

UN closes Somalia mission, ending three decades of political engagement

Somalia hails the UN mission's closure as a milestone amid political tensions and cuts to international support.

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🌍 Al Jazeera

Do tough laws deter drug crimes? Lessons from Singapore and Malaysia

As Malaysia rethinks the death penalty for drug offences, Singapore insists tough laws deter substance abuse.

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🌍 Al Jazeera

Protests outside Poland’s constitutional court: What’s the crisis about?

Poland’s centrist government says it is restoring judicial independence after years of far-right political interference.

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🌍 BBC World

Evacuated Ukrainians from Russian-occupied Oleshky arrive in Belarus

Residents were taken out from the devastated city on Friday during a local ceasefire.

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🌍 South China Morning Post

200 nations at Cop17 commit to biodiversity goals amid missed opportunities

Nearly 200 nations have struck hard-fought agreements at a UN biodiversity summit, but the outcome was accompanied by disappointment over missed op...

1d ago · Agence France-Presse