German government faces make-or-break moment in shadow of US election – POLITICO Europe

  1. German government faces make-or-break moment in shadow of US election  POLITICO Europe
  2. Germany's government is on the brink of collapse — here’s what could happen now  CNBC
  3. German liberals bat away Greens' peace offering on coalition  Reuters
  4. German government descends into crisis mode  DW (English)
  5. German vice-chancellor extends olive branch to avert coalition collapse  Financial Times
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Deadly Indonesian volcano eruptions kill at least 10 – Al Jazeera English

  1. Deadly Indonesian volcano eruptions kill at least 10  Al Jazeera English
  2. Volcano Spews Hot Ash For Miles, Burns Down Homes  The Weather Channel
  3. Indonesia volcano eruption kills at least 10  Livescience.com
  4. Volcanic eruption burns houses in Indonesia, killing at least 10 people  The Associated Press
  5. Volcano erupts in eastern Indonesia, killing at least 6 people  CNN
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Israel’s use of air-launched ballistic missiles against Iran sparks market interest – The Times of Israel

  1. Israel’s use of air-launched ballistic missiles against Iran sparks market interest  The Times of Israel
  2. Iran is now dangerously vulnerable to the consequences of another attack on Israel  Business Insider
  3. Israel's strikes on Iran spark interest in air-launched ballistic missiles  Reuters
  4. Israel can't arm itself with 30,000-pound bombs in time against Iran - opinion  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Iran preparing major retaliatory strike from Iraq within days, Israeli intel suggests  Axios
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War update: 132 battles along frontlines, most intense in Kurakhove, Lyman sectors – Ukrinform

  1. War update: 132 battles along frontlines, most intense in Kurakhove, Lyman sectors  Ukrinform
  2. Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 984  Al Jazeera English
  3. Georgian court annuls election results at 30 precincts over secrecy violations.  Kyiv Independent
  4. Russian and Ukrainian forces have begun the battle for Kurakhove — its fall would spell the end for Ukraine’s defense in southern Donbas  Meduza
  5. Monday, November 4. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information From Ukraine  Forbes
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Sweden scraps plans for 13 offshore windfarms over Russia security fears

Decision comes after military concludes projects would complicate defending Nato’s newest member against attack

Sweden has vetoed plans for 13 offshore windfarms in the Baltic Sea, citing unacceptable security risks.

The country’s defence minister, Pål Jonson, said on Monday that the government had rejected plans for all but one of 14 windfarms planned along the east coast.

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Climate crisis leaves European farmers vulnerable to far right, say campaigners

Populist groups capitalising on costly environmental policies that affect farmers by offering them support

The painful impacts of the climate crisis and globalisation have left farmers in Europe marginalised and vulnerable to populist politicians, warn anti-racism campaigners and academics.

They argue that if the transition to a low-carbon economy is not properly funded, planned and equitable, it risks fuelling a resurgence of the far right across the continent.

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Meredith Kercher’s sister speaks out as Amanda Knox project starts filming in Italy

Sibling of murder victim says it is ‘difficult to understand’ purpose of eight-part series co-produced by Knox

Meredith Kercher “will always be remembered for her own fight for life”, the sister of the murdered British student has said as filming began in Italy on a controversial TV series co-produced by Amanda Knox about the case.

Filming of the eight-episode series, Blue Moon, has coincided with the 17th anniversary of the murder, for which Knox was twice convicted before being definitively acquitted in 2015.

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Alleged mastermind in murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira formally charged

Brazilian federal police announce end of two-year inquiry into killing of journalist and Indigenous expert in Amazon

Federal police in Brazil have formally charged the alleged mastermind of the murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira in the Amazon, accusing him of arming and funding the criminal group responsible for the crime as well as plotting to hide the victims’ bodies.

In a statement released on Monday morning, police in the Amazon city of Manaus announced they had concluded the two-year investigation into the shootings of the British journalist and the Brazilian Indigenous expert in June 2022.

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British couple missing after Valencia floods found dead in their car

Daughter confirms death of Don and Terry Turner, aged in their seventies, in eastern Spain

A British couple missing in Valencia after floods hit the region have been found dead in their car, their daughter has told the BBC.

Don Turner, 78, and his wife Terry, 74, had not been seen since torrential downpours caused flash floods in eastern Spain.

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Germany’s top diplomat is in Kyiv as Ukraine girds for impact of US election on the war – The Associated Press

  1. Germany’s top diplomat is in Kyiv as Ukraine girds for impact of US election on the war  The Associated Press
  2. Ukraine updates: Germany's Baerbock pledges more aid in Kyiv  DW (English)
  3. German foreign minister assures Kyiv of support on visit ahead of U.S. vote  Reuters
  4. Germany's Baerbock vows support as Ukraine's defences buckle in Donbas  Yahoo! Voices
  5. Baerbock announces EUR 200M in humanitarian aid for Ukraine  Ukrinform
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Where Are Jared and Ivanka, and What’s So Alarming About a Second Trump Term? – Haaretz

  1. Where Are Jared and Ivanka, and What's So Alarming About a Second Trump Term?  Haaretz
  2. A Trump victory will have horrendous consequences for Israel - opinion  The Jerusalem Post
  3. What do people in Gaza, West Bank and Lebanon think about the US election?  Al Jazeera English
  4. How the next U.S. president could change the course of Israel’s wars  NPR
  5. The Harris Campaign’s Missed Opportunity on Palestine Voters  The New Republic
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Russia hit Google with a fine so big it defies comprehension, exposing a legal system adrift – Business Insider

  1. Russia hit Google with a fine so big it defies comprehension, exposing a legal system adrift  Business Insider
  2. Russia fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000  CNN
  3. Google Can't Shake Off Legal Challenges From Sanctions-Hit Russia  Bloomberg
  4. Russia fines Google $20 decillion, more than the world's GDP  NBC News
  5. Kremlin says Google should lift its YouTube block on Russian broadcasters  Reuters
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