China’s president Xi Jinping jokes about backdoors in Xiaomi smartphones – theregister.com

  1. China's president Xi Jinping jokes about backdoors in Xiaomi smartphones  theregister.com
  2. That Time When China’s Leader Joked About Espionage  The New York Times
  3. China's Xi jokes about 'backdoor' when gifting South Korea's Lee Xiaomi phones  Reuters
  4. Xi Jinping cracks joke about spying with phones given to South Korean president  The Guardian
  5. Xi Renews China-Korea Ties With Lee on First Visit in 11 Years  Bloomberg
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ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 3, 2025 – Kyiv Post

  1. ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 3, 2025  Kyiv Post
  2. Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,350  Al Jazeera
  3. Tuesday, November 4. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information From Ukraine  Forbes
  4. War update: 144 clashes along frontline, Ukrainian forces eliminate over 100 Russian troops in Pokrovsk sector  Ukrinform
  5. Russia Makes Steady Gains in Ukraine in October – Analysis  The Moscow Times
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Backlash after New Zealand government scraps rules on incorporating Māori culture in classrooms

Minister says obligations for school boards to ‘give effect’ to the treaty are unfair while critics argue the move will sideline Indigenous education

A plan by New Zealand’s government to scrap a legal requirement on schools to incorporate local Māori culture in classrooms has been condemned by teachers, principals and school boards.

Since 2020, school boards have been obligated to “give effect” to the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand’s founding document signed in 1840 between Māori tribes and the British Crown and instrumental in upholding Māori rights.

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Ofwat letting water firms charge twice to tackle sewage, court to hear

River Action bringing legal action against water regulator over who should foot bill for firms’ past failures to invest

Ofwat is unlawfully allowing water companies to charge customers twice to fund more than £100bn of investment to reduce sewage pollution, campaigners will allege in court on Tuesday.

Lawyers for River Action say the bill increases being allowed by Ofwat – which amount to an average of £123 a year per household – mean customers will be paying again for improvements to achieve environmental compliance that should have been funded from their previous bills.

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Phillipson calls for ‘less public debate’ from EHRC on gender recognition rules

Minister responds to calls from watchdog’s chair to approve new guidance on transgender rights ‘as soon as possible’

Bridget Phillipson has urged the equalities watchdog to focus more on helping ministers do their jobs and less on having public debates as a row continues about how long it will take to implement new rules on gender recognition.

The comments by Phillipson, who is the equalities minister as well as the education secretary, come after the Equality and Human Rights Commission took the unusual step of urging the government to “act with speed” in approving its statutory guidance on responding to a landmark supreme court ruling on transgender rights.

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Albanese government deports two more men to Nauru in secret, infuriating human rights advocates

Exclusive: Sources say a Sudanese national and another man were chartered to the former regional processing centre last week, joining one other person

Another two men from the NZYQ-affected cohort have been deported to Nauru in a process human rights advocates say is shrouded in secrecy.

Sources told Guardian Australia a Sudanese national, who was detained in the Yongah Hill centre just outside of Perth, and another man held in a different centre were chartered to Nauru last week.

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Peru breaks diplomatic relations with Mexico over asylum claim of former prime minister – AP News

  1. Peru breaks diplomatic relations with Mexico over asylum claim of former prime minister  AP News
  2. Peru-Mexico: Lima cuts off diplomatic ties with Mexico over ex-PM's asylum  BBC
  3. Peru breaks diplomatic relations with Mexico for granting asylum to former prime minister  ABC News
  4. Peru severs diplomatic relations with Mexico after former prime minister claims asylum  The Guardian
  5. Peru Severs Ties With Mexico as Political Standoff Deepens  Bloomberg
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RBA holds official interest rate at 3.6% while warning of rising house prices and rents

Reserve Bank’s decision to leave cash rate on hold was widely expected and major banks predict no interest rates cut until 2026

The Reserve Bank has left the official interest rate on hold, as it warned house prices and rents will rise in 2026 after a surprise rebound in inflation.

The RBA’s monetary policy board on Tuesday kept the cash rate at 3.6%, where it has sat since August. Economists and banks overwhelmingly expected no change.

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Ex-IDF legal chief held for video leak showing abuse of Gaza detainee – The Washington Post

  1. Ex-IDF legal chief held for video leak showing abuse of Gaza detainee  The Washington Post
  2. What to Know About the Legal Scandal in Israel Over Accusations of Abuse  The New York Times
  3. High Court orders AG to respond to petition calling for her to be sidelined from Sde Teiman leak probe  The Times of Israel
  4. A leaked video, a frantic search, and the top military lawyer: What to know about the scandal rocking Israel  CNN
  5. How the arrest of the military's top lawyer over a leaked abuse video has rocked Israel  NBC News
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