Vietnam Is Building Islands to Challenge China’s Hold on a Vital Waterway – WSJ – The Wall Street Journal

  1. Vietnam Is Building Islands to Challenge China’s Hold on a Vital Waterway - WSJ  The Wall Street Journal
  2. Vietnam Builds 21 Militarized Islands to Counter China  조선일보
  3. Vietnam steps up reclamation work on strategic reef in South China Sea in island-building efforts  The Straits Times
  4. Vietnam Is Building Islands to Challenge China’s Hold on a Vital Waterway  DredgeWire
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2 more charged in Louvre jewel heist, 3 released from custody – ABC News

  1. 2 more charged in Louvre jewel heist, 3 released from custody  ABC News
  2. Arrests in Louvre Heist Show Power of DNA Databases in Solving Crimes  The New York Times
  3. Petty thieves or professionals? What we know about Louvre heist suspects  USA Today
  4. Louvre heist work of petty criminals, not organised crime, prosecutor says  Reuters
  5. Here's What We Know About the Suspects in the Louvre Heist  Time Magazine
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Mexican mayor shot dead in public during Day of the Dead celebrations – The Independent

  1. Mexican mayor shot dead in public during Day of the Dead celebrations  The Independent
  2. Mexican mayor killed during Day of the Dead celebrations  The Guardian
  3. Mexico's Sheinbaum pledges justice after murder of outspoken anti-crime mayor  Reuters
  4. Outspoken Mexican Mayor Who Declared War on Cartels Is Killed  The New York Times
  5. Gunmen kill Mexican mayor who urged government to tackle violent crime  CBS News
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Israel says it received remains of 3 hostages from Gaza as fragile ceasefire holds – NPR

  1. Israel says it received remains of 3 hostages from Gaza as fragile ceasefire holds  NPR
  2. American-Israeli's body among 3 returned by Hamas  NBC News
  3. Trump confirms body of American hostage Omer Neutra returned by Hamas  Fox News
  4. Israel receives remains of 3 more deceased hostages held in Gaza  CNN
  5. LIVE: Israeli air raids hit Gaza; 2 Palestinians killed in West Bank  Al Jazeera
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Hegseth reaffirms Vietnam partnership and hands over a leather box, belt and knife—wartime artifacts taken by U.S. soldiers – Fortune

  1. Hegseth reaffirms Vietnam partnership and hands over a leather box, belt and knife—wartime artifacts taken by U.S. soldiers  Fortune
  2. Hegseth in Vietnam to strengthen defense ties  Politico
  3. Pentagon chief urges closer ties with Vietnam amid prolonged arms supply talks  Reuters
  4. State President receives US Secretary of War  OANANews
  5. Hegseth visits South Korea for talks on U.S. troops, tour of DMZ border  1470 & 100.3 WMBD
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Russian Oil Finds Fewer Takers in China After Hit From Sanctions – Bloomberg

  1. Russian Oil Finds Fewer Takers in China After Hit From Sanctions  Bloomberg
  2. Lukoil's overseas network buckles as Western sanctions bite  Reuters
  3. Chinese Refiners Cut Russian Oil Imports Ahead of New U.S. Sanctions – Bloomberg  The Moscow Times
  4. Opinion | The U.S. is poised to rock Russia and China — if it holds firm  The Washington Post
  5. Crushed by punishing US sanctions, Russia’s Lukoil accepts offer to sell its international business  CNN
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Riot police separate opponents, loyalists of Serbia’s president as tensions soar amid protests – AP News

  1. Riot police separate opponents, loyalists of Serbia's president as tensions soar amid protests  AP News
  2. Opponents and loyalists of Serbia’s autocratic president clash in Belgrade  The Guardian
  3. Tens of thousands protest in Serbia on anniversary of deadly roof collapse  Reuters
  4. Serbia marks anniversary of deadly train station disaster with large rally  The Washington Post
  5. Anger lingers in Serbia a year after train station tragedy  BBC
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Jewish and Israeli groups rush to provide aid to hurricane-ravaged Jamaica – The Times of Israel

  1. Jewish and Israeli groups rush to provide aid to hurricane-ravaged Jamaica  The Times of Israel
  2. After Hurricane Melissa, a Seaside Town in Jamaica Picks Up the Pieces  The New York Times
  3. Jamaicans mobilize aid in aftermath of Melissa's wreckage  Yahoo
  4. Hurricane Melissa death toll rises to 28 in Jamaica  BBC
  5. Hurricane Melissa left meteorologists stunned and worried  USA Today
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Mexican mayor killed during Day of the Dead celebrations

Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez, who was under police protection, was shot dead in front of dozens of people

A mayor in Mexico’s western state of Michoacán was shot dead in a plaza in front of dozens of people who had gathered for Day of the Dead festivities, authorities have said.

The mayor of the Uruapan municipality, Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez, was gunned down Saturday night in the town’s historic centre. He was rushed to a hospital where he later died, according to state prosecutor Carlos Torres Piña.

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How to beat the hard right, Netherlands edition – The Economist

  1. How to beat the hard right, Netherlands edition  The Economist
  2. Mail-In Ballots Solidify Narrow Win for Dutch Centrist Party  The New York Times
  3. The Guardian view on the Dutch election: an uplifting victory for the politics of hope not hate  The Guardian
  4. Dutch centrist D66 party confirmed as election winner, ANP says  Reuters
  5. As the Netherlands moves to the center, Brussels is watching  politico.eu
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