Romania evacuates border village after Russian drone struck LPG tanker at Ukrainian port – The Kyiv Independent

  1. Romania evacuates border village after Russian drone struck LPG tanker at Ukrainian port  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Video shows gas tanker ship on fire after attack on Ukrainian Danube port  BBC
  3. Drone strikes Turkish tanker in Ukraine’s Odesa, where US natural gas will go  AP News
  4. Romanian Village Evacuated After Russian Drone Strikes LPG Ship In Danube  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
  5. NATO Nation Evacuates Residents After Russian Strike on Ship  Newsweek
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Gunmen kill vice principal, abduct female students in attack on Nigerian school – Reuters

  1. Gunmen kill vice principal, abduct female students in attack on Nigerian school  Reuters
  2. 25 Girls Abducted From School in Nigeria  The New York Times
  3. Armed attackers in Nigeria kidnap 25 girls from boarding school  Fox News
  4. 25 Nigerian schoolgirls abducted, vice principal killed in armed attack  The Washington Post
  5. One of 25 abducted Nigerian girls escapes captivity  AP News
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Landslide Hits Bus, Burying Passengers In Vietnam – The Weather Channel

  1. Landslide Hits Bus, Burying Passengers In Vietnam  The Weather Channel
  2. Floods hit Vietnam again, killing at least 8, hindering coffee harvest  Reuters
  3. Heavy rain triggers landslides and floods in central Vietnam, killing 7  AP News
  4. Is it safe to travel to Southeast Asia? Latest advice after severe rain and landslides in Vietnam and Indonesia  Time Out
  5. Landslides kill at least 7 on mountain passes in Vietnam as heavy rain persists  Yahoo
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Red Fort explosion: Alleged car bomb attacker named by Indian investigators – BBC

  1. Red Fort explosion: Alleged car bomb attacker named by Indian investigators  BBC
  2. India arrests Kashmir resident in connection with deadly Red Fort bomb attack  CNN
  3. India arrests suspect in New Delhi car blast that killed 10  abcnews.go.com
  4. Dr Umar was a shoe bomber, ‘mother of Satan’ explosive detected in i20: Sources  India Today
  5. Anti-Terror Agency NIA Arrests Delhi Suicide Bomber's Accomplice  NDTV
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Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody have surged. A prison guard describes rampant abuse – AP News

  1. Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody have surged. A prison guard describes rampant abuse  AP News
  2. At least 98 Palestinians died in Israeli prisons in two years, Israeli human rights group finds  CNN
  3. Rights group cites 98 Palestinian deaths in Israeli detention during Gaza war  Reuters
  4. More details emerge of Israel’s ‘brutal’ treatment of Palestinian detainees  Al Jazeera
  5. At least 98 Palestinians have died in custody since October 2023, Israeli data shows  The Guardian
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Trump, ignoring MAGA critics, is set to deepen US commitment to Saudi Arabia – Politico

  1. Trump, ignoring MAGA critics, is set to deepen US commitment to Saudi Arabia  Politico
  2. The Perils and Pitfalls of a U.S.-Saudi Defense Pact  Foreign Policy
  3. Too Powerful to Ignore, Saudi Prince Returns to Washington’s Embrace  The New York Times
  4. Opinion | As Trump and MBS meet, a longtime partnership faces new realities  The Washington Post
  5. Saudi prince restores clout in first White House trip since Khashoggi crisis  Reuters
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Germany lifts restrictions on arms exports to Israel – politico.eu

  1. Germany lifts restrictions on arms exports to Israel  politico.eu
  2. Germany to resume arms exports to Israel after ceasefire  BBC
  3. The German government says it’s lifting restrictions on exports of military equipment to Israel  abcnews.go.com
  4. Berlin to lift suspension of Israel weapons sales, but says ceasefire must hold  Reuters
  5. Germany lifts curbs on arms exports to Israel, citing Gaza ceasefire  Al Jazeera
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Brad Battin faces spill after group of Victorian Liberal MPs say they have lost confidence in his leadership

Sources say shadow treasurer Jess Wilson has received enough support to test leadership of the party a year out from state poll

A group of Victorian Liberal MPs has told the party leader, Brad Battin, they no longer have confidence in his leadership, paving the way for a vote on whether to replace him.

The intervention on Monday afternoon – delivered almost one year before the state goes to the polls – could trigger a ballot on his position as early as Tuesday morning.

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491,000 Japan-bound air tickets cancelled as China warns people to avoid travel – South China Morning Post

  1. 491,000 Japan-bound air tickets cancelled as China warns people to avoid travel  South China Morning Post
  2. Aiming to Shock Japan, China Pushes a Wave of Reprisals  The New York Times
  3. Japan seeks to calm escalating dispute with China over Taiwan  Reuters
  4. Japan says warplanes scrambled as Chinese drone detected near southern island close to Taiwan  CBS News
  5. Japan’s Sanae Takaichi Has Few Good Options to End China’s Retaliation  Bloomberg.com
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‘His role is to recruit’: the Sheffield-based propagandist for Sudan’s RSF militia

Abdalmonim Alrabea has appeared in hundreds of videos in which he expresses support for paramilitary group accused of committing genocide

A British citizen based in Sheffield appeared in a TikTok live broadcast laughing along while a notorious fighter from Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces group boasted about participating in mass killings in the city of El Fasher.

The video, broadcast on 27 October, is just one of hundreds posted to social media in which 44-year-old Abdalmonim Alrabea expresses support for the RSF and the ethnically targeted atrocities it has committed in Sudan’s western Darfur region.

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How Tanzania police crushed election protests with lethal force – BBC

  1. How Tanzania police crushed election protests with lethal force  BBC
  2. Tanzania: What to Know About the Post-Election Violence  The New York Times
  3. Tanzania’s descent into repression is a stark warning of how fast Africa’s progress can be eroded | Kenneth Mohammed  The Guardian
  4. Tanzania: Reports of hundreds killed and detained following deadly election violence  UN News
  5. Demand accountability in Tanzania.  Amnesty International
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