China threatens retaliation as EU mulls trade “kill-switch” – Euronews.com

  1. China threatens retaliation as EU mulls trade “kill-switch”  Euronews.com
  2. EU Plans Changes to Its Single Market to Reduce China Dependence  Bloomberg.com
  3. Supply-chain diversification, energy initiatives slated for EU's December agenda  MLex
  4. China calls on US and EU to reconsider tariffs  Semafor
  5. EU's reported China deterrence plans risk hurting competitiveness, raising costs for EU manufacturers and undermining bilateral cooperation: expert  Global Times
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Iran Reports More Tanker Fires in Strait of Hormuz – Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com

  1. Iran Reports More Tanker Fires in Strait of Hormuz  Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
  2. Iran war live: Tehran contacts Oman, Qatar and Saudi amid US strike fears  Al Jazeera
  3. Tankers hit in Hormuz as Iran keeps up pressure after US vote  Reuters
  4. Iran War | US Iran War news: Trump weighs fresh Iran strikes, talks after Republican midterm losses  The Times of India
  5. Iran Claims Strikes on Multiple Tankers, Emboldened After US Elections  The Maritime Executive
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Netanyahu Alleges Election Fraud in Connection With Arab Turnout – The New York Times

  1. Netanyahu Alleges Election Fraud in Connection With Arab Turnout  The New York Times
  2. Trump said he’d accept the election results. Netanyahu is challenging the outcome of his.  CNN
  3. Israel's president takes first steps on building new government after accepting election results  AP News
  4. Israel’s election commission rejects Netanyahu claims of voting fraud  The Guardian
  5. Shin Bet chief said seeking to question 4 Arab politicians, providing evidence only on 1  The Times of Israel
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How elderly ‘unsung heroes’ powered Lula’s historic fightback in Brazil

Older voters praised for helping tip balance in leftwing president’s favour against far-right Flávio Bolsonaro in runoff

It had been nearly a decade since Celia de Oliveira Soares last voted, and months since the 101-year-old great-grandmother last left her home.

But on 25 October, when Brazil held what many considered its most important presidential election in decades, relatives helped Soares into a wheelchair and drove her to a nearby school to make sure the far-right candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro, did not prevail.

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Arab parties extend a hand to try to topple Netanyahu but challenges remain – AP News

  1. Arab parties extend a hand to try to topple Netanyahu but challenges remain  AP News
  2. Here’s Who Is Meeting Israel’s President to Recommend a Prime Minister  The New York Times
  3. Joint List says it will back Eisenkot as PM, handing him majority of recommendations  The Times of Israel
  4. All Arab-Majority Parties Endorse Eisenkot to Form Government in Talks With President  Haaretz
  5. Israel’s president accepts certified election results in a blow to Netanyahu’s claim of vote fraud  NBC News
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Ukraine’s Soldiers Are Getting New Jobs in the Robot War – Business Insider

  1. Ukraine's Soldiers Are Getting New Jobs in the Robot War  Business Insider
  2. Ukraine has put thousands of new war robots into the fight. Fall and winter will test how they handle mud and snow.  Business Insider
  3. Pentagon is beginning to follow Ukraine into wider use of ground robots  Defense One
  4. Ukraine’s Experience Prompts Pentagon to Expand UGV Use  Мілітарний
  5. The Coming Age of Robotic Warfare  The Cipher Brief
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How Online Maps Lay Bare the US Military Bases Targeted by Iran – Bellingcat

  1. How Online Maps Lay Bare the US Military Bases Targeted by Iran  Bellingcat
  2. Iran targeted US air defenses then hit aircraft and buildings on Mideast bases, AP analysis finds  AP News
  3. The Methodology Behind the Journal’s Investigation of Damage to U.S. Bases  WSJ
  4. Iran Destroys $500 Million THAAD Radar, Weakens US Detection Systems  조선일보
  5. The $47 Billion Bill for “America First”  Modern Diplomacy
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Sudan, Ethiopia shut each other’s consulates in tit-for-tat move: Reports – Al Jazeera

  1. Sudan, Ethiopia shut each other’s consulates in tit-for-tat move: Reports  Al Jazeera
  2. Ethiopia and Sudan close each other's consulates after allegations of meddling in civil war  Reuters
  3. Ethiopia expels 6 Sudanese consular staff and orders consulate closed, officials say  AP News
  4. Deadly RSF drone attacks reveal deep divisions between Sudan and Ethiopia  Al Jazeera
  5. Sudan, Ethiopia escalate diplomatic row amid mutual expulsions  Sudan Tribune
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Palestine Action ban undermined confidence in anti-terror laws, Supreme Court told – BBC

  1. Palestine Action ban undermined confidence in anti-terror laws, Supreme Court told  BBC
  2. London police make arrests outside court hearing Palestine Action ban appeal  AP News
  3. Palestine Action activists used similar tactics to the suffragettes, court told  The Guardian
  4. UK ban on Palestine Action is challenged at top court, some protesters arrested  Reuters
  5. U.K. Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Ban on Palestine Action: What to Know  The New York Times
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Thousands of troops secure Indonesia trial as tensions run high over wiretap scandal – AP News

  1. Thousands of troops secure Indonesia trial as tensions run high over wiretap scandal  AP News
  2. Indonesian police say wiretapping probe a matter for law enforcement, as parliament considers inquiry into VP  Reuters
  3. Indonesia deploys 20,000 soldiers as wiretapping scandal erupts  Financial Times
  4. Indonesia chief of staff sacked for allegedly wiretapping President Prabowo  Nikkei Asia
  5. Prabowo Wiretap Arrest Spills Top Indonesia Rivalry Into Public  Bloomberg.com
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The New Zealand Election That Could ‘Flip the Table’ – The New York Times

  1. The New Zealand Election That Could ‘Flip the Table’  The New York Times
  2. New Zealand leaders make final appeals as election remains tight  Reuters
  3. New Zealand heads for election cliffhanger with minor party cast as kingmaker  The Guardian
  4. Final poll: Election set to go down to wire as National's partners slip  1News
  5. New Zealand braces for knife-edge election: What you need to know  Al Jazeera
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Italian chef fired after refusing to put pineapple on pizza – BBC

  1. Italian chef fired after refusing to put pineapple on pizza  BBC
  2. Italian Chef Loses Job After Refusing to Put Pineapple on Pizza  People.com
  3. ‘An insult to his culture’: Italian chef sacked for not putting pineapple on pizza loses bid to get job back  The Guardian
  4. Crustfallen Italian chef sacked after refusing to put pineapple on pizza  The Times
  5. Pineapple on pizza is just the beginning – these are the other food crimes driving Italian chefs to despair  The Independent
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Ten years of the Paris Agreement: Has the world kept its climate promises? – Al Jazeera

  1. Ten years of the Paris Agreement: Has the world kept its climate promises?  Al Jazeera
  2. Paris Climate Agreement Signatories Cutting Emissions The Most  Yahoo
  3. Has global co-operation helped curb emissions? Insights from trends and expert views  OECD
  4. Paris Agreement supporting whole-of-economy approaches to climate policymaking, but progress ‘clearly insufficient’  Global Government Forum
  5. Global climate policy progress slows, emissions targets harder to reach  Sustainable Views
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‘Bring it on’: Pauline Hanson to appeal Mehreen Faruqi racial discrimination ruling in high court

One Nation leader granted special leave to appeal after full federal court earlier this year agreed Hanson portrayed Faruqi as a ‘second-class citizen’

Australia’s high court has agreed to hear Pauline Hanson’s appeal against a ruling that she engaged in racial discrimination against Mehreen Faruqi when she told the Greens senator to “pack your bags and piss off back to Pakistan”.

The One Nation leader was granted special leave to appeal on Thursday after the full federal court earlier this year unanimously upheld a 2024 decision.

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Russia deepened Iran support with missile launcher deal – Financial Times

  1. Russia deepened Iran support with missile launcher deal  Financial Times
  2. Russia agreed to supply Iran with 90 helicopter missile launchers  The Guardian
  3. Russia Agreed to Supply Iran 90 Launchers for Missiles Used Against Ukraine  UNITED24 Media
  4. Russian Weapons Company Entered Deal to Supply Iran With Advanced Missile Launchers  Yahoo
  5. Russia Approves Supply of 90 Missile Launchers to Iran  Caspian Post
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Voters Are Turning Out in Droves to Cut Autocrats Down to Size – The New York Times

  1. Voters Are Turning Out in Droves to Cut Autocrats Down to Size  The New York Times
  2. Opinion | Democracy, rising  The Boston Globe
  3. Three Elections, Three Verdicts: Democracy’s Resilience and the Limits of Political Power  The Statesman
  4. Student Opposition Wins in Serbia as Lula Takes Brazil  SuaraGarut.ID
  5. Shackelford: Democracy can be surprising, as elections around the world show  The Press Democrat
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