Bolivia’s Arce says Morales backers behind military posts takeover – Reuters Canada

  1. Bolivia's Arce says Morales backers behind military posts takeover  Reuters Canada
  2. Armed group kidnaps military personnel and seizes base in central Bolivia, military says  CNN
  3. Bolivia military post taken over and soldiers held hostage  BBC.com
  4. Bolivian Military Base Overrun by Supporters of Ex-President Evo Morales  Bloomberg
  5. Supporters of Bolivian ex-president Evo Morales take about 20 soldiers hostage  The Guardian
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Supporters of Bolivian ex-president Evo Morales take about 20 soldiers hostage

Morales and current president are locked into a standoff for ruling party’s nomination in next year’s presidential contest

Supporters of Bolivia’s ex-president Evo Morales stormed a barracks in the central Chapare region and took about 20 soldiers hostage, military sources said on Friday, marking a dramatic escalation in their standoff with the state.

The hostage situation comes nearly three weeks after backers of Morales – the country’s first Indigenous leader – began blocking roads to prevent his arrest on what he calls trumped-up rape charges aimed at thwarting his political comeback.

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The new Fyre festival? Thousands turn up for ‘hoax’ Halloween parade that didn’t exist – New York Post

  1. The new Fyre festival? Thousands turn up for ‘hoax’ Halloween parade that didn’t exist  New York Post
  2. Thousands go to fake AI-invented Dublin Halloween parade  Euronews
  3. Chaos in Dublin as thousands turn up for AI ‘hoax’ Halloween parade that didn’t exist  The Independent
  4. ‘We are highly embarrassed’: creator of Pakistan website behind non-existent Dublin Halloween parade says it was a mistake  The Irish Times
  5. Concerns over spread of misinformation after hoax parade  RTÉ News
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Ceasefire hopes fade as Israel bombards Gaza, Lebanon – Yahoo News UK

  1. Ceasefire hopes fade as Israel bombards Gaza, Lebanon  Yahoo News UK
  2. LIVE: Israel killed over 50 children in 48 hours in Gaza’s Jabalia – UN  Al Jazeera English
  3. Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on a deadly weekend of attacks in North Gaza  UNICEF
  4. Dozens Killed in Israeli Strikes in Gaza and Lebanon Over Last Day  Haaretz
  5. War grinds on as peace talks continue to falter  NBC News
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Bellevue house explosion that injured 3 people caused by cooking with propane in garage – KETV Omaha

  1. Bellevue house explosion that injured 3 people caused by cooking with propane in garage  KETV Omaha
  2. Cooking in Bellevue garage led to explosion that left 3 seriously injured, authorities say  WOWT
  3. Propane leak believed to be cause of house explosion in Bellevue; 3 suffer severe burns  Omaha World-Herald
  4. 'I'm just happy to be here': 3 injured, 2 families displaced after duplex explosion  KETV Omaha
  5. Three injured in home explosion in Bellevue  KMTV 3 News Now Omaha
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Satellite imagery shows mystery ship built in China amid breakneck naval expansion – CNN

  1. Satellite imagery shows mystery ship built in China amid breakneck naval expansion  CNN
  2. CHINA: World’s Biggest Navy Is Getting Deadlier! New Satellite Image Shows PLA Navy’s Mysterious Flattop  EurAsian Times
  3. Assault vessel? Research ship? Both? Mystery Chinese ship caught on satellite  South China Morning Post
  4. Does China's New Helicopter Carrier Reveal Beijing's Ambitions Against Taiwan for 2030?  Meta-Defense
  5. New Chinese Mystery Flattop Emerges  RealClearDefense
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Roof collapse kills at least 14 people at Serbian train station

Young child among the dead at Novi Sad’s main station as country’s president vows to punish those responsible

At least 14 people have been killed after part of an outdoor roof collapsed at a train station in the Serbian city of Novi Sad, the country’s president has said.

The roof, which provided shade over benches near the station’s entrance, came crashing down early on Friday.

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Ceasefire hopes fade as Israel bombards Gaza, Lebanon – Reuters

  1. Ceasefire hopes fade as Israel bombards Gaza, Lebanon  Reuters
  2. LIVE: Israel kills 20 in Gaza, keeps pounding Lebanon  Al Jazeera English
  3. Deadly Israeli strikes on ‘apocalyptic’ north Gaza  South China Morning Post
  4. Headlines for November 01, 2024  Democracy Now!
  5. Death toll in Israeli strikes in central Gaza rises to 25 as Beirut suburb is pounded again  NBC News
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“Every Choice Is Loss”: Voters on Their Decision Amid Genocide in Gaza – The Intercept

  1. “Every Choice Is Loss”: Voters on Their Decision Amid Genocide in Gaza  The Intercept
  2. How the US election could impact the Middle East  BBC.com
  3. Abcarian: Many could vote against Kamala Harris over the war in Gaza. Here's why that's a mistake  Los Angeles Times
  4. The War on Gaza Is an Outrage. Sitting Out the Election Could Make It Worse.  The Nation
  5. Takeaways for Israel from US elections: Ensuring strong ties amid change - analysis  The Jerusalem Post
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Dublin: Hundreds gather in streets for hoax Halloween parade – BBC.com

  1. Dublin: Hundreds gather in streets for hoax Halloween parade  BBC.com
  2. All Trick, No Treat: Dublin Crowds Turn Up for Halloween Parade That Wasn’t  The New York Times
  3. The Guy Behind the Fake AI Halloween Parade Listing Says You’ve Got It All Wrong  WIRED
  4. Dublin Halloween parade hoax dupes thousands into packing Ireland capital's streets for nothing  CBS News
  5. Crowds Get Ghosted by Fake Halloween Parade Invented on Social Media  PCMag
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Man jailed for claiming he had fought for Wagner group in Ukraine

Piotr Kucharski wore insignia for proscribed terror group on combat clothing at Suffolk Viking re-enactment

A builder has been jailed for claiming at a Viking re-enactment that he had fought for the Wagner group in Ukraine.

Piotr Kucharski, 49, wore combat clothing bearing badges with insignia for the proscribed terror organisation to an event in Stonham Aspal, in Suffolk.

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Middle East crisis: North Gaza situation ‘apocalyptic’ with whole population at risk of ‘imminent death’, say UN chiefs – as it happened

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The Israel Defence Force has shared pictures of Nazi memorabilia it says it found in “civilian homes exploited by Hezbollah” in Lebanon.

The IDF shared photos of a book with a swastika and the name “Hassan Salih” inscribed on the front, as well as a Nazi pennant flag and figurine of Adolf Hitler, but it did not provide any more evidence or details of the find. The Guardian could not independently verify the images.

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