Incendiary device plot targeting UK may have been dry run for US and Canada

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Suspect DHL package bound for Britain that started fire in Leipzig possibly part of Russian plan to cause ‘mayhem’

An incendiary device hidden in a DHL package that caught fire in Germany in July was due to be sent by air to the UK as part of a suspected Russian sabotage plot that may also have been a dry run for a similar attack on the US and Canada.

The device, reported to have been secreted in shipments of massage pillows and erotic gadgets, started a fire on the ground in Leipzig that was feared to be capable of downing a plane – similar to a package that ignited at a DHL warehouse in Birmingham on 22 July.

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Settlers attack two female IDF soldiers in West Bank – The Jerusalem Post

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  1. Settlers attack two female IDF soldiers in West Bank  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Department Press Briefing – November 4, 2024  Department of State
  3. Israeli settlers torch cars on Ramallah outskirts, residents say  Reuters
  4. 'War for Judea and Samaria': Masked Assailants Set Fire to Vehicles in Palestinian City  Haaretz
  5. Settlers assault pair of soldiers near West Bank settlement, IDF says  The Times of Israel
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Middle East latest: Israel ends agreement with UN agency providing aid in Gaza – The Associated Press

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  1. Middle East latest: Israel ends agreement with UN agency providing aid in Gaza  The Associated Press
  2. Israel has long wanted to dismantle the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency. The consequences could be disastrous for all  CNN
  3. 'There's an assumption that if we close UNRWA, we will cancel the Palestinian refugees'  Haaretz
  4. Israel ends cooperation deal with UN Palestinian relief agency  Reuters
  5. Israel withdraws from agreement with UN agency for Palestinian refugees  The Hill
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Greta Thunberg joins rally against Georgia’s government – POLITICO Europe

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  1. Greta Thunberg joins rally against Georgia’s government  POLITICO Europe
  2. Georgian opposition stages new protest over election result  Reuters
  3. Thousands rally again in Georgia to protest the parliamentary election they say was rigged  The Associated Press
  4. Georgia’s ruling party crushes the country’s European dream  The Economist
  5. Climate Activist Thunberg Joins Georgian Election Protest (Video)  Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
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Indigenous Canadian judge who reshaped nation’s legal system dies aged 73

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Murray Sinclair praised by prime minister for pioneering country’s Indigenous reconciliation efforts

Murray Sinclair, the Anishinaabe judge, senator and university chancellor, who reshaped Canada’s legal system and forced the public to confront the brutal realities of the Indigenous residential school system, has died at the age of 73.

Sinclair – whose spirit name was Mizhana Gheezhik, meaning “The One Who Speaks of Pictures in the Sky” – was a champion of Indigenous rights and reconciliation efforts, dedicating his life to reversing the stark inequities many Indigenous communities face as the result of colonial policy.

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IDF to issue 7,000 more draft orders to Haredim after unsuccessful first phase – The Times of Israel

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  1. IDF to issue 7,000 more draft orders to Haredim after unsuccessful first phase  The Times of Israel
  2. IDF continues establishment of haredi 'Hashmonayim' Brigade  The Jerusalem Post
  3. 'Israel' issues 7,000 new draft orders to ultra-Orthodox Jews  Al Mayadeen English
  4. IDF launches first ultra-Orthodox combat brigade  Israel Hayom
  5. Crisis in the Middle East: Protests erupt  LiveNOW from FOX
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Robert Jenrick accepts role in Kemi Badenoch’s top team – BBC.com

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  1. Robert Jenrick accepts role in Kemi Badenoch's top team  BBC.com
  2. Who is Kemi Badenoch, the first Black woman to lead Britain’s Conservative Party?  The Associated Press
  3. ‘High energy, high risk’: Tories already wonder if Kemi Badenoch will last until the next election  The Guardian
  4. Without hard thinking on tax and the state, Kemi Badenoch is doomed to fail  Financial Times
  5. Kemi Badenoch: UK Conservatives’ new leader fighting ‘left-wing nonsense’  Al Jazeera English
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At least 10 dead as volcanic eruptions destroy houses in Indonesia

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Homes and a convent burn down as Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on island of Flores spews ash into the air

At least 10 people have died amid a series of volcanic eruptions on the Indonesian island of Flores, the country’s national disaster management has said.

The eruption at Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on Monday night spewed thick brownish ash as high as 2km (1.24 miles) into the air and on to several villages, burning down houses including a convent of Catholic nuns, said Firman Yosef, an official at the Lewotobi Laki-Laki monitoring post.

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Indian PM condemns violence after Canada temple incident – BBC.com

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  1. Indian PM condemns violence after Canada temple incident  BBC.com
  2. Anger against Khalistanis spills onto Canada streets; Hindus, Sikhs unite  India Today
  3. Weapons seen at protest near Hindu temple in Brampton, Peel police say  CBC.ca
  4. Canada Cop Who Attended Khalistani Protest Outside Hindu Temple Suspended  NDTV
  5. Hundreds march near Brampton Hindu temple after violent clashes  CityNews Toronto
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South Korea and EU worry about Russia’s technology transfer in return for North Korea troops – The Associated Press

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  1. South Korea and EU worry about Russia's technology transfer in return for North Korea troops  The Associated Press
  2. G7 and allies warn Russia over use of North Korean troops in Ukraine  Reuters
  3. With North Korea’s troops in Russia, South Koreans weigh role in Ukraine  Al Jazeera English
  4. South Korea weighs arming Ukraine after North Korean deployment  Financial Times
  5. Common threats, Ukraine issue on top agenda of Borrell's meeting with S. Korea’s defense chief  Ukrinform
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U.S. and Saudi Arabia discuss security agreement separate from Israel mega-deal – Axios

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  1. U.S. and Saudi Arabia discuss security agreement separate from Israel mega-deal  Axios
  2. Saudi's MBS 'Shocks' Hamas With U.S. 'Stunt'; Security Deal Amid Poll Buzz In America  The Times of India
  3. US, Saudi discussing security agreement without Israel component, Axios reports  Reuters
  4. US, Saudi Arabia said discussing security deal without Israel normalization  The Times of Israel
  5. The Magical Thinking Behind a U.S.-Saudi Alliance  Democracy for the Arab World Now
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