COMMENTARY: Don’t mistake Mideast oil rebound for normality – Reuters

  1. COMMENTARY: Don't mistake Mideast oil rebound for normality  Reuters
  2. Opinion | Oil’s great escape from the Middle East  The Washington Post
  3. More Oil Is Now Coming Out of the Persian Gulf Than Before the Iran War  WSJ
  4. Report: Despite Iran's Attacks, Gulf Oil Exports Exceed Prewar Levels  The Maritime Executive
  5. Oil is now flowing out of the Persian Gulf like before the Iran war. Why prices may still not come down anytime soon.  MarketWatch
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What to know about the Ebola outbreak that has spread from Congo to 4 other countries – AP News

  1. What to know about the Ebola outbreak that has spread from Congo to 4 other countries  AP News
  2. Ebola patient in Nigeria believed to have contracted disease in Uganda, Switzerland says  Reuters
  3. Ebola has spread from Congo to 4 other countries. A look at where things stand  CNN
  4. Nigeria Announces First Case of Ebola in Current Outbreak  The New York Times
  5. Africa CDC calls crisis meeting as Ebola spreads to Nigeria  DW.com
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U.S. pulls diplomats from Saudi Arabia as it reportedly readies Iran strikes after midterms – CNBC

  1. U.S. pulls diplomats from Saudi Arabia as it reportedly readies Iran strikes after midterms  CNBC
  2. US pulls personnel from Saudi Arabia as kingdom comes under Houthi fire  Fox News
  3. US orders departure of embassy staff, families from Saudi Arabia  WOODTV.com
  4. US orders departure of some embassy staff and families from Saudi Arabia amid Houthi threat  CNN
  5. U.S. troops and diplomats evacuating Middle East posts, sources say  NBC News
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Ukraine’s strikes on Russian data centers disrupt key services and derail AI research – AP News

  1. Ukraine’s strikes on Russian data centers disrupt key services and derail AI research  AP News
  2. Russians locked out of bank accounts and apartments as Ukraine hits data centers  NBC News
  3. Did Ukraine's data center strikes affect Russia's bot army? We now have better evidence.  Mashable
  4. Data centres need protection from drone warfare  Financial Times
  5. Data Centers in the Crosshairs  Foreign Policy
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North Korea prepares to restart propaganda loudspeakers as ties sour with South

Kim Yo-jong, sister of Kim Jong-un, issues warning after inspecting border fortifications against backdrop of rising tensions

Propaganda loudspeakers aimed at South Korea will be ready to restart within days along the entire border, Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has said amid a worsening of ties between the two countries.

The statement, carried by the state news agency KCNA on Thursday, came a day after she said the loudspeakers would be in operation along the whole border from some time in October.

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Israel condemns Libya’s approval of maritime agreement with Turkey – The Times of Israel

  1. Israel condemns Libya’s approval of maritime agreement with Turkey  The Times of Israel
  2. Greece, Egypt in talks to extend maritime zone further east  Reuters
  3. What is the Turkiye-Libya maritime deal, and why are the EU, Egypt opposed?  Al Jazeera
  4. Egypt and Israel make rare united stand against oil-rich Libya’s maritime deal with Turkey over Mediterranean oil and gas exploration rights  Business Insider Africa
  5. Why Libya’s embrace of Turkey’s maritime deal reshapes the Mediterranean alignment - analysis  The Jerusalem Post
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Live: France will ban ‘illegitimate’ protests in coming days, says Macron – France 24

  1. Live: France will ban 'illegitimate' protests in coming days, says Macron  France 24
  2. Angry lawyers and bewildered defendants: the fallout from fast-tracking French rioting cases  The Guardian
  3. France’s Emmanuel Macron says ‘illegitimate’ protests will be banned as cities block demonstrations  NBC News
  4. What We Saw at Fast-Track Trials of Riot Suspects in France  The New York Times
  5. France's riot chaos fuels Farage's warning that mass immigration failures could haunt another country next  Fox News
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UK’s gaps in Arctic defence leave it open to Russian attacks, committee warns – BBC

  1. UK's gaps in Arctic defence leave it open to Russian attacks, committee warns  BBC
  2. U.K. Committee Report on Defense in the High North  USNI News
  3. UK’s Royal Navy has ‘serious’ anti-submarine warfare gap, committee finds  Defense News
  4. "Glaring gaps" in U.K.'s Arctic defense leave it and NATO open to Russian attacks, British lawmakers say  CBS News
  5. Royal Navy lacks resources to counter Russian threat in high north, MPs warn  The Guardian
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One Person Killed and 8 Injured in Airport Attack in Saudi Arabia – WSJ

  1. One Person Killed and 8 Injured in Airport Attack in Saudi Arabia  WSJ
  2. Strike on Saudi Airport Kills 2 as U.S. Tells Some Diplomats to Leave  The New York Times
  3. Three Killed in Attacks on Aramco Oil Field, Saudi Airport  Bloomberg.com
  4. Attack on Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd airport kills two people  Al Jazeera
  5. One killed, eight injured after latest Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia's King Fahd airport | LIVE BLOG  i24NEWS
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Some US diplomats told to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks

Similar withdrawals from UAE, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain reported as concerns grow about restart of war on Iran after US midterm elections

The US state department has ordered some diplomats and the families of US government employees to leave Saudi Arabia as the gulf kingdom faces a barrage of near-daily attacks, with at least three people killed at an airport and oilfield.

Attacks on “civilian airports and other critical infrastructure” by the Iranian-supported Houthis in Yemen were highlighted as the reason for the drawdown. The state department spokesperson, Tommy Pigott, said: “The safety and security of department personnel and their families remain our highest priority.”

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Heidi Levine recounts how Palestinian youths helped save her in settler attack – The Guardian

  1. Heidi Levine recounts how Palestinian youths helped save her in settler attack  The Guardian
  2. Israeli settlers steal Palestinians' olives as attacks on harvest grow more violent  Reuters
  3. 'Like a biblical battle': WP journalist wounded in West Bank credits Palestinian youth with rescue  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Israeli police arrest 10 following weekend attacks by West Bank settlers on journalist and diplomats  PBS
  5. The Violent Settlers Bringing Shame on Israel  The Free Press
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German youth plan France-style mass protests – DW.com

  1. German youth plan France-style mass protests  DW.com
  2. German student initiative calls for nationwide protests as police warn of radicals  Anadolu Ajansı
  3. Police Prepare for Large-Scale Youth Protests  The Berliner
  4. Youth demos in solidarity with French students expected in Germany on Oct 31  IamExpat in Germany
  5. Student-led nationwide protests are expected in Germany on October 31 at 2:00PM; expect disruption and possible escalation.  SafeAbroad
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