‘Grandpa’ Putin Humiliated as Raging Rebellion Exposes Weakness – The Daily Beast

  1. ‘Grandpa’ Putin Humiliated as Raging Rebellion Exposes Weakness  The Daily Beast
  2. How Long Will Russians Put Up With War? Here’s What They Told Us.  The New York Times
  3. Behind Russian Lines  puck.news
  4. Putin Has a Problem: Russians are Now Feeling the Impact of the Ukraine War and He Can't Stop It  National Security Journal
  5. What Russians are told — and not told — about Ukrainian strikes  The Kyiv Independent
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Iranians cut essentials and put dreams on hold as war-hit economy bites – Reuters

  1. Iranians cut essentials and put dreams on hold as war-hit economy bites  Reuters
  2. Iran economy faces deeper contraction as inflation hits 89.8%. job losses mount  The Jerusalem Post
  3. Iran could lose 1.4 million jobs this year, official warns  Iran International
  4. Iran president says many struggling for food as war bites  Arab News
  5. Iran’s Point-to-Point Inflation Reaches 88.7% in October  IranWire
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Australia must recruit hundreds more to crew Aukus submarines, retired admiral warns

As USS Colorado showcases the program in Perth, Peter Briggs says personnel is just one of the ‘huge issues’ it faces

Australia faces an uphill battle to recruit and train enough naval personnel to serve on submarines planned for the future fleet of nuclear-powered vessels under the controversial $368bn Aukus deal, a retired admiral has warned.

As the Virginia-class submarine USS Colorado arrived at HMAS Stirling south of Perth on Tuesday for a month of routine maintenance and to help build Australian expertise, retired admiral Peter Briggs said more people needed to be enrolled in the navy’s submarine program.

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Merz invites Japan to back trade alliance as China asks Germany to be ‘rational’ – Reuters

  1. Merz invites Japan to back trade alliance as China asks Germany to be 'rational'  Reuters
  2. Germany weighs role in GCAP fighter jet program, says Merz  Japan Today
  3. Takaichi and Merz pledge to boost economic security and tech cooperation  The Japan Times
  4. Japan and Germany Agree to Launch New AI Dialogue Framework  News On Japan
  5. Germany Japan Critical Minerals Partnership Explained  Rare Earth Exchanges
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Dementia cases in US projected to rise dramatically by 2050, study finds

Increase will add strain on healthcare system already struggling amid cuts by Trump administration, experts say

The number of people with dementia in the United States is projected to increase dramatically over the next 25 years, which will place increasing strain on a healthcare system already struggling to help them amid cuts by the Trump administration, experts say.

According to a new study in Jama Neurology, the annual incidence of new dementia cases globally will more than double, from 11.4m in 2023 to 24.7m in 2050. In the United States, the number of adults diagnosed with dementia each year will increase from 514,000 in 2020 to 1m by 2060, according to a Jama study published in 2024.

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Zelenskyy defends leaders of Finland and Norway over Putin talks – POLITICO.eu

  1. Zelenskyy defends leaders of Finland and Norway over Putin talks  POLITICO.eu
  2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 27, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  3. European Leaders Split Over Phone Call to Putin  The New York Times
  4. Two Nordic leaders urge Putin to end Ukraine war in rare direct contact by Europeans  Reuters
  5. Norway and Finland leaders hold rare call with Putin  BBC
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Coalition talks loom in Israel as Netanyahu and Eisenkot blocs set to fall short of majority

Projections show votes for Palestinian parties surged in a tight contest that drew highest turnout in decades

Israel’s future hung in the balance on Wednesday as it became clear that Benjamin Netanyahu had lost his governing majority. His political fate now depends on whether opposition Jewish parties are prepared to forge a common front with Palestinian parties, whose support surged in Tuesday’s elections.

The leader of the Jewish opposition bloc, the retired general Gadi Eisenkot, appeared to rule out such a broad coalition in a premature declaration of victory overnight for what he called a “Zionist majority”.

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