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Brooklyn Building Collapse Kills 8, Including Two Children, as Excavation Next Door Is Blamed
At least eight people, including two children, died when a three-storey Brooklyn apartment building collapsed into an excavation pit.
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Russia's Ambassador to the US, Alexander Darchiev, Dies Suddenly in Moscow at 66
Russia's ambassador to the United States, Alexander Darchiev, has died in Moscow aged 66 after a chronic illness, the foreign ministry said.
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Indonesia's Vice President Gibran Resigns — Prabowo Accepts With a 'Heavy Heart'
Indonesia's vice president Gibran Rakabuming Raka has resigned, and President Prabowo accepted it with a 'heavy heart'.
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Russia and Ukraine Agree Their Biggest Prisoner Swap of the War as Abu Dhabi Talks End With No Ceasefire
Russia and Ukraine agreed a large prisoner exchange as two days of US-mediated talks ended in Abu Dhabi on 11 November, but no ceasefire or territory deal.
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House Blocks the Hegseth Impeachment 211-204 — After 11 Democrats Missed the Vote
The House voted 211-204 to shelve the impeachment of Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, after 11 absent Democrats left Republicans with a seven-vote edge.
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Spain Grinds to a Halt in Its First General Strike in 14 Years — Over Homes Nobody Can Afford
Spain staged its first general strike in 14 years on 11 November, as unions and tenants protested a housing crisis before a snap election on 29 November.
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US Charges Three Iran-Backed Operatives Over Nearly 20 Attacks — Including a Plot on a UK Air Base
US prosecutors have charged three Iran-backed operatives over nearly 20 attacks and plots, including a September 2026 plot at RAF Fairford in England.
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Trump Questions the Midterm Results He Had Accepted — 'Does Anybody Really Believe This Election Was Honest?'
Trump has questioned the midterm results he accepted days ago, claiming early-vote 'dumps' and voting machines made the election impossible to win.
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Israel's New Knesset Is Sworn In With No Government — Eisenkot Has Until 6 December to Forge One
Israel's 26th Knesset was sworn in on 10 November after a deadlocked election, with Gadi Eisenkot tasked with forming a government.
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COP31 Opens in Antalya as the UN Climate Chief Warns Fossil Fuel Prices Are Spreading Inflation 'Like a Cancer'
COP31 opened in Antalya on 9 November, as UN climate chief Simon Stiell warned fossil fuel 'cost chaos' is spreading inflation worldwide.
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Trump Says the Iran War Is 'Effectively Over' — but His Defence Secretary Faces an Impeachment Vote
President Donald Trump said on 9 November that US military action against Iran is not necessary and the war is effectively over, as the House prepares…
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Supreme Court Lets Trump's Border Wall Work Resume Across Big Bend — Including Inside a National Park
The US Supreme Court on 9 November lifted the order halting border barrier construction in Texas's Big Bend region, allowing work to resume — including…
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Russia and Ukraine Show 'A Little Flexibility' on Land Ahead of Abu Dhabi Peace Talks, US Official Says
A US official said on 9 November that Russia and Ukraine are privately showing some flexibility on territory ahead of two days of US-mediated peace…
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Spain Identifies 66 of 69 Victims of the Urda Train Crash, Including Four Americans
Spanish authorities have identified 66 of the 69 people killed in the Urda high-speed train collision, with three cases still open and families awaiting…
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Israel Stuck in Election Deadlock as Bennett Backs Eisenkot — and No Bloc Reaches 61 Seats
Israel's 27 October election left no bloc with a Knesset majority: Netanyahu's bloc won 53 seats, the opposition 48, and Arab-led parties a record 19.
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Thousands March in Delhi Demanding the Election Chief's Resignation — the Biggest Challenge to Modi Since 2014
Thousands of opposition protesters marched in Delhi on Sunday demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over voter-register…
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New Zealand Early Voting Surges 28% as Nearly 1 Million Ballots Are Cast Before the 7 November Election
Nearly 1 million ballots were cast in the first week of early voting for New Zealand's general election on 7 November, a 28 percent surge, the Electoral…
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Cyclone Murasu: Red Alert in Andhra Pradesh as Severe Storm Neared Landfall Near Ongole on 2 November
Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu is forecast to cross the south Andhra coast between Nellore and Narsapur, close to Ongole, between 11:30 pm on 2 November and…
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US Deploys Missile Defence Systems Near Trump's Mar-a-Lago Home Ahead of the Midterms
Two Avenger air defence systems have been positioned near Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, at the Secret Service's request, in what officials…
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US Midterms 2026: Final Days, Tight Races, and a Last-Minute Rally Rush
with the US midterm elections on Tuesday, 3 November, both parties are in their final campaign push. President Donald Trump, after a long rally blitz…
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Another Bay of Bengal Cyclone Threatened the Andhra Coast on 2 November, Days After Cyclone Arnab
days after Cyclone Arnab's landfall, India's weather department warned that a new low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal could strengthen into a…