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Rains flood Gaza displacement camps as Israeli authorities block entry of shelter materials into territory

Rains flood Gaza displacement camps as Israeli authorities block entry of shelter materials into territory Thousands of tents sheltering displaced Palestinians have been flooded by heavy rains overnight, exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation. Scarce aid entering the territory has left tens of thousands…

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Trump’s hubris

Recently across the globe, political observers have likened the foibles and subsequent downfalls of presidents of the United States to hubris, the ancient Greek concept of destructive arrogance. Whether through excessive self-confidence or failure to correctly judge America’s power, excessive self-confidence seems t…

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Yemeni government forces claim attack on Houthi positions in al-Misrakh, while Saudi attacks on Bani Hashih kill at least 15

Yemeni government forces claim attack on Houthi positions in al-Misrakh, while Saudi attacks on Bani Hashih kill at least 15 Yemeni government forces have claimed three air attacks on Houthi positions in the al-Misrakh district of the Taiz governorate. The city of Taiz- which is government-held- has been subject to …

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Court issues arrest warrant for woman accused of stabbing doctor at hospital

A Seoul court on Saturday issued a warrant to formally arrest a woman for allegedly stabbing and injuring a doctor at Severance Hospital in western Seoul. The Seoul Western District Court issued the warrant for the woman in her 50s on charges of attempted murder, citing the risk of flight. The woman was apprehended …

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New Zealand down spirited Tonga to reach Rugby League World Cup final

New Zealand 34-10 TongaKiwis come from behind and will face Australia or SamoaWhat had been billed as one of the most intriguing Rugby League World Cup semi-finals in history was, in the end, a brutal exposé of the standards other nations must rise to in order to match Australia and New Zealand.Few countries have as…

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Gaza death toll rises after medical sources report 10 deaths in last 48 hours

Gaza death toll rises after medical sources report 10 deaths in last 48 hours Gaza's death toll has surged to 74,640 with another 175,947 wounded after hospitals across the Strip reported that they had received ten bodies and 22 injured in the last 48 hours. Wafa reports, citing medical sources, that since the so-ca…

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特習深圳會晤在即,美方催中國兌現稀土和農產品承諾,中美俄三方峰會議程仍未談攏

深圳APEC會議召開前不到兩周,美國財政部長貝森特和貿易代表格裡爾與中國國務院副總理何立峰影片會談,要求中國"全面、立即"落實釜山貿易協議的承諾,何立峰則對美方近期的貿易限制表達"嚴正關切"。與此同時,中方首次證實正就中美俄三國元首會晤保持溝通。分析人士認為,三方能否會面,關鍵在於議程:川普想談核軍控,北京則拒絕被拉進美俄核談判。

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Manila weighs second South China Sea legal case against Beijing: analyst

Manila is preparing for a potential second legal case against Beijing over the South China Sea, according to a Philippines-based security analyst. “Indeed, the Philippines is considering filing another case against China, and authorities are already preparing the necessary legal documentation,” said Rommel Banlaoi, …

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Trump’s war secretary Hegseth and Pacific Command chief Paparo may ‘soon visit China’

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and US Pacific Command head Admiral Samuel Paparo may visit China “soon”, according to a veteran China hand. Stephen Orlins, president of the non-profit organisation National Committee on United States-China Relations (NCUSCR), disclosed the potential visit during a video address at a con…

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Trump claims 'minor strikes' on Iran's Qeshm Island, but says talks ongoing

Trump claims 'minor strikes' on Iran's Qeshm Island, but says talks ongoing Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 11/07/2026 - 09:13 The claimed attack comes shortly after Trump's Republican Party suffered a crushing defeat in the US midterm elections US President Donald Trump speaks during NASA's Max Power event at the Ke…

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Black voter turnout surges in US south despite Republican redistricting drive: ‘They could not stop the momentum’

The GOP tried to dilute their power, but Black voters helped Democrats get elected in Alabama, Texas and FloridaBlack voter turnout surged across US southern states where Republicans were accused of redrawing electoral maps to “diminish Black political power” in the wake of a seismic supreme court ruling.Democrats f…

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‘Very strange, very sad’: Paraguay bank collapse fells a presidency and leaves millions broke

Santiago Peña charged over alleged role in crisis as prosecutors request he be placed in preventive custodyPedro Volpe had just woken up last Tuesday when he saw a message from a friend asking whether his bank account was down too.It was a day after payday, and Volpe, 50, a writer and lawyer, opened his banking app …

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Trump may have lost but don’t bet Democrats can fix the economy

There’s not much they can do over the next couple of years to alleviate angry voters’ stress over pricesIt was the economy, again. Although Donald Trump largely ignored it, voters’ acute concerns over the rising cost of living fuelled a political upheaval for the ages that is likely to deliver the biggest swing towa…

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Italy's Meloni blames pro-Russian hackers for leak of foreign minister's data on the dark web

MILAN — Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Saturday that his personal data had been disseminated on the dark web, an encrypted part of the internet, and that he has been exposed to “threats and intimidation.” Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni blamed pro-Russian hackers for the leak.

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Houthi media says 11 killed in Saudi strikes on Yemen's Sanaa province

Houthi media says 11 killed in Saudi strikes on Yemen's Sanaa province Houthi media said on Saturday that Saudi strikes killed 11 people, including women and children, in Yemen's Sanaa province, following the return of the country's dormant civil war. "Martyrdom of 11 citizens, among them women and children, in Saud…

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Lee hails Korea’s first persimmon export to China in 17 years

President Lee Jae Myung pledged to actively back the opening of new export markets to boost the agricultural industry, following South Korea’ first persimmon shipment to China after 17 years of negotiations. Writing on social media platform X Saturday, Lee highlighted that Korean persimmons are making their entry in…

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در آستانه مذاکرات روسیه حملات خود را افزایش داده است

کرملین اعلام کرده است که مقام‌های ارشد سیاسی، نظامی و استخباراتی روسیه هفته آینده در مذاکرات با امریکا و اوکرایین در ابوظبی شرکت خواهند کرد. در حالی است که حملات این کشور بر افداف در کی‌یف صورت گرفته است.

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آیا دموکرات‌ها می‌توانند صلاحیت‌های ترامپ را محدود کنند؟

حالا که دموکرات‌های امریکا کنترول هردو مجلس را به دست گرفته اند، این سوال مطرح است که تا چه اندازه می‌توانند صلاحیت‌های دونالد ترامپ را محدود کنند و آیا می‌توانند او را استیضاح کنند؟

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ترامپ، استیون میلر را به عنوان رئیس دفتر خود منصوب کرد

رئیس جمهور آمریکا استیون میلر را به عنوان رئیس دفتر کاخ سفید منصوب کرد. میلر یکی از حامیان جنگ ۱۲روزه علیه جمهوری اسلامی ایران بود. ناظران معتقدند، ترامپ با این انتصاب نشان داد که قصد تجدیدنظر در سیاست‌هایش را ندارد.

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