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  • Madagascar’s new prime minister named after military coup
    aljazeera_all ｜ 2025-10-20 17:02

    Exiled former President Rajoelina condemns takeover and refuses to step down despite defections in the security forces.

  • Israel will disarm Hamas and demilitarise Gaza, says Netanyahu
    guardian_world ｜ 2025-10-20 17:00

    US seeks to downplay seriousness of attacks over weekend as Palestinian officials arrive in Cairo for further peace talksThe Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said he is committed to disarming Hamas and demilitarising the Gaza Strip during a speech before the Knesset on Monday, as Palestinian officials arrived in Cairo for further peace negotiations.In his speech, Netanyahu said that the current deal provided for the return of all Israeli hostages, the Israeli military’s control over the majority of Gaza’s territory and an internationally backed consensus that Hamas would be disarmed. Continue reading...

  • BNP Paribas shares fall after US jury’s Sudan verdict
    aljazeera_all ｜ 2025-10-20 17:00

    The French bank will pay more than $20m to three plaintiffs amid allegations of human rights abuses.

  • US judiciary begins furloughing employees during government shutdown - Reuters
    reuters_world ｜ 2025-10-20 17:00

    US judiciary begins furloughing employees during government shutdown  Reuters

  • Hamas says it will hand over another hostage body as tensions over truce continue – as it happened
    guardian_world ｜ 2025-10-20 16:57

    Group says it will release body on Monday evening as delay in returning hostage remains causes outrage in Israel. This live blog is closedThe Guardian’s global affairs correspondent, Andrew Roth, has written an interesting profile on Jared Kushner in which he explores his central role in the ceasefire negotiations and his extensive business dealings in the Middle East. Here is a snippet:The soft-spoken heir to his father’s real estate empire has quietly become a key conduit for Trump’s outreach to the Middle East, leveraging his Rolodex of leaders in the region and positioning himself to win a lucrative windfall if the goal of redeveloping Gaza ever comes to fruition.It has been a notable return to the political fold after Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, effectively swore off politics after the January 6 riots at the US Capitol that followed Trump’s loss in the 2020 elections. Continue reading...

  • value: (fvig.d) | Stock Insights & Latest News - Reuters
    reuters_business ｜ 2025-10-20 16:52

    value: (fvig.d) | Stock Insights & Latest News  Reuters

  • Trump to Australian ambassador: 'I don't like you either'
    bbc_world ｜ 2025-10-20 16:51

    In 2020, Kevin Rudd wrote on social media that he believed Trump was the 'most destructive' president in US history.

  • Trump says he will visit China ‘early next year’
    aljazeera_all ｜ 2025-10-20 16:50

    US President Donald Trump makes announcement after being invited by the Chinese government.

  • Trump meets Albanese as Australia eyes rare earths, AUKUS submarine deals - as it happened - Reuters
    reuters_world ｜ 2025-10-20 16:44

    Trump meets Albanese as Australia eyes rare earths, AUKUS submarine deals - as it happened  Reuters

  • Firefighters rescue woman in wheelchair as parts of southern Turkiye flood
    aljazeera_all ｜ 2025-10-20 16:35

    Firefighters were just in time to save a woman who uses a motor wheelchair from drowning in flood waters in Turkiye.

  • Body of Nepali student held in Gaza returned to Kathmandu
    aljazeera_all ｜ 2025-10-20 16:30

    Deceased student Bipin Joshi was honoured by the Nepali government upon the return of his body from Gaza.

  • Colombia recalls US ambassador amid spat with Trump over strikes on alleged drug boats
    guardian_world ｜ 2025-10-20 16:23

    Feud casts doubt on future of counter-narcotics and security cooperation between two countries, analysts warnColombia has recalled its ambassador to Washington amid a furious war of words between the Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, and Donald Trump over deadly US strikes on boats in the Caribbean.The row took a sharp turn this weekend when Petro accused the US of “murdering” a Colombian fisher in an attack on a vessel in its territorial waters. Petro and his administration said the mid-September strike was a “direct threat to national sovereignty” and that the victim was a “lifelong fisherman” and a “humble human being”. Continue reading...

  • Nigeria’s victims of #EndSARS protest violence await justice five years on
    aljazeera_all ｜ 2025-10-20 16:09

    Victims and families of protesters shot dead by security forces say promises of accountability, compensation not met.

  • Ukraine's Zelenskiy to attend allies meeting in London on Friday, says Macron - Reuters
    reuters_world ｜ 2025-10-20 15:58

    Ukraine's Zelenskiy to attend allies meeting in London on Friday, says Macron  Reuters

  • As public media funds officially dry up, local radio stations struggle
    aljazeera_all ｜ 2025-10-20 15:50

    Local stations like the Allegheny Mountain Radio serve as a key resource for locals during times of stress.

  • What we learned from Virginia Giuffre's memoir
    bbc_world ｜ 2025-10-20 15:50

    The 367-page-long book contains detailed accounts of Giuffre's encounters with Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Prince Andrew.

  • US government shutdown likely to end this week, White House adviser Hassett says - Reuters
    reuters_world ｜ 2025-10-20 15:47

    US government shutdown likely to end this week, White House adviser Hassett says  Reuters

  • Madagascar coup leader names businessman as new prime minister - Reuters
    reuters_world ｜ 2025-10-20 15:35

    Madagascar coup leader names businessman as new prime minister  Reuters

  • Prague to ban e-scooters after residents complain of chaos on pavements
    guardian_world ｜ 2025-10-20 15:34

    Czech city wants to promote wider use of shared bike services and says e-scooters have higher accident ratesPrague will ban electric scooter rentals from January 2026, with a deputy mayor of the Czech capital criticising them for causing chaos on pavements.Council members on Monday approved regulatory changes concerning shared transport in the city, where nearly 1.4 million people live and where the cobblestoned streets and history attracted more than 8 million tourists in 2024. Continue reading...

  • Japan allows over-the-counter 'morning after' pill for the first time
    bbc_world ｜ 2025-10-20 15:33

    Women will be able to get the pill without prescription, but a pharmacist will still need to be present.

  • Mongolia’s president vetoes effort to unseat PM
    aljazeera_all ｜ 2025-10-20 15:33

    President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh claims parliament's vote to oust the PM is invalid because of 'procedural flaws'.

  • ‘Smash, grab, melt it down’: how material value likely motivated the Louvre heist
    guardian_world ｜ 2025-10-20 15:25

    Experts say thieves would struggle to find a buyer if the stolen goods remained intactTo break into the world’s most-visited museum in broad daylight, grab eight pieces of priceless Napoleonic jewellery and vanish into the Paris traffic on humble scooters may seem like the most audacious of crimes, carried out for international notoriety and ensuing Hollywood film treatments.Experts who observe trends in international art crime, however, see Sunday morning’s heist at the Louvre as something more prosaic: the latest in a series of smash-and-grab thefts focused more on the material value of precious stones or metals than the artifacts’ significance, continuing a pattern that has emerged over the last decade in Germany, Britain and the US. The location, they suggest, would have been of secondary concern to the criminals. Continue reading...

  • Gold climbs on rate-cut bets, broader uncertainty; investors eye US-China trade talks - Reuters
    reuters_world ｜ 2025-10-20 15:21

    Gold climbs on rate-cut bets, broader uncertainty; investors eye US-China trade talks  Reuters

  • South Korea police seek warrants for 58 repatriated scam centre suspects
    aljazeera_all ｜ 2025-10-20 15:16

    The South Korean nationals were returned from Cambodia after being held for alleged links to "pig butchering" scams.

  • Russia's Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery stops processing after drone attack, sources say - Reuters
    reuters_world ｜ 2025-10-20 15:10

    Russia's Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery stops processing after drone attack, sources say  Reuters

  • At least 135 mutilated bodies of Palestinians had been held at notorious Israeli jail, say Gaza officials
    guardian_world ｜ 2025-10-20 15:09

    Documents indicate they came from Sde Teiman, which already faces allegations of torture and unlawful deathsAt least 135 mutilated bodies of Palestinians returned by Israel to Gaza had been held in a notorious detention centre already facing allegations of torture and unlawful deaths in custody, officials from Gaza’s health ministry have told the Guardian.The director general of the health ministry, Dr Munir al-Bursh, and a spokesperson for Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, where the bodies are being examined, said a document found inside each body bag indicated the bodies all came from Sde Teiman, a military base in the Negev desert where, according to photos and testimonies published by the Guardian last year, Palestinian detainees were held in cages, blindfolded and handcuffed, shackled to hospital beds and forced to wear nappies. Continue reading...

  • China sets goal to become a “modern socialist power”
    aljazeera_all ｜ 2025-10-20 15:04

    So, the next two five-year plans are very, very important to see China's achievement of global competitiveness.”

  • Protective immune cells in breastfeeding women identified as guard against breast cancer, new research finds
    guardian_world ｜ 2025-10-20 15:00

    Patients who had more cells had better outcomes, particularly for aggressive types such as triple-negative breast cancerIn the 18th century, physicians noticed nuns had some of the highest rates of breast cancer. It was one of the earliest clues that led scientists to suspect that child-bearing and breastfeeding could protect against the disease.Modern data has confirmed the centuries-old observation but the biological reasons behind it have remained unclear. Explanations have often focused on pregnancy-related hormonal changes, but research published Tuesday in Nature has found breastfeeding provides long-lasting immune protection. Continue reading...

  • SlimFast’s European arm sold after struggling to compete with weight-loss drugs
    guardian_world ｜ 2025-10-20 14:58

    Typhoo tea owner Supreme acquires business from Irish nutrition and food firm Glanbia for £20mThe owner of Typhoo tea has snapped up SlimFast’s UK and European business in a £20.1m deal as it seeks to expand in the weight management market despite fierce competition from GLP-1 weight-loss jabs.The Irish nutrition and food company Glanbia has sold the low-calorie meal replacement shakes business to the British company Supreme after putting it up for sale earlier this year. Sales at the European operations have dropped, weighing on stronger trading in the US. Continue reading...

  • ‘It hasn’t inspired’: turnout concerns grow close to Ireland’s presidential election
    guardian_world ｜ 2025-10-20 14:58

    High rate of spoilt ballots also probable as poll shows 49% of voters do not feel represented by either candidateWith four days until Ireland’s presidential election there are growing fears that a lacklustre campaign will prompt many people to spoil their vote or boycott the ballot.Opinion polls give Catherine Connolly, an independent leftwing candidate, a wide lead over Heather Humphreys, who represents the ruling centre-right establishment. However, they also show frustration and disillusionment about their campaigns. Continue reading...