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- Sunday 1 November
- NPR — News · WorldHow Gen Z Republicans running for Congress are thinking about the future of the party
On the eve of what may prove to be a tough election for the GOP, young conservatives vying to be part of the first class of Gen Z Republicans in Congress want a role shaping the party's next chapter.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldPhotos: Youth-led rallies sweep Germany
Tens of thousands take to the streets across Germany's biggest cities to demand better education and lower living costs.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldIs China’s ‘dark tourism’ turning disaster education into entertainment?
China is seeing growing interest in ‘dark tourism’, where visitors flock to attractions that recreate natural disasters.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldQatar LNG carrier struck by ‘unidentified objects’ in Gulf
Qatar Gas Transport Company says no injuries or environmental damage.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldJamaal Bowman: ‘If I had kept my mouth shut, I’d be in Congress’
Marc Lamont Hill speaks to Jamaal Bowman about the growing battle between progressives and the Democratic establishment.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldYemeni government forces seize strategic positions in al-Jawf
Weapons and ammunition depots are seized after a counteroffensive.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldFrom railway tragedy to gov’t change: Serbia’s two-year fight for justice
A timeline of events since the deadly train station collapse in Novi Sad, which led to a change of government in Serbia.
- France 24 — English · WorldSenegal hosts first Olympic event on African continent
Youth Olympics make history with first African Games in over 130 years, opened by Senegal’s president in Dakar. 136 Senegalese athletes are competing, supported by 6,000 local volunteers.
- France 24 — English · WorldYouth Olympic Games kick off in Dakar
The 2026 Youth Olympic Games have officially kicked off in Senegal. Crowds gathered for Saturday's opening ceremony, featuring hundreds of drummers and dancers celebrating Senegalese and wider African culture, in keeping with the Games' motto: “Africa…
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldDid a secret book fuel a witch-hunting frenzy in Europe?
In the latest episode of Deja Vu, we trace how new media fuelled conspiracy theories, from European witch-hunts to AI.
- France 24 — English · WorldThe World celebrates Halloween: Traditions, costumes and pumpkins
Halloween celebrations have been embraced in many countries around the world. Charlotte Hughes brings us this round-up.
- France 24 — English · WorldFrance: 115 yachts will sail out of Sain-Malo for Route du Rhum race
In Saint-Malo, in France's Brittany region, the legendary Route du Rhum is preparing to set sail. Billed as the world's biggest solo transatlantic race, it sees skippers sail alone from France's northern coast to the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. It's a…
- France 24 — English · WorldUS Midterms: Affordability at heart of Michigan race
For many voters, the cost of living is the single biggest issue. Our reporters Jessica Le Masurier and Sarah Andersen travelled to Michigan to meet voters, where, according to one NGO, around 40% of the population struggle to afford basic necessities.
- France 24 — English · WorldYouth-led rallies sweep Europe
Protests in France have helped inspire youth demonstrations elsewhere in Europe, from Portugal and Italy to Germany. Germany saw particularly large rallies on Saturday, led by a youth initiative whose name roughly translates as “Gen Z has got this”…
- France 24 — English · WorldHow social media are central to protests
As we saw in that report, protesters were frustrated at being kept on the outskirts of the French capital. There are also reports of social media posts about the demonstrations being suppressed. Daniel Quinlan has more.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldMarquez wins Malaysian Grand Prix to close in on retaining championship
Marc Marquez takes 44-point lead over Jorge Martin and can seal the MotoGP title in Qatar next weekend.
- France 24 — English · WorldHundreds of thousands protest in France for "Act III"
A heavy police presence was hard to miss on the streets of Paris on Saturday, as the capital saw demonstrations for a third consecutive weekend over the rising cost of living and deteriorating conditions in schools. But the increased security failed to…
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldIsraeli protesters urge Jewish-Arab coalition government
Israeli protesters urge Jewish-Arab coalition government
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldMalawi cattle farmers travel farther as El Nino worsens drought
For many families, keeping cattle alive is becoming an increasingly costly struggle.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldLamine Yamal, Raphinha help Barcelona hammer Alaves to retain Liga top spot
Yamal and Raphinha score two goals each as Barcelona recover from last week's loss in El Clasico to move back on top.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldWhere are the most expensive midterm races and who is funding them?
Senate races in Texas, Michigan and Ohio rank among the most expensive in this year's midterm cycle.
- The Guardian — World · WorldAsylum seekers still being sent to France under ‘one in one out’ weeks after scheme ended
Guardian understands Home Office continues to detain dozens of people, with one group forcibly removed this weekThe Home Office is still putting asylum seekers on to planes to France weeks after the controversial scheme to remove them ended, the Guardian has…
- NPR — News · WorldWhat's it like to run for Congress when the odds are stacked heavily against you?
The majority of congressional races this cycle are rated either solid Democrat or solid Republican. They're the opposite of tossups, where candidates from the minority party face near impossible odds.
- NPR — News · WorldHow one family gave a critical boost to gene therapy research
A family affected by Sanfilippo syndrome raised millions of dollars for research. The Food and Drug Administration just approved a gene therapy the support helped make possible.
- NPR — News · WorldTrump thanks supporters for the memories in final campaign stops for 2026 midterms
President Trump has maintained a near-daily rally schedule as Election Day draws closer, playing his greatest hits for loyal crowds in red states in what is a sort-of goodbye to campaigning.
- NPR — News · WorldHere's how to watch election night as the polls close, hour-by-hour
As polls close on election night, here's a look at what to expect each hour and which midterm races are key to deciding control of Congress.
- NPR — News · WorldSupreme Court hears religious freedom case centered on universal pre-K program
The Archdiocese of Denver wants to be able to turn away LGBTQ families from Catholic preschools that receive state funding.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldF1: Hamilton takes first Ferrari pole; Antonelli starts fourth in Mexico
George Russell is second fastest and Charles Leclerc third while reigning champion Lando Norris qualifies sixth.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldUS midterms: 2 days to go – what polls say as Trump, El-Sayed hit the trail
Democrats remain ahead in national polls as Trump and candidates make their final push in the days before polling day.
- The Guardian — World · WorldRachel Reeves says UK’s future is in EU as she backs Andy Burnham on Brexit
Former chancellor says leaving European Union has made Britain ‘poorer, weaker and less secure’The former chancellor Rachel Reeves has argued the UK’s future should be inside the EU, saying Brexit has made the UK “poorer, weaker and less secure”.Writing in…
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldTrump at Halloween party ‘as himself’ says he’s ‘in no hurry’ with Iran
Trump, who came to his Halloween party dressed as himself, says US not in a hurry to make a decision on striking Iran.
- NPR — News · World'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter
Saying the president was "grasping at straws," a federal judge on Saturday threw out Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over a story reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldMamdani says Trump to grant visa to mother of boy killed in Bronx shooting
New York City mayor says US president 'has agreed to grant her visa immediately'.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldIran security chief says US letter signals ‘positive’ shift
US Vice-President JD Vance has sent a letter to Iran’s security chief in a reported effort to revive talks.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldBangladesh forms wage board as garment workers protest
Demonstrations held in industrial cities as workers demand wage increase as cost of living rises.
- DW — All news · WorldDonald Trump loses allies after elections in Serbia and Brazil
Flavio Bolsonaro failed to gain power, Aleksandar Vucic was voted out of office, and even Benjamin Netanyahu's position has weakened. An unhappy US President Trump is crying electoral fraud.
- DW — All news · WorldGermany's search for a nuclear waste site
Finland has become the first country with a final storage facility for nuclear waste. Germany is still searching for a site, while some countries have yet to start. Costs are expected to total many billions of euros.
- The Guardian — World · WorldEnglish children’s homes are in crisis. Does Denmark hold the answers?
UK children’s minister Josh MacAlister has travelled to Copenhagen to see what can be learned from Danish systemIn a quiet suburb on the outskirts of Copenhagen sits a large white house, set back from the road behind a purple-leaved plum tree. It looks much…
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldNo, France is not ‘burning’
It is merely witnessing another episode of unrest that – like many others in its history – has a violent element to it.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldSerbia’s canopy collapse, two years on in a changed country
Two years after Novi Sad’s railway station canopy collapse, Serbia marks the second anniversary of the tragedy.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldIsrael’s war on homes: From Hebron to Gaza and southern Lebanon
From Hebron to Gaza to southern Lebanon, Israel is tearing down homes, and, with them, families' hopes of return.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldGaza doctors struggle with bereavement, overwork, trauma amid genocidal war
Doctors and nurses struggle to cope with the horrors they endured during the height of the Gaza war.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldPolice storm Portugal housing protest camp
Dozens of officers, some accompanied by police dogs, moved into Rossio Square in Lisbon early on Sunday.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldA Gulf non-aggression pact could be the path forward
Oman is in a unique position to mediate talks on a security arrangement that could stabilise the region.
- France 24 — English · WorldBinance resumes crypto withdrawals after major hack blamed on North Korea
Binance, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, on Sunday said it would resume withdrawals after a suspension due to a major hack, which the FBI has tied to North Korea. The exchange said it covered 95% of the $6.3 billion in tokens stolen from its…
- DW — All news · WorldBulgarians vote in highly polarized presidential runoff overshadowed by Ukraine war
Voters in Bulgaria are choosing between two candidates with vastly different views of the war in Ukraine and ties with Russia. The runoff comes after a record-low turnout in the first round.
- The Guardian — World · WorldJacinda Ardern in Sydney Opera House talk advises politicians to ‘rebuild trust by building financial security’
Former New Zealand prime minister has moved to Australia and is lecturing at University of Sydney – and from stage of city’s famous landmarkJacinda Ardern, who now calls Sydney home, has delivered a message to Australian politicians from the stage of the…
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldRubio says Trump administration did not help Bolsonaro flee Brazil to US
Trump says defeated presidential candidate, who faces investigation in Brazil, can stay in the US 'as long as he wants'.
- BBC News — World · WorldShops looted as German cost of living protests turn violent
The protests in cities across Germany - including Berlin, Hamburg and Frankfurt - came on the same day hundreds of thousands also protested in France.
- France 24 — English · WorldIndia tightens security as opposition holds mega rally demanding election chief’s resignation
Indian law enforcement officials armed with batons and shields on Sunday surrounded the site of a planned opposition rally in New Delhi. India's main opposition parties and the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party are demanding the resignation of the country's…
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldCanelo Alvarez defeats Christian Mbilli to reclaim WBC title in Riyadh
Mexican boxing star wins 12-round decision to defeat the French fighter and regain the super middleweight belt.
- DW — All news · WorldBolivia declares emergency as El Nino intensifies, threatens severe weather
President Rodrigo Paz warned of severe droughts and flooding as El Nino intensifies, with at least 78,000 families already affected by drought.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldGolden State Valkyries defeat Atlanta Dream to capture first WNBA crown
Gabby Williams, named Most Valuable Player, set records for most points (137) and most steals (18) in the WNBA Finals.
- BBC News — World · WorldDemocrats are used to heartbreak in Texas - could Talarico turn the tide?
The state's $500m Senate race may be the most closely watched in the US midterms, and is about far more than control of Congress.
- DW — All news · WorldIndia news: Opposition holds major rally in Delhi over voter roll revisions
Thousands are expected to take part in the Indian opposition's planned mega march in New Delhi over a controversial revision of electoral rolls. DW has more.
- BBC News — World · WorldWatch: Heidi Klum as giant severed hand for Halloween bash
The supermodel and TV host provided a gory new shock at her New York event.
- Al Jazeera — All news · World‘Like Kashmir’: How a toxic marble dump yard became a tourist spot in India
Vast 'snow yard' in otherwise arid Rajasthan attracts hundreds of tourists daily, but residents face major health risks.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldRoger’s cynical gift basket for El-Sayed on his birthday
Republican Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers mocked Democratic rival Abdul El-Sayed with a sarcastic gift basket.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldUN demands investigation after staffer’s death in Houthi custody in Yemen
Mohammad el-Shami had been held since June 2024, when he and many other UN and NGO workers were accused of being spies.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldFrance protests enter third week as police fire tear gas
Police used tear gas to disperse protesters as demonstrations entered a third week ahead in France.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldBolivia declares state of emergency over El Nino weather pattern
Drought is affecting 78,000 families and has led to loss of over 75,000 cattle, as El Nino due to peak in late 2026.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldUkrainian evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky reunite with family
Starved and exhausted residents of Oleshky arrive in Ukraine after months of isolation, but some stay behind.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldWhat we know about latest efforts to end US war on Iran
The foreign ministers of the US and Iran say a diplomatic end to the war is still possible.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldIndia’s largest dam planned to counter China faces Indigenous revolt
Indigenous people of Arunachal Pradesh are protesting a mega dam planned to counter China's upstream hydropower project.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldThe murder of Javits Frimpong, a bullied schoolboy in The Bronx
Thousands of people have held vigils for a 15-year-old Ghanaian boy who was chased down and killed in New York.
- DW — All news · WorldTrump grants visa to mother of Ghanaian boy killed in NYC — Mamdani
Javits Frimpong was on his way to school when he was shot in a neighborhood in the Bronx. He was 15 years old.
- The Guardian — World · WorldBinance says 90% of losses from $6.3bn hack covered as FBI says North Korea behind attack
Cryptocurrency exchange says withdrawals expected to resume on Sunday as FBI blames North Korean state-sponsored group TraderTraitorCryptocurrency exchange Binance says it has replaced 90% of the amount stolen after a record $6.3bn hack of its platform by a…
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldFBI blames North Korea for record $6.3bn crypto heist from Binance
Crypto firm Binance says it has covered 90 percent of losses from the multibillion-dollar hack.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldThousands rally in Israel urging ‘Jewish-Arab’ coalition to oust Netanyahu
In a counterprotest, Netanyahu supporters demand that Israel should not have a government with 'terrorists'.
- DW — All news · WorldFBI says North Korea behind $6 billion Binance crypto theft
The FBI said the theft was tied to "malicious cyber activity" by an entity known as TraderTraitor, the same actors behind a $1.5 billion Bybit hack last year.
- BBC News — World · WorldThese firms you've never heard of are feeding fears the AI bubble could burst
The amount of debt held by data centres is measured in the tens of billions of pounds.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldTalarico draws a packed campus rally, but can he win over young voters?
Al Jazeera’s @EmmaWithrow attended a packed rally for Democrat Senate Candidate James Talarico at Texas A&M.
- BBC News — World · WorldHow the downfall of Serbia's Vučiċ mirrored that of Hungary's Orbán
Defeat for Serbia's Aleksandar Vučiċ in last weekend's vote was a carbon copy of Viktor Orbán's fall in Hungary.
- BBC News — World · WorldJudge dismisses Trump's lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday book
Trump had sued the media outlet after it published a letter to Epstein purportedly written and signed by the president as part of a birthday book.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldPolish president holds crisis talks in court standoff
A dispute over the politicisation of Poland's constitutional court is deepening, with no side appearing to back down.
- BBC News — World · WorldJudge orders Trump administration to stop threatening US election officials
The order comes after election officials received letters demanding they set aside the ballots of possible non-citizen voters.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldGen Z-led protests in Germany turn violent
Protesters clashed with police as thousands took to the streets across 34 cities in Germany.
- BBC News — World · WorldIndia's opposition set to hold mega rally seeking election chief's resignation
It comes amid growing protests over a voter roll revision exercise feared to leave 130 million voters off rolls.
- Al Jazeera — All news · WorldIran war live: Araghchi says talks under way on 2-day plan to reopen Hormuz
Top diplomat says Iran and Qatar have reached a plan to reopen Hormuz in two days if the US meets Tehran's conditions.
- France 24 — English · WorldTestimonies from Oleshky
American Filmmaker Zarina Zabrisky has lived and reported across the Dnipro River in Ukrainian controlled Kherson for the past three years. She’s been speaking to France 24’s Gavin Lee about the events of the past 24 hours.
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