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Palestinian citizens of Israel face intimidation after election success

Israel has officially certified its election results – delivering a blow to right-wing claims of a stolen vote – but the record 19 seats captured by Palestinian-led parties have triggered aggressive police raids, arbitrary arrests, and targeted interrogations by state security apparatuses. The electoral gains made by the parties representing Palestinian citizens of Israel – the Joint List and the United Arab List (Ra’am) – could give the Zionist opposition to Israeli Prime M…

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Al Jazeera

Owono enduring ‘hardest days of my life’ after De Miguel death

FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono said he is enduring the “hardest days of my life” after the death of Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel, whom he collided with during a Spanish second division match on Monday. The 30-year-old Spanish footballer died on Tuesday as a result of injuries he suffered in the collision with Equatorial Guinea international Owono, who had raced into midfield to clear an aerial ball. “These are the hardest days of my life. I struggle to find the words,…

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Al Jazeera

The new Congress may struggle to push a progressive agenda

As the dust settles on the 2026 US midterm elections, two facts are clear: First, the Democrats have achieved a historic victory – and second, Donald Trump remains president for the coming two years. That means Congressional Democrats will have three legislative lanes to pursue: The first is constraining Trump. This includes doing what they can through Congress to bring the Iran war to a conclusion, blocking many of his nominations, particularly to the judiciary, ending ICE’…

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France 24

European leaders welcome Democrats' US midterms election win

One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. European leaders voiced hopes for a reset with the United States on Wednesday, November 4, after voters delivered a huge midterm election defeat to President Donald Trump and his Republican party. FRANCE 24's Dave Keating has more.

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BBC News - World

Iran's chief negotiator says Americans voted 'no to war'

Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf said Iran "endorsed" the message sent by American voters Iran's chief negotiator in talks with the US has said that Americans voted "NO TO WAR", after President Donald Trump's Republican Party suffered a stunning defeat in the midterm elections. "We endorse this message," parliament speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf wrote on X. "If the US [government] betrays their public will to serve international paymasters and blackmailers, it will learn our NO co…

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France 24

US midterms bring a wave of historic firsts as minorities win key races

One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. US midterms bring a wave of historic firsts as minorities win key races: The first Native American female senator in Minnesota, the first openly gay male senator in New Hampshire, the first Muslim senator in Michigan and the country's first Black female governor in Georgia. FRANCE 24's Elitsa Gadeva has more.

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France 24

US midterms: Iran's deputy parliament speaker reacts to Trump's elections setback

One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Iran Ali Nikzad on Wednesday attributed Republican losses in the US midterm elections to Washington's war with Iran, telling lawmakers that American efforts to pressure Tehran had failed. Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in Tuesday's midterm elections.

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The Guardian - World

Tinto Brass, director of Caligula and maestro of Euro erotica, dies aged 93

The cult Italian film-maker began as an assistant to Roberto Rossellini but moved into sex films, believing ‘eroticism to be a fundamental key to human expression’ Italian film director Tinto Brass, who was once hailed as the “Antonioni of the 70s” but came to be better known for bringing Italian erotic cinema to a wider audience with films such as Caligula and Salon Kitty, has died aged 93. His wife Caterina Varzi and children Bonifacio and Beatrice Brass announced the news…

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France 24

REPLAY: Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on US midterms

One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. The US Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer talked to the press after the midterm election results. Democrats are riding their sweep of Congress into a new era, eager to meet voter demands for change with plans to tackle high costs of living and confront President Donald Trump's final years in the White House.

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BBC News - World

'Most difficult days of my life' for keeper Owono

FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono says he is experiencing "the most difficult days of my life" after the death of Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel. Tenerife player De Miguel, 30, died after suffering a serious injury in a collision with Owono during a Spanish second division match on Monday. The world of football has paid tribute to De Miguel, a father-of-one who joined Tenerife in summer 2025, with a minute's silence being held at all games in European competition this week…

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Al Jazeera

Photos: Iran marks US embassy takeover with rallies against US, Israel

Iran marked the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the United States embassy in Tehran on Wednesday with mass rallies in the capital, as officials used the occasion to hail what they called US and Israeli “defeats” in recent elections and on the battlefield. On November 4, 1979, Iranian students stormed the US embassy, taking 52 American diplomats and citizens hostage for 444 days, a crisis that cemented the rupture between Tehran and Washington, which have had no formal di…

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BBC News - World

The young politicians with African roots making history in the US midterms

Watch: Abdul El-Sayed thanks supporters for backing 'unlikeliest of candidates' It was an unlikely greeting to hear at a Democratic Party victory rally after the US midterm elections. Abdul El-Sayed, 42, born to Egyptian immigrant parents, playfully addressed Vice-President JD Vance, who had campaigned against him but will now swear him into office in January as Michigan's new Senator. The US-born Democrat spent much of his campaign fending off attacks from conservative medi…

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BBC News - World

French blood storage impacted by freezer hacks as theories swirl about culprits

French authorities say that fridges used in medical facilities to store blood for donations were impacted by recent cyber-attacks by unknown hackers. The French Blood Establishment (EFS) said cold rooms storing blood were impacted by hackers, with temperatures set to rise - but staff intervened to protect blood supplies. "No health impact has been identified and no loss of blood products is to be reported," the EFS said. Up until now, only supermarkets were known to have bee…

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France 24

US Midterms: How will Trump manage working with Democrats?

One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Democrats are riding their sweep of Congress into a new era, eager to meet voter demands for change with plans to tackle high costs of living. How will Donald Trump manage to work with them? FRANCE 24's Ophelie Jacobson has more.

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Al Jazeera

Ukrainian strikes kill three in Russia’s Belgorod region

Ukrainian drone strikes have killed three people in Russia’s Belgorod region, while attacks cut power to multiple cities in Ukraine and parts of Russian-occupied Crimea, officials reported. Local Russian authorities in Belgorod, which borders Ukraine, announced the three deaths on Wednesday. In Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia’s overnight attacks damaged power generation facilities and substations in nine regions leaving emergency outages in many cities. Ru…

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BBC News - World

Israel's president begins consultations with parties after election deadlock

President Isaac Herzog received the official results from the Central Election Committee on Wednesday morning Israel's President Isaac Herzog has begun consultations with political parties on whom to task with forming a new coalition government, after he received the official results of a general election last week he said had no clear winner. Herzog told party leaders that "not every commitment and promise can be fulfilled" if they want to avoid a new election. Neither the…

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DW - World

Kosovo: Outrage as authorities accused of not helping femicide victim

Arlinda Zekaj repeatedly asked the Kosovo police for protection. They said she was exaggerating. On October 25, the 49-year-old once again reported her husband to the police. This time, he was arrested. But Zekaj also asked the police for additional protection — this time against her husband's family. But to no avail. The police drove Arlinda Zekaj home. Her killer was waiting. At 8:58 p.m., Zekaj got out of the squad car. A short time later, the police received an emergency…

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DW - World

Kosovo: Protests and outrage after a woman was killed despite repeatedly seeking assistance from the authorities

Arlinda Zekaj repeatedly asked the Kosovo police for protection. They said she was exaggerating. On October 25, the 49-year-old once again reported her husband to the police. This time, he was arrested. But Zekaj also asked the police for additional protection — this time against her husband's family. But to no avail. The police drove Arlinda Zekaj home. Her killer was waiting. At 8:58 p.m., Zekaj got out of the squad car. A short time later, the police received an emergency…

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