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Serbia holds a parliamentary election as populist Vucic faces protesting students

Serbians are voting in a parliamentary election seen as a showdown between populist leader Aleksandar Vucic and a student-led movement.

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The Small-Town Cop Who Helped ICE Deport His Neighbors

Ingram, Texas, was just rebuilding from a devastating flood when its tiny police department enrolled in ICE’s 287(g) deportation program. Within a year, cops would hand over the equivalent of 10% of t...

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A Serbian nationalist leader who courted MAGA just lost in a landslide

Corruption concerns helped oust Aleksandar Vucic, who pushed a Trump family project in Belgrade.

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Second weekend of French protests unfolds without serious incidents: 'The right to protest is just as important as the right to vote'

Despite permits and routes often being decided at the last minute, nearly 410,000 people – 800,000 according to the CGT trade union – marched peacefully on Saturday across France, protesting the high cost of living, supporting high school students and defending civil liberties. Clashes broke out in Nantes, Rennes and Marseille at the end of the day, but they were nowhere near the scale of the events of October 17.

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Brazil votes in a tense Lula vs Bolsonaro runoff with US influence over Latin America at stake

Brazilians are choosing between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro in a polarizing presidential election.

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New York archdiocese to pay $800 million to over 1300 sex abuse victims

Dioceses across the country have had to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, and programs have been created to compensate victims without going to trial.

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Brazil's left-wing President Lula elected for fourth term

Brazil's 80-year-old left-wing leader President Lula defeats Flávio Bolsonaro in a bitterly contested runoff.

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Russian-friendly Vucic concedes defeat to student protest movement in Serbian election

For almost two years, student-led demonstrations in Serbia rallied against Vucic's right-wing incumbent Serbian Progressive Party. Protesting against alleged corruption in the government, the movement...

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I’ve covered Islamophobia for years. Trump’s GOP has taken it to a new level.

The shocking vilification of Muslims is one of the most troubling storylines of the midterms.

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Israeli strike on Gaza university kills three

'Over the past six days, 10 students and educators have been killed by the occupation's fire,' according to Gaza's education ministry.

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Drought, fire and high diesel prices 'addin' up tough' for Oregon ranchers

Record diesel prices are kicking Western ranchers while they're down. Drought means they have to buy extra hay, and pay truckers extra to deliver it because of fuel price hikes.

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Archdiocese of New York agrees to $800 million settlement over sexual abuse claims

The 1,300 survivors of sexual abuse by clergy members and lay workers have all agreed to the settlement, according to an attorney for some of the plaintiffs.

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Ukraine strikes Russian titanium plant more than 1,400 kilometers from border, monitoring channel claims

Perm Krai Governor Dmitry Makhonin said at around 11 a.m. local time that 11 drones had been downed during a Ukrainian attack on the region.

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Almost 283,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation

Since Mediazona last updated the figures in early October, the names of 6,880 Russian soldiers were added to the list of those killed.

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Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić concedes defeat in fiercely contested parliamentary election

Vučić’s 12-year reign looks to have been ended by record turnout of voters in election provoked by student-led protests Serbia’s veteran leader Aleksandar Vučić has conceded defeat to the student movement, ushering in a seismic political shift after two years of student-led protests gave rise to a fiercely contested parliamentary election. Speaking on Sunday, Vučić cited preliminary results that showed the student-backed protest movement surging ahead. “Based on a stratified sample, it is clear that we lost these elections,” Vučić told supporters at his party headquarters in Belgrade. Continue reading...

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‘It’s magic’: scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-changing glass

Exclusive: Optical engineering that went into 1,600-year-old Lycurgus Cup has baffled experts for centuries The Romans’ proficiency in the art of glass-making has produced some of the wonders of antiquity, but few of their creations better a 1,600-year-old masterpiece which sits in the British Museum. Depending on where a light source is positioned, the Lycurgus Cup changes colour, from jade green under normal lighting to ruby red when lit from behind – an astonishing feat of optical engineering that has confounded historians and glass-makers for centuries. Continue reading...

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Trump administration has pushed off 13% of Americans enrolled in food stamps

Stakeholders concerned more people at risk of food insecurity after One Big Beautiful Act took effect

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She voted for Trump every time. Then came cancer and the bills

Cindy Banda faces mounting medical bills after battling breast cancer. Despite the single mother's positive outlook, the financial strain combined with the high cost of living is overwhelming.

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Lula's Suprise Win Blocks Trump’s Push for a Far-Right Brazil

The 80-year-old incumbent will serve a fourth term in office.

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Lula holds off far right with victory in Brazil presidential election

Leftist president mounts stunning comeback after unexpected first-round loss galvanised supporters of Flavio Bolsonaro.

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Brazil is a warning for the world

The return of Bolsonarism could mean the death of the Amazon. Other countries must take heed

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Blanche on Alaska suit: 'There could be a crime'

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Serbia’s strongman leader Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement in seismic political shift

It was a seismic political shift in the Balkan country where Vucic, who had been endorsed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and who denounced the student movement as a foreign-led attempt to unseat...

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Brazil votes in a tense Lula vs. Bolsonaro runoff with U.S. influence over Latin America at stake

The election pits the left-of-center veteran politician Lula against Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump and the son of imprisoned former President Jair Bolsonaro.

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Lula, Brazil’s iconic working-class president, wins historic fourth term in dramatic comeback

Lula’s win deprives President Donald Trump of a major addition to what has been a growing bloc of friendly right-wing Latin American governments that have embraced Washington’s agenda on security and migration.

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After stunning victory, Lula will face a deep hangover

Veteran leader will be challenged by battles with congress and high debt levels after rightward shift of centre of political gravity

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Trump adds Norway to vulgar list of countries, citing Nobel snub

US President Donald Trump on Sunday escalated his invective against Norway, calling it a "shit ‌house country" and saying Norwegian immigrants are not welcome in the United States because the Nobel committee, based in the capital Oslo, has not awarded him a Peace Prize.

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Most US House races aren’t competitive. What does that mean for how lawmakers govern? • Kansas Reflector

Fewer than 5% of U.S. House races are seen by a top political analysis as truly competitive heading into November’s midterm elections, giving relatively few voters the ability to determine which party...

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Trump VS California

The Democrats have redrawn district lines in a bid to flip five Republican-held seats in California.

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Bulgaria election heads to a run-off amid low voter turnout

Bulgarians will now choose between President Iliana Yotova and former caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov next week.

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UAE diplomat becomes frontrunner in United Nations race, sparking criticism over Sudan role

Lana Nusseibeh will face questions at the UN General Assembly this week

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‘Like a stone in our hearts’: PM leads Helen Haines tributes as parliament pauses to praise ‘fighter’

Angus Taylor and Barnaby Joyce reject calls for change in parliamentary practice to cool political debate Follow our Australian politics live blog for latest updates Get our daily political email, free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has led tributes to Helen Haines a week after the Indi MP was allegedly the target of an attack outside her electorate office, praising the independent as “a fighter” with a deep love of her community. Federal parliament paused on Monday for speeches about Haines, her husband, Phil, and her staff as she remained in a serious but stable cond

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What challenges await Brazil's Lula in his fourth term?

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will have to wrestle with a divided Brazil, an unfriendly Congress, feeble public finances and a Donald Trump-shaped menace during his unprecedented fourth term.

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The Guardian view on adult education: learning should be for all ages | Editorial

Editorial: Teenagers and young adults are not the only people in need of new skills and a sense of purpose

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Xi Jinping’s corruption crackdown in the spotlight as China prepares for meeting of top leaders

The fifth plenum comes against a backdrop of years of purges that have had some analysts wondering if the issue is corruption or a lack of loyalty When Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, he pledged to stamp out corruption all through the ranks of the Communist party. More than a decade later, the pace of investigations has not slowed. Last year, China’s disciplinary authorities opened investigations into more than 1 million people, including more than 100 officials at or above ministerial or provincial level. As Chinese Communist party (CCP) officials prepare for an important meeting this week discipline – and party loyalty – is high on the agenda. For those who try to read the tea leaves of elite Chinese politics, concern about the apparent lack of discipline is dominating CCP discussions. Continue reading...

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California’s proposed billionaire tax sparked Democratic infighting and has many unions siding with the ultrarich, while voter polls remain close.

The ballot measure sparked party infighting and has many unions siding with the ultrarich, while voter polls remain close.

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Unreasonable and unfair: damning investigation criticises Labor’s algorithm-based tool for aged care

Report from commonwealth ombudsman finds ‘technological black box’ ignores transparency recommendations from robodebt royal commission * Follow our Australian politics live blog for latest updates * Get our daily political email, free app or daily news podcast An algorithm used by the federal government to assess the level of care older Australians are entitled to is unreasonable, unfair and lacks human oversight, according to a damning investigation by the commonwealth ombudsman. The investigation also found transparency recommendations from the robodebt royal commission have been ignored. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...

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Archdiocese of New York reaches $800M settlement with 1,300 survivors

About 1,300 clergy abuse survivors approved an $800 million settlement with the Archdiocese of New York.

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Should you take creatine?

The performance-enhancing drug is legal, safe—and may have benefits beyond sport

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Driver arrested after pedestrian is killed in San Francisco’s Tenderloin

Investigators later traced the vehicle to Treasure Island, where CHP had stopped it for an unrelated traffic violation, and arrested the driver.

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Why inheriting a home can be more costly than anybody imagines

Younger generations are set to inherit record home wealth. That property could come with unexpected financial and emotional challenges.

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Venezuela’s opposition leader Machado returns after months in exile

Venezuela’s opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado returned home after more than 10 months.

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Lula holds off far right with victory in Brazil presidential election

Leftist president mounts stunning comeback after unexpected first-round loss galvanised supporters of Flavio Bolsonaro.

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Melbourne Market board quits over appointment of Demons chief Paul Guerra

The Victorian government says Paul Guerra brings significant commercial, governance and stakeholder engagement experience to the role as chair of the Melbourne Market Authority.

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Lula, Brazil’s iconic working-class president, wins historic fourth term in dramatic comeback

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Man is found dead near entrance to Disneyland, police say

A 65-year-old man died Sunday on a sidewalk near an entrance to Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, police said.

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The 80-year-old incumbent will serve a fourth term in office.

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Ingenia Removes Warburg Pincus From Data Room Following Rival $1.55B Offer

The retirement-village operator revoked Warburg Pincus’s data-room access after it received a US$1.55 billion takeover offer from AVID Property Group.

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Brazil's left-wing President Lula elected for fourth term

Brazil's 80-year-old left-wing leader President Lula defeats Flávio Bolsonaro in a bitterly contested runoff.

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Opinion | Despicable Doesn’t Begin to Cover It

Trump’s culture of cruelty spreads.

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