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Portugal shuts schools, tech conference as it braces for storm
Portugal said it would shut schools, non-essential services and a top world tech conference on Wednesday, as it braces for gale-force winds of Storm Charles.
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Humanitarians drain flooded sites, deliver aid in Gaza: UN
UN humanitarians said Tuesday that they and partners are scrambling to aid more than 200,000 residents of Gaza who, according to estimates, may have been affected following the heavy rains over the weekend.
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Israel blames Hamas for Gaza winter suffering after Trump's peace board criticizes aid delays
Israel on Tuesday blamed Hamas for the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza and said reconstruction could not begin until the group disarmed, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace criticized Israel for delays in allowing humanitarian supplies into the war-devastated enclave.
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Xinhua photos of the day
Robots perform at the opening ceremony of Web Summit 2026 in Lisbon, Portugal, Nov. 9, 2026.Web Summit 2026 opened in Lisbon on Monday. With sessions covering a range of topics such as humanoid robots, embodied AI, autonomous agents and industrial applications, as well as returns on AI investment,
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Zelensky says meeting with US, Russia 'constructive,' 'quite substantive'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that the first day of the two-day trilateral talks between Ukraine, the United States, and Russia in Abu Dhabi had been "constructive and quite substantive."
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Tanker carrying 40,000 tons of Russian diesel stalls en route to US, says Kpler
A tanker carrying approximately 40,000 metric tons of Russian diesel has stalled in the North Atlantic before reaching the U.S. East Coast, with its next destination uncertain, international market intelligence provider Kpler said Tuesday.
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48 injured after city bus slams into 32 vehicles in S. Korea
48 people were injured, six of them seriously, after a city bus slammed into 32 vehicles stopping at a traffic light during the morning rush hour in a southern suburb of Seoul on Wednesday, according to Yonhap news agency.
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Jim Jordan elected House minority leader after Republican midterm losses
Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Jim Jordan, a conservative Republican from Ohio, was elected by House Republicans as their next minority leader on Tuesday, Fox News reported.
09:53
German chancellor calls for fully integrating EU's Ukraine policy into bloc's budget
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that the European Union (EU) must fully integrate its Ukraine policy into the bloc's budget, and that future financial support for Ukraine should be part of the negotiations on the EU's next long-term budget.
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Russia, Ukraine, US conclude 1st day of trilateral talks, with negotiations to continue Wednesday
Russia, Ukraine and the United States concluded the first day of trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday after nearly four hours of discussions.
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John Thune reelected US Senate Republican leader following midterm losses
U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday reelected John Thune to another two-year term as their leader, a week after their party suffered significant losses in the midterm elections.
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White House opposes effort to impeach Hegseth
The White House on Tuesday formally opposed an effort to impeach U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, urging Congress to stall the impeachment resolution through committee referral.
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US House blocks impeachment effort against defense chief
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted 211-204 on a procedural motion to refer an impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to a committee for further consideration, effectively blocking the impeachment effort.
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Czech, Slovak PMs oppose German call for EU-wide funding of Ukraine's budget deficit
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Tuesday opposed a call by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on all European Union member states to contribute to covering Ukraine's projected budget deficit next year.
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