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🔴 LIVE: War on Iran | Day 242
- Attacks reportedly target Yemen's Dhaw Bab, Mocha
- Vessel reported on fire in Hormuz Strait, off the coast of Oman
- UN rights chief says next Israeli government must 'change course massively'
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Likud alleges foreign interference in apparent attempt to discredit Palestinian-led parties as Qatar rejects claims of funding efforts to boost voter turnout
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Senator Chris Murphy says he has been briefed on the US's plan to restart the war on Iran, calling it "insane" and saying it would lead to a "devastating escalation"
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People around the world are rising up and demanding change through good teaching, ethics, values, and protest. We are witnessing this in the student uprising ✍️Fatima Rajina
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On 4 November, millions of South Africans will head to the polls to elect municipal councils, choosing representatives tasked with keeping the water running, collecting rubbish and fixing potholes
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"The tools being tested on Muslims today, including denaturalisation rhetoric, raids on political opponents and pressure on civil society, can be turned on anyone"
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Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz said "Americans will die as a result" of Democratic Michigan nominee Abdul el Sayed, claiming his proximity to Senate intelligence would be a risk to national security.
World Jewish Congress president Ronald Lauder, who was once a close confidant of Netanyahu, has accused the Israeli prime minister of sacrificing opportunities for peace to protect his political career
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Houthis claim six attacks on Saudi Arabia airports and oil facilities
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Israel killed 1,574 Palestinians since 2025 ‘ceasefire’, Gaza ministry says
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"It's a survival election"
The Israeli elections were a question of survival for Palestinian citizens of Israel, who turned out in record numbers to vote, said MEE's Palestine and Israel bureau chief Lubna Masarwa.
Can Baghdad's move to integrate YBS, the Yazidi-led armed group, into the state resolve Sinjar’s long-standing security and political challenges? middleeasteye.pulse.ly/ggbo8…
Gadi Eisenkot, Israel's chief opposition candidate, issued a video statement on Thursday warning that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is running a campaign to delegitimise election results.
This comes after his Likud party made allegations that Arab parties committed fraud.
🗞️ Two days after the Israeli elections, Trump conveyed messages to Netanyahu and Zionist opposition leaders that he would prefer them to form a unity government, the right-wing Israel Hayom reported.
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PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party claimed Israel’s election was “stolen” by Palestinian citizens after their record turnout and electoral gains
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A dozen resignees from the former administration of US President Joe Biden have published a letter calling on all candidates for presidential election not to hire any ex-officials who enabled Israel
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Around 275 extremist Israeli settlers stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque on Thursday morning under the protection of Israeli forces.
By framing discussion of Palestine in the language of safeguarding and Prevent, the government signals this topic carries a risk that others dont ✍️ Opinion by Fatima Rajina
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