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Gaza displaced face deadly storm flooding as 150,000 tents await entry

Charities warn of lack of protection amid health fears for more than 940,000 displaced people living in flood-prone areas Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been left in waterlogged and damaged tents after deadly storms at the weekend, while 150,000 new shelters are held outside Gaza awaiting Israeli approval to enter, aid agencies have said. At least four Palestinian children and woman were killed as heavy rains and wind battered fragile, leaky tents. Thousands have been left without shelter and sanitation infrastructure has been destroyed, with sewage spewing into people’s tents. Continue reading...

World· 3d agoDeveloping

Iran warns of potential pre-emptive strikes as US pressure mounts

Regime adviser says Tehran could be forced into pre-emptive strikes if stalemate continues Senior Iranian officials believe the US is planning either further military strikes or an ever-tightening economic stranglehold that will push Tehran into retaliatory action. The assessment comes from Mehdi Mohammadi, an adviser to Iran’s chief negotiator in talks with the US, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. Continue reading...

World· 3d agoDeveloping

Yemen mourners gather in Sanaa following deadly village strike

Large crowds gathered in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Wednesday to mourn the deaths of dozens of people, nearly half of them children, killed last week in strikes blamed on Saudi Arabia. Mourners prayed at the city's Mosque of the People -- formerly the Saleh Mosque, but renamed by the Iran-backed Houthis after they took over the capital -- and chanted "Death to America! Death to Israel!" according to an AFP photographer present.

World· 3d agoVerified

Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to visit Moscow following Ukraine talks

President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner said Wednesday he and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff would travel to Moscow after talks in Abu Dhabi to end the Ukraine war ended with no clear breakthrough. “Steve and I are going to travel to Moscow tomorrow to meet with (Russian) President Putin to go over what was … The post Trump envoys to meet Putin in Moscow after latest Ukraine talks end with no breakthrough appeared first on Egypt Independent.

World· 3d agoVerified

Indonesian Vice-President Gibran steps down amid qualifications dispute

He has come under intense scrutiny following Constitutional Court and Supreme Court rulings last month that his education documents did not meet election requirements.

World· 3d agoVerified

Spain hit by major general strike over housing costs ahead of election

Protests are also expected in the biggest cities less than three weeks before Spaniards vote in parliamentary elections.

World· 3d agoVerified

Russia and Ukraine reach major prisoner swap deal in Abu Dhabi talks

White House Special Envoy Jared Kushner says Russian and Ukraine have agreed on a large-scale prisoner exchange. The agreement follows two days of U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi.

World· 3d agoVerified

Indonesian lawmakers launch petition seeking vice president's impeachment

More than 100 Indonesian lawmakers signed a petition on Wednesday that opens the door for the impeachment of Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, a move that risks further stoking political tensions in Southeast Asia's largest economy.

Finance· 3d agoVerified

Oil prices climb as Iran refuses to yield enriched nuclear stockpile

UPDATE 4-Oil up 1% after Iran says no nuclear material will leave the country

Politics· 3d agoDeveloping

Democrats face record debt and trillion-dollar deficits as safety net plans stall

‘The post-election wish list is about to run into harsh fiscal reality: there is no money’ Is this an opportunity for a new America? As the Reagan revolution four decades ago launched US society down the path to low taxes and meager solidarity, perhaps the Republican bloodbath last week could turn US politics toward building a new social contract anchored on an aspiration to equitable prosperity. One can sense the ambition of the bumper new crop of Democrats ushered to power last week, calling for support for programs for children and their parents; emphatically endorsing the long-held dream of Medicare for All. The project includes rolling back Donald Trump’s cuts to Medicaid and food stamps, and restoring subsidies for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act that Republicans allowed to expire. And that’s just the start. Continue reading...

Science· 3d agoVerified

India air quality monitors max out as extreme festival smog hits New Delhi

World· 3d agoVerified

Najib begins house arrest in Malaysia as transport minister steps down

A court had cleared him to serve the rest of his jail sentence under house arrest.

Politics· 3d agoVerified

Scott Bessent relocates to military installation amid Iranian threat reports

Bessent, the driving force behind US push to cripple Iran’s economy, relocates reportedly over threat to his life The US Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has relocated from his home in the Washington area to a military base after an Iranian threat against his life, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. Bessent has spearheaded a US push to cripple Iran’s economy since the start of the Middle East war, vowing “economic asphyxiation” of the Islamic republic through a web of sanctions. Continue reading...

World· 3d agoDeveloping

PrSM missile debut tied to civilian deaths in southern Iran, inquiry finds

New US missile appears to have killed Iranian civilians far from its blast site, expert report says

Business· 3d agoVerified

US inflation rose 0.4% in October as price increases cooled and gas costs dipped

New data comes after Republicans’ midterms losses – which were largely seen as a rebuke of the party over high prices US inflation rose 0.4% from September to October, slightly above expectations but still a cooldown in price increases as the cost of gas dipped during the month. The Bureau of Labor Statistics did not release the usual year-over-year inflation figure as part of the consumer price index (CPI), which measures the price of a basket of goods and services, as data was not collected in October 2025 during the government shutdown. Continue reading...