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2023: Deadliest year for Palestinian childrenWorld

Huseyin Alptekin, an international security expert and professor at Istanbul’s National Defence University, speaks about Israel’s continuing genocide in Gaza and examines why 2023 saw a record number of Palestinian child deaths.

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Christy Carlson Romano on the cost of being a child starCulture

Christy Carlson Romano, known for starring in Disney Channel’s “Kim Possible” and “Even Stevens,” talks with “CBS Mornings” about her new book, “Once Upon a Trainwreck: The Fall and Rise of a Child Star.”

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Singapore to pursue deeper integration and wider partnerships as ASEAN chair, Vivian Balakrishnan saysPolitics

When Singapore assumes the ASEAN chair next year, it wants the bloc to become a stronger economic and strategic force rather than a venue for major-power rivalry. Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said that requires deeper integration and stronger global partnerships. He added that AI and other emerging technologies bring major opportunities as well as greater inequality and volatility, posing a key test.

CCNA
Can women solve Ukraine’s manpower problem?World

As Russia prepares to mobilize hundreds of thousands more troops, Ukraine is struggling to maintain troop numbers. More than 76,000 women serve voluntarily in its armed forces, but mandatory service for women remains deeply controversial. Kateryna Hodunova examines whether drafting women could ease the shortage.

TThe Kyiv Independent
How did the October 7 attacks change Israel?World

Three years have passed since Hamas attacks on Israel killed nearly 1,200 people. Israel’s military response in Gaza has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians, according to the territory’s Hamas-led Health Ministry, figures the UN says are accurate.

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Hot air balloons fill New Mexico skiesSociety

Hot air balloons fill the sky over New Mexico during the “Flight of the Nations” mass ascension at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.

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Porsche sets out plan to reverse falling marginsEconomy

Porsche says it is reshaping its business for a future with lower sales volumes. Despite subdued demand, the sports car maker is betting that a stronger focus on high-end models will help restore profit margins.

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US woman who survived botched execution is conscious and speakingSociety

Christa Pike, who survived a failed execution at a US prison last week, is now conscious and able to speak, her lawyers said Tuesday, though her prognosis remains unclear. She was sentenced to death for a murder committed as a teenager and received two supposedly lethal doses of pentobarbital at a Tennessee prison a week ago.

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Alberta economy forecast to outpace Canada as referendum uncertainty loomsEconomy

ATB Financial forecasts Alberta’s economy will grow by more than 2.5% this year and 2.3% next year, ahead of national projections. Higher oil prices, population growth and lower exposure to U.S. tariffs support the outlook. Former premier Jason Kenney warns the coming referendum could cause “uncertainty and economic pain,” a concern independence supporters dispute.

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Oct. 7 scars deepen divisions over Netanyahu ahead of Israeli electionPolitics

As Israel prepares for its first election since Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his opponents are making it central to their campaigns. Three years later, the country’s worst security failure threatens to end the career of its longest-serving prime minister.

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Xenophobia shadows South Africa’s tourism appeal as African visitors cancel tripsSociety

South Africa recorded record tourist arrivals over the past two months, with more than one million visitors arriving by air each month. But its xenophobic image is raising concern that African tourists may increasingly stay away, despite tourism contributing more than 8% of GDP.

FFrance 24 English
EU releases €1.24 billion for Ukrainian-made drones and munitionsWorld

The EU has released €1.24 billion for Ukraine to purchase domestically manufactured drones, drone interceptors and ammunition, as well as other munitions, in an effort to counter Russia’s ongoing and intensified air attacks.

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British adventurer completes 28-year walk around the world, returns to UKSociety

Karl Bushby, a British adventurer, has reached UK soil after a 50,000-kilometre journey home from South America that lasted 28 years. His publicists said Tuesday that he swam the Channel and made the trip without using any form of transport.

FFrance 24 English
New Comoros law bars foreign nationals from certain jobsPolitics

A new Comoros law bars foreign nationals from running some small businesses, putting thousands of livelihoods at risk, most of them belonging to Malagasy people. The measure reflects a growing wave of economic protectionism targeting migrant workers across Africa.

FFrance 24 English
Trump eases dyed-diesel limits in bid to lower fuel costsPolitics1:38

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday easing restrictions on the use of a tax-exempt type of diesel, his latest effort to reduce fuel costs ahead of November’s midterm elections.

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