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Trump says US$4b Israel funding will end: ‘They don’t need it’

He says he and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu have agreed to halt funding after 2026.

US President Donald Trump has said he and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “have made a deal”.

US midterms: In Michigan, pocketbook pain collides with smears in a bitter battle for the Senate

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Blue wave or red surprise? America’s most exciting and expensive midterms promise nail-biting finish

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When will we know who has won the US midterm elections?

‘We will kill Trump’: Iran unveils huge billboard threatening US president

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Billboards and quiet quitters: Is this the beginning of the end of MAGA?

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Can Sabah and Sarawak decide Malaysia’s next election?

East Malaysia’s assertiveness and fiscal demands are growing. This is reshaping its federal relationship with Putrajaya.

‘We’re breathing in the smoke even as we sleep’: Living with haze in Sumatra

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Why young Indonesians are falling back in love with cinemas and the analogue lifestyle

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America’s political maps are shifting. So is who can win

Republican redistricting a blow to civil rights, raises racial tensions ahead of Nov 3 midterm elections.

A plaque marks the spot where Rosa Parks boarded a public bus and refused to yield her seat for a white passenger, her rebellion sparking a mass protest that forced authorities to end segregation on the city’s buses in 1956. It also brought to the national stage a dapper 26-year-old pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church.

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George Washington’s White House had 9 slaves. Does it matter?

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American Evolution

No clear edge for Democrats as midterm elections take shape in the US

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What will countries discuss at UN climate conference COP31? Why do these matter for SE-Asia?

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Climate change must be declared ‘global health emergency’: Lancet study

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Terengganu’s fight against climate change begins in the classroom

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Young Canadians ask court to impose binding climate protections

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Congo opens mining fraud inquiry after copper and cobalt seizures, statement shows

Ukraine probes clashes at military recruitment dorm

Law enforcement authorities clash with local residents outside a recruitment dormitory, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine November 2, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Bomb threat prompts checks on Israel-bound cruise ship in Greek port

European supermarkets rush to patch vulnerabilities after region-wide fridge hack

Stores in eight European countries were forced to throw away vast quantities of food after hackers tampered on Nov 2 with their fridges.

Czech army failing to meet NATO commitments, plans only slow improvement

FILE PHOTO: Czech servicemen of the NATO enhanced Forward Presence brigade Latvia wait for the visit of Czech President Petr Pavel at Adazi military base, Latvia, March 11, 2026. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo

Supermarket fridge attack is just the start, says UK cybersecurity chief

Empty refrigerated shelves following a refrigeration outage at a Proxy Delhaize store in Maleizen, Overijse, Belgium, on Nov 2. On Nov 2, fridges and freezers in supermarkets from Sweden to Belgium and France were hit by hacking attacks.

Europe-wide bomb threats disrupt air travel

A screengrab from a video shows a police officer removing baggage from a Ryanair airplane, after Ryanair's operations centre reported a bomb threat received during the flight from Manchester to Murcia, according to Guardia Civil, in Murcia, Spain, November 3, 2026. FORTA/REUTERS TV via REUTERS

Pope Leo healthy, needs no extra measures for South America trip, Vatican says

Pope Leo leaves on Nov 6 for a 12-day tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, following surgery on Oct 13 to remove the lower lobe of his right lung.

Latvia believes one of two drones that violated its airspace was Russian, the other Ukrainian

Jury begins deliberations in Russell Brand's UK sexual offences trial

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