At least 58 police officers have been injured since protests erupted on Saturday Thousands of striking Bangladeshi garment workers clashed with police on Monday, demanding a monthly minimum wage more than double their current pay, as protests spread across industrial hubs. The South Asian nation of»»»

HEBRON: Displaced families began returning to their homes in Hebron on Monday and schools, universities and businesses reopened following the withdrawal of Israeli forces from parts of the occupied West Bank city. Hebron’s Mayor Yousef Al-Jaabari said some residents returned to damaged homes in Al-»»»

NATO is worried that Donald Trump could significantly reduce US involvement in the bloc if the Republican Party loses the midterms on November 3, Politico has reported, citing European officials and diplomats. Officials in the military bloc are “bracing for a worst-case scenario” as a result of the»»»

On the eve of the midterm elections, US President Donald Trump's unpopularity is impacting Republicans across the board. Many states with seats once considered Republican strongholds are now on shaky ground. One of them is North Carolina, a rural state where one in five jobs is tied to agriculture.»»»

It was one of US President Donald Trump's major campaign promises in 2024: putting an end to illegal crossings along the southern US border. Today, official data shows that promise has been kept: arrests for illegal crossings have plummeted by more than 93 percent since the peak of arrests under th»»»

Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Richard Johnson, Senior Lecturer in US Politics at Queen Mary University of London. He says that "Donald Trump is damaged goods at this point in his presidency." With this uncompromising assessment, Johnson takes us through the political forces shaping the 2026 U»»»

Two drones destroyed in Riyadh area, Saudi-led coalition confirms The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said on Monday that its forces had intercepted two drones in the area of the Saudi capital Riyadh. "Interception and destruction of two drones in the Riyadh area," coalitio»»»

ADEN: Yemen’s armed forces said on Monday they had carried out 951 strikes against Houthi targets over the past 24 hours, claiming to have neutralized more than 330 field commanders and fighters and destroyed or disabled 56 military vehicles and other assets. WATCH: Yemen’s armed forces carried out»»»

LONDON: Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani, the foreign minister of the Syrian Arab Republic, and Tarek Mitri, the Lebanese deputy prime minister, discussed the return of displaced Syrians from Lebanon during a meeting at Tishreen Palace in Damascus on Monday. Key topics during their talks, which focused on »»»

US voters from Ohio to Illinois will decide on dozens of local measures on Tuesday, as opposition to the giant buildings powering artificial intelligence cuts across party lines. FRANCE 24's Charlotte Lam tell us more in Tech 24. When Americans vote in Tuesday's midterm elections, some wi»»»

French presidential candidate and former prime minister Édouard Philippe on Sunday ruled out competing in a primary following a proposal made last week by his rival Gabriel Attal to organise a vote to select a single centre-right candidate. French presidential contender Édouard Philippe o»»»

Afghanistan's Taliban government expressed concern on Monday over reported US plans to deport more than 150 Afghans from the US to Pakistan for an eventual return home, with advocacy groups warning the removal could endanger their lives.  Afghanistan's Taliban authorities voiced concern on Mon»»»

LONDON: A legal challenge has been launched against the UK government over its use of a contested definition of antisemitism. It came after the government announced plans to employ the controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism to tackle a claimed rise of »»»

DOHA The 5th UNESCO Conference on Higher Education in the Arab States kicked off in Doha on Monday. Organised by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Qatar National Commissi»»»

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Romanian President Nicușor Dan and North Macedonia's President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova have congratulated Iliana Yotova on her victory in Bulgaria's presidential election, expressing readiness to continue cooperation with the country's incomin»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, November 2: Bulgarian papers discuss the country's new president. In Belarus, some political prisoners are held in psychiatric wards instead of prisons. Also: Hitler's Eagle's Nest burned down. Will it be rebuilt and should it? Finally, the queen of Halloween, Heidi Klum, fla»»»

Former British paratrooper Karl Bushby on Monday came to the end of his 28-year trek around the world, arriving in his native city of Hull after having swum across the English Channel. His journey took him from the southern tip of Latin America up across the frozen Bering Strait before crossing thr»»»

The Iliana Iotova-Kiril Valchev ticket won 57.6% of the vote in Sunday's presidential runoff, based on 100% of tally sheets from section election commissions. The Andrey Gurov-Georgi Kandev ticket received 39.5%, the Central Election Commission (CEC) reported on Monday. Iotova and Valchev received »»»

Hungary is preparing to abolish lifetime benefits for former presidents who fail to complete their terms, Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced in Parliament on Monday. The government will also scrap a controversial fund that allows former heads of state to distribute tens of millions of forints to»»»

KAMPALA: Uganda said Monday that it had begun withdrawing troops from Somalia after almost two decades in the country, removing a vital element in the fight against extremist insurgents. Uganda was the first country to sign up for the African Union’s military mission in Somalia in March 2007 and cu»»»

Singapore: Gold prices rose on Monday, recovering from a sharp sell-off in the previous session, as lower oil prices eased inflation concerns, while investors weighed comments from the US Federal Reserve for clues about the outlook for interest rates. Spot gold gained 0.7% to $3,900.90 an ounce, re»»»

SANDRU Avocați announces the launch of SANDRU Tax Defence & Investigations Center, a multidisciplinary platform dedicated to managing criminal and tax risks, with a particular focus on tax evasion offences, economic and financial fraud, and complex investigations targeting companies and their senio»»»

According to the PayU Romania survey, carried out in October 2026 on a representative sample of 1,005 respondents, interest in Black Friday remains high: 72% of Romanians intend to make online purchases during this period. The intention to buy is higher amongst people aged between 20 and 29 (79%) a»»»

Ciprian Gavriliu joined PwC Romania as a Partner in the Tax and Legal Services department on 2 November 2026. “Ciprian brings strong experience in transfer pricing, which is a strategic area for many of the companies we work with. His arrival further strengthens our ability to offer clients integra»»»

The EY organization, in collaboration with Oxford Economics, surveyed more than 850 senior executives across 24 markets, with the research revealing that consumer leaders have an opportunity to translate technology investment and greater visibility of demand and supply signals into faster, coordina»»»

Iran's foreign ministry says exchanging messages with Washington via mediators Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei granted "powers" to the government in its talks with the United States seeking to end the Middle East war, President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday. "We are striving to resolve th»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) fell to 282.2 million barrels last week, reaching its lowest level since October 1982, according to data from the country's Department of Energy. The SPR level was lower at the end of the week of October 15, 1982, when the figure was 2»»»

The US pitch to restart Russian gas flows to Europe reflects commercial interests rather than pure geopolitics, Stanislav Mitrakhovich, a leading expert at the National Energy Security Fund and the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, told Sputnik. The US is "looking»»»

The outcome of the upcoming midterms are unlikely to change the course of US-Russia or US-Iran relations, retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel Earl Rasmussen tells Sputnik. “One needs to remember that there are strong interests in the background that continue to support the conflicts whether that be »»»

REI, one of the largest consulting groups in Romania specializing in non-reimbursable funding, has commenced construction on its first production facility – a modern paper packaging plant in Călan, Hunedoara County. The project, executed through REI INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING S.R.L., involves the con»»»

Doha: Every year on Nov. 2, the world marks the Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (IDEI) as one of the most consequential dates in the history of freedom of expression. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted Resolution A/RES/68/163 at its 68th session in 2013, recognizi»»»

China urges diplomacy amid rising Middle East conflict and regional concerns The US-Israel war with Iran continues to cast a shadow over the Middle East, with the Strait of Hormuz, regional security and the possibility of renewed military action remaining major concerns for the Gulf. Iran has insis»»»

BEIRUT: Iran-backed Hezbollah on Monday announced it had begun distributing financial aid to Lebanese displaced by the group’s latest war with Israel, despite efforts to dry up its funding sources. The aid is being provided despite US economic sanctions on Hezbollah backer Iran, and Lebanese author»»»

Austria has launched an espionage investigation after two Ukrainian military intelligence operatives were detained in Vienna, the Austrian newspaper Kurier reported on Saturday. The report comes after former Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko, who fled to Austria in September, alleged t»»»

Rioters who rampaged through Frankfurt following Gen Z protests on Saturday night were predominantly from migrant backgrounds, according to Roman Poseck, interior minister of the German state of Hesse. Authorities said on Sunday that 54 people had been arrested after mobs ransacked shops in Germany»»»

Hezbollah on Monday announced it had begun distributing financial aid to Lebanese displaced by the group's latest war with Israel, despite efforts to dry up its funding sources. The aid is being provided despite U.S. economic sanctions on Hezbollah backer Iran, and Lebanese authorities tightening c»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has ordered a resolution to the conflict with the United States through dialogue, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday. "We seek to resolve the issue [the conflict with the United States] through negotiations. The Supreme Lead»»»

European businessman jailed for a year, deported over fake sugar and financing deals Ras Al Khaimah: A 51-year-old Asian man has been acquitted by a Ras Al Khaimah court of fraud charges linked to a Dh10.5 million scam involving a fake sugar shipment and a fictitious bank financing deal. The court »»»

AI and Innovation Drive UAE's Push for Gas Self-Sufficiency by 2030 Abu Dhabi: Homes and businesses in Sharjah and across the UAE could benefit from greater protection against supply disruptions through plans to establish a roughly 100-kilometre pipeline corridor bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, alo»»»

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday he had a constructive conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump about a potential trade deal, with negotiators set to work toward an agreement in the coming weeks as the countries seek to resolve their bitter trade dispute just days before the U.S»»»

Beijing calls for a political solution as Trump warns that more Iranian targets remain Beijing: China's top diplomat told a senior Iranian official that Beijing supports Tehran in "safeguarding its own sovereignty and security" as they met in the Chinese capital on Monday, after threats of renewed »»»

BEIRUT: Direct Israeli threats have once again placed the Lebanese capital in the crosshairs, amid Israeli media reports that Israel could use Iran-backed Hezbollah’s acknowledgment of an explosives shipment bound for Beirut’s southern suburbs to justify further military action. The shipment was al»»»

BEIJING (Sputnik) - Russia and China oppose the creation of new military blocs in the Asia-Pacific region, sharing a common understanding that a unified security system is needed in the region, Russian Federation Council speaker Valentina Matvienko said on Monday. A Federation Council delegation le»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iran is focused on its own problems, not on the results of the US elections, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday. "We are watching on TV... We prefer to focus on ourselves and strengthening our capabilities in all spheres," Baghaei said in response t»»»

DOHA Minister of Culture and Chairman of the Organizing Committee for Qatar National Day (QND), HE Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al Thani, unveiled the slogan for Qatar’s 2026 National Day: 'You Are the Nation's Treasure'. The phrase was inspired by the historic address delivered by HH the late Fath»»»

The Public Relations Department of the Iranian Navy announced that an oil tanker caught fire after colliding with a sea mine in an area it described as restricted and unsafe, located east of the Strait of Hormuz. It noted that the tanker had turned off its navigation systems. In a statement, it war»»»

CAIRO: Israeli strikes killed at least four Palestinians and wounded several others in the Gaza Strip on Monday, ​the territory’s health officials said. Medics said two people were killed and six others wounded in two separate airstrikes in Khan Younis, in the south of the enclave, while a third pe»»»

Geneva, Switzerland: Deadly outbreaks like the Ebola epidemic raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo show the urgent need to complete an international pandemic treaty, the World Health Organization chief said Monday. Wealthy countries and developing nations remain at loggerheads over how an agr»»»

Acting Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova, backed by the country’s EU-skeptic government, has a double-digit lead on pro-Western candidate Andrey Gyurov in the country’s presidential runoff. Iotova, a critic of military aid to Ukraine, has secured 57.66% of the vote, compared with Gurov’s 39.38%, th»»»