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'Who is the Israeli army really fighting in Gaza?'

Threats of 'retaliation' after the release of nothing more than simple kites highlight Israel's ongoing struggle to even identify an enemy within the Palestinian enclave.

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People search through the rubble of a building destroyed by an airstrike in Nuseirat, in the Gaza Strip, on October 23, 2026.
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Israeli strike on Gaza university kills three

Over the past six days, 10 students and educators were killed by the Israeli army, according to Gaza's education ministry.

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Mourners grieve next to the bodies of three Palestinians during their funeral at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on October 25, 2026.
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Venezuelan opposition leader Machado returns from exile

Maria Corina Machado covertly left her homeland in late 2025 to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. While based in Panama, she has tried at least seven times to return but has been blocked by Venezuelan authorities, according to her party.

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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arriving at the Church of Santa Rosa in Barquisimeto, Venezuela on October 25, 2026.
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Storms batter Europe hitting power supplies, flights and phones

More than 82,000 homes in Britain, nearly 60,000 in France and at least 10,000 in Germany had power cuts inflicted by the passage of storms Boelo and Austen.

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A car drives on the flooded A8 in Port Glasgow, Scotland, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, after Storm Boelo passed through the area.
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In Israel, 'Haaretz' fights for its independence and the freedom to report

Amid Israel's heated election campaign, the progressive newspaper is one of the last news organizations openly critical of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's policies. It has published investigations into the right-wing and far-right coalition. The government has accused it of treason and taken retaliatory measures over its coverage of the war in Gaza.

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Editors and copy editors at the newspaper Haaretz at work, September 27, 2026.
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Brazil's Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro neck and neck after bitter runoff campaign

Trailing far-right Flavio Bolsonaro after the first round of the presidential election on October 4, President Lula has since benefited from a massive turnout from supporters. He has also taken a few last-minute measures in an attempt to secure a fourth term.

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Towels bearing the likenesses of presidential candidates Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro for sale in Brasília on October 22, 2026.
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Obama delivers scathing criticism of Trump's 'chaos and cruelty' while campaigning for Democrats

'The current president chose to make a series of bad decisions [...] he decided to start an unnecessary war that nobody asked for,' said the former US leader, encouraging voters to cast early ballots for the upcoming midterm elections.

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Former US President Barack Obama at a rally in Detroit, Michigan, US October 24, 2026.
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Yemen's Houthis launch new attacks on Saudi Arabia after accusing the kingdom of strikes that killed 17

The Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted two missiles targeting Saudi cities Taif and Yanbu on Saturday morning while Yemeni fighters said they targeted three Saudi airports including the international airport in Riyadh, energy installations, a pipeline and an air base.

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A man inspects damage at the site of an airstrike that targeted Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa on October 24, 2026.
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'Donald Trump goes further than the eccentric scientist from 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.' He is shrinking America'

The US president's decision to assist Vladimir Putin in his war against Ukraine – most notably with the diesel fuel deal – marks the latest chapter in his ongoing campaign to dismantle America's superpower status, analyzes Le Monde columnist Alain Frachon.

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Donald Trump at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, October 21, 2026.
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