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Refugees and migrants arrive on an overcrowded boat on the Greek island of Lesbos, November 10, 2015. Since the start of the year, over 590,000 people have crossed into Greece, the frontline of a massive westward population shift from war-ravaged Syria and beyond.
REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
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Europe’s anti-immigration parties are surging as immigration numbers fall

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Students stand on the July Column during a high school and college student protest at Place de la Bastille in Paris, Ile-de-France, France, on October 8, 2026.
Gauthier Bedrignans / Hans Lucas via Reuters Connect
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Do you hear the students sing?

MF Communications Officer Jose Luis De Haro, Director of the Research Department at the IMF Silvana Tenreyro, Deputy Director of the Research Department at the IMF Petya Koeva-Brooks and Division Chief at the Research Department of the IMF Deniz Igan attend a press briefing during the IMF/World Bank 2026 Annual Meetings at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC)
REUTERS/Patipat Janthong
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The IMF has survived Trump’s hostility toward global institutions. But at what price?

Tensions boil between Ethiopia and Eritrea, UK’s Labour Party notches win, Lula’s chances slim in Brazil
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Tensions boil between Ethiopia and Eritrea, UK’s Labour Party notches win, Lula’s chances slim in Brazil

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Coke trade booms despite crackdowns
Will Fitzpatrick
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Coke trade booms despite crackdowns

Serhii Kusnetzow, a former Ukrainian army officer charged by German federal prosecutors with being a co-perpetrator of a war crime over the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline blasts, attends his trial in Hamburg, Germany.
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Nord Stream sabotage trial begins in Germany, Mauritius sees rare unrest, Poland considers bringing back the draft

A Ukrainian former special forces officer is accused of war crimes for leading the September 2022 sabotage of the massive undersea pipeline, which once carried Russian gas to Germany.

The GOP’s Musky scent
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The GOP’s Musky scent

Musk's cash splash, which makes him the largest known midterm donor, is meant to help Republicans head off a so-called “Blue Wave” of Democratic support that could cost the GOP not only the House but possibly the Senate.

Boxes of perished goods are seen outside an Intermarche supermarket in Paris the day after a cyberattack targeted refrigeration systems at French supermarket chains, causing food losses and fires at several stores, France, October 13, 2026.
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Cyberattacks target freezers in France, Iran strikes vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Former DRC president teams up with M23 rebels

On Monday, attackers used remote software to raise the temperature on fridges and freezers to around 122 degrees Fahrenheit, spoiling food and sparking fires.

EU puts the brakes on Chinese EVs
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EU puts the brakes on Chinese EVs

The EU has new plans to limit the flow of Chinese-made goods into the continent to address its massive trade imbalance with China.

Large plume of black smoke rises from the fuel storage area at King Khalid International Airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 19, 2026.
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Houthis strike deep into Saudi Arabia, Cockroach Janta Party activists released, Trump claims energy ceasefire reached between Russia and Ukraine

Attacks by the Houthis in Saudi Arabia over the weekend killed over a dozen people, including a US citizen, and injured hundreds of others.

Italian winery sees red
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Italian winery sees red

At least seven masked men deactivated alarms and cameras at the Antinori winery before using the company’s forklifts to fill two trucks with crates of the winery’s reds.

India’s voter-list purge sparks backlash
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India’s voter-list purge sparks backlash

Critics argue that voters who are less likely to support Modi’s BJP party, such as India’s 200 million Muslims, are disproportionately being cut.

Alleged members of Mara Salvatrucha gang, also known as MS-13, attend an open hearing in a mass trial, after 486 alleged gang members were charged with more than 47,000 crimes committed between 2012 and 2022, according to prosecutors, at the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in Tecoluca, El Salvador, April 23, 2026.
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El Salvador kicks off mass trials for alleged gang members, Australia's High Court deals blow to coal miners, Japan protests against alleged murder by US service member

Over the past four years, Salvadoran authorities have used a state of emergency to arrest more than 90,000 people on suspicion of gang activity, putting many of them in maximum security prisons.

​A line of riot police with protective shields faces a burning barricade as thick smoke rises in a Paris street during a high school student demonstration on October 6 2026.The scene documents the police deployment and a fire during a protest linked to public education
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Student protests rock France, African Union creates its own credit rating agency, German intelligence chief accused of treason

More than 250,000 students have taken to the streets across 40 cities in France.

Trade troubles
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Trade troubles

The US’s trade deficit – the difference between imports and exports – ballooned from $92.8 billion in July.

Who is “electable” in 2026?
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Who is “electable” in 2026?

New polling from Politico and polling company Public First suggests that what makes a candidate “electable” is changing. Policy is by far the biggest deciding factor for voters.