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Conflicts around the world

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Rights groups say proposed French law to make rioters pay for damage is anti-democratic

Critics have said that a proposed French law that would make rioters liable to pay thousands of euros for any damage they cause is anti-democratic, as it could undermine the legitimate right to protest.

Source: France 24
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‘If they’re honest’: Trump casts latest suspicion on US midterm elections

Trump's comments come as his administration files legal challenges to Democrat-led US states over election integrity.

Source: Al Jazeera
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Jerusalem Daily: Israeli elections underway

Voting has begun in Israel, with over seven million eligible voters expected at the polls.

Source: Al Jazeera
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Arab parties in Israel accuse Netanyahu of inciting hatred to scare voters

In one social media post, PM Netanyahu accused Arab voters of 'raiding the polling stations and stealing the elections'.

Source: Al Jazeera
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Protesters storm Serbian pro-Vucic TV station after his loss at polls

President Vucic called the incident an attack on free speech and the freedom of journalism.

Source: Al Jazeera
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Spain deports migrants from Ceuta in move criticised by rights group

The deportation was the first of its kind since a mass border crossing into the territory from Morocco in July.

Source: Al Jazeera
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Fire engulfs Seoul’s last shanty-town, forcing hundreds to evacuate

A fire has torn through Guryong Village, Seoul’s last shanty-town, forcing more than 100 people to evacuate.

Source: Al Jazeera
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France: Lawmakers hold a minute of silence for Pengo Bossio Wangi, victim of racist attack

French lawmakers held a minute of silence for Pengo Bossio Wangi.

Source: France 24
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Funeral held for family killed in Jordanian airstrikes in Syria

Mourners have buried four members of a family, including three children, killed in Jordanian airstrikes in Syria.

Source: Al Jazeera
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Israelis vote in a tense election: What's at stake?

Israelis were voting Tuesday (October 27) in a tense national election widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership since the Hamas-led Oct.

Source: France 24
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Israel elections: voter turnout reaches 55% by 4pm local time

Israelis flocked to the polls Tuesday (October 27) in turnout unseen in decades, with a deeply divided electorate delivering a verdict on veteran right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the first election since the October 7, 2023 attack.

Source: France 24
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Defeated Brazilian candidate Flavio Bolsonaro flees to US despite cancelled passports

Former Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro fled to the US, sources said on Tuesday, despite his passports being cancelled after he failed to comply with a Supreme Court order to hand them over as part of a money laundering probe.

Source: France 24