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Will Israel and Lebanon start ceasefire talks?

Will Israel and Lebanon start ceasefire talks? ### Tensions Persist as Cross-Border Exchanges Diminish in Intensity **Beirut/Jerusalem –** The volatile frontier between Israel and Lebanon witnessed a notable, albeit precarious, de-escalation on Friday, as exchanges of fire between Israeli forces... read more »

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How Meta Cafeteria Workers Took on ICEand Won

How Meta Cafeteria Workers Took on ICEand Won ## Tech Sector Employees Mobilize Grassroots Support to Influence Corporate Policy **Seattle, WA** – A growing movement of employees within Seattle’s prominent technology companies is demonstrating a new paradigm for internal activism, shifting... read more »

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Assembly Elections highlights: ECI names new Police Commissioner for Chenna...

Assembly Elections highlights: ECI names new Police Commissioner for Chennai; Abin Dinesh Modak to replace A. Arun **Chennai Police Leadership Change Amidst Electoral Scrutiny** **Chennai, India** – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced a significant administrative change in... read more »

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Draft notification issued for grading of third language subjects in SSLC ex...

Draft notification issued for grading of third language subjects in SSLC examination ## Karnataka Government Proposes New Grading System for SSLC Third Language Examinations **Bengaluru, Karnataka – [Date of Publication]** The Karnataka government has initiated a significant policy shift... read more »

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US defends Mehsud’s killing amidst admitting tensions with Pak

Mehsud killing seen as major victory by US media

Washington – The reported death of Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud in a US drone strike has been described as a “victory” by the US media, but analysts also cautioned that... read more »

979 died in Iraqi violence in October

979 died in Iraqi violence in October

Baghdad – As many as 979 people were killed and about 1,900 injured following violent incidents in different parts of Iraq during October, a... read more »

18 killed in armed attack in Yemen

18 killed in armed attack in Yemen

Aden – At least 18 people were killed and over 50 injured Friday in an armed attack by Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen’s northern province of Saada,... read more »

Turkey warns over WMDs being threat to world peace

Turkey warns over WMDs being threat to world peace

Istanbul – Turkish President Abdullah Gul warned here Friday that concerns about the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) are mounting with each... read more »

China assumes UN security council’s rotating pres...

Man jailed 5 years in China for flight bomb hoaxes

United Nations – China Friday assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for November. Liu Jieyi, China’s permanent... read more »

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