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Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO, Putin concludes talks with U.S. envoys at the Kremlin, Colom flips Mississippi, becoming its first Black senator since 1874, Iran says the Strait of Hormuz will 'never return' to its pre-war status, a building collapse in Brooklyn kills at least eight people, a shooting in Washington D.C. leaves 2 people killed, including the gunman, Poland's president joins Warsaw's annual Independence Day march, the U.K. economy grows at its fastest rate in two years, an international panel begins deliberations over the U.S.'s measles elimination status, and Signal Shot reaches 80% completion in its effort to mathematically verify Signal Messenger’s security.
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Jensen Huang faces more scandal, Spain's first general strike in 14 years escalates to clashes, the U.S. charges three in an alleged Iran-backed plot against a U.K. air base, the House votes 211-204 to shelve its Pete Hegseth impeachment push, El Salvador reportedly rejects U.S. criticism of its troops in Haiti, an OpenAI Board Member claims that an AI accident will be the likely cause of most people's deaths, the DR Congo sentences 66 soldiers to death, an ex-Iraqi lawmaker is found strangled in a Beirut apartment, Bernie Sanders is among those who won't back Chuck Schumer as Senate leader, and U.K. universities promote interest-free Sharia student loans.
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A senior U.S. soldier is arrested by U.K. counter-terror police on suspicion of espionage, Jim Jordan is elected to lead the House GOP minority, Pete Hegseth calls the impeachment effort against him a 'farce,' U.S. jets leave a second U.K. airbase amid reported concerns over an Iranian threat, Australia announces plans for an AI safety regulator and mandatory reporting, China's trade surplus tops $1 trillion, Hungarian authorities detain Viktor Orban's brother in a people-smuggling probe, Lindsay Clancy's bid to dismiss her murder case is denied, the Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to resume border barrier construction in the Big Bend region, and scientists develop a new therapy that may help repair damage from a heart attack.
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Nvidia probes spy claims as CEO Jensen Huang admits an affair, Trump casts doubt on the U.S. midterm results, Thomas Massie files articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth, France blames Iran’s IRGC for supermarket fridge hacks, the Krakow mass shooter dies as a probe into his motive widens, the EU sends a team to Abu Dhabi Ukraine talks as the Kremlin balks, Trump admits his deportation push might have been too tough, Merz backs Aigner to be Germany’s first woman president, COP31 opens in Turkey after a finance agenda clash, a train collision south of Cairo kills 7 and injures over 100, and the Pope visits Argentina, saying the economy must serve the people.
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Trump names Stephen Miller as his new chief of staff, Pope Leo begins a 12-day, three-country tour following his cancer surgery, an audit finds Anthropic's AI progress has doubled in a year, Thomas Markle is arrested on a child pornography charge, Canada tables its 2026 federal budget, Spain and the Netherlands nominate candidates to succeed ECB head Lagarde, the U.N. estimates that 90 million displaced people face extreme climate risks, the EU finds TikTok's 'For You' feed in breach of its Digital Services Act, the October job report exceeds projections, and Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo announces his retirement from his national team.
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Melania Trump hosts Russian and Ukrainian envoys at the White House, Paraguayan President Peña steps down after the collapse of Ueno Bank, Newsom moves to commute the death sentences of all 548 people on California’s death row, French unions join student-led protests nationwide, Russell Brand is convicted of rape and sexual assault, Harmeet Dhillon resigns as head of the U.S. Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Saudi Arabia and Syria sign a defense pact and $403M in loans, Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong is sentenced to 10 more years in prison, Australian retailer David Jones collapses after 188 years in business, and the U.K. announces blood test trials to help detect cancer earlier.
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A Democratic 'blue wave' sweeps Congress, Paraguay takes over a major digital bank with alleged ties to President Peña, President Trump says the U.S. will end $4 billion in annual aid to Israel by 2027, the U.S. strikes Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, Australia's High Court hears a challenge to its under-16 social media ban, Bangladesh garment wage protests shut down hundreds of factories, Ukraine rejects claims from Mali and Niger that it supports Sahel armed groups, while the U.K. and France lead an 11-nation Ukraine force drill in Poland, and a Tenerife striker dies after an on-pitch collision.
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It's Election Day in the USA, Democrat Haley Stevens endorses the GOP’s Mike Rogers in Michigan, shop freezers in seven European countries are hit by a cyber-attack, Tucker Carlson says a nuclear strike on Iran could be days away, Russian and Ukrainian emergency alert apps are hit by cyberattacks, Paris opens a murder probe after a protest firebomb attack, Belgian PM Bart De Wever resigns after budget coalition talks collapse, Mark Carney and Donald Trump signal progress on Canada-US trade deal talks, a judge tosses a DOJ suit over Alaska Senate race ballots, and a private jet crashes in South Florida killing all 9 on board.
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The FBI blames North Korea for the Binance hack, G20 foreign ministers fail to reach a consensus, Pope Leo XIV urges a ban on lethal autonomous weapons, Trump's WSJ suit is thrown out, Scottish police investigate Prince Andrew, Xi Jinping expels a record 33 officials at the party plenum, Venezuela's María Corina Machado envisions elections in 2027 under a U.S. plan, Christa Pike breaks her silence, Sir Patrick Stewart dies at 86, and the U.K. denies entry to Swedish Climate academic Andreas Malm.
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Christine Lagarde announces plans to step down as ECB chief nine months early, Haiti postpones its elections to July 2027, Alaska's governor orders a probe into Mary Peltola's Senate campaign, Hegseth fires the Pentagon's top planner, an EU-Canada summit opens in Montreal, the U.K. considers possible ID checks to enforce its upcoming under-16 social media ban, the architect of a Minnesota food fraud scheme is sentenced to 30 years in prison, a report finds that weekly AI use rose to 51% from 34%, Google announces Gemini 4 Carbon, and a historic New York mansion auctions for $72 million.
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