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Maldives becomes only nation with generational smoking ban – CBS News

Maldives becomes only nation with generational smoking ban  CBS NewsMaldives becomes the first country to impose a generational ban on smoking  NBC NewsMaldives bans smoking for younger generations  BBCMaldives just made it illegal for some generations to smoke  CNNThe Maldives bans smoking for everyone born after 2006  The Washington Post

Peru breaks diplomatic relations with Mexico over asylum claim of former prime minister – AP News

Peru breaks diplomatic relations with Mexico over asylum claim of former prime minister  AP NewsPeru breaks diplomatic relations with Mexico for granting asylum to former prime minister  abcnews.go.comPeru cuts ties with Mexico over asylum for ex-prime minister  Al JazeeraPeru cuts diplomatic ties with Mexico over ex-PM's asylum claim  BBCPeru Severs Ties With Mexico as Political Standoff Deepens  Bloomberg.com

Pope Leo visits Basilica of St. Mary Major; prays at Pope Francis’ tomb – Vatican News

Pope Leo visits Basilica of St. Mary Major; prays at Pope Francis' tomb  Vatican NewsPrayer for beloved dead is sign of hope of being together again, pope says  usccbPope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in suffrage for deceased prelates  Catholic News AgencyPope Leo XIV at All Souls’ Mass: “Love conquers death”  CruxChrist 'tamed' death, but people may still feel sad or outraged, pope says. Published Nov. 3 2025. World.  TheBostonPilot.com

UK police charge man with attempted murder over train stabbing that wounded 11 people – AP News

UK police charge man with attempted murder over train stabbing that wounded 11 people  AP News‘Heroic’ actions of train employee and driver saved many lives in England stabbing attack, police say  CNNChilling video shows UK mass train stabbing suspect storm into barbershop with huge knife — one day before rampage  New York PostTrain stabbings attack: Man remanded on attempted murder charges  BBCHuntingdon train stabbing latest: Police treating stabbing of teenager night before knife attack as linked  The Independent

Tanzania’s president blames foreigners for deadly protests after disputed election – AP News

Tanzania’s president blames foreigners for deadly protests after disputed election  AP NewsTanzania elections: Samia Suluhu Hassan sworn in as president after unrest  BBCAfter Days of Protests, Tanzania’s President Is Declared Election Winner  The New York TimesTanzanian president wins disputed election with more than 97% of the vote  NPRAbout 700 killed in Tanzania election protests, opposition says  The Guardian

Pregnant British teen arrested for drug smuggling in Georgia released after guilty verdict – AP News

Pregnant British teen arrested for drug smuggling in Georgia released after guilty verdict  AP NewsBella Culley freed from Georgian prison  BBCGeorgia frees pregnant UK teenager who smuggled drugs from Thailand  ReutersPregnant British teen finally transferred from Georgia jail where she was forced to ‘toast bread with candle’  The IndependentPregnant British teen accused of drug-smuggling moved to baby unit in Georgian prison  The Guardian

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Brazil’s president calls for investigation after 121 killed in police operation against gang: “There was a massacre” – CBS News

Brazil's president calls for investigation after 121 killed in police operation against gang: "There was a massacre"  CBS NewsA bloody police raid in Rio was the deadliest in Brazil’s history  The EconomistProtests erupt after police raid in Brazil leaves 119 dead and draws accusations of excessive force  AP NewsBrazil: Police massacre in Rio de Janeiro is evidence yet again of systemic and racist violence  Amnesty InternationalOver 130 Killed in Bloody Crackdown on Drug Gangs in Rio de Janeiro  The New York Times

Afghanistan earthquake survivors spend the night in the open; the quake damaged historical sites – AP News

Afghanistan earthquake survivors spend the night in the open; the quake damaged historical sites  AP NewsScars in the Blue Mosque Reveal Afghanistan’s Rifts  The New York TimesDeadly earthquake strikes northern Afghanistan  Vatican NewsAt Least 20 Dead and Over 300 Injured After 6.3-Magnitude Earthquake with Casualty Figures 'Likely to Rise'  YahooAfghanistan earthquake survivors face cold and rain amid rubble  abcnews.go.com

Rescuers in Nepal search for climbers’ bodies in an avalanche – AP News

Rescuers in Nepal search for climbers’ bodies in an avalanche  AP NewsForeign climbers and Nepali guides among 7 killed in avalanche on Nepal mountain  CNNSeven climbers dead after Nepal avalanche  BBC7 Climbers Are Killed After Avalanche Hits Base Camp in Himalayas  The New York TimesAt least 2 killed and 5 missing in avalanche on Nepal mountain  NBC News

Maldives becomes only nation with generational smoking ban – CBS News

Maldives becomes only nation with generational smoking ban  CBS NewsMaldives becomes the first country to impose a generational ban on smoking  NBC NewsMaldives bans smoking for younger generations  BBCMaldives just made it illegal for some generations to smoke  CNNThe Maldives bans smoking for everyone born after 2006  The Washington Post