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Starbucks Workers United this week announced that 92% of union members have voted to authorize a strike beginning Nov. 13, coinciding with the company's Red Cup Day promotional event, unless a contract agreement is finalized beforehand.

Starbucks Workers Vote to Strike on Red Cup Day

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Britain's Ajax Armored Vehicles Ready to Be Deployed

Putin Orders Nuclear Test Prep After Trump Announces US Plans

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Study: Great Barrier Reef Could Recover if Climate Targets Met

Sudan: 40 Killed in Funeral Attack as RSF Advances on Key City

Asia

Indian Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and the Israeli Defence Ministry's Director General, Maj Gen Amir Baram, co-chaired the 17th Joint Working Group meeting on defense cooperation in Tel Aviv on Tuesday.

India, Israel Sign Defence MoU on AI, Cyber Security

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Maldives Becomes First Nation to Ban Tobacco for Gen Z

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China Expresses Support for Nigeria Following Trump Military Threats

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Deadly Typhoon Kalmaegi Strikes the Philippines

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China Extends US Tariff Suspension for One Year

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Europe

The Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith released a document titled Mater Populi Fidelis on Tuesday, stating that the title "Co-Redemptrix" is not appropriate for describing Mary's participation in salvation.

Vatican Rejects Use of ‘Co-Redemptrix’ Title for Mary

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UK: Police Begin Manhunt for Prisoner Mistakenly Released From HMP Wandsworth

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Tommy Robinson Cleared of Terror Charge Over Phone PIN Refusal

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10 Injured as Man Drives Into Pedestrians on French Island

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UK: Chancellor Reeves Refuses to Rule Out Breaking Tax Pledge

Americas

The Federal Aviation Administration announced on Wednesday that it will reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 high-volume markets beginning Friday morning due to staffing shortages caused by the ongoing government shutdown, which began Oct. 1.

US Cuts Air Traffic 10% Due to Shutdown Staffing Crisis

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Supreme Court Weighs Legality of Trump’s Emergency Tariffs

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Maine Voters Approve New Red Flag Law

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Democrats Sweep Virginia, New Jersey Governor Races

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices Retained, Keeping 5-2 Democratic Majority

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Africa

According to a study published in Nature Communications on Tuesday, archaeologists have discovered stone tools at the Namorotukunan site in Kenya's Turkana Basin dating from approximately 2.75 to 2.44 million years ago — making them part of one of the oldest continuous toolmaking traditions in human history.

Study: 2.75M-Year-Old Stone Tools Found in Kenya May Rewrite History

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UN Chief: Sudan War 'Spiraling Out of Control'

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Guinea Military Leader Files Presidential Bid

Ghana, Germany Vow to Strengthen Bilateral Ties

India Beat South Africa to Win First Women's Cricket World Cup

Oceania

The Australian government has announced a "Solar Sharer" initiative, which will provide households in New South Wales, South Australia, and southeast Queensland with three hours of free electricity daily starting July 2026. Energy retailers criticized the lack of consultation before the announcement.

Australia Launches Solar Power Sharing Initiative

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Australia-Canada Sign Critical Minerals Pact to Cut China Ties

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Victoria Passes Australia's First Indigenous Treaty Law

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G7 Invests $6.4B in Canada Critical Minerals

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Australian Cricketers Allegedly Assaulted in India, Suspect Arrested