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- 21:01
Iran refuses to relocate enriched uranium, Israel claims killing of senior Hamas official
Iran’s security chief rejected the request to transfer enriched uranium out of the country, according to updates at 19:59 local time. Overnight, Israeli fighter jets reportedly flew toward Iran as part of a military exercise. The Israeli army (IDF) said it killed a senior official of Hamas’s general security in an airstrike. In a joint police and Shin Bet operation, two suspects planning an attack near Jerusalem were arrested. Sources: The Times of Israel, FDD Overnight Brief.
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- 21:01
France, Lecornu denounces an 'insurrectionary scheme': curfew in Lyon after unrest
Three days after the violence of October 17, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu defended the government’s strategy before the National Assembly on Tuesday, denouncing planning carried out by far-left splinter groups and denying accusations of political spying by police. A nighttime curfew from 11 p.m. has been introduced in Lyon in an area where more than 150 shops were vandalized or looted during a demonstration against the cost of living that had brought together 20,000 people; a tourist office in Place Bellecour was set on fire and destroyed. Sources: Europe 1, Affiches Parisiennes.
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- 21:01
Brazil, Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro clash on TV five days before runoff
Five days before the October 25 runoff, President Lula and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro faced off in a televised debate marked by mutual accusations of corruption within their respective entourages. According to two polls published on Monday, Bolsonaro’s lead over the outgoing president has narrowed in recent weeks. Sources: FDD Overnight Brief, Infobae.
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- 12:00
Ukraine, new Russian attack on Kyiv region: at least 4 dead
A Russian missile and drone attack on the Kyiv region killed at least 4 people and wounded 27, according to regional police. Three victims in the Obukhiv district, where warehouses were damaged; a woman killed in Bucha, with 21 wounded including eight children. Energy facilities in the Odesa region were also hit, causing blackouts. President Zelensky, in Norway for talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff, accused the United States of delaying the delivery of interceptor missiles. Sources: WPXI/AP, RTE.
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- 12:00
Canada, Alberta rejects independence referendum
Voters in the Canadian province of Alberta rejected, with around 76% of the vote, the proposal to begin a path toward independence from Canada, against 23.8% in favor of separation. It is the first vote of this kind since the 1995 referendum on Québec. Premier Danielle Smith said she was “very pleased” (transl. from English) with the result. The vote comes amid growing Canadian national unity, fueled by trade tensions with Donald Trump’s United States. Sources: Il Post, CNN.
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