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France accelerates minimum wage hike in bid to quell protest 

09 November 2026

News|Protests The French government has announced it will move a planned rise in the minimum wage forward by a month as ...

Meta rolls out automated age checks for teens globally 

09 November 2026

Social media giant Meta is expanding automated age-estimation technology globally starting this month following billion-...

Russian investigative newspaper Novaya Gazeta closes citing gov’t clampdown 

09 November 2026

News|Censorship Russian investigative newspaper Novaya Gazeta has ended operations due to pressure from authorities. The...

France accuses Iran of cyberattack on European fridges 

09 November 2026

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, News|Cybercrime France has opened an investigation and accused Iran of being behind re...

More than 50,000 displaced by deadly Ethiopia border clashes 

09 November 2026

Moyale, Kenya – When Hawa Hassan fled her home in Ethiopia’s Moyale area, she left almost everything behind. Her hou...

Israel’s Shin Bet finds no evidence of foreign election meddling: Report 

09 November 2026

Israel’s Shin Bet has failed to find evidence of foreign interference in last month’s elections, despite claims from...

Iran stands by demands to end the war as US ramps up military pressure 

09 November 2026

Tehran, Iran – The Iranian government has reported more strikes by the United States but insists this pressure will no...

UK court hands comedian Russel Brand 10.5 years for rape, sexual assault 

09 November 2026

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, A British court has sentenced comedian and actor Russell Brand to 10 years and six mon...

Los Angeles mayoral race points to growing sway of democratic socialists 

09 November 2026

Los Angeles, United States – On November 5, Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman was declared the winner of th...

Senegal human rights group demands government action after deadly sinking 

09 November 2026

News|Migration A human rights group in Senegal is calling on the government to launch a parliamentary inquiry after a sm...