VANCE VISITS ISRAEL AMID FRAGILE CEASEFIRE

US Vice President JD Vance is visiting Israel on Tuesday, to maintain White House pressure over the Gaza ceasefire.

At the weekend violence threatened to derail the truce.

Hamas returned the body of an additional deceased Israeli hostage overnight, but Israel is accusing the group of delaying the return of others.

US President Donald Trump says Hamas also needs to disarm, or face being disarmed by the Americans.

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Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first female prime minister

Sanae Takaichi has made history in Japan, winning the vote to become the country's first ever female prime minister.

Lawmakers voted in both houses of parliament to decide on the leader.

Rebecca Bundhun reports.

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China kicks off fourth plenum to map out economic plan

INTRO:  Chinese President Xi Jinping is convening a key political meeting this week where he will push forward his next five-year strategy to strengthen the world's second-largest economy.

The meeting comes less than two weeks before Xi Jinping is expected to travel to South Korea for the APEC forum, where he may meet with U.S. President Donald Trump. East Asia Correspondent Laura Westbrook has more.

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Supreme Court to review case on law barring certain drug users from owning guns

The US Supreme Court has agreed to review a case challenging a federal law banning certain drug users and addicts from owning guns.  This is the same law that was used to convict Former President Joe Biden's son Hunter. Toni Waterman has more from Washington.  

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Australian PM visits the White House

President Trump is welcoming Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for his first visit to the White House since the start of the president's second term. 

Charlotte North reports from Washington.

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Macron vows to recover stolen Louvre jewels

French president Emmanuel Macron has pledged to recover the priceless
jewels stolen from the Louvre on Sunday.

The museum was forced to close after four thieves carried out a
daytime raid making off with eight pieces of jewelry.

William Denselow reports from Brussels.

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AWS Web Services Suffers Outage Causing Widespread Disruption

A major disruption to Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing platform, took many websites and apps offline on Monday.

A number of major services were affected, including WhatsApp and those related to the British government.

Mitch McCann reports:

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Uganda Halts Registration of Asylum Seekers

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Uganda has suspended the registration of new asylum seekers from countries not affected by war amid declining funds.

Those affected include refugees from Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia.

Uganda hosts nearly 2 million refugees, the most on the continent.

Isabel Nakirya reports

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Trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan remains at a standstill

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Despite the ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan, hundreds of trucks remain stranded at the border.

Both countries depend heavily on cross-border trade, but last week's deadly clashes have brought commercial activity to a standstill, leaving traders increasingly anxious.

Hira Mustafa reports from Islamabad.

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EU Foreign ministers meet to discuss Ukraine support

European foreign ministers are gathering in Luxembourg to discuss ways
to increase support for Ukraine.

This follows Friday's meeting in Washington where Ukraine's President
Volodmyr Zelenskyy failed to secure long-range missiles from the U.S.

The EU's foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas says greater pressure is
needed to force Moscow to the negotiating table.

William Denselow reports from Brussels.

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FRENCH AUTHORITIES HUNT STOLEN LOUVRE JEWELS

Authorities in Paris say it's a "race against time" to recover priceless crown jewels which have been stolen from the Louvre.

The world-famous museum was forced to close after Sunday's break in.

French officials say a gang that broke into a gallery was clearly professional.

France Correspondent at The Times David Chazan says a major investigation is underway.

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TRUMP: GAZA CEASEFIRE STILL IN PLACE

US President Donald Trump says the ceasefire in Gaza is still in place, despite weekend clashes.

Israel carried out a series of air strikes on Sunday which Palestinian officials say killed dozens of people.

The Israeli military says it was targeting Hamas following the deaths of two soldiers in Rafah.

Former Middle East minister Alistair Burt says the truce is likely to remain fragile.

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Trump: supplying Ukraine with Tomahawks would be an “escalation”

US President Donald Trump says giving US-made Tomahawk missiles to
Ukraine would be an "escalation" of the conflict with Russia.

That's despite the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy coming to
the White House on Friday to petition Washington for the long-range
weaponry.

Nick Harper sends this report from Washington.

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Former Trump advisor John Bolton pleads not guilty to criminal charges

President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor - turned political foe -  John Bolton has pleaded not guilty to charges of unlawfully storing and sharing classified information. Bolton didn’t speak to the media as he turned himself in at a Maryland federal courthouse early Friday morning - a day after a grand jury in the state handed up an 18-count indictment.

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RADIO: EBOLA CASES DROP

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Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo say they've made progress in controlling the Ebola outbreak in the southern province of Kasai following the stepping up of their infection prevention measures since last month. The highly infectious disease was declared on September 4 and has claimed 45 lives so far. Chris Ocamringa has that report from Kinshasa...

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EU seeks more funds from frozen Russian assets

The European Commission is reportedly seeking to expand the funds
available from frozen Russian assets.

According to POLITICO the EU wants to use an additional 30 billion
dollars sitting in private bank accounts to finance loans for Ukraine.

William Denselow reports from Brussels.

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Trump, Putin to Meet Again in Budapest After Alaska Criticism

President Donald Trump will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin again — this time in Budapest. Their first summit in Alaska drew criticism for failing to make progress on ending the war in Ukraine. Pablo Gutierrez reports from Budapest.

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UK PM CRITICISES 'BAN' ON MACCABI TLV FANS

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has described a ban on Israeli fans attending a match against Aston Villa next month as the "wrong decision".

It was made by the local body responsible for issuing safety certificates in Birmingham and backed by West Midlands Police.

Maccabi Tel Aviv are due to visit Villa Park in the Europa League on 6th November.

West Midlands Conservative MP Saqib Bhatti says he's horrified by the ban.

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Indian state refiners contradict Trump's claims; say no order to cut Russian oil purchases

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Contradicting President Trump's claims, Indian state refiners say they have not been asked to cut Russian oil purchases.
Trump says India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to stop buying Russian oil but India's foreign ministry says - the phone call never took place.
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India denies conversation between Trump and Modi on oil claim

India's foreign ministry has said it isn't aware of a conversation between prime minister Narendra Modi and Donald Trump during which Modi agreed to stop buying oil from Russia.

President Trump has accused India of helping to fund Moscow's war in Ukraine with its energy purchases.

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