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Knife-Wielding Attacker Fatally Shot Outside Israeli Embassy in Serbia

The attacker, a minor, appeared to be a supporter of the Islamic State, the government said. Authorities have described it as a terrorist attack.

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Serbian security officers outside the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, on Wednesday.
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Meghan, Actress Turned Duchess, Will Join Australian Cooking Show

The Duchess of Sussex will be a “special guest” next year on “Junior MasterChef Australia,” the channel that airs it announced.

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Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, decorating cupcakes at Epic Partners, a charity organization in Nottingham, England, this month.
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Why Are There Protests in France?

The authorities deployed tens of thousands of security forces and banned demonstrations in some cities, hoping to avoid a repeat of the riots that shook the country a week ago.

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Forensic officers examining the tourist office in Lyon, France, on Sunday, Oct. 18.
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PHP Security Flaw Sets Off Global Rush to Patch, Leaving Websites Offline

Governments and businesses around the world scrambled to prevent hackers from exploiting a vulnerability in PHP, a popular programming language.

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Prime Minister Rob Jetten of the Netherlands in Brussels last week. He said that his cabinet was closely monitoring the online vulnerability caused by a security flaw in PHP.
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Who Is Stephen James Hubbard, the American Released From Russian Jail?

Mr. Hubbard, a 74-year-old teacher, was held for more than four years on what the State Department called fabricated charges.

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A still from video released by the Moscow City Court Press Service showing Stephen Hubbard at a hearing in the Russian capital in 2024.
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Violent Protests Resurface in Albania: What to Know

Thousands have marched in student demonstrations over education, the cost of living, and a project linked to Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law.

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Protesters clashed with police officers on Saturday in central Tirana, Albania.
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Why Are There Protests in France?

Student demonstrations converged on Saturday with a broader protest movement against rising living costs, heightening a national reckoning.

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Clashes between demonstrators and the police in Paris during nationwide protests on Saturday.
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Violent Protests in Albania

Opposition to a luxury resort project linked to Jared Kushner has collided with rising discontent over corruption and the cost of living.

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A protester confronting riot police during an anti-government demonstration in central Tirana, Albania, on Thursday.
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Exasperation and Resignation in Greece Over Allegations Against Kimberly Guilfoyle

The U.S. ambassador to Greece is facing accusations that she asked a donor to pay off her credit card bill before she took up her post in Athens.

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Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece, in Athens on Wednesday.
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In South Africa, Pillay forged a career fighting apartheid.

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Navi Pillay, right, with Edwin Cameron, left, and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, center, in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2013.
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How the Epstein Files forced the Nobel Peace Prize to reckon with impartiality.

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Thorbjorn Jagland, former chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, in Oslo in 2013. A tranche of emails released this year revealed ties between him and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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How the Epstein Files Forced the Nobel Peace Prize to Reckon With Impartiality

The five-person committee that hands out the award introduced ethics rules this year after a former member was linked to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Thorbjorn Jagland, former chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, in Oslo in 2013. A tranche of emails released this year revealed ties between him and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Nana Patekar, Indian Actor Who Embodied the Everyman, Dies at 75

He brought the intensity of the stage to the screen and was praised for his craft and philanthropy. He was also accused of sexual harassment.

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Nana Patekar in 2023. He was a theater actor who brought intensity and coarse baritone to the screen.
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