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 <updated>2026-11-01T10:20:16Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79815409</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Ukraine news: Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky reach Kyiv-controlled territory]]></title>
  <updated>2026-11-01T09:43:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-11-01T09:43:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-news-evacuees-from-russian-occupied-oleshky-reach-kyiv-controlled-territory/live-79815409?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[After Melania Trump reportedly brokered a localized truce, residents of Ukraine's Oleshky managed to leave the occupied city. Meanwhile, Kyiv claimed a hit on a Russian rocket fuel plant. DW has more.]]></summary>
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 <entry>
  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79814961</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Germany news: Merkel calls for first female president]]></title>
  <updated>2026-11-01T08:53:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-11-01T08:53:00Z</published>
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  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-merkel-calls-for-first-female-president/live-79814961?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Former Chancellor Angela Merkel says it's time to consider a woman as Germany's next president. Meanwhile, the IG Metall union has begun warning strikes after pay talks collapse. DW has more.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79812075</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Donald Trump loses allies after elections in Serbia and Brazil]]></title>
  <updated>2026-11-01T08:11:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-11-01T08:11:00Z</published>
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  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/donald-trump-loses-allies-after-elections-in-serbia-and-brazil/a-79812075?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Flavio Bolsonaro failed to gain power, Aleksandar Vucic was voted out of office, and even Benjamin Netanyahu's position has weakened. An unhappy US President Trump is crying electoral fraud.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79820678</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Germany's search for a nuclear waste site]]></title>
  <updated>2026-11-01T08:06:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-11-01T08:06:00Z</published>
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  <summary><![CDATA[Finland has become the first country with a final storage facility for nuclear waste. Germany is still searching for a site, while some countries have yet to start. Costs are expected to total many billions of euros.]]></summary>
  <category term="Germany"/>
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 <entry>
  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79819998</id>
  <title><![CDATA[FBI says North Korea behind $6 billion Binance crypto theft]]></title>
  <updated>2026-11-01T07:33:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-11-01T07:33:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/fbi-says-north-korea-behind-6-billion-binance-crypto-theft/a-79819998?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[The FBI said the theft was tied to "malicious cyber activity" by an entity known as TraderTraitor, the same actors behind a $1.5 billion Bybit hack last year.]]></summary>
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 <entry>
  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79820449</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Bulgarians vote in highly polarized presidential runoff overshadowed by Ukraine war]]></title>
  <updated>2026-11-01T07:00:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-11-01T07:00:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/bulgarians-vote-in-highly-polarized-presidential-runoff-overshadowed-by-ukraine-war/a-79820449?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Voters in Bulgaria are choosing between two candidates with vastly different views of the war in Ukraine and ties with Russia. The runoff comes after a record-low turnout in the first round.]]></summary>
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 <entry>
  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79820253</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Bolivia declares emergency as El Nino intensifies, threatens severe weather]]></title>
  <updated>2026-11-01T06:19:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-11-01T06:19:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/bolivia-declares-emergency-as-el-nino-intensifies-threatens-severe-weather/a-79820253?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[President Rodrigo Paz warned of severe droughts and flooding as El Nino intensifies, with at least 78,000 families already affected by drought.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79820226</id>
  <title><![CDATA[India news: Opposition holds major rally in Delhi over voter roll revisions]]></title>
  <updated>2026-11-01T05:56:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-11-01T05:56:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/india-news-opposition-holds-major-rally-in-delhi-over-voter-roll-revisions/live-79820226?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Thousands are expected to take part in the Indian opposition's planned mega march in New Delhi over a controversial revision of electoral rolls. DW has more.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79820019</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Trump grants visa to mother of Ghanaian boy killed in NYC — Mamdani]]></title>
  <updated>2026-11-01T03:12:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-11-01T03:12:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/trump-grants-visa-to-mother-of-ghanaian-boy-killed-in-nyc-mamdani/a-79820019?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Javits Frimpong was on his way to school when he was shot in a neighborhood in the Bronx. He was 15 years old.]]></summary>
  <category term="News"/>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79817586</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Serbia after Vucic: The winners are losing patience]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-31T19:49:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-31T19:49:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/serbia-after-vucic-the-winners-are-losing-patience/a-79817586?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[After the Student List's election victory, Aleksandar Vucic's power apparatus is disintegrating. People want justice as soon as possible. But the losers still hold sway in the judiciary and administration.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79818138</id>
  <title><![CDATA[More than 290 arrested in France as some weekend protests turn violent]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-31T18:49:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-31T18:49:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/more-than-290-arrested-in-france-as-some-weekend-protests-turn-violent/a-79818138?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Protests continue across France as 320,000 people take to the streets over rising living costs and poor school conditions for a third consecutive weekend, with clashes reported in several cities.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79814694</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Germany's Gen Z protests disrupted by violence on Saturday]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-31T16:00:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-31T16:00:00Z</published>
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  <summary><![CDATA[Nationwide protests led by young people were largely peaceful throughout the day, but reports about looting and rioting in the evening, especially in Frankfurt, overshadowed the spirit of the demonstrations.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79806129</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Bollywood and the underworld — together in the spotlight?]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-31T07:26:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-31T07:26:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/bollywood-and-the-underworld-together-in-the-spotlight/a-79806129?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[A wave of shootings and extortion threats has rattled India's film industry. This time, those claiming responsibility are very different from the Mumbai underworld that had Bollywood in its grip back in the 1990s.]]></summary>
  <category term="World"/>
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 <entry>
  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79724068</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Embarrassing name? How we live with names we don't like]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-31T05:27:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-31T05:27:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/embarrassing-name-how-we-live-with-names-we-don-t-like/a-79724068?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[What happens when your name evokes laughter or ridicule? Research points to negative life outcomes, but some people learn to embrace unfortunate names.]]></summary>
  <category term="Science"/>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79814329</id>
  <title><![CDATA[India news: Amit Shah challenges Rahul Gandhi to debate vote theft in parliament]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-31T05:06:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-31T05:06:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/india-news-amit-shah-challenges-rahul-gandhi-to-debate-vote-theft-in-parliament/live-79814329?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Home Minister Amit Shah has challenged Rahul Gandhi to debate electoral irregularity allegations in parliament, ahead of a major opposition rally against the election chief in Delhi.]]></summary>
  <category term="News"/>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79814338</id>
  <title><![CDATA[UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara to expire amid US, Russia vetoes]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-31T04:24:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-31T04:24:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/un-peacekeeping-mission-in-western-sahara-to-expire-amid-us-russia-vetoes/a-79814338?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[The mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Western Sahara will expire on October 31. The UN Security Council could not agree on a resolution to extend the mission.]]></summary>
  <category term="News"/>
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 <entry>
  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79813925</id>
  <title><![CDATA[European diplomats shun Russia at G20 gathering in the US]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-31T01:56:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-31T01:56:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/european-diplomats-shun-russia-at-g20-gathering-in-the-us/a-79813925?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declined to comment on Russia's participation in the G20 summit in December, telling DW that Volodymyr Zelenskyy should travel to Russia if he wanted talks with Vladimir Putin.]]></summary>
  <category term="News"/>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79813882</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Poland: Protesters, police clash amid top court standoff]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-30T23:22:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-30T23:22:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/poland-protesters-police-clash-amid-top-court-standoff/a-79813882?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk defended the suspension of top court President Bogdan Swieczkowski as a move to "restore the rule of law."]]></summary>
  <category term="News"/>
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 <entry>
  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79811469</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Canadian PM Mark Carney discusses talks with the EU, overdependence on the US and how to deal with Donald Trump in a DW interview.]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-30T20:55:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-30T20:55:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/canadian-pm-mark-carney-discusses-talks-with-the-eu-overdependence-on-the-us-and-how-to-deal-with-donald-trump-in-a-dw-interview/a-79811469?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney tells DW that Canada is seeking closer EU ties to "diversify and deepen" partnerships beyond the Americas. Despite German pushback, he said he favors the all-new term "associate membership."]]></summary>
  <category term="News"/>
 </entry>
 <entry>
  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79812327</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Ukraine: Oleshky residents evacuate war-ravaged city]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-30T20:09:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-30T20:09:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-oleshky-residents-evacuate-war-ravaged-city/a-79812327?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Under the local ceasefire, an aid convoy of 25 buses arrived with humanitarian aid and as transport for fleeing Oleshky residents. The Ukrainian city has been occupied by Russia since 2022 and faces food shortages.]]></summary>
  <category term="News"/>
 </entry>
 <entry>
  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79808822</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Smuggling, power, profit: Irregular migration out of eastern Libya]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-30T18:06:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-30T18:06:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/smuggling-power-profit-irregular-migration-out-of-eastern-libya/a-79808822?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[There is currently more irregular migration between eastern Libya and Crete, Greece. It's raising questions as to what connects people smugglers with powerful militias in eastern Libya and then in turn, Europeans.]]></summary>
  <category term="World"/>
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