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Today — 31 October 2026NYT - World

Liu Yandong, Rare Woman Among China’s Political Elite, Dies at 80

31 October 2026 at 04:12
The former vice premier was one of just six women to have served on the Chinese Communist Party’s elite Politburo, though she was excluded from the top ranks of power.

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Liu Yandong, a former vice premier of China who was one of the country’s highest-ranking female officials, died in Beijing on Wednesday.
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Israel’s Parties Gird for Wrangling to Form a Government, With No Clear Path

Votes are still being counted, but it appears that neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition nor the opposition alliance headed by Gadi Eisenkot will have a majority.

© Ohad Zwigenberg/Associated Press

Torn Likud party campaign ad featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and President Trump in Jerusalem on Wednesday.

Israeli Voting Ends After Strong Turnout With No Clear Winner

A bloc of opposition parties held a lead over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition, according to exit polls. But it could take weeks or even months to form a new government.

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Israeli voters at a polling station in Hebron, West Bank, on Tuesday.

India Evacuates Tens of Thousands as Cyclone Arnab Approaches

27 October 2026 at 16:30
The storm, Arnab, is forecast to make landfall Wednesday on the country’s eastern coast and then cut inland and head north toward Nepal.

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Boats docked in a harbor in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, as Cyclone Arnab approached the area on Tuesday.

The Expat Voters Hoping to Swing Israel’s Election

The return of thousands of Israeli expats to vote in their country’s tight election has set off debate over their political influence. We traveled to Tel Aviv to find out why.

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Israel Cracks Down in West Bank City After Deadly Attack

Hundreds of Palestinian families fled their homes as the Israeli military raided Hebron. The operation came a day after Palestinian gunmen killed two soldiers.

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An Israeli soldier at the northern checkpoint in Hebron, in the West Bank, on Saturday.

Powerful Earthquake in Tibet Kills at Least 16

23 October 2026 at 07:40
Dozens were injured and more than 300 homes were toppled by the 7.0-magnitude quake, which sent residents fleeing into the cold night air, state media said.

© Xinhua, via Associated Press

Rescuers at an earthquake-hit village in Baqen County of Nagqu, a city in Tibet, on Friday. The area is at a high altitude and snow is expected in the coming days.
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