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Rep. Adelita Grijalva signed a discharge petition to eventually trigger a vote to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein, giving it the needed 218 signatures. Grijalva's seating brings the partisan margin in the House to a narrow 219-214 Republican majority. Associated Press

newsbreak.com (2025-11-13). Newly Elected Dem Rep Torches Mike Johnson to His FaceHer first action after being sworn in was to sign a discharge petition introduced by Republican Rep. Thomas Massie and Democrat Ro Khanna to force the release of files related to Epstein.The House Oversight Committee's release of more emails from the Epstein files caused headaches for the president on Wednesday, with emails from the sex offender mentioning Trump by name.
Epstein referred to Trump a "maniac" with signs of "early dementia," and said there was "not one decent cell in his body."

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reuters.com (2025-11-12). UNICEF says Israel blocking one million syringes needed to vaccinate Gaza childrenUNICEF said on Tuesday essential items including syringes to vaccinate children and bottles for baby formula are being denied entry into Gaza by Israel, preventing aid agencies from reaching those in need in the war-devastated territory.

aljazeera.com (2025-11-11). Russia 'will respond in kind' to nuclear tests by any country: Lavrov "He stated that if any of the nuclear powers conducts a nuclear weapons test – not a carrier test or a subcritical experiment, but an actual nuclear weapons test – then Russia will respond in kind."
Late in October, Trump claimed that other countries have testing programmes, saying that he instructed the Pentagon to start testing nuclear weapons "on an equal basis".

aljazeera.com (2025-11-11). How many times has Israel violated the Gaza ceasefire? Here are the numbers Since the ceasefire took effect one month ago, Israeli attacks have killed at least 242 Palestinians and injured 622.

thecanary.co (2025-11-10). US human rights record under fire after boycott of UN reviewOn November 7, the US became only the second country in history – after 'Israel' in 2013 – to skip its scheduled Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the United Nations.
This has shocked the international human rights community and also sparked widespread criticism and concern. The move ends nearly two decades of unbroken US participation, and comes at a time when there has been growing concerns over America's human rights record.

aljazeera.com (2025-11-10). Live: Israeli air raids hit Gaza City, southern Lebanon Israeli air raids have hit the eastern areas of Gaza City today as the ceasefire enters a second month.

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aljazeera (2025-09-21). YouTube account for Venezuela's Maduro is down as tensions with US escalate. aljazeera.com State TV channel Telesur reports that Maduro's channel has been 'eliminated'.

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The issue of Israel is at the centre of everything, says Max Blumenthal. Under age and under pressure in the Epstein Affair. It's clear that Trump is hiding something. That's why he won't release the entire files George Galloway

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morningstaronline.co.uk (2025-11-10). The goddess of small things "What changed me completely from a zionist Christian into a Palestinian supporter was that massacre," Ang said. The overseas medical teams were ordered to evacuate but Ang refused, staying behind to treat the wounded. "So I didn't leave and so began a 43-year journey with the Palestinian people," she said.

thecanary.co (2025-11-10). Ms Rachel joins New York Times boycott in support of Palestine Ms Rachel is a children's entertainer who has drawn significant criticism for speaking out on behalf of Palestinian children. While the pressure she's faced has been immense, she's remained steadfast, and now she's joined the boycott of the New York Times (NYT)

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