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Australia's ombudsman calls an aged-care algorithm unreasonable and unfair

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An algorithm in the government's assessment tool sets the home-support level older Australians get. The law bars assessors from overriding it, even when the result is clinically wrong.

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Jamia Millia Islamia agrees to hold student union elections after nearly two weeks of protests

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The Delhi university will also revoke all disciplinary actions taken since the protests began on Oct 12. Students had demanded the return of a union that has not held elections in about two decades.

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Rahul Gandhi is acquitted in a defamation case over 2018 remarks about Amit Shah

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A court in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, acquitted the Congress leader on Monday, Oct 26. He was present for the verdict, after securing bail in 2023.

Cyclone Arnab forms in the Bay of Bengal: red alert for Andhra Pradesh and southern Odisha

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The deep depression became a cyclonic storm named Arnab on Oct 26 and is forecast to become a very severe cyclonic storm.

Police seize 250 kg of cocaine at Johannesburg's OR Tambo airport

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Officers intercepted five bags holding 216 blocks of cocaine on Sunday. Police put its street value at more than 200 million rand.

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African leaders seek trade and investment deals at the Russia-Africa summit

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Zimbabwe's Emmerson Mnangagwa and Mozambique's Daniel Chapo are at the third Russia-Africa summit, and both plan one-on-one talks with Vladimir Putin.

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Al-Sisi says Egypt will not accept a fait accompli on Nile water

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Egypt's president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said on Sunday that any bet on Egypt accepting a fait accompli or compromising its water security "is a losing bet". He spoke at the opening of Cairo Water Week.

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Putin will skip his address to the Federal Assembly for a second year

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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Sunday that no address is planned before the end of the year. Putin will give one when he sees fit.