Reuters World News Summary

The operation, which is being called "Swamp Sweep," is expected to begin in early December with a focus on southeastern parts of the states, according to the Associated Press. After UN vote, Netanyahu calls for Hamas' expulsion from the region Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday called for Hamas to be expelled from the region, a day after the U.N. Security Council endorsed President Donald Trump's plan to end the war that offers the Palestinian militant group amnesty. Netanyahu publicly endorsed the plan during a White House visit in late September.

Following is a summary of current world news briefs.

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket deploys Mars satellites, sticks booster landing

The giant New Glenn rocket from billionaire Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin launched from Florida on its debut mission for paying customers on Thursday, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and nailing the return landing of its reusable booster for the first time. The powerful two-stage rocket's first flight since its inaugural launch in January and the successful booster landing at sea represented key milestones for Blue Origin in its quest to compete on a more equal footing with Elon Musk's SpaceX, the world's leading rocket-launch service.

Zelenskiy says Ukraine will try to restart diplomatic process to end war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Ukraine will try to "reactivate" the diplomatic process to end his country's war with Russia. "It's important, as this is going on, to feel constant support behind one's back," Zelenskiy said at a press conference in Madrid alongside Spain's Prime Minister.

US Congress approves release of Epstein files, putting matter before Trump

The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress voted almost unanimously on Tuesday to force the release of Justice Department files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an outcome President Donald Trump had fought for months before ending his opposition. Two days after Trump's abrupt about-face, the House of Representatives passed the measure with a vote of 427-1, sending a resolution requiring the release of all unclassified records on Epstein to the Republican-majority Senate, which swiftly approved it. The bill could now go to Trump for his signature as soon as Wednesday.

Car ramming and stabbing attack in West Bank kills Israeli, 71

Palestinian attackers killed an Israeli man and wounded three other people in a car-ramming and stabbing in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday before soldiers shot dead the assailants, Israeli leaders and the military said. The military said explosive materials were found in the vehicle used by the attackers, which were neutralised by bomb disposal specialists.

Trump's empty chair at G20 summit is opportunity for South African hosts

An empty chair for Donald Trump at the G20 summit offers an opportunity for South African hosts, determined to set an agenda for global leaders in the face of the U.S. president's hostility to multilateral diplomacy. Washington says it won't attend the first G20 summit in Africa, because of allegations that the host country, previously ruled by its white minority under an explicitly racist apartheid system until 1994, now mistreats white people.

Russian drones hit Kharkiv apartment building, seven injured, officials say

Russian drones struck an apartment building in Ukraine's second largest city, Kharkiv, triggering a fire, injuring five people and prompting authorities to evacuate residents, officials said. Drones hit two central districts after midnight -- Slobidskyi and Osnovyansky.

US approves potential sale of Patriot air defense system sustainment to Ukraine

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of Patriot air defense system sustainment and related equipment to Ukraine for an estimated cost of $105 million, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. The principal contractors for the sale will be RTX Corp and Lockheed Martin, the Pentagon said in a statement.

Ultra-processed foods are danger to global public health, experts warn

Ultra-processed foods are a major public health threat that must be urgently addressed, according to a new series of papers authored by 43 global experts in the Lancet medical journal. The scientists, including the Brazilian professor who coined the term with colleagues around 15 years ago, argue that UPFs are now increasingly common worldwide and linked to a decline in diet quality and a number of diseases, from obesity to cancer.

US to send 250 border agents to Louisiana, Mississippi next month, AP reports

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is planning to deploy about 250 federal border agents to Louisiana and Mississippi aiming to arrest around 5,000 people in the two states, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday, citing documents and three people familiar. The operation, which is being called "Swamp Sweep," is expected to begin in early December with a focus on southeastern parts of the states, according to the Associated Press.

After UN vote, Netanyahu calls for Hamas' expulsion from the region

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday called for Hamas to be expelled from the region, a day after the U.N. Security Council endorsed President Donald Trump's plan to end the war that offers the Palestinian militant group amnesty.

Netanyahu publicly endorsed the plan during a White House visit in late September. However, his latest remarks appear to show that there are differences with the United States on the path forward. Hamas has also objected to parts of the plan.

Trump says he has 'nothing to do with the family business'

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he has nothing to do with his family business as the Trump Organization and a Saudi developer look to open the latest Trump hotel in the Maldives. During a meeting with the Saudi crown prince in the Oval Office, Trump was asked about a possible conflict of interest for the Trump Organization to do business with Saudi Arabia while he is president.

Trump says visiting Saudi crown prince knew nothing about Khashoggi killing, contradicting US intel

U.S. President Donald Trump insisted on Tuesday that Mohammed bin Salman knew nothing about the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents, offering a fierce defense of the visiting Saudi crown prince that contradicted a U.S. intelligence assessment. The controversy over the killing of Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and U.S.-based critic of the Saudi leadership, flared again in the Oval Office in front of cameras as the kingdom's de facto ruler made his first White House visit in more than seven years seeking to further rehabilitate his global image tarnished by the incident.

Nigeria steps up search for 25 abducted schoolgirls in northwestern Kebbi region

Nigerian security forces on Tuesday intensified a search for 25 girls abducted by gunmen from a boarding school in northwestern Kebbi, the latest school abduction as widespread insecurity continues to plague the country. Parents who gathered at the school said two girls had managed to escape their abductors on Monday evening.

MI5 spy service warns UK lawmakers Chinese spies posing as headhunters

Britain's MI5 security service issued a new warning to lawmakers on Tuesday about attempts by Chinese agents to collect information and influence activity, its latest accusation that Beijing is trying to spy on the nation's parliament. Lawmakers were told Chinese spies were targeting them by posing as headhunters or companies to make contact, with two individuals reaching out on LinkedIn to "conduct outreach at scale on behalf" of the Chinese government.

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