Notable Events Around the World on - 2025-11-07

British grandmother flies home after 12 years on Indonesian death row

Lindsay Sandiford, who was sentenced to death in Indonesia in 2013, was freed on humanitarian grounds.

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Elon Musk celebrates $1tn Tesla pay vote victory

Record package of shares approved by 75% majority, reinforcing billionaire’s control of the electric-car maker

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US Senate votes against limiting Trump’s ability to attack Venezuela

Polls find large majorities of people in the US oppose military action in Venezuela, where Trump has ramped up pressure.

aljazeera.com

US Democrats still face big questions, despite election wins

A year after a painful election defeat, the Democratic Party stands at a fork in the road.

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US school teacher shot by six-year-old student awarded $10m

Abby Zwerner, 28, was shot in 2023 as she sat in a first-grade classroom and sustained life-threatening injuries.

aljazeera.com

Is Zohran Mamdani ready to stand up to Donald Trump?

Making history as the first Muslim elected New York mayor, Mamdani pledges to serve all communities and challenge Trump.

aljazeera.com

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,352

Here are the key events from day 1,352 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

aljazeera.com

Small-town India to cricket World champions: The women who made history

Many women in India's cricket World Cup winning team come from small towns and humble beginnings.

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New Rangers dawn as far away as ever in European Groundhog Day

Rangers' resurrection under new regime still feels a pipe dream after latest European defeat, writes BBC Scotland's Scott Mullen.

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'Our job is only killing' - how Sudan's brutal militia carried out a massacre

BBC Verify tracks how the RSF killed unarmed people in a massacre that humanitarian officials believe left 2,000 dead.

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MPs urge Reeves to raise gambling taxes despite ‘scaremongering’ from firms

Treasury select committee calls for higher duties on most addictive forms, such as high-street slots and online gamesThe chancellor should ignore “scaremongering” by gambling firms and raise taxes...

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