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Israeli Opposition Holds First Meeting to Oust Netanyahu, but Divided Over Alliance with Arab Parties According to local media on November 3 , opposition leaders including Eisenkot, head of the Yashar Party; Naftali Bennett of BeYahad; Yair Lapid; Avigdor Lieberman of the Yisrael Beiteinu party; and Yair Golan of the Democrats gathered for the first time since the election in Herzliya, where Eisenkot resides. SBS Nov 4, 2026 12:14 AM

Pope Ahead of Seoul Visit: "Looking Forward to Meeting You... Bring Your Questions and Wounds" ▲ Pope Leo XIV Pope Leo XIV expressed anticipation for the World Youth Day to b… SBS Nov 4, 2026 12:13 AM

Foreign Media: French Rural Sentiment Slips Into Far-Right, The Economist Reports The Gironde department centered around Bordeaux, a representative French wine-producing region, is suffering from a triple whammy of extreme summer heatwaves, high energy costs, and a sharp drop in global wine consumption. SBS Nov 4, 2026 12:11 AM

UN Mission to Begin Withdrawal from Western Sahara After 35 Years While the Moroccan government, which has claimed autonomy for the Western Sahara region under Moroccan sovereignty, has welcomed this, concerns are also raised that the conflict could reignite depending on the responses of the Polisario Front, which advocates for independence, and the Algerian government, which supports them. SBS Nov 4, 2026 12:10 AM

5 Missing in Pacific Rescued on Fanning Island After Drifting for 3 Months According to Australia's public broadcaster ABC and other outlets on November 3 , a small boat about 6 meters long carrying three adult men and two boys was spotted and rescued by local residents on November 1 in the waters near Fanning Island, an island nation in the South Pacific of Kiribati. SBS Nov 4, 2026 12:08 AM

Trump Says U.S. Struck Iran's Air Defense Facility 'Last Night' Right After Completion President Donald Trump U.S. President Donald Trump stated on November 3 that the U.S. SBS Nov 4, 2026 12:01 AM