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GLOBAL

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-WARCRIMES

Exclusive-US intel found Israeli military lawyers warned

there was evidence of Gaza war crimes, former US officials say

WASHINGTON - The U.S. gathered intelligence last year

that Israel's military lawyers warned there was evidence that

could support war crimes charges against Israel for its military

campaign in Gaza - operations reliant on American-supplied

weapons, five former U.S. officials said.

USA-HUNGARY

US grants Hungary exemption on Russia sanctions after warm

Trump-Orban meeting

WASHINGTON - The United States has granted Hungary a

one-year exemption from U.S. sanctions for using Russian oil and

gas, a White House official said on Friday, after Hungarian

Prime Minister Viktor Orban pressed his case for a reprieve

during a friendly meeting with President Donald Trump in

Washington.

U.S.

USA-TRUMP-SNAP-ORDER-COMPLIANCE

US Supreme Court lets Trump withhold $4 billion in food aid

funding for now

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday allowed

President Donald Trump's administration to withhold for now

about $4 billion needed to fully fund a food aid program for 42

million low-income Americans this month amid the federal

government shutdown.

USA-TRUMP-NATIONAL-GUARD-PORTLAND

US judge rules Trump illegally ordered National Guard to

Portland, Oregon

REUTERS - U.S. President Donald Trump unlawfully ordered

National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, a federal judge ruled

Friday in a legal setback to the administration's use of the

military in American cities.

BUSINESS

METSERA-M-A-PFIZER

Pfizer wins $10 billion bidding war for Metsera as Novo bows

out

REUTERS - Obesity drug developer Metsera said on Friday

that it had accepted Pfizer's $10 billion acquisition offer,

ending a fierce bidding war between the New York-based pharma

giant and Danish rival Novo Nordisk.

UPS-CRASH-FLEET

UPS, FedEx ground MD-11 fleets after deadly Louisville crash

REUTERS - UPS and FedEx said on Friday they have

grounded their combined fleet of more than 50 McDonnell Douglas

MD-11 cargo planes following a crash in Louisville, Kentucky

this week that killed at least 14 people.

SPORTS

SOCCER-ENGLAND-TOT-MUN-PREVIEW

Soccer-Man Utd boss Amorim tells 'control freak' Sesko to

take criticism in his stride

REUTERS - Manchester United striker Benjamin Sesko must

learn to accept the criticism that is directed towards him

during his difficult start to life at Old Trafford, the Premier

League club's manager Ruben Amorim said.

CRICKET-ASHES

Cricket -Experienced not old, Hazlewood confident in

Australia's attack for Ashes

SYDNEY - Paceman Josh Hazlewood has brushed off worries

about Australia's ageing attack for the Ashes, saying he

personally feels as good as he has in a long time and that the

unit's experience of bowling together is a major advantage for

the team.

UPCOMING

CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE

SYRIA-SECURITY/BEDOUIN-DISPLACED (PIX) (TV)

INTERNAL ONLY - In Syria's south, Bedouins uprooted by

sectarian clashes see little hope of return

A week of bloodletting all-but ended the presence of

Bedouins in most of Syria's southern Sweida province. Months

later, fear, hostility and grievances on both sides leave little

hope of displaced Bedouins returning soon to Sweida, a

Druze-majority province in a country where Sunni Muslims are the

dominant religious group.

8 Nov 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

USA-RETAILERS/THANKSGIVING (PIX)

Retailers' Thanksgiving baskets: fewer items, more private

labels

Retailers like Walmart and Target are promoting their annual

Thanksgiving basket of goods at affordable prices, but this

year's version shows they're doing what lots of other American

consumers are doing: using fewer items, and relying on cheaper

private-label brands.

8 Nov 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

USA-SHUTDOWN/AIRLINES

US hit with second day of flight cuts as shutdown drags on

U.S. airlines and travelers wrestled with a second day of

flight cuts across the country on Saturday as the government

shutdown was expected to drive more cancellations to ensure

safety in the skie.

8 Nov 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

USA-SHUTDOWN/REPUBLICANS

In shutdown fight, fiscal hawks in US Congress push for flat

spending

Republican fiscal hawks in Congress are making a new pitch

in the struggle to end the longest government shutdown in U.S.

history: Continue to spend at the same rate as last year for as

long as possible.

8 Nov 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

AMGEN-CHOLESTEROL/REPATHA

Amgen ( AMGN ) cholesterol drug lowers risk of first cardiac event

Adding Amgen's ( AMGN ) cholesterol drug Repatha to standard

therapy reduces major cardiovascular events for at-risk patients

who have never had a heart attack or stroke, according to

results from a large study presented on Saturday.

Findings from the over 12,000-patient study were presented

in New Orleans at an American Heart Association meeting.

8 Nov 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

USA-TRUMP/VOTERS-SHUTDOWN

Federal shutdown threatens these Trump voters' livelihoods

but not their political loyalties

As the longest U.S. government shutdown in history cuts

lifelines for millions of Americans, Democrats and Republicans

fear its political fallout for next year's midterm elections.

But conversations with five Trump voters - part of a group of 20

whom Reuters has interviewed monthly since February - show that

while the shutdown has disrupted their incomes, job security,

and wellbeing, it has not diminished their opinion of Trump's

performance as president.

8 Nov 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

CLIMATE-COP30/SCIENCE

EXPLAINER: What's the latest in climate science?

We detail some of the latest findings in climate science

over 2025.

9 Nov 22:00 ET / 03:00 GMT

SPORTS

SOCCER-UEFA-ISRAEL/IRELAND (TV)

Soccer-Irish governing body to vote on call for UEFA to ban

Israel

Irish soccer's governing body will vote at a meeting on

Saturday on whether to submit a formal motion to UEFA requesting

the immediate suspension of Israel from European competitions.

8 Nov 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

TENNIS-WTAFINALS/ (PIX) (TV)

Tennis - WTA Finals

The final of the WTA Finals at the KSU Arena in RIyadh.

8 Nov 08:00 ET / 13:00 GMT