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2 more suspects arrested over Nice church attack

Authorities in France holding 6 people for their suspected links to Brahim Issaoui, who stabbed 3 people to death in the southern French city

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Battling virus and Islamist attacks, France’s Macron faces defining moment

French president had been beset by a succession of crises even before current situation; likely challenger in 2022 will be far-right’s Marine Le Pen

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Life Was Improving For ‘No Sex For Fish.’ Then Came The Flood

In a Kenyan fishing village along Lake Victoria, women fought the practice of fishermen demanding sex in exchange for a catch of fish to sell. They were making progress. Then came the floods of 2020. (Image credit: Julia Gunther For

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What It’s Like For Asian American Candidates During A Pandemic Marked By Racism

While the pandemic has made this an unprecedented election for all campaigns, it’s a particular challenge for the record number of Asian American and Pacific Islander candidates running this year. (Image credit: Steven Senne/AP)

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Tropical Storm Eta forms in the Caribbean and ties for most named storms in a season – CNN

Tropical Storm Eta forms in the Caribbean and ties for most named storms in a season  CNN Tropical Storm Eta a Central America Hurricane Threat | The Weather Channel – Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com  The Weather Channel Sunday 7

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Extremists Are Threatening ‘Mayhem’ at Polling Sites. Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt on Preventing Election Day Violence

(Miss this week’s The Leadership Brief? This interview below was delivered to the inbox of Leadership Brief subscribers on Sunday morning, Nov. 1; to receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.) “I

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England to lock down again as virus surges in Europe

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a new four-week coronavirus lockdown in England, which will join several European countries in imposing the measure for a second time, as Slovakia took a different tack and began testing its entire population.

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Hong Kong Lawmakers Arrested Over Scuffle in Legislature

Police arrested seven opposition figures, including four sitting pro-democracy lawmakers, and charged them with offenses related to a scuffle that broke out in the legislature earlier this year.

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Manhunt underway in France as suspects quizzed over shooting of Orthodox priest

Motive remains unclear but anti-terror prosecutors not investigating case; priest, who is in critical condition, said to be in legal dispute with former monk

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In pandemic’s shadow, health coverage decisions move from doctors to politicians

Netanyahu and Gantz’s refusal to pass a state budget means the expert committee that chooses which new treatments to add to the national insurance plan cannot do its job

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