Hama Amadou, Niger’s former prime minister and emblematic opposition figure, dies at 74

An Israeli strike in Beirut kills Hezbollah's spokesman, while a strike in Gaza kills at least 30

A rare Israeli strike in central Beirut has killed the chief spokesman for the Hezbollah militant group

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British prime minister says he has no plans to talk with Putin as he reaffirms support for Ukraine

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he has no plan to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin as he said support for Ukraine was the U.K.’s top priority at this week’s G20 summit

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Mali junta leader fires prime minister days after he criticizes the military regime

Mali’s junta leader has fired Prime Minister Choguel Maïga and the government, days after he criticized the military regime

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Ex-UK Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is hailed as a working-class hero after his death at 86

Former British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has died at age 86

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Mali's ruling military appoints new prime minister, a day after his predecessor was fired

Mali’s ruling junta has appointed a new prime minister from the ranks of the military generals, a day after firing his predecessor for criticizing the military regime

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Jim Donovan, longtime Browns radio voice and beloved Cleveland sports figure, dies at 68

Jim Donovan, longtime radio voice of the Cleveland Browns, died at the age of 68 following a 20-year struggle with cancer.

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Frank Auerbach, leading figurative painter who fled Nazis, dies aged 93

Saved by a sponsorship that took him from Berlin to London as a child, the artist later fell in with Soho’s artistic crowd including Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Frank Auerbach: a life in ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

James Ledbetter, Former Editor-in-Chief of Inc., Dies at 60

A widely respected and admired journalist, he held leadership positions at publishers including Time, Fortune, and Reuters.

Business - Inc. - October 31

Former Rams, USC coach John Robinson dies at 89

John Robinson, former head coach of the Rams and a legendary head coach at USC, has died.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 12

Former Notre Dame football coach Gerry Faust has died at 89

Sports - ABC News - November 12

Former Notre Dame and Akron coach Gerry Faust dies at 89

Faust was hired at Notre Dame before the 1981 season after nearly two decades as a high school head coach.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 12

Ted Olson, conservative lawyer and former U.S. Solicitor General, dies

Former U.S. Solicitor General and Gibson Dunn partner Ted Olson died Wednesday at the age of 84. In a press release, the law firm praised Olson for his work, labeling him a "trailblazing advocate ...

Politics - The Hill - November 13

Bela Karolyi, controversial former USA Gymnastics coach, dies at 82

Karolyi developed USA Gymnastics into a global force, but his legacy would be tainted by the Larry Nassar scandal

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M. Jodi Rell, Former Republican Governor of Connecticut, Dies at 78

She was lieutenant governor when her boss, John G. Rowland, resigned in a corruption scandal. The second woman to lead the state, she was later elected in her own right.

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Fred Harris, former U.S. senator and presidential candidate, dies at 94

It fell to Fred Harris, chair of the Democratic National Committee in 1969 and 1970, to help heal the party's wounds from the tumultuous national convention in 1968 when protesters and police ...

Fred Harris, former Oklahoma senator and presidential hopeful, dies at 94

He was a populist who championed Democratic Party reforms in the turbulent '60s.

Niger junta bans French aid group amid tensions with France

Niger’s military junta has banned the French aid group Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development, or Acted, from working in the country amid tensions with France

World - ABC News - November 13

Amad motivated by stint as sub, says Van Nistelrooy

Interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy thinks an extended stint on the bench acted as motivation for Manchester United's two-goal Europa League hero Amad Diallo.

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