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Tuesday 18th November 2025. Nigeria kidn...

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World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 18th November 2025.

Today: Nigeria kidnapping. DRC mine. Ukraine France jets. UK immigration. Poland sabotage. Chile elections. Ecuador referendum. US Epstein files. Bangladesh Hasina death sentence. Saudi Arabia pilgrimage crash. Pakistan vaccines.

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