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    Wout Van Aert withdraws from 2026 Tour de France after elbow infection worsens

    The Belgian champion, a key domestique for Jonas Vingegaard, will not start the Grand Tour after an infection in a training-crash wound failed to heal in time.

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Trump pauses Russia sanctions to ease diesel-price pressure

Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing a Russia sanctions package that Congress passed in September and that was due to take effect within days. The waiver came as the White House sought lower diesel prices before the 3 November midterm elections.

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  • US-Russia diesel deal dispute

    Trump's executive order also exempts sanctions on people and entities linked to the Russian government, according to Spain's public broadcaster RTVE.

  • Spain torrential rain and flood alerts

    Spain's weather agency AEMET issues orange alerts for heavy rain, storms, and hail across Catalonia, Valencia, Murcia, and the Balearic Islands.

  • Southeast Asia toxic haze alert

    Authorities activate the highest haze alert level across parts of Southeast Asia as smoke from Indonesian forest fires spreads to Malaysia and Singapore.

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The US under Trump: second term

The waiver details refine an already recorded 16 October decision, so only the anchor changes and no new discrete event is logged.

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