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Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 17:00 GMT on November 02, 2026.
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NEWS BULLETIN
French school blockades: Protests resume as holidays end
French students have resumed blocking schools throughout the country after their return from a two-week holiday.
YEMEN
Eight civilians killed, dozens injured in Saudi-led forces’ strike on Yemeni market
Eight civilians have been killed and dozens more injured as Saudi-led forces hit a popular market in Yemen’s southwestern province of Ta’izz.
PALESTINE
Israel’s expansionist agenda poses greatest threat to region: Jordan’s King Abdullah
Jordan’s King Abdullah II warned that Israel’s expansionist ambitions threaten West Asia’s stability.
POLITICS
Iran FM says deal with US hinges entirely on ‘political wisdom’ in Washington
Araghchi says the outcome of the current standoff between Iran and the US depends entirely on Washington’s political wisdom.
POLITICS
US-Israeli war on Iran depleted global oil stocks: CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
The CEO of the UAE’s firm Abu Dhabi National Oil Company says nearly one billion oil barrels have been drained from global inventories since the start of the US-Israeli war against Iran.
POLITICS
Iran’s security chief, Russian president underscore need to continue strategic cooperation
Iran’s top security official and the Russian president underscore the need to continue strategic cooperation between Tehran and Moscow.
INTERVIEWS
Disruption in Strait of Hormuz began with war on Iran: Academic
Academic, researcher and author Reza Vedadi says the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is a consequence of US-Israeli aggression against Iran.
PALESTINE
Hamas calls for international action against Israeli atrocities on Balfour Declaration anniversary
Hamas uses the anniversary of the 1917 Balfour Declaration to draw international attention to Israeli aggression and violations in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and East al-Quds.
INTERVIEWS
Israel Gaza actions justified by rabbinical endorsements: Political commentator
Journalist and political commentator Mohsin Abbas says Israel’s actions in Gaza are justified by rabbinical endorsements of violence.
POLITICS
Iran won’t compromise on its national security, sovereignty: Official
A senior Iranian security official says the Islamic Republic will not compromise on defending its national security and sovereignty.
DEFENSE
IRGC Navy: 11 violating tankers catch fire or sink in Hormuz in just 9 days
The IRGC Navy says 11 different violating oil tankers have caught fire or sunk since the head of CENTCOM visited the region on October 25.
INTERVIEWS
French government measures failed to satisfy student protesters: Analyst
Academic and political commentator Moustafa Traore says protesters in France want the government to prioritize education over foreign aid.
REPORTS
Palestine Action: 547 days without conviction
A former Palestine Action activist who spent 547 days behind bars without conviction is speaking out against Britain’s crackdown on those challenging its military ties with Israel amid the genocide in Gaza.
IN A NUTSHELL
The debt trap: America’s rising bond yields
With national debt soaring past $40 trillion, the US establishment is facing a crushing economic crisis as bond yields surge in secondary markets.
IRAN FIRST
Iran builds 500-ton petrochemical reactor in big feat of heavy engineering, industrial self-reliance
Iranian engineers have completed a 500-ton polymerization reactor, demonstrating advanced heavy-engineering capabilities, reducing reliance on foreign suppliers, and strengthening the country’s industrial self-sufficiency.
IRAN FIRST
Iran develops fast-dissolving lyophilized tablets to reduce pharmaceutical imports
The tablets are particularly suitable for patients who have difficulty swallowing, including children and older adults.
NEWS BULLETIN
Saudi airstrike in Taiz kills a child and injures his two sisters
Local Yemeni sources confirmed the martyrdom of the child Jamal Jameel Naji Ali (4 years old) and the injury of his two sisters, Wafa Jameel Naji Ali (6 years old) and Manal Jameel Naji Ali (10 years old), in a Saudi airstrike yesterday, Sunday.
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