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Passengers stranded in Cambodia after cruise halted due to high fuel costs
<p>The luxury MV Odyssey ship slated for a years-long voyage around the world suspends operations amid high fuel prices</p><p>A luxury cruise ship that had embarked on a years-long voyage around the world was forced to suspend its operations and leave passengers stranded in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/cambodia">Cambodia</a> because of high fuel prices.</p><p>The ship, known as the MV Odyssey, had been carrying 203 passengers, mostly Americans, along with 156 crew members, Cambodian officials told the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/us-cambodia-cruise-ship-fuel-88fa620415d8e490cbe5a25ca5cb0691">Associated Press</a>. The ship has a 650-passenger capacity.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/oct/28/cruise-passengers-stranded-cambodia-suspends-operations">Continue reading...</a>
GB Oct 28, 2026The Guardian World World03
In Serbia, a new type of democracy is taking hold, and Europe is watching closely
<p>A movement that began in outrage has delivered remarkable election upset, showing that change is possible and prompting questions over what comes next</p><p><strong>• </strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/22/this-is-europe-sign-up-guardian-email-updates"><strong>Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here</strong></a></p><p>In April of last year, dozens of students set off from Serbia, intent on making it to Strasbourg, France on bicycles. The aim of the arduous, 13-day transcontinental journey was simple: to make their voices heard in Europe and beyond.</p><p>In their home city of Novi Sad, students had been holding near-daily protests after a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/01/roof-collapse-serbia-train-station-novi-sad">deadly roof collapse</a> at the city’s main railway station. As their push for accountability and justice spread across the country, it was met with <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/14/serbia-protesters-clash-government-supporters-belgrade-novi-sad">baton-wielding police,</a> teargas and a political class that branded these young people as traitors.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/28/in-serbia-a-new-type-of-democracy-is-taking-hold-and-europe-is-watching-closely">Continue reading...</a>
GB Oct 28, 2026The Guardian World World04
What is the controversy between Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe and China?
The French superstar's comments about Mao Zedong have drawn the ire of China, a lucrative market for sports teams.
QA Oct 28, 2026Al Jazeera English