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The US secretary of state also discusses laying the groundwork for 'free, fair, and credible elections'.
The US secretary of state also discusses laying the groundwork for 'free, fair, and credible elections'.
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<p>Stopgap measure does not solve fundamental problem that millions can’t afford the healthcare they need, experts say</p><p>Some of the millions of Americans who collectively owe billions of dollars for medical expenses have seen their debt forgiven in recent years, and there has been a dramatic uptick in aid this year.</p><p>But the relief still only covers a small fraction of the outstanding balance and is just a stopgap measure that does not solve the fundamental problem: people in the US get into serious financial trouble because they can’t afford the healthcare they need, experts say.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/medical-debt-healthcare">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Federal court says group likely to win its free speech claim and tells officials to approve application within seven days</p><p>A federal judge ordered state officials in Iowa on Monday to permit a local Satanic Temple organization to hold a holiday event in the rotunda of the state capitol after years of denying the group’s application.</p><p>The religious organization and Iowa Republican state officials have been in a legal battle over the group’s applications to hold a holiday event at the state capitol in recent years.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/iowa-satanic-temple-holiday-event-judge">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Exclusive: Garden Climate Assessment Tool will allow users to predict a plant’s response to the projected climate in a given location</p><p>“In the 20th century, we could pretty much grow the same things with confidence, we could learn from previous generations,” said Prof Sam Brockington, a curator at Cambridge University Botanic Garden.</p><p>“But now we’re moving into climate scenarios that we just don’t have the traditions to understand fully.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/nov/03/garden-climate-assessment-tool-drought-gardening">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Beijing launches diplomatic salvo to woo Gulf leaders and bolster its influence in the region</p><p>China has held a flurry of meetings with Gulf leaders in a sign that Beijing is stepping up its diplomatic efforts in the Middle East.</p><p>The diplomatic salvo comes before a highly anticipated meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping when the US president is expected to attend the Apec conference in Shenzhen, China, on 18 and 19 November.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/03/trump-iran-middle-east-china-gulf-hormuz-xi-jinping">Continue reading...</a>