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Drones Hit Bashneft-Novoil Refinery in Ufa

Long-range Ukrainian strike drones targeted the northern industrial hub of Ufa in Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan overnight into Saturday, Oct. 31, igniting a major fire at the “Bashneft-Novoil” oil refinery and reportedly engaging the neighboring Bashneft-UNPZ plant. Flames engulfed the L-35 catalytic reforming unit, which produces high-octane gasoline reformate and hydrogen for…

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Drones Hit Bashneft-Novoil Refinery in Ufa

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'He sent them to the polls': Likud activists blame Ben-Gvir for galvanizing Arab voters

Local activists from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party said Ben-Gvir’s aggressive rhetoric and combative statements had failed to deliver electoral gains in southern Israel.

  • Nearly 80% voter turnout in Rahat, Negev's largest Bedouin city
  • Likud activists blame Ben-Gvir for galvanizing Arab voters
  • Ben-Gvir's rhetoric attributed to increase in Arab party seats

·jpost.com

Louvre heist emboldened art thiefs, leaving Europe's smaller museums on high alert

"This is where we see the 'Louvre effect'," said Marc Balcells, a Barcelona-based researcher. "If the Louvre was so easy to rob, just imagine a tiny museum in a rural area."

  • Two men stole €9M worth artworks from Fondazione Magnani Rocca in Italy.
  • Incident inspired heightened security across Europe's smaller museums.
  • Survey shows 25% of cultural institutions lack emergency plans.

·jpost.com

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