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November 7

Politics and elections

New Zealanders vote to elect 120 members of the House of Representatives, with 11 additional overhang seats. National leader Christopher Luxon and Labour leader Chris Hipkins both seek reappointment as the country's prime minister. Preliminary results see Labour lead in the popular vote and the Nationals having the most amount of seats, with special votes yet to be counted.
Source: AP external link

November 6

Disasters and accidents

Australia deploys a C-130 Hercules aircraft, a Cessna Citation aircraft, and 20 personnel to help extinguish wildfires in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Source: AFP external link
Two people are killed and 16 injured in a bus crash in Lent, Ain, France.
Source: Le Monde external link

Health and environment

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 5,182 measles cases in 2026, the country's highest annual total since 1991. State health agencies report at least eight measles-related deaths.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China adopts a law regulating Chinese research, tourism, shipping, and other activities in Antarctica, requiring environmental safeguards, waste management, and permits subject to safety conditions.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The death toll from an armed attack yesterday by suspected Allied Democratic Forces militants on several villages in North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has risen to 33.
Source: AA external link
Saudi Arabia launches an airstrike against a market in Taiz, Yemen, killing 30 people and wounding eight more.
Source: AP external link

Law and crime

Malaysia's UMNO party pays a RM50-million (US$12 million) fine for imprisoned former prime minister Najib Razak, fulfilling a condition of his royal pardon. The Attorney-General's Chambers subsequently seeks to delay his transfer to house arrest.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
Between 100 and 200 people are arrested by Dutch police after protesters break into and temporarily occupy a construction site for a Microsoft data center in Sloterdijk, Amsterdam, during an anti-data-center rally.
Source: Reuters external link
Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie is sentenced to 200 years in prison for the mass murder of children.
Source: Reuters external link
American cinematographer Thomas Markle, the father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is arrested in Tampa, Florida, over allegations of possessing child sexual abuse material.
Source: CBS News external link
Colombia Migration expel 80 Venezuelan nationals suspected of criminal activity, including theft, drug trafficking, and extortion.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
Au Kam San, a former pro-democracy legislator of Macau, is convicted in a closed-door trial of "subversion against the political power of the state" and sentenced to 12 years and 6 months in prison. It is the first conviction under the Macau National Security Law, which was revised by lawmakers in 2023 to broaden its scope and to allow for closed-door trials.
Source: BBC News external link
The High Court of Tanzania acquits Chadema chairperson Tundu Lissu of treason but sentences him to four years in prison for incitement related to statements opposing the 2025 general election results.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
A court in Istanbul, Turkey, orders the detention of legislator and former family minister Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya pending trial on charges of violating capital markets legislation and membership in a criminal organization amid an investigation into investment fund manipulation.
Source: AP external link

Politics and elections

The Paraguayan Senate unanimously removes Santiago Peña as country's president over alleged conflicts of interest involving Ueno Bank, whose accounts the central bank froze. Congress postpones consideration of Peña's resignation to allow impeachment proceedings.
Source: Reuters external link
The Public Prosecutor's Office orders the arrest of Santiago Peña, who is placed under house arrest.
Source: UPI external link
Vice President Pedro Alliana is sworn in as the interim president of Paraguay.
Source: Reuters external link
King Philippe of Belgium refuses Bart De Wever's resignation as the prime minister, telling him to continue with budget negotiations.
Source: Xinhua external link

November 5

Law and crime

The Nepali supreme court directs the government to regulate cannabis cultivation for medicinal, scientific, agricultural, horticultural, and industrial purposes.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
Six people are arrested in connection with a corruption investigation involving ruling PSOE officials and the transport ministry in Spain.
Source: Ara external link
Cuban authorities release independent journalist Yoani Sánchez and activists Berta Soler and María Cristina Labrada after detaining them for several hours in Havana.
Source: AFP external link
Eight people are killed and another is injured in a shooting spree at three separated locations in Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey. The perpetrator is arrested.
Source: AP external link
The Hong Kong High Court sentences pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong to an additional 10 years in prison under the national security law for conspiring with foreign entities to impose sanctions against China and Hong Kong.
Source: AFP external link

Disasters and accidents

Eleven people are killed and 33 more injured after the collision of a passenger bus with a truck in Pakpattan District, Punjab, Pakistan.
Source: AP external link
Six people are killed and nine more injured after a fire at a two-story home in Brooklyn, New York City, United States.
Source: Sky News external link
Six more people are found dead under the debris of a building that collapsed two weeks ago in Nairobi, Kenya, bringing the death toll to eight. Sixteen others are still missing.
Source: AP external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

A police officer is killed and another injured in a stabbing attack outside the Sri Lankan embassy in Amman, Jordan. The suspect is arrested. The event is described as a terrorist attack.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

Sports

In golf, professional tour LIV Golf ceases operations after five seasons and liquidates its assets, following bankruptcy proceedings and the withdrawal of financial support from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and prospective investor BC Partners Credit.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Business and economy

Mexico approves the Digital Economy Act for Digital and Electronic Payments, which allows it to designate sectors in which digital payments are the only accepted means of payment.
Source: in Spanish external link

Politics and elections

The syndicate of unions organizes a general strike across France, supported by the yellow vests movement, activists, and student protesters.
Source: CNN external link
Grenadians vote to elect 15 members of the House of Representatives. Incumbent prime minister Dickon Mitchell wins a second consecutive NDC government, with opposition NNP leader Emmalin Pierre losing her seat in St. Andrew South East.
Source: St. Vincent Times external link
Paraguayan president Santiago Peña announces his resignation after the collapse of ueno bank, and the Chamber of Deputies unanimously votes to begin an impeachment trial against him.
Source: Reuters external link
The Federal High Court of Nigeria invalidates former vice president Atiku Abubakar's nomination as the African Democratic Congress candidate for the 2027 presidential election, ruling that the party's leadership was improperly constituted.
Source: Reuters external link
The Supreme Court of Somalia nullifies the amendments to the country's constitution, ruling that the term of president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud expired on 15 May 2026, while ordering new elections within 90 days.
Source: Somali Guardian external link
Belarus sentences Roman Catholic priest Anatoly Parakhnevich to three years in prison for opposing the war in Ukraine.
Source: AP external link

November 4

Business and economy

The Bangladeshi garment industry wage board agrees to increase minimum wages following five days of worker protests and clashes with police. Workers demand ৳30,000 (US$240) monthly, up from ৳12,500 (US$100), while the board has not specified the increase.
Source: AFP external link

Politics and elections

Hungary makes Communist-era secret police records publicly accessible through a database containing approximately 60,000 names linked to former state security services. Prime Minister Péter Magyar announces that additional documents will become available in February 2027.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

Five people are killed while two others are injured in an explosion at a suspected illegal fireworks factory in Malasiqui, Pangasinan, Philippines.
Source: The Philippine Star external link
A fire and explosion at a Panasonic subsidiary's factory in Hsinchu County, Taiwan, kills two employees and injures five others.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Two women are killed in a airstrike by Sudan's army on a water source in Umm Badr, North Kordofan.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link

Science and technology

The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a space telescope for studying gamma-ray bursts, re-enters Earth's atmosphere over Sumatra, ending its mission of nearly 22 years.
Source: NASA external link

Law and crime

Philippine authorities seize a 200-kilogram (440lb) shipment of methamphetamine, whose origin is traced to Laos, at the Manila International Container Port. The shipment had arrived six days after Laotian police found similar contraband destined for the Philippines.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer external link
Hackers steal approximately €100 million (US$112 million) from French bank Crédit Mutuel through unauthorized transactions using the bank's account.
Source: Firstpost external link
President of the Bolivian Supreme Court Romer Saucedo announces that he is leaving the country following an investigation into drug trafficking in which senior judicial officials, such as former Attorney General Roger Mariaca, have been arrested.
Source: La Tercera external link

Health and environment

The Singaporean parliament amends the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act of 2014, introducing arrest powers, permitting trials , and increasing maximum fines tenfold to S$20 million (US$15 million) following widespread air pollution from Indonesian wildfires.
Source: AFP external link
The United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics reports that deaths linked to cocaine use have overtaken deaths from heroin in England and Wales for the first time on record. The increase in deaths from cocaine use is blamed on increased purity of the drug and its widespread availability across the UK in recent years.
Source: BBC News external link