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October 31

Law and crime

Madagascar's justice ministry announces dismantling 13 Chinese-run scam centers since August, linked to 148 Chinese nationals who had previously operated scam centers in Cambodia, and who might have been involved in trafficking Africans to commit fraud. The 148 Chinese are extradited to China.
Source: AFP external link
Police arrest 139 people outside the United States embassy in London, United Kingdom, during a protest supporting Palestine Action, which the UK banned as a terrorist organisation in 2025. Police say most arrests involve support for a proscribed organisation.
Source: AP external link
A pregnant woman is shot dead and six others are injured in a Spirit Halloween store in Fairfield, California, United States. Another person is shot and killed in another Spirit Halloween store near Detroit, Michigan.
Source: NBC News external link

Politics and elections

Protests are held across France for the third consecutive weekend.
Source: France 24 external link
Protests are held in dozens of German cities.
Source: DW external link

International relations

Poland's ambassador to Romania, Paweł Soloch, and Poland's ambassador to China, Jakub Kumoch, resign from their positions in protest of the suspension of Polish Constitutional Tribunal president Bogdan Święczkowski.
Source: Firstpost external link

Sports

Source: The Blood-Horse external link
In figure skating, France's Kevin Aymoz wins the men's singles title at Skate Canada in Kelowna, British Columbia, overtaking Japan's Rio Nakata and becoming the second-oldest men's Grand Prix champion at age 29.
Source: NBC Sports external link
The 2026 Summer Youth Olympics opens in Dakar, Senegal, marking the first IOC event in Africa.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
In women's basketball, the Golden State Valkyries defeat the Atlanta Dream in game seven to win their first WNBA championship. Gabby Williams is named MVP.
Source: AFP external link

October 30

Sports

In thoroughbred horse racing, race horse Sun Goddess dominates the Juvenile Fillies Turf at the Keeneland racetrack in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, during the Breeders' Cup. Additionally, Emphatic wins the Juvenile Fillies.
Source: Sky Sports external link
In ice hockey, the Court of Arbitration for Sports rules that Russian teams must be allowed to take part in all international tournaments, overturning previous International Ice Hockey Federation decisions.
Source: DW external link

Law and crime

The Court of Appeal of Victoria, Australia, rejects Erin Patterson's appeal against her murder convictions and removes her 33-year parole eligibility, effectively imposing life imprisonment without parole for killing three relatives with death cap mushrooms in 2023.
Source: AFP external link
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance confirms that assets worth US$6.3 billion were stolen, making it the largest cryptocurrency theft in history.
Source: Engadget external link
The Swiss supreme court upholds a 20-year jail sentence for former Liberian rebel commander Alieu Kosiah after he was found guilty in 2021 for atrocities committed during the First Liberian Civil War, but overturns a conviction for crimes against humanity.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

Business and economy

Russian independent newspaper announces plans to cease operations on 9 November, citing pressure from Russian authorities.
Source: Reuters external link

Politics and elections

Polish police enter the Constitutional Tribunal following the suspension of its president Bogdan Święczkowski, announced by judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska. The tribunal describes the suspension as a coup d'état, while three protesters in support of PiS are detained after breaching the tribunal's fence.
Source: Euronews external link
Polish justice minister Waldemar Żurek requests stripping the tribunal's president and vice president Bartłomiej Sochański of their immunity from prosecution in order to charge them. President Karol Nawrocki cancels his trip to Senegal due to the situation and lands back in Poland.
Source: BBC News external link
A general strike and multiple protests are held across Italy against the rising cost of living and prime minister Giorgia Meloni's government, with clashes breaking out in multiple cities.
Source: DW external link

Disasters and accidents

Six people are killed when their helicopter crashes near Joshimath, Uttarakhand, India.
Source: The Times of India external link
Five children and two adults are killed, five other people are injured, and four are missing after flash floods caused by heavy rainfall in eastern Syria.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Oman rescues 25 crew members from a burning Panamanian-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian military confirms it was a result of attempting to pass through an unauthorised route.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Saudi Arabia-led coalition announces it intercepted a drone allegedly launched by the Houthis towards the Mecca region, which the Houthis deny.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Civilian evacuations commence in Oleshky, Ukraine, as a humanitarian convoy arrives in the Russian-held and besieged city, as part of a local ceasefire that U.S. first lady Melania Trump says she brokered.
Source: The Guardian external link

October 29

Business and economy

Canada's federal government invests up to C$1.6 billion (US$1.1 billion) in Toronto-based artificial intelligence company Cohere, taking an equity stake as part of a C$7 billion (US$5 billion) funding round intended to expand domestic computing infrastructure and AI development.
Source: Reuters external link
Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin ends services for customers in Russia and Belarus, citing ongoing sanctions.
Source: The Crypto Times external link
Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank, resigns, saying she could not remain neutral on current events. She will step down from office in February 2027, eight months before her term officially ends.
Source: Reuters external link
American food delivery company DoorDash announces an intent to acquire grocery delivery company Instacart for $17 billion in late 2027.
Source: Reuters external link

Politics and elections

Andreas Norlén, speaker of the Swedish parliament, announces a second vote to elect the next prime minister. He proposes a coalition led by the Center Party's leader, Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist, alongside the Social Democrats, Greens, Christian Democrats, and the Moderates.
Source: Reuters external link
Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council sets the first round of presidential and legislative elections for August 29, 2027, with a second round scheduled for December 5, as the country prepares for its first national elections since 2017.
Source: AFP via RFI external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Salvadoran government deploys 2,000 troops to Haiti in response to the kidnapping of four Salvadoran Gang Suppression Force members that occurred earlier this month.
Source: BBC News external link
Saudi Arabia launches airstrikes against two residential buildings in Taiz, Yemen, killing 12 civilians and wounding three more.
Source: Xinhua external link
14 people are killed and 14 more are injured in a Russian drone strike on a train station in Dnipro, Ukraine.
Source: The Guardian external link

Disasters and accidents

Four people are killed and eleven more are injured after an Italian Air Force Boeing CH-47 Chinook crashes near Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Source: AP external link
An oxygen cylinder explodes inside an ambulance parked at a medical facility in Tharparkar, Sindh Province, Pakistan, killing ten people.
Source: AP external link
Three people are killed and five more injured during the collapse of a hoodoo at Göreme's Open Air Museum in the Nevşehir District, Turkey. It is suspected to be caused by heavy rainfall over the preceding days.
Source: AP external link

Science and technology

Teghaza 001, a Martian meteorite discovered in 2022 in the Sahara in Mali, is reported to be 4.1 billion years old.
Source: Reuters external link