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November 11

International relations

Iran designates the Argentinian naval and air forces as terrorist organizations, in response to Argentina designating the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as such in March.
Source: Reuters external link
Germany announces that its military will discontinue using Chinese-made drones for military training and exercises, replacing them with German or other European models to address security concerns.
Source: Reuters external link
Russia bans two French lawmakers, Arthur Delaporte and Sacha Houlié, and two journalists, Ariane Chemin and Paul Gogo, from entering the country for allegedly harassing Xenia Fedorova, the head of RT France, from 2017 to 2023.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Kenyan president William Ruto signs a deal for Sudan to lift its 20-month ban on imports of tea from Kenya.
Source: Business Daily Africa external link

Disasters and accidents

Portugal closes approximately 8,000 schools nationwide and suspends non-essential public services as Storm Charles approaches. The second day of the Web Summit in Lisbon is also cancelled.
Source: Deadline external link
Partial 3-story apartment building collapse in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, killing 2 people and injuring at least 10 others. Next ‌to a construction site.
Source: Reuters external link

Business and economy

The German cabinet approves draft legislation establishing a strategic natural gas reserve of 24 terawatt-hours, equivalent to approximately 10% of national storage capacity, to maintain gas supplies during emergencies.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Law and crime

More than 6,000 schools across Italy are evacuated following bomb threats.
Source: Reuters external link
Two people are arrested in connection with an explosive attack on the headquarters of Colombian broadcaster RCN Televisión in Cali, Valle del Cauca.
Source: Gulf News external link
Former Red Brigades member Leonardo Bertulazzi escapes house arrest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, while awaiting extradition to Italy to serve a 27-year prison sentence for kidnapping and membership in an armed group. Argentine security forces launch a manhunt for him.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli attacks kill at least nine Palestinians across Gaza, including five at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis.
Source: Reuters external link
At least 22 people are killed by Islamic State-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces rebels across eight locations in Mambasa Territory, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Source: AP external link
Three Central Reserve Police Force personnel are injured after militants open fire on a checkpoint near Mir Bazar in Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Security forces launch a search operation to locate the attackers.
Source: The Hindu external link
Ten police personnel, including two senior officers, are killed in a clash after insurgents ambushed police vehicles in Kohat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for the attack.
Source: AP external link

Politics and elections

After a week of counting affidavit ballots, the Associated Press and CNN project the election to the U.S. Senate in Mississippi for Democratic candidate Scott Colom, defeating the incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith and becoming the first black senator from the state since Blanche Bruce in the 1874–75 elections.
Source: CNN external link
The Brazilian Superior Electoral Court fines Meta Platforms R$7.5 million (US$1.34 million) for failing to comply with judicial orders concerning the 2026 presidential election, while finding insufficient evidence of deliberate electoral interference.
Source: Le Monde external link
Millions of workers across Spain launch a general strike to demand government intervention over the country's housing crisis, as an escalation of the ongoing protests.
Source: El País external link
Indonesian vice president Gibran Rakabuming Raka submits his resignation amid questions about his educational qualifications. Bloomberg News reports that President Prabowo Subianto accepts the resignation, although the government has not publicly confirmed its acceptance.
Source: Reuters external link
Polish president Karol Nawrocki and at least 500,000 people participate in the annual patriotic march celebrating the National Independence Day in Warsaw, Poland.
Source: in Polish external link

Sports

The United States men's national under-17 soccer team withdraws from the upcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar, citing safety concerns related to the Houthi–Saudi conflict.
Source: ESPN external link

Health and environment

The Kenyan health ministry reports that the country has discharged its last Ebola patient from a hospital in Nairobi after eleven contact cases were treated. Kenya will be declared Ebola-free on December 23 if no one else exhibits symptoms.
Source: DW external link
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo surpasses 11,000, with at least 5,387 deaths, affecting 8 of the country's 26 provinces.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The American ocean liner SS is sunk off the coast of Destin–Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States, to become the world's largest artificial reef.
Source: Reuters external link

Science and technology

The Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) reports that it stopped a December 2025 cyberattack against an unidentified government institution, attributing it to the Russia-linked trojan package Turla. The SRI finds no evidence that sensitive information was stolen.
Source: Reuters external link
Cybersecurity firm CloudSek reports that the Kazakhstan-linked hacker group Silent Lynx used an autonomous agent to breach Tajikistan's government database and steal more than 2,000 national security-related documents.
Source: Reuters external link

November 10

Business and economy

The Venezuelan National Assembly unanimously approves a reform of the electricity law which allows private companies and joint ventures to invest in the nationalised electricity sector, which the government has controlled since 2007.
Source: AFP via RFI external link
The Monetary Authority of Singapore launches a gold reserve service for foreign central banks, international financial institutions, and sovereign entities, and announces expanded tax exemptions for wholesale gold services.
Source: Reuters external link

Science and technology

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese announces plans to introduce mandatory safeguards for artificial intelligence companies, including security incident reporting and independent model evaluations, and establish a new regulatory body to oversee compliance.
Source: ABC News external link

Law and crime

Indonesian police detain 154 people following clashes with protesters in Yogyakarta, Java. The Yogyakarta Legal Aid Institute reports that two people are hospitalized and 13 others remain missing.
Source: New Straits Times external link
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council overturns colonial-era provisions criminalizing consensual same-sex sexual activity between adults in Trinidad and Tobago, ruling them unconstitutional following a legal challenge by activist Jason Jones.
Source: Reuters external link
Police arrest an American soldier near Gloucester, England, on suspicions of espionage activity in connection with Russia.
Source: DW external link
An explosive device kills a police officer and his K9 dog and injures another while they were responding to a shooting in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain.
Source: BBC News external link
British news outlets and ITV News identify comedian and author David Walliams as the subject of sexual misconduct allegations after the High Court of Justice rejects his attempt to prevent their publication. Walliams denies the allegations.
Source: RTÉ News external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

A third round of United States-mediated talks between Ukrainian and Russian delegations begins in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, focusing on the humanitarian impact of the war, prisoners of war, and security guarantees. Earlier in the day, the American and Ukrainian teams held a separate meeting with representatives of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, the European Commission, and NATO.
Source: The Guardian external link
El Salvador announces it has launched a joint military operation with the Haitian police against the 400 Mawozo gang, killing 20 people and destroying a house linked to its leader, Wilson Joseph.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
A military court in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, sentences 66 soldiers to death on charges of cowardice, mutiny, and failure to obey orders, after they were arrested following clashes with Front for the Refoundation of the Nation rebels.
Source: DW external link
Eight people, including five workers and two police reservists, are killed by suspected al-Shabaab militants in Mandera County, Kenya, near the border with Somalia, during an ambush against a vehicle.
Source: Reuters external link

Politics and elections

Indonesian vice president Gibran Rakabuming Raka announces his intention to resign following controversies about the authenticity of his high-school diploma.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

Twelve people are killed and at least 46 others are seriously injured in a multiple-vehicle collision involving over 50 trucks and cars on the Trakia A1 motorway near Yambol, Bulgaria.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Five schoolgirls are killed and 21 others are injured when a school bus plunges into a pond in Kandal province, Cambodia.
Source: AP external link
The British Columbia Conservation Officer Service kills a female grizzly bear and her three cubs after DNA evidence confirmed that the bears killed two people near Bella Coola, B.C., Canada.
Source: BBC News external link

Health and environment

The Thai cabinet approves new environmental regulations for data centers, including limits on noise and temperature increases, requirements for cooling-water recycling and testing, and industrial zoning for facilities consuming more than 20 megawatts.
Source: The Straits Times external link
The United States Food and Drug Administration orders manufacturers of GLP-1 medicines such as semaglutide and tirzepatide, originally intended for the treatment of type 2 diabetes but also commonly used for weight loss, to add warnings that use of such drugs may increase the risk of developing non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, an optic nerve disorder that can cause permanent blindness.
Source: Reuters external link

November 9

Armed conflicts and attacks

reports that the United States has evacuated aircraft from the RAF Mildenhall base in the United Kingdom, citing threats from Iran.
Source: Reuters external link
The 24-year-old man responsible for the drive-by mass shooting at the Main Square in Kraków, Poland, two days ago, which killed six people and injured 16 others, dies at a hospital after being seriously wounded in a shootout with police.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

Arts and culture

English author M. John Harrison wins the 2026 Booker Prize for his post-apocalyptic novel .
Source: The Guardian external link
The Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, England, United Kingdom, returns the remains of 39 Naga people, collected during the British Raj, to a delegation from Nagaland, India, following six years of discussions over repatriation.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

International relations

Source: Reuters external link

Sports

In college football, the College Football Playoff announces it will expand from 12 to 24 teams starting in the 2027 season.
Source: ESPN external link

Business and economy

Paraguayan president Pedro Alliana appoints economist Jorge Schreiner to lead the central bank following Ueno Bank's collapse. The Senate approves Schreiner's appointment.
Source: Reuters external link
The Chinese commerce ministry extends the suspension of export restrictions on certain rare earths, industrial diamonds, and lithium battery technology to January 10, 2027, amid ongoing trade negotiations with the United States.
Source: Reuters external link
The South Korean Fair Trade Commission issues fines of ₩331.1 billion (US$247 million) for Woowa Brothers and ₩300.8 billion ($222 million) for Coupang, finding that their food-delivery platforms restricted competition by requiring restaurants to match rival platforms' terms.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Politics and elections

Russian independent newspaper ceases operations as it closes its offices in Moscow, citing pressure from Russian authorities and security services, including restrictions on its operations, loss of media registration, and blocked donations.
Source: AP external link
Source: Reuters external link

Law and crime

English actor Russell Brand is sentenced to 10 years and 6 months imprisonment for one rape and three counts of sexual assault.
Source: RTÉ News external link

Disasters and accidents

Seventeen people are killed and twelve others are injured in an explosion at a factory in Aliağa, Turkey.
Source: BBC News external link
At least five people are reported missing after two boats collide off the coast of Trinidad. Search and rescue operations are underway by the Trinbagonian Coast Guard.
Source: AP external link