Thursday, November 7th, 2024 

Due to a fight with an axe and other weapons on a suburban train near Paris, four people were injured and had their hand cut off or their skull split open. The main suspect was arrested. Four teenagers are injured, two critically, in a fight involving an axe on a RER train at the Ozoir-la-Ferrière station in Seine-et-Marne, France. The main suspect is later arrested at his home. (The Guardian) 

The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet, an unidentified song recorded from a German Norddeutscher Rundfunk station in 1984, is identified as “Subways of Your Mind” by the band FEX. (404 Media) 

Just Stop Oil protesters spray orange paint on the outside of the American Embassy in London, United Kingdom, following Donald Trump’s election in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. (The Independent) 

Amid extreme fire weather conditions and a particularly dangerous situation red flag warning, the Mountain Fire in Ventura County, California, U.S., develops and grows to 10,400 acres (42 km²) in less than eight hours. (CBS News) 

Boeing machinists vote to end the 53-day labor strike, agreeing to a 38% pay increase over four years. (The Seattle Times) (Reuters) This happened Monday

The Israeli Ministry of Defence announces it has signed an agreement to acquire 25 F-15EX fighter jets from Boeing, as part of the $5.2 billion aid package from the U.S. government. At least four jets will be delivered annually starting in 2031. (Reuters) 

Germany arrests an American citizen suspected of spying on the U.S. military for China while working in Germany. (Al Jazeera) 

U.S. President Joe Biden announces the expedited granting of more than US$6 billion in military aid to Ukraine prior to president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in January. (Reuters) 

The Institute of International Finance cautions that if U.S. president-elect Donald Trump follows through with the tariffs that he campaigned on, this will result in a renewal of inflation and higher U.S. banking loan interest rates. (CNBC) 

Three people in Argentina are charged in the death of former One Direction singer Liam Payne. (Sky News) (People) 

At least twelve Palestinians are killed and several others are wounded in Israeli airstrikes on a school used to shelter displaced people in the Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza Governorate. (Al Jazeera) 

Four people are killed and 33 others are injured when Russian guided bombs hit private houses, an apartment building and oncology center in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. (Reuters) 

At least 73 villagers of al-Hilaliya in Gezira State, Sudan, are killed by unknown causes during a siege implemented by Rapid Support Forces militants. (Reuters) 

Hezbollah launches a swarm of drones at the Israeli Defense Forces base in Kfar Bilu and the Haifa naval base in Haifa, Israel. No casualties are reported. (Al Jazeera) 

Cuba experiences a nationwide blackout as Hurricane Rafael makes landfall in Artemisa Province, Cuba. (Al Jazeera) 

The United Nations reports that almost a half million children in the Amazon now face significant food and water scarcity as a result of prolonged droughts. (The Guardian) 

The United Kingdom government announces 56 sanctions on individuals and entities based in China, Turkey, Central Asia, and the Africa Corps mercenary group, to target Russia’s military-industrial complex and restrict the supply of military equipment to the country. (Reuters) 

Volker Wissing, Germany’s transport minister and former Free Democratic Party general secretary, leaves the FDP but remains in the Scholz cabinet. (SZ) 

Wednesday, November 6th, 2024 

The science and research girl  Amnesty International demands the release of Iranian university student Ahoo Daryaei, who was arrested after stripping to her underwear and marching through the Islamic Azad University campus in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday. (Sky News) 

Republican candidate and former U.S. president Donald Trump is elected as the 47th President of the U.S. (The Washington Post) (AP) 

Trump’s victory results in him becoming the second President-elect since Grover Cleveland in 1892 to serve non-consecutive presidential terms once he is inaugurated. (AP) 

James David Vance is elected as the 50th Vice President of the United States, becoming the first millennial to be elected vice president. (DW) 

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris concedes defeat to Donald Trump in a speech at Howard University in Washington, D.C., stating that she and U.S. President Joe Biden will commit to a peaceful transition of power. (Time) 

In Germany, the Scholz cabinet loses its majority following the dismissal of finance minister Christian Lindner and the resignation of all remaining Free Democratic Party members. (Reuters) 

A Honda HA-420 HondaJet crashes into a vehicle during take off from Falcon Field in Mesa, Arizona, U.S., killing five people. (CBS News) 

Claims of election interference include hoax bomb threats linked to Russian email domains targeting polling places in contested states. (Reuters) 

Israeli airstrikes in the Beqaa Valley in eastern Lebanon kill 55 people and injure 59 others. (L’Orient le Jour) 

Hezbollah fires rockets at Tel Aviv, Israel, with a rocket striking Ben Gurion Airport. (Yedioth Ahronoth) 

Twelve Jaish ul-Adl militants are killed, including the group’s leader Salahuddin Farooqui, in a joint operation by Iran and Pakistan. (Tehran Times)

Hurricane Rafael approaches the southern coast of Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane, triggering mass evacuations amid warnings of life-threatening flash flooding and storm surges. (Reuters) 

In the U.S., protesters gather in San Jose and Berkeley in California to protest both parties including Trump. (CBS News) YAWN

Four people are killed and 25 others are rescued after human traffickers forced them from their boat into the water off the coast of Rhodes, Greece, and abandoned them. (Al Jazeera) 

Trump will become the first person since Grover Cleveland in 1892 to serve non-consecutive presidential terms, as well as the oldest person and first convicted of a felony to be elected president. (BBC News) (The New York Times) (AP) 

The Republican Party wins a majority in the U.S. Senate. (Reuters) 

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In New Jersey, Democrat Andy Kim defeats Republican Curtis Bashaw to replace former Senator Bob Menendez, making him the first Korean American to be elected to the Senate. (NBC News) 

Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez announces a €10.6 billion (US$11.5 billion) aid package to families affected by the flooding in the country, primarily in the Valencian Community, including a package of €5 billion (US$5.5 billion) in state-guaranteed loans. (La Nación) 

A remote-controlled robot retrieves a piece of melted fuel from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, the first time a piece of melted fuel has been retrieved from a nuclear meltdown. (AP) 

At least 29 Palestinians are killed in Israeli airstrikes on several refugee camps across the Gaza Strip.(Reuters) 

Thirty people are killed after an Israeli airstrike against a residential building in Barja, Lebanon. (AP) 

Six people are killed and at least 20 others are injured in a Russian missile strike on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. (Reuters) 

Ukrainian Defense Ministry claims that its troops had for the first time engaged with North Korean units recently deployed to help Russia. (DW) 

Two Chinese nationals are shot at a factory in Karachi, Pakistan. (ABC News) 

At least five people, including two election poll workers are killed by flash flooding in Missouri, United States, caused by torrential rain. (CBS News) 

Two Egyptian air force officers were killed when a helicopter crashed during a training exercise. (Al Arabiya) 

The United States and Somalia reached an agreement on for the United States writes off over $1 billion of Somalia debt. (Al Arabiya) 

A court in Lille, France, convicts 18 people, including nine in absentia, for participating in an international human smuggling network that transported migrants across the English Channel. The sentences range from two to fifteen years in prison. (Al Jazeera) 

Seven men from the Saxonian Separatists group are arrested in Germany and another is arrested in Poland for plotting ethnic cleansing terrorist attacks and for plotting to take control of several areas of Saxony. (Al Jazeera) 

Railway workers launch an eight-hour strike in Italy after a train manager was stabbed and critically injured on a train near Rivarolo Ligure, Genoa, yesterday. Several trains are canceled, with only 30% of services guaranteed. (Ansa) 

Equatoguinean vice-president Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue warns that politicians caught having sex in their offices could face harsh consequences after a civil servant was caught having sex with multiple women while on the job. (BBC News) 

The Personal Information Protection Commission of South Korea fines Meta Platforms ₩21.6 billion (US$15 million) for illegally collecting personal information on Facebook users and sharing it with advertisers. (AP) 

French and Dutch police raid Netflix offices in Paris and Amsterdam as part of an investigation into tax fraud and unreported employment practices. (BBC News) (Deadline) 

A Swedish court sentences Rasmus Paludan to four months in jail for inciting hatred against Muslims at two protests in 2022. (The Guardian) 

Citizens of Palau vote for a President and members of the National Congress. (RNZ) 

Qataris hold a referendum to amend the 2004 constitution, voting to strengthen the emir’s political power and to abolish elections for members of the Consultative Assembly. (AP)

The Republican Party is projected to regain control of the U.S. Senate. (The Guardian) 

Thousands of protesters demonstrate in Novi Sad, Serbia, to protest the deadly collapse of a railway station canopy on Friday, leading to violent confrontations with police and vandalism of the city hall. (Reuters) 

Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu dismisses defense minister Yoav Gallant following disagreements over the execution of the war in the Gaza Strip which subsequently results in nationwide protests. (The New York Times) 

Researchers at Kyoto University in Japan launch LignoSat, the world’s first wooden satellite constructed without screws or glue, into space. It will orbit Earth for six months. (DW) 

Monday,  November 4th, 2024 

At least twelve Palestinians are killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, including seven at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, North Gaza Governorate. (Al Jazeera) 

At least three people are killed in an Israeli attack on residential buildings in Ghazieh and Sidon, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera) 

Israel Police arrest a top aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after opponents accused the aide of leaking allegedly false classified intelligence to prevent a potential Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal. (CNN)

Ukraine says that its forces have engaged North Korean troops for the first time in Kursk Oblast, Russia. (The Independent) 

At least 36 people are killed and 27 others are injured when a bus plunges into a gorge near Marchula, Uttarakhand, India. (The Indian Express)

At least ten people are killed in the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Lakilaki in Flores, Indonesia. (Al Jazeera) 

The Indonesian Navy and the Russian Navy begin their first ever joint military exercise in the Java Sea. (DW) 

Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Goran Vesić resigns and accepts responsibility for the deadly canopy collapse at the Novi Sad railway station on Friday. (DW) 

At least ten people are killed by the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Lakilaki in Flores, Indonesia. (Al Jazeera)  

Israeli naval commandos launch a raid in northern Lebanon. Lebanese media says it was carried out in coordination with the German Navy to prevent the Lebanese Navy from interfering. (The Times of Israel) 

At least 36 people are killed and 27 others are injured when a bus plunges into a gorge near Marchula, Uttarakhand, India. (The Indian Express) (ABC News) 

At least ten people are killed by the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Lakilaki in Flores, Indonesia. (Al Jazeera) 

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Sunday, November 3rd, 2024 

Thieves steal two paintings from Andy Warhol‘s Reigning Queens collection and damage two others at the MPV Gallery in Oisterwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands. (AP)

Protestors pelt the King and Queen of Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, and the Valencian President Carlos Mazón with objects and mud and boos them as “murderers” during their visit to Paiporta, Valencia. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is evacuated after being hit with a shovel. (BBC) 

Warnings are also issued in parts of Tarragona Province, Catalonia, and regional authorities suspend classes in schools and universities, sporting events, and judicial activity while restricting mobility from midnight to noon on 4 November in the face of possible torrential rains. (El País) 

New storm warnings are issued in parts of the Valencian Community, urging residents and volunteers to leave the most vulnerable areas. (El Levante) 

The death toll from the flooding in Spain, primarily in the Valencian Community, increases to 214, with dozens still missing. The Spanish government deploys an additional 5,000 soldiers and 5,000 police officers, making this the country’s largest deployment of army and security personnel in peacetime. (Reuters)  

The Russian Ministry of Defense and Ukrainian military news site DeepStateUA report the Russian capture of Vyshneve, with Russian troops advancing towards Hryhorivka to the west. (Reuters) 

More than 50 children are killed during Israeli airstrikes in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, during the past 48 hours. (Al Jazeera) 

At least 31 people are killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, with at least half the deaths in northern Gaza, according to Palestinian medics. (Reuters) 

Dozens of people are killed by a series of Israeli airstrikes on over two dozen settlements across Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera) 

Three people are killed and nine are injured during Israeli airstrikes in Sidon, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera) 

Three people were killed and several others were injured after Al-Shabaab fired several mortar shells into the Halane base camp of Mogadishu, Somalia. (The Eastleigh Voice) 

Hundreds of activists engage in demonstrations in the Serbian capital of Belgrade in protest of state corruption and negligence by Serbian officials leading to the deadly collapse of a canopy at the Novi Sad railway station. (Reuters) 

Fourteen people are killed and 34 more injured are after a lightning strike at the Palabek Refugee Settlement in Lamwo District, Uganda. (AP) 

Moldovans vote for a President in the second round of the presidential election. (The Guardian) 

In baseball, the Yokohama DeNA BayStars defeat the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to win the Japan Series in six games, capturing their third championship and their first since 1998. (NHK) 

Saturday, November 2nd, 2024 

Six people are injured, including two children, in an Israeli strike on a polio vaccination centre in northern Gaza as the World Health Organization vaccination campaign resumes with its second phase. (Al Jazeera) 

At least two people are killed and several others are injured in fights between two Somali security factions in Hodan District, Mogadishu, Somalia. (Caasimadda Online) 

UNESCO reports that the killings of journalists worldwide increased by 38% in 2022–2023, compared to the two previous years, equating to one journalist killed every four days. (DW) 

The government of Bolivia accuses supporters of former President Evo Morales of detaining and holding more than 200 soldiers hostage during protests against the sitting Luis Arce government. (El Diario) (DW) 

Kemi Badenoch is elected leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, following the resignation of Rishi Sunak. (The Guardian) 

The death toll from police gunfire during crackdowns on protests of the October 9 election increases to eleven. (Al Jazeera) 

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