11.06.2025 thursday [i orig comp]

Friday, November 7th, 2025 

Australia begins to deport hundreds of “non-citizens” to Nauru, as part of a bilateral agreement between both countries, in which Australia will pay Nauru $2.5 billion over 30 years in exchange for Nauru issuing visas to these individuals deported from Australia. (RNZ) 

Police in Spain arrest 13 alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, in a coordinated operation in five cities.  (BBC News) 

At least three people are killed, two others are missing and two are presumed dead when a large structure being prepared for demolition at a power plant collapses in Ulsan, South Korea. (Reuters) 

SMAN 72 Jakarta explosion Fifty-four people are injured, some critically, in a bombing explosion at a mosque inside a school in Jakarta, Indonesia. Two toy guns are found at the site, one of which had the inscription of far-right terrorists Alexandre Bissonnette, Luca Traini and Brenton Tarrant. A 17-year-old male is identified as the perpetrator. (Reuters) 

Prosecutors in Tanzania charge 98 people with treason over their alleged participation in violent protests against the re-election of president Samia Suluhu Hassan last week. (Reuters) 

Thursday, November 6th, 2025 

Kazakhstan formally joins the Abraham Accords, with the aim to enhance bilateral cooperation with Israel. (AP) 

The United Nations Security Council votes to lift sanctions on Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa and interior minister Anas Khattab through a United States-drafted resolution. (Reuters) 

Peru’s Congress declares Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum a persona non grata after Peru cut diplomatic ties with Mexico for granting asylum to former prime minister Betssy Chávez, who faces conspiracy charges related to former president Pedro Castillo‘s attempt to dissolve Congress. (Reuters) 

A court in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, finds a Russian soldier guilty of killing a surrendered Ukrainian soldier in January 2024 and sentences him to life imprisonment, marking the first conviction of a Russian soldier for killing a captured Ukrainian since the war began. (CNN) 

A court in Russian-occupied Donetsk sentences two Colombians to 13 years in prison for fighting with Ukraine’s armed forces, after they were detained while traveling home through Venezuela and transferred into Russian custody. (AFP via Kyiv Post) 

The Hesse State Police announce an investigation in Hanau after swastikas made of human blood are found painted on dozens of buildings and cars. (AP via ABC News) 

Police in Hanau, Germany, announce an investigation after swastikas made of human blood are found painted on dozens of buildings and cars. (ABC News) 

The International Criminal Court confirms 39 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity against fugitive Lord’s Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony in absentia, including murder, rape, sexual slavery, forced pregnancy, and the use of child soldiers. The court rules that he can stand trial once arrested, upholding the 2005 arrest warrant. (Reuters) 

Khaled El-Enany is elected the new director–general of UNESCO by the General Conference held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. He succeeds Audrey Azoulay. (UNESCO) 

The Rapid Support Forces state that they accept a humanitarian ceasefire proposed by international mediators after capturing El Fasher in Darfur, while the Sudanese army signals plans to continue the conflict. (AFP via Courthouse News Service) 

Three people are killed in an American airstrike against a boat in the Caribbean Sea. (Al Jazeera) 

Former Bolivian president Jeanine Áñez is freed from prison after the Supreme Court annulled her sentence the previous day. (AP) 

The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi‘s impact on the Philippines rises to at least 140, with 127 others missing. The storm has been leaving the country’s territory and is heading towards Vietnam. (AFP via New Straits Times) 

Philippine president Bongbong Marcos declares a national state of calamity in relation to the devastation caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi and in anticipation of the upcoming tropical cyclone Fung-wong. (ABS-CBN News) 

Wednesday, November 5th, 2025 

Japanese defense minister Shinjiro Koizumi says that troops were sent to Akita Prefecture after a series of more than 50 bear attacks since April, which resulted in 12 deaths and over 100 injuries. Governor Kenta Suzuki requested aid, saying that local authorities lack manpower to handle the situation. (AP) 

The United Methodist Church ratifies a constitutional amendment restructuring the denomination, enabling each region of the church worldwide to have equal autonomy. Other amendments involve expanding membership allowances to account for gender and ability, and condemning white supremacy and colonialism. (UMNews) (The Tennessean) 

SPD‘s Tomio Okamura is elected president of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, marking the first major appointment under prime minister-designate Andrej Babiš‘s new coalition government. (Reuters) 

Five people are injured, two critically, in a vehicle-ramming attack on the French island of Oléron. The perpetrator attempts to set the car on fire, before being arrested by the gendarmerie. (The Guardian) 

An outbreak of listeriosis linked to recalled pasta products in 18 U.S. states kills at least six people and cause 25 hospitalizations. (NPR) 

Bolivia’s Supreme Court overturns the 10-year prison sentence of former president Jeanine Áñez, ruling that she should have been tried by a special judicial body responsible for cases involving officials and ordering her release. (AFP via France 24) 

A court in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, sentences a 44-year-old palliative care nurse to life imprisonment for murdering 10 patients and attempting to murder 27 others with lethal injections at a hospital in Würselen between December 2023 and May 2024. (AFP via CBS News) 

A Malaysian high court rules that police and the government are responsible for the enforced disappearances of activist Amri Che Mat and pastor Raymond Koh in 2016 and 2017, respectively, ordering investigations to be reopened and awarding damages exceeding RM 33 million (US$8 million) to their families. The decision marks the first judicial finding of state involvement in enforced disappearances in Malaysia. (AP) 

In ice hockey, Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin becomes the first player in National Hockey League history to score 900 goals. (NHL.com) 

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Zohran Mamdani is elected as the 111th mayor of New York City to become the city’s first Muslim and South Asian American mayor. (Al Jazeera) (France 24)

Off-year elections are held in the United States, including one special election to a vacancy in the federal House of Representatives, two elections for the governors of Virginia and New Jersey, the next mayor of New York City, and various local elections. (NPR)

At least nine people are killed, eleven others are injured and 16 are reported missing when a UPS Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft crashes near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky, United States. (CNN)

Tesla, Inc. orders a recall of over 6,000 Cybertrucks, approximately 12% of all vehicles sold, due to a detachment issue with its off-road lightbar, an optional add-on for the vehicle. (Anadolu Ajansi)

Hamas returns the body of Israeli American Itay Chen to Israel, the last hostage with U.S. citizenship. (Times of Israel)

Two people are killed in an American airstrike against a boat in the Pacific Ocean. (NBC News)

One person is killed and eight others are injured in a large-scale Russian strike on Synelnykove, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. (RBC-Ukraine)

Nineteen armed bandits, two soldiers and a vigilante are killed in a shootout in Shanono, Kano State, Nigeria. (Reuters)

The casualty toll from Hurricane Melissa in Haiti increases to 43 deaths, with 13 others still missing. Nearly 12,000 homes are flooded and at least 200 have been destroyed. (AP)

At least eight people are killed and about a dozen others are injured when a passenger train crashes into a cargo train near Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India. (AP)

The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi‘s impact on Visayas and Mindanao, Philippines, rises to 66, with search and rescue operations ongoing. (BBC News)

Six people are killed when a Philippine Air Force Bell Huey helicopter crashes while conducting damage assessment for Typhoon Kalmaegi in Loreto, Agusan del Sur, Philippines.  (Reuters)

Eleven people are killed and about 30 others are injured in a fire at a retirement home in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Reuters)

The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina confirms former Republika Srpska president Milorad Dodik‘s six-year ban from political office, rejecting Dodik’s appeals and ruling that the ban did not violate the constitution. (Reuters)

Abigail Spanberger is elected as the governor of Virginia to become the state’s first female governor. (The Guardian)

The U.S. federal government shutdown becomes the longest shutdown in American history following a failed 14th vote by the U.S. Senate, surpassing the 2018–2019 shutdown that occurred during President Donald Trump’s first term. (CBS News)

Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum announces a security plan for the state of Michoacán following the assassination of the mayor of Uruapan, Carlos Manzo, who was shot and killed on Saturday. The plan includes the dispatch of the National Guard, more federal personnel, and the creation of a special unit at the state’s prosecution office. (AP)

Morocco declares October 31, starting next year, to be a national holiday in celebration of Friday’s UN resolution backing Morocco’s plan of autonomy for Western Sahara in a 50-year dispute between the country and the Algeria-backed Polisario Front. (Reuters)

Monday, November 3, 2025

Peru announces it has severed diplomatic relations with Mexico, citing Mexico’s decision to grant asylum to former Peruvian prime minister Betssy Chávez, as well as alleged interference in Peru’s internal political affairs following President Pedro Castillo‘s 2022 self-coup. (DW)

The 2025 Miguel de Cervantes Prize is awarded to Mexican writer Gonzalo Celorio. (Euronews)

The Israel Defence Forces return the remains of 45 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Hamas returning the remains of three hostages yesterday. (The Washington Times)

Two Palestinian teenagers are killed in separate attacks by Israeli settlers in Hebron and Beit Furik respectively, in the occupied West Bank. (Jordan News)

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification review committee reports that famine is detected in two Sudanese regions, Darfur and South Kordofan, amid increased fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, which blocks humanitarian access. (NPR)

At least 40 people are killed and dozens of others are injured in a drone attack by the Rapid Support Forces on a funeral gathering in North Kordofan, Sudan. (Anadolu Agency)

A M_w 6.3 earthquake strikes near Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people, injuring hundreds others, and damaging the historic Blue Mosque. (Reuters) 

At least two people are killed and tens of thousands are displaced as Typhoon Kalmaegi makes landfall in Central Visayas, Philippines. (AP via ABC News)

A landslide causes a West Coast Main Line passenger train to derail near Shap, Cumbria, United Kingdom, injuring four people. (Sky News) 

At least 20 people are killed and several others are injured when a truck collides with a bus in Ranga Reddy district, Telangana, India. (India TV)

At least 19 people are killed and 40 people are injured when a speeding dump truck collides with 17 vehicles in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. (India Today)

At least 15 people, mostly children, are missing and presumed dead after floods and landslides strike Highland Papua, Indonesia, following heavy rainfall. (Reuters)

Seven people are killed and eight injured when an avalanche strikes a base camp on a mountain in Nepal. (The Free Press Journal) 

A part of the Torre dei Conti tower collapses in Rome, Italy, killing a worker and critically injuring another. (Reuters)

The Dominican Republic postpones the Summit of the Americas until next year, citing regional tensions following U.S. military operations near Venezuela and storm damage in several participating countries. (AFP via FMT)

Mexican security forces kill 13 suspected gunmen and arrest four others in Guasave, Sinaloa, during an armed confrontation that also leads to the rescue of nine kidnapped individuals. (Reuters) (Infobae)

A commercial tanker is attacked by suspected Somali pirates off the coast of Mogadishu, Somalia. (Reuters)

Carlos Mazón resigns as President of the Valencian government following sustained criticism of his government’s response to the floods in the region last year. (The Guardian) 

Incumbent Guinean president Mamady Doumbouya submits his candidacy for the election. The election is being held under a new constitution. (BBC News)

Incumbent Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan is sworn in for a second term in office after winning a disputed election last Wednesday, which sparked deadly protests across the country. (AP)

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