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Veteran’s Day, 2025 

The Sun unleashes a X5.1-class solar flare from sunspot AR4274, the strongest in 2025 and most intense since October 2024. (Space) 

United States president Donald Trump grants pardons to 77 people, including political allies who are accused of electoral fraud-related charges from the 2020 presidential election, including several who have pled guilty. (NPR) 

A court in Saint Petersburg, Russia, extends street musician Diana Loginova‘s detention for 13 days for allegedly violating public order during an October performance that included anti-war songs, marking her third consecutive sentence since mid-October. (AP)

Russia indefinitely bans 30 Japanese nationals, including a foreign ministry official, from entering the country in response to Japan’s sanctions on Russian entities over the war in Ukraine. (Reuters)

Hundreds of Russian troops enter the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast with heavy street-to-street fighting underway. (Reuters) 

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine starts investigating a large-scale corruption scheme in the country’s energy sector, involving the state nuclear power operator Energoatom. (EuroNews)

Thousands of people protest in Belgrade, Serbia, against the proposed re-development of the former Yugoslav People’s Army General Staff Building, which was delisted as a cultural asset last year. (DW)

Polish president Karol Nawrocki and at least 100,000 people participate in a nationalist march celebrating the National Independence Day in Warsaw, Poland. (The Guardian)

President of Poland Karol Nawrocki and 100,000 to 250,000 people participate peacefully in the Independence March in Warsaw, Poland. (PolskieRadio24) 

A high court in Seoul, South Korea, issues an arrest warrant for former National Intelligence Service director Cho Tae-yong for allegedly tampering with evidence regarding former president Yoon Suk Yeol‘s declaration of martial law, among other charges. (Reuters)

A court of appeals in Paris, France, releases former president Nicolas Sarkozy from prison under judicial supervision conditions, less than three weeks after he began to serve a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy over his 2007 election campaign funds. (AP) 

The Southwark Crown Court in London, United Kingdom, sentences Chinese fraudster Qian Zhimin to 11 years and eight months in prison for running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded over 128,000 investors and laundered the proceeds into Bitcoin, resulting in the recovery of about ₿61,000 in the country’s largest cryptocurrency seizure. (AP)

Iraqis vote to elect the 329 members of the Council of Representatives, who will elect the country’s president and approve the president’s appointment of a prime minister. (AFP via Barron’s)

New Zealand announces the transfer of gun licensing responsibilities from the police to an independent Firearms Safety Authority reporting directly to the government. (AP)

A court in Istanbul, Turkey, issues arrest warrants for eight suspects involved in an investigation into alleged illegal sports betting by Turkish Football Federation referees, club presidents, and players. (DW)

A Gabonese court sentences former first lady Sylvia Bongo Ondimba and her son, Noureddin Bongo Valentin, to 20 years in prison each for receiving and embezzling public funds, among other charges. Both were tried in absentia as they live in exile. (AFP via Barron’s)

Colombian president Gustavo Petro orders public forces to halt intelligence sharing with the United States Intelligence Community until the U.S. ceases its military strikes on vessels in the Caribbean Sea. (Reuters)

The Dominican Republic experiences a rare countrywide blackout, which officials blame on a failure in the power transmission grid. (AP)

Twenty people are injured when three Sarmiento trains derail in Liniers, Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Todos Noticias in Spanish)

A court declares Brazilian telecommunications company Oi bankrupt, the largest bankruptcy in the country’s history.  (Reuters) 

Twelve people are killed and 27 injured in a suicide bombing outside a court in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera) 

Twenty people are killed when a Turkish Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo plane crashes near the Azerbaijan–Georgia border. (Euronews) 

The Supreme Court of India acquits Surendra Koli of all remaining charges in the series of child murders and rapes which occurred between 2005 and 2006 in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, and ordering his immediate release. Koli was originally sentenced to death and was serving a life sentence for the remaining cases. (The Hindu) 

Catherine Connolly is inaugurated as the 10th President of Ireland. (BBC) 

Monday, November 10th, 2025 

Lebanon grants a US$900,000 bail to Hannibal Gaddafi, the son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, ending his nearly 10-year detention in a case involving the 1978 disappearance of Shia Muslim cleric Musa al-Sadr, for which Gaddafi was accused of withholding information but never tried. (AFP via Arab News) 

Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol, former defense minister Kim Yong-hyun, and former Defense Counterintelligence Command leader Yeo In-hyung are indicted on additional charges related to Yoon’s attempt to invoke martial law last December alleging that they ordered surveillance drones to be sent into North Korea to stoke tensions and justify their plans. (DW) 

The Pan American Health Organization rescinds Canada’s measles elimination status after more than a year of continuous transmission and over 5,000 confirmed cases across most provinces, declaring that the Americas region as a whole no longer meets elimination criteria. (Reuters) 

At least two militants are killed during an attack by the Pakistani Taliban on a cadet college in South Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (APP via Dawn) 

British–Hungarian writer David Szalay wins the 2025 Booker Prize for his novel Flesh. (AFP via Bangkok Post) 

Two people are killed when a Beechcraft King Air plane carrying Hurricane Melissa relief supplies for Jamaica crashes into a pond in Coral Springs, Florida, United States. (CNN) (The Palm Beach Post) 

The death toll from Typhoon Fung-wong‘s impact on Luzon, Philippines, rises to eight, with more than 1.4 million others displaced. (AP) 

The death toll from a Rohingya boat sinking near Langkawi, Malaysia, rises to 21 as authorities in Malaysia and Thailand continue their search and rescue operations, with 13 survivors having been rescued and detained for immigration investigations. (Reuters) 

Thailand suspends the implementation of a peace agreement with Cambodia after a land mine explosion injures two Thai soldiers in Sisaket province. (AFP via CNA) 

Thirteen people are killed and over 20 others are injured in a suspected car bombing near the Red Fort in New Delhi, India. (Al Jazeera) 

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency issues an arrest warrant for former petroleum minister Timipre Sylva on charges of conspiracy and fraud of US$14.85 million allocated by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board for a refinery project. (Reuters) 

Ecuadorian president Daniel Noboa transfers 300 high-risk inmates, including former vice president Jorge Glas, to a new maximum-security prison in Santa Elena as part of a security strategy targeting gang activity inside overcrowded prisons. (Reuters) 

A Thai court orders the extradition of convicted kingpin She Zhijiang to China to face charges related to operating cybercrime and illegal gambling networks across Asia. (AP) 

The United States Senate votes 60–40 to a bill to end the 41-day government shutdown and extend funding for the U.S. government until January 30, 2026, sending the bill to the House of Representatives for a vote.  (Reuters) 

Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto posthumously grants the title of National Hero to former president Suharto, despite criticism by activists and civil society due to his New Order military dictatorship.  (Reuters) 

Pakistan’s Senate approves a constitutional amendment that expands Army Chief Asim Munir‘s powers by creating the position of Chief of Defence Forces with command over all military branches, while also limiting the Supreme Court’s authority. (Reuters) 

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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) 

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Sunday, November 9th, 2025 

China’s commerce ministry suspends a ban on the export of gallium, germanium, antimony, and other materials used in the semiconductor industry, to the United States. (CNBC) 

Canada’s food inspection agency confirms that a marksman has culled all 300–330 ostriches at a farm in Edgewood, British Columbia, under a bird flu containment order, following a Supreme Court decision allowing the cull to proceed. (BBC News) 

Bulgaria’s parliament approves legal amendments giving a state-appointed manager expanded authority over Lukoil‘s refinery in Burgas, including operational control and the power to sell shares, to prevent a shutdown when U.S. sanctions on the refinery’s Russian owner take effect. (AP) 

The United States announces that it will send no delegates to the 2025 G20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, citing accusations of persecution of the Afrikaner minority. (AP) 

Serbia’s parliament passes a law to expedite construction of Trump Tower Belgrade on the former Yugoslav defence ministry site in Savski Venac, Belgrade, despite protests from opponents who want the damaged buildings preserved. (Reuters) 

Israel confirms that it received the remains of soldier Hadar Goldin, who was killed in Gaza two hours after the ceasefire that ended the 2014 Gaza War between Palestinian militants and Israel. (AP) 

Around 200 fighters are killed in clashes between Boko Haram and ISWAP near Lake Chad in Nigeria. (AFP via Al-Ahram) 

Twenty Pakistani Taliban insurgents are killed in raids on hideouts in North Waziristan District and Darra Adam Khel, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (MSN) 

At least seven people are killed, thirteen are rescued, and 280 others are reported missing when a boat carrying hundreds of Rohingya refugees sinks near Langkawi, Malaysia. (Reuters) 

The United Kingdom announces it is deploying its military to Belgium to help protect its airports amid a series of drone incursions over the country’s airspace. (BBC News) 

Four inmates are killed and 30 others are injured during a prison riot in Machala, El Oro, Ecuador. (AP) 

Following the riot, 27 inmates at the Machala prison commit suicide by asphyxiation, with investigations ongoing to determine the circumstances of the deaths. (AFP via Al Arabiya) 

At least two people are killed as Typhoon Fung-wong makes landfall over Luzon, Philippines. Over 900,000 people are evacuated and rescue operations for victims of the previous Typhoon Kalmaegi are suspended. (BBC News) 

Sri Lankan foreign minister Ananda Wijepala says that police and navy officers have been sent to the Maldives to cooperate with local authorities after the Maldivian military seized a Sri Lankan ship with over 300 kilograms of heroin on Friday. (Xinhua News) (Hiru News) 

In League of Legends esports, T1 of the League of Legends Champions Korea become the first team to win three consecutive world titles after defeating fellow South Korean representatives KT Rolster, 3–2, in the final in Chengdu, China. T1’s Gumayusi is named the most valuable player. (AFP via France 24) 

Saturday, November 8^th, 2025 

Bolivia and the United States announce that they will restore diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level after 17 years. (AFP via New Straits Times) 

Rodrigo Paz is sworn in as the new president of Bolivia, succeeding Luis Arce. (Al Jazeera) 

Police in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, arrest a man suspected of participating in the 1994 assassination of presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta, and takes him to a maximum security prison in central Mexico. (AP) 

Russia launches over 450 bomber drones and 45 missiles on critical infrastructure and residential areas across Ukraine, killing at least seven people and injuring 12 others in Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia, as well as damaging energy plants in the oblasts of Kharkiv, Kyiv, and Poltava. (BBC News) 

Afghanistan’s Taliban government states that peace talks with Pakistan in Istanbul, Turkey, have failed, while the ceasefire holds. (AFP via France 24) 

Six people are killed and four others are injured, including one critically, in a fire at a perfume warehouse in Dilovası, Kocaeli Province, Turkey. (BBC News) 

Three people are killed and 15 others are injured by storm surges amid rough seas off the coast of Tenerife, Spain.  (Reuters) 

Guinea’s supreme court publishes a provisional list of nine presidential candidates for the upcoming election, including junta leader Mamady Doumbouya, while excluding former prime minister Lansana Kouyaté on procedural grounds. (AP) 

Tanzanian authorities charge hundreds of people with treason over protests linked to the disputed elections, including opposition officials such as Chadema secretary-general John Mnyika, while additional arrest warrants are issued for others, including Kawe MP Josephat Gwajima. (AP) 

Incumbent Djiboutian president Ismaïl Omar Guelleh accepts his party’s nomination to seek a sixth term in next year’s election after parliament lifted the constitutional age limit for presidential candidates. (AFP via Le Monde) 

Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni confirms that two Kenyan activists were detained after attending an opposition rally and accuses them of working with rival political groups; both men are released to Kenyan authorities following diplomatic discussions. (AP) 

In tennis, Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan becomes the first Asian player to win a WTA Finals title after defeating Aryna Sabalenka, 6–3, 7–6^(7–0) to win the singles title at the 2025 WTA Finals. By winning the title undefeated, Rybakina wins US$5.235 million in prize money, breaking the previous year’s record for the largest prize money earned by a female tennis player at a single event. (BBC Sports) 

Friday, November 7th, 2025 

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) 

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. (AP) (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) 

Indonesia repatriates British nationals Lindsay Sandiford, sentenced to death for smuggling cocaine into Bali in 2013, and Shahab Shahabadi, who was serving a life sentence for drug offences, following a bilateral agreement on humanitarian grounds. Both are transferred to the United Kingdom to serve the remainder of their sentences under UK law. (Reuters) 

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda state that they have agreed on a Regional Economic Integration Framework in Washington, D.C., United States, to expand economic cooperation and subject to conditions including the withdrawal of Rwandan forces from eastern Congo and operations against the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda. (Reuters) 

Ninety-six people are injured, some critically, in a bombing at a mosque inside a school in Jakarta, Indonesia. A 17-year-old male is identified as the perpetrator and later recovered at a hospital, right-wing terrorism is suspected. (Reuters) 

The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi‘s impact on the Philippines rises to at least 188, with at least 135 others missing. (BBC News) 

Typhoon Kalmaegi makes landfall in central Vietnam, killing at least five people in Daklak and Gia Lai and leaving three others missing in Quảng Ngãi. (AP via ABC News) 

A tornado, rated F3 on the Fujita scale, strikes Rio Bonito do Iguaçu, Brazil, killing at least six people and injuring 432 others. (O Globo) (Paraná) 

Five people are killed and two others are injured when a Kamov Ka-226 passenger helicopter crashes in Achi-Su, Dagestan, Russia. (ASN) 

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 A$2.5 billion (US$1.6 billion) over 30 years in exchange for Nauru issuing visas to these individuals deported from Australia. (RNZ) 

Japan reports that seafood exports to China have resumed for the first time since China imposed a ban in August 2023 over treated wastewater releases from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. However, China maintains restrictions on products from Fukushima and surrounding prefectures. (AP) 

The United States grants Hungary a one-year exemption from sanctions on Russian oil and gas, with Hungary agreeing to purchase U.S. liquefied natural gas. (Reuters) 

The European Union ends the issuance of multiple-entry Schengen visas to Russian citizens, citing security concerns linked to the Russo-Ukrainian war, alleged sabotage, and visa misuse, while allowing exceptions for dissidents, journalists, human rights defenders, and close family members of EU citizens. (AP) 

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) 

Poland’s Sejm removes former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro‘s immunity, clearing the way for prosecutors to charge him with 26 offences, including abuse of power and misuse of public funds from the Justice Fund. (Reuters) 

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 

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) 

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

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) 

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

Wednesday, November 5th, 2025 

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) 

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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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