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Last updated: 2026-11-07 15:37 UTC

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- A security officer was killed and another injured in Jordan's capital Amman during a stabbing attack. - An Indian ship off Oman suffered an unidentified aerial object strike, resulting in one death but rescuing 13 others; Qatar condemned the attack on its LNG tanker in the Persian Gulf, warning it threatens global energy supplies. - China stepped up diplomatic efforts in the Middle East by hosting visits from Oman and meeting Iranian officials; Saudi Arabia barred foreign workers from 69 administrative jobs to reserve positions for Saudi nationals. - Indonesian military helicopter crashes during wildfire mission off Borneo, killing one crew member; US sanctions four individuals and 41 entities linked to Cambodia's Prince Group Transnational Criminal Organisation. - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic was defeated in snap parliamentary elections by a student-led opposition movement; Moldova's Communist Party criticizes plans to establish a visa regime with Russia, Belarus, and China. - Ukrainian forces attack a freighter, sinking it and killing at least 30 sailors, threatening global food security; Turkish President Erdogan urges Russia and Ukraine to stop Black Sea attacks during meeting with Zelenskyy. - Congo rebels killed at least 33 civilians in North Kivu province near Beni; armed men kill at least 33 in village in Ebola-hit eastern DRC. - British healthcare worker infected with Ebola evacuated from DR Congo to UK for treatment. - Kazakhstan opens a small modular reactor simulator for nuclear training in Almaty; Kyrgyz officials address winter power grid challenges by banning new crypto mining licenses until generating capacity improves. - Typhoons and El Niño cause significant damage in East Asia, affecting Taiwan, China, and Japan until March; US midterm elections could lead to either a deal or an economic fight with China, impacting Indo-Pacific policy. - Diesel protests erupt in Africa amid an energy crisis linked to Iran's war efforts; Romania's political crisis intensifies following Prime Minister Bolojan's government collapse. - Russia launches missile attacks on Kyiv injuring civilians and damaging infrastructure; Israeli forces kill 15-year-old Palestinian boy in Gaza, since October 2023 over 74,600 Palestinians have been killed and 175,900 wounded.

Key events right now

  • Palestinian Minister of Health warns of outbreak of disease in storm-battered Gaza — middle_east_eye · Israel: Gaza & Lebanon
  • Casualties reported after shooting in Poland’s Krakow — al_jazeera · Other
  • Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, NDC Chairman, was unanimously elected the inaugural Chair of the African Political Parties Initiative (APPI) after being nominated by an interim committee established by APPI. — myjoyonline_gh · Other
  • Nigerian President Bola Tinubu conveyed Nigeria's condolences to Niger's military leader, General Abdourahamane Tiani, over the death of Tiani's father, Tiani Hassane, who died on Thursday at age 110. — punch_ng · West Africa & Sahel
  • Thousands of European troops are set to gather in Poland next week for the Coalition of the Willing's first major military exercise, a rehearsal for deploying a multinational force to Ukraine once the — defense_news · Russia–NATO Europe
  • Who Gives A Crap said an unauthorised party accessed customer data held by a US-based marketing software provider, exposing names, contact details and total spend but not payment details or passwords; — abc_au · Oceania & Pacific
  • Siminalayi Fubara assured that Rivers State would deliver the candidates fielded by the APC-PDP Rainbow Coalition. — punch_ng · Other

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