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Last updated: 2026-11-02 18:56 UTC

Global overview

- Qatari LNG tanker attacked in Persian Gulf, QatarEnergy extends force majeure on LNG deliveries until end of 2026. - Saudi Arabia suspends travel and entry from Kenya due to Ebola concerns; Jordan claims to have killed over 20 ISIS militants in Syria airstrikes. - Toxic online subcultures fuel school attacks by teenagers in Southeast Asia; persistent wildfires in Indonesia kill 3,560 people. - Cruise ship Villa Vie Odyssey stranded in Cambodia due to high fuel costs; Oxfam calls for sustained humanitarian support for Cambodian families displaced by border conflict with Thailand. - EU force helicopter crash kills four Italian nationals during training operation in Bosnia; Serbian attacker shot dead outside Israeli Embassy in Belgrade, raising terror alert level. - Serbia's student-led opposition movement wins parliamentary elections, new government reviews contracts signed under former President Vucic. - Turkish President Erdogan urges Russia and Ukraine to stop attacks in the Black Sea; Russian mobile laboratories operating in 11 African nations for epidemic prevention efforts. - Colombia requires Ebola screening forms for all passengers flying to US from November 3; heavy rains cause flooding in Haiti, resulting in four deaths amid ongoing gang violence. - China's car sales drop significantly; U.S., Japan, Australia, and India agree on joint response to address 'supply chain disruption' caused by China. - Diesel protests erupt in Africa amid energy crisis linked to Iran's war efforts; Romania's political crisis intensifies following Prime Minister Bolojan's government collapse. - At least 72 people killed in cattle raids involving two communities in South Sudan's Warrap state; Kenya declares road accidents a 'national emergency' after bus crash kills 24 people. - Ivory Coast removed from FATF's grey list for money laundering after increased monitoring; UNICEF and partners sustain an oxygen plant project in Rivers State, Nigeria.

Key events right now

  • NYSC gets new state coordinator in Gombe — punch_ng · Other
  • ANSA reports that a new witness has emerged in the Pasolini murder case. — meduza · Western Europe
  • The army reports new defections from the paramilitary RSF. — al_jazeera · East Africa & Horn
  • Republicans and Democrats hold their last rallies from Washington to Michigan and Texas as polls point to a tight race for Congress. — al_jazeera · Other
  • Tehran engaged in ‘intensive shuttle diplomacy’ through Qatari, Pakistani mediators: Foreign minister — middle_east_monitor · Arabian Peninsula
  • Alberta’s Justice Minister rejects request to postpone election or drop proposed new electoral map — globe_and_mail · Other
  • A truck bomb in Planadas killed four people, including a two-month-old baby, and injured at least 15 more. — rio_times · Other

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