Saudi Arabia pumped 10.563 million barrels a day in October, OPEC said, as the U.S. average gas price fell to $3.94, its first time under $4 in months.
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has passed 11,000 cases and 5,387 deaths, its health ministry said Nov. 11, as Kenya began a 42-day countdown to Ebola-free status.
Spain held its first general strike in 14 years on Nov. 11 over housing costs. Masked groups clashed with police in Barcelona as 120,000 marched in Madrid.
Cost of living by country for mid-2026: the most expensive and cheapest nations, the biggest changes over the year and official inflation, with charts.
Russia hit six major power substations overnight, Kyiv said, a second night of strikes that left outages in eight regions and darkened city streetlights.
Russia and Ukraine agreed to a large prisoner exchange as Abu Dhabi talks ended Wednesday with no breakthrough. Envoys go to Moscow and Dublin Thursday.
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On the Gaza ceasefire anniversary, the State Department cites hostages and a Board of Peace; Gaza authorities report about 1,490 killed since the truce.
Houthi strikes on Saudi airports killed at least 20 people including an American; Trump said the U.S. may join Saudi counterstrikes amid Red Sea oil-risk warnings.
NATO SACEUR Gen. Alexus Grynkewich outlined a block, blunt, break theory of victory in Warsaw as Europe warns of Russian hybrid warfare and the alliance splits over Trump-Putin engagement.
UK sanctions Iran-linked figures over the RAF Fairford plot as PM Andy Burnham says the IRGC almost certainly directed it. Tehran denies any involvement.
Iran fortifying nuclear sites at Natanz and Pickaxe Mountain, WSJ reports, as a lawmaker says Israel's Dimona could be targeted if Iran is bombed again.
The IMF Middle East GDP forecast now sees a 0.3% contraction in 2026 as Hormuz stays disrupted, with Kuwait, Iraq and Qatar facing double-digit declines.
Russia energy ceasefire update: no Ukrainian power sites hit overnight Oct. 13, but ballistic missiles struck Kyiv and four died in Kharkiv. What changed.
Pakistan’s contested role in Saudi-led Houthi airstrikes grows under the Mecca Pact; Soufan/NYT cite jets while some Pakistani ministries dispute the reports.
Sudan’s army said air defenses shot down a hostile Sudan Blue Nile drone near Wad al-Mahi after it entered from Ethiopia amid intensifying RSF fighting.
Zelensky told the Warsaw Security Forum the Trump energy ceasefire was already violated as Russia kept striking Ukrainian energy sites after the U.S. claim.
Trump says Russia and Ukraine agreed to an energy ceasefire. Zelensky says he wasn't told, Moscow hasn't confirmed, and strikes continue. What we know.
Lai Ching-te said the record Taiwan defense budget of NT$1.1 trillion for 2027 aims to deter war, not provoke China, in his Oct. 10 National Day speech.
A US jet disabled the cargo ship Ocean Molica in the Gulf of Oman for running the Iran blockade, CENTCOM said, as tankers caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Riyadh airport attack killed 12 and wounded 309 at King Khalid airport on Oct. 10; the Saudi-led coalition vows a response as Trump weighs joining strikes.
Nidal Hasan execution: what is confirmed on the Dec. 3 Fort Hood date, what is undecided on a livestream, the appeals record and the pending habeas question.
Palantir Warp Speed explained: what the company says it is, the Navy, Army and Maven contracts, critics' concerns and our analysis of AI-enabled war risks.
NATO defence spending 5% goal: how much allies have added, who leads and who lags on the 2035 target, and what US troop and force-model changes mean for Europe.
Russia war crimes in Ukraine: what the UN, ICC, OSCE and Council of Europe have documented, the figures, the warrants, Russia's denials and what is unresolved.
Philippines China South China Sea tensions in October 2026: six incidents, competing accounts of the Scarborough air encounter, Batanes and what happens next.
Pakistan Afghanistan border closure at one year: what each side says, UN-reported civilian harm, the trade collapse and the Moscow talks. Sources linked.
Sudan war Kordofan update: what the army and RSF say they hold, why the front moved east after El Fasher, the aid picture and where peace efforts stand.
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