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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F/A-XX Boeing Navy fighter: the $20 billion contract, the timeline since 2025, what remains classified and the industrial questions ahead. Sources inside.
Russian glide bombs explained: how UMPK kits work, how many are used, how accurate they are and what Ukraine can do. Figures attributed, sources listed.
Gaza ceasefire one year on: hostages are home, but Hamas disarmament, the stabilization force and reconstruction remain stalled. Here is where the deal stands.
The MGCS tank project was thrown into doubt when France's top general said Germany quit, before Paris and Berlin insisted the joint tank effort lives on.
The Ethiopia Eritrea conflict escalated Oct. 9 as Addis Ababa told the UN Security Council it is acting in self-defense over Eritrean troops in Tigray.
Trump says the US will not attack Iran before the Nov. 3 midterms, citing talks. Iran will answer the US reply on Hormuz within days. Timeline and context.
Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s King Khalid airport killed three Saudis and burned a Saudia jet, officials say. Flights were cancelled as Yemen’s war spreads.
Ukraine peace talks opened in Miami on Oct. 9 as US envoys Witkoff and Kushner hosted Kyiv's team and European officials, seeking a targeted ceasefire.
A China militia boat was spotted off Taiwan's east coast with a coast guard cutter and research ship, the first known sighting there, a Reuters report says.
Hormuz tanker attacks hit a wartime weekly high as a tanker was struck off Qatar on Oct. 7 and Iran vowed to close a route near Oman, pushing Brent above $100.
A Kramatorsk bus strike by a Russian glide bomb killed 33 people and wounded 18 on Oct. 8, as the Pryluky toll rose to 22 and Kyiv faced fresh air raids.
RAF Fairford bombers flew home as the US pulled about 12 B-1s from England over warnings of an Iran-linked drone plot, a week after arrests near the base.
The Mecca pact is in force for the first time as Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey agree to deploy forces after Houthi strikes on Riyadh and Aden airports.
A Russia mass attack on Ukraine with about 70 missiles and 130 drones killed at least 15 on Oct. 7, most in a Pryluky apartment block, as Kyiv was hit again.
Ethiopian federal troops and allied fighters hold the Tigray capital Mekelle after the TPLF withdrew, as Horn of Africa leaders meet in Egypt to urge restraint.
President Alimi launches a Yemen offensive against Houthis to retake the north as the group claims Aramco strikes and presses on the vital Taiz-Aden road.
Kyiv bridge strikes hit the Northern and Southern spans seven times in four days as Russia vows heavier attacks and jet drones kill one in Kharkiv overnight.
Germany Ukraine aid tops €1.3 billion as Chancellor Merz visits Kyiv with IRIS-T missiles, interceptor drone funding and energy repair support before winter.
A Vilnius Airport drone scare briefly closed Lithuanian airspace on Oct. 3 as NATO Baltic Air Policing jets scrambled over an unidentified aerial object.
UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force wraps Lion Protector 26 across High North and Baltic fronts as Iceland ministers weigh Russian hybrid threats in 2026.
Ukraine warns Russian hybrid operations target EU and NATO infrastructure and Starlink sites as Secretary General Rutte says Moscow keeps testing allies.
The Philippines Batanes standoff intensified as the coast guard drove off China research ship Jia Hai Ke 7 and Manila rejected Beijing EEZ sovereignty claims.
A Sudan RSF attack in Umm Badr, North Kordofan, killed more than 25 civilians, doctors say, as the UN nears a vote on expanding the Sudan arms sanctions.
An IDF Amoudi strike aimed at Hamas leader Ali al-Amoudi hit Gaza on Oct. 3 as medics reported civilian deaths in Remal amid a fragile ceasefire week.
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