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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Belgium budget crisis: PM Bart De Wever offered to resign over a €10 billion gap; the king delayed his decision. Charts on the 5.2% deficit and 108% debt.
Bulgaria presidential runoff: Iliana Iotova won 57.6% to Andrey Gyurov's 39.5%, carrying 28 of 31 districts. Charts on rounds, turnout and the diaspora vote.
Geopolitics and business report, Nov. 1, 2026: the Gulf braces for renewed Iran war, Brent nears $118, OPEC+ holds output and lobbyists chase critical minerals.
North Korea says it ran a cluster bomb test for tactical missiles; Seoul tracked the launch, and Rubio says Trump is open to Kim talks but nothing is set.
South Korea October exports rose 93.7% to $115.3 billion as AI demand lifted chips 259%; shipments to the U.S. nearly tripled and $1 trillion is in sight.
Mayon Volcano is at Alert Level 3 after an Oct. 30 eruption sent ash 3,000 meters high. Phivolcs warns of lava flows as 1,477 Albay residents stay in shelters.
China's 1,500-acre 'Beijing Military City' site, which U.S. officials say could be 10 times the Pentagon's size, keeps growing as Beijing stays silent.
At the Quad foreign ministers meeting in Atlanta, Japan, the U.S., Australia and India voiced grave concerns about export curbs and pledged $85M+ for AI.
Japan price hikes in November cover 1,477 food items, Teikoku Databank says, as seven utilities set record power bills and Tokyo plans winter subsidies.
The UN began winding down MINURSO after rival vetoes ended its mandate, as Sudan accused Ethiopia over drone strikes and Congo's Ebola deaths topped 5,000.
Germany Gen Z protests turned violent in Frankfurt. Hesse's interior minister says most rioters had a migrant background; most of 54 arrested are German.
U.S. Embassy Moscow warned of a credible mass casualty threat at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve on Oct. 31; Russia's FSB confirmed receiving the warning.
Canton Fair 2026 toys phase opened Oct. 31 in Guangzhou with 12,000+ exhibitors, while U.S. tariff cuts on $9.8B of Chinese toys still await a start date.
China's Communist Party discipline decision orders checks on officials' family assets, oversight of relatives' businesses and a crackdown on crypto graft.
South Africa local elections on Nov. 4 follow 43 political killings this year, by a GI-TOC count, as police flag 331 high-risk voting stations. Key data inside.
France protests drew 320,000 on Oct. 31 by the ministry's count, down from 410,000, with 565 arrests. See turnout by weekend, Macron's reply and next dates.
UN secretary-general race: Türkiye nominated OSCE chief Feridun Sinirlioglu after a 7th Security Council straw poll left Rebeca Grynspan ahead but no consensus.
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