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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Hezbollah explosives case: Lebanon's military court charged 13 people over a 780-kg truck seized at Dahr al-Baidar. Two are in custody and 11 remain at large.
Kstovo refinery strike: drones damaged an industrial site in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region as Russia fired 433 drones at Ukraine. See the numbers and charts.
Shibuya Halloween 2026 fell on a Saturday: the ward enclosed Hachiko, asked 62 stores to halt alcohol sales and closed roads as costumed crowds packed in.
India launched the NVS-03 navigation satellite to restore its NavIC network, a Ukrainian arms maker claimed Starlink workarounds, and SpaceX flew 27 more.
Ruto said Russia will stop recruiting Kenyans for its military after Kremlin talks, as the UN ended its Somalia mission and Nigeria held 11 over an attack.
Venezuela's foreign minister Oliver Blanco met US envoy John Barrett in Caracas as blackouts of more than 40 hours hit Havana and sparked a street protest.
Russian drones cut power to almost 300,000 Ukrainian homes as Ukraine said Neptune missiles hit the Kamensky rocket-fuel plant in Russia's Rostov region.
An Iranian delegation reached Doha after a reported talks breakthrough, as Khamenei ordered an unrestricted response and Hormuz saw new tanker strikes.
Shanghai CIIE traffic controls run Nov. 1-12, with truck bans, a car-free zone and expressway checks; foreign exhibitors get new on-arrival visa options.
Basij and plainclothes agents dispersed a Tehran Halloween gathering on Oct. 30, Iran International reported, as Qazvin, Yazd and Isfahan sealed businesses.
A Canada EU alliance agreed in Montreal adds 20+ measures on digital trade, defense and minerals and opens talks to make Canada the EU's first associate member.
Novaya Gazeta will close Nov. 9 after 30 years, saying eviction, a cutoff of donations and a criminal case left Russia's leading independent paper no options.
Hebron operation: Israel razed the homes of two gunmen who killed two soldiers as the 8-day offensive displaced thousands. See the figures and UN warnings.
Lebanon displacement: the UN says 300,000+ remain uprooted and nearly 970,000 have returned south as UNIFIL's Dec. 31 end nears with no agreed replacement.
Patriot missiles for Ukraine: the US approved a $2.1 billion sale of 500 PAC-3 MSE interceptors paid by allies, but Zelenskyy says deliveries could take years.
Iran daily briefing, Oct. 30, 2026: three new protest death sentences, a Tehran hijab drive, a fuel-price panel, gas shortage warnings, Qatari mediation.
An Incheon Airport check-in outage hit 13 airlines Oct. 30 after an ARINC network fault and a TravelSky glitch, delaying 38 flights and 1,200 travelers.
Japan's second capital law took effect Oct. 30. Osaka qualifies, but its full bid hinges on the special-ward metropolis plan voters rejected twice.
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