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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Councilors aired concerns about the Blue Hill Avenue bus lanes and an Orange Line idea at an Oct. 14 Grove Hall hearing, while the Wu administration defended it.
Rubio says troops are "surging on both sides" of the frontier, weeks after fighting resumed in Tigray and Eritrean forces were reported inside Ethiopia.
Europe protests spread from France to Milan, Lisbon, Brussels and Liège on Oct. 17, with clashes, arrests and a Lisbon tent camp. Country-by-country facts.
The verified facts on Rep. Ilhan Omar as of Oct. 18: the HSI search of her home, the subpoenas, her lawyers' letter, officials' claims and her Nov. 3 race.
Boston's Elections Department is exploring a Fields Corner ballot drop box after the planned Oct. 26 post office closure, Axios reported, with early voting underway.
Mayor Michelle Wu and BPS Superintendent Mary Skipper will deliver the second annual State of the Schools address on Oct. 19 at 6:30 p.m., the city said.
Rioters looted shops in Paris, burned Lyon's tourist office and stormed Marseille's town hall, a day after Macron urged calm. Arrests, reactions, context.
Oct. 17 French protests saw looting and 272 arrests. What's confirmed about gun shop looting, the 2023 Marseille case, and France's A-D gun categories.
A council committee heard Docket #0807 on Oct. 15, a Worrell-Murphy ordinance on pothole repairs for Boston private ways. What it would change and what's next.
Boston clean air grants for 2026 total $1,028,871 for six projects, from Chinatown heat pumps to East Boston daycare air monitors. Who got what and how it works.
Massachusetts midterms 2026: the Markey-Deaton Senate race, statewide offices, the open 6th District and all nine ballot questions on the Nov. 3 ballot.
2026 midterm elections: Senate and House toss-up races as rated by Cook Political Report and Sabato's Crystal Ball, with dates and recent rating changes.
A dated timeline of Barack Obama's statements on Israel, in his own sourced words, from the 2008 AIPAC speech to his Oct. 13, 2026, Belfast remarks and Netanyahu's reply.
The BPDA board votes Oct. 15 on the Cleary Square rezoning plan for Hyde Park. What the Squares + Streets map would change and what residents have said.
Kabila FRN: Congo's former president now leads a new front that absorbs the M23 rebels, announced in Goma with a pledge to end 'tyranny' by force if needed.
The New Yalu River Bridge opened Oct. 15, linking Dandong and Sinuiju after a 12-year delay as China and North Korea move to expand trade across the border.
Marine Le Pen leads 2027 French election polls after an appeal court kept her eligible. A neutral guide to her career, the National Rally and its platform.
Analysis: French protest culture is often described as theatrical, from casserolades to ballet on the Opera steps. Why the 2026 student unrest looks different.
A PLA combat readiness patrol near Taiwan sent 13 sorties, 11 across the median line, on Oct. 14 during China's live-fire week. The numbers and context.
Mayor Wu will vote No on Question 8 marijuana repeal. What the ballot measure would change, what each side says, polls and key dates before the Nov. 3 vote
Fairmount Apartments Hyde Park will get $16M in city, state and federal funds for electrification, cooling, accessibility and stormwater work at BHA site.
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