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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A City Council hearing order examines services and spending for English learners in Boston Public Schools, from LOOK Act compliance to program placement.
The Boston City Council backs the Question 6 conservation fund on the Nov. 3 ballot. What the measure would do and what supporters and critics have said.
Ukraine peace security guarantees resembling Article 5 were floated in Florida talks; Kyiv says the outline is some US negotiators' vision, not a joint plan.
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.
Trump's diesel deal with Putin schedules 300k–1M tonnes through December under a sanctions pause to April 2027, deepening a U.S.–Europe rift as Zelenskyy calls it a gift to Moscow.
Boston early voting runs Oct. 17–30 for the Nov. 3 State Election. Registration ends Oct. 24; mail ballot applications close Oct. 27. Poll workers needed.
Boston City Council calls for emergency aid, relocation help, and expedited services for businesses destroyed in the Sept. 28 Nubian Square Edison Building fire.
The City Council backs the Army Corps' $9B to $10.5B Boston coastal flood protection plan. See the costs, cost share, timeline and East Boston priorities.
The Boston City Council backs a tenant right of first refusal bill, H.1544/S.998. Here is what TOPA would do, where it stands and what each side has said.
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.
China sanctions Paraguay and Belize ministers over Taiwan ties with asset freezes and entry bans. Both governments refuse to back down; Washington objects.
Boston would use BPDA-linked 121B tax abatements on four stalled projects totaling about 1,400 homes. Public comment on One Mystic runs through Oct. 14.
Boston councilors grilled the assessing chief over residential valuations that appear to lag sale prices in Back Bay while tracking them in Roslindale.
The Fields Corner post office in Dorchester closes Oct. 26. Here is where PO boxes and retail service move, and what Councillor FitzGerald is asking of USPS.
The EU Russia sanctions package adopted Oct. 12 adds about 1,569 listings—826 companies and 743 executives—targeting Moscow’s military-industrial complex.
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.
Two Boston historic districts, downtown's Exchange District and JP's Green Street East, advance toward the National Register. What listing does and doesn't do.
Boston parking tickets explained: the $90 fine, $25 late penalty after 21 days, how to appeal, the boot list and resident permit rules from city sources.
MBTA holiday schedule for Oct. 12: subway and bus run Saturday service, Commuter Rail and ferries run weekday service. Plus new live ferry tracking.
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