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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Boston quarterly revenue reports would go to the City Council within 30 days of each quarter under Docket #1099. A committee heard it Oct. 8; no vote was taken.
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.
Boston small business minimum wage and sick time rules explained: the $15 state minimum, tipped pay, overtime and earned sick time for large and small employers.
How to open a restaurant in Boston: the Common Victualler license, zoning, Licensing Board steps, 2026 outdoor dining fees and the city's permit streamlining.
Boston small business grants and support, from the city's OEOI funding list to the 17 Main Streets districts and World Cup activation grants, explained from city sources.
The Boston Link Bus will add free shuttles in the Seaport, Allston-Brighton and Charlestown, while a street furniture RFP seeks 500 more shelters. Key dates.
What the Boston City Council meeting on Oct. 7 recorded: resolutions adopted 12-0, a school contract vote, mayoral requests and pending items, with sources.
The Boston FY27 budget totals $4.9 billion. See where property tax and state aid revenue come from, how BPS and health costs grow, and what officials say.
Two Dorchester councillors want the Wu administration to explain the Boston speed hump program; a city official says 100 humps went in this summer, 50 queued.
Boston and BPS are seeking a vendor for AI stop-arm cameras on school buses, starting with a 25-bus pilot. Bids are due Oct. 30; here is how it would work.
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.
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.
Boston’s $1M RFP will fund up to four groups at $250,000 each to narrow a nine-year life expectancy gap for Black men. Priority areas and what to know.
The Boston City Council voted 12-0 for a Haitian TPS shelter resolution urging the city and state to open public buildings as temporary emergency shelter.
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.
Justina Shiroka Pula was elected Kosovo president with 81 votes on Oct. 7, averting a snap election in a deal that curbed the Hague war crimes court's reach.
US Myanmar talks with Min Aung Hlaing's government reverse years of isolation, Reuters reports, with scam centers, rare earths and a detained American at issue.
Harvard antisemitism case explained: Trump's demands, frozen grants, court rulings, Jewish community views and where the First Circuit appeals stand in 2026.
A Question 4 resolution backing Election Day voter registration is on the Boston City Council's Oct. 7 agenda after a committee recommended that it be adopted.
The Columbus Avenue bus lane extension to Ruggles will use curbside lanes, not a center busway, city and MBTA officials say. Meetings are expected in November.
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.
Massachusetts antisemitism incidents fell 36% in 2025 to 279, ADL says, but K-12 cases rose. Here is the FBI data, the state commission and security grants.
A Boston condo conversion ordinance update, Docket #1711, would extend tenant protections to pre-1983 two- and three-family rentals; a hearing is pending.
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