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 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.
A Starshield speed limit cut links for Ukrainian drones above 160 km/h. Musk says the U.S. military and Trump decide such curbs; service is partly restored.
Karakoram 2026, the first China-Pakistan joint army training, opened in Korla, Xinjiang, with drone, sniping and high-altitude counterterrorism drills.
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.
MOAB Iran strike plans: CNN says the U.S. drafted options to use the 'mother of all bombs' on Iranian energy and nuclear sites, including Pickaxe Mountain.
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.
Russian attack on Ukraine energy sites cut power to 600,000 days after Trump's energy ceasefire; Starlink limits and Rutte's air defense plea explained.
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.
Houthi Kheibar Shekan missile effort used Chinese-made motor, airframe and fin parts seized in 2025, per CAR data; range could reach all of Saudi Arabia.
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.
Houthi strikes on Saudi airports killed at least 20 people including an American; Trump said the U.S. may join Saudi counterstrikes amid Red Sea oil-risk warnings.
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.
NATO SACEUR Gen. Alexus Grynkewich outlined a block, blunt, break theory of victory in Warsaw as Europe warns of Russian hybrid warfare and the alliance splits over Trump-Putin engagement.
Chubb leads a $40 billion DFC-backed war-risk insurance facility for Strait of Hormuz shipping. Here are its size, dates, premiums and the pre-war market leaders.
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