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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The IMF Middle East GDP forecast now sees a 0.3% contraction in 2026 as Hormuz stays disrupted, with Kuwait, Iraq and Qatar facing double-digit declines.
Russia energy ceasefire update: no Ukrainian power sites hit overnight Oct. 13, but ballistic missiles struck Kyiv and four died in Kharkiv. What changed.
Pakistan’s contested role in Saudi-led Houthi airstrikes grows under the Mecca Pact; Soufan/NYT cite jets while some Pakistani ministries dispute the reports.
Sudan’s army said air defenses shot down a hostile Sudan Blue Nile drone near Wad al-Mahi after it entered from Ethiopia amid intensifying RSF fighting.
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.
The first Kenya Ebola case, a man who traveled from Congo via Uganda, died Oct. 5. Officials trace 66 contacts as Congo's Bundibugyo outbreak tops 8,700 cases.
Lai Ching-te said the record Taiwan defense budget of NT$1.1 trillion for 2027 aims to deter war, not provoke China, in his Oct. 10 National Day speech.
The Trump Zelensky rift deepened Oct. 10 as Trump said Ukraine needs a new president after Zelensky condemned the US deal easing sanctions on Russian diesel.
A US jet disabled the cargo ship Ocean Molica in the Gulf of Oman for running the Iran blockade, CENTCOM said, as tankers caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Riyadh airport attack killed 12 and wounded 309 at King Khalid airport on Oct. 10; the Saudi-led coalition vows a response as Trump weighs joining strikes.
Palantir Warp Speed explained: what the company says it is, the Navy, Army and Maven contracts, critics' concerns and our analysis of AI-enabled war risks.
Russia and Brazil's 2026 election: what Abin, the TSE, the OAS and researchers have said, what is documented on Nova Resistência and what is unverified.
Nepal Bhote Koshi flood update: official dead and missing counts, the Rs 559 billion rebuilding plan, the cause under study and the China data-sharing dispute.
NATO defence spending 5% goal: how much allies have added, who leads and who lags on the 2035 target, and what US troop and force-model changes mean for Europe.
US China tariff truce explained: the 30-for-30 framework, the Jan. 10 extension, why soybeans and chips are left out, the Taiwan backdrop and what to watch.
Lebanon Israel pilot zone stalls: what the June framework says, why West Zawtar is not a model yet, the Hezbollah disarmament dispute and talks due Oct. 20.
Russia war crimes in Ukraine: what the UN, ICC, OSCE and Council of Europe have documented, the figures, the warrants, Russia's denials and what is unresolved.
Philippines China South China Sea tensions in October 2026: six incidents, competing accounts of the Scarborough air encounter, Batanes and what happens next.
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