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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One year after the RSF took El Fasher, fewer than 70,000 people remain as drone strikes hit 15-plus substations and U.N. talks are eyed before Christmas.
Tokyo may write an emergency U.S. nuclear port-call exception into its National Security Strategy by year-end while keeping the three non-nuclear principles.
Iran daily briefing Nov. 6: nuclear proposal via Qatar, Rezaei in Moscow, Mashhad death sentences, a 20% energy cut order, and the rial at 268,500 tomans.
Iran sent a nuclear proposal via Qatar as Rezaei told Putin Hormuz stays shut until seven U.S. conditions are met; Mashhad courts added protest death sentences.
Houthi missile Madinah attempt: Saudi-led defenses claim an intercept as Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan and the GCC condemn the launch. Analysis inside.
Ukraine power plants: Zelenskyy says every plant is damaged and seeks Latin American repair gear as the EU disburses €4.36B. Charts and analysis inside.
Geopolitics and business report, Nov. 5, 2026: oil rebounds on Hormuz tanker risk, Democrats gain leverage over Iran war money, China trade talks loom.
Trump says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will stay as Democrats plan Iran war oversight, while watchdog groups sue over the Pentagon's Project Meridian panel.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards claim two tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, as Yemen's government presses an offensive in al-Jawf and Sudan accuses Ethiopia over drone attacks. Here is the Nov.…
Ukraine struck Russia's Ryazan region with more than 200 drones overnight as Russia claimed hits on a Nova Poshta terminal, a substation and a cargo ship. Here are Ukraine's Nov. 5 loss claims, ISW's latest…
Sudan ordered Ethiopia's Gedaref consulate closed with 48 hours to leave; South Africans finished local elections; a court nullified Atiku's ADC candidacy.
US and Colombia launched Southern Vanguard 2027 with about 800 troops; Colombia sent 1,200 in Operation Esparta; El País cited a US-backed Apure strike.
Iran daily briefing Nov. 5: GDP down 10.1%, Khamenei rejects a midterms thaw, campus sit-ins after a student self-immolation, and 77 October executions.
Syria Saudi defense deal and $403 million in Saudi Fund loans sealed in Riyadh during al-Sharaa's second visit. Charts, key figures and analysis inside.
Abu Dhabi talks set for Nov. 10-11 as Ukraine and Russia meet while Zaporizhzhia aid-center deaths rise to 40. Charts, key figures and analysis inside.
NATO deep strike plans from Gen. Grynkewich call for hitting Russian bases and industry after stopping an invasion. Charts, key figures and analysis inside.
Iran blockade: CENTCOM says 144 vessels redirected as of Oct. 31 with USS George Washington enforcing the port cordon. Charts, key figures and analysis inside.
Geopolitics and business report, Nov. 4, 2026: defense stocks slide, Iran warns Washington, euro inflation hits 4% and China tightens its grip on rare earths.
Trump's Declaration of Freedom in Space calls outer space "the province of all humans" as the Space Force seeks 5 cislunar satellites by 2029.
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