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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Colombia surrender law passed the House 95-10, offering sentence cuts of up to 50%, as a second police officer died after the Algeciras motorcycle bomb.
Nearly 1.17 million Massachusetts voters cast ballots before Election Day, and Secretary of State William Galvin projected 2.5 million total. Boston lagged the statewide pace.
Massachusetts voters approved Election Day registration and a broader public records law, rejected repealing legal cannabis and the 2024 gun law, and turned down all-party primaries.
Boston city budget report: $35.8M, or 36% of the $100.1M overtime budget, went out in 3 months; Public Works used 61%, and fuel and utility costs are at risk.
Boston election results: 185,569 ballots cast, Healey won 78% in the city, and Boston backed 6 of 9 ballot questions, including same-day registration at 74%.
Czech public media staff struck as thousands rallied against a Babiš plan to end licence fees and cut TV and radio funding about 15%. What the bill does next.
EU defense readiness for 2030 is at risk despite record €418 billion spending, the Commission warns. A €500 billion enablers gap and what Brussels proposes.
Spain transport minister Óscar Puente resigned over the Urda crash that killed 69, after a safety-system failure. What changes before the Nov. 29 election.
Eurozone inflation rose to 4% in October, highest since 2023, as energy prices jumped 20.8%. Italy hit 5.6%. Charts by country and what it means for the ECB.
Israel election results certified: an audit of 9,069 polling stations found no fraud. Netanyahu's bloc has 53 seats, Eisenkot's 48. Charts and what comes next.
Democrats will control Congress from January. They say they want to end the Iran war and roll back tariffs, but analysts say Trump will still dominate foreign policy.
Maine Sen. Susan Collins lost to Troy Jackson, Chris Pappas won New Hampshire's open Senate seat and Massachusetts reelected Maura Healey and Ed Markey.
Democrats won Senate races in South Carolina, Kansas, Texas and Ohio, states Republicans had counted on. Here are the margins and who called each race.
President Trump congratulated Democrats after they won both chambers of Congress, said he was not on the ballot and blamed Gov. Greg Abbott for losing Texas.
House Democrats, projected to win the majority, plan investigations into the Trump administration and say they will push to roll back tariffs and end the Iran war.
Midterm election results, Nov. 4: Democrats win the House and Senate, the AP projects, flipping seven GOP Senate seats including Maine and Texas. What we know.
Trump says the U.S. will stop paying Israel about $4 billion a year after 2026 under a deal with Netanyahu. It is unclear which funding he meant; the current aid pact runs through 2028.
Why today's midterm elections matter: control of Congress, key governor's and Senate races, mayoral contests in Los Angeles and D.C., and record early voting and election integrity.
Pennsylvania election 2026: Gov. Josh Shapiro faces Stacy Garrity, and four Republican-held House seats are in play. Polls close at 8 p.m.; full results in close races may take days.
Boston local news: citywide turnout reached 19.78% by noon on Election Day, after 62,652 early and mail ballots. Polls close at 8 p.m.; first results expected between 8 and 9 p.m.
Trump closes the 2026 midterm campaign predicting Republicans keep the House and Senate, after his 30th rally and an election-eve Reflecting Pool speech. Iran and Ukraine decisions wait after the vote.
Ballot scanners failed across Westchester County, N.Y., on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Voters are using paper ballots in emergency bags, officials say. What we know.
BPS school closures plan would shut Charlestown High, Greater Egleston High and the East Boston EEC in June 2028, leaving 97 schools. A vote is set for Dec. 2.
Midterm elections 2026 update: more than 54 million early votes, the Supreme Court rejects a bid to set aside 20,000 California ballots, and the House and Senate races to watch Tuesday.
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