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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Herzog will announce his mandate decision Sunday, Nov. 8, after 67 MKs recommended Eisenkot and 46 backed Netanyahu. No government has been formed yet.
Geopolitics and business report, Nov. 5, 2026: oil rebounds on Hormuz tanker risk, Democrats gain leverage over Iran war money, China trade talks loom.
France's interior ministry counted nearly 600,000 marchers in the autumn's biggest protest day, while the CGT claimed 1.6 million. Prime Minister Lecornu called unions and employers to wage talks on Nov. 9.
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…
GTX-A Samseong Station delay: missing rebar pushes Seoul's through trains to the first half of 2027 at the earliest. A repair choice is due by year-end.
South Korea special counsel bill would probe 12 Yoon-era prosecutions, six of President Lee. The opposition began a filibuster; a vote is planned Friday.
Bank of Japan minutes show members discussed faster rate hikes if prices overshoot, after a 7-2 September vote lifted the rate to 1.25%, a 31-year high.
CIIE 2026 US exhibitors fill over 50,000 square meters at Shanghai's import expo, the largest national area for an eighth year. The fair runs Nov. 5-10.
Sudan ordered Ethiopia's Gedaref consulate closed with 48 hours to leave; South Africans finished local elections; a court nullified Atiku's ADC candidacy.
Trump intends to end AGOA for Rwanda and South Africa on Jan. 1, 2027; Treasury hit an Iran false-flag network; two sanctioned diesel tankers turned away.
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.
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