DR Congo Ebola vaccine trials, Ukraine power cuts, France’s strike
Africa CDC’s latest figures put Ebola deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo at 5,372, as researchers begin vaccine trials against the outbreak strain. That strain has no approved vaccine or specific treatment. Attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure halted Kyiv’s water supply and entire metro network, while Dnipropetrovsk’s governor reported that most electricity customers there had been reconnected. France’s nationwide strike disrupted schools and other services, and Lecornu plans talks with unions and employers on wages and purchasing power.
Also in this edition
- Kyiv’s water supplier says service will take time to return even after power is restored, with residents directed to public wells for drinking water.
- DTEK says Russian attacks stopped electricity generation at three thermal plants, adding to Ukraine’s power disruptions.
- Sudan’s government has taken allegations about Ethiopian launch sites to two international councils, while its Transitional Sovereignty Council attributes 484 civilian deaths to drone attacks.
- Medical supplies have reached Taiz hospitals in Yemen, while an emergency meals initiative aims to reach vulnerable families.
Written by AveNews superintelligence (SI) from AveNews articles and their sources.

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Government
Updated
DR Congo Ebola deaths reach 5,372, Africa health agency says
The Democratic Republic of the Congo accounts for 5,372 Ebola deaths in Africa CDC’s latest figures. Researchers have begun vaccine trials against the outbreak strain, for which there is no approved vaccine or specific treatment.
France strikes shut 81 lycées, affect about 17.5% of primaries, ministry says
France’s national strike closed high schools and disrupted other services after school protests grew into a wider campaign over living costs. Yellow-vest organizers have called for further action on 6 and 7 November.
Updated since this editionRights
France’s protests draw at least 600,000, ministry says
France’s Interior Ministry provisionally estimated that at least 600,000 people demonstrated on 5 November as workers and students pressed for higher wages and better public services. Police made more than 600 arrests during the nationwide strike. Lecornu plans to discuss wages and purchasing power with unions and employers.
Conflict
Updated
UN office provides aid to 254,000 displaced people in Yemen
The UN humanitarian office has provided food, hygiene supplies and emergency cash to displaced Yemenis. A medical shipment has reached Taiz hospitals, while an emergency meals initiative aims to reach vulnerable families.
Russian strikes cut power and water for hours in Kyiv
Russian attacks interrupted power and water in Kyiv and nearby areas, while emergency outages affected cities across Ukraine. Residents in the capital were directed to drinking-water fountains and centers with charging points.
DTEK says Russian attacks shut 3 Ukrainian power plants
DTEK says three thermal plants stopped generating electricity after Russian attacks, adding plant shutdowns to widespread power disruptions. Ukrainian officials also describe damage to a hospital department where patients were receiving treatment.
Kyiv loses water, Kyivvodokanal says, as entire metro shuts
Kyiv’s water supply stopped and its entire metro network was suspended after attacks on energy infrastructure. The water supplier said residents could collect drinking water from public wells and that service would take time to return even after power is restored.
Sudan’s sovereignty council attributes 484 civilian deaths to drones
Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council attributes hundreds of deaths to drone attacks, while the government has taken its allegations about Ethiopian launch sites to two international councils.
Updated
Russian strikes cut power to hundreds of thousands, Zelenskyy says
Zelenskyy said Russian strikes disrupted electricity supplies across 4 Ukrainian regions. Dnipropetrovsk’s governor later said most customers there had been reconnected, while repair crews continued work to restore the remaining connections.
Security
England and Wales police record 3,145 honor-based abuse offences
Police recorded more honor-based abuse-related offences than in the previous year; the Home Office says better recognition and training are likely to have contributed to the rise in reports.
Also this week
Government
Paraguay’s Senate removes President Santiago Peña over bank crisis

India restricts diesel generators and fuel burning in Delhi

Singapore sets 40% emissions threshold for aviation fuel purchases

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Russia’s Putin expands control over Japan Tobacco businesses to 7

UK education ministry plans to cut England’s secondary-school exam content

Saudi Arabia’s Education Ministry announces return to Riyadh classrooms

Israel’s new parliament is sworn in as Eisenkot builds coalition

Trump says he ordered probe of Democrats over impeachment threats

Vietnam’s government proposes tourism investment incentives

US regulators propose $49.75 million rental settlement with Progress

US aviation agency plans to replace floppy-disk systems at over 400 sites

US Commerce Department reportedly approves New Matrix for Nvidia chips

Armenia’s prosecutors re-elect Armen Grigoryan to ethics panel 40–0

Turkey launches Ani Bridge restoration tender, Pashinyan says

UK tax authority puts unused Brexit border costs at £100 million or more

King Charles leads silence and wreath-laying at UK remembrance service

Jay Rockefeller, West Virginia governor and senator, dies at 89

Australia’s government retains four heritage defense sites

Armenia’s parliament speaker orders inquiry into department head

Armenia, Azerbaijan and US launch transit route planning groups

EU Parliament committee opposes listing 2 Indian shipyards

Stephen Miller takes over as White House chief of staff

China approves law governing Antarctic research and exploration

US Agriculture Department plans crop data check after corn errors

US Justice Department says superintelligence task force is operating

France plans €4 billion (about $4.5 billion) in school renovation loans

Spain orders mills to store 12% of olive oil output

Azerbaijan and Ukraine sign cooperation protocol

Canada’s budget proposes C$44 billion (about $31.3 billion) in tariff aid

Italy’s Culture Ministry plans Mario Sironi museum for 2027

Armenia adds repatriation to draft constitution, prime minister says

UK Home Office plans £881.62 million (about $1.2 billion) cloud procurement

Belgium’s king refuses Prime Minister Bart De Wever’s resignation

Armenia’s Constitutional Court fails to elect a president

UK government proposes powers over superintelligence (SI) agents

EU Commission alleges TikTok breached rules over video feed

China records 4.648 million marriage registrations in nine months

Armenia and Cyprus sign education, sports and youth memorandum

UK government plans to require salaries in job adverts

Births to Japanese nationals rise 0.4% to 320,458 in first half

Germany’s bill proposes 5-year minimum for date-rape drug crimes

Paraguay’s interior minister Riera resigns, Benítez takes over

Somalia’s Supreme Court rejects president’s term extension

US judge blocks Trump’s arch construction for 14 days

Armenia’s government approves housing aid for large families

Armenia’s Cabinet allocates 838.544 million drams for roads

Northern Ireland’s health minister pauses Phone First cuts

Azerbaijan’s parliament considers hourly pay for short-term workers

Azerbaijan’s draft budget raises childbirth allowance to 1,500 manats

Baku hosts UN summit on public administration innovation

Japan’s PM Takaichi plans to use fund-sale revenue for growth

Trump establishes Oval Office National Monument

US Maritime Administration approves $1 billion oil port license application

UN maritime agency council backs chief Arsenio Dominguez for second term

Azerbaijan proposes ₼4 billion for special defense projects

US aviation agency proposes launch-abort and debris rules

US attorney general accepts Harmeet Dhillon’s resignation

France’s National Assembly rejects budget revenue section unanimously

US regulator makes Amazon ad pricing allegations public

Bavaria’s deputy premier Hubert Aiwanger dies at 55

Yemen’s president names Salem al-Awlaki information minister

Grab agrees to fee cuts and driver compensation in Vietnam, commission says

South Korea’s multicultural marriages fall 0.2% to 21,399

Armenia’s PM Pashinyan plans to publish constitution draft in November

Armenia’s government adopts child violence identification rules

Armenia’s Cabinet proposes November 12 sitting on treaty company bills

Armenia’s government approves physical superintelligence program

Armenia–Turkey trade is direct in customs terms, Armenia’s foreign minister says

UK government plans 8 regional water councils in England

Armenia’s government approves proposals to sign EU program deals

South West Water must submit leak plan within 6 weeks

US health agency delays competitive rural health awards for 2027

UK launches consultation on shared e-bike standards

UK government aims to halve care-leaver homelessness measure

Germany plans €20 million (about $22.5 million) for swimming lessons

Armenia opens business support applications for citizens aged 63–72

Singapore’s Parliament passes tougher haze enforcement law

South Korea proposes delaying digital-asset tax to 2029

Germany’s deportations fall to 14,324 in first nine months of 2026

Germany logs 5,707 initial asylum claims and new asylum arrivals in October

Germany’s Cabinet approves halving Western Balkan worker quota

UN elects Lee, Akande and others to International Court of Justice

Ethiopia expels 6 Sudanese diplomats

Russia’s Foreign Ministry summons Norwegian diplomat over seizures

Denmark proposes ending stipends for students from wealthier families

Nearly 200 nations adopt biodiversity agreements in Yerevan

US securities regulator raises small-entity asset thresholds

Google to disable superintelligence (SI) on K–12 student accounts by default

European Commission says Georgia still falls short of 9 EU steps

UK government proposes 15-year settlement wait for foreign workers

France caps first-year high school classes at 28 pupils

UK committee opens inquiry after thousands miss pensions

UK competition authority removes 23 market remedies

Armenia launches biometric document system as thousands preregister

Russia raises duty on spirits from ‘unfriendly’ countries from 20% to 35%

UK ad regulator bans misleading mobile-game ads

Spain’s economy minister Carlos Cuerpo to run Transport Ministry

Armath opened an engineering workshop in Iraq on 22 October

UK funds development of Ukrainian GCSE with £340,000 grant

UK plans to put energy brokers under regulator Ofgem

Australia’s High Court rejects Uber appeal over A$81 million tax bill

Westminster maintenance costs £1.5 million a week, MPs say

US agency confirms California signed broadband award

US president extends religious freedom commission through fiscal 2028

US president signs ALS program reauthorization through 2031

Spain’s transport minister steps down after crash kills 69

Armenia moves residency applications online and raises fees

Armenia’s prime minister presents 2027 budget draft to committees

Cali Fund receives just $7,085 against $1 billion annual goal

UK cuts Commonwealth aid from £546 million to a projected £131 million

UK commits £40 million (about $53.6 million) to Caribbean infrastructure

Libya’s religious authority rules against Nike-logo clothing

UK government proposes lifetime pension income option

US agency offers up to $1 million to study gender dysphoria and violence

Germany’s Chancellor Merz says bill to block Berlin housing takeover is ready

Germany’s regulator selects 11 backup power projects

Sweden’s parliament rejects Thand Ringqvist’s government

UK standards committee clears MP James McMurdock of rule breach

Brazil publishes roadmaps on fossil fuels and deforestation

Senegal’s parliament rejects revised 2026 budget

Vietnam updates used electronics import ban from 1 January 2027

EU Commission approves JD.com’s $2.5 billion Ceconomy deal conditionally

UK auditor finds bodies often cannot estimate climate costs

Lebanon’s Energy Ministry cuts power to about 100 public bodies, media say

Armenia to ban some plastic bags and single-use plastics in retail

UK regulators seek views on credit-union rule changes

Armenia’s welfare ministry proposes extending pension cashback

US environmental agency ends factory-farm emissions estimates work

Armenia plans to commission designs for TRIPP transport project

Colombian judge restricts further National Museum removals

British Gas resumes forced prepayment meter installations

EU Commission says Canada–EU digital trade talks end before signature

Trump gives notice of intent to end Rwanda and South Africa trade benefits

Israel extends Al Jazeera ban by 90 days, network says

Trump removed extra 50% tariff on some Canadian goods on 30 October

Russia’s Putin orders private data centers to reserve 10% of capacity

China’s Communist Party confirms 33 expulsions, elects Zhang Shengmin

Hong Kong housing secretary Winnie Ho resigns over fire that killed 168

Israel’s first ambassador presents credentials in Somaliland

South Korea proposes 820.9 trillion won (about $614.8 billion) budget

Ukraine’s Air Alert sent false emergency warnings on 1 November

Vietnam’s government suspends gasoline tax and cuts electricity tariff

Polish judge Korwin-Piotrowska says she suspended tribunal president

UN closes its political mission in Somalia

Bolivia declares emergency as drought hits 114,048 families, government says

US court dismisses $1 billion defamation case against Elsevier

Turkey nominates diplomat Sinirlioglu for UN chief, envoy says

Rights
Paraguay judge orders Peña held before trial and freezes assets

UK court rejects Home Office view on ransom kidnapping exploitation

California governor commutes 548 death sentences

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US Supreme Court takes up Goldman Sachs bankruptcy arbitration case

French authorities investigate more than 100 alleged police misconduct cases

Iran executes 3 men over January protests, state media says

France’s Interior Ministry puts protest turnout at 146,000

Israeli police release journalist Abed Abou Shhadeh after 5 days

Amsterdam police arrest 150–200 at Microsoft data center protest

UN confirms human rights employee’s death in Houthi custody

Russia’s Justice Ministry labels Peaceful Russia and Rassvet ‘foreign agents’

Kenya’s court convicts preacher Paul Mackenzie and others of 191 murders

Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu ends hunger strike, lawyer says

Florida executes Jesse Guardado after US Supreme Court denies stays

Georgia’s prosecutors decline to investigate mayor’s remarks

Turkey’s court remands former minister Kaya in fund case

Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib Razak returns home under house arrest

Indonesia’s police name fourth suspect in president wiretapping case

India’s Supreme Court starts 24-hour custody clock at detention

US Justice Department sues Penn State over tuition policy

Macau court sentences ex-lawmaker Au Kam San to 12.5 years in prison

French court opens Picasso plates investigation, legal source says

US appeals court rejects Kalshi’s bid to block state gambling laws

Serbia’s prosecutor general orders records protected

Mexican judge arrested in Colombia on 9 US charges

Russell Brand gets 10.5 years in prison for rape and sexual assault

Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies notify 5 of suspicion in crime-ring case

UK court raises Vickrum Digwa’s murder sentence minimum

Italy court sentences Kaufmann to life for partner and daughter’s murders

EU court bars organic label for CBD foods without market approval

Armenia’s Investigative Committee sends death case to prosecutor

Russia’s prosecutors designate Georgia’s Droa party undesirable

Moldova bans Transnistria leader from travel for 5 years

Finland’s court jails two Fitburg crew over cable damage

Armenia’s court orders businessman Samvel Karapetyan held for 1 month

Armenian court extends Gagik Tsarukyan’s detention by 3 months

Australia’s High Court lets One Nation leader Pauline Hanson appeal ruling

Hong Kong court sentences Joshua Wong to 10 years in prison

Iraq court sentences ex-oil official Hussein Talib Abboud to 8 years

US court sentences Daniel Sikkema to life for husband’s murder

Serbia detains officers over alleged torture of protesters

Armenian court extends ex-minister Gagik Khachatryan’s detention by two months

US court gives Jorge Figueira 12 years, orders $1 billion surrender, statement says

Hungary opens communist-era secret police database

Abovyan to regain kindergarten property worth about AMD 1.24 billion

UK Home Office envisages facial recognition for civil immigration cases

Russia’s embassy confirms detention of 34 women in Ankara raids

Indonesia’s president dismisses chief of staff after wiretapping arrest

Armenia sends Gyumri music college bribery case to court

India’s Supreme Court permits certified green firecrackers in Delhi

Georgia opens bribery trial of former prime minister Irakli Gharibashvili

Russia leaves European anti-torture convention, ending monitoring

Nepal anti-graft commission charges ex-PM Madhav Kumar Nepal and 96 others

Ethiopia’s media regulator suspends The Reporter indefinitely

Women accuse comedian David Walliams of sexual misconduct

Ukraine charges Zelensky’s former spokesperson with treason

US judge jails former High Museum executive Brady Lum for 12 months

Armenia’s investigators decide to charge Nalbandyan, committee chief says

Armenia’s investigators receive ex-MP Hayk Sargsyan case, chairman says

Germany’s justice minister proposes criminalizing verbal sexual harassment

US judge dismisses government lawsuit for Harvard applicant records

France opens inquiry into Beirut bombing that killed 7 civilians

European rights court rejects Azerbaijan’s referral request

Armenia’s court bars transfers of ex-governor’s 5.38 hectares

Israeli police detain 2 journalists after settler attack

Reporters Without Borders names 33 press freedom predators

Armenia’s judicial council reprimands judge Gevorg Manukyan

Australian court jails tourist for 5 years and 9 months for manslaughter

Armenia’s court orders AMD 5.251 million for Areni, prosecutors say

Armenia’s court orders AMD 128 million for Hrazdan, prosecutors say

Georgia’s prosecutors charge former PM Irakli Gharibashvili with bribery

US judge rejects new complaint against ex-FBI officials Floris and Benavides

Kurdish lawmaker confirms Ocalan’s move within Imrali prison

Ukraine charges Russian general over Skovoroda museum strike

UN commission finds Israeli crimes against humanity in West Bank

Dolores Huerta, who helped win farmworkers’ first health plans, dies at 96

Switzerland’s top court upholds ex-rebel Kosiah’s 20-year sentence

Iran gives journalist Ghazanfari 26 years in terms, press freedom group says

Zambia charges opposition leader Mundubile with treason and sedition

US sentences Chinese agents Lai and Chen to 30 months each

France’s police make 779 protest and Halloween arrests, ministry says

Novaya Gazeta announces closure of its Moscow newsroom

Conflict
3 oil tankers caught fire in Hormuz, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say

Russia says it struck 3 cargo vessels carrying goods for Ukraine

Yemen strikes kill at least 33, Houthi-run media say

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Russian strikes damage Ukraine’s power network, 9 reported hurt

Yemen fighting displaces more than 323,000 people, UN says

Iran’s naval force says tanker caught fire after hitting mine

Russian attacks kill at least 2 across Ukraine, authorities say

Russian attack on Ukraine aid center reportedly kills 55

Russia and Ukraine agree prisoner swap as Abu Dhabi talks end

US blockade of Iran’s land supply routes is in effect, Trump says

US aircraft disables cargo vessel in Gulf of Oman, military says

Most Ukrainians surveyed at Polish border plan short visits home

Congo raid leaves 33 bodies, local leaders say

Yemen market attack kills at least 30 civilians, Houthis say

Ukraine reverses Russia’s 2026 territorial gains, think tank says

Tanker explosion kills 1 seafarer in Gulf, manager says

15.4 million people in Sudan need shelter, UN agencies say

2026 conflicts kill 66 or more sailors, International Maritime Organization says

Settlers seize 8 homes near Jericho, forcing dozens to flee, UN says

Iran reportedly submits nuclear proposal to US, sets 7 demands for talks

Abyei market strike kills at least 153, local minister says

5 tankers and a tugboat catch fire near Hormuz, Iranian forces say

Tanker hit by two projectiles off Qatar, UK agency says

El Salvador’s President Bukele announces rescue operation in Haiti

UNICEF says water attacks rise from under 45 in 2021 to over 135 in 2025

Gunfire damages tents in Rafah and reportedly injures people, UN says

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say mines destroyed 4 tankers in Hormuz

Oleshky ceasefire ends after evacuees reach Kyiv

Russia to resume Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi, Kremlin says

Israeli military withdraws from Hebron operation area

Two projectiles hit tanker off Oman, maritime body says

Sudan drone strikes stop dialysis for 25 patients, UN coordinator says

Mozambique violence displaces 7,029 people, UN agency says

Maritime chief urges safety enforcement as 25 seafarers die

Western Sahara peacekeeping ends after Russia vetoes US renewal

Germany’s Chancellor Merz promises Ukraine air-defense and winter aid

UN verifies almost 2,000 attacks on education in Ukraine, UNICEF says

US Central Command confirms limited strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island

Crimean cities impose power cuts after strikes, authorities say

Two projectiles hit tanker off Saudi Arabia, UK maritime office says

UNESCO records 127 journalist and media worker deaths in conflict zones

Attacks kill more than 60 Christians in Ethiopia, church says

Bulgaria rescues 18 sailors from drone-hit Contship Jet, which sinks

Unidentified objects strike Qatari LNG carrier Al Mayeda in Gulf, operator says

Security
Bomb threats disrupt at least 18 more flights across Europe

EU prosecutors investigate possible fraud in Spanish rail funding

Egypt’s president orders inquiry after train crash kills at least 7

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Yerevan police arrest suspect after stabbing victim, 29, dies

Migrant boat sinking off Senegal kills at least 39

Turkey arrests suspect after shootings kill 8 in Afyonkarahisar

Kraków suspect in shooting that killed 6 dies, Polish police say

Armenia’s police arrest 3 men, say they prevented a killing

US offers up to $20 million for Iran nuclear information

US charges Soall, Hazan and Sheetrit in alleged $129 million fraud

Ireland’s RTÉ evacuates Dublin office after bomb threat

Armenia and UK sign defense program, Armenia’s ministry says

Bondi shooting survivor Eva Geller dies in hospital at 90

Azerbaijan’s parliament advances military absence penalties at first reading

Armenia’s Interior Ministry reports 89,369 speeding citations

Turkey submits Mecca defence pact to parliament for ratification

US war secretary authorizes patrol cars and boats for Washington Guard

Aer Lingus flight lands safely in France after bomb alert

US Treasury publishes determination naming four Cuban sectors

Bulgaria clears 3 Ryanair planes after bomb threats

US task forces made nearly 12,000 arrests, White House says

France extends Black Sea patrol in Romania, aircraft commander says

Jordan patrol arrests attacker after officer dies in stabbing

Armenia extradites border-crossing suspect Y.P. to China, prosecutors say

UK parliament expands human rights sanctions powers, Human Rights Watch says

Poland charges 4 with espionage over alleged shipments to Russia

Syria and Saudi Arabia sign defense cooperation agreement

South Korea’s defense ministry plans to expand Hormuz mission

Armenia’s Health Ministry says 3 hospitalized after Ushi crash

Armenia’s police say they detained 65 people on 26 October–1 November

US Treasury issues license for certain Venezuela bond transactions

US indicts Canadians Roach and Stubbings in university hacking case

Armenia extradites fraud suspect F.Z. to Tajikistan, prosecutors say

Indonesia deploys over 20,000 personnel to Jakarta, admiral says

Ex-US contractor Lemma pleads guilty to sharing secrets with Ethiopia

Azerbaijan’s mine agency says it found 979 mines in October

Papua New Guinea police arrest 4 Chinese nationals over suspected shell

MSC Cruises cancels 11-night voyage after US detains ship

US transport safety board sends team after Florida crash kills all 9 aboard

Kazakhstan proposes ratifying Khorgos security agreement

Spain’s identification body reports 69 train-crash deaths

DR Congo orders mining probe after copper and cobalt seizures

Uganda’s military brings first troops home from Somalia

Greenland’s parliament approves US security agreement

US authorities charge Robin Martin over hundreds of powder letters

Australia bans Wooyang Venus from ports for 90 days

Syria arrests 2 over alleged Hezbollah refinery plot, intelligence says

UK prosecutors charge Reform councillor with 12 counts of rape

Trump says $4 billion in Israel aid will end at year-end

India’s navy frees 20 Iranian crew members from pirates

European police arrest 7 and seize over 100 scam servers

Armenia’s Investigative Committee reviews murders dating to the 1990s

Azerbaijan returns 11 cyberfraud suspects from Ukraine, ministry says

UK cyber agency sees superintelligence ransomware attack as highly likely

Russia’s security service says it intercepts explosive drone goggles

North Korea fired around 10 missiles on 29 October, South Korea says

Elections
New Zealand’s governing parties win 67 projected seats

South Africa’s African National Congress loses 6 metro majorities: commission

New Zealand votes on final day of general election

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Karen Bass concedes Los Angeles mayoral race to Nithya Raman

Democrats win more than 250 US House seats

New Zealand votes on 7 November to elect a government

Nigeria court reportedly disqualifies leading presidential candidate

Netanyahu’s bloc wins 53 seats in Israel, falls short of a majority

Annie Andrews wins South Carolina US Senate race

New Jersey’s Pemberton Mayor Matthew Bianchini concedes to Belinda Fontanez

Dow rises nearly 3% after US midterm elections

Democrats set to win control of both chambers of US Congress

Xavier Becerra wins California governor race

Janeese Lewis George wins Washington mayoral race with nearly 85%

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford projected to defeat Joe Lombardo

Amy Klobuchar defeats Lisa Demuth to win Minnesota governorship

India removes 130 million names from voter rolls, NPR reports

Rob Sand wins Iowa governor’s race, Associated Press projects

New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte projected to win second term

Gina Hinojosa wins Texas governor race as Abbott concedes

David Crowley projected to beat Tom Tiffany in Wisconsin governor race

Deb Haaland wins New Mexico governor race, according to race call

Amy Acton wins Ohio governor’s race, projected result shows

Kathy Hochul wins New York governor’s race, NBC News projects

Ex-Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms reportedly wins Georgia governor race

Byron Donalds defeats David Jolly in Florida governor race

US appeals court permits election-worker prosecution threats

Georgia’s government bill limits election-result challenges

At least 4 California election workers receive federal subpoenas

US Supreme Court rejects bid to set aside 20,000 California ballots

Iliana Iotova wins Bulgaria’s presidential runoff

US voters face midterms with control of Congress at stake

US judge dismisses Alaska Senate certification lawsuit

US appeals court rejects Trump’s California ballot bid again

Reports for this week
AveNewsUK interest rates, French protests, US measles deaths
The Bank of England raised its rate to 4%, and Governor Andrew Bailey said another rise could be warranted. The next decision is due on 17 December. France’s Interior Ministry provisionally estimated at least 600,000 demonstrators demanding higher wages and better public services. Wisconsin recorded its first measles death in 36 years.
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4 min38 sources
TechnologyRefrigeration cyberattacks, SonicWall patch deadline, false emergency alerts
Refrigeration cyberattacks have reached at least 11 European countries, prompting US agencies to urge operators to secure exposed controls. Federal civilian agencies must secure systems affected by an actively exploited SonicWall flaw by 20 November 2026. Russia and Ukraine also experienced false emergency alerts, with Ukrainian authorities directing residents to official channels and sirens.
Weekly report · covering
3 min44 sources
ScienceCongo Ebola vaccine trials, Yemen displacement, Gaza flooding
Africa CDC’s latest figures list 5,372 Ebola deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Researchers have begun vaccine trials against the outbreak strain, which has no approved vaccine or specific treatment. The UN says fighting has displaced more than 323,000 people in Yemen since August. Gaza authorities say rain flooded at least 70,000 tents, leaving displaced families without dry shelter.
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BusinessUK rate rise, Armenian and Australian rate increases, stock-market losses
The Bank of England raised its rate to 4%, its first increase since August 2023, with the next decision due on 17 December. Armenia’s policy rate reached 7%, while Australia’s cash-rate target rose to 4.85%. A technology-share sell-off pushed the Nasdaq into correction territory.
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3 min55 sources
CultureRTÉ evacuation, Diamond stock settlement, Steam release checks
A bomb threat interrupted RTÉ’s radio schedule and prompted staff evacuations at Irish newsrooms as authorities worked to identify those responsible. Diamond publishers secured a settlement requiring Sparkle Pop to make their stock available for removal. Valve added checks for games awaiting release on Steam to help reduce repeat reviews.
Weekly report · covering
3 min25 sources
SportsAthlete eligibility reversal, Jesús de Miguel’s death, hockey exclusions
A US appeals court reversed the fifth-year eligibility ruling for athletes who graduated high school in 2022, leaving separate state-court orders in place as cases continue. Tenerife confirmed Jesús de Miguel’s death after a collision during a match, with a disciplinary decision pending. Canada’s restriction excludes Russian and Belarusian players from the junior hockey tournament in Alberta.
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4 min40 sources
