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Fresh U.S. strikes hit Iranian military sites as Iran targeted Bahrain and Kuwait, while the Pentagon confirmed additional American service-member deaths tied to attacks in Iraq and Jordan.
The latest government data put cases in the Bundibugyo-virus outbreak at more than 11,000. International trackers report slightly different totals because their reporting cutoffs differ.
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42 stories in this desk.The Kenya Red Cross has estimated that more than 50,000 people have been displaced into Kenya amid deadly clashes near the Ethiopia border. The estimate includes people staying with host families and has not been independently confirmed as a final count.
The Associated Press reported that 39 people have died after a boat carrying migrants capsized off Senegal, with one person rescued and search efforts continuing.
A passenger bus and cargo lorry collided at Kiponzero Junction on Nov. 9, according to Iringa regional police. Tanzanian outlets citing police reported 21 people killed and five injured; investigators had not established a final cause in the reports reviewed.
After meeting Qatar’s prime minister, President Donald Trump said renewed U.S. strikes on Iran were unlikely and described the conflict as militarily ‘effectively over.’ Iran’s state-linked Tasnim news agency, citing a senior security official, denied plans for a meeting between Iran’s security chief and Vice President JD Vance and said Tehran would not negotiate until Washington acts on seven Iranian conditions. No agreement has been announced, and the parties’ public accounts differ.
Brazil is presenting a voluntary framework at COP31 to help countries plan a shift away from fossil fuels; it is not a negotiated UN decision or a binding new obligation.
AP reports that trilateral talks involving Ukraine, Russia and the United States have started in Abu Dhabi; European G7 envoys are meeting separately in Paris. No agreement has yet been reported.
The UN weather agency says global temperatures averaged 1.47°C above pre-industrial levels in January–September, while preliminary 2026 data indicate record ocean heat.
Police say the 24-year-old suspect in Kraków’s Nov. 7 shooting died in hospital Monday. Prosecutors say the inquiry will continue to establish whether he acted alone or received help; investigators have not established a motive.
A new Global Carbon Budget forecast puts fossil CO₂ emissions 0.4% lower this year, but says the dip is not yet evidence of a lasting peak.
Saudi Arabia says falling missile-interception debris damaged an Aramco building in Riyadh, with no injuries reported.
Official results put the African National Congress at about 31% in Wednesday’s local elections, its weakest showing in a local vote. The result sets up negotiations over municipal coalitions.
Preliminary results project 67 seats for the incumbent National-led bloc in a 131-seat Parliament, one above a majority. Special votes remain uncounted; official results are due Nov. 27.
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