Portal:Current events
Topics in the news
- In baseball, the Atlanta Braves defeat the Houston Astros to win the World Series (most valuable player Jorge Soler pictured).
- At the United Nations Climate Change Conference, world leaders vow to end deforestation and cut methane emissions by 2030.
- At least 22 people die in a building collapse in Lagos, Nigeria.
- The Liberal Democratic Party, led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, wins a majority of seats in the Japanese general election.
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Tigray War
- A United Nations report accuses all sides of committing war crimes on civilians, including torture, killings, gang rapes and arrests based on ethnicity. The head of the Human Rights office, Michelle Bachelet, especially accused the forces of Ethiopia and Eritrea for most of the human rights violations. (The Guardian)
- 2019–2021 Persian Gulf crisis
- Iranian state media reports that the American Navy attempted to capture an Iranian oil tanker; it was boarded, commandeered and then returned by Iranian NEDSA marines in a heliborne operation. (Reuters)
- 2021 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks
- Around 40 fighters storm the city of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, singing songs calling for the liberation of the country and opening fire against security forces, killing two soldiers and a police officer. Six attackers are killed and 36 others arrested. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2021 Lagos high-rise collapse
- The death toll from the collapse of a high-rise building under construction in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria, rises to 22, as the search-and-rescue operations enter their third day. (Al Jazeera)
- Two people are dead as a Russian Antonov An-12 cargo plane carrying seven passengers crash-lands in Siberia. (AFP via NDTV)
- A magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes Mendoza Province, Argentina. No casualties are reported but minimal damage to buildings is. The earthquake hit at 00:17 (Argentina Time), near the border with Chile. (Hola News)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in India, COVID-19 vaccine and COVID-19 vaccination in India
- The World Health Organization approves for emergency use listing (EUL) for the Covaxin manufactured by Indian biotech firm Bharat Biotech. (NDTV)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
- COVID-19 pandemic in Metro Manila
- The Metro Manila Council approved the lifting of the unified curfew over the National Capital Region starting tomorrow, after being instituted since March 2020. (Rappler)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Metro Manila
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- Russia reports a record for the second consecutive day of 1,189 deaths from COVID-19, bringing the nationwide death toll to 242,060. (Asian News International)
- COVID-19 pandemic in India, COVID-19 vaccine and COVID-19 vaccination in India
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Afghanistan conflict
- Islamic State–Taliban conflict
- 2021 Kabul hospital attack
- A bomb explodes at the entrance of the Daoud Khan Military Hospital in Kabul, followed by gunfire and a second explosion. At least 25 people are killed and more than 50 others are wounded. Four of the attackers are killed and a fifth is arrested by the Taliban. (The Guardian)
- 2021 Kabul hospital attack
- Islamic State–Taliban conflict
- Tigray War
- Ethiopia declares a six-month state of emergency as the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) and Oromo Liberation Army gain control over areas outside of Tigray and the TDF announces its intention to advance to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Authorities in Addis Ababa, in a separate announcement earlier in the day, tell citizens to register arms and prepare to defend their neighbourhoods. (Reuters)
- The United States bans embassy personnel from traveling outside of Addis Ababa and strongly suggests that U.S. citizens seriously reconsider travel to Ethiopia and that those who are currently in Ethiopia consider making preparations to leave the country. (U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia)
Business and economy
- The Taliban announces a complete ban on the use of foreign currency in transactions, threatening "legal action" against those who defy the ban. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
- Five people are dead after a small cargo plane belonging to Optimum Aviation Ltd. crashes shortly after take-off from the airport in Juba, South Sudan. (AP)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria
- Bulgaria reports a record 6,007 new cases and 310 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 608,499 and the nationwide death toll to 24,309. (Novinite)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
- Greece reports a record 6,700 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 754,451. (Ekathimerini)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Romania
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- Russia reports a record 1,178 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 240,871. (Anadolu Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria
- COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
- COVID-19 pandemic in Tonga
- Tonga's main island of Tongatapu enters a seven-day lockdown that closes non-essential businesses and bans sales of alcohol and mass gatherings, except small funerals, after the country reports its first case of COVID-19 in a person who travelled from Christchurch, New Zealand on a repatriation flight last week. (New Zealand Herald)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Tuvalu, COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
- A traveller from Tuvalu tests positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Auckland, New Zealand. Tuvalu had not previously reported any COVID-19 cases in the country. (RNZ)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Tonga
- COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina, COVID-19 vaccination in Argentina
- Argentina begins administering booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 50 years old and people with immunization problems. (Infobae)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Bahrain, COVID-19 vaccination in Bahrain
- Bahrain's National Health Regulatory Authority approves the emergency use of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years old. (The Times of Israel)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
International relations
- Foreign relations of Madagascar, Foreign relations of Seychelles
- Seychelles president Wavel Ramkalawan and Malagasy president Andry Rajoelina hold a bilateral meeting in Glasgow to discuss trafficking in the south of Seychelles and maritime security in the Indian Ocean. The two leaders also discuss ways to stop gold smuggling. (AllAfrica)
Politics and elections
- 2021 United States elections
- 2021 United States gubernatorial elections
- 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election, 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election
- Voters head to the polls in Virginia to either re-elect former Governor Terry McAuliffe or elect former Carlyle Group CEO Glenn Youngkin. In New Jersey, voters head to the polls to either re-elect Governor Phil Murphy or elect former state legislator Jack Ciattarelli to replace him. (KITV-TV)
- 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election, 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election
- 2021 United States House of Representatives elections
- 2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district special election, 2021 Ohio's 11th congressional district special election
- Voters head to the polls to replace Steve Stivers and Marcia Fudge. Fudge resigned in March in order to become U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (Big News Network)
- 2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district special election, 2021 Ohio's 11th congressional district special election
- 2021 United States gubernatorial elections
- Christian Schmidt, the United Nations' High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, issues a report warning that the country is likely to break apart and that there is a very high risk of the renewal of internal armed conflict. (The Guardian)
Sports
- In Major League Baseball, the Atlanta Braves defeat the Houston Astros to win the World Series. This marks the Braves' first World Series title since 1995. (The Guardian)
Arts and culture
- COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on The Walt Disney Company
- COVID-19 pandemic in Shanghai
- Shanghai Disney Resort suspends entry into Shanghai Disneyland and Disneytown and asks 33,863 visitors to take a nucleic acid test upon exiting, and another test after 24 hours, after a visitor from Hangzhou tested positive for COVID-19. (NBC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Shanghai
Disasters and accidents
- 2021 Lagos high-rise collapse
- At least 15 people are killed and several others are trapped when a high-rise building under construction in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria, collapses. (BBC News)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, COVID-19 vaccination in Indonesia
- The Indonesian Drug and Food Control Agency issues an emergency use authorization for the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine for children between the ages of 6 and 11 years. (VOI)
- Indonesia becomes the first country in the world to approve the protein-based Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, which will be manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. (The New York Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Israel
- Israel reopens its borders to vaccinated international travellers for the first time since March 2020, where they must have received two doses of any WHO-approved vaccine, a booster dose within the past six months, or only one dose if they have recovered from COVID-19. (La Prensa Latina)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
- Japan lifts its 10,000 spectator attendance limit for large-scale events in 27 prefectures and allow events across the country to have 5,000 spectators or 50% venue capacity in order to restore social and economic activities amid decline of COVID-19 cases. (Kyodo News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
- South Korea begins to implement a "Living with COVID-19" campaign with easing of movement restrictions and lifting operating hour restrictions for businesses as well as requiring proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test from the previous 48 hours in order to enter high-risk venues. This comes as 75% of the South Korean population has been fully vaccinated. (CNA)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Thailand reopens its international borders for the first time in 18 months to fully vaccinated travellers from 60 countries, where they are allowed to enter the country without quarantining, despite only 42% of the country's population being fully vaccinated. (BBC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, COVID-19 vaccination in Indonesia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
- Greece reports a record 5,449 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 747,595. (Greek Reporter)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine
- The Ukrainian capital Kyiv begins to require vaccine certificates or negative test results in order to enter restaurants, cafés, gyms, entertainment facilities and shopping malls as well as to use public transportation in an attempt to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Australia completely reopens its international borders to fully vaccinated citizens who are currently overseas. In the past, returning citizens were staggered through arrival caps and were required to pay for two weeks of quarantine. This will also allow fully-vaccinated Australians to leave and return to the country without an exemption. (The Guardian)
- Australia fully reopens its maritime border with New Zealand for fully vaccinated travelers, who will be able to visit Australia without needing an exemption or quarantine. (The Guardian)
- The worldwide death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic surpasses five million. The actual death toll is suspected to be higher as some countries may not have reported all deaths. (Al Jazeera)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
International relations
- 2021 Jersey dispute, France–United Kingdom relations
- French President Emmanuel Macron announces that his government will postpone the imposition of "tighter controls" on British imports initially scheduled for Tuesday midnight as negotiations between France, the UK, and the European Commission over the rights of French fishermen to fish in Jersey's territorial waters continue. (AFP via Expatica)
Law and crime
- Capital punishment in Iraq
- A man is sentenced to death in Iraq for shooting two journalists dead while driving home in Basra in January. The court said that the man committed the murders "with the aim of destabilising security and stability and intimidating people for terrorist purposes". (Al Jazeera)
- United States federal judge Robert N. Scola Jr. of the Southern District of Florida dismisses seven of eight charges of money laundering against Colombian businessman Alex Saab, who is accused of moving $350 million out of Venezuela into accounts controlled in the U.S. and other countries. (AFP via RFI)
Politics and elections
- Politics of Nicaragua
- President Daniel Ortega tightens his grip ahead of upcoming elections. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the United States would increase sanctions on Nicaraguan officials, accusing Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo of staging a "sham election" in the second poorest country in the Americas. (Reuters)
- Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda is sworn in as the Governor of Baja California, making her the first woman to represent Baja California. (San Diego Union Tribune)
Science and technology
- Gary Freedman completes the first electric plane flight across New Zealand's Cook Strait. (AP)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Yemeni Civil War
- Two missiles are launched against a mosque in Marib Governorate, killing and wounding a total of 29 people. (Al Jazeera)
- Insurgency in the Maghreb
- Gunmen open fire against security forces in Sourou, Burkina Faso, killing five policemen. Fifteen attackers are killed in a gunfight after the attack. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2021 Salisbury rail crash
- Seventeen people are injured in a derailment and crash between two trains near Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. (BBC News)
- One person is killed and 15 others are injured when a Pemex gas pipeline explodes in Puebla, Mexico. The Governor of Puebla, Miguel Barbosa Huerta, blames an illegal tap for the explosion. (The Canberra Times)
- Nine firefighters are killed during a training exercise inside a cave in Altinópolis, São Paulo, Brazil, after the roof of the cave collapsed. (AFP via The Straits Times)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar
- Myanmar surpasses 500,000 cases of COVID-19. (Asian News International)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates
- The United Arab Emirates issues an emergency use authorization of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- Russia reports a record for the second consecutive day of 40,993 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 8.51 million. (ABC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.
- White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says that she has tested positive for COVID-19 following a meeting with President Joe Biden. She said in a statement that she is experiencing mild symptoms. (CBS News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
Law and crime
- October 2021 Tokyo attack
- A man attacks passengers on a train in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan, with acid and a knife, before setting the train on fire, injuring 17 people. A man is arrested at the scene. (Reuters)
- The Mexican National Guard open fire against a vehicle carrying Cuban citizens, killing one person and wounding four more people. The guards said that "the vehicle didn't stopped when ordered to do so". (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2021 Japanese general election
- Japanese citizens head to the polls to elect members of the Lower House. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party faces more opposition than in previous elections due to the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. (The Washington Post)
- October 2021 Sudanese coup d'état
- Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok says that he will not step down despite being under house arrest following the military coup. (CNN)
- North Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev announces his resignation following a decisive defeat of his party, the Social Democratic Union, in the local elections. (AP)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Yemeni Civil War
- 2021 Aden bombings
- A car bomb kills 9 people and wounds 12 others near Aden International Airport. The attack coincided with the arrival of Aden's former governor at the airport, who is unhurt. (BBC News)
- 2021 Aden bombings
- Aftermath of the October 2021 Sudanese coup d'état
- Three people are killed as the military opens fire at an anti-coup protest in Omdurman, bringing the total number of protesters killed since the coup to 14. (Al Jazeera)
- Mali War
- Tigray War
- The Tigray Defense Forces say that they have captured the strategic city of Dessie and are advancing toward neighboring Kombolcha in Amhara. The government denies these claims, but residents confirm that the Ethiopian National Defense Force have completely withdrawn from Dessie. (Al Jazeera)
- Internal conflict in Myanmar
- Over 160 buildings, including two churches, in the town of Thantlang, Chin State, have been destroyed by fires resulting from Tatmadaw shelling that occurred the previous day. (AP via Global News)
Business and economy
- Economy of Argentina
- In his speech at the G20 summit in Rome, president Alberto Fernández says that huge debts "condemn generations" and that the "current system prioritizes speculation over the development of the peoples", while also condemning the previous administration of Mauricio Macri for accepting a $46 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund. (Hola News)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- Russia reports a record 40,351 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 8.47 million. (CTV News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey
- Turkey surpasses eight million cases of COVID-19. (ANI News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
- New Zealand reports a record 160 new community cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. (1 News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
- The Philippines reports a record 423 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours due to reclassification of 373 cases previously listed as recoveries, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 43,044. (CNA)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
International relations
- 2021 Jersey dispute, France–United Kingdom relations
- Last-ditch talks are held between British and French authorities as local authorities in the ports of Calais and Boulogne warn of a "disaster" if the French government goes ahead with its plan to "clog up" the English Channel and disrupt the trade and sailing of British vessels in French ports. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the UK could consider "formal action" under trade agreements. (The Guardian)
- 2021 G20 Rome summit
- The 16th G20 summit begins for the first time in person after the beginning of the pandemic with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping appearing via video link. (BBC News)
- United States–European Union relations
- United States Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announces the removal of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the European Union that were imposed during the presidency of Donald Trump. European Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis announces that the bloc will reciprocate the action on U.S. imports, ending a trade war. (AFP via RTHK)
- Lebanon–United Arab Emirates relations
- The Emirati foreign ministry announces that it will recall its diplomats in Lebanon and ban Emirati citizens from traveling to the country "in solidarity with" Saudi Arabia, which recalled its ambassador to Lebanon over "insulting" remarks about the war in Yemen made by Lebanese information minister George Kurdahi. (AFP via Al-Ahram)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2021 Uganda bombings
- Two children are killed by a bomb explosion at a village in Nakaseke District. The device looked like a jackfruit and was given to the children while they were playing. (Al Jazeera)
- 2021 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks
- The CODECO and the Alliance for the Liberation of the Congo militia groups attack two villages in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing at least 14 civilians. (AFP via The Punch)
- Afghanistan conflict
- Three people are killed and several injured when gunmen open fire at a wedding in Nangarhar. The Taliban are accused of being behind the attack, opening fire while music was being played. The Taliban has, however, said that the shooting was an internal dispute and that two of the attackers have been arrested. (The Guardian)
- Insurgency in the Maghreb
- Internal conflict in Myanmar
- Tatmadaw forces bombard the town of Thantlang in Chin State, western Myanmar, with artillery shells, destroying dozens of homes, after clashing with local self-defence forces who captured a soldier. (Al Jazeera English)
Business and economy
- Economy of Mexico
- The National Institute of Statistics and Geography in Mexico shows that the economy shrank 0.2% in the third-quarter from the three previous months and the GDP also declined during the same period of time, both largely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on businesses. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria
- Lockdown restrictions are further eased in Melbourne as 80% of the adult population are now fully vaccinated. Schools, non-essential retail, restaurants and gyms reopen with density limits, masks are no longer mandatory outdoors, and travel between Melbourne and regional Victoria resumes. (The Guardian)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria
- COVID-19 pandemic in Tonga
- Tonga reports its first case of COVID-19 in a person who travelled from Christchurch, New Zealand to Nukuʻalofa and is now in isolation. (RNZ)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Andorra
- Minister of Culture and Sports Sílvia Riva tests positive for COVID-19. (Diari d'Andorra)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Poland
- Poland surpasses three million cases of COVID-19. (U.S. News & World Report)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- Russia reports a record for the fourth consecutive day of 1,163 deaths from COVID-19, bringing the nationwide death toll to 236,220. (ABC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine
- COVID-19 pandemic in Andorra
- COVID-19 pandemic in South America
- After seeing a slight increase in the number of cases and deaths, Chile, Uruguay and Argentina intensify their vaccination rollouts. Chile has reported 37,719 total deaths from COVID-19 while Argentina has reported 115,916 total deaths from COVID-19. (El País Uruguay)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Kyrgyzstan
- The Kyrgyzstan Cabinet of Ministers issues a change of regulations that would require workers in the cultural, leisure, entertainment, and sport sectors to be vaccinated against COVID-19 due to the ongoing pandemic situation in the country. (AKIpress)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
- The Food and Drug Administration authorizes the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11, becoming the first vaccine to be approved for children in the United States. (CNBC)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
International relations
- 2021 Belarus–European Union border crisis, Belarus–Poland relations
- The Senate of Poland approves a plan to construct an estimated €353 million (US$407 million) wall along the country's border with Belarus, in response to an influx of migrants. (AFP via Barron's)
- Moldova–Russia relations
- Moldova and Russian energy firm Gazprom extend their supply contract, following accusations of Russia raising oil prices against Moldova. (AFP via The Moscow Times)
- Lebanon–Saudi Arabia relations
- Saudi Arabia recalls its ambassador to Lebanon and demands for Lebanon to reciprocate the action over "insulting" remarks about the war in Yemen made by Lebanese information minister George Kurdahi. (AFP via RFI)
Law and crime
- LGB rights in Afghanistan, Treatment of women by the Taliban
- Taliban-appointed chief of the Central Bank Shah Mehrabi says that gay rights will not be respected in Afghanistan because "That's against our Sharia law", but also said that, conversely, women's rights will be different than that of the 1990s. (Thomson Reuters Foundation)
- Aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état
- U Win Htein, aide to the deposed Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi, is sentenced to 20 years in prison for sedition. Htein became the first politician arrested in the aftermath of the February 2021 coup to be convicted. (Deutsche Welle)
- The European Parliament sues the European Commission for failing to properly enforce the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation that is linked to the Next Generation EU recovery package, which refuses to fund member states that fail to comply with the European Union's rule of law standards. (CNN)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Bangsamoro Parliament election
- President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte signs into law a bill postponing the Bangsamoro Parliament election to 2025. The interim government of Bangsamoro led by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front has requested the postponement due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the inability of the government to draw up an election code for the autonomous region. (AFP via The Straits Times)
Science and technology
- Solar cycle 25
- An X-class solar flare, the second of the current solar cycle, erupts. An associated coronal mass ejection may graze Earth on October 30 or 31, which could cause bright aurorae and interfere with satellite communications. (Space)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Far-right terrorism in France
- Rémy Daillet, a far-right conspiracy theorist, is charged with leading the planned "Operation Azul", a plot which involved 12 suspects, accused of plotting a series of attacks against COVID-19 vaccination centres, a masonic lodge, journalists, prominent figures and parliament. Former soldiers had been hired to train recruits for the plot. (BBC News)
- Tigray War
- Ethiopian forces carry out another airstrike on Mekelle, the capital of the Tigray Region, targeting a compound of the Tigray People's Liberation Front. A Tigrayan spokesman denies that the airstrike hit the compound and instead says that six civilians were killed, including three children. (Yahoo! News)
- Aftermath of the October 2021 Sudanese coup d'état
- Protests continue for the fourth day in Sudan after the coup d'état. Another protestor is killed, bringing the total number of protestors killed to 11. (Reuters)
- The new leader of the Islamic State – West Africa Province has been killed during a military operation this month, two weeks after the death of the group's leader Abu Musab al-Barnawi was announced. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- Facebook, Inc., the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, renames itself to Meta Platforms. CEO Mark Zuckerberg says that the rename was done in order to reflect the company's diversification into other areas, such as virtual reality. (BBC News)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- Moscow enters its strictest lockdown since June 2020, closing schools, kindergartens, and all non-essential businesses until November 7 due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths. (Deutsche Welle)
- Russia reports a record for the third consecutive day of 1,159 deaths from COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 235,057. The country also reports a record 40,096 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 8.39 million. (Anadolu Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary
- The Hungarian government announces that it will require face masks to be worn on public transport beginning on November 1 and will also allow companies to impose a vaccine mandate for their employees in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Additionally, all non-essential medical appointments will be temporarily suspended. (Euronews)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine
- Ukraine reports a record 26,071 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2.85 million. (Ukrinform)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China, COVID-19 vaccination in mainland China
- Beijing mandates booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for key workers, including cooks, security guards and cleaning personnel, becoming the first major Chinese city to publicly mandate booster doses. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore
- Singapore reports its first case of the Delta subvariant AY.4.2 in one imported COVID-19 case on October 26. (The Straits Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan, COVID-19 vaccination in Taiwan
- The number of people who received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Taiwan surpasses 70%. (Taipei Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China, COVID-19 vaccination in mainland China
- COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda
- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni announces that schools will be reopened in January after being closed for almost two years due to the pandemic, while the rest of the economy will be reopened in the same month. (France 24)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- Malaysian gynaecologist John Tang Ing Chinh invents the world's first unisex condom, that can be used by both males and females, which is made from a medical grade material normally used as a dressing for injuries and wounds. (Reuters via Today)
- At least 300 Olive ridley sea turtles have washed up dead on Mexico's Pacific coast, after being tangled in illegal fishing nets in the high seas. The species is listed as vulnerable. (BBC News)
International relations
- 2021 Jersey dispute, France–United Kingdom relations
- France seizes a British trawler fishing inside its territorial waters without a licence, and fines another vessel amid tensions over post-Brexit fishing rights in the English Channel. The trawler is being held at the Port of Le Havre. The French government also says that, beginning November 2, it will impose extra customs checks on British goods entering France. French Seas Minister Annick Girardin says that "It's not war, but it is a fight". (Reuters)
- British environment minister George Eustice condemns the French seizure of the vessel, calling it "disappointing and disproportionate, and not what we would expect from a close ally and partner" and warned of an "appropriate and calibrated response". (Financial Post)
- The British government summons the French ambassador to the UK over the actions by French authorities in the English Channel. (Deutsche Welle)
- Australia–France relations
- French President Emmanuel Macron tells Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison that Morrison had broken the trust between the two countries and that it was up to Canberra to repair those ties with "tangible actions". France had criticized its allies after Australia opted for nuclear-powered submarines to be built with U.S. and British technology instead of a $A90 billion French diesel-electric submarine program. Macron also urged Australia to stop mining coal. (The Canberra Times)
- Moldova–Russia relations
- The European Union accuses Russia of "weaponizing" gas prices in order to "bully" Moldova after negotiations between the two countries failed following the expiration of a Moldovan contract with Gazprom. The Kremlin denied the accusations. (SwissInfo)
Law and crime
- Human rights in Cuba
- The National Assembly of People's Power passes a law aimed at reforming the country's judicial system and criminal code, consistent with the 2019 constitution. (Reuters)
- China's Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and Ministry of Emergency Management announce in a joint statement that cities with a population of more than three million people are not allowed to construct skyscrapers taller than 500 metres (1,600 ft) and need a special exemption in order to construct a building taller than 250 metres (820 ft). The ministries also announce that cities with a population of less than three million people are not allowed to construct skyscrapers taller than 250 metres (820 ft) and need a special exemption in order to construct a building taller than 150 metres (490 ft). (BBC News)
Sports
- India–Pakistan cricket rivalry
- Police in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh arrest three Kashmiri students for allegedly celebrating Pakistan's win over India in Sunday's T20 World Cup cricket game. (BBC News)
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