Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a space telescope for studying gamma-ray bursts, re-enters Earth's atmosphere over Sumatra, ending its mission of nearly 22 years.
Hungary Hungary makes Communist-era secret police records publicly accessible through a database containing approximately 60,000 names linked to former state security services. Prime Minister Péter Magyar announces that additional documents will become available in February 2027.
Philippine Philippine authorities seize a 200 kg shipment of methamphetamine, whose origin is traced to Laos, at the Manila International Container Port. The shipment had arrived six days after local police in Laos found the similar contraband, supposed to be brought to the Philippines, on October 1.
2026 Southeast Asian haze The Singaporean parliament amends the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act of 2014, introducing arrest powers, permitting trials "in absentia", and increasing maximum fines tenfold to S$20 million (US$15 million) following widespread air pollution from Indonesian wildfires.
Cargo boat A motorized cargo boat carrying a load of copra capsizes off Jomalig, Quezon, Philippines. A search and rescue operation is later launched for seven missing individuals aboard.
Bangladesh The Bangladeshi garment industry wage board agrees to increase minimum wages following five days of worker protests and clashes with police. Workers demand ৳30,000 (US$240) monthly, up from ৳12,500 (US$100), while the board has not specified the increase.
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2027 AFC Asian Cup In association football, the Asian Football Confederation postpones the 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia from January 2027 to January 2028, citing security concerns and travel disruptions following Houthi attacks on the country.
2026 Melbourne Cup In thoroughbred racing, Point Of Law, trained by Ciaron Maher, wins the 2026 Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse in Victoria, Australia. Zahrann and Juja Kibo, also trained by Maher, finish second and third respectively.
2026–27 Segunda División In association football, CD Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel dies following an in-game collision with FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono the previous day.
Spanish Spanish transport minister Óscar Puente resigns after the country experienced two train collision disasters in one year, the Adamuz derailment in January and the Toledo collision last week, which had a combined casualty toll of 115 deaths and 492 injuries.
2026 United States elections Keisha Lance Bottoms defeats Rick Jackson in the gubernatorial election in Georgia, becoming the first black woman to be elected governor in U.S. history.
Abdul El-Sayed defeats Mike Rogers in the United States Senate election in Michigan, making him the first Muslim to be elected to the U.S. Senate.
Several states elect their first Democratic representatives in decades, including: Adam Hamilton, the first Democrat to win a Kansas Senate seat since 1932; James Talarico, the first Democrat to win a Texas Senate seat since 1988; and Gina Hinojosa, the first Democrat to become governor of Texas since 1990.
U.S. news organizations project that the Democratic Party will control the House of Representatives and the Senate in the upcoming 120th Congress, ending the Republican Party's majority in both chambers.
The United States holds midterm elections for 435 members and five non-voting delegates of the House of Representatives, 35 members of the Senate (including special elections in Florida and Ohio), 39 state and territorial governors, and numerous other state, territorial, tribal, and local officials.
Israel The Israeli cruise ship MS "Crown Iris" is targeted by a false bomb threat, and is searched on Syros, Greece.
Wiretapping Three people are arrested for allegedly wiretapping Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto's phone.
Police Five suspected robbers, including two former police personnel, are killed in shootouts with police in Bacoor, Cavite, Philippines.
Air Dynasty Two helicopters operated by Air Dynasty and Fishtail Air collide while landing in Solukhumbu District, Nepal, near Mount Everest, killing an Indian tourist and injuring a New Zealand national.
2026 Iran war fuel crisis The Reserve Bank of Australia raises its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.85%, its highest level since 2008, citing persistent inflation and rising energy costs associated with the Iran war.
Spanish Spanish author Cristina Fernández Cubas is awarded the 2026 Cervantes Prize to honor her writing in the Spanish language.
Communal conflicts in Nigeria Unidentified attackers ambush a police convoy near Gidan-Giye village in Zamfara State, Nigeria, killing at least five police officers and three members of the Zamfara Community Protection Guard, injuring two officers, and abducting an unspecified number of personnel.
Iran war A commercial vessel is hit by an unidentified object in the waters of Musandam Governorate, Oman, killing an Indian crew member, while 13 others are rescued.
Spanish The Spanish interior ministry reportedly deports 16 migrants, including those from Bangladesh, Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal, and Yemen, from Ceuta to Morocco following the migrant crisis in July.
2026 French supermarket refrigerator hack A second wave of cyberattacks target freezers and refrigerators in supermarkets in multiple European countries, causing them to overheat and spoil.
United States The United States Food and Drug Administration approves the first generic version of lenacapavir, a twice-yearly HIV prevention injection expected to cost about US$40 annually in 120 low- and middle-income countries.
High-voltage Eight people are killed after they were electrocuted when a vehicle comes into contact with a high-voltage power line in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, India.
Rwanda–United States relations The United States announces the suspensions of Rwanda and South Africa from duty-free trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act beginning January 1, 2027, citing trade barriers, human rights concerns, and threats to U.S. interests.
Somali Civil War Uganda begins withdrawing its troops from Somalia, planning to remove all personnel deployed under bilateral and African Union missions by the end of 2027, ending nearly two decades of operations.
Peruvian security crisis An unidentified person throws an IED bomb at the home of Villa El Salvador mayor-elect Marcelino Huamán Cano in Lima, Peru, while he was with his family, causing property damage but no reported injuries.
Colombian conflict A truck bomb explodes near a military base in Planadas, Tolima Department, Colombia, killing four people, including a baby, and wounding several others.
Sudanese civil war The Rapid Support Forces launches drone strikes against three distribution stations in Sudan's Kassala and Northern states.
Mexican drug war Three people are killed and five more injured in two separated mass shootings at two drug rehabilitation centers in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico.
Haitian conflict Salvadoran, Haitian, and Gang Suppression Force soldiers launch an offensive in Plain of the Cul-de-Sac which extends from Haiti to the Dominican Republic, killing at least a dozen gang members.
Russo-Ukrainian war Russian forces drop at least nine bombs on a school building serving as a civilian shelter and humanitarian aid distribution centre in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, killing at least 33 people and leaving 50 others missing.
Middle Eastern crisis The United States military carries out airstrikes on Iranian targets across the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian surface-to-air missiles attack American aircraft in the Strait.
Israeli forces withdraw from areas around Hebron in the occupied West Bank after a multi-day operation following the killing of two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint.