Abdel Fattah El-Sisi Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi reaffirms that his current six-year term will end in 2030 and that he will not run for president again after that. He says this decision is final and that the constitution will not be amended in this regard.
2026 Czech Senate election In Czechia, opposition parties win 22 of the contested 27 seats in the Senate. The election is the first time in the country's history where governing parties did not win a single seat in a senatorial election, with all candidates from the government of prime minister Andrej Babiš being defeated by opposition candidates.
Protests against Donald Trump The fourth round of No Kings protests are held against U.S. president Donald Trump and his administration and to encourage early voting ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.
2026 anti-CEC protests A court in New Delhi, India, orders the release of Cockroach Janta Party founder and activist Abhijeet Dipke on a peace bond, one day after police detained him while he was heading to a protest against the Election Commission of India.
In Lille, protesters storm the city hall and damage the premises prior to being removed by security forces.
Protesters force their way into Marseille's town hall and vandalize the interior before being dispersed.
Over 500,000 people take part in nationwide protests across France, according to the national trade union confederation, while clashes and riots erupt in large cities.
Piper Tomahawk II A Piper Tomahawk II aircraft crashes near Drymen, Stirling, Scotland, killing the two people on board.
Delhi–Mumbai Expressway Eight people are killed and eight others are injured after a minibus carrying 23 passengers plunges into a drain along the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway near Kota, Rajasthan, India.
Cox's Bazar Ten tourists are killed and nine others sustain injuries after a resort catches fire in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
Stampede At least 17 people are killed and 25 others are injured in a stampede at a pandal in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Egyptian President Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi states that Egypt will take all necessary steps to protect and defend Saudi Arabia should the Kingdom so desire.
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2026 WXV Global Series In women's rugby union, Canada defeats England 24–21 in a WXV Global Series match in Toronto, ending the Red Roses' four-year unbeaten run at 41 matches (the longest in rugby union history) after Shoshanah Seumanutafa scores a late try.
2026 Czech Senate election Czechs begin voting in the second round to elect 22 senators who were not elected in the first round.
South Africa South African police rescue about 200 people from an unregistered rehabilitation centre in Mpumalanga and arrest two people while investigating alleged kidnapping and health and safety violations. Fourteen people receive medical treatment following the rescue.
2026 anti-CEC protests Cockroach Janta Party leader Abhijeet Dipke is detained in Delhi, India, ahead of the party's planned march.
Hungary–Ukraine relations Hungarian prime minister Péter Magyar and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy agree to improve bilateral relations during a meeting in Brussels, Belgium, with Hungary lifting objections to further European Union accession talks for Ukraine following progress on ethnic Hungarian minority rights in Ukraine.
Australia–Fiji relations Australia agrees to provide Fiji with solar-, wind-, and wave-powered Bluebottle maritime drones and training for surveillance and efforts against drug trafficking and other transnational crime, with deployment expected in 2027.
Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest Brazilian environment minister João Paulo Capobianco reports that deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell to 5796 km2 in the year through July 2026, the lowest level since 1988 except for 2012.
Sudanese civil war Thirty people are killed and 47 people are injured in a drone strike on a cattle market in Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan.
2026 Major League Baseball season In baseball, the Milwaukee Brewers sweep the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS to advance to the 2026 World Series, their first since 1982.
General Conference on Weights and Measures At the General Conference on Weights and Measures, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures votes to abolish future leap seconds and make Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) continuous, starting 20 May 2027. To account for future differences between UTC and International Atomic Time, a leap hour will be observed as needed.
WD J1330+6435 Astronomers discover the first green star, WD J1330+6435, according to a study published by RAS Techniques and Instruments.
Northern Irish Northern Irish politician and former Democratic Unionist Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson is sentenced to 15 years in prison for child sexual abuse and rape. The offences occurred between 1985 and 2008.
Argentine police Argentine police arrest at least 25 people after clashes during a university funding protest in Buenos Aires, while eight police officers are injured.
Capital punishment in the United States U.S. president Donald Trump announces that the Department of Defense has reversed its plan to livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the perpetrator of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, scheduled for December 3.
2026 Silver Rail Elementary School shooting Three children and a teacher are killed in a mass school shooting at the Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, United States. Two other people are wounded. The perpetrator, a 16-year-old male, is shot and killed by a bystander.
Germany–Iran relations A court in Hamburg, Germany, sentences a Danish national to eight years and six months in prison and an Afghan national to four years and six months in prison for plotting to assassinate Josef Schuster, the president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, on behalf of Iran.
United Kingdom The United Kingdom declares a severe drought in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, East Sussex, and West Sussex after prolonged low rainfall left more than 80% of England in drought and major reservoirs below 20% capacity.
San Marino Seven people are missing after a San Marino-flagged tanker catches fire off the coast of Romania amid recent drone attacks on merchant shipping in the Black Sea. Search and rescue operations are underway to locate the missing crew members.
2026 Indonesia wildfires Four people are killed fighting wildfires in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java, Indonesia, after flames and thick smoke trapped them. Two others suffer serious burns.
2026 Peshawar school roof collapse A roof collapses at a school in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killing 34 students and a teacher, and injuring 50 more people.
European Central Bank The European Central Bank authorizes UniCredit to raise its stake in Commerzbank above 30% without an upper limit, allowing the Italian bank to proceed toward taking control of the German lender.
China–North Korea relations The New Yalu River Bridge connecting Dandong, China, and Sinuiju, North Korea, opens following a 12-year delay.
Yemeni civil war The Houthis launch missiles against Al-Maashiq Palace, headquarters of the Presidential Leadership Council and official residence of President Rashad al-Alimi, in Aden, Yemen, killing five people and injuring 16. No member of the council is harmed in the attack.
Saudi Arabia says that it has intercepted a missile intended for Medina. However, the Houthis denied launching a missile at the city.