2026 French student protests L’intersyndicale organizes a general strike across France, supported by the Yellow vests movement, activists, and student protesters.
Koldo affair Six people are arrested in connection with a corruption investigation involving ruling PSOE officials and the Ministry of Transport.
Police officer A police officer is killed another injured in a stabbing attack on a street in Amman, Jordan. The suspect is arrested. The event is described as a terrorist attack.
Operation Southern Spear It has been confirmed that the Venezuelan Armed Forces and the United States Armed Forces carried out six days ago a joint operation with airstrikes and drones against an alleged hideout belonging to the National Liberation Army in Apure, Venezuela, killing at least 23 people and wounding dozens more.
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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.
United Kingdom The United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics reports that deaths linked to cocaine use have overtaken deaths from heroin in England and Wales for the first time on record. The increase in deaths from cocaine use is blamed on increased purity of the drug and its widespread availability across the UK in recent years.
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.
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.
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.