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Last update: 2023-11-04 17:06:01

November 4, 2023 (2023-11-04) (Saturday)

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November 3, 2023 (2023-11-03) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks


  ā€¢ Arabā€“Israeli conflict
      ā–” 2023 Israelā€“Hamas war
          ā˜† Siege of Gaza City
              ā—‹ Al-Shifa ambulance airstrike
                  ā–  Several people are killed and many others are injured in an
                    Israeli airstrike against a convoy of ambulances en route
                    from al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip to Rafah, Egypt.
                    (Al Jazeera)
              ā—‹ At least 14 people are killed by an Israeli airstrike against
                civilians fleeing to southern Gaza. (Barron's)
          ā˜† Twelve cancer patients have died in the Gaza Strip after the
            Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital, Gaza's only medical
            facility serving cancer patients, was forced to suspend operations
            after running out of fuel.(Dawn)
  ā€¢ Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
      ā–” 2023 Dera Ismail Khan bombing
          ā˜† Five people are killed and 20 others are injured by a motorcycle
            bomb at a bus stop in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
            Pakistan, detonated when a police bus carrying officers passed by.
            (AP)

Arts and culture


  ā€¢ Archeologists report that a pyramid structure at Gunung Padang in Indonesia
    was carbon dated to over 27,000 years ago, making it the oldest megalithic
    structure in the world. (WION)

Disasters and accidents


  ā€¢ 2023 Nepal earthquake
      ā–” A magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Karnali Province, Nepal, killing at
        least 132 people and destroying many houses. (AFP via VnExpress)
  ā€¢ Langarud drug rehabilitation center fire
      ā–” Thirty-two people are killed and 16 others are injured in a fire at a
        drug rehabilitation center in Langarud, Gilan, Iran. (AFP via The
        Guardian)
  ā€¢ An airplane flying from Zagreb, Croatia, crashes as it approaches Salzburg,
    Austria, killing four people. (AP)

International relations


  ā€¢ International reactions to the 2023 Israelā€“Hamas war
      ā–” Honduras recalls its ambassador to Israel in response to Israel's
        military actions in the Gaza Strip. (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Politics and elections


  ā€¢ 2023 Israelā€“Hamas war protests
      ā–” Protesters gather in Amman, Jordan, to urge King Abdullah II to
        advocate for a ceasefire in Gaza. (AFP via Barron's)
  ā€¢ 2023 New Zealand general election
      ā–” The Electoral Commission concludes vote counting, which shows that the
        leading National Party requires a coalition with the ACT and New
        Zealand First parties to form a government after the final tally
        reveals a shift in parliamentary seats. (AP)

November 2, 2023 (2023-11-02) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks


  ā€¢ Arabā€“Israeli conflict
      ā–” 2023 Israelā€“Hamas war
          ā˜† 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
              ā—‹ Siege of Gaza City
                  ā–  Israeli troops and tanks continue to encircle Gaza City,
                    with heavy clashes reported on the city's outskirts. Hamas
                    and Palestinian Islamic Jihad say that they are using
                    "hit-and-run attacks" from tunnels to attempt to stop the
                    advance. (Reuters)
          ā˜† 2023 Israelā€“Lebanon border clashes
              ā—‹ Hezbollah launches a drone attack on an IDF barracks in Shebaa
                Farms. (Reuters)
              ā—‹ Four people are killed in Wadi Saluki, Lebanon, during a
                shelling by Israeli soldiers. Hamas also launches 12 rockets
                from southern Lebanon towards Kiryat Shmona, wounding two
                people. (The National)
          ā˜† War crimes in the 2023 Israelā€“Hamas war
              ā—‹ Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
                  ā–  The Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital, Gaza's only
                    medical facility serving cancer patients, is forced to
                    suspend operations after running out of fuel. Sixteen of
                    the Gaza Strip's 35 hospitals and more than 50 of its 72
                    primary healthcare clinics are now unusable. (Al Jazeera)
              ā—‹ Jabalia refugee camp airstrikes
                  ā–  31 October 2023 attack on Jabalia
                      ā˜… The United Nations Human Rights Office says that
                        Israeli attacks on the Jabalia refugee camp may be
                        "disproportionate attacks that could amount to war
                        crimes". (Al Jazeera)
                      ā˜… United Nations Secretary-General AntĆ³nio Guterres says
                        that attacks on the refugee camp are "horrific and
                        appalling". (Al Jazeera)
                      ā˜… The number of victims of the Israeli bombings of the
                        refugee camp exceeds 1,000 with 195 confirmed killed,
                        120 still missing, and at least 777 injured. (Al
                        Jazeera)
              ā—‹ UNICEF estimates that more than 3,500 children have been killed
                during the war, saying that "children have endured too much
                already, the killing and captivity of children must stop". (The
                Courier)
              ā—‹ Israel strikes a UNRWA schoolyard in the Al-Shati refugee camp
                where thousands of displaced people are taking shelter. The
                strikes come after five Palestinians were killed in an earlier
                raid targeting areas near the school. (Al Jazeera)
              ā—‹ Eleven bakeries in Gaza have been destroyed in airstrikes
                during the war, according to the UN relief agency. (Al Jazeera)
          ā˜† At least 9,061 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the war
            began, including at least 3,760 children. (The Business Standard)
          ā˜† Two Palestinians are killed and six others are injured in Israeli
            raids in Qalqilya and Ramallah in the West Bank. (Al Jazeera)
          ā˜† Three Palestinians from Birzeit University, including the head of
            the student organisation, are arrested in raids in Ramallah. (BNN)
          ā˜† At least 60 people are detained overnight across the West Bank. The
            total number of Palestinians detained since the war started now
            exceeds 1,800 with about half of them being held in administrative
            detention. (Al Jazeera)
  ā€¢ Myanmar civil war
      ā–” China calls for an "immediate ceasefire" in Myanmar after rebels
        capture several towns near the Chinese border. (Bloomberg)

Business and economy


  ā€¢ 2023 Israelā€“Hamas war
      ā–” The Israeli Ministry of Labor reports that the country's agricultural
        sector is suffering "significant damage" due to an exodus of thousands
        of foreign workers. More than a quarter of the nearly 30,000 foreign
        workers have left the country and about 20,000 Palestinian agricultural
        workers have not been allowed to enter Israel. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents


  ā€¢ 2023ā€“24 European windstorm season
      ā–” Storm CiarĆ”n impacts northwestern Europe, killing six people, including
        two in Belgium, two in France, and one each in Spain and the
        Netherlands, and causing mass disruption to transport. Widespread
        damage from 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) winds are reported in the
        Channel Islands, while 1.2 million French households are left without
        electricity. (The Independent) (Reuters)
      ā–” Six people are killed during heavy rains in the region of Tuscany,
        Italy, with rivers flooding and causing damage. Several roads and
        highways are closed amid landslides, and dozens of buildings are
        damaged. Severe damage also occurred in Campobasso, Molise, evacuations
        are being made in Veneto with highways being closed, and emergency
        calls occurred in Rome. In Sardinia, strong winds fueled fires that
        burned hectares of vegetation, while a man is killed in Capoterra, and
        in TortolƬ an entire sawmill burned down. (Rai News)

Health and environment


  ā€¢ Colombian Environment Minister Susana Muhamad announces plans to cull and
    sterilize around 166 hippopotamuses, descendants of those imported by drug
    lord Pablo Escobar, citing environmental concerns. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)

International relations


  ā€¢ Italyā€“Ukraine relations
      ā–” Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni states that European leaders are
        tired of the war in Ukraine and want to broker a deal with the Kremlin,
        saying that "we need a way out" during a phone call in which she
        thought she was talking with a senior African Union official, but was
        actually speaking to Russian comedians Vovan and Lexus. (The Telegraph)
  ā€¢ Russia and weapons of mass destruction
      ā–” Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a law formally withdrawing
        Russia's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
        However, Russia maintains that it will not resume nuclear weapons
        testing unless the United States also resumes testing. (Reuters)

Law and crime


  ā€¢ 2023 Israelā€“Hamas war protests, Human rights in the United States
      ā–” The American Civil Liberties Union urges higher education institutions
        to respect free speech and to resist calls to investigate or disband
        student organisations rallying on behalf of Palestinian rights, warning
        against politically motivated efforts to police speech on campus, which
        they say could "destroy the foundation on which academic communities
        are built". (Al Jazeera)
  ā€¢ United States v. Bankman-Fried
      ā–” The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York convicts
        Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of bankrupt
        cryptocurrency exchange FTX, of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy.
        (AFP via ABS-CBN News)

Science and technology


  ā€¢ A study published in the journal Nature reports that reanalysis of skeletal
    remains from Spain suggests that large-scale warfare occurred in Europe
    about 5,000 years ago during the Neolithic period. (The Guardian) (Nature)