South Africa Special Votes Start With Delays
About 780,000 special votes were cast in South Africa on Monday, the electoral commission said, despite late openings in Cape...
November 2, 2026Section
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Mexico’s Mixquic Cemetery Lights Up Tonight
Mexico City's Mixquic cemetery holds its candlelit Alumbrada at 9 p.m. ET on 2 November, as the record Zócalo Catrina...
November 2, 2026
Mexico Avocado Growers Burn Up to 52 Tonnes
Growers in Mexico destroyed up to 52 tonnes of export avocados after weevil larvae were found; Senasica backed it and...
November 2, 2026
Bolivia Drought Hits 114,000 Families
Bolivia's defense ministry counts 114,048 families hit by drought in 63 municipalities, and officials warn of floods, frost and fires...
November 2, 2026
Chile Leader Tours Europe Amid Minister Row
Chile's President Kast left for a European tour on 1 November as the opposition prepares to impeach Justice Minister Fernando...
November 2, 2026
UN Details Russian Ties Near Chad Border
A UN experts' report describes Russian instructors fighting beside Central African troops, while Chad disputes a 10 October border raid...
November 2, 2026
3 Rockets From Ethiopia Land in Kenyan Town
Kenyan police say three rocket-propelled grenades from Ethiopia landed in Moyale and were safely detonated after being found on 1...
November 2, 2026
Argentina Airport Strike Set for 6 November
Argentina's state workers' union ATE announced a stoppage at 27 airports on Friday, 6 November, two days before Pope Leo...
November 2, 2026
Ecuador Starts 10-Night Curfew on Its Coast
Ecuador's fourth curfew of the year began on 1 November under Decree 519: midnight to 5 a.m. in five coastal...
November 2, 2026
Tech Stocks Fall 6.7% in October on AI Fears
Fears that AI spending will not pay off cut the Nasdaq 100 by 6.7% in October, with South Korea's chip-heavy...
November 2, 2026
Congo Asks Russia to Back Peace With Rwanda
President Tshisekedi asked Russia on 29 October to back UN and mediation efforts for peace with Rwanda; no arms request...
November 2, 2026
Ebola Deaths in Congo Near 5,000 Mark
Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed 4,992 confirmed patients as of 28 October, the CDC says, and Kenya and Nigeria have...
November 2, 2026
Guinea Central Bank Defends US$520M Bond
Guinea's central bank governor says the US$520 million state bond will not drain banks and blames the cash shortage on...
November 2, 2026
Brazil Set to Hold Key Rate at 13.75%
Brazil's central bank is expected to pause its rate cuts at 13.75% on 4 November, ten days after Lula's re-election...
November 2, 2026
Sudan Takes Ethiopia Drone Charge to the UN
Sudan's army-led government filed a UN and African Union complaint on 1 November, saying Ethiopian soil is used for drone...
November 2, 2026
Oromia Blames Rebel Alliance for Shirka Raid
Oromia officials blame the Tsimdo rebel alliance and the OLA for the Shirka attack. The church counts 46 dead, and...
November 2, 2026
Cameroon Steel Plant Blast Kills 4, Burns 16
A blast and fire at a steel plant in Douala, Cameroon, killed four people and left 16 severely burned on...
November 2, 2026
Ghana Bus Crash Kills 8, 21 Rescued
A coach bound for Benin hit a parked bus on Ghana's Elubo to Takoradi highway on 29 October, killing eight...
November 2, 2026
North America Trade Deal Faces Yearly Review
The USMCA review left the pact in force to 2036 but not renewed, and the US now taxes about US$20...
November 2, 2026
Bahamas-Bound Jet Crashes in Florida, 9 Dead
A Learjet 60 bound for Eleuthera in The Bahamas crashed in Greenacres, Florida, killing all nine aboard. The FAA and...
November 2, 2026