Monday

November 2, 2026

Armed conflicts and attacks

Gaza war

2026 West Bank lockdown

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. (AFP via RFI)

Russo-Ukrainian war

Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war

At least 24 people are killed, five others are injured, and 27 are missing during Russian bombing on an aid distribution centre in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Ukraine. (BBC News)

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. (BBC News)

Peruvian security crisis

An improvised device blasts was thrown at the home of Marcelino Huamán, the mayor-elect of the Villa El Salvador district (a municipality located south of Lima),leaving only material damage. The politician attributed the incident this Monday to an act of intimidation, following a previous attack he experienced last August.(Perú21)

Mexican drug war

Infighting in the Sinaloa Cartel

A double attack against against two Drug rehabilitation centers left three people killed and five wounded in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México.(La Jornada)

Health and environment

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. (AFP via France 24)

Law and crime

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. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

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. Amnesty International raises concerns with the move given Morocco's human rights violations. (The New Arab)

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