Tanzania’s jailed opposition leader Tundu Lissu has ended a brief hunger strike after prison authorities allowed him a private meeting with his lawyers.
Early 2026 midterm results show Democrats flipping North Carolina and holding Georgia, with House control still undecided as counting continues across the country.
Barrister Salman Safdar met Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi at Adiala jail on November 2 after seven months, calling 40 minutes too short for their cases.
Australia’s High Court has begun hearing Reddit’s and the Digital Freedom Project’s challenge to the under-16 social media ban, with a ruling to follow.
Israeli forces detained Al Jazeera correspondent Montaser Nassar in a pre-dawn Dura raid on November 3, then released him hours later with others.
Uganda has begun its phased withdrawal from Somalia after nearly 20 years, with the first soldiers home and all remaining forces due out by end-2027.
US envoy Steve Witkoff says Ukraine and Russia will meet in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11 for US-mediated talks on security and peace steps.
King Philippe holds Bart De Wever’s resignation in suspense and opens consultations as Belgium’s coalition fails to agree a 10 billion euro budget package.
Latvia takes the UN Security Council presidency for the first time in November 2026, putting Ukraine, international law and AI at the top of its agenda.
The US has circulated a draft UN resolution authorising a Gaza stabilization force under a Board of Peace, as Israel’s coalition talks enter a second week.
ICC President Tomoko Akane urged all 193 UN member states to take concrete action in defence of the court in a remote address reported on 2 November 2026.
The Supreme Court rejected the Trump bid to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots on the eve of the midterms, with no justice publicly dissenting.
