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Sixteen people are killed and 15 others are injured in Israeli airstrikes against residential buildings in Damascus, Syria. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad announces that a number of its militants are among the fatalities.
At least 14 people were killed and 15 injured in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Ain Yaaqoub, Akkar Governorate, northern Lebanon, according to local officials and the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.
An Israeli missile strike hit a residential building in Ain Yaaqoub, Lebanon, killing at least 14 people and injuring 15. The attack occurred in a town where displaced people and Syrian refugees had sought safety.
At least 30 people killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza, with 20 deaths reported in the Nuseirat refugee camp during coordinated air and ground attacks.
Russian air strikes killed five people and injured 18, including five children, in Mykolaiv and Zaporizhzhia on 11 November 2024, with regional officials confirming the casualties and damage.
At least 40 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on 10 November 2024, including 24 in Jabalia refugee camp. The IDF stated it targeted a site where terrorists were operating, including a senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander.
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza City killed Wael al-Khour, a minister in the Hamas-run government, along with his wife and three children. The Civil Defense reported the strike occurred on 10 November 2024.
Qatar has suspended its mediation role in ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, citing both sides' failure to negotiate in good faith. The decision follows a lack of progress on a deal and a prior warning to both parties.
The Brazilian environment and climate change ministry reports that deforestation in the Amazon rainforest decreased by 30.6% compared to last year, the lowest level in nine years. Additionally, deforestation in the Cerrado tropical savannah region decreased by 25.7%, the first decrease in five years.
A Federal Emergency Management Agency employee was dismissed after instructing relief workers to bypass homes displaying signs supporting Donald Trump during post-hurricane assessments in Florida.
At least twelve Palestinians are killed and several others are injured in Israeli airstrikes on a school used to shelter displaced people in the Al-Shati refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.
The Institute of International Finance cautions that if U.S. president-elect Donald Trump follows through with the tariffs that he campaigned on, this will result in a renewal of inflation and higher U.S. banking loan interest rates.
Donald Trump and JD Vance were elected as the 47th U.S. president and 50th U.S. vice president respectively.
Demonstrations took place in multiple U.S. cities following the re-election of Donald Trump, with protesters expressing opposition to his policies and political agenda.
Kamala Harris conceded the U.S. presidential election to Donald Trump in a speech at Howard University, affirming a peaceful transfer of power and pledging continued advocacy for reproductive rights and justice.
At least three people were killed in Israeli attacks on residential buildings in Ghazieh and Sidon, Lebanon, with strikes reported in multiple locations including near a hospital in Tebnin.
At least twelve Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip on 4 November 2024, including seven at Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, North Gaza Governorate.
Duma Boko was sworn in as president of Botswana following his party's decisive victory over the long-serving Botswana Democratic Party in the recent general election. The Umbrella for Democratic Change secured 36 seats in the National Assembly.
Six people, including four children, were injured in an Israeli strike on a polio vaccination centre in northern Gaza during the second phase of the World Health Organization's vaccination campaign.
At least six medics were killed and four wounded in Israeli attacks on Duris and around Baalbek in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley on 31 October 2024.
A Hezbollah missile barrage kills at least seven people and critically injures another near Metula in northern Israel. Four of the victims are foreign agricultural workers and two are Israeli Arabs.
At least 93 Palestinians are killed and 40 others are missing in Israeli strikes on a residential building in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza.
Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov vows to retaliate harshly against Ukraine after a drone strike targeted a Special Forces University in Gudermes, Chechnya, Russia, representing the first known drone attack in Chechnya by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. ,
At least seven people were killed in Israeli airstrikes and a raid on Tyre, Lebanon, targeting areas adjacent to a UNESCO World Heritage site, following a prior raid that killed seven and wounded 17.