The day
Monday 3 November 2025
22 stories, biggest first.
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News2025 Balkh earthquake
A Mw 6.3 earthquake strikes near Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people, injuring hundreds others, and damaging the historic Blue Mosque.
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Politics2024 Spanish floods
Carlos Mazón resigns as President of the Valencian government following sustained criticism of his government's response to the floods in the region last year.
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News2025 Shap derailment
A landslide causes a West Coast Main Line passenger train to derail near Shap, Cumbria, United Kingdom, injuring four people.
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CrimeMexican drug war
Mexican security forces kill 13 suspected gunmen and arrest four others in Guasave, Sinaloa, during an armed confrontation that also leads to the rescue of nine kidnapped individuals.
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NewsGaza war hostage crisis
The Israel Defence Forces return the remains of 45 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Hamas returning the remains of three hostages yesterday.
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NewsIsraeli settler violence
Two Palestinian teenagers are killed in separate attacks by Israeli settlers in Hebron and Beit Furik respectively, in the occupied West Bank.
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NewsSudanese civil war
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification review committee reports that famine is detected in two Sudanese regions, Darfur and South Kordofan, amid increased fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, which blocks humanitarian access.
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Money2025 BBC editorial bias allegations
The Daily Telegraph publishes an internal memo leaked by Michael Prescott alleging media bias in the BBC.
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NewsSudanese civil war
At least 40 people are killed and dozens of others are injured in a drone attack by the Rapid Support Forces on a funeral in North Kordofan.
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Politics2025 Tanzanian general election
Incumbent Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan is sworn in for a second term in office after winning a disputed election last Wednesday, which sparked deadly protests across the country.
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News
At least 15 people, mostly children, are missing and presumed dead after floods and landslides strike Highland Papua, Indonesia, following heavy rainfall.
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News2025 Pacific typhoon season
At least two people are killed and tens of thousands are displaced as Typhoon Kalmaegi makes landfall in Central Visayas, Philippines.
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News10th Summit of the Americas
The Dominican Republic postpones the Summit of the Americas until next year, citing regional tensions following U.S. military operations near Venezuela and storm damage in several participating countries.
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NewsMexico–Peru relations
Peru announces it has severed diplomatic relations with Mexico, citing Mexico's decision to grant asylum to former Peruvian prime minister Betssy Chávez, as well as alleged interference in Peru's internal political affairs following President Pedro Castillo's 2022 self-coup.
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Politics2025 Guinean presidential election
Incumbent Guinean president Mamady Doumbouya submits his candidacy for the election. The election is being held under a new constitution.
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News
At least 20 people are killed and several others are injured when a truck collides with a bus in Ranga Reddy district, Telangana, India.
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News
A part of the Torre dei Conti tower collapses in Rome, Italy, killing a worker and critically injuring another.
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ScienceDemographics of Papua New Guinea
The results of the 2024 census in Papua New Guinea show that the country has surpassed the line of 10 million inhabitants, significantly below the 2023 UN estimate of 11.8 million.
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Culture
The 2025 Miguel de Cervantes Prize is awarded to Mexican writer Gonzalo Celorio.
Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 3 November 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.