The day

Monday 2 November 2026

14 stories, biggest first.

1. 1

   News2026 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.

   

2. 2

   News2026 Iran war

   The United States military carries out airstrikes on Iranian targets across the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian surface-to-air missiles attack American aircraft in the Strait.

   

3. 3

   NewsColombian conflict

   A truck bomb explodes near a military base in Planadas, Tolima Department, Colombia, killing four people, including a baby, and wounding several others.

   

4. 4

   NewsRussian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war

   Russian forces drop at least nine bombs on a school building serving as a civilian shelter and humanitarian aid distribution centre in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, killing at least 33 people and leaving 50 others missing.

   

5. 5

   NewsSalvadoran military intervention in Haiti

   Salvadoran, Haitian, and Gang Suppression Force soldiers launch an offensive in Plain of the Cul-de-Sac which extends from Haiti to the Dominican Republic, killing at least a dozen gang members.

6. 6

   NewsInfighting in the Sinaloa Cartel

   Three people are killed and five more injured in two separated mass shootings at two drug rehabilitation centers in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico.

   

7. 7

   NewsPeruvian security crisis

   An unidentified person throws an IED bomb at the home of Villa El Salvador mayor-elect Marcelino Huamán Cano in Lima, Peru, while he was with his family, causing property damage but no reported injuries.

   

8. 8

   NewsSomali Civil War

   Uganda begins withdrawing its troops from Somalia, planning to remove all personnel deployed under bilateral and African Union missions by the end of 2027, ending nearly two decades of operations.

9. 9

   NewsWar crimes in the Sudanese civil war

   The Rapid Support Forces launches drone strikes against three distrubition stations in Sudan's Kassala and Northern states.

   

10. 10

    Politics

    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.

11. 11

    Crime2026 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.

12. 12

    MoneyRwanda–United States relations

    The United States announces the suspensions of Rwanda and South Africa from duty-free trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act beginning January 1, 2027, citing trade barriers, human rights concerns, and threats to U.S. interests.

13. 13

    News

    Eight people are killed after they were electrocuted when a vehicle came into contact with a high-voltage power line in Rajasthan, India.

14. 14

    Science

    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.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 2 November 2026, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.