ConfirmedFrance: fourth weekend of protests draws 146,000 as Yellow Vest leaders are arrested
The Interior Ministry counted 146,000 marchers nationwide on Saturday, 46,000 of them in Paris, while a youth union alliance claimed about 250,000, a smaller turnout than the last three weekends. Police used tear gas as the Paris march ended at Place de la Nation and blocked a banned Yellow Vest rally at Place de la Concorde, detaining two of its leaders. Reported arrest totals vary between outlets: DW cited about 350, CNBC (citing AFP) at least 360.
Sources: France 24 · DW · AFP · CNBC
DevelopingFrance: Lecornu meets unions and employers Monday; budget heads to the Senate Nov 20
Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu meets labor and employer representatives on Monday to discuss wages and purchasing power. After deputies rejected the revenue section of the 2027 budget, the government's original text goes to the Senate, which is scheduled to start debating it on Nov 20.
Sources: CNBC · DW
ConfirmedPoland: gunman kills six in Krakow's Main Market Square; terrorism probe opened
A gunman drove into the historic square on Saturday afternoon and fired at random, killing six people, four women and two men, including a British national, before police shot and detained him. Reports differ on his age (25 per police via BBC, 24 per the Guardian) and on the wounded (16 taken to hospital per BBC, including two officers and the attacker; 17 injured per the Guardian). Police say his parents and sister were found dead at his home; prosecutors opened a terrorism investigation, and the interior minister said he held far-right, ultra-nationalist views. Poland began two days of national mourning, and Krakow declared mourning until Nov 11.
Sources: BBC · The Guardian · DW
ConfirmedAlbania: Tirana protest turns violent outside the Education Ministry
Protesters threw stones and set bins alight outside the Education Ministry on Saturday, and police answered with tear gas, pepper spray and water cannon. Clashes were also reported near the prime minister's office, where public broadcaster RTSH described two separate student and opposition protests, with students rejecting party involvement.
Sources: Albanian Telegraphic Agency · Bloomberg · RTSH
ConfirmedSpain: unions keep Wednesday's general strike despite calls to cancel
CCOO and UGT are holding firm on the Nov 11 strike over wages, housing and prices, the first they have jointly backed since 2012, after opposition leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo urged them to call it off following the Urda train crash. The official campaign for the Nov 29 election starts at midnight between Thursday and Friday.
Sources: EFE via Infobae · El Pais
ConfirmedSerbia: officers detained over alleged abuse of protesters
Following the defeat of Aleksandar Vucic's SNS, authorities have detained police officers, including the head of an anti-terrorism unit, over alleged abuse of student protesters, and a court ordered detention for nine suspects in the government garage case.
Sources: Balkan Insight · The Guardian · N1
ConfirmedUkraine: huge strike knocks out power in five regions before Abu Dhabi talks
Zelensky said Russia fired 172 drones and 36 ballistic missiles, including North Korean KN-23s, and that only four missiles were stopped amid a Patriot interceptor shortage. Kyiv faces problems with power, water and heat as US-brokered talks open in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
Sources: The Guardian · Al Jazeera · AP
ConfirmedIran: US forms 'Task Force Iron Gate' and disables a cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman
Central Command set up a new task force to block Iranian weapons and sanctioned goods moving over land and across the Caspian Sea. A US aircraft also disabled the St Kitts and Nevis-flagged M/V Huda, which CENTCOM said tried to breach the blockade; Iran warned of a devastating response if Washington restarts the war.
Sources: Anadolu Agency · Xinhua · Al Jazeera
ConfirmedIsrael: Eisenkot receives mandate to form the next government
President Isaac Herzog formally handed Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot the mandate at a ceremony at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on Sunday, Ynet reports. Eisenkot has 28 days, with a possible 14-day extension, to build a coalition. He has called for a national emergency government.
Sources: Xinhua · Anadolu Agency · Ynet
DevelopingGaza: storm floods about 70,000 tents of displaced families
Local authorities said heavy rain flooded at least 70,000 tents in 12 hours, washing away shelters and soaking bedding, with injuries but no deaths reported. Aid shortages are slowing the response.
Sources: Reuters via Devdiscourse
DevelopingYemen: Houthi media report 27 killed in strikes near Sanaa
Houthi-run al-Masirah TV blamed Saudi warplanes for strikes that it said killed at least 27 people east of the capital, while the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a Houthi cruise missile. The casualty claims were not independently confirmed by the sources checked.
Sources: Xinhua
ConfirmedCongo: Ebola outbreak passes 10,700 confirmed cases
WHO reported 10,668 confirmed cases and 5,198 deaths in the DRC as of Nov 3, with active transmission in 51 of 67 affected health zones; Beni, Bunia and Mandima reported the highest numbers of cases and deaths in the preceding 21 days. The ECDC's later update counted 10,741 cases and 5,230 deaths as of Nov 4.
Sources: WHO · ECDC