U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui on 2 November dismissed a criminal complaint against former FBI officials Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides, whom DOJ accused of lying to Congress in 2023 about Hunter Biden. AP, Reuters and The Washington Post reported that he found no probable cause that the statements were knowingly false and material. Faruqui criticized the rushed investigation and timing before midterm voting. DOJ told the Post it disagreed and was weighing options; prosecutors could seek an indictment. The original charges remain allegations, and no later charging decision was verified.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said on 2 November that President Donald Trump had informed Congress and the governments of South Africa and Rwanda of an intent to terminate their eligibility for the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), effective 1 January 2027. USTR cited trade barriers and practices it said threatened U.S. national-security and foreign-policy interests but gave no specific examples. The notice is official; the precise products and trade volumes affected, the countries’ responses and whether the eligibility decision changes before taking effect were not established in the reports checked.
Lumentum reported fiscal first-quarter 2027 revenue of $1.26 billion, up from $533.8 million a year earlier, and GAAP net income of $360.3 million, versus $4.2 million. Adjusted, non-GAAP net income was $461.1 million, or $4.57 per share. The optical-components maker forecasts second-quarter revenue of $1.575 billion to $1.625 billion and non-GAAP earnings of $5.90 to $6.20 per share. GAAP and adjusted results are separate measures; guidance is a company forecast.
Alstom on 2 November cut its 2026/27 adjusted EBIT margin forecast to about 1% from 6.5% and changed its full-year free-cash-flow outlook from positive to a €1.5 billion outflow. Its preliminary, unaudited first-half adjusted EBIT margin was about −4%, compared with 6.4% a year earlier. The French trainmaker cited project execution problems in Germany and technical and testing delays on its Coradia Max trains; Reuters reported a 30% share-price fall in early Paris trading.
Japan’s National Disaster Management Agency began operating on 2 November under a law effective that day. It sits under Cabinet supervision, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as head, and is intended to coordinate preparation, disaster response and recovery across ministries. The disaster-management minister may recommend improvements to other government bodies. Japan plans regional disaster-management offices within two years; their locations, staffing and operational readiness remain unsettled.
IMD’s 4 November 06:00 IST bulletin said Cyclone Murasu had weakened to a deep depression over coastal Andhra Pradesh the previous evening, with sustained winds of 55–65 km/h and gusts to 75 km/h, and was expected to weaken further. The Indian Express, citing the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority, reported two deaths, 12,230 people in relief camps and a preliminary ₹344 crore damage estimate, alongside crop and housing damage figures. Those impacts remain provisional; earlier local reports described differing levels of tree, pole, power and communications damage.
Palm Bay Mayor Rob Medina said two people had died and hundreds had been rescued since Sunday as severe flooding hit the Florida city. Up to two feet of rain fell in southern Brevard County on Sunday and Monday, ABC News reported; FWC said it rescued more than 60 people in the county Monday. Local reporting describes sinkholes, washed-out roads, damaged homes and cutoff neighborhoods as water recedes. Final casualty and damage totals remain unknown.
The NTSB says most of the Learjet’s left elevator was found in three pieces between 1.3 and 3.8 miles from the Florida crash site, evidence the aircraft was breaking apart before impact. Investigators have not determined whether the separation contributed to loss of control or resulted from other forces, and the cause remains unknown. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said all nine aboard were killed. AP reported one ground injury of unknown extent and about 600 residents remained displaced as of 3 November; no ground death or final ground-casualty or displacement count is established.
Floodwaters have begun receding in parts of the Southwest, but recovery and river hazards continue after days of heavy rain. The National Weather Service reported rivers above flood stage in southwestern Colorado on Nov. 3, with warnings continuing into Wednesday. Arizona and local officials declared emergencies as crews assess damage. AP reported one confirmed floodwater death and a second suspected weather-related death; no comprehensive regional casualty or damage total is established.
AP and Al Jazeera reported at least eight deaths in Gaza attacks on 1 November, with differing location breakdowns. For 2 November, Reuters, republished by Dawn, reported at least five Palestinians killed; Al Jazeera described four killed in attacks and a fifth person who died from Sunday’s wounds. AFP, carried by Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, reported Gaza officials said at least four were killed in strikes on Tuesday, 3 November, including separate accounts in Khan Younis, al-Mawasi and Gaza City. The reports do not provide a reconciled breakdown or cumulative toll.
Villagers on Fanning Island in Kiribati rescued five people, including two children, from a 20-foot skiff on Sunday after the boat drifted an estimated 5,400 kilometres across the Pacific for about three months, AP and Australia’s ABC reported. The group of nine had been reported missing after failing to return to Ruo Island in the Federated States of Micronesia on 30 July. The U.S. Coast Guard’s 10-day search was suspended on 9 August. The four other occupants’ whereabouts and condition remain unknown; officials have not declared them dead. ABC reported the five survivors were receiving care and had asked for privacy.
Four civilians, including a 2-month-old baby, were killed in a 1 November attack near a military base in Planadas, southern Colombia, the president said, AP reported. The Tolima governor’s preliminary account said 18 people were injured and 177 homes affected; AP reported that rockets struck a nearby hospital and homes. The governor attributed suspected involvement to local FARC dissident structures, but their responsibility has not been independently established. Authorities said emergency response and security operations were continuing.
Kimi Antonelli clinched the 2026 Formula One Drivers’ Championship by finishing third at the Mexico City Grand Prix on 1 November. The FIA said the 20-year-old Mercedes driver became the youngest world champion in the series’ history. Max Verstappen won the race, with Lewis Hamilton second. Sky Sports reports Antonelli was 20 years and 68 days old, three years younger than the prior age record; he was the first Italian champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953.
The Yakima Health District said a county resident hospitalized with severe illness died on 1 November after exposure at a dairy with infected cattle. The person had underlying health conditions; officials withheld identifying details. The district reported a third confirmed human case linked to dairy exposure; that person was not hospitalized. AP reports CDC identified H5N1, 33 positive county dairy herds and no genetic changes suggesting easier spread or greater severity. Officials say risk to the general public remains low.
Guinea’s presidency said President Mamadi Doumbouya inaugurated the Nimba Gold Refinery in Conakry on 1 November, formally putting it into service. Guinee360 and the state-run Agence Guinéenne de Presse called it the country’s first gold refinery. Ecofinance Guinée reported that the plant’s first locally refined gold was shipped for export on 9 October, before the ceremony; the volume was not disclosed. The government gave a capacity of 733 tonnes without a timeframe, while Guinee360 attributed an annual 733-tonne figure to a company representative. Actual output and the capacity basis remain unverified.
Ukraine’s Air Force said its Air Alert application was likely compromised after false nuclear, chemical and street-fighting warnings appeared; it said there was no radiation threat. Hours later, Russia’s Emergencies Ministry said its separate mobile app was cyberattacked and sent false messages in 33 regions. The ministry said it isolated the app and that other national alert channels remained operational. Kyiv separately blamed Russia for the Ukrainian incident; neither side supplied technical evidence establishing attribution, and no link between the two app incidents is known.
After AP reported 1 November strikes cutting power in Al-Dabbah and Abu Hamad, Anadolu on 2 November cited local sources and witnesses saying attacks targeted three more substations—New Halfa and Aroma in Kassala state and Al-Ghazali near Merowe in Northern state—with widespread outages. Sudan’s Foreign Ministry, as reported by Al Jazeera and Anadolu, says it filed complaints with the U.N. Security Council and African Union alleging drone attacks used Ethiopian territory. Responsibility and that allegation remain unverified. Casualty reports from the earlier, separate locations remain attributed and do not establish a consolidated toll.
AFP reported on 1 November that IOM had recorded more than 300,000 people displaced by fighting in western Yemen, almost all in the previous two months. AP on 2 November reported the same IOM figure and said more than 56,000 displaced people were in Aden. The reports describe urgent needs for shelter, food, clean water and health care; the outlets appear to rely on the same IOM tally, not separate surveys. A separate 30 October OCHA estimate is retained as dated context and is not added to the IOM figure.
Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission live results page showed 100.00% of regional protocols processed at 09:15 local time on 2 November. It recorded Iliana Yotova and running mate Kiril Aleksandrov Valchev with 1,093,852 votes (57.566%); Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev received 750,251 (39.483%), while 56,080 voters (2.951%) selected “I support nobody.” Reuters reported that Yotova won, and Bulgarian National Radio reported the count was complete and described her as the first woman elected president. The CEC page did not state a formal certification date or final turnout.
Saudi Arabia’s real GDP fell 3.8% year on year in the third quarter of 2026, according to preliminary flash estimates attributed to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). Oil activity declined 20.4%, government activity 2.7%, while non-oil activity grew 1.9%. Seasonally adjusted GDP rose 1.3% from the second quarter. The annual decline was smaller than the 4.7% contraction reported for Q2. The flash figures cover July–September and may be revised; they do not measure developments after the quarter ended.
After repeat voting at 53 Serbian polling stations on 1 November, the Republic Electoral Commission reported on 2 November that results from all 8,392 stations gave the Student List 53.01% and Aleksandar Vučić–United Serbia 38.98%. Election observer CRTA said the repeat vote changed its seat projection: the Student List has 140 seats, United Serbia 103, and the SPP list one. These are CRTA’s projected seats, not a formal final mandate allocation from RIK. CRTA also reported alleged vote-buying and other voter-influence incidents during the rerun; no official finding was available in the opened sources.
Two days before the 3 November U.S. Senate election, Michigan Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers after losing the primary to Abdul El-Sayed. The race could affect Senate control, but the endorsement’s voter effect is unknown. The Washington Post reports Michigan Democratic Party chair Curtis Hertel said Stevens was no longer a state-party member. Axios reports some House Democrats called for her House Democratic Caucus removal while others urged waiting or said they may need her vote; no caucus action was reported. State-party membership and House caucus status are separate.
UKMTO issued two ATTACK warnings for 1 November. At 1509 UTC, a merchant vessel relayed a Mayday from a vessel reporting an unknown-projectile strike in the Strait of Hormuz. UKMTO did not identify it or state its crew status. Maritime Executive, citing Vanguard Tech, identified it as UAE-owned tug Selat Storm and said it was partially sinking; UKMTO has not confirmed those details. At 2347 UTC, a tanker was struck by two unknown projectiles 72 nautical miles east of Ras Al Khafji, Saudi Arabia. UKMTO reported all tanker crew accounted for and no environmental impact. Attackers, any link between incidents and wider disruption remain unknown.
Ciara Mageean, Ireland’s 2024 European 1,500-metre champion and a two-time Olympian, died aged 34, World Athletics and the Olympic Federation of Ireland announced on 1 November. A report published by Anadolu Agency says Mageean was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer in May 2025 and publicly revealed her illness in July 2025. Her family said she died surrounded by loved ones.
Israeli digital-advertising company Perion Network said it had agreed to be acquired by India-based Affle for $11.70 a share in cash, valuing Perion’s equity at about $420 million. The offer is a 34.5% premium to Perion’s 30 October closing price. Perion has a 40-day go-shop period ending 11 December. The transaction remains subject to shareholder, regulatory and other closing conditions and is expected to close in early 2027 if approved; it is not completed.
Israel’s first ambassador to Somaliland presented credentials to President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, known as Cirro, in Hargeisa, according to reports published on 1 November. The date of the ceremony was not specified. The diplomatic step implements Israel’s 26 December 2025 recognition of Somaliland; it is not a new recognition. Reports say work is advancing toward an Israeli embassy, but the sources do not establish that an embassy is open. Somalia contests Israel’s recognition.
Five Kuki men have been reported dead in two separate developments in India’s Manipur state. Three men were killed in a clash between unidentified groups in Noney district on 31 October. On 1 November, two Kuki youths who had gone missing were found dead in Kangpokpi district. A 48-hour shutdown called after their disappearance remained in force Sunday, and searches continued; the circumstances of the second deaths and any perpetrators were not established. Sources have not linked the incidents.
Four people were killed and 15 injured across three shootings in Dallas’s Deep Ellum district early on 1 November, according to the Dallas Police Department. Police Chief Daniel Comeaux said he did not believe the incidents were connected, while the investigation continues. The department’s written update said suspects remained outstanding; CBS Texas later reported that at least one person had been detained, without clarifying which case the detention concerned.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said overnight Russian strikes hit power infrastructure in four Ukrainian regions, leaving hundreds of thousands of households without electricity. Reuters separately reported a local outage in Ternopil region, where emergency crews were working to restore power. The final number affected and restoration timetable are unknown.
A federal judge dismissed the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking to block Alaska from certifying its Senate result if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses on Tuesday. The court dismissed the case without prejudice for lack of standing and redressability and did not decide the underlying allegations. The Associated Press reported DOJ filed a notice of appeal shortly after the ruling; no appellate ruling or stay was established in the sources reviewed. A separate FBI inquiry into a donor to independent candidate Dan J. Sullivan remains unresolved.
Kimi Antonelli clinched the 2026 Formula One drivers' championship by finishing third in the Mexico City Grand Prix on 1 November. Max Verstappen won the race, with Lewis Hamilton second. At 20 years and 68 days, Antonelli became the youngest F1 champion, surpassing Sebastian Vettel's record; four rounds remained in the season.
The UN Security Council's mandate for MINURSO expired on 31 October without renewal. The Associated Press reported that mission operations ceased on 1 November and that liquidation had begun, while a small UN team remained to oversee the orderly return or disposal of assets. The UN Mandate Registry confirms the prior extension ended on 31 October. This is the start of an operational wind-down, not proof that all personnel have left or that the territory's political status is resolved.
Australia defeated Wales 124–6 in a women’s Rugby League World Cup Pool A match in Sydney on 1 November. International Rugby League said the 124 points set a new record for the highest total in women’s internationals, eclipsing the previous 116–0 mark. The 118-point margin is also a Women’s World Cup record, though France’s men still hold the largest international margin with a 120–0 result. Australia led 60–0 at halftime and advanced to a semifinal against Fiji.
Filipino comedian and television personality Gil Aducal Morales, known professionally as Ate Gay, has died at 55, his family announced on 1 November. GMA News and Philstar reported the family's announcement; neither gave a specific cause of death in its notice.
Gerard ‘Gerry’ Collins, former Fianna Fáil minister and European Parliament member, has died aged 88, RTÉ and the Limerick Leader reported on 1 November. He represented Limerick West in the Dáil from 1967 until 1997, held Justice and Foreign Affairs portfolios and later served as a Member of the European Parliament for Munster.
Hamid Alidoosti, a former Iran national-team footballer and coach, has died in Tehran at 70, Voice of America Persian and Euronews Persian reported on 1 November. He played at the 1980 and 1984 Asian Cups and later coached Iran's under-17 and under-20 teams.
Jerry Koosman, the left-hander who helped the New York Mets win the 1969 World Series, has died at 83, MLB.com and CBS Sports reported on 1 November. He spent 12 seasons with the Mets, won the deciding Game 5 of the 1969 Series and had his No. 36 retired in 2021.
Sweden’s Andreas Almgren won the men’s race in 2:06:01 and Kenya’s defending champion Hellen Obiri Chepkirui won the women’s race in 2:24:36 at the New York City Marathon on 1 November. American Jessica McClain finished third, the first U.S. woman on the podium since 2018. The 50th full five-borough edition drew about 60,000 starters.
The United States won its sixth men’s freestyle team title at the world championships in Astana after Spencer Lee and Levi Haines won their finals on 1 November. Lee beat Roman Bravo-Young 10–0 in 26 seconds at 57kg; Haines defeated Iran’s Mohammad Nokhodilarimi 4–3 at 79kg.
A Russian drone struck near a vocational-school dormitory in Koziatyn, central Ukraine, on 1 November, killing a 13-year-old girl, according to the regional governor cited by Interfax and local public broadcaster Suspilne. AP reported Ukraine’s emergency service gave a toll of three dead and four wounded; Suspilne later quoted the governor as saying two were dead and six wounded. The differing counts have not been reconciled.