Asia Bahrain 128 competitors, 59 male and 69 female, took part in this year's Mutun competition; the event awards the three best in seven categories, each focusing on the memorization and comprehension of foundation texts related to Quranic sciences
Africa Guinea-Bissau Portugal requested Guinea-Bissau's support on 2 November, Sunday as part of its candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council
Asia Saudi Arabia In the Qassim region innovative youth initiatives have transformed traditional houses and farms into heritage destinations: reclaiming the area's authentic past, they attract visitors year-round
Europe Germany Interior Minister is considering adding war and disaster scenarios to school curricula; schoolchildren prepared for war and disasters would be a "sensible precaution", while others think it's conservative scaremongering
Europe Serbia Tens of thousands packed the streets of Novi Sad at a mass gathering to mark the anniversary of the railway station disaster, which left 16 dead, and then staged a major anti-government protest
Asia India India celebrated the winning of first ICC Women’s World Cup Cricket title; the success recalls the men's 1983 win and many think it could bring true change in the life of millions of women in the country
America Haiti In the wake of Hurricane Melissa’s deadly passage, organizations announced they will provide around $10 million aid, supplies and support to groups in Haiti closest to victims instead of going through government
America United States Unless rescinded, Trump's executive order greenlighting deep-sea mining in direct violation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea will unleash a gold rush among major powers that concerns Pacific nations, fearing armed conflict as consequence
Asia Malaysia Malaysia and the U.S. have sealed a 17-point trade pact that grants preferential access for U.S. industrial goods while securing for Malaysia tariff exemptions on 1.711 lines
Europe Russia Halloween was a day of costumes, candy and all things spooky even in Russia, as Muscovites celebrated like fellow trick-or-treaters around the world, notwithstanding Halloween being irritant for politicians, pro-Kremlin activists and the Orthodox Church
Africa Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of Tanzania's presidential election, securing another term in office amid days of unrest across the country that caused at least 700 deaths, with local and foreign transparency concerns
Europe Portugal The construction of a 120 million Euros desalination plant in Sines, on one of the country’s busiest shipping routes and a major European container port, has been announced; it will start in 2027 and is expected to be completed by 2031
America Argentina President Javier Milei has led his party La Libertad Avanza to a landslide victory in midterm elections with two years of radical spending cuts and a free-market political line; winning 41% of votes he took 13 of 24 Senate and 64 of 127 lower-house seats
Europe Iceland A snowstorm in Reykjavík transformed in thick ice ridges on main roads as traffic pressed the snow before it could be removed; nearby municipalities were less affected