Current events: 2025-11-02

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Gaza war
  • Al Jazeera reports that Hamas has agreed to retreat via Red Cross corridors from Gaza areas that are under Israeli control per the peace plan. (Haaretz)

Accidents and disasters

• 2025 Balkh earthquake
  • At least four people are killed and dozens of others are injured when a {{M|w|link=y}} 6.3 earthquake strikes Balkh Province, Afghanistan. (Shafaqna)
• The death toll from flooding in Vietnam increases to 35, with five people still missing. (MSN)
• At least 15 people are killed and two others are injured after a traveller vehicle collides head-on with a truck in Jodhpur, India. (Dawn)

International relations

• Nigeria–United States relations
  • The Nigerian government says that it welcomes assistance from the United States to combat Islamic terrorism, but adds that its sovereignty must be respected, as US President Donald Trump threatened with military actions to protect Christians from alleged persecution. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2025 North Macedonian local elections
  • North Macedonians vote in the second round of the local elections for councillors and mayors of 80 municipalities and Skopje, with the ruling conservative party VMRO-DPMNE expected to win by a landslide. (AP)

Sports

• 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup
  • In cricket, the Indian women's team defeats South Africa by 52 runs to win the 13th edition of the Women's Cricket World Cup. (ESPNcricinfo)
• 2025 NASCAR Cup Series
  • Kyle Larson wins his second NASCAR Cup Series championship on an overtime finish over Denny Hamlin. (USA Today)

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