ConfirmedFrance: third weekend of mass protests
Around 320,000 marched on Oct 31 by the government's count (about 500,000 per organizers). Most marches were peaceful, but clashes broke out in Paris, Marseille and Lyon, with 565 arrests and a Paris officer struck by a Molotov cocktail.
Sources: The Guardian
ConfirmedFrance: busy week ahead, with school blockades and a Nov 5 strike
Student blockades of schools begin Nov 2, and unions have called a national strike for Nov 5. The CGT is pressing for wage rises.
Sources: Boursorama
ConfirmedFrance: arrests in Marseille, flags burned in Lyon
Police made 18 arrests in Marseille, while protesters in Lyon burned US and Israeli flags.
Sources: Jerusalem Post
ConfirmedGermany: Gen Z rallies turn violent in several cities
Looting in Frankfurt reached a gun store. Water cannon were used in Cologne and Hamburg, and 27 officers were hurt in Berlin. The next national protest is set for Nov 14.
Sources: BBC
ConfirmedPoland: standoff over the constitutional court
Government-backed judges suspended the court's president. President Nawrocki forced his way into the building and called it a forcible takeover, and PM Tusk says there will be no compromise.
Sources: Politico Europe
ConfirmedItaly: general strike followed by online-incitement searches
Turnout was 255,000 by the government's count and 1.5 million by organizers' count. Police then searched 60 locations over online incitement.
Sources: Euronews
ConfirmedAlbania: fresh clashes in Tirana
Anti-government protesters threw Molotov cocktails, and police answered with water cannon.
Sources: Al Arabiya
ConfirmedSpain: Toledo train crash toll reaches 69
Investigators are examining a signalling failure. The transport minister will appear before parliament on Nov 3.
Sources: El País
ConfirmedSerbia: winning students push for sweeping resignations
After their election win, student leaders are demanding resignations across the police, the intelligence services and the courts.
Sources: AP
ConfirmedGeorgia: protests reach day 703
Tbilisi saw another Saturday march, and a major rally is planned for Nov 28.
Sources: InterPressNews
ConfirmedUkraine: power cuts as the Oleshky truce ends
Hundreds of thousands of people are without power. Zelenskyy says the truce shows de-escalation is possible, and the US is studying a Black Sea ceasefire.
Sources: The Guardian
ConfirmedIran warns of retaliation 'without geographic limits'
Khamenei warned of wide retaliation if Iran is attacked, while mediators push for a deal. Rubio says Trump hasn't decided on strikes.
Sources: Al Jazeera
DevelopingHormuz: Iran claims four tankers hit mines
Oman rescued 25 crew from one vessel. The other three incidents haven't been independently confirmed.
Sources: gCaptain
ConfirmedGaza: deaths continue despite ceasefire
About 12 people were killed over two days. The toll since the ceasefire is now 1,580.
Sources: Al Jazeera
ConfirmedEbola deaths pass 5,000 in Congo
There are 10,351 recorded cases, and more than 5,000 people have died.
Sources: AP
ConfirmedG20 foreign ministers fail to agree on a joint statement
Separately, Quad ministers raised grave concerns about economic coercion.
Sources: The Hindu
ConfirmedPhilippines: Mayon volcano erupts
More than 1,400 residents have been evacuated.
Sources: Xinhua
ConfirmedEcuador: night curfew in five provinces
The government has ordered a night curfew in five provinces.
Sources: Infobae
ConfirmedUS midterms on Tuesday
Democrats lead the generic ballot by about 8 points heading into the Nov 3 vote.
Sources: Al Jazeera