Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris (both pictured) win the United States
presidential election.
Flash floods and landslides caused by Hurricane Eta kill more than 250 people across
Central America and Mexico.
In Afghanistan, a shooting at Kabul University's campus leaves 35 people dead and 50
others injured.
Typhoon Goni makes landfall in the Philippines as a super typhoon, killing at least 26
people.
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Armed conflicts and attacks
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
o A Russian Mil Mi-24 helicopter is shot down by the Azerbaijani Armed
Forces over Armenia, near the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Russia says two crew
members are killed. Azerbaijan apologizes, extends condolences and offers to pay
compensation. (BBC)
o Artsakh officials in Nagorno-Karabakh confirm the loss of Shusha to Azeri forces.
Many civilians in Shusha have fled, and fighting is closing on the region's
capital, Stepanakert. (Al Jazeera)
o Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan announces he has signed a deal
with Azerbaijan and Russia to end the war by Tuesday morning. A Kremlin spokesman
confirms the deal. Later, Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliyev says a "trilateral agreement"
has been signed. President of Russia Vladimir Putin says Russian peacekeepers will be
deployed. The agreement cedes several districts to Azerbaijan, including the Lachin District.
The agreement will also establish a transport corridor through Armenia, linking Azerbaijan
to Nakhchivan. (Reuters)
o The peace deal is met with anger in Armenia as thousands protest against it in the
capital Yerevan with some protesters storming the parliament building. (The Guardian)
o Hours after signing of the deal, Ararat Mirzoyan, the president of Armenia's National
Assembly, is pulled from his car and attacked by an angry mob of protesters. (Interfax)
ISIL insurgency in Iraq
o Unidentified gunmen using grenades and automatic weapons attacked an army post
in western Baghdad, killing 11 people, including soldiers. Both the military and police have
launched a manhunt for the gunmen. (Al Jazeera)
Business and economy
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opens at an all-time record high – a 1,500-point surge in
reaction to Pfizer's results in testing its COVID-19 vaccine. (Fox Business)
In the United States, a biannual Federal Reserve report mentions, for the first time, climate
change as a risk for the stability of the financial system. (Reuters)
Health and environment
COVID-19 pandemic
o COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
COVID-19 pandemic in Albania
Albania announces that it will impose a second
nationwide lockdown on November 11 in an attempt to curb the worsening spread of
COVID-19. (Albanian Daily News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium
Belgium surpasses 500,000 total confirmed cases of COVID-19. (The
Brussels Times)
COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announces that a curfew will be
implemented between 8:00 pm and 5:00 am local time and
orders restaurants and bars to close. Meanwhile, the curfew also prohibits
gatherings of more than ten people, reintroduces online learning for high
schools and universities, and sports events will be held only behind closed doors.
The measures, which last for an initial 30 days, will be voted on in the National
Assembly tomorrow and come into force on November 11. (Hungary Today)
COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
Russia reports 21,798 new infections in the past 24 hours, a new
single-day record since the pandemic began, bringing the cumulative nationwide
total to 1.79 million cases. (The Moscow Times)
COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky and two top government officials test
positive for COVID-19. (The Globe and Mail)
o COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
COVID-19 pandemic in Iran
Iran reports a record 10,463 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing
the nationwide total since the pandemic began to 692,949 cases. (The Jerusalem
Post)
COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
The Philippines reports 108 new deaths in the past 24 hours, its
highest total since October 23, thus bringing the nationwide death toll to
7,647. (CNN Philippines)
o COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
COVID-19 pandemic in Maine
Maine reports 204 new infections, a new single-day record since the
pandemic began. (WGME-TV)
COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announces new restrictions in
the state amid rising cases. Restaurants and bars will be ordered to close indoor
services by 10:00 pm local time, casinos will be closed, and high school and indoor
youth sports will be suspended. The restrictions will take effect on
Thursday. (Politico)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson tests positive for
COVID-19. (CNBC)
President-elect Joe Biden announces a 12-person coronavirus task force as
part of his transitional team. (The Washington Post)
The United States becomes the first country in the world to surpass ten
million cumulative COVID-19 cases, according to data from John Hopkins
University. (CBS News)
o COVID-19 vaccine
Pfizer and BioNTech say that their potential vaccines are 90% effective at
preventing COVID-19 infections. (CNBC)
Law and crime
Crime in Russia
o A soldier kills an officer with an axe and then proceeds to shoot two more officers
dead at a base near Voronezh, in southern Russia. The suspect has been detained and an
investigation launched, though officials have said they are looking into the suspect's mental
health state. (CNN)
Politics and elections
2020 United States presidential election
o President Trump's re-election campaign files lawsuits in Nevada, Pennsylvania,
Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia, alleging electoral fraud. (WEYI-TV)
U.S. President Donald Trump tweets that he has fired Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.
Esper had prepared a letter of resignation in the wake of the recent presidential
election. National Counterterrorism Center director Christopher C. Miller has been named acting
secretary. (NBC News)
President of Peru Martín Vizcarra is impeached by the Congress of Peru. Manuel
Merino replaces him as interim president. (The New York Times)
Former President of Bolivia Evo Morales returns back to his country a day after his economic
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