Sunday, November 2, 2025

12 stories, grouped by subject, the most important first

Conflict

  1. 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.

World

  1. Canada–Philippines relations

    Canada and the Philippines sign a visiting forces agreement allowing military personnel to train in each other's territories.

  2. 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, in response to U.S. president Donald Trump threatening military action to protect Christians from persecution.

Politics

  1. 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.

Crime & Justice

  1. 2024–present Serbian anti-corruption protests

    Serbian police arrest 37 protesters near the parliament house in Belgrade after clashes between pro-government supporters and protesters demanding justice for victims of the Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse.

Disasters

  1. Disasters

    The death toll from flooding in Vietnam increases to 35, with five people still missing.

  2. Disasters

    At least 15 people are killed and two others are injured after a passenger vehicle collides head-on with a truck in Jodhpur, India.

  3. Disasters

    Four girls drown in an irrigation canal in Srirangapatna taluk, India.

  4. Disasters

    Two people are killed after a light aircraft crashes in Fátima, Tocantins, Brazil.

Culture

  1. Culture

    The Netherlands agrees to repatriate an Eighteenth Dynasty statue from the reign of Pharaoh Thutmose III to Egypt after investigators determine it was illegally taken from the country and later found at an art fair.

Sport

  1. 2025 NASCAR Cup Series

    In stock car racing, Hendrick Motorsports' Kyle Larson wins his second NASCAR Cup Series championship on an overtime finish over Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin.

  2. 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.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for November 2, 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.