Sunday, November 16, 2025
11 stories, grouped by subject, the most important first
Conflict
2025 Delhi car explosion
The National Investigation Agency of India states that the recent car explosion in Delhi was a suicide attack and report the arrest of a suspect accused of helping acquire and prepare the vehicle used in the blast.
Politics
2025 Chilean presidential election
Chileans vote to elect their president, who will succeed the term-limited incumbent Gabriel Boric.
2025 Chilean presidential election
Preliminary results indicate a second round between Jeannette Jara and José Antonio Kast on 13 December.
2025 Chilean general election
Also up for election are the whole Chamber of Deputies and half of the Senate.
2025 Ecuadorian referendum [es; fr]
Ecuadorians vote on a constitutional referendum, on foreign military bases, on public financing of political parties and the number of assembly members, and on a popular consultation about the convocation of an constituent assembly. All 4 were rejected.
Nuclear program of Iran
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that Iran is no longer enriching uranium due, in part, to the damage at nuclear facilities following the Iran–Israel war and the US strikes on nuclear sites in Iran.
Crime & Justice
War on drugs in Ecuador
Ecuadorian president Daniel Noboa announces that Spanish police have captured Los Lobos leader Wilmer Chavarría, who faked his own death and changed his identity, in Málaga, Andalusia.
Justice
A broken railway line in the area of Życzyn, Garwolin County, in east central Poland is under police investigation as a possible act of sabotage. Two Ukrainian citizens have been identified as the suspects.
Disasters
Disasters
At least twelve people are killed and ten others are injured when a bus crashes in Tungurahua Province, Ecuador.
Sport
2025 ATP Finals
In tennis, Jannik Sinner defeats his rival Carlos Alcaraz in the final, 7–6(7–4), 7–5, to successfully defend his singles title at the 2025 ATP Finals.
112th Grey Cup
In Canadian football, the Saskatchewan Roughriders defeat the Montreal Alouettes 25–17 to win their fifth Grey Cup.
Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for November 16, 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.