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Iran says three oil tankers are on fire after hitting mines near the Strait of Hormuz
The Revolutionary Guards say the ships used a route Iran considers forbidden. No one has yet confirmed which ships they are, and the United States insists the main routes are clear of mines.
A fairy chimney collapses in Cappadocia, Turkey: three dead and five injured
Part of one of the famous rock spires fell next to an entrance to the Göreme tourist area, on a public holiday. Authorities believe heavy rain weakened it and are already investigating.
Israel after the election: no one reaches 61 seats and the fight to form a government begins
With almost everything counted, Netanyahu's bloc has 53 seats, Eisenkot's 48 and the Arab parties a record 19. Eisenkot is looking for partners, Netanyahu is sticking with the far right, and official results are due on November 4.
Lima on edge: bus operators threaten an indefinite strike over extortion gangs' attacks on buses
The latest bus shot at, from the company El Rápido, is the fourth attack on the sector this week. Five companies have already stopped running, and the unions say they are about to strike.
A Russian drone kills at least 13 people on a platform at Dnipro train station
The attack hit a platform where a passenger train to Zaporizhzhia was waiting. There was an alert, but many people were still there. Zelensky called it atrocious. It happened on the same day aid reached Oleshky thanks to a local truce.
Israel investigates whether a foreign country tried to influence its election
The head of the election committee asked the domestic security service to investigate whether foreign money tried to sway the vote. The press points to Qatar. Netanyahu alleges fraud, the police dismiss it, and no one has a majority.
Keiko Fujimori visits Bukele's mega-prison and meets him to copy his security plan
Peru's president is spending four days in El Salvador with four ministers. On Thursday she tours CECOT, the prison built for 40,000 inmates, and in the afternoon meets Nayib Bukele. Even in her own party, some doubt the model would work in Peru.
Russia and Ukraine stop firing in Oleshky to get 2,000 trapped civilians out
It's a local ceasefire in the Kherson region to bring in food, water and medicine and evacuate anyone who wants to leave. Melania Trump's office says it helped make it happen. The humanitarian mission starts on Thursday.
Switzerland reopens its office in North Korea, and its foreign minister travels to Pyongyang
Ignazio Cassis is one of the few Western ministers to visit North Korea. On Friday he opens the Swiss office in Pyongyang, restoring the country's permanent diplomatic presence. Afterwards he travels to Seoul.
Afghanistan grows opium again: production rises fivefold despite the Taliban ban
According to the UN, poppy fields grew from 10,200 to 43,300 hectares in a year. Farmers hide the plants among wheat or behind walls. Even so, it is still far below the levels before 2022.
Pope Leo XIV confirms his trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru: dates and cities
It will be his first trip to South America as pope, from November 6 to 17. He will visit Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Luján, Córdoba, Lima, Chiclayo, Cusco and Pucallpa. In Peru, where he was a bishop, he will spend almost a week.
Vance writes a letter to Iran to try to stop another US strike
According to the Wall Street Journal, Vice President JD Vance wrote to Mohsen Rezaei, head of Iran's Security Council, to reopen peace talks. Trump is threatening to strike again after the election.
The UK gives Ukraine another 10 billion pounds to get through the winter
Andy Burnham's government announced a package of 7 billion in economic aid, 3 billion in export finance and 500 million for air defense. Zelensky called it a truly strong and very timely decision.
The Houthis say they hit Saudi Arabia's largest refinery with a missile
Yemen's rebels claim they caused "massive fires" at Ras Tanura, the port through which almost all Saudi oil leaves. Saudi Arabia hasn't confirmed it. Iran threatens a "more devastating" response.
Bukele and the four technicians missing in Haiti: what we know
Four burned bodies turned up in Haiti. The New York Times said they could be the Salvadorans; Bukele replied: "They are not our men."
North Korea: 12 absurd (and verified) facts about the world's most closed country
A president who has been dead for thirty years, banned words, a hotel with no guests and the "manure battle". Plus what's going around online that is false.