The discovery of a third
Sednoid,
2015 TG387, is announced. The 200–600-kilometre (120–370 mi) wide asteroid never approaches less than 65
astronomical units from the Sun, more than twice Neptune's distance.
(Nature)
French
RAID and
BRI police units raid the headquarters of a
Shiite association in
Grande-Synthe and the homes of its leaders for "strong support" to "many" terrorist organizations. Assets are frozen and three people remanded in custody.
(France-Soir via Koz Post)
Toys "R" Us lenders cancel the bankruptcy auction of its brand name and other intellectual property assets and instead plan to
revive the Toys "R" Us and
Babies "R" Us brand names.
(CNBC)
Six rescue divers drown after they are caught in a
whirlpool during a mission to locate and rescue a teenager from a disused mining pool in
Malaysia.
(BBC)
Kepler-1625b, an exoplanet proposed in 2017 to be orbited by an
exomoon, the first possible example of a moon orbiting a planet in another stellar system, is confirmed with observations from the
Hubble Space Telescope.
(Space.com)
At least 13 passengers are killed in a head-on bus collision in
Tver,
Russia. The bus driver and another passenger are injured.
(The Moscow Times)
Three people are killed and many others are injured after heavy floods strike the
Italian region of
Calabria. A bridge collapses and landslides also occur.
(La Stampa)
Defense Minister of IsraelAvigdor Lieberman says that Israel will reduce the fishing zone off the
Gaza Strip from 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) to 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) as a reaction to the weekly
Gaza border protests. Three Palestinians were killed in yesterday's protest, in which over 20,000 protestors took part.
(Al Jazeera)
Twenty people are killed in
Schoharie County, New York, when a stretch limousine fails to stop at an intersection, veers into a parking lot and strikes an empty vehicle, which in turn hits two pedestrians. All 17 passengers in the limousine are killed, along with the driver and the two pedestrians.
(BBC)
A 23-year-old Palestinian opens fire and kills two Israelis, seriously wounding a third inside the
Barkan Industrial Park on the
West Bank. The gunman, who had worked at the factory where the shooting took place, fled the scene and remains at large.
(The Washington Post)(Reuters)(Ynet News)
The
Indonesia's disaster agency confirms the deaths of 1,944 people in the double earthquake and tsunami. 5,000 people are still missing and presumed dead.
(ABS-CBN News)
Six people in
Honduras, four in
Nicaragua and three in
El Salvador died after heavy floods triggered by Hurricane Michael affected
Central America. Several others are injured and at least one is missing.
(BBC)
A total of 342 people have been arrested for attacking
Hindi-speaking migrants in the
Indian state of
Gujarat. The new wave of violence was prompted by the arrest of a non-Gujarati for the alleged rape of a 14-month-old baby a week prior.
(First Post)
A referendum on changing the constitutional definition of a family is invalidated, as
voter turnout announced by the Central Electoral Bureau is 20.41%, 10% under the validation threshold.
(Digi 24)
Google announces that it is shutting down its
Google+ network for consumers after seven years due to "very low usage" and a software error, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, that potentially exposed the data of 500,000 users. Google+ will fully shut down in August 2019.
(Sky News)
The
Justice First politician Fernando Albán, who was arrested on Friday related to an alleged assassination attempt in August, dies whilst in custody of the Venezuelan intelligence service. The state reports his death as suicide, which is disputed by all other reports.
(The Guardian)
New research suggests
Europa, a moon of
Jupiter, may be covered in tall, jagged ice spikes, presenting a problem for any potential landing on its surface.
(The Verge)(The Washington Post)
A man in
Greensboro, Florida is killed by a tree that crashed through his home, becoming the first reported death from the storm in the United States. Later, a child is killed by a falling tree in
Seminole County, Georgia.
(BBC)
The storm causes power outages to 550,000 customers in
Florida,
Georgia, and
Alabama, and 375,000 people in 22 counties have been ordered to evacuate.
(The Weather Channel)
Venezuelan President
Nicolás Maduro announces in a public broadcast that the United States President
Donald Trump has sent an order to assassinate him.
(Al Jazeera)
Heavy floods affect
France and
Italy: in the French city of
Sainte Maxime, two people drown after their vehicle is swept away by floodwater. In the Italian city of
Cagliari, a woman is found dead inside her car, while another man is missing. A bridge also collapses and roads are damaged.
(BBC)
A court in
Turkey orders the release of American evangelical Christian pastor
Andrew Brunson after two years of arrest.
(Reuters)
Turkish officials claim to have audio and video evidence of Saudi journalist
Jamal Khashoggi being tortured and murdered inside the
Saudi consulate in
Istanbul.
(BBC)
A motorcycle rigged with explosives is detonated at an election rally in northeastern
Afghanistan, killing at least 14 people, including civilians and security forces.
(ABC News)
At least 50 people are killed and 30 others injured when a pipeline catches fire and explodes in southeast
Nigeria.
(Ripples Nigeria)
Eleven people are killed after their vehicle and a lorry collide head-on in
Thessaloniki,
Greece.
(BBC)
Law and crime
Venezuela releases political activist
Lorent Saleh due to his poor mental health, after a prolonged campaign by and talks with the Spanish Office for Latin America. Saleh had been detained for over four years by secret services in Venezuela without trial, and is being transferred to
Spain.
(BBC)
Acting on an anonymous tip,
Michigan state inspectors discover the bodies of 11 badly-decomposed infants inside the ceiling of a former funeral home in
Detroit.
(UPI)
Hurricane-force winds from former
Hurricane Leslie strike central and northern
Portugal, leaving a man dead and 27 others injured. It moves through
Spain as a tropical storm.
(Metro Libre)
At least 10 people have been killed by flash floods in the
Aude region of south-western
France. A bridge also collapsed in the locality of
Villegailhenc, while all roads are inaccessible in
Carcassonne.
(BBC)
A ban on
rough sleeping in public areas comes into force in
Hungary. Despite international criticism of the law, the
Hungarian government says it is in the "interests of society as a whole".
(BBC)
At least seven people are killed and more than 80 others injured after a train derails in
Bouknadel,
Morocco.
(Reuters)
The death toll of an accidental explosion in
Aba,
Nigeria, rises to 200. Over 2,000 people protest, claiming that the pipeline explosion was caused by
NNPC's negligence.
(Vanguard News)
Two
Myanmar Air ForceF-7 fighter jets crash into a broadcast tower in
Magway,
Myanmar, resulting in the deaths of both pilots and an 11-year-old girl, who was killed by falling debris.
(New York Times)
In response to rocket fire,
Israeli Air Force jets attack targets in Gaza including a
tunnel crossing into Israel, tunnel digging sites, a factory storing components used for tunnel building and another for the manufacturing of aerial weaponry.
(The Washington Post)
A double bombing-mass shooting attack leaves 20 dead in a college in
Kerch,
Crimea. An 18-year-old student carried out the gun and bomb attack and then committed suicide. The attacker "hated the technical school very much" and had vowed "revenge" on his teacher.
(BBC)
Afghan general and
Kandahar police chief
Abdul Raziq Achakzai is assassinated by one of his bodyguards during a high-level meeting inside the governor's compound with
U.S. general
Austin S. Miller. Gen. Miller escaped unharmed according to officials while the governor was critically injured. The
Taliban claims responsibility.
(BBC)
Business and economy
Cobalt Air suddenly announces its dissolution, cancelling all future operations and leaving many passengers stranded in
Cyprus.
(BBC)
Severe flooding in
Texas kills at least two people and damages dozens of houses. Weather forecasters predict that more rain will come and possibly flood hundreds more houses.
(CBS News)
At least 59 people are dead and 100 are injured after a train runs into a
Dussehra celebration near
Amritsar in
India's northern state of
Punjab.
(BBC News)
After a delay of three years, voters in
Afghanistan head to the polls to elect members of the nation's
parliament. The election is marred by violence and suicide attacks which leave over 170 dead or wounded nationwide.
(Deutsche Welle)
Because of technical issues in some constituencies, voting was extended until Sunday. Additionally, voting in the
Kandahar Province will be delayed by one week following the assassination of police commander
Abdul Raziq Achakzai two days prior.
(Reuters)(Gandhara)
The skull of the
Luzia Woman, one of the oldest known human fossils from the Americas, is recovered from the remains of the
National Museum of Brazil. The museum staff states that the museum intends to attempt to restore the fossil.
(BBC)
Following the failure of
Soyuz MS-10, the Russian-supplied
Soyuz MS-11 for crew transport to the
ISS is now rescheduled to occur on December 3, earlier than initially planned.
(Interfax)
A
NATO spokesperson confirms Brigadier General Jeffrey D. Smiley as the American wounded by gunfire three days earlier during the attack in which
Abdul Raziq Achakzai was assassinated.
(ABC News)
The discovery of a
Classical Greek trading ship thought to date to approximately 400 BC is reported by a team of scientists working in the
Black Sea. It is the oldest known intact shipwreck.
(BBC)
It is announced that Titanic II, a replica of the original
RMS Titanic that
sank in 1912, is set to set sail in
2022 and will include modern lifeboats and technology. The ship is expected to travel the same route as the original ship.
(CNET)(Cleveland.com)
A
mail bomb is discovered at the home of
George Soros in
Bedford, New York,
United States. It is safely detonated by the Bedford Police Department. While Soros was not at the residence when the device was discovered, the businessman and philanthropist is believed to be the intended target.
(BBC)(NPR)
The
United States Secret Service intercepts two suspicious packages described as "potential explosive devices" addressed to former President
Barack Obama and former Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton. One addressed to former CIA director
John O. Brennan was received at
CNN's New York studios, which were evacuated. Other politicians who received similar packages include U.S. Representatives
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (whose name and address was on the return label of a package meant for former Attorney General
Eric Holder but had the wrong recipient address) and
Maxine Waters. Authorities are also attempting to locate a suspicious package sent to former Vice President
Joe Biden that was marked return to sender due to a bad address.
(Washington Examiner)(NPR)
The FBI is investigating two packages found at postal facilities in
Delaware, sent to former Vice President
Joe Biden.
(Vice)
The
Miami-Dade Police Department and federal authorities believe several of the packages went through a mail processing and distribution center in
Opa-locka, Florida and are currently searching the facility with a bomb squad and K-9 unit.
(CNN)
Israel responds to 40
Palestinian rockets with 80 air strikes on what Israel states are
Iranian and
Hamas-controlled weapon factories in
Gaza. An Egypt-meditated ceasefire is announced by
Islamic Jihad soon afterward.
(Reuters)
The Immigration and Refugee Board of
Canada orders Othman Hamdan, a
Fort St. John man whose
Facebook posts promoted the
Islamic State, deported. The deportation is not immediate and requires additional events to occur.
(CBC)
Disasters and accidents
Flash floods in southern
Russia result in six deaths and one missing person.
(WECT)
In baseball, game 3 of the
World Series, in which the
Boston Red Sox lose to the
Los Angeles Dodgers by a score of 3–2, extends to 18 innings and lasts 7 hours and 20 minutes, becoming by far the longest game in World Series history.
(USA Today)
A gunman opens fire at the
Tree of Life - Or L'Simcha Congregationsynagogue in
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, killing at least 11 people. The perpetrator 46-years old Robert Bowers was an active user of the social media service
Gab where he had posted anti-Semitic and racist content as well as one before the shooting that said "
HIAS likes to bring invaders in that kill our people. I can't sit by and watch my people get slaughtered. Screw your optics, I'm going in".
(BBC),
(CBC)
American online payments system company
PayPal bans American social media site
Gab, known for its association with the
alt-right movement, while
Joyent, Gab's American hosting provider, states that they will terminate their service tomorrow. The move comes after it was revealed that the suspect in yesterday's 11 deaths,
Robert Bowers, was an active member on the social network.
(CNET)
American computer company
IBM announces plans to acquire American software company
Red Hat for
US$34 billion.
(CNBC)
Voters in the
German state of
Hesse go to the polls to elect a new legislature. The election is widely considered a test for
Angela Merkel's ruling CDU–SPD coalition.
(BBC)
Both the CDU's and the SDP's
swing drop by a little over 10%, while
The Greens surge to second place with 19.5% of the vote and the
AfD place fourth with 12% of the vote.
(BBC)
Heavy floods and strong winds continue to affect all of
Italy. For the duration of the disaster across the country, the death toll is eleven people.
(Il Messaggero)
Following a disappointing
state election on Sunday, German chancellor
Angela Merkel announces that she will not seek re-election as party head at a conference in early December and as German chancellor in 2021.
(CNBC)
Research published in JAMA Internal Medicine describes that mothers should wait at least a year between giving birth and getting pregnant again to reduce health risks to mother and baby.
(BBC)
German convicted serial killer and former nurse
Niels Högel begins his third trial (previous convictions were in 2008 and 2015), this time in
Oldenburg, for additional patient murders by administering fatal doses of medication between 1999–2005 which may include his assignment as one of Germany's worst serial killers since
World War II. At the beginning of the trial, Högel confesses to the murder of 100 of his patients.
(BBC),
(Deutsche Welle)
A judge in
Ecuador rules against
WikiLeaks co-founder
Julian Assange, who had contested new rules imposed on him in
the country's embassy in
London. Assange had argued that the conditions violated his "fundamental rights and freedoms", and were intended to force him to leave. His lawyers have appealed against the ruling. Assange took refuge in the embassy six years ago to avoid extradition to
Sweden in a sexual assault case that has since been dropped.
(BBC)
It is reported that imprisoned Venezuelan opposition leader
Juan Requesens has been transferred from isolation to a military hospital in Caracas, after days of reports that he has been suffering an untreated dental infection as well as wounds of torture.
(Venezuela al día)
NASA's Parker Solar Probe spacecraft becomes the closest ever sent to the
sun, by passing 42.7 million km (26.6 million miles) from the sun's surface. The previous record was set in 1976 by the Helios 2 spacecraft. Parker's elliptical orbit will eventually take it to within 6.1 million km (3.8 million miles) of the sun.
(BBC)
NASA announces that the Kepler spacecraft has expended all its fuel and will be retired after nearly 10 years of service, having found more than 2,600 exoplanets.
(Los Angeles Times)
A 17-year-old local student, who studied at a nearby polytechnic school, detonates an explosive device inside a
Federal Security Service building in
Arkhangelsk,
Russia, killing himself and wounding three FSB officers. The agency is Russia's primary state security agency and a successor to the
KGB.
(Meduza)
The Venezuelan Intelligence Agency,
SEBIN, names a new director, General Manuel Cristopher, in the wake of the death of
Fernando Albán.
(Voice of America)