A bomb explodes at the entrance of the Daoud Khan Military Hospital in Kabul, followed by gunfire and a second explosion. At least 25 people are killed and more than 50 others are wounded. Four of the attackers are killed and a fifth is arrested by the Taliban.
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November 2, 2021 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The United States bans embassy personnel from traveling outside of Addis Ababa and strongly suggests that U.S. citizens seriously reconsider travel to Ethiopia and that those who are currently in Ethiopia consider making preparations to leave the country.
Ethiopia declares a six-month state of emergency as the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) and Oromo Liberation Army gain control over areas outside of Tigray and the TDF announces its intention to advance to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Authorities in Addis Ababa, in a separate announcement earlier in the day, tell citizens to register arms and prepare to defend their neighbourhoods.
At least 69 people are killed as Islamic State in the Greater Sahara gunmen attack a delegation led by the mayor of Banibangou, in Niger. The mayor is among those killed.
Business and economy
The Taliban announces a complete ban on the use of foreign currency in transactions, threatening "legal action" against those who defy the ban.
Disasters and accidents
Five people are dead after a small cargo plane belonging to Optimum Aviation Ltd. crashes shortly after take-off from the airport in Juba, South Sudan.
Health and environment
A traveller from Tuvalu tests positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Auckland, New Zealand. Tuvalu had not previously reported any COVID-19 cases in the country.
Argentina begins administering booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 50 years old and people with immunization problems.
Bahrain's National Health Regulatory Authority approves the emergency use of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years old.
Tonga's main island of Tongatapu enters a seven-day lockdown that closes non-essential businesses and bans sales of alcohol and mass gatherings, except small funerals, after the country reports its first case of COVID-19 in a person who travelled from Christchurch, New Zealand on a repatriation flight last week.
Greece reports a record 6,700 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 754,451.
International relations
Seychelles president Wavel Ramkalawan and Malagasy president Andry Rajoelina hold a bilateral meeting in Glasgow to discuss trafficking in the south of Seychelles and maritime security in the Indian Ocean. The two leaders also discuss ways to stop gold smuggling.
Politics and elections
Voters head to the polls in Virginia to either re-elect former Governor Terry McAuliffe or elect former Carlyle Group CEO Glenn Youngkin. In New Jersey, voters head to the polls to either re-elect Governor Phil Murphy or elect former state legislator Jack Ciattarelli to replace him.
Voters head to the polls to replace Steve Stivers and Marcia Fudge. Fudge resigned in March in order to become U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Christian Schmidt, the United Nations' High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, issues a report warning that the country is likely to break apart and that there is a very high risk of the renewal of internal armed conflict.
Youngkin defeats McAuliffe, making him the first Virginia Republican to win a statewide race since Bob McDonnell in 2009. Winsome Sears will become the first woman of color to be elected Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
Maine voters approve three questions on ballot in 2021, which ban the construction of Hydro Québec's high-voltage line to Massachusetts that passes through the state, authorize issuing $100 million in infrastructure bonds and amend the Constitution of Maine to declare a right to produce and consume food of their choice for personal usage.
Sports
In Major League Baseball, the Atlanta Braves defeat the Houston Astros to win the World Series. This marks the Braves' first World Series title since 1995.
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