Iranian state media reports that the United States Navy attempted to capture an Iranian oil tanker. The oil tanker was boarded, commandeered and then returned by Iranian NEDSA marines in a helicopter operation. U.S. officials refute the report, saying that the Iranians had captured a Vietnamese flagged tanker and that U.S. forces were monitoring the situation.
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November 3, 2021 (Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Around 40 fighters storm the city of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, singing songs calling for the liberation of the country and opening fire against security forces, killing two soldiers and a police officer. Six attackers are killed and 36 others are arrested.
A United Nations report accuses all sides in the Tigray War of committing war crimes on civilians, including torture, extrajudicial killings, gang rapes and arrests based on ethnicity. The head of the Human Rights office, Michelle Bachelet, especially accused the forces of Ethiopia and Eritrea for most of the human rights violations.
The U.S. military says that a drone strike conducted on August 29 that killed 10 Afghan civilians was not a result of criminal negligence, nor did it violate the law of war.
Two indigenous Mapuche people are killed and three more are injured in clashes with Chilean soldiers in Arauco Province.
Algeria accuses Moroccan Armed Forces of being behind a truck bombing at the border area between Mauritania and the disputed territory of Western Sahara two days ago, killing three Algerian citizens.
Business and economy
Six more private energy providers collapse in the United Kingdom amid rising natural gas prices, including CNG Energy, affecting around 41,000 customers. There are now fears that Bulb Energy, which supplies around 1.7 million people, could be at risk of imminent collapse.
The U.S. Commerce Department adds Israeli spyware firms Candiru and NSO Group to its trade blacklist for selling their services and tools to foreign governments to spy on government officials and journalists, and for trafficking tools used to hack computer networks respectively.
Disasters and accidents
The death toll from the collapse of a high-rise building under construction in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria, increases to 22, as the search-and-rescue operations enter their third day.
A Belarusian-owned Antonov An-12 cargo plane crash-lands in Siberia, killing all nine people on board.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Mendoza Province, Argentina, near the border with Chile at 00:17 ART. No casualties are reported but minimal damage to buildings is reported.
Health and environment
The Metro Manila Council approves the lifting of the unified curfew over the National Capital Region, which was instituted in March 2020, beginning tomorrow.
The World Health Organization approves an emergency use listing for the Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Indian biotech firm Bharat Biotech.
The Italian Medicines Agency recommends that anyone that received the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine should receive a booster dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines six months after they received their first dose due to a slow decline of efficacy against mild and moderate forms of the disease.
Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego administers the first vaccines to children between the ages of 5 and 11 years old after Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine was approved for use in children by the U.S. CDC.
The Saudi Food and Drug Authority approves the usage of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years old.
The United States begins administering the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to children between ages of 5 and 11 years old nationwide.
The United Kingdom declares nationwide Avian Influenza Prevention Zone and orders bird-keepers to follow strict biosecurity measures after a number of cases of the disease were detected in wild birds.
Slovenia reports a record 3,456 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
International relations
A lawyer representing the governments of Antigua and Barbuda and Tuvalu says that a new commission is being formed to sue big polluters and claim damage reparations for climate change effects on those nations before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.
Poland summons the Belarusian chargé d'affaires after Belarusian troops crossed into Polish territory overnight. A Polish government spokesman says that the Belarusian personnel advanced 300 metres (980 ft) into Poland and only returned across the border when they were confronted by a Polish patrol.
Deputy Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri announces that negotiations to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action will begin on November 29 in Vienna, Austria.
Politics and elections
The House of Commons votes to approve a government-sanctioned amendment to replace the Commons Select Committee on Standards. The vote means that Tory MP Owen Paterson will avoid a 30-day suspension from parliament over an "egregious breach" of lobbying rules. The vote was widely condemned by opposition parties.
Incumbent New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy defeats Republican former state legislator Jack Ciattarelli, making him the first Democrat to be re-elected since Brendan Byrne in 1977.
Sports
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers tests positive for COVID-19 and will miss the team's matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and defenseman Brian Dumoulin both test positive for COVID-19.
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