All news: Monday 3 November 2025

Gaza war hostage crisis

The Israel Defence Forces return the remains of 45 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Hamas returning the remains of three hostages yesterday.

Israeli settler violence

Two Palestinian teenagers are killed in separate attacks by Israeli settlers in Hebron and Beit Furik respectively, in the occupied West Bank.

Sudanese civil war

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification review committee reports that famine is detected in two Sudanese regions, Darfur and South Kordofan, amid increased fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, which blocks humanitarian access.

Sudanese civil war

At least 40 people are killed and dozens of others are injured in a drone attack by the Rapid Support Forces on a funeral in North Kordofan.

2025 Balkh earthquake

A Mw 6.3 earthquake strikes near Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people, injuring hundreds others, and damaging the historic Blue Mosque.

2025 Pacific typhoon season

At least two people are killed and tens of thousands are displaced as Typhoon Kalmaegi makes landfall in Central Visayas, Philippines.

2025 Nepal snowstorm disaster

Seven people are killed and eight injured when an avalanche strikes a base camp on a mountain in Nepal.

2025 Shap derailment

A landslide causes a West Coast Main Line passenger train to derail near Shap, Cumbria, United Kingdom, injuring four people.

At least 20 people are killed and several others are injured when a truck collides with a bus in Ranga Reddy district, Telangana, India.

At least 19 people are killed and 40 people are injured when a speeding dump truck collides with 17 vehicles in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

At least 15 people, mostly children, are missing and presumed dead after floods and landslides strike Highland Papua, Indonesia, following heavy rainfall.

A part of the Torre dei Conti tower collapses in Rome, Italy, killing a worker and critically injuring another.

10th Summit of the Americas

The Dominican Republic postpones the Summit of the Americas until next year, citing regional tensions following U.S. military operations near Venezuela and storm damage in several participating countries.

Mexico–Peru relations

Peru announces it has severed diplomatic relations with Mexico, citing Mexico's decision to grant asylum to former Peruvian prime minister Betssy Chávez, as well as alleged interference in Peru's internal political affairs following President Pedro Castillo's 2022 self-coup.

2024 Spanish floods

Carlos Mazón resigns as President of the Valencian government following sustained criticism of his government's response to the floods in the region last year.

2025 Guinean presidential election

Incumbent Guinean president Mamady Doumbouya submits his candidacy for the election. The election is being held under a new constitution.

2025 Tanzanian general election

Incumbent Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan is sworn in for a second term in office after winning a disputed election last Wednesday, which sparked deadly protests across the country.

2025 BBC editorial bias allegations

The Daily Telegraph publishes an internal memo leaked by Michael Prescott alleging media bias in the BBC.

Mexican drug war

Mexican security forces kill 13 suspected gunmen and arrest four others in Guasave, Sinaloa, during an armed confrontation that also leads to the rescue of nine kidnapped individuals.

Piracy off the coast of Somalia

A commercial tanker is attacked by suspected Somali pirates off the coast of Mogadishu, Somalia.

Demographics of Papua New Guinea

The results of the 2024 census in Papua New Guinea show that the country has surpassed the line of 10 million inhabitants, significantly below the 2023 UN estimate of 11.8 million.

The 2025 Miguel de Cervantes Prize is awarded to Mexican writer Gonzalo Celorio.