Conflict
A police officer is killed another injured in a stabbing attack on a street in Amman, Jordan. The suspect is arrested. The event is described as a terrorist attack.
TodayAmmon News
Thursday, November 5, 2026
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Disasters4
M5.0 earthquake · 111 km W of Petrolia, CA
Depth 10 km · green impact alert (USGS PAGER)
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World & politics1
Hungary makes Communist-era secret police records publicly accessible through a database containing approximately 60,000 names linked to former state security services. Prime Minister Péter Magyar announces that additional documents will become available in February 2027.
YesterdayReuters
Cyber2
Apple Multiple Products · CVE-2024-27834
Apple Multiple Products Improper Authentication Vulnerability. US agencies must fix it by 2026-11-18.
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WordPress WordPress Core · CVE-2026-119977
WordPress WordPress Core Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition Vulnerability. US agencies must fix it by 2026-11-06.
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Science & space1
The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a space telescope for studying gamma-ray bursts, re-enters Earth's atmosphere over Sumatra, ending its mission of nearly 22 years.
YesterdayNASA
Health & environment1
The Singaporean parliament amends the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act of 2014, introducing arrest powers, permitting trials in absentia, and increasing maximum fines tenfold to S$20 million (US$15 million) following widespread air pollution from Indonesian wildfires.
2026 Southeast Asian hazeYesterdayAFP
Crime & justice1
Philippine authorities seize a 200-kilogram (440 lb) shipment of methamphetamine, whose origin is traced to Laos, at the Manila International Container Port. The shipment had arrived six days after local police in Laos found the similar contraband, supposed to be brought to the Philippines, on October 1.
YesterdayArab News, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Business1
The Bangladeshi garment industry wage board agrees to increase minimum wages following five days of worker protests and clashes with police. Workers demand ৳30,000 (US$240) monthly, up from ৳12,500 (US$100), while the board has not specified the increase.
YesterdayAFP
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