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;Armed conflicts and attacks
*[[Anglophone Crisis]]
**A kidnapping occurs at a school in [[Bamenda]], the capital of the [[Northwest Region (Cameroon)|North-West region]] of [[Cameroon]], with at least seventy-eight students and three staff taken, including the principal. The Anglophone Crisis is a conflict between separatists and the government of Cameroon. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46096924 (BBC)]
*[[Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)]]
**Days of [[Battle of Al Hudaydah|heavy fighting]] between [[Houthi movement|Houthi]] and [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]]-led coalition forces around the port city of [[Al Hudaydah]], [[Yemen]], leaves at least 150 people dead. [https://www.france24.com/en/20181104-dozens-killed-weekend-violence-houthis-rebels-civil-war-yemen-hodeida (FRANCE 24)]
;International relations
*[[Oman–United Kingdom relations]]
**[[United Kingdom|British]] [[Secretary of State for Defence|Defence Minister]] [[Gavin Williamson]] announces that a joint British-[[Oman]]i military training base will open in Oman next year. [https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-oman-military/uk-announces-joint-omani-british-military-training-base-idUKKCN1NA1M1 (Reuters)]
*[[Foreign relations of the Holy See]], [[Foreign relations of Andorra]]
**[[Pope Francis]], head of state of the [[Vatican City]] and leader of the [[Roman Catholic Church]], threatens to order the [[abdication]] of [[Andorra|Andorran]] [[Coregency|co-monarch]] [[Joan Enric Vives Sicília]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Urgell|Archbishop-Bishop of Urgell]], if the country decriminalises or legalises abortion. [https://www.diariandorra.ad/noticies/nacional/2018/11/05/el_vatica_avisa_que_avortament_faria_abdicar_coprincep_137655_1125.html (Diari d'Andorra - Catalan)]
;Law and crime
*[[Me Too movement]]
**Seo Ji-hyeon, a leading figure of the [[Me Too movement|Me Too]] movement in [[South Korea]], files a suit against former South Korean chief prosecutor Ahn Tae-keun and the [[Government of South Korea|government]] for physical and psychological distress. [https://www.yjc.ir/en/news/31120/south-koreas-leading-figure-in-metoo-files-compensation-suit (YJC)]
*[[Cyberwarfare in Iran]], [[Iran–Israel relations]]
**[[Ministry of Information and Communications Technology of Iran|The Iranian telecommunication minister]] [[Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi]] accuses [[Israel]] of a failed [[cyberattack]] on its telecommunications infrastructure, and vows to respond with legal action. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-israel-cyber/iran-accuses-israel-of-failed-cyber-attack-idUSKCN1NA1LJ (Reuters)], [https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/iran-accuses-israel-of-failed-cyber-attack-10900158 (Channel News Asia)]
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;Armed conflicts and attacks
*[[Anglophone Crisis]]
**A kidnapping occurs at a school in [[Bamenda]], the capital of the [[Northwest Region (Cameroon)|North-West region]] of [[Cameroon]], with at least seventy-eight students and three staff taken, including the principal. The Anglophone Crisis is a conflict between separatists and the government of Cameroon. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46096924 (BBC)]
*[[Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)]]
**Days of [[Battle of Al Hudaydah|heavy fighting]] between [[Houthi movement|Houthi]] and [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]]-led coalition forces around the port city of [[Al Hudaydah]], [[Yemen]], leaves at least 150 people dead. [https://www.france24.com/en/20181104-dozens-killed-weekend-violence-houthis-rebels-civil-war-yemen-hodeida (FRANCE 24)]
;International relations
*[[Oman–United Kingdom relations]]
**[[United Kingdom|British]] [[Secretary of State for Defence|Defence Minister]] [[Gavin Williamson]] announces that a joint British-[[Oman]]i military training base will open in Oman next year. [https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-oman-military/uk-announces-joint-omani-british-military-training-base-idUKKCN1NA1M1 (Reuters)]
*[[Foreign relations of the Holy See]], [[Foreign relations of Andorra]]
**[[Pope Francis]], head of state of the [[Vatican City]] and leader of the [[Roman Catholic Church]], threatens to order the [[abdication]] of [[Andorra|Andorran]] [[Coregency|co-monarch]] [[Joan Enric Vives Sicília]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Urgell|Archbishop-Bishop of Urgell]], if the country decriminalises or legalises abortion. [https://www.diariandorra.ad/noticies/nacional/2018/11/05/el_vatica_avisa_que_avortament_faria_abdicar_coprincep_137655_1125.html (Diari d'Andorra - Catalan)]
;Law and crime
*[[Me Too movement]]
**Seo Ji-hyeon, a leading figure of the [[Me Too movement|Me Too]] movement in [[South Korea]], files a suit against former South Korean chief prosecutor Ahn Tae-keun and the [[Government of South Korea|government]] for physical and psychological distress. [https://www.yjc.ir/en/news/31120/south-koreas-leading-figure-in-metoo-files-compensation-suit (YJC)]
*[[Cyberwarfare in Iran]], [[Iran–Israel relations]]
**[[Ministry of Information and Communications Technology of Iran|The Iranian telecommunication minister]] [[Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi]] accuses [[Israel]] of a failed [[cyberattack]] on its telecommunications infrastructure, and vows to respond with legal action. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-israel-cyber/iran-accuses-israel-of-failed-cyber-attack-idUSKCN1NA1LJ (Reuters)], [https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/iran-accuses-israel-of-failed-cyber-attack-10900158 (Channel News Asia)]
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