The edition of
Sunday 2 November 2025
12 stories, section by section, the most important first.
International
Al Jazeera reports that Hamas has agreed to retreat via Red Cross corridors from Gaza areas that are under Israeli control per the peace plan.
The Nigerian government says that it welcomes assistance from the United States to combat Islamic terrorism, but adds that its sovereignty must be respected, in response to U.S. president Donald Trump threatening military action to protect Christians from persecution.
Canada and the Philippines sign a visiting forces agreement allowing military personnel to train in each other's territories.
Politics
North Macedonians vote in the second round of the local elections for councillors and mayors of 80 municipalities and Skopje, with the ruling conservative party VMRO-DPMNE expected to win by a landslide.
The Law
Serbian police arrest 37 protesters near the parliament house in Belgrade after clashes between pro-government supporters and protesters demanding justice for victims of the Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse.
Environment
At least 15 people are killed and two others are injured after a passenger vehicle collides head-on with a truck in Jodhpur, India.
Four girls drown in an irrigation canal in Srirangapatna taluk, India.
Two people are killed after a light aircraft crashes in Fátima, Tocantins, Brazil.
Arts
The Netherlands agrees to repatriate an Eighteenth Dynasty statue from the reign of Pharaoh Thutmose III to Egypt after investigators determine it was illegally taken from the country and later found at an art fair.
Sport
In cricket, the Indian women's team defeats South Africa by 52 runs to win the 13th edition of the Women's Cricket World Cup.
In stock car racing, Hendrick Motorsports' Kyle Larson wins his second NASCAR Cup Series championship on an overtime finish over Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin.
Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 2 November 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.