10/30

• Lula da Silva won the Brazilian presidential election against current President Bolsonaro (see 10/3).
• At least 80 people died in India after a bridge filled with holiday sightseers collapsed.
• The United Nations and Turkey attempted to form an agreement that allowed Ukraine to ship grain via the Black Sea. This deal comes a day after Russia suspended the agreement in an attempt to affect global food prices and pressure Ukraine’s allies.

10/31

• Russian forces launched numerous missile strikes on various regions in Ukraine, taking out electricity and water supplies.
• Indian police arrested 9 people following the Indian bridge collapse. The death toll additionally reached 134 (see 10/30).
• San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced the state charges against David DePape are attempted murder, residential burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, false imprisonment of an elder, and threats to a public official and their family. Federal prosecutors charged DePape for attempted kidnapping and assault with intent to retaliate against a federal official by threatening or injuring a family member. Investigators said that DePape planned to break Nancy Pelosi’s kneecaps if she “lied” (see 10/28).
• Iranian protesters defied military demands to stay home, facing security forces at universities and on the streets in various cities.
• Former President Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court to pause the release of his tax returns to the House Ways and Means Committee.
• President Biden threatened to impose higher taxes on oil companies if they do not attempt to lower gas prices.
• Brazilian President Bolsonaro has not conceded to opponent Lula da Silva, despite key allies accepting defeat (see 10/30).

11/1

• Migos rapper Takeoff was fatally shot in Houston. He was 28.
• 13 people were shot, including 3 children, in a Chicago drive-by shooting.
• Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily blocked the House Ways and Means Committee from having access to former President Trump’s tax records (see 10/31).
• U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said that more resources are required to provide security for politicians, following the attack of Paul Pelosi (see 10/28).
• The Supreme Court denied Senator Lindsey Graham’s request to block a subpoena from a Georgia grand jury investigating the efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election (see 10/24).
• Brazil’s President Bolsonaro agreed to a peaceful transfer of power, but did not concede his election defeat in a speech at the presidential palace (see 10/31).
• According to the South Korean military, North Korea fired 23 missiles, one landing further south than ever before (see 10/4).
• Russia said it would resume its participation in Ukraine’s grain export deal (see 10/30).

11/2

• The United States accused North Korea of attempting to hide ammunition shipments to Russia.
• After two years of war, the Ethiopian government and Tigrayan forces agreed to “permanently” end the fighting and formally signed a truce (see 10/13).
• Nikolas Cruz was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole (see 10/13).
• Benjamin Netanyahu won the Israeli election, after securing 64 seats in the legislature.

11/3

• U.S. embassy officials met with Brittney Griner in Russia (see 10/25).
• Israel Prime Minister Yair Lapid congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu on his election victory (see 11/2).
• Kyrie Irving was suspended from the Brooklyn Nets for at least five games after his antisemitic social media posts.
• Paul Pelosi was released from the hospital, but will endure a “long recovery process” (see 10/28).

11/4

• The Florida Board of Medicine and the Florida Board of Osteopathic medicine ruled that Florida doctors can no longer provide gender-affirming healthcare services to transgender minors.
• Elon Musk laid off at least 3,700 employees at Twitter.
• South Korea rushed to arrange warplanes in response to 180 North Korean military aircrafts flew to the countries’ shared border, appearing to be North Korea’s show of strength.

11/5

• At least 2 people were killed, following the tornadoes in Oklahoma, Texas, and Arkansas.
• Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian acknowledged for the first time that Iran sent drones to Russia during the months before the start of the invasion of Ukraine (see 10/29).