Law enforcement appears to detain driver from U-Haul that allegedly drove through demonstrators in Westwood area of Los Angeles, local media reports

Emerging: Eyewitness video shows U-Haul truck driving through demonstrators holding Iranian flags in Westwood area of Los Angeles; unclear if anyone struck https://www.factal.com

Fire burning at oil depot in Oktyabrsky area in Volgograd, Russia, following Ukrainian drone attack, governor says; emergency crews at scene

More than 100 structures destroyed in wildfires across Victoria, Australia, official says; number expected to rise

Multiple people feared injured in reported gunfire outside mosque in Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchistan amid ongoing protests across Iran, rights group says

Ukrainian Air Force confirms infrastructure facilities in Lviv struck by ballistic missile late Friday; no significant reports of damage or injury and exact model of missile not yet known

Fire reported in Brovary area of Kyiv, Ukraine, as air force warns of inbound Russian cruise missiles; two people already killed in ongoing drone attack

Victoria, Australia, officials tell residents near Longwood, including more than 2,000 people in Alexandra, to immediately seek shelter as wildfire spreads

Two people shot by federal agents in east Portland, Ore., local official says; details surrounding incident not immediately available

Russia targets critical infrastructure in Ukraine's Lviv region, local official says; no details given on damage or exact location

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Internet connectivity shut down across Iran after "series of escalating digital censorship measures targeting protests," according to global telecommunications monitor NetBlocks

Disaster officials: Five people hospitalized following collapse of landfill in Binaliw area of Cebu, Philippines; rescue continues for others trapped

At least five people killed, 33 injured in ongoing artillery strikes by Kurdish-led SDF militia in Aleppo, Syria, local health official says; curfew in place https://www.factal.com

Emerging: Rescue operation underway amid reports of multiple people trapped after landfill collapsed in Binaliw area in Cebu, Philippines, local media says https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/686112/binaliw-landfill-collapses-from-waste-volume-rescue-ops-underway?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Early evacuations urged for high-risk areas around Longwood and Walwa in Victoria, Australia, as out-of-control wildfires spread amid extreme fire conditions

At least two people killed, six others injured in Salt Lake City’s Whitehead area following shooting, police tell local media https://www.abc4.com/news/wasatch-front/police-response-redwood-road/

Emerging: Large police presence reported in Salt Lake City’s Whitehead area amid reports of multiple people shot, according to local media https://www.facebook.com/reel/1588153328886265

Protesters gather in south Minneapolis after ICE officer fatally shot one person during attempt to block ICE vehicle, US Homeland Security official says https://www.factal.com

US military confirms seizure of M/T Sophia tanker in the Caribbean Sea, marking second stateless and sanctioned "dark fleet" vessel seizure Wednesday https://www.factal.com

US forces conducting operation to seize Russian-flagged tanker linked to Venezuela in North Atlantic waters, officials tell CBS https://www.factal.com

Trump on Truth Social: Venezuela interim leadership to "turn over between 30 to 50 million barrels" of oil to US; says oil "will be sold at market price and that money will be controlled by me" to benefit both countries https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115850817778602689

Syria suspends flights at Aleppo International Airport due to fighting between government forces and Kurdish-led paramilitary group SDF

Iranian human rights organization reports Iranian forces firing tear gas inside Sina Hospital in Tehran after surrounding facility amid anti-government protest https://www.factal.com

Palestinian media reports gunfire and tear gas fired during Israeli raid of Birzeit University in West Bank; at least three people injured so far https://www.factal.com

Venezuelan media reports gunfire and explosions heard near the Miraflores presidential palace in central Caracas https://www.factal.com

Bolivian riot police deploy tear gas in central La Paz during ongoing workers' protest over government passing of emergency economic package https://www.factal.com

Flights disrupted across Greece due to technical problem affecting air traffic control centers, reports local media; comment expected from aviation authorities

Venezuela's Supreme Tribunal of Justice orders Vice President Delcy Rodríguez will immediately ascend to the presidency after detention of President Maduro by US forces

Burkinabe local media report failure of attempted coup that would have apparently involved targeted killings of civilian and military leaders; no further details available

South Korean military says North Korea fired at least one unidentified ballistic missile toward eastern sea on Sunday https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20251110003100315

Venezuelan doctors network says more than 90 soldiers injured, several dead after US attacks on country earlier Saturday; no reports of civilian casualties https://www.factal.com

US President Trump says “we’re going to run the country” until “proper transition can take place” in Venezuela after capture of President Maduro, US strikes

Venezuela's vice president says multiple "military and civilian lives" lost in US strikes on country since early Saturday https://www.factal.com

President Trump confirms military strikes in Venezuela, says Venezuelan President Maduro has been “captured and flown out of the country” https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115830428767897167

Venezuela’s Maduro accuses US of striking Caracas and three other regions, calls for general mobilization following “very serious” military aggression https://www.factal.com

FAA bars US civil and commercial aircraft from operating in Venezuelan airspace due to "ongoing military activity" after explosions reported in Caracas

Several explosions reported in Caracas, Venezuela, amid unconfirmed media reports of fighter jets in the air; power outages reported in several areas https://www.factal.com

Yemen's southern separatists say they will declare independent state that existed prior to 1990 unification, starting two-year "transitional period" https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=885488057295585&rdid=uCAVKIkc5bQsZAiR

Yemeni media reports airstrikes targeting Seiyun Airport in Hadramaut, Yemen, currently under UAE-backed separatist group control https://www.factal.com

Preliminary magnitude 6.5 earthquake detected in San Marcos area of Guerrero, Mexico; shaking felt as far as Mexico City https://www.factal.com

Eyewitnesses report multiple people dead and injured in drone attack in Masisi in North Kivu, DR Congo; M23 rebels earlier claimed army drone activity in area https://www.factal.com

At least two people feared trapped in rubble after under-construction building collapses in south Nairobi, Kenya, police say; rescue operation likely to be completed by Saturday

Emerging: Rescue operation underway in south Nairobi, Kenya, after 16-story building under construction collapses; unclear if people trapped

At least 40 people killed and 115 injured, many seriously, after overnight fire and explosion at bar in ski resort town of Crans-Montana, Switzerland, officials say

Official: Dozens of people dead and around 100 others injured after overnight explosion and fire at bar in ski resort town of Crans-Montana in Switzerland

Saudi Arabia suspends all flights to and from Yemen's Aden Airport, held by UAE-backed separatists, ordering pre-inspection of all aircraft in airspace at Bisha https://www.factal.com

Swiss police report at least two people killed and more injured following explosion at bar in Crans-Montana during New Year celebration overnight

Russian official says 24 people killed, at least 50 injured in Ukrainian strike on hotel in Russian-controlled town of Khorly, Ukraine, late Wednesday night

At least nine people injured in shooting in Mango Creek, Belize, bar, according to local media; suspect reportedly at large