Gazipur (Bangladesh) (AFP) – Violence breaks out in the industrial town of Gazipur outside the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, after more than 10,000 workers staged protests in factories and along highways to reject a government offer of a pay rise. A government-appointed panel raised wages earlier this week by more than 50 percent for the country’s four million garment factory workers, who are seeking a near-tripling of their monthly wage.
Burbank (United States) (AFP) – Hollywood actors celebrate the deal that was announced between the actors union SAG-AFTRA and the Hollywood studios to end a months-long strike that has crippled the entertainment industry, delayed hundreds of popular shows and films, and cost billions to the US economy.
Paris (AFP) – French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says that he has asked the Pas-de-Calais authorities to close schools, nurseries and colleges in 200 communes due to flooding. “It is possible that tonight’s events will be very significant”, warns Darmanin, with more heavy rain expected in the north of France.
Islam Qala (Afghanistan) (AFP) – The number of Afghans coming home from Iran has doubled in the past month, according to a top border official at the Islam Qala crossing near the western Afghan city of Herat, with returnees telling AFP that Iran’s security forces have increased pressure on them to leave. The rise comes as Afghanistan’s eastern border crossings with Pakistan are being inundated with returnees after Islamabad ordered 1.7 million undocumented Afghans to leave voluntarily or face deportation.
Khan Yunis (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Displaced Palestinians camp on the grounds of the al-Nasser hospital in the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, amid ongoing battles between Israel and Hamas. “No water, toilets are closed, there are no bakeries. We manage to get a loaf of bread every three or four days,” says Umm Alaa al-Hajin who was displaced from a village in northern Gaza. The Israeli army says that on 8 November, 50,000 people fled their homes in the north, which has become the main battle ground between Hamas and Israeli forces. More than 1.5 million people have already been displaced, seeking refuge in the south of the besieged strip.
Lviv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian lorry drivers are stuck in a queue at the Rava-Ruska border crossing on their side of the border, as Polish hauliers continue to block several crossing points. “Poland is a transit country, we are going to Estonia. Why should we wait for the Poles to reach an agreement with someone else?” says Ukrainian trucker Dmytro.
Paris (AFP) – French President Emmanuel Macron says the Palestinian Authority has an “eminent responsibility” to work alongside the international community “to find a solution on the clear fight against terrorism”. He is hosting a conference in Paris on humanitarian aid for Gaza as the war between Israel and Hamas enters its second month. During the conference, from which Israel is absent, Macron has also stressed the need to ” work towards a ceasefire”.
Bureij (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Palestinians flee to the southern part of the Gaza Strip as fighting and bombardment continues in the north which has become the main battle zone between Hamas fighters and the Israeli army. The warring parties were locked in heavy, close-quarter fighting in Gaza City on 9 November, including a 10-hour battle that Israel said toppled one of the group’s strongholds. The Israeli army says 50,000 people fled northern Gaza on 8 November, adding to the 1.5 million who have already sought safety in the south.
Rafah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Palestinians inspect the damage and search for survivors amid the rubble of destroyed buildings after an Israeli airstrike hit Rafah in the Gaza Strip near the border with Egypt.
Purwakarta (Indonesia) (AFP) – Indonesia inaugurates a $100 million floating solar farm as it seeks more opportunities to transition to green, renewable energy. The Cirata floating solar farm is built on a 200-hectare (500-acre) reservoir in West Java, about 130 kilometres (80 miles) from the capital, Jakarta.
Jabalia (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Doctors in the Gaza Strip are using head lamps to perform surgery due to power outages, says Ahmad Mhanna, a doctor at the Al Awda hospital in the north of the territory. Health facilities in the besieged strip are overwhelmed and medical stocks in short supply as they are increasingly targeted by attacks, according to a report from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Esquerdes (France) (AFP) – Aerial images show the village of Esquerdes, partially flooded by the river Aa. Flooding has affected dozens of towns across the country’s north, with no decrease in water levels expected until Friday, according to Météo-France.
