Morning Briefing: Nov. 2, 2025

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Here is a rundown of all the news you need to start your Sunday, including a mass stabbing on a UK train leaving 9 with critical injuries; US President Donald Tump's possible military threat against Nigeria for alleged killings of Christians; and a Sudanese minister telling Anadolu that Rapid Support Forces killed 300 women during the first two days after entering El-Fasher, while thousands of people are trying to flee violence in the region.

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• 9 left with life-threatening injuries in UK train stabbing

British police said a mass stabbing on a train left nine victims with life-threatening injuries.

"Ten people have been taken to hospital following a multiple stabbing on a train in Cambridgeshire. Nine are believed to have suffered life-threatening injuries," British Transport Police (BTP) said on US social media platform X.

While no fatalities have been reported, police have declared a “major incident” and said counterterrorism officers will assist with the investigation.

Two suspects have been arrested.

• Trump threatens Nigeria with military action for alleged 'killing of Christians

US President Donald Trump threatened Nigeria on Saturday with possible military action for the alleged "killing of Christians."

"If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, 'guns-a-blazing,'" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

• Rapid Support Forces killed 300 women in first 2 days after entering El-Fasher: Sudanese minister

Sudanese Minister of State for Social Welfare, Salma Ishaq, revealed to Anadolu that Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed 300 women during the first two days after entering El-Fasher in the capital of North Darfur State in western Sudan.​​​​​​​

“The RSF killed 300 women during the first two days of their entry into El-Fasher,” Ishaq said in statements, adding that the women were “subjected to sexual assaults, violence, and torture.”

“Anyone leaving El-Fasher toward Tawila (in North Darfur) is at risk, as the El-Fasher–Tawila road has become a road of death,” Ishaq pointed out.

NEWS IN BRIEF

• At least 642 people fleeing violence in El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State in western Sudan, have arrived in Northern State after a “difficult and dangerous journey."
• Some 750 children have fled El-Fasher in western Sudan without their families amid attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a local group said.
• At least 21 people have been killed and more than 30 are missing after a landslide struck Kenya’s Elgeyo Marakwet East region in the Rift Valley following heavy rains.
• At least 12 people were killed and several seriously wounded in Sudan when the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) struck two sites sheltering displaced civilians in South Kordofan state
• US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he agreed with his Chinese counterpart, Dong Jun, on the need to set up military-to-military channels.
• Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Moscow condemns the use of excessive military force in US counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean.
• Gaza Government Media Office denied an “entirely false” claim by US Central Command (CENTCOM) that alleged Hamas looted a humanitarian aid truck.​​​​​​​
• After years of anticipation, the Grand Egyptian Museum by the Pyramids opened, marking the world’s largest archaeological complex dedicated to a single civilization.
• At least 11 Palestinians were injured in attacks by illegal armed Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, official sources said.
• The Turkish city of Kahramanmaras has been named a UNESCO City of Literature, becoming the first in Türkiye to earn the designation.
• China’s military said it monitored and tracked a recent joint maritime patrol organized by the Philippines with foreign forces in the disputed South China Sea
• Two suspects in last month’s brazen daylight robbery of Paris’ Louvre Museum are being brought before a judge to face formal charges.
• Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Ankara believes diplomacy remains a viable path toward a peaceful settlement in Ukraine, reaffirming its readiness to host a fourth round of talks and a possible leaders’ summit in Istanbul.
• Israeli forces advanced into the northern rural areas of Quneitra in southern Syria, sending a convoy of military vehicles toward the strategic al-Tall al-Ahmar high ground.
• The Palestinian resistance group Hamas said it is ready to recover the remains of all Israeli hostages inside the “yellow line” in Gaza.
• Tanzanian authorities declared incumbent Samia Suluhu Hassan the winner of the presidential election with an overwhelming 97.66% of the vote, extending her rule for a second term.
• At least nine people were killed in a stampede during a religious event in southern India’s Andhra Pradesh state.
• Argentina’s chief of staff stepped down days after President Javier Milei’s governing bloc secured a renewed mandate in pivotal midterm elections.
• The three astronauts aboard China's Shenzhou-21 spacecraft docked with the country's space station and met with another crew of three astronauts

BUSINESS & ECONOMY​​​​​​​

• Declaration from Asia-Pacific summit recognizes cultural, creative industries as ‘growth driver’ for region

The leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member states adopted a summit declaration recognizing cultural and creative industries as a “growth driver” for the region.

The declaration came after the 21 APEC nations concluded a two-day summit in the South Korean city of Gyeongju, Yonhap News reported.

“We reaffirm our shared recognition that robust trade and investment are vital to the growth and prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region, and remain committed to deepening economic cooperation to navigate the evolving global environment,” the declaration said.

• South Korea’s Lee, Indonesia’s Prabowo discuss expanding defense partnership

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and his Indonesian counterpart, Prabowo Subianto, discussed expanding defense cooperation during a meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju, southeastern South Korea, Yonhap reported Saturday.

Lee underlined the strong ties between the two countries.

"We have maintained a very deep and advanced cooperative relationship not only in areas such as trade and investment, but also in security and defense, and I hope this close partnership will continue to grow in the future,” he said.