Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak left Kajang Prison on 10 November to serve the rest of his 1MDB-linked sentence at his Kuala Lumpur home, after a High Court order ended a dispute over his royal pardon. Transport Minister Anthony Loke resigned in protest the same day.
Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka told President Prabowo Subianto on 10 November that he intends to resign, after two top courts cast doubt on the school documents behind his 2024 candidacy. He has not formally quit: he remains in office while he seeks to defend his records in court, and lawmakers have begun a process that could lead to his removal.
Smart ring maker Oura has agreed to buy Counsel Health, a start-up that pairs medical AI chat with on-demand doctors, for $625 million in cash. The deal, announced on 10 November alongside record quarterly revenue, moves Oura from tracking health data towards delivering care, weeks after it postponed its IPO.
China's goods trade surplus passed $1 trillion in the first ten months of 2026, according to customs data released on 10 November, after October exports jumped 35.2% and imports 41.6% in dollar terms. Demand for AI hardware drove much of the growth, sharpening trade tensions ahead of next week's APEC summit in Shenzhen.
Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and cement are projected to fall about 0.4% in 2026 to 38.2 billion tonnes, according to the Global Carbon Budget published on 10 November. Scientists say the dip comes mainly from lower oil use after the Iran conflict and the Strait of Hormuz closure, not a lasting peak, and total emissions including land use still hit a record.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ruled unanimously on 10 November 2026 that Trinidad and Tobago's laws criminalising private, consensual sex between adults of the same sex are unconstitutional, ending activist Jason Jones's case that began in 2017. The decision is final, though the court has invited brief written submissions on the exact wording of the remedy.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has told EU leaders that a collective commitment to fund Ukraine's 2027 shortfall is an 'essential prerequisite' for agreeing the bloc's 2028–2034 budget. Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary and Bulgaria have rejected the linkage, and Slovakia's Robert Fico called it blackmail.
Defence ministers of the six Gulf Cooperation Council states agreed on Tuesday 10 November 2026 to open a forward headquarters of the bloc's Unified Military Command in Kuwait and assign forces to it. The GCC has not said how many troops will be based there, what they will do, or when the post will open.
Twelve people were killed and 51 taken to hospital after two chain-reaction crashes involving 86 vehicles on Bulgaria's Trakia motorway near Zimnitsa, Yambol Region, in sudden dense fog on Tuesday 10 November 2026. The government has declared Wednesday 11 November a day of national mourning.