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Iran–Hormuz stalemate Washington’s blockade and Tehran’s demands remain unresolved, keeping Strait of Hormuz traffic roughly 65% below pre-conflict levels; tanker risk and tighter energy, food and fuel markets continue to spread globally.

Gulf security and aviation Missile, drone and maritime incidents—including a damaged vessel in UAE waters—are keeping conflict-zone airspace warnings active, while airlines extend suspensions and cancellations to Saudi and UAE–Iran routes.

Iran-linked infrastructure sabotage France attributes attacks on refrigeration controllers at roughly 700 retailers to an IRGC-linked unit after spoilage and about 20 fires, while probing has also been reported against small energy installations in the US and UK.

Khor Mor gas-field shutdown A suspected drone attack and fire halted Iraq’s Khor Mor gas field, threatening fuel for power plants serving five cities and putting roughly 2.5–2.8 GW of generation, hospitals and water services at risk.

West Bank settler violence October saw a record 457 settler attacks causing casualties or property damage in UN monitoring, while harvest assaults, raids and settlement expansion continue to drive displacement and land insecurity.

Yemen’s Taiz humanitarian siege Fighting has cut vital routes into Taiz, blocking humanitarian and commercial supplies; the UN has verified 284 civilian casualties since August and nearly 330,000 people have been displaced across Yemen.

Gaza’s flooded displacement camps Heavy rain has damaged more than 40,000 shelters, 900 latrines and nine health facilities and left more than 200,000 people needing support; blocked dewatering equipment and damaged drainage are intensifying disease risk.

Abu Dhabi talks and Ukraine’s winter power crisis US-, Russian- and Ukrainian-led talks have reopened after nine months with humanitarian issues, prisoner releases and security guarantees on the agenda, but Russian strikes on five major substations across 10 regions killed two people and caused widespread outages as winter approaches.

Zaporizhzhia nuclear risk A drone strike killed workers at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear and nearby thermal plants; external power has returned, but recurring attacks and grid outages continue to narrow the margin for safe cooling at Europe’s largest nuclear site.

Russia’s refinery and fuel strain A Ukrainian drone attack damaged major units at the Kirishi refinery while Rosneft capped fuel sales in six regions, adding domestic supply pressure as energy infrastructure remains central to the war’s economic stakes.

Sudan’s power-infrastructure war Drone strikes reached Sudanese power stations nearly every day in the final week of October, with as many as 15 stations hit during the month and attacks traveling up to 1,500 km, extending the war’s reach into essential services.

Nigeria–Niger displacement surge Nearly 64,000 people have fled violence in northern Nigeria to Niger since January, while attacks and burned settlements are driving further arrivals in Benin; drought, poor harvests and funding shortages are overwhelming host services.

Ethiopia’s northern and border displacement The Tigray ceasefire is fraying amid renewed clashes, drone reports and failing communications and electricity, while violence has driven roughly 50,000 people into Kenya’s Moyale area, where food and water are scarce.

Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado displacement Armed-group violence displaced more than 7,000 people in the latest four-week period and has pushed more than 205,000 people into displacement sites, extending a severe protection and assistance burden in northern Mozambique.

Haiti’s expanding displacement crisis Violence spreading beyond Port-au-Prince has pushed internal displacement near 1.5 million; attacks in Arcahaie and Cabaret displaced more than 5,900 people since late October as access, protection and food security deteriorate.

Horn of Africa flood displacement Flooding across Somalia and Kenya has affected about 2.5 million people and displaced roughly 334,000 Somalis, while about 100,000 people in Kenya are affected; damaged roads and bridges are obstructing relief.

Asian flood and typhoon emergency Thailand’s prolonged floods affect about 162,800 people across seven provinces, while flooding, landslides and evacuations continue across Malaysia, Sumatra, Bangladesh and central Vietnam; Typhoon Cempaka remains a maritime hazard near Japan as it weakens over open water.

Atlantic storms threaten Portugal and Madeira Storms Charles and Bruna prompted red warnings in Madeira, with forecasts of flooding, landslides, six-metre waves, winds up to 130 km/h and possible power and communications cuts.

El Niño global health and food shock A very strong 2026–27 El Niño is combining drought, floods and heat with higher fuel, fertilizer and food costs; Peru has declared a flood emergency with more than nine million people at risk, while Philippine rice output has fallen 18%.

Indonesia’s fire and haze crisis El Niño-amplified fires across Indonesian forests and peatlands have affected roughly 1.9 million hectares, exposing tens of millions to hazardous haze in Malaysia and Singapore while respiratory illness and power outages compound the emergency.

Ebola response in eastern DRC Bundibugyo-virus disease has exceeded 10,000 confirmed cases and 5,000 deaths across 67 health zones, with imported cases reported in Kenya and Nigeria; violence, population movement and a funding gap are disrupting containment.

Measles and arbovirus pressure US confirmed measles cases have reached 5,182, threatening the country’s elimination status, while chikungunya and dengue activity remains unusually high across Asia and elsewhere, including a rapidly expanding outbreak in Chad.

Global cholera emergency More than 300,000 cholera and acute watery-diarrhoea cases and over 3,000 deaths have been reported worldwide in 2026, nearly nine in ten deaths in Africa; conflict, displacement, damaged water systems and climate extremes are raising expansion risk.