A man is killed as police in the town of Aguereb, Sfax Governorate, Tunisia, use tear gas against a protest outside a hospital where injured protesters are recovering. A police station is also set on fire. (Al Jazeera)
Security forces in Togo repel an attack at a security outpost in Kpendjal Prefecture in the far north of the country, pushing back the attackers to Burkina Faso. It is the first Islamist incident in Togo. (Reuters)
PresidentEmmanuel Macron announces that beginning from December 15, people aged above 65 years old will be required to receive the booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in order to maintain their Health Pass. He also announces that people aged 50 to 64 years old will become eligible for the booster dose from early December. (CNBC)
Greece reports a record for the second consecutive day of 8,613 new casea of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 801,208. (Anadolu Agency)
Russia reports a record 1,211 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours after lifting workplace shutdowns, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 249,215. (The Moscow Times)
Human rights organizations urge Singapore to cancel the execution of a 33-year-old Malaysianmentally impaired man who was convicted after being caught in 2010 with 42.72 grams of heroin. The court had postponed an initial execution date scheduled for last week and was expected to hang the man today. However, the court postponed the execution again after the man was diagnosed with COVID-19. (Al Jazeera)
A man threatens passers-by with a knife in Bislett, Oslo, Norway, before being shot dead by police. The motive behind the perpetrator's act is currently unknown, but is under investigation. (The Washington Post)