Portal:Current events/2016 November 5

Current events of November 5, 2016 (2016-11-05) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Battle of Aleppo
  • A short ceasefire ends as residents of Aleppo prepare for a resumption of bombing. (Reuters via ABC Online)

International relations

• Joko Widodo, the President of Indonesia, cancels a planned visit to Australia following violent protests in Jakarta that resulted in one death and 12 injured. (BBC)

Law and crime

• Philippine Drug War
  • The mayor of Albuera, Leyte, accused of drug trafficking, is shot dead in jail. (BBC)
• Todd Kohlhepp, a man arrested in the American state of South Carolina for keeping a missing woman "chained like a dog" has reportedly confessed to seven murders. (BBC)
• A woman who was allegedly raped by Donald Trump drops her lawsuit against the presidential candidate. (Fox News)

Politics and elections

• 2016 South Korean protests
  • Tens of thousands protest in the South Korean capital, Seoul, calling for the resignation of President Park Geun-hye over her links with Choi Soon-sil, who was arrested on November 3, and charged with fraud and abuse of power. (BBC)
• United States presidential election, 2016 timeline, Stop Trump movement
  • A false alarm leads to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump being rushed off stage by United States Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Reno, Nevada. A man, reportedly carrying a gun, was escorted out of the venue by security officers shortly following the incident; however, further inspection revealed no weapons on his person. The man was brandishing a "Republicans against Trump" sign.(Guardian)(CBS News) (USA Today)

Sports

• In rugby union, Ireland defeat New Zealand 40–29 in Chicago. The win is Ireland's first ever over the All Blacks in 29 matches and 111 years, and also ends the All Blacks' record-setting Test match winning streak at 18. (Press Association via ESPN (UK))