Portal:Current events/2017 November 4

November 4, 2017 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Arts and culture

Disasters and accidents

International relations

Temporary Protected Status
- The United States will end the temporary protected status program (TPS) for more than 300,000 refugees from El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Many of the refugees have already left for Canada, where it is easier to get asylum. (Newsweek) (Reuters)
Manus Regional Processing Centre
- An offer is made by New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern to resettle refugees stuck in the Manus Regional Processing Centre but is rejected by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. The processing center has triggered a humanitarian crisis for the refugees and protests in Australian cities. (Al Jazeera) (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Human rights in Myanmar
- The United States contemplates reimposing sanctions against Myanmar over alleged abuses against the Rohingya people. (The Hindu)

Law and crime

2017 Saudi Arabian anti-corruption arrests
- Saudi Arabia announces the arrest of billionaire investor Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, plus at least 10 other princes, four government ministers and tens of former ministers by Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman's newly formed anti-corruption agency. (AFP via Yahoo!) (The New York Times)
West African Ebola virus epidemic
- The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies reports the discovery of several cases of fraud amounting to at least $6 million (£4.6 million) through overbilling and the "likely collusion" between a bank and former IFRC employees during the 2013–16 West African Ebola outbreak. (Voice of Africa) (The Guardian)

Politics and elections