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Posted by BW Actual on Nov 5th 2025

Tanzania

Tanzania's opposition claims that security forces have been summarily executing demonstrators who dared to protest against Pres. Samia Suluhu Hassan's botched re-election, and - in some cases - secretly dumping the bodies to conceal the scale of the killings.
Internet services are slowly returning after a six-day election blackout, and authorities seem nervous about how Tanzanians will use their newly-restored comms. The government disseminated text messages warning that sharing concerning images and videos - such as of victims of the violent crackdown - could cause panic and even lead to "treason charges."

Mexico

Mexico's Pres. Sheinbaum dispelled rumors that the U.S. is planning a manned military mission to target drug cartels inside Mexico: "That's not going to happen."
Sheinbaum has repeatedly rejected U.S. offers to send troops to Mexico to help confront cartels, and maintains that such a mission would violate Mexico's sovereignty. Instead, she's stepped up Mexico's domestic efforts against cartels - but perhaps not enough to satisfy U.S. hawks.
The brazen public assassination of Mexico's most vocal anti-cartel mayor on Saturday was a sign that Mexico's efforts haven't forced the cartels onto the back foot.

Gaza

Hamas returned the remains of another hostage, U.S.-Israeli dual citizen Itay Chen, who was killed in the Oct. 7 attacks. Chen was one of 12 U.S. citizens that Hamas abducted on Oct. 7, and the last of the 12 to be returned.
That leaves seven more deceased hostages in Gaza; Hamas maintains that it's doing its best to locate and return their remains quickly.

Trade

Beginning today, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider the legality of Pres. Trump's use of emergency authorities to impose sweeping tariffs on trading partners.
While some legal experts see the case as a test of presidential power, even an adverse decision wouldn't immediately reverse tariffs - it would only force the administration to rely on another basis for imposing them.