November November 2 – A new species of orangutan is identified in Indonesia, becoming the third known species of orangutan as well as the first great ape to be described for almost a century. November 3 – Syrian Civil War: both Deir ez-Zor in Syria and Al-Qa'im in Iraq are declared liberated from ISIL on the same day. November 5 The German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung publishes 13.4 million documents leaked from the offshore law firm Appleby, along with business registries in 19 tax jurisdictions that reveal offshore financial activities on behalf of politicians, celebrities, corporate giants and business leaders. The newspaper shared the documents with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and asked it to lead the investigation. Sutherland Springs church shooting: A gunman opens fire in a Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, United States, killing 26 people and injuring 20 more. It was the deadliest shooting in an American place of worship in modern history, surpassing the Charleston church shooting of 2015 and the Waddell Buddhist temple shooting of 1991. November 12 – A magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes the border region between Iraq and Iran leaving at least 530 dead and over 70,000 homeless. November 15 Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is placed under house arrest, as the military take control of the country. He resigns six days later, after 37 years of rule. A Leonardo da Vinci painting, Salvator Mundi, sells for US$450 million at Christie's in New York, a new record price for any work of art. The Argentinian submarine ARA San Juan suddenly vanished with 44 crew members on board whilst on a routine patrol in the South Atlantic. It would be found one year later wrecked below the Atlantic Ocean. November 20 – Nature publishes an article recognising the high-velocity asteroid ʻOumuamua as originating from outside the Solar System, i.e. the first known interstellar object. November 22 – The International Court of Justice finds Ratko Mladić guilty of genocide committed in Srebrenica during the 1990s Bosnian War, the worst massacre in Europe since World War II. He is sentenced to life in prison. November 24 – A mosque attack in Sinai, Egypt kills 305 worshippers and leaves hundreds more wounded. November 27 – Start of the Honduran protests.
November November 2 – A new species of orangutan is identified in Indonesia becoming the third known species of orangutan as well as the first great ape to be described for almost a century November 3 – Syrian Civil War both Deir ez-Zor in Syria and Al-Qa'im in Iraq are declared liberated from ISIL on the same day November 5 The German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung publishes 134 million documents leaked from the offshore law firm Appleby along with business registries in 19 tax jurisdictions that reveal offshore financial activities on behalf of politicians celebrities corporate giants and business leaders The newspaper shared the documents with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and asked it to lead the investigation Sutherland Springs church shooting A gunman opens fire in a Baptist church in Sutherland Springs Texas United States killing 26 people and injuring 20 more It was the deadliest shooting in an American place of worship in modern history surpassing the Charleston church shooting of 2015 and the Waddell Buddhist temple shooting of 1991 November 12 – A magnitude 73 earthquake strikes the border region between Iraq and Iran leaving at least 530 dead and over 70000 homeless November 15 Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is placed under house arrest as the military take control of the country He resigns six days later after 37 years of rule A Leonardo da Vinci painting Salvator Mundi sells for US$450 million at Christie's in New York a new record price for any work of art The Argentinian submarine ARA San Juan suddenly vanished with 44 crew members on board whilst on a routine patrol in the South Atlantic It would be found one year later wrecked below the Atlantic Ocean November 20 – Nature publishes an article recognising the high-velocity asteroid ʻOumuamua as originating from outside the Solar System ie the first known interstellar object November 22 – The International Court of Justice finds Ratko Mladić guilty of genocide committed in Srebrenica during the 1990s Bosnian War the worst massacre in Europe since World War II He is sentenced to life in prison November 24 – A mosque attack in Sinai Egypt kills 305 worshippers and leaves hundreds more wounded November 27 – Start of the Honduran protests