This ongoing global events report correlates major international events and developments with their astrological markers in specified astrological charts and the sky. Its focus is on events of national-international significance as reported by reputable news services. See: Is that event important?
November 25: In Italy tens of thousands of people take part in protests (Uranus) calling for an end to violence (Mars) against women (Venus) following the murder of university student Giulia Cecchettin who was allegedly killed by her ex-boyfriend on November 11. Progressed Uranus was semisquare Moon in the Uranus cycle; and Mars was opposition Uranus in the sky.
November 24: A truce, cease fire, pause in fighting (Jupiter) goes into effect in Gaza with hostages (Pluto) released. Progressed Moon was trine birth chart Jupiter in the Aquarian Age chart; progressed Jupiter was semisextile Mars in the Jupiter cycle; and Jupiter was parallel Saturn in the sky.
November 23: In a knife attack (Mars) in Ireland five people including three children are stabbed triggering violence (Mars) and rioting (Uranus) by far right agitators (Uranus). It was the worst violence there in decades. Progressed Moon was square birth chart Uranus in the Aquarian Age chart; Mars was square Saturn in the sky; and progressed Mars was sextile Pluto in the Mars cycle.
November 22: Israel’s government and Hamas agree to a four-day pause in fighting (Mars) to allow the release of 50 hostages (Pluto) held in Gaza in exchange for 150 Palestinians imprisoned in Israel, and the entry of humanitarian aid (Jupiter) into the besieged enclave. Progressed Jupiter was semisextile Mars in the Jupiter cycle; and progressed Mars was sextile Pluto in the Mars cycle.
November 21: In Somalia torrential rain (Saturn) causes flooding, death and destruction (Mars). Over 50 people have died and nearly 700,000 have been driven from their homes. With more heavy rain forecast the plight of the people is expected to worsen. Mars was square Saturn in the sky.
November 20: Bangladesh is undergoing its worst-ever dengue outbreak (Saturn) in history, with hospitals packed to the brim and the death toll rising. At least 1,549 people – including 156 children, from newborns up to those aged 15 – have died of the disease this year. Progressed Mars was conjunction birth chart Saturn in the Aquarian Age chart.
November 19: Brazil records its hottest ever temperature – 44.8C (112.6F) - as parts of the country endure a stifling heatwave (Mars). Mars was square Saturn in the sky; and progressed Mars was opposition Mercury in the Mars cycle.
November 18: The death and destruction (Mars) continues in Gaza. At least 50 people are reported killed in an Israeli air attack on the UN run al-Fakhoora School as hundreds of people flee (Saturn) Gaza City’s main hospital. Mars was square Saturn in the sky; and progressed Mars was square Saturn in the Mars cycle.
November 17: The residents of Grindavik, Iceland are on high alert waiting for disaster (Mars) in the form of a volcanic eruption (Saturn). Mars was square Saturn in the sky; and progressed Mars was square Saturn in the Mars cycle.
November 16: In San Francisco US President Joe Biden and Chinese president Xi Jinping hold face-to-face talks discussing important issues like climate change (Saturn) and resuming military-to-military communications (Mars-Mercury). Mars was square Saturn in the sky; and progressed Mars was square Saturn in the Mars cycle.
November 15: In Gaza Israeli forces raid al-Shifa Hospital; and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan says Israel is a ‘terror state’ committing war crimes and violating international law. Mars was square Saturn and opposition Uranus in the sky.
In Britain the UK Supreme Court (Jupiter-house 9) rules that the government’s scheme (Neptune) to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful; and Germany’s constitutional court (Jupiter-house 9) rules that the government’s re-allocation of 60 billion euros ($65 billion) of unused debt from the pandemic era to a climate fund was illegal. Progressed Jupiter was semisextile Mars and semisquare Neptune in the Jupiter cycle.
France issues international arrest warrants for Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, his brother Maher, and military generals Ghassan Abbas and Bassam al-Hassan charging them with complicity in crimes against humanity (Pluto) and complicity in war crimes (Mars-Pluto). Progressed Jupiter was semisextile Mars in the Jupiter cycle; and progressed Pluto was square Jupiter in the Pluto cycle.
November 14: The World Food Programme (WFP) says that a quarter of Somalia’s population is forecast to face ‘crisis-level hunger or worse’ (Saturn) this year due to drought (Saturn) and floods (Saturn) caused by climate change. Floods that have uprooted hundreds of thousands of people in Somalia and neighbouring countries in East Africa have been described by the United Nations as a once-in-a-century event. Progressed Mars was conjunction birth chart Saturn in the Aquarian Age chart.
November 13: In Gaza Israeli tanks (Mars) take up positions at the gates of Gaza City’s main hospital (house 12), the chief target in Israel’s battle to seize control of the northern half of the Gaza Strip and where medics (Mars) say patients including newborns are dying for lack of fuel. Mars was opposition and parallel Uranus in the sky.
According to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project there have been 3761 demonstrations (Uranus) in solidarity with Palestinians, 529 supporting Israel, and 95 calling for peace, since the war in Gaza started on October 7. Progressed Uranus was parallel Sun in the Uranus cycle; and progressed Pluto was parallel Uranus in the Pluto cycle.
In America the Supreme Court (Jupiter) announces its first (Uranus) formal code of conduct governing the ethical behavior (Jupiter) of its nine justices (Jupiter), bowing to months of outside pressure (Pluto) over revelations of undisclosed luxury trips (Jupiter) and hobnobbing with wealthy (Jupiter) benefactors. Progressed Pluto was square Jupiter in the Pluto cycle; and Jupiter was parallel Saturn and Mars was opposition Uranus in the sky.
November 12: In France more than 180,000 people, including tens of thousands in Paris, join marches (Uranus) to condemn a surge in anti-Semitism (Uranus) amid Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza. Mars was opposition and parallel Uranus in the sky.
November 11: As the fighting (Mars) rages in Gaza 300,000 people in London march in solidarity with Palestine, chanting ‘Stop bombing Gaza’ and ‘Ceasefire now’; in Brussels about 21,000 people take part in a pro-Palestinian rally demanding a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip; and in Tel Aviv thousands of people rally asking for the release of Israeli and foreign captives being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip and criticising the Israeli government for the way it is dealing with the crisis. Mars was parallel and opposition Uranus in the sky.
November 10: Australia announces a security (Saturn) guarantee to the Pacific Islands nation of Tuvalu to respond to military aggression (Mars), protect (Saturn) it from climate change (Saturn) and boost migration in a pact aimed at countering China’s influence in the Pacific. Progressed Mars was conjunction birth chart Saturn in the Aquarian Age chart; and progressed Saturn was conjunction Sun in the Saturn cycle.
In Ukraine fighting (Mars) rages on the front line as Russia goes on the offensive. Mars was opposition and parallel Uranus in the sky.
November 9: The White House says that Israel agrees to pause military operations in parts of north Gaza for four hours a day, but there was no sign of a let-up in the fighting. Progressed Jupiter was trine Mercury in the Jupiter cycle; and progressed Mars was sesquisquare Jupiter in the Mars cycle.
November 8: In Australia millions of people have their online lives disrupted (Uranus) when Optus suffers a nine-hour near-total service blackout (Uranus). Mars was opposition Uranus in the sky; and progressed Mars was sesquisquare Jupiter in the Mars cycle.
In Somalia never-before-seen flooding (Uranus-Saturn) kills at least 29 people and forces more than 300,000 people to flee (Saturn) their homes to safety (Safety). Mars was opposition Uranus in the sky; and progressed Saturn was parallel Sun in the Saturn cycle.
In Syria ISIL (ISIS) (Uranus-Pluto) kills at least 30 Syrian pro-government militia and soldiers (Mars) stationed in the desert. Mars was opposition Uranus in the sky; and progressed Mars was sesquisquare Mars in the Mars cycle.
November 7: Israel’s race to destroy Hamas (Mars) continues to spark widespread global protest (Uranus). Mars was opposition Uranus in the sky > peak power date is November 11.
November 4: Tens of thousands of people take to the streets in cities across the world, including Washington, London, Paris, Berlin, Milan and Dhaka, demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza; and in Israel anti-Netanyahu demonstrators protest outside the PM’s home amid widespread anger at the failures that led to last month’s deadly attack by Hamas gunmen on communities around the Gaza Strip. Opinion polls show that more than three quarters of Israelis believe Netanyahu should resign. Mars was opposition Uranus in the sky; and progressed Mars was opposition Uranus in the Mars cycle.
November 3: Israeli missile strikes (Mars) on an ambulance and school in Gaza kill 49 people. Mars was opposition Uranus in the sky; and progressed Mars was opposition Uranus in the Mars cycle.
November 2-5: In West Darfur Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces besiege a camp for displaced people after attacking (Mars) a nearby army base killing about 1,300 people and injuring over 2.000. It may be the single largest mass killing (Mars-Pluto) since the civil war erupted there in April. Mars was opposition Uranus in the sky; and progressed Mars was opposition and parallel Uranus in the Mars cycle.
November 2/3: Super storm Ciaran (Saturn) sweeps across Northern Ireland, parts of Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Italy unleashing heavy rain (Saturn), death and destruction. Progressed Saturn was parallel Sun in the Saturn cycle; and progressed Mars was parallel Uranus in the Mars cycle.
November 2: According to Gaza health authorities Israel's ensuing bombardment of the small Palestinian enclave has killed at least 9,061 people; and Israel's military says it has ‘completed the encirclement of Gaza City’ and has been attacking outposts, headquarters and other Hamas infrastructures. Mars was opposition Uranus in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Uranus in the Mars cycle.
Sam Bankman-Fried is found guilty of defrauding customers of his now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange in one of the biggest financial frauds (Neptune) on record. A 12-member jury in Manhattan convicted him on all seven counts. Prosecutors made the case that he stole $8 billion from the exchange's customers out of sheer greed (Saturn). See his chart progressed to November 2, 2023
November 1: In Gaza more than 400 people leave the enclave as the Rafah crossing to Egypt opens (Uranus) to civilians; in Pakistan authorities start arresting Afghans after an October 31 deadline for all illegal refugees and migrants to leave the country expires; in Bangladesh political tensions erupt into violent protests (Mars-Uranus) and bloodshed ahead of general elections due in January; and in Britain an international conference addresses the issues of security and the dangers posed of AI (Uranus). Mars was opposition Uranus in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Uranus in the Mars cycle.
Donald Trump Jr. testifies in the New York attorney general’s fraud lawsuit trial against the Trump Organization. See his chart progressed to November 1, 2023
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