Geopolitics Highlights - November 1, 2026 Cartoon of the day: "The Invisible Hand" Europe: Generation Z demonstrations in Germany (up to 18,000 according to the police, clashes in Hamburg and Cologne) and 320,000 protesters in France for the 3rd Saturday in a row; Student unions call for blockades from Tuesday Poland: Noruki holds crisis consultations in the palace without Tusk's civil coalition; Brussels demands a court in accordance with the Polish constitution and European jurisprudence, without saying who the arbitrator is Russia reaches 17 regions and destroys the Friedenprovsk thermoelectric plant; 280 thousand homes without electricity; Kyiv renewed attacks on the Russian refinery with the Offa Alsheki refinery: Residents arrive in Ukraine and Russia on the last day of the six-day ceasefire, the longest local pause since 2022 Hormuz: Iran classifies the area east of the Strait as a "no-go zone"; Trump rejects the decision on the resumption of activity and says he is in no rush Brent $117.64 | WTI $104.12 | EU gas €103.01 | Gold $3,884.90 (-3.63%).