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AP 
November 8
Disasters and accidents
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes central Japan with its epicenter in Shizuoka Prefecture, while also primarily affecting Aichi, Gifu, Nagano and Yamanashi Prefectures. 22 people are injured.
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NHK World
November 7
Armed conflicts and attacks
Sudan's armed forces (SAF) says that they have recaptured the West Kordofan town of Iyal Bakhit. Additionally, the SAF also says that they have downed a Rapid Support Forces drone.
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Sudan Tribune
Six people are killed and 15 more injured in a drive-by mass shooting in the center of Kraków, Poland. The perpetrator, who also killed his parents and his sister at their home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, is wounded by police and arrested.
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Reuters
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AP
A drone strike of unknown origin is launched against a military base in Santa Rosa del Sur, Bolívar Department, Colombia, killing three soldiers and wounding 16 more.
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AP
Sports
In sailing, Frenchman Tom Laperche wins the 2026 Route du Rhum in a record six days, 13 hours, 27 minutes and 40 seconds, beating Charles Caudrelier's 2022 time by six hours and 19 minutes.
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Reuters
Politics and elections
Unions, the yellow vests, and student protesters hold a fourth consecutive weekend of protests across France with about 146,000 participants.
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Al Jazeera
Israeli president Isaac Herzog selects Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot to attempt to form a coalition government following inconclusive Knesset elections. Eisenkot will have 28 days to secure sufficient support in the Knesset.
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The Korea Herald
New Zealanders vote to elect 120 members of the House of Representatives, with 11 additional overhang seats. National leader Christopher Luxon and Labour leader Chris Hipkins both seek reappointment as the country's prime minister. Preliminary results see Labour lead in the popular vote and the Nationals having the most amount of seats, with special votes yet to be counted.
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RNZ
Disasters and accidents
November 6
Health and environment
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 5,182 measles cases in 2026, the country's highest annual total since 1991. State health agencies report at least eight measles-related deaths.
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AFP via France 24
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China adopts a law regulating Chinese research, tourism, shipping, and other activities in Antarctica, requiring environmental safeguards, waste management, and permits subject to safety conditions.
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Reuters
Law and crime
Malaysia's UMNO party pays a RM50-million (US$12 million) fine for imprisoned former prime minister Najib Razak, fulfilling a condition of his royal pardon. The Attorney-General's Chambers subsequently seeks to delay his transfer to house arrest.
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AFP via France 24
Between 100 and 200 people are arrested by Dutch police after protesters break into and temporarily occupy a construction site for a Microsoft data center in Sloterdijk, Amsterdam, during an anti-data-center rally.
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Reuters
Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie is sentenced to 200 years in prison for the mass murder of children.
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Reuters
American cinematographer Thomas Markle is arrested in Tampa, Florida, over allegations of possessing child sexual abuse material.
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CBS News
Colombia Migration expel 80 Venezuelan nationals suspected of criminal activity, including theft, drug trafficking, and extortion.
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AFP via France 24
Au Kam San, a former pro-democracy legislator of Macau, is convicted in a closed-door trial of "subversion against the political power of the state" and sentenced to 12 years and 6 months in prison. It is the first conviction under the Macau National Security Law, which was revised by lawmakers in 2023 to broaden its scope and to allow for closed-door trials.
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BBC News
The High Court of Tanzania acquits Chadema chairperson Tundu Lissu of treason but sentences him to four years in prison for incitement related to statements opposing the 2025 general election results.
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AFP via France 24
A court in Istanbul, Turkey, orders the detention of legislator and former family minister Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya pending trial on charges of violating capital markets legislation and membership in a criminal organization amid an investigation into investment fund manipulation.
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AP
Politics and elections
The Paraguayan Senate unanimously removes Santiago Peña as the country's president over alleged conflicts of interest involving Ueno Bank, whose accounts the central bank froze. Congress postpones consideration of Peña's resignation to allow impeachment proceedings.
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Reuters
The Public Prosecutor's Office orders the arrest of Santiago Peña, who is placed under house arrest.
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UPI
Vice President Pedro Alliana is sworn in as the interim president of Paraguay.
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Reuters
King Philippe of Belgium refuses Bart De Wever's resignation as the prime minister, telling him to continue with budget negotiations.
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Xinhua
Armed conflicts and attacks
The death toll from an armed attack yesterday by suspected Allied Democratic Forces militants on several villages in North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has risen to 33.
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AA
Saudi Arabia launches an airstrike against a market in Taiz Governorate, Yemen, killing 30 people and wounding eight more.
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AP
Politician Julio Portillo and three police officers are killed in an assassination shooting in Río Hondo, Zacapa Department, Guatemala, by unknown gunmen.
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Al Jazeera
Disasters and accidents
Australia deploys a C-130 Hercules aircraft, a Cessna Citation aircraft, and 20 personnel to help extinguish wildfires in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
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AFP
November 5
Armed conflicts and attacks
A police officer is killed and another injured in a stabbing attack outside the Sri Lankan embassy in Amman, Jordan. The suspect is arrested. The event is described as a terrorist attack.
Source:
Al Jazeera
Politics and elections
The syndicate of unions organizes a general strike across France, supported by the yellow vests movement, activists, and student protesters.
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CNN
Grenadians vote to elect 15 members of the House of Representatives. Incumbent prime minister Dickon Mitchell wins a second consecutive NDC government, with opposition NNP leader Emmalin Pierre losing her seat in St. Andrew South East.
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St. Vincent Times
Paraguayan president Santiago Peña announces his resignation after the collapse of ueno bank, and the Chamber of Deputies unanimously votes to begin an impeachment trial against him.
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Reuters
The Federal High Court of Nigeria invalidates former vice president Atiku Abubakar's nomination as the African Democratic Congress candidate for the 2027 presidential election, ruling that the party's leadership was improperly constituted.
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Reuters
The Supreme Court of Somalia nullifies the amendments to the country's constitution, ruling that the term of president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud expired on 15 May 2026, while ordering new elections within 90 days.
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Somali Guardian
Belarus sentences Roman Catholic priest Anatoly Parakhnevich to three years in prison for opposing the war in Ukraine.
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AP
Law and crime
The Nepali supreme court directs the government to regulate cannabis cultivation for medicinal, scientific, agricultural, horticultural, and industrial purposes.
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AFP via France 24
Six people are arrested in connection with a corruption investigation involving ruling PSOE officials and the transport ministry in Spain.
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Ara
Cuban authorities release independent journalist Yoani Sánchez and activists Berta Soler and María Cristina Labrada after detaining them for several hours in Havana.
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AFP
Eight people are killed and another is injured in a shooting spree at three separated locations in Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey. The perpetrator is arrested.
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AP
The Hong Kong High Court sentences pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong to an additional 10 years in prison under the national security law for conspiring with foreign entities to impose sanctions against China and Hong Kong.
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AFP
Business and economy
Mexico approves the Digital Economy Act for Digital and Electronic Payments, which allows it to designate sectors in which digital payments are the only accepted means of payment.
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in Spanish
Sports
In golf, professional tour LIV Golf ceases operations after five seasons and liquidates its assets, following bankruptcy proceedings and the withdrawal of financial support from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and prospective investor BC Partners Credit.
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AFP via France 24
Disasters and accidents
Eleven people are killed and 33 more injured after the collision of a passenger bus with a truck in Pakpattan District, Punjab, Pakistan.
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AP
Six people are killed and nine more injured after a fire at a two-story home in Brooklyn, New York City, United States.
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Sky News