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Chancellor Merz to nominate Aigner as Germany's first woman president: Ilse Aigner, speaker of the Bavarian state parliament, belongs to the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) party (LINK) 8 November 2026
Guardian: Pope Leo delivers stinging rebuke of Milei's austerity measures during Argentina visit: tells president the economy must benefit all on second stop of 12-day Latin America tour (LINK) 8 November 2026
Sudan detains ex-ruling party head Ahmed Haroun wanted by ICC for alleged war crimes and genocide in Darfur during the early 2000s (ground news LINK) 8 November 2026
French right-winger Marine Le Pen says "there is no discrimination in France" as she floats expelling immigrants who don't assimilate (LINK) 8 November 2026
5.7 magnitude earthquake hits Shizuoka prefecture in central Japan, injuring more than 20 people (LINK) 8 November 2026
New Zealand in political limbo after knife-edge election (LINK) 8 November 2026
— CNN: Saturday's preliminary results show Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's National-led coalition with a paper-thin majority. But the margin is so tight, a small variance in the final tally could yet leave the opposition left-wing bloc with a chance to form a government.
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Trump to meet Qatar's prime minister Monday as Iran diplomacy faces hurdles (LINK) 9 November 2026
24-year-old far-right gunman who killed at least 6 in Kraków mass shooting has died in hospital after police shootout: bodies of his sister, mother and father were later found at the suspect's home in the town of Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, about 120 miles northeast of Kraków (LINK) 9 November 2026
Israel: Eisenkot open to Netanyahu joining next government (LINK) 8 November 2026
US President Donald Trump hopes to meet Putin and Xi in China next week to discuss "denuclearization" and how to end the Iran war (LINK) 8 November 2026
No clear winner in New Zealand election, as leaders prepare for weeks of talks (LINK) 8 November 2026
— NPR: The near-deadlock was partly produced because voters, apparently weary of New Zealand's economic woes and apathetic about both Luxon and Hipkins, chose to propel a new entrant group to Parliament for the first time in years. Opportunity, led by 38-year-old business consultant and political newcomer Qiulae Wong, is unaligned with either bloc and Wong has said she could work with either side to form a government.
Houthis say at least 33 killed in Saudi air strike: no comment from the Saudi-led coalition backing the internationally recognised government in Yemen (LINK) 7 November 2026
Qeshm island and Hormuz hit, as mediators try to prevent US-Iran escalation (LINK) 7 November 2026
At least six people killed in shooting in Poland's Krakow main square: the suspect, a Polish national, has been arrested, 15 injured, including police officers and foreign nationals (LINK) 7 November 2026
— Al Jazeera: Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski said he appeared to be "fascinated by far-right ideologies" and held "ultra-nationalist views".
South Africa's ANC facing worst-ever performance in local elections: near-final tally from Wednesday's municipal polls showing it coming in with just over 30% of the vote (LINK) 7 November 2026
France sees new round of Yellow Vest, student protests: fewer protesters in comparison with previous weeksbut several cities saw clashes between police and demonstrators. (LINK) 7 November 2026
— Authorities had expected up to 170,000 people to protest nationwide, including 60,000 in Paris. The Interior ministry reported a slightly lower nationwide total of 146,000 people, out of which some 46,000 took to the streets of the French capital, where the afternoon was reported to have remained mostly calm, with some isolated incidents reported in the evening involving the deployment of tear gas. Protest organizers gave a higher nationwide count of over 250,000 protesters, which is nevertheless fewer than the 320,000 to 500,000 that were reported to have turned out last Saturday. Clashes between police and protesters were reported in Toulouse, Marseille, Lyon and Bordeaux. The Interior Ministry reported some 350 arrests nationwide by the evening in connection with the protests.
Malaysian king warns against defying house arrest order for ex-PM: Attorney general postponed Najib Razak's transfer from jail after court cleared him for house arrest (LINK) 7 November 2026
— Al Jazeera: 73-year-old Najib was jailed for his role in one of the largest-ever global plunders of a sovereign wealth fund, the now-defunct 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
Other major headlines
COP31 summit leaders urge world to "move faster" on climate (LINK) 9 November 2026
WMO scientists warn Super El Niño is 'off the charts', with global temperatures reaching about 1.47°C above pre-industrial averages as countries gather in Turkey for climate talks from November 9 to 20 (ground news LINK) 9 November 2026
— The El Niño Heat Mortality Tracker reveals an extra 370,000 lives could be at risk over the next six months, with Nigeria, India, and Brazil forecast to bear the brunt of the crisis. Extreme weather has already caused more than 30,000 excess deaths in Europe, 1,300 deaths from Himalayan flash floods in Nepal, and exposed 146.5 million people in India to extreme heat.
Trump to meet Qatar's prime minister Monday as Iran diplomacy faces hurdles (LINK) 9 November 2026
US-led peace talks for Russia and Ukraine tomorrow will look at security guarantees for both sides (LINK) 9 November 2026
— AP: For the first time since February, Russian, Ukrainian and U.S. negotiators are scheduled to hold talks on ending the full-scale war that is nearing the five-year mark, with security guarantees topping the agenda.
Hundreds of thousands left without power in Ukraine after Russian strikes, authorities say
(LINK) 8 November 2026
— In the central Dnipropetrovsk region, "more than 600,000 residents of the region have been left without power," power company DTEK said on Telegram after a "night attack has damaged important energy facilities". In another strike, a Russian drone hit "a critical infrastructure facility" in the northeastern Kharkiv region, the mayor of Zlatopil city, Mykola Baksheyev, said on social media. "Nearly 250,000 customers in the Kharkiv region were left without power," Baksheyev said.
Saudi Arabia intercepts missiles as Aramco building in Riyadh is damaged: United Arab Emirates said it rescued 22 crew members after a fire broke out aboard a cargo ship in the Sea of Oman, as risks to commercial shipping in the region remain high (LINK) 8 November 2026
Houthis say at least 33 killed in Saudi air strike (LINK) 8 November 2026
Europe to join U.S.-brokered Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi, defying Kremlin objections (LINK) 8 November 2026
Iran executes three men for 'armed unrest' in January protests (LINK) 8 November 2026
— BBC: Hassan Dioband, Hamid Kazemi and Reza Zanganeh were accused of throwing Molotov cocktails and grenades, using bladed weapons and firearms, and setting fire to public facilities in the city of Karaj, west of Tehran, Iran's state news agency Tasnim reported. Tasnim said the three men were executed after the Supreme Court upheld their convictions and found them guilty of "participating in operational activities on behalf of the Israeli Zionist regime, the United States and hostile groups".
Catchup: Trump says US carried out 'minor strikes' on Iran's Qeshm Island after explosions, aircraft heard (LINK) 8 November 2026
