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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.

Netanyahu rival Eisenkot tapped to form Israeli government (LINK) 7 November 2026

Paraguay's ex-president taken into custody over alleged bank crisis role (LINK) 7 November 2026

Islamist militants kill at least 33 civilians and force Ebola patients to flee in deadly eastern Congo raid on Cantine-Aloya in North Kivu province (LINK) 6 November 2026

Spain and the Netherlands battle over ECB presidency (LINK) 6 November 2026

Main Tanzanian opposition leader found guilty of inciting unrest but acquitted of treason, sentenced to four years in jail (LINK) 6 November 2026

— BBC: A panel of three judges at the High Court in Dar es Salaam acquitted him of the more serious offence of treason, saying prosecutors had failed to prove a key element of that charge. But they said the 58-year-old, who has been detained since April last year, had encouraged his supporters to disrupt the disputed 2025 general election.

Jewish Insider: Rebeca Grynspan gains ground in 8th U.N. secretary-general straw poll, 12 votes in favor and three against : Meanwhile, Turkey's newly nominated Feridun Sinirlioglu drew eight discouragement votes in his debut poll (LINK requires sign-in) 5 November 2026

Reuters: Costa Rica's Grynspan extends lead in informal UN chief poll, sources say — (LINK)

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Netanyahu rival Eisenkot tapped to form Israeli government (LINK) 7 November 2026

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).

Trump offers press secretary role to Dana White: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) martial arts boss to meet with president (LINK) 7 November 2026

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Blackouts and water shortages in Kyiv after Russia strikes Ukraine's energy grid: Moscow used 172 drones and 36 ballistic missiles in attacks on electricity substations and bridge over the Dnipro (LINK) 7 November 2026

AP Exclusive: Departing UN chief calls this 'a moment of truth' in fight to curb global warming (LINK) 6 November 2026

Hamas-run government in Gaza says about 70,000 tents had been flooded after heavy rains (LINK) 6 November 2026

Belgian king refuses PM Bart De Wever's resignation and asks him to restart budget talks (LINK) 6 November 2026

Binance's CFO Kaiser Ng is out a week after $6.3 billion hack: co-CEO Yi told Bloomberg in a statement that the transition had been planned "over the last six months", not in response to the hack (LINK) 7 November 2026

Main Tanzanian opposition leader found guilty of inciting unrest but acquitted of treason, sentenced to four years in jail (LINK) 6 November 2026

— BBC: A panel of three judges at the High Court in Dar es Salaam acquitted him of the more serious offence of treason, saying prosecutors had failed to prove a key element of that charge. But they said the 58-year-old, who has been detained since April last year, had encouraged his supporters to disrupt the disputed 2025 general election.

European flights and broadcasters targeted with another wave of bomb threats: against 14 flights on Thursday, three broadcasters (LINK) 6 November 2026

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