THE WORLD, in brief
A gunman fired from a car at random people on Kraków's Main Square on Saturday, killing six and injuring at least 15. Police shot the attacker, a Polish citizen, who is in custody in hospital.
A gunman fired from a car at random people on Kraków's Main Square on Saturday, killing six and injuring at least 15. Police shot the attacker, a Polish citizen, who is in custody in hospital.
Nvidia shares closed down more than 4% on Monday after its board opened an investigation involving CEO Jensen Huang, and analysts say there is no clear successor.
China’s exports rose 35.2% and imports 41.6% in October, both above forecasts, while the monthly trade surplus narrowed to $105.3 billion.
Berkeley Earth says it is 95% confident 2026 will beat the 2024 record, but Copernicus rates that about 20% likely and WMO says 2026 will be among the four warmest years.
The EU Black Sea Maritime Security Hub will have two complementary seats, in Constanța (Romania) and Varna (Bulgaria), after the European Commission announced €50 million to speed it up.
President Donald Trump asked on Truth Social whether the midterm election was "honest" and said "it’s all about the machines", offering no evidence. Election officials say voting was largely routine; Democrats won the House and Senate.
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky introduced eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday. Because the measure is privileged, the House must act on it within two legislative days. Hegseth has called it a "sham".
Russia, Ukraine and the US began two days of talks in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, the first trilateral meeting since February. A US official said Moscow and Kyiv showed "a little bit of flexibility, privately" on the east, though their public positions remain far apart.
The Houthi-run Saba news agency reported Saudi-led coalition air strikes on Sanaa, hitting the al-Mufazir gas facility and a state oil company building, Al Jazeera and Reuters said; the coalition did not immediately confirm the strikes. This follows the coalition’s account that it intercepted missiles fired towards Riyadh and the south, a day after a limited fire on the East-West oil pipeline.
BYD executive vice-president Stella Li said in Bucharest that the Chinese automaker will invest in Flash Charging ultra-fast stations in Romania — starting with 10–20 sites and, over two to three years, potentially 100–200 or several hundred stations. Exact locations and opening dates were not announced. BYD cites charging times of about five to nine minutes on compatible Blade Battery 2.0 vehicles.
A major fire tore through the vacant former Habitat for Humanity ReStore / RONA building at 700 Main Street East in Milton, Ontario, on Sunday evening, 8 November 2026. Halton police say three 14-year-olds from the Milton area have each been charged with break-and-enter and arson. Nearby residents were evacuated; no serious injuries were reported.
The British comedian and actor was jailed after a London jury convicted him of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others.
A fire at Haosheng International Apartment in Taiyuan’s Yingze District on Sunday killed 14 people, local authorities said on Monday via Xinhua. Twenty-five people remained in hospital, nine of them critically injured and four seriously hurt. The blaze in the mixed-use high-rise was extinguished after about two hours; the cause is under investigation.
The death toll from the HABAŞ Aliağa iron and steel plant explosion near İzmir has risen to at least 17, BBC News reported, after the Health Minister said a critically injured worker had died. President Erdoğan had earlier said 16 were killed. BBC reports 12 injured; Hürriyet (DHA/AA) also reports 17 dead. Investigations are under way and detentions have been reported.
A protective bund at Pakistan’s Tarbela 5th Extension hydropower project breached on Monday, flooding Tunnel Five. Officials said all workers were evacuated, one was rescued from the water, and no casualties were reported. Construction was suspended indefinitely pending an inquiry. This was not a failure of the main Tarbela Dam.
Michał O., the 24-year-old Pole who shot dead six people on Kraków's Main Square, died in hospital early on Monday, police said. Prosecutors are treating the attack as terrorism and say he also killed his parents and sister.
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope studied a dark 'cat's tail' of dust around the young star Beta Pictoris and concluded it probably formed when two Pluto-sized bodies collided.
Rockstar Games says Grand Theft Auto VI needs up to 212 GB of free space. Digital buyers can pre-load from November 10, nine days before the November 19 launch on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
A major fire broke out at a garage in Haji Kasam Chawl in Mumbai's Dongri area on Sunday night and spread to nearby shops. No injuries have been reported so far.
Donald Trump told CNN that renewed US strikes on Iran are "highly unlikely" as long as negotiations progress, but warned that the US has identified targets in Iran.
President Isaac Herzog has given Gadi Eisenkot the mandate to form Israel's next government after he won 67 recommendations in the Knesset, against 46 for Benjamin Netanyahu.
Romania's Defence Ministry said radar detected an aerial target about 30 km east of Snake Island, in Ukrainian airspace. Two Spanish F-18s were scrambled and an RO-Alert was sent to eastern Tulcea county.
Aramco's tower in Riyadh's King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) was damaged on Sunday after Yemen's Houthi rebels fired missiles at the Saudi capital.
Several carriages of a passenger train on the Cairo–Aswan line overturned in Giza governorate on Sunday, injuring at least 64 people, Egypt's Health Ministry said.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck western Shizuoka Prefecture early on Sunday, injuring more than 20 people in Shizuoka and Aichi. No deaths or tsunami were reported.
President Trump said on Truth Social that he has offered the White House press secretary job to UFC chief Dana White. It is unclear whether White has accepted.
A violent fire broke out on Saturday evening at a tyre depot and tyre workshop in Caransebeș, with flames rising dozens of metres near apartment blocks and dozens of firefighters on site.
US Central Command says an American aircraft disabled the St. Kitts-flagged cargo ship M/V Huda in the Gulf of Oman after its crew repeatedly tried to breach the US naval blockade of Iran.
Houthi-run authorities say Saudi airstrikes killed at least 33 people, mostly women and children, in a village near Sanaa; Reuters could not verify the toll and Saudi Arabia says it is investigating.
Congressman Julio César Portillo Paz and three police officers were killed in an armed attack in Río Hondo, Zacapa; President Bernardo Arévalo ordered security forces to help prosecutors find those responsible.
Overnight Russian drone and missile attacks hit 12 Ukrainian regions, damaging energy infrastructure and wounding nine people, President Zelensky said.
New Zealand's election produced no clear winner, with Christopher Luxon's National Party the largest but short of a majority and Labour not conceding.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said cyber criminals have been spreading his personal data on the dark web because of Italy's support for Ukraine.
European intelligence agencies are investigating whether this week's coordinated bomb threats against European airlines originated in Russia, the Financial Times reports.
More than 800 employees of Bucharest's public transport company STB, including drivers and tram operators, are to be laid off by the end of the year.
Prosecutors in Varna said human remains were found aboard a ship hit by a drone off Romania 15 days ago and taken to a Bulgarian shipyard for repairs.
Eleven freight wagons carrying grain rolled away uncontrolled and hit two parked locomotives at Dornești station in Suceava county; no one was hurt, CFR said.
A vague Trump administration proposal for a new Europe-wide security arrangement involving Russia has met skepticism in European capitals, Politico reports.
Global tech stocks plunged on 5 November after US midterm results raised fears of tougher AI and data-centre rules, with the Nasdaq falling more than 5% and wiping an estimated $2–2.5 trillion in market value, according to BBC and NPR citing market data.
Secret Service officers arrested a man after finding three guns and dozens of rounds in a reportedly stolen vehicle near the White House, DHS said. No shooting or injuries were reported in its account.
The BYD Yangwang U9 Xtreme electric hypercar reached 503.17 km/h on a closed stretch of the E11 in Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafra Region on 1 November 2026, a single-direction speed the FIA has recognised and that Guinness World Records lists for production cars and electric production cars.
Donald Trump announced on 6 November that Stephen Miller will become White House chief of staff on Monday, 9 November, replacing Susie Wiles, according to France 24 and AFP, quoting his Truth Social announcement.
King Philippe of Belgium rejected Prime Minister Bart De Wever’s resignation on 6 November and told him to resume coalition budget talks immediately, AP and Politico Europe reported amid a deadlock over public finances.
The EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said on 6 November that 2026 is virtually certain to finish more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, the second such calendar year after 2024, after the warmest October on record.
A Kenyan court in Mombasa sentenced Paul Mackenzie on 6 November to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, nearly all of them children, in the Shakahola starvation case, BBC and AP reported.
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Montevideo on 6 November to open a 12-day visit to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, his first major overseas trip since lung cancer surgery about three weeks earlier, Vatican News and AP reported.
Paraguay’s Senate removed President Santiago Peña on 6 November over the Ueno Bank collapse; Vice President Pedro Alliana was sworn in, and prosecutors placed Peña under house arrest, according to AFP, AP and the Senate.
The European Commission said on 6 November that its preliminary investigation found TikTok’s For You recommendation system in breach of the Digital Services Act because of harmful “rabbit hole” effects. This is not a final decision or an announced fine.
The Associated Press called Michigan's Senate race for Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, who becomes the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate, as Democrats hold both chambers of Congress. NBC News (AP data) shows Democrats with 54 Senate seats to 44, with Mississippi and Alaska still uncalled: in Mississippi Democrat Scott Colom led Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by 1,138 votes with about 96% counted and no recount law, and in Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola led Sen. Dan Sullivan by 637 first-choice votes ahead of a 18 Nov ranked-choice count. NBC shows 242 House seats for Democrats to 151 for Republicans with 42 uncalled. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott conceded to Gina Hinojosa.
Paraguay’s President Santiago Peña announced his resignation on Thursday in a video posted on X, amid the collapse of digital lender ueno bank. Minutes later the Chamber of Deputies voted 78-0 to impeach him. Vice President Pedro Alliana is expected to succeed him; the Senate still has to act.
A jury at Southwark Crown Court in London has found Russell Brand guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault against four women. He was found not guilty of two other rape counts and one count of attempted indecent assault. He denied all the charges. Sentencing is due on Monday, 9 November; he was remanded in custody.
Portugal legend Cristiano Ronaldo said on Thursday he is retiring from international football after 23 years, 234 caps and a world-record 146 goals for his country. In an Instagram video he said he was handing back the No.7 shirt. The Portugal Football Federation said it wants to organise a fitting tribute.
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said on Thursday that air defences intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched toward the Medina region, home to one of Islam's holiest cities. Minutes earlier, Saudi civil defence warned of possible danger near the Red Sea oil port of Yanbu. It was unclear whether the two alerts were linked.
The United States has imposed sanctions on companies and individuals in India and Turkey that the Treasury says helped Iran evade restrictions on oil exports and airlines. Targets include a Chandigarh-based couple accused of issuing fake ship flags and a Turkish ground-handling firm that served sanctioned Iranian carriers.
Paraguay's central bank (BCP) has started a resolution procedure for ueno bank, one of the country's biggest lenders and its leading digital bank, after its solvency ratio fell below 50% of the legal minimum. The bank's app, cards and services were shut down. BCP president Carlos Carvallo resigned the same day, prosecutors detained eight executives, and protests over frozen savings have spread in Asunción.
SRI confirmed that a bomb threat on a Wizz Air Milan–Bucharest flight that landed at Otopeni on 5 November was not confirmed after a specialist search; all 182 passengers and seven crew were safely disembarked.
After Democrats won control of both the House and the Senate, the crypto industry is bracing for congressional investigations into its financial ties to President Donald Trump and his family, Bloomberg Government reports. Incoming Senate Banking Committee chair Elizabeth Warren has pledged to focus on alleged deals between the sector and Trump. No investigation has been opened yet; committees gain subpoena power when the new Congress convenes in January 2027.
French unions staged a nationwide day of strikes and protests on Thursday, 5 November, over wages, the cost of living and education. The CGT union said more than 250,000 people were demonstrating in 73 cities by the afternoon. In Lyon, the préfecture counted 30,500 marchers and organisers 55,000; police used tear gas against several hundred black-clad protesters. Near Toulouse, a high school in Tournefeuille was deliberately set on fire; pupils were evacuated and no one was hurt.
Joshua Wong, the 30-year-old activist who became the face of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests, was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years in jail for colluding with foreign forces under the city's national security law. Wong, who has already spent six years in prison and was due to be freed in January, pleaded guilty in September.
LIV Golf, the Saudi-funded breakaway league that split men's golf, is set to be wound down after investor BC Partners Credit decided a deal to finance a relaunched 'LIV 2.0' was not viable, BBC Sport reports. An attorney for LIV is expected to tell a court hearing on Thursday that the plan cannot go ahead.
Romania Defence Ministry published on Sunday the first photographs from the F-16 mission that destroyed two Geran drones over the Black Sea.…
Gasoline became slightly cheaper at major chains in Romania on Sunday 18 October, by up to five bani per litre, while diesel was unchanged f…
Romanian F-16 jets shot down two drones over the Black Sea on Saturday evening after they entered airspace near Sulina. The first was engage…
PNL will support Prime Minister-designate Luca Niculescu proposed cabinet, while USR will vote against. Hearings are Monday, with a confiden…
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised Donald Trump decision to waive new Russia sanctions, calling it wrong and warning it would embolden…
Pope Leo returned to the Vatican on Saturday, four days after lung-cancer surgery at Rome Gemelli Hospital, walking unaided to his car and w…
Police in Albania fired what appeared to be rubber bullets at protesters on Saturday, during the fifth day of student demonstrations demandi…
EU leaders ended the 15-16 October Brussels summit without a 2028-2034 budget deal. Antonio Costa will take talks forward, with a special su…
Microsoft unveiled Azure Maia 300, the third generation of its in-house AI accelerator, at the OCP Global Summit. Maia will become its prima…
Romania recorded the EU highest annual inflation in September, at 6.5 percent, while households face high fuel and energy costs. The budget …
Lamine Yamal starred as Barcelona won 5-2 away at Real Betis on Saturday, his opening goal setting the tone for a ruthless performance. Baye…
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