World News Today, Sunday, 8 November 2026: the 17 top stories from around the world in about ten minutes.

0:00 Intro
0:29 Gunman kills six in Krakow's Main Market Square
1:06 Eisenkot, not Netanyahu, gets first try at forming Israel's government
1:39 Russian missiles hit Kyiv's power supply and the Northern Bridge
2:18 U.S. carries out new limited strikes on Iran
2:52 New Zealand election too close to call
3:25 Paraguay's ousted president placed under house arrest
4:01 Storm floods 70,000 tents in Gaza
4:36 Saudi airstrikes kill dozens in Yemen
5:07 Indonesia's worst fires in a decade choke Southeast Asia
5:43 Magnitude 5.7 earthquake shakes central Japan
6:04 France sees a fourth weekend of cost of living protests
6:38 Pope Leo begins 12 day South America tour
7:11 China in talks on a historic Xi, Trump and Putin meeting
7:41 Joshua Wong gets ten more years; first Macau security conviction
8:12 Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years
8:41 U.S. measles cases hit highest level since 1991
9:10 Karl Bushby finishes his 28 year walk around the world
9:47 Recap

Sources: Associated Press, Reuters, AFP, NBC News, Al Jazeera, Wikipedia Current Events.

Image credits (Wikimedia Commons):
Gunman kills six in Krakow's Main Market Square: "Sukiennice and Main Market Square Krakow Poland.JPG" by Jorge Lascar, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sukiennice_and_Main_Market_Square_Krakow_Poland.JPG
Gunman kills six in Krakow's Main Market Square: "Krakow Rynek Glowny panorama 2.jpg" by Andrzej Otrębski, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Krakow_Rynek_Glowny_panorama_2.jpg
Gunman kills six in Krakow's Main Market Square: "Krakow-Old-Town(Stare-Miasto-Planty)Royal-Route.jpg" by Altered in Photoshop by Poeticbent, Public domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Krakow-Old-Town(Stare-Miasto-Planty)Royal-Route.jpg
Eisenkot, not Netanyahu, gets first try at forming Israel's government: "Gadi Eizenkot. I.jpg" by IDF Spokesperson's Unit photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gadi_Eizenkot._I.jpg
Eisenkot, not Netanyahu, gets first try at forming Israel's government: "Isaac Herzog, July 2021 (D1233-049).JPG" by Avi Ohayon, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Isaac_Herzog,_July_2021_(D1233-049).JPG
Eisenkot, not Netanyahu, gets first try at forming Israel's government: "Gadi Aizenkot 1978.jpg" by IDF Spokesperson's Unit photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gadi_Aizenkot_1978.jpg
Russian missiles hit Kyiv's power supply and the Northern Bridge: "Будинок з химерами, серпень 2019.jpg" by Larmarphoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%91%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BA_%D0%B7_%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8,_%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C_2019.jpg
Russian missiles hit Kyiv's power supply and the Northern Bridge: "Північний міст 01.jpg" by AlexanderVovck, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%9F%D1%96%D0%B2%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%81%D1%82_01.jpg
Russian missiles hit Kyiv's power supply and the Northern Bridge: "17-07-02-Maidan Nezalezhnosti RR74377-PANORAMA.jpg" by Ralf Roletschek, GFDL 1.2, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:17-07-02-Maidan_Nezalezhnosti_RR74377-PANORAMA.jpg
U.S. carries out new limited strikes on Iran: "Hara Jungle 3366255.jpg" by Asghar Besharati, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hara_Jungle_3366255.jpg
U.S. carries out new limited strikes on Iran: "Strait of Hormuz and Musandam Peninsula (MODIS 2018-12-10).jpg" by MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC, Public domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Strait_of_Hormuz_and_Musandam_Peninsula_(MODIS_2018-12-10).jpg
U.S. carries out new limited strikes on Iran: "قلعه پرتقالیها (7).jpg" by Homam.n, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D9%82%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%87_%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%87%D8%A7_(7).jpg
New Zealand election too close to call: "Parliament House, Wellington, New Zealand (50).JPG" by Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parliament_House,_Wellington,_New_Zealand_(50).JPG
New Zealand election too close to call: "Christopher Luxon 2025 (mid cropped).jpg" by The Office of the Governor-General of New Zealand, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christopher_Luxon_2025_(mid_cropped).jpg
New Zealand election too close to call: "Rt Hon Christopher Luxon, Rt Hon Winston Peters and Rt Hon Dame Cindy Kiro.jpg" by Doug Mountain, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rt_Hon_Christopher_Luxon,_Rt_Hon_Winston_Peters_and_Rt_Hon_Dame_Cindy_Kiro.jpg
Paraguay's ousted president placed under house arrest: "Santiago Peña junio 2026.jpg" by Presidencia de la República del Ecuador, Public domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Santiago_Pe%C3%B1a_junio_2026.jpg
Paraguay's ousted president placed under house arrest: "Palacio de los López Asunción 2.jpg" by MosheA, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palacio_de_los_L%C3%B3pez_Asunci%C3%B3n_2.jpg
Paraguay's ousted president placed under house arrest: "08.16 副總統特使團出席巴拉共和國新任總統貝尼亞就職典禮及相關慶祝活動 (2).jpg" by 總統府, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:08.16_%E5%89%AF%E7%B8%BD%E7%B5%B1%E7%89%B9%E4%BD%BF%E5%9C%98%E5%87%BA%E5%B8%AD%E5%B7%B4%E6%8B%89%E5%85%B1%E5%92%8C%E5%9C%8B%E6%96%B0%E4%BB%BB%E7%B8%BD%E7%B5%B1%E8%B2%9D%E5%B0%BC%E4%BA%9E%E5%B0%B1%E8%81%B7%E5%85%B8%E7%A6%AE%E5%8F%8A%E7%9B%B8%E9%97%9C%E6%85%B6%E7%A5%9D%E6%B4%BB%E5%8B%95_(2).jpg
Storm floods 70,000 tents in Gaza: "Images of war 23-25 from Gaza, by Jaber Badwen, IMG 6315.jpg" by Jaber Jehad Badwan, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Images_of_war_23-25_from_Gaza,_by_Jaber_Badwen,_IMG_6315.jpg
Storm floods 70,000 tents in Gaza: "Omari Mosque in Gaza City.jpg" by Ramez Habboub, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Omari_Mosque_in_Gaza_City.jpg
Storm floods 70,000 tents in Gaza: "Tolerance - panoramio.jpg" by rahimabaid, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tolerance_-_panoramio.jpg
Saudi airstrikes kill dozens in Yemen: "Sana'a (2286825748).jpg" by Dan from Brussels, Europe, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sana%27a_(2286825748).jpg
Saudi airstrikes kill dozens in Yemen: "Taiz (15182373707) (retouched).jpg" by المصور أنس الحاج, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Taiz_(15182373707)_(retouched).jpg
Saudi airstrikes kill dozens in Yemen: "Banner Sana (esVoy).jpg" by Ferdinand Reus from Arnhem, Holland, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Banner_Sana_(esVoy).jpg
Indonesia's worst fires in a decade choke Southeast Asia: "September 1, 2026 UTC, Southeast Asia Haze NOAA Imagery.jpg" by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Public domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:September_1,_2026_UTC,_Southeast_Asia_Haze_NOAA_Imagery.jpg
Indonesia's worst fires in a decade choke Southeast Asia: "Peat fire in Selangor, Malaysia on 5 June 2013.JPG" by Tan Yi Han, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peat_fire_in_Selangor,_Malaysia_on_5_June_2013.JPG
Indonesia's worst fires in a decade choke Southeast Asia: "A peat swamp forest in Selangor, Malaysia.JPG" by Tan Yi Han, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_peat_swamp_forest_in_Selangor,_Malaysia.JPG
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake shakes central Japan: "View of Westward from Sky Deck MIRAI360, Nishiki Naka Ward Nagoya 2022.jpg" by Tomio344456, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_of_Westward_from_Sky_Deck_MIRAI360,_Nishiki_Naka_Ward_Nagoya_2022.jpg
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake shakes central Japan: "Mt.Fuji-Osezaki.jpg" by MaedaAkihiko, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mt.Fuji-Osezaki.jpg
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake shakes central Japan: "Nihondaira from shizuoka plain.JPG" by Halowand (talk), Public domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nihondaira_from_shizuoka_plain.JPG
France sees a fourth weekend of cost of living protests: "2018-12-29 14-58-30 manif-GJ-Belfort.jpg" by Thomas Bresson, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2018-12-29_14-58-30_manif-GJ-Belfort.jpg
France sees a fourth weekend of cost of living protests: "La Tour Eiffel vue de la Tour Saint-Jacques, Paris août 2014 (2).jpg" by Yann Caradec from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:La_Tour_Eiffel_vue_de_la_Tour_Saint-Jacques,_Paris_ao%C3%BBt_2014_(2).jpg
France sees a fourth weekend of cost of living protests: "Warnweste gelb-2.jpg" by Otto Schraubinger, User:Magmer, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Warnweste_gelb-2.jpg
Pope Leo begins 12 day South America tour: "Pope Leo XIV 3 (3x4 cropped).png" by Edgar Beltrán, The Pillar, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pope_Leo_XIV_3_(3x4_cropped).png
Pope Leo begins 12 day South America tour: "BasilicaPaysandu.jpg" by Fedaro, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BasilicaPaysandu.jpg
Pope Leo begins 12 day South America tour: "Pope Leo XIV childhood home.jpg" by Michael Howie, Attribution, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pope_Leo_XIV_childhood_home.jpg
China in talks on a historic Xi, Trump and Putin meeting: "Commercial area of futian to east2020.jpg" by Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Commercial_area_of_futian_to_east2020.jpg
China in talks on a historic Xi, Trump and Putin meeting: "Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits China (55066713683) (cropped+angle).jpg" by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prime_Minister_Keir_Starmer_visits_China_(55066713683)_(cropped%2Bangle).jpg
China in talks on a historic Xi, Trump and Putin meeting: "Skyline KK101&Shun Hing Square2021.jpg" by Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Skyline_KK101%26Shun_Hing_Square2021.jpg
Joshua Wong gets ten more years; first Macau security conviction: "Joshua Wong (2019).jpg" by Studio Incendo, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joshua_Wong_(2019).jpg
Joshua Wong gets ten more years; first Macau security conviction: "Joshua Wong Chi-fung.jpg" by Iris Tong, Public domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joshua_Wong_Chi-fung.jpg
Joshua Wong gets ten more years; first Macau security conviction: "Joshua Wong during HK Protests 2014 1.jpg" by Seader, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joshua_Wong_during_HK_Protests_2014_1.jpg
Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years: "Mombasa Island.jpg" by Leo Hempstone, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mombasa_Island.jpg
Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years: "Sir Mbarak Hinawy Road, 2025 (01).jpg" by Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sir_Mbarak_Hinawy_Road,_2025_(01).jpg
Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years: "Mombasa tusks, 2025 (08).jpg" by Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mombasa_tusks,_2025_(08).jpg
U.S. measles cases hit highest level since 1991: "MMR vaccine.jpg" by Whispyhistory, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MMR_vaccine.jpg
U.S. measles cases hit highest level since 1991: "Measles Illustration IMG.jpg" by Chidiebere Ibe, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Measles_Illustration_IMG.jpg
U.S. measles cases hit highest level since 1991: "Measles child Philippines.jpg" by CDC Global, Jim Goodson, M.P.H., Public domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Measles_child_Philippines.jpg
Karl Bushby finishes his 28 year walk around the world: "Karl Bushby, Kingston upon Hull Nov26 (cropped).jpg" by Hullian111, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Karl_Bushby,_Kingston_upon_Hull_Nov26_(cropped).jpg
Karl Bushby finishes his 28 year walk around the world: "Hull City Hall Apr23.jpg" by Hullian111, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hull_City_Hall_Apr23.jpg
Karl Bushby finishes his 28 year walk around the world: "Karl Bushby Homecoming The Beast, Kingston upon Hull Nov26.jpg" by Hullian111, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Karl_Bushby_Homecoming_The_Beast,_Kingston_upon_Hull_Nov26.jpg

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