News Archives for World - 2026-11-08

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Middle East

Iran suggests blasts are not US attacks as both sides report ships hit

US says it disabled ship seeking to break blockade on Iran

Published 08 Nov, 2026 09:37pm

Africa

Train collision in Egypt’s Giza province kills 4 and injures 88, health ministry says

President Sisi ordered a swift investigation

Published 08 Nov, 2026 09:31pm

USA

Trump says elections were 'giant step back in history' for US

Democrats captured both chambers of Congress in last Tuesday’s midterms

Published 08 Nov, 2026 09:11pm

Middle East

US launches task force to disrupt land transit routes into Iran

US imposed a blockade on Iranian ports early in the war in response to Tehran seeking to limit traffic through the Strait of Hormuz

Published 08 Nov, 2026 05:01pm

Middle East

Israel defence minister says 'mission not complete' on Iran

Netanyahu has repeatedly threatened new strikes against Iran in recent weeks.

Published 08 Nov, 2026 04:54pm

Middle East

Iran says 3 tankers caught fire in Hormuz

Tehran has made multiple announcements in recent weeks saying that ships have caught fire in the Hormuz strait

Published 08 Nov, 2026 04:50pm

Europe

Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses external power supply, Russian-installed management says

Radiation levels ⁠on the site and in the surveillance zone were normal, the statement added

Published 08 Nov, 2026 01:50pm

Middle East

Houthi-run health ministry says airstrikes kill 33 near Yemen capital

The ministry said the strikes hit homes in the town of Bani Hushaysh, a Houthi stronghold east of Sanaa, and that most of those killed were women and children

Published 08 Nov, 2026 11:08am

Middle East

US military says it disabled cargo vessel in Gulf of Oman

Central Command estimated that ⁠its naval blockade has prevented Iran from exporting more than $25 billion in crude oil

Published 08 Nov, 2026 10:47am

Middle East

Saudi-led coalition intercepts two Houthi missiles fired towards Riyadh

⁠Authorities later announced that the risk of danger had passed

Updated 08 Nov, 2026 07:14pm

Asia

After close vote, New Zealand must wait weeks for new government

Until a coalition to govern New Zealand for the next three years is formed, Luxon will head a caretaker government

Published 08 Nov, 2026 10:38am

Europe

Poland in shock after six die in Krakow mass shooting

'Police officers are on-site, as are agents from the Internal Security Agency, both here at the scene and at the individual's family home'

Published 08 Nov, 2026 10:33am

Asia

Astellas employee imprisoned in China to be released in December, Japanese media report

The ruling was 'extremely regrettable', Japan's deputy chief cabinet secretary said after the sentencing, without identifying the individual or affiliation.

Published 08 Nov, 2026 10:17am

South Asia

Iran executes three men over armed unrest during January protests

The executions are the latest in a series Iran has carried out in recent ⁠months over the January protests, including of people accused of links to Israel and the US

Published 08 Nov, 2026 10:05am

Middle East

Saudi civil defence gives all-clear after alerts in Eastern Province

The Eastern Province contains the majority of the kingdom's oil and gas reserves as well as Saudi Aramco's headquarters, which suffered extensive damage in an attack in October

Published 08 Nov, 2026 09:45am

world

Paraguay ex-president under questioning in banking scandal

ASUNCION, (Paraguay): Paraguayan prosecutors on Saturday began questioning former president Santiago Pena over his...