Polish constitutional crisis Polish Ambassador to Romania Paweł Soloch and Polish Ambassador to China Jakub Kumoch resign from their positions in protest of the suspension of Polish Constitutional Tribunal president Bogdan Święczkowski.
Articles The post-truth and the contextMost of the daily information we see on the mainstream media today is the news equivalent of fast-food.
Ice hockey In ice hockey, the Court of Arbitration for Sports rules that Russian teams must be allowed to take part in all international tournaments, overturning previous International Ice Hockey Federation decisions.
2026 Breeders' Cup In thoroughbred horse racing, race horse Sun Goddess dominates the Juvenile Fillies Turf at the Keeneland racetrack in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, during the Breeders' Cup. Additionally, Emphatic wins the Juvenile Fillies.
2026 European unrest A general strike and multiple protests are held across Italy against the rising cost of living and prime minister Giorgia Meloni's government, with clashes breaking out in multiple cities.
Polish constitutional crisis Polish justice minister Waldemar Żurek requests stripping the tribunal's president and vice president Bartłomiej Sochański of their immunity from prosecution in order to charge them. President Karol Nawrocki cuts short his visit to Senegal due to the situation and lands back in Poland.
Polish police enter the Constitutional Tribunal following the suspension of its president Bogdan Święczkowski, announced by judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska. The tribunal describes the suspension as a coup d'état, while three protesters in support of PiS are detained after breaching the tribunal's fence.
Swiss The Swiss supreme court upholds a 20-year jail sentence for former Liberian rebel commander Alieu Kosiah after he was found guilty in 2021 for atrocities committed during the First Liberian Civil War, but overturns a conviction for crimes against humanity.
Cryptocurrency Cryptocurrency exchange Binance confirms that assets worth US$6.3 billion were stolen, making it the largest cryptocurrency theft in history.
Leongatha mushroom murders The Court of Appeal of Victoria, Australia, rejects Erin Patterson's appeal against her murder convictions and removes her 33-year parole eligibility, effectively imposing life imprisonment without parole for killing three relatives with death cap mushrooms in 2023.
Flash flood At least five people, including four children, are killed, seven people are injured, and five others are missing in flash floods caused by heavy rainfall across Syria.
Russia Russian independent newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" announces plans to cease operations on 9 November, citing pressure from Russian authorities.
Russo-Ukrainian war Civilian evacuations commence in Oleshky, Ukraine, as a humanitarian convoy arrives in the Russian-held and besieged city, as part of a local ceasefire that U.S. first lady Melania Trump says she brokered.
Middle Eastern crisis The Saudi Arabia-led coalition announces it intercepted a drone allegedly launched by the Houthis towards the Mecca region, which the Houthis deny.
Oman rescues 25 crew members from a burning Panamanian-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian military confirms it was a result of attempting to pass through an unauthorised route.
Martian meteorite Teghaza 001, a Martian meteorite discovered in 2022 in the Sahara in Mali is reported to be 4.1 billion years old.
2027 Haitian general election Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council sets the first round of presidential and legislative elections for August 29, 2027, with a second round scheduled for December 5, as the country prepares for its first national elections since 2017.
2026 Swedish government formation Andreas Norlén, speaker of the Swedish parliament, announces a second vote to elect the next prime minister. He proposes a coalition led by the Center Party's leader, Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist, alongside the Social Democrats, Greens, Christian Democrats, and the Moderates.
Hoodoo Three people are killed and five more injured during the collapse of a hoodoo at Göreme's Open Air Museum in the Nevşehir District, Turkey. It is suspected to be caused by heavy rainfall over the preceding days.
Oxygen cylinder An oxygen cylinder explodes inside an ambulance parked at a medical facility in Tharparkar, Sindh Province, Pakistan, killing ten people.
2026 Brčko helicopter crash Four people are killed and eleven more are injured after an Italian Air Force Boeing CH-47 Chinook crashes near Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
United States American food delivery company DoorDash announces an intent to acquire grocery delivery company Instacart for $17 billion in late 2027.
Christine Lagarde Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank, resigns, saying she could not remain neutral on current events. She will step down from office in February 2027, eight months before her term officially ends.
Boycott of Russia and Belarus Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin ends services for customers in Russia and Belarus, citing ongoing sanctions.
AI boom Canada's federal government invests up to C$1.6 billion (US$1.1 billion) in Toronto-based artificial intelligence company Cohere, taking an equity stake as part of a C$7 billion (US$5 billion) funding round intended to expand domestic computing infrastructure and AI development.
Russo-Ukrainian war 14 people are killed and 14 more are injured in a Russian drone strike on a train station in Dnipro, Ukraine.
Middle Eastern crisis Saudi Arabia launches airstrikes against two residential buildings in Taiz, Yemen, killing 12 civilians and wounding three more.
Haitian conflict The Salvadoran government deploys 2,000 troops to Haiti in response to the kidnapping of four Salvadoran Gang Suppression Force members that occurred earlier this month.