Poland began two days of national mourning after a gunman killed six people in Krakow on Saturday, November 7. At least 15 people were injured, and the gunman later died in hospital after police shot and detained him.
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Poland began two days of national mourning on November 9.
The shooting happened in Krakow's main square on Saturday afternoon, November 7.
Six people were killed.
At least 15 people were injured.
Police shot and detained the gunman.
The gunman later died in hospital.
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog gave opposition politician Gadi Eisenkot the first chance to form a government on Sunday evening. Eisenkot has six weeks to assemble a coalition that could replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.
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Isaac Herzog formally gave Gadi Eisenkot the mandate to try to form the next government.
Eisenkot is an opposition politician.
He has six weeks to form a coalition.
A successful coalition could oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The announcement came on Sunday evening.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered Ibrahim Charara, Lebanon’s consul general in Detroit, to leave the United States. The order followed the resurfacing of social media posts that allegedly praised Hezbollah’s 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut.
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Marco Rubio ordered Ibrahim Charara to leave the United States.
Charara served as Lebanon’s consul general in Detroit.
The order followed the resurfacing of social media posts.
The posts allegedly praised Hezbollah’s 1983 Beirut Marine barracks bombing.
The bombing killed 241 American soldiers.
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Dense fog is expected across parts of the UK early this week, prompting yellow weather warnings and possible delays to road, rail, bus and air travel. Fog disrupted flights at Heathrow on Monday, and a 30-vehicle crash on the M20 in Kent on Saturday left two people seriously injured.
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Yellow weather warnings for Monday covered much of England south of Manchester, eastern Wales and most of Northern Ireland, with some areas excluded.
Visibility could fall to 50 metres or less in some places.
Forecasters said the fog-affected area was likely to shift on Tuesday to parts of the Midlands and northern and eastern England.
Heathrow advised passengers to check with their airline and allow extra time to reach the airport.
The M20 was closed between junctions eight and nine near Maidstone after a 30-vehicle incident on Saturday evening.
Two people were seriously injured in the M20 incident.
A Met Office meteorologist said light winds, clear skies and long nights were creating conditions for fog.
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Overnight Russian and Ukrainian strikes killed a woman in Russia’s Leningrad region and caused a fire at the Kirishi oil refinery. Russia also struck Ukrainian energy infrastructure, while Ukraine and the European Commission agreed to speed up access to EU funds for urgent needs following attacks.
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Leningrad Regional Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said a Ukrainian drone attack set fire to the Kirishi refinery.
Drozdenko said a woman was killed by falling drone debris and an apartment in Kirishi was damaged.
The governor said Russian air defences shot down 113 Ukrainian drones in the region.
Russian forces struck three power substations in Ukraine, Russian state news agencies reported; the report said those claims could not be independently verified.
Russian state news agencies also reported that Russian forces hit a Black Sea cargo ship they said was carrying weapons for Ukrainian forces; the claim could not be independently verified.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agreed to activate an emergency mechanism to speed up EU funding.
Zelenskyy said Kyiv, Dnipro, Sumy, Donetsk and Kherson regions faced the most severe energy problems.
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Three French police officers went on trial in Paris on November 9, 2026, over the 2020 beating of music producer Michel Zecler. Security-camera footage of the assault contradicted the officers’ account and fueled public scrutiny of police violence and racism in France.
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Police stopped Zecler outside his Paris studio on November 21, 2020, over an alleged failure to wear a required COVID-19 mask and suspected cannabis use.
The officers pushed Zecler into his office entrance and beat him; investigators cited about 30 punches and baton blows over roughly five minutes.
Medical records described head and facial injuries, a lip and scalp wound, and a completely ruptured biceps tendon; Zecler could not work for 45 days.
Officers Aurelien B., Pierre P. and Philippe T. face charges of group violence and falsifying an official report, and could receive prison sentences of up to 15 years.
The officers said Zecler had attacked them and tried to take a baton, but security-camera footage released by French media contradicted their account.
France’s ombudswoman said four witnesses reported racist insults during the assault; the officers denied the allegation, and it was not included in the indictment.
Zecler, now 47, said he continues to have nightmares and has a titanium anchor in his arm after the tendon injury.
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The article argues that healthy ecosystems can help protect communities from climate hazards and should receive more investment alongside built infrastructure. It says institutional divisions, short-term funding and investment assessments that undervalue nature can limit nature-based adaptation projects.
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The article reports that a rock and glacial-ice avalanche in Nepal in August sent a fast-moving torrent toward communities along the Trishuli River.
It says that, two months after the disaster, more than 1,500 people had died and 5,600 remained missing.
The article says countries agreed at the previous U.N. climate summit to triple financing for climate adaptation by 2035.
It describes mangroves, wetlands and forests as natural defenses against storm surges, floods and unstable hillsides.
A study cited in the article estimated that Florida's mangroves prevented $1.5 billion in flood damage during Hurricane Irma and $4.1 billion in property damage during Hurricane Ian.
A study in Colombia found that conserving and restoring forests along roads could cost 16 times less than paying for landslide damage.
The article identifies divided government responsibilities, short grant periods and assessments that undervalue nature's benefits as barriers to nature-based adaptation.
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Iranian authorities have tightened domestic security during the war with the United States and amid threats of wider U.S. attacks. They have warned against protests and increased control in public spaces, while rights groups and a U.N. mission have reported severe abuses in the government’s treatment of dissent.
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Iranian authorities warned the public that protests could bring tough sentences.
The article says authorities are tightening control in public spaces after months of looser enforcement of some dress restrictions.
Iran’s judiciary said three men arrested during January protests were executed on Sunday for allegedly attacking government offices and damaging public property near Tehran.
The authorities describe the protests as an attempted coup involving people linked to the United States and Israel.
A U.N. fact-finding mission found that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during a violent crackdown on protesters.
The Norway-based Hengaw Organization for Human Rights said Iran executed at least 79 political or religious prisoners this year, including 40 people arrested during the January protests.
Rights organizations have alleged that some political cases leading to executions involved torture, forced confessions, or violations of due process.
Political scientist Ali Alfoneh said authorities appear to reserve repression mainly for political freedom and anti-government uprisings, while enforcing some social rules less strictly.
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About 2,800 troops from 10 European countries are taking part in a multinational military exercise in Poland. The exercise aims to prepare European forces for a possible deployment to Ukraine after hostilities end.
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The exercise is taking place in Poland.
About 2,800 troops are participating.
The troops come from 10 European countries.
The exercise is described as involving the “Coalition of the Willing.”
The stated aim is to prepare European forces for a possible deployment to Ukraine.
The potential deployment would take place after hostilities end.
The report was issued on November 9, 2026.
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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is meeting union and employer federation representatives on Monday to discuss salaries and purchasing power. A possible increase to the minimum wage is on the agenda, as France faces recent strikes and protests and the government deals with a budget crisis.
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The meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 9, 2026.
Lecornu will meet representatives of unions and employer federations.
The discussions will focus on salaries and purchasing power.
A possible minimum-wage increase is under consideration.
France has seen strikes and protests in recent weeks, some of them violent.
The government faces an ongoing budget crisis.
France 24 reporter Luke Shrago described the meeting as potentially an exercise in public relations.
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A France 24 interview examined the future of the Eagle’s Nest, a Nazi-era mountaintop complex in the Bavarian Alps. Historian Richard Evans called it a Nazi vanity project and argued that the site should be returned to its natural state, raising questions about preserving historical evidence versus symbols of Nazi rule.
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The Eagle’s Nest is a Nazi-era complex in the Bavarian Alps.
The interview focused on debate over the site’s future.
Historian Richard Evans took part in the France 24 interview.
Evans described the complex as a Nazi vanity project.
Evans argued that the mountain should be restored to its natural state.
The discussion addressed the difference between preserving historical evidence and preserving symbols of a criminal regime.
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Russell Brand is due to be sentenced at Southwark Crown Court in London after a jury found him guilty of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others in incidents between 2005 and 2009. He has been held in custody since the verdict, after the judge denied bail, citing concern that he might not return for sentencing.
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The sentencing is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. GMT at Southwark Crown Court.
Brand was convicted last Thursday of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
The judge described the expected prison term as significant.
Brand’s lawyer sought bail so he could spend the weekend with his wife and children; the judge rejected the request, citing flight risk.
The Metropolitan Police are investigating further allegations against Brand, including one involving a girl who was 16 at the time.
Police said they had questioned Brand about complaints from two other women and sent case files to prosecutors.
The police investigation involved more than 100 witnesses, over 1,400 documents and more than 340 statements.
A woman has also filed a civil claim in London alleging that Brand sexually assaulted her at his Los Angeles mansion in 2008.
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A 24-year-old man suspected of killing six people in a shooting in Kraków died in hospital after a shootout with police. Poland’s justice minister said the investigation will continue, including to determine whether the suspect acted alone.
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The shooting took place on Saturday in Kraków’s Main Market Square.
Six people, including a British national, were killed and 17 were injured.
Five injured people were foreign nationals from Britain, Austria, Germany, Portugal and Russia; two police officers were also injured.
Police said three people found dead at the suspect’s home were his father, mother and sister.
Prosecutors opened a terrorism investigation.
The interior minister said the suspect held radical far-right and ultra-nationalist views, while a government spokesperson urged caution before drawing conclusions.
Kraków’s Main Market Square reopened on Sunday evening after police lifted a security cordon.
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President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Qatar’s prime minister at the White House on Monday as Qatar mediates between Washington and Tehran over Iran’s nuclear program and terms for ending the conflict. Iran has sent the United States a proposal but says negotiations should follow agreement to its demands, while Trump has warned of possible renewed strikes and said a strong deal could avert them.
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Vice President JD Vance is also scheduled to meet Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, according to an unnamed U.S. official cited by Reuters.
Iran sent a new nuclear and peace proposal to the United States through Qatari mediators on Thursday; Washington is examining it.
Iran says talks should proceed only after the United States meets seven demands, including lifting sanctions, reducing its regional military presence, releasing frozen Iranian funds and ending the war on all fronts.
Iran also seeks formal recognition of a shipping route in the Strait of Hormuz developed with Oman and closure of other routes.
The International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran holds 440.9 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 percent purity.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that Iran would retaliate if the United States resumed attacks.
Trump said the United States had identified additional targets in Iran, but called new strikes highly unlikely if negotiations produced a strong agreement.
Qatar’s prime minister said mediation continued and the United States was willing to take steps toward a solution; Secretary of State Marco Rubio said negotiations had not made progress.
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UK ministers are expected to weaken targets requiring carmakers to sell electric vehicles, prompting criticism from Green Party leader Zack Polanski, who described Labour’s climate record as “shocking.” The government also says it plans to require large companies to remove goods made with forced labour from sale.
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The government is reportedly expected to reduce the UK’s electric-vehicle sales targets for carmakers.
A consultation considered reducing the 2030 target to 70% or as low as 50% of new car sales.
The 2035 goal is likely to remain, according to an analysis cited in the article.
The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit estimated that a 50% target could add 147 megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions.
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said proposed legislation would require large companies to conduct mandatory human-rights checks on their supply chains.
The proposed rules would apply to UK businesses and non-UK businesses with UK-generated turnover above £350 million.
Companies that fail to comply could be required to withdraw goods made with forced labour or modern slavery from sale.
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Daryna, a 25-year-old cybersecurity journalist in Kyiv, has adapted her daily life to air raid alerts, power outages and the threat of attacks since Russia’s full-scale invasion. She tries to maintain a sense of normal life by making her home comfortable, while staying alert to danger and checking on people close to her.
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Daryna was 21 when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
She lives in Kyiv’s Podil district in a 19th-century building.
She says air raid alerts and checking on loved ones are part of daily life.
During the interview, her phone warned of a yellow alert for drones targeting Kyiv.
A friend’s apartment a few streets away was damaged when a drone exploded in a garden and the blast broke the windows.
Daryna keeps books, records and a piano in her home, and says these belongings help make it feel like home.
She is originally from Rivne in northwestern Ukraine.
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Three French police officers face trial over the 2020 beating of music producer Michel Zecler in Paris. Security-camera footage contradicted their account of the incident; the officers are also charged with falsifying an official report, and deny using racist insults.
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Police stopped Zecler outside his Paris studio on 21 November 2020, saying he was not wearing a required mask and suspecting cannabis use.
Security-camera footage showed officers pushing Zecler into his office entrance and beating him.
Investigators said Zecler was struck about 30 times over five minutes; his injuries left him unable to work for 45 days.
The three officers face charges of group violence and falsifying an official report. They could receive up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
France’s human rights ombudswoman said four witnesses reported that officers used racist insults; the officers denied it, and racism was not included in the indictment.
Zecler said he continues to have nightmares and has a titanium anchor in his arm after his biceps tendon ruptured.
A report by France’s rights ombudswoman said young men perceived as Arab, Black, or North African were four times more likely to be stopped by police and 12 times more likely to face measures such as a frisk.
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U.S.-Iran talks remain stalled despite a June memorandum aimed at ending the war that began with U.S.-Israeli strikes in February. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi urged Washington to accept Tehran’s demands, while fighting and maritime incidents continued around the region.
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The February opening strikes killed several senior Iranian officials and commanders, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The United States says it is enforcing a naval blockade of Iranian ports on the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.
Iran claims control of the Strait of Hormuz and has claimed attacks on ships using the waterway.
Araghchi said Americans and people in the Middle East were tired of what he called “Forever Wars” and criticized Israel’s influence on U.S. policy.
Araghchi said Iran’s two-day proposal requires an end to the war on all fronts and urged the White House to meet Tehran’s demands.
President Donald Trump said the United States had not lost a service member in the Iran war for months; the article reports 18 U.S. service members have died and hundreds have been wounded.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations Centre reported that an unknown projectile struck a tanker transiting outbound through the Strait of Hormuz; its crew was safe and no environmental impact was reported.
The article says Saudi-backed Yemeni forces and Iran-backed Houthi rebels have intensified fighting, with the Houthis repeatedly attacking Saudi military, oil and transport facilities.
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President Donald Trump said in a 60 Minutes interview that he sees no reason to escalate the war with Iran, while defending his decision to start the conflict over Iran’s nuclear program. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said U.S.-Iran talks were not close to a breakthrough, and Trump was scheduled to meet with Qatar’s prime minister, a mediator in the talks.
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Trump said he was not seeking to intensify the war with Iran.
Trump defended starting the conflict in late February, saying he believed it would prove to be a good decision over time.
Trump cited Iran’s nuclear program as the main reason for starting the war and acknowledged the conflict’s economic effects.
Rubio said negotiations had not been very productive and that Iran’s demands were unacceptable.
Trump was scheduled to meet Monday at the White House with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.
Qatar has mediated indirect talks between the United States and Iran aimed at reaching a deal.
Trump said Task Force Iron Gate was operating to extend the naval blockade by targeting trade routes, including overland routes.
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At least 34 people died when a wooden boat carrying migrants toward Spain’s Canary Islands capsized off Senegal, according to the Senegalese Press Agency. One person was rescued, and authorities had not established how many people remained missing as search operations continued.
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The boat sank between Dakar and Saint-Louis while heading toward the Canary Islands.
A Senegalese migrant aid group said all bodies recovered so far were Senegalese; the nationalities of others aboard were unknown.
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye offered condolences and pledged to step up efforts against networks organizing sea crossings.
Walking Borders recorded 635 deaths on the Atlantic route to the Canary Islands from January through May 2026.
Senegalese authorities intercepted another boat on Friday carrying 142 migrants bound for Spain, including women and children.
More than 3,300 people arrived on Spain’s island of El Hierro in about 30 boats since the start of November, prompting a state of emergency.
Senegal’s statistics agency reported that nearly one in four young people was unemployed in the second quarter of 2026.
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