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At least six people have been killed and about 20 injured in an Israeli air strike on Nasser hospital, the biggest in the southern Gaza Strip, the Hamas-run health ministry says.
A three-story building in Brooklyn collapsed Wednesday afternoon, killing two people and injuring at least 17, including four in critical condition, after falling into an excavation pit at the edge of a construction site. FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore said it was unclear how many people remained trapped in the unstable rubble.
Alexander Darchiev, 66, Russia’s ambassador to the United States, died suddenly in Moscow on Wednesday, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. The ministry announced his death on X, calling him “an outstanding diplomat, an experienced leader, a kind colleague and a mentor.”
Ukraine and Russia have agreed to their largest-ever prisoner-of-war exchange as part of U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi. The agreement was confirmed by U.S. envoy Jared Kushner and negotiators from both sides. Exact numbers will be finalized the next day.
Thomas Markle, 82, was returned to federal custody on November 10 after cutting off his electronic ankle monitor, violating the terms of his pretrial release. U.S. Magistrate Judge Lindsay Griffin ruled that Markle had breached the conditions of his home detention and ordered him held without bond. “Release conditions are court orders, not suggestions,” said Bill Essayli, first assistant U.S. attorney for Central California.
Negotiators from Russia, Ukraine and the United States began two days of talks in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday in the first trilateral discussions since February 2026, seeking to end the nearly five-year-old war. U.S. officials said the goal is to seek a “final end” to the war, focusing on a new post-war security framework.
Heavy rain on Saturday flooded tens of thousands of tents in the Gaza Strip, according to the Hamas-run government media office, leaving displaced people without shelter and causing injuries.
A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Japan at 1:04 a.m. local time on Sunday, injuring at least 22 people, shattering store windows, and disrupting train services in Aichi and Shizuoka prefectures, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency and local media.
New Zealand’s 2026 general election produced no clear winner, with preliminary results showing a razor-thin lead for the right-wing coalition led by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, but the outcome will not be finalized until 27 November when special votes are counted.
The U.S. military carried out limited airstrikes on an Iranian air defense system on Qeshm Island near the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, according to President Donald Trump. Trump described the action as a “minor strike” that “knocked out” an anti-aircraft device in about 15 minutes. Iranian state media reported two explosions in the Suza area of Qeshm, though no official details on casualties or damage were provided.
A Kenyan court has sentenced Paul Mackenzie, the leader of a doomsday cult, to 200 years in prison for the murder of 191 people, according to BBC. Mackenzie was found guilty of instructing members to starve their children to death so they could 'meet Jesus.'
More than 600,000 people took part in nationwide protests and strikes in France on Thursday as unions demanded higher wages and better public services, with some clashes reported in several cities. The left-wing CGT union estimated participation at 1.6 million, calling it an unmatched mobilization since 2023.
U.S. First Lady Melania Trump hosted a rare meeting between Russian and Ukrainian officials at the White House on Nov. 5, 2026, following a six-day ceasefire in the southern Ukrainian city of Oleshky. The event marked the first time since the war began that senior officials from both sides met at the White House.
The biopic 'Jimmy,' starring KJ Apa as James Stewart, is described as too straightforward and simple-minded, according to The Guardian.
A British healthcare worker infected with Ebola is being evacuated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the UK for treatment, the UK government confirmed on Wednesday.
British comedian Russell Brand was found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault on Thursday at Southwark Crown Court. He was acquitted of two rape charges and one charge of attempted indecent assault. Judge Joel Bennathan ruled that Brand must be remanded into custody and will be sentenced on Monday. “You’ve been convicted of a number of offences including rape,” Bennathan said. “The consequence of that is inevitably a significant custodial term.”
At least a dozen commercial flights made either unscheduled or high-alert landings in Austria, France, Italy, Belgium, Czechia and Bulgaria, according to authorities in the various countries. This comes after a series of bomb threats leveled against several European flights earlier this week, prompting similar unscheduled landings.
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday for colluding with foreign forces under the city's national security law. He had pleaded guilty in September 2025 to the charge, which will be served concurrently with his existing four-year, eight-month sentence for a separate national security case. Judge William Tam described the offense as "grave in nature" and set a starting sentence of 13 years, which was reduced due to the guilty plea. Wong will serve only two months and two days of the new sentence beyond his current incarceration.
Conservation officers in British Columbia confirmed that a 20-year-old woman and her mother were killed in a suspected grizzly bear attack involving multiple bears, according to the Guardian.
Israel’s Central Elections Committee certified the results of the October 27 parliamentary election on Wednesday, confirming that no evidence of fraud or foreign interference had been found. The committee said the results accurately reflected voter choices and were legally binding. “The review found no evidence of irregularities that compromised the integrity of the election or affected its results,” the committee stated.
South Africans voted on Wednesday in local elections widely seen as a test of the African National Congress (ANC), the once-dominant party that led the country out of apartheid but has lost support due to corruption and poor service delivery. Polls suggest the ANC could receive less than 40% of the vote, down from 45.6% in 2021 and 40.2% in 2024.