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November 2026

14 days, the opening story of each.

  1. 14SaturdayThe Slagdijkstermolen in Friesland, Netherlands burns down.
  2. 13FridayIn the United Kingdom, Metropolitan Police announce a criminal investigation into actor David Walliams about "alleged serious sexual offences". The police say they are…
  3. 12ThursdayJensen Huang resigns as chief executive officer (CEO) and president of Nvidia and leaves the company's board following reports of two extramarital affairs, including one…
  4. 11WednesdayAfter a week of counting affidavit ballots, the Associated Press and CNN project the election to the U.S. Senate in Mississippi for Democratic candidate Scott Colom…
  5. 10TuesdayA third round of United States-mediated talks between Ukrainian and Russian delegations begins in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, focusing on the humanitarian impact of…
  6. 9MondayCypriot president Nikos Christodoulides and Northern Cypriot president Tufan Erhürman agree to establish two additional crossings across the United Nations Buffer Zone…
  7. 8SundayMexican Navy personnel, working with intelligence from the National Intelligence Center and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, arrest Rafael Álvarez…
  8. 7SaturdayIsraeli president Isaac Herzog selects Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot to attempt to form a coalition government following inconclusive Knesset elections. Eisenkot…
  9. 6FridayThe Paraguayan Senate unanimously removes Santiago Peña as country's president over alleged conflicts of interest involving Ueno Bank, whose accounts the central bank…
  10. 5ThursdayGrenadians vote to elect 15 members of the House of Representatives. Incumbent prime minister Dickon Mitchell wins a second consecutive NDC government, with opposition…
  11. 4WednesdayPhilippine authorities seize a 200-kilogram (440 lb) shipment of methamphetamine, whose origin is traced to Laos, at the Manila International Container Port. The…
  12. 3TuesdaySpanish transport minister Óscar Puente resigns after the country experienced two train collision disasters in one year, the Adamuz derailment in January and the Toledo…
  13. 2MondayIsraeli forces withdraw from areas around Hebron in the occupied West Bank after a multi-day operation following the killing of two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint.
  14. 1SundayThe United States Federal Bureau of Investigation says North Korea orchestrated the hack and theft of over $6 billion of cryptocurrency from exchange Binance…