The world on

Friday 6 November 2026

20 stories, region by region.

Africa

Photo: MONUSCO Photos / CC BY-SA 2.0
Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
The death toll from an armed attack yesterday by suspected Allied Democratic Forces militants on several villages in North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has risen to 33.
Crime & Justice
The High Court of Tanzania acquits Chadema chairperson Tundu Lissu of treason but sentences him to four years in prison for incitement related to statements opposing the 2025 general election results.
Shakahola Forest incident
Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie is sentenced to 200 years in prison for the mass murder of children.

Photo: Presidencia de la República del Ecuador / Public domain
2026 Paraguay banking crisis
The Paraguayan Senate unanimously removes Santiago Peña as country's president over alleged conflicts of interest involving Ueno Bank, whose accounts the central bank froze. Congress postpones consideration of Peña's resignation to allow impeachment proceedings.
Crime & Justice
American cinematographer Thomas Markle is arrested in Tampa, Florida, over allegations of possessing child sexual abuse material.
2026 Paraguay banking crisis
Vice President Pedro Alliana is sworn in as the interim president of Paraguay.
Conflict
Politician Julio Portillo and three police officers are killed in an assassination shooting in Rio Hondo, Zacapa Department, Guatemala, by unknown gunmen.
2026 Paraguay banking crisis
The Public Prosecutor's Office orders the arrest of Santiago Peña, who is placed under house arrest.
Measles resurgence in the United States
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 5,182 measles cases in 2026, the country's highest annual total since 1991. State health agencies report at least eight measles-related deaths.
Crime & Justice
Colombia Migration expel 80 Venezuelan nationals suspected of criminal activity, including theft, drug trafficking, and extortion.

Photo: Sanson, Nicolas (1600-1667)… / Public domain
1MDB scandal
Malaysia's UMNO party pays a RM50-million (US$12 million) fine for imprisoned former prime minister Najib Razak, fulfilling a condition of his royal pardon. The Attorney-General's Chambers subsequently seeks to delay his transfer to house arrest.
2026 Indonesia wildfires
Australia deploys a C-130 Hercules aircraft, a Cessna Citation aircraft, and 20 personnel to help extinguish wildfires in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Crime & Justice
Au Kam San, a former pro-democracy legislator of Macau, is convicted in a closed-door trial of "subversion against the political power of the state" and sentenced to 12 years and 6 months in prison. It is the first conviction under the Macau National Security Law, which was revised by lawmakers in 2023 to broaden its scope and to allow for closed-door trials.
Health
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China adopts a law regulating Chinese research, tourism, shipping, and other activities in Antarctica, requiring environmental safeguards, waste management, and permits subject to safety conditions.

Photo: European Union / Attribution
Politics
King Philippe of Belgium refuses Bart De Wever's resignation as the prime minister, telling him to continue with budget negotiations.
2026 European unrest
Between 100 and 200 people are arrested by Dutch police after protesters break into and temporarily occupy a construction site for a Microsoft data center in Sloterdijk, Amsterdam, during an anti-data-center rally.
Disasters
Two people are killed and 16 injured in a bus crash in Lent, Ain, France.
Crime & Justice
A court in Istanbul, Turkey, orders the detention of legislator and former family minister Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya pending trial on charges of violating capital markets legislation and membership in a criminal organization amid an investigation into investment fund manipulation.

Houthi–Saudi conflict
Saudi Arabia launches an airstrike against a market in Taiz Governorate, Yemen, killing 30 people and wounding eight more.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 6 November 2026, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.