The world on

Saturday 7 November 2026

9 stories, region by region.

Africa

Kordofan campaign
Sudan's armed forces (SAF) says that they have recaptured the West Kordofan town of Iyal Bakhit. Additionally, the SAF also says that they have downed a Rapid Support Forces drone.
Disasters
Twenty-one people are killed and one person has been rescued after a migrant boat sinks off the coast of Kebemer, Senegal.

Photo: Jorge pinzon2001 / CC BY-SA 4.0
Colombian conflict
A drone strike of unknown origin is launched against a military base in Santa Rosa del Sur, Bolívar Department, Colombia, killing three soldiers and wounding 16 more.

Photo: New Zealand National Party / CC BY-SA 4.0
2026 New Zealand general election
New Zealanders vote to elect 120 members of the House of Representatives, with 11 additional overhang seats. National leader Christopher Luxon and Labour leader Chris Hipkins both seek reappointment as the country's prime minister. Preliminary results see Labour lead in the popular vote and the Nationals having the most amount of seats, with special votes yet to be counted.

Photo: Guallendra / CC0
2026 French student protests
Unions, the yellow vests, and student protesters hold a fourth consecutive weekend of protests across France with about 146,000 participants.
2026 Kraków shooting
Six people are killed and 15 more injured in a drive-by mass shooting in the center of Kraków, Poland. The perpetrator, who also killed his parents and his sister at their home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, is wounded by police and arrested.

Photo: Avi Ohayon / CC BY-SA 3.0
2026 Israeli legislative election
Israeli president Isaac Herzog selects Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot to attempt to form a coalition government following inconclusive Knesset elections. Eisenkot will have 28 days to secure sufficient support in the Knesset.
Houthi–Saudi conflict
Saudi airstrikes hit homes near Sanaa, Yemen, killing at least 27 people and wounding 36 others.

Photo: Pymouss / CC BY-SA 3.0
Sport
In sailing, Frenchman Tom Laperche wins the 2026 Route du Rhum in a record six days, 13 hours, 27 minutes and 40 seconds, beating Charles Caudrelier's 2022 time by six hours and 19 minutes.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 7 November 2026, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.