Sunday 8 November 2026

International Criminal Court investigation in Darfur

Former National Congress Party politician Ahmed Haroun, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for genocide in Sudan's Darfur region during war, is detained by the Sudanese army.

Disasters

The death toll from the boat capsizing yesterday off the coast of Kébémer, Louga, Senegal, increases to 39 people.

2026 Formula One World Championship

In Formula racing, Mercedes-Benz wins its ninth World Constructors' Championship after drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli finished fourth and fifth, respectively, at the São Paulo Grand Prix in Brazil.

2026 Major League Soccer season

In association football, Inter Miami player Lionel Messi is awarded the 2026 Golden Boot Award after scoring 26 goals in one season, becoming the first player in league history to win the award in consecutive years.

2026 PGA Tour

In golf, Blades Brown wins the 2026 World Wide Technology Championship in Los Cabos, Mexico, at 19 years and five months, becoming the youngest PGA Tour winner since 1931 and the fourth-youngest in its history.

Earthquakes in Japan

A Mw 5.7 earthquake strikes central Japan with its epicenter in Shizuoka Prefecture, while also affecting Aichi, Gifu, Nagano and Yamanashi prefectures. At least 22 people are injured.

Disasters

A fire at a high-rise apartment building in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China, kills 14 people and leaves 25 others hospitalized.

2026 Indonesia wildfires

An Super Puma H-225 helicopter crashes in South Kalimantan during a forest firefighting mission, killing one person.

Crime & Justice

The Maltese Civil Court orders four investment companies, including two from Malta and two from Luxembourg, to pay the Vatican Bank €24.1 million in damages over a 2013 deal involving the Kappa Fund.

Immigration to Spain

Authorities of El Hierro in the Canary Islands, Spain, declare a state of emergency following a surge of over 3,300 migrants and refugees arriving on the island this month.

Disasters

A bus traveling towards Zagreb, Croatia, overturns on the A3 motorway, killing two people and injuring 20 others.

Middle Eastern crisis

Production is temporarily suspended at the Khor Mor gas field in Iraqi Kurdistan after a liquefied petroleum gas storage tank at the site is hit by a drone. No group claims responsibility for the attack.

2026 El Ayyat train collision

A train derails near El Ayyat, Giza Governorate, Egypt, killing seven people and wounding 125 more.

Gaza humanitarian crisis

At least five people are killed, including four children, and several injured people are rescued after heavy rain and flooding caused a sandbank to collapse in Deir el-Balah, Gaza.

2026 Iran war

Iranian state media reports that explosions are heard on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz after reporting that the U.S. military fired projectiles.

Gaza war protests

Three people are arrested as pro-Palestine protesters are confronted by pro-Israel counterprotesters in Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, amidst a boycott of six Jewish-owned restaurants targeted by a cycling club over their support of Israel.

Gaza war protests

More than 200,000 people march in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to protest against Israel's genocide in Gaza and the Dutch government's support of the Israeli military.

Disasters

Three people are killed and more than 300 others are rescued from severe flooding in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.