The day

Saturday 7 November 2026

9 stories, biggest first.

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   Politics2026 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.

   

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   Politics2026 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.

   

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   Politics2026 French student protests

   Unions, the yellow vests, and student protesters hold a fourth consecutive weekend of protests across France with about 146,000 participants.

   

4. 4

   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.

   

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   NewsKordofan 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.

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   News2026 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.

   

7. 7

   NewsColombian 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.

   

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   NewsHouthi–Saudi conflict

   Saudi airstrikes hit homes near Sanaa, Yemen, killing at least 27 people and wounding 36 others.

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   News

   Twenty-one people are killed and one person has been rescued after a migrant boat sinks off the coast of Kebemer, Senegal.

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