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What to know about the hoax bomb threats that targeted flights in Europe
7 November 2026, 4:38 am
Dozens of flights across Europe have been targeted by bomb threats this week, causing diversions and emergency landings |
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Airstrike kills at least 22 people near Yemen's capital, Houthi official says
7 November 2026, 4:36 am
Airstrikes in a town near Yemen's capital, Sanaa, have killed 22 people and wounded 30 others, mostly women and children, according to a spokesman for Yemen’s Houthi-run Health Ministry |
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Iran says it has lifted its self-imposed limit on missile ranges, and other Mideast news
7 November 2026, 4:35 am
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it has lifted the self-imposed limit on its ballistic missile range |
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Italy's Meloni blames pro-Russian hackers for leak of foreign minister's data on the dark web
7 November 2026, 3:45 am
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani says his personal data has been leaked on the dark web, exposing him to threats and intimidation |
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Malaysian palace says house arrest order for imprisoned ex-leader Najib must be respected
6 November 2026, 10:00 pm
Malaysia's national palace says the royal decision allowing former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve his prison sentence under house arrest is clear |
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Pakistani astronaut to board Shenzhou 24 and become the first foreigner on China's space station
6 November 2026, 9:03 pm
A Pakistani astronaut will board China’s Shenzhou 24 spacecraft as the first foreign national on Beijing’s space station |
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Russell Brand's convictions renew spotlight on media — and a culture — that may have looked away
6 November 2026, 9:03 pm
Russell Brand's convictions this week for rape and sexual assault have renewed scrutiny on the BBC and other media employers that may have looked the other way |
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Diwali celebrations coincide with worsening air. Here’s how to stay safer
6 November 2026, 7:05 pm
For people across South Asia, especially in northern India, Diwali celebrations coincide with the return of hazardous winter air, raising concerns about how to celebrate safely |
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Haitian gang reaches out to state disarmament group as gunfights persist
6 November 2026, 6:18 pm
One of Haiti’s most powerful gangs says it has reached out to a state agency responsible for dismantling armed gangs in a push for “peace, stability and national reconciliation.” |
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Pope 'proud to be an American' after US elections, credits God, doctors with rebound
6 November 2026, 11:48 am
Pope Leo XIV says that he was “proud to be an American and to exercise the right” to vote in U.S. midterm elections that gave control of Congress to the Democrats in a repudiation of U.S. President Donald Trump and his policies |
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Carney welcomes Democrats' push to end Trump's tariffs on Canada after midterm victory
6 November 2026, 11:46 am
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomes a Democratic push to repeal U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada after their sweeping midterm victory |
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Protesters break into Microsoft data center in Amsterdam as Europe backlash spreads
6 November 2026, 9:43 am
Protesters have broken into a Microsoft data center construction site in Amsterdam |
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Students in Belgrade join Serbia's post-election cleanup wave
6 November 2026, 9:42 am
Serbia’s capital Belgrade has been getting a makeover after a youth-led movement’s victory over a long-ruling strongman and his government in Oct. 25 elections |
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What is Diwali, the Festival of Lights, and how is it celebrated?
6 November 2026, 9:40 am
Diwali, India’s most important festival, is celebrated by more than a billion people, including Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists |
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Peña skips Senate impeachment trial as Paraguay reels from Ueno bank collapse
6 November 2026, 9:38 am
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña failed to appear at his impeachment trial following a scandal surrounding a collapsed bank |
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Japan announces emergency cybersecurity package following a wave of attacks
6 November 2026, 7:06 am
Japan has announced an emergency cybersecurity package that includes AI and cyber rescue teams |
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Bus carrying schoolchildren crashes in eastern France, killing 2 and injuring 16
6 November 2026, 6:27 am
A bus veered off a road in eastern France, struck trees and landed in a ditch, killing a 7-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy |
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Leader of Kenyan doomsday cult sentenced to 200 years in prison
6 November 2026, 6:25 am
The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of hundreds of people has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people |
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Japan protests Russian takeover of Japan Tobacco subsidiaries in Russia
6 November 2026, 6:24 am
Japan has protested to Moscow after Russia placed four subsidiaries of Japan Tobacco under temporary Russian management |
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Tanzania opposition leader Lissu sentenced to 4 years for incitement, acquitted of treason
6 November 2026, 6:24 am
A Tanzanian court sentenced opposition leader Tundu Lissu to four years in prison for inciting people to disrupt last year’s election but acquitted him of treason, ruling that prosecutors had failed to prove he intended to intimidate the government |
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Sri Lanka unions protest bills expanding police powers and warn of abuses
6 November 2026, 6:15 am
Trade unions and political activists in Sri Lanka's capital have rallied against proposed anti-terrorism and anti-crime bills |
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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy presses Western allies for postwar security guarantees
6 November 2026, 5:38 am
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his government is seeking specific security guarantees from Western allies for post-war support |
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European air traffic targeted by new threats in at least 3 incidents
6 November 2026, 5:38 am
Officials across Europe report more bomb threats against flights, following a series of hoaxes causing diversions this week |
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90-year-old Holocaust survivor dies almost a year after being shot in Sydney massacre
6 November 2026, 3:07 am
A 90-year-old Holocaust survivor has died almost a year after she was wounded during the massacre of 15 people at a Sydney Hanukkah celebration |
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Myanmar to hold by-elections in April, including in areas where fighting persists
5 November 2026, 11:48 pm
Myanmar will hold special elections next April in its first vote since this year's general election that critics said was designed to cement military rule |