Current events through the people, institutions, and choices behind the headlines.
The Krakow Main Market Square shooting began in the middle of a Saturday afternoon, in a place built for crowds. At around 3 p.m. local time on 7 November, a man drove into the square and opened fire at random from his car, killing six people and wounding at least 15 others, according to Polish […]
US measles cases exceed 5,000 in 2026 — 5,182 confirmed cases, the highest total since 1991 — as Pennsylvania counts its dead, kindergarten vaccination coverage slips, and a 10 November review decides the country's elimination status.
The South Africa municipal election results 2026 show the ANC holding a slim early lead near 32% over the DA, with the big Gauteng metros in play and coalition talks in South Africa's hung councils looking unavoidable.
Sudan drone attacks on civilian infrastructure have knocked out substations across the country, stopped dialysis treatment outside Khartoum and stranded hundreds of aid trucks — and the UN warning on Sudan drone strikes says the pattern looks systematic.
The Spain train crash investigation must explain how a Renfe train hit a stopped Iryo train near Urda, killing 69 people — and why the LZB signalling system failure and a controller's order are both under scrutiny after the Madrid Seville train crash.
The MINURSO mandate ends in Western Sahara after 35 years, after Russia vetoed a US draft and a rival extension failed. What the liquidation, the never-held referendum and the call for restraint mean next.
The DR Congo Ebola outbreak deadliest on record has passed 5,026 deaths among 10,351 cases, with no vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain, most new infections outside monitored contact chains, and a new US travel attestation starting 3 November.
The poland constitutional tribunal crisis explained after a judge suspended the court's president on 30 October 2026: police at the building, three detentions, and President Nawrocki turning his flight home to call crisis talks.
Hurricane Melissa recovery one year later: 136 people are still in shelters in Jamaica, half of assessed households have received repair grants, and modular homes are only now going up in Westmoreland.
North Korea ballistic missiles launched from Wonsan around midday on 29 October 2026 numbered around ten, Seoul said, a week after South Korea's offer of military talks went unanswered.
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