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10 Biggest News Stories for Today - Sunday, November 8, 2026

Based on breaking news wires and headlines published overnight and this morning:

1. Mass shooting / terrorist attack in Krakow, Poland
A gunman wearing clothing resembling a military uniform opened fire at Krakow's Main Market Square on Saturday, November 7.
Initial reports said nine people are dead, with later police updates saying the death toll from the shooting climbed to six, including four women and two men. Regional government reports said the death toll rises to 6 killed, 15 injured. Polish defence minister called the fatal shooting an "act of terror" and Prime Minister Donald Tusk also described it as terrorism. Police said the perpetrator was shot by officers, and drone footage appears to show dead bodies in the home of the man behind the shooting, where two women and one man found dead were likely his family.

2. Strong earthquake strikes central Japan
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck western Shizuoka Prefecture shortly after 1 a.m. on Sunday. The earthquake occurred near Hamamatsu, southwest of Tokyo, at approximately 1:04 a.m. Japan Standard Time, at a depth of approximately 40 kilometres, injuring at least three people. No tsunami threat was reported in the initial official information.

3. US disables cargo ship trying to break Iran blockade in Gulf of Oman
US forces disabled a cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman on Saturday after its crew ignored repeated warnings and tried several times to break the US naval blockade on Iran. A US military aircraft fired precision munitions at the stern of the St. Kitts-flagged M/V Huda. The incident represents one of several enforcement actions, with US forces saying they have redirected 147 commercial vessels that complied. The Panama flagged vessel M/V Ocean Molica was also mentioned as a fourth vessel disabled under the blockade.

4. Israel's president taps opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to form new government
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he will announce on Sunday, November 8, 2026, which lawmaker he will task with forming Israel's next government, after Gadi Eisenkot emerged with the backing of 67 lawmakers against 46 for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. President Isaac Herzog formally tasked Gadi Eisenkot, the former military chief of staff, with assembling the nation's next governing coalition on November 8, 2026. The decision came after consultations following Israel's October 27 general election, giving Eisenkot a statutory 28 days to assemble a coalition.

5. Pope Leo XIV begins 12-day Latin America tour after cancer surgery
Pope Leo, who is 71 and underwent lung cancer surgery last month, leaves on Friday for an ambitious 12-day trip across South America visiting Uruguay, Argentina and Peru through November 17. Pope Leo XIV is kicking off a three-nation tour with a visit to Uruguay, arriving in Montevideo after a 13-and-a-half hour flight from Rome. The papal aircraft landed at Carrasco International Airport in Montevideo at 4:30 p.m. local time after departing Rome earlier in the day.

6. Fresh mass protests sweep France - nearly 1,000 arrested
Almost 1,000 people were arrested on Saturday as another wave of mass protests took place across France. Police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse crowds in several cities, including Paris, while barricades were set on fire in Marseille. Interior ministry estimated about 410,000 people took part, with separate UN experts voicing concern over excessive force used by French authorities in breaking up recent nationwide student demonstrations.

7. Cyber-attack disables supermarket freezers across seven European countries
A cyber-attack has affected refrigerators and freezers in dozens of supermarkets across seven European countries. Around 40 Delhaize supermarkets in Belgium and Luxembourg were hit, along with stores in Sweden, Ireland, the Netherlands, Estonia and Finland, switching evaporators into defrost mode and causing units to warm up.

8. Trump names Stephen Miller as White House Chief of Staff after midterm losses
Three days after an election that fundamentally changed the balance of power in Washington, President Donald Trump announced that Stephen Miller would become the 33rd White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles. The White House confirmed the appointment on Friday, November 6, 2026, identifying Miller as the 33rd person to hold the position. The move comes after Republicans lost control of Congress with Democrats on pace to win majorities in both chambers.

9. Outgoing UN chief warns of 'pivotal moment' on climate
Outgoing UN chief calls this 'a pivotal moment' in fight to reduce global warming in an AP Exclusive published at 01:06 AM, Sun November 8.

10. Sudan factories struggle to recover and Africa food security warning
Factories in Khartoum, Sudan, are struggling to resume normal operations more than three years after war broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces in April 2023, with one sweets factory owner reporting restarting at 40 percent of pre-war output. Separately, trade officials from African nations and the United Nations have warned that the ongoing conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran is driving up fuel and fertiliser prices, posing risks to food security across Africa.