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Sun, 8 Nov 2026

Sunday 8 November: Krakow shooting and Israel's new mandate

A deadly shooting in Krakow, Eisenkot tasked with forming Israel's government, a close New Zealand vote, a shooting in Schiedam and the Dutch tax plan standoff.

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World news

Gunman kills six on Krakow's Main Square

Al Jazeera | PBS NewsHour | NBC News

US disables ship running Iran blockade as Qatar mediates

Arab News | Gulf News | ABC News

Russia hits Kyiv with drones and ballistic missiles

The Moscow Times | Kyiv Post | UNITED24 Media

World politics

Herzog picks Eisenkot over Netanyahu to form Israel's government

Al Jazeera | The Times of Israel | The Jerusalem Post

New Zealand election too close to call

Electoral Commission | RNZ | The Conversation

World economy

Berkshire Hathaway profit falls, buybacks double

CNBC | Forbes | The Insurer

Dutch news

One dead in Schiedam shooting, police hunt three suspects

NOS | 112inbeeld

Building in Zutphen city centre partly collapses

NOS | Gelre Nieuws

Ambulance dispatch centre in the east missed emergency calls

NOS | Oost | NL Times

Dutch politics

Bontenbal warns against sending tax plan to Senate without majority

NL Times | Ridderkerks Dagblad

Cabinet closes back door for cheap labour migrants and raises fines

NOS | Rijksoverheid | ZiPconomy

Dutch economy

Over 1,300 Dutch hotels join mass claim against Booking.com

NL Times | BNR | nieuws.nl

AI news

OpenAI partners with Hacktron to probe its own systems

OpenAI | Unite.AI | ProPakistani

Google DeepMind agents find two weaknesses in legacy RSA

Crypto Briefing | WebProNews

Meta gives Muse agent a voice and avatar

Data Studios | TechBooky

Report links Nvidia CEO to suspected Chinese intelligence asset

Yahoo News | Tom's Hardware | The Week

Sport

Lucinda Brand European cyclo-cross champion after Schreiber penalised

WielerFlits | Sporza

Nature

Barnacle geese arrive for the winter

Limosa | Limosa

On this day

1895: Röntgen discovers X-rays

History of Information | Wikipedia

On the agenda today

Red Line march for Gaza in Amsterdam

NOS | NOS | DutchReview | GVB

Weather in Groningen

Dry and cool, up to about 9 degrees

Open-Meteo | NL Times