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Nov 8, 2026 - World

Thredbo, Perisher and Mount Hotham all recorded falls, along with Kunanyi/Mount Wellington in TasmaniaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSnow blanketed parts of New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania across the weekend as an unseasonal cold blast whipped through Australia’s south-east, but forecasters say warm temperatures and thunderstorms are on the way.Thredbo, Perisher and Mount Hotham all recorded falls on Saturday and Sunday, while snow also fell on Kunanyi/Mount Wellington in Hobart. Continue reading...

Nov 8, 2026 - World

Jakub Kulik critically injured and Artur Morański also wounded after actions that ‘prevented further casualties’Two Polish police officers who were injured as they pursued and detained the gunman in Kraków on Saturday have been hailed as heroes.One of them is Jakub Kulik, a former paratrooper and volunteer firefighter, who was left critically injured after a close-range exchange of fire with the suspect, a 24-year-old Polish national who killed six and injured 17 in an attack believed to have been inspired by far-right ideologies. Continue reading...

Nov 8, 2026 - World

Nationwide, voters elected at least 75 Native women or non-binary candidates in Tuesday’s elections, report saysThe US midterm elections saw voters elect a slew of historic representatives – from the country’s first Muslim senator to the first Black female governor – but among the most significant gains were those for Native American women.On Tuesday, voters elected the first Native American woman governor, senator and leaders of two tribal nations. Nationwide, voters elected at least 75 Native women or non-binary and Two Spirit candidates in the November midterms, according to Advance Native Political Leadership and the news site ICT. Continue reading...

Nov 8, 2026 - World

Man taken to hospital after falling off Royal Caribbean ship in Pacific Ocean, with Coast Guard investigating incidentA pianist for a Royal Caribbean cruise ship is expected to survive after two Newport Beach, California, fishermen discovered him treading water in the Pacific Ocean nearly 20 miles (32km) offshore on Friday.The unidentified man was taken to the hospital after the rescue, according to the US Coast Guard, which is now investigating how he went overboard from the cruise ship. Continue reading...

Nov 8, 2026 - World

Democrats captured both chambers of Congress in last Tuesday's midterms that dealt historic losses for Trump's Republican Party in states they had dominated for decades.