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President Isaac Herzog said Saturday he will task Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief who leads the Yashar party, with forming Israel's next government after the October 27 election left no side with a majority. In consultations, 67 lawmakers…
✔ Sources: Al Jazeera, Times of Israel
Police in Poland say a man drove into Krakow's Main Market Square area around 3 p.m. Saturday and fired at people from his car, killing at least five and injuring more than a dozen, including police officers. The gunman was shot and wounded by police and…
✔ Sources: CBS News, ABC News, Times of Israel live blog, Nov. 7 (Krakow shooting)
Preliminary results give Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's governing coalition of National, ACT and NZ First 67 seats, a narrow majority, but Luxon says the race is too close to call. Labour leader Chris Hipkins has not conceded. The new Opportunity party…
✔ Sources: Boston Globe, CNN via KESQ, ABC News (Australia)
Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass in South America on Saturday in Paysandú, Uruguay, where more than 30,000 people had registered to attend. He urged the faithful to be 'bridge builders' and said mate, the shared regional tea, 'teaches us to share and…
✔ Sources: AP via ABC News, Al Jazeera
Vice President Pedro Alliana was sworn in as Paraguay's president on Friday after the Senate removed Santiago Peña over the collapse of Ueno bank. Prosecutors placed Peña under house arrest and ordered him to appear Saturday morning; he denies wrongdoing.…
✔ Sources: Reuters via The Business Standard, Euronews, Infobae
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