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Murder investigation launched after man found fatally stabbed in Edgbaston

West Midlands Police have opened a murder investigation after a man in his 30s was found with fatal stab wounds at a property in Edgbaston. Another man remains in hospital with a serious injury.
  • November 6, 2026
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Seafarer killed after tanker struck by projectiles north of Qatar, manager says

The manager of the MT Velos Sapphire says one seafarer was found fatally injured after the tanker was struck north of Qatar. No other crew injuries or pollution were reported, while the source of the projectiles remains unconfirmed.
  • November 6, 2026

Dozens reported killed in eastern Congo attack as Ebola patients flee

Congolese officials have confirmed an ADF attack on Cantine-Aloya in North Kivu, while provisional casualty reports range from 24 to 33 and hospital staff say Ebola patients fled during the violence.
  • November 6, 2026
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LIV Golf announces orderly wind-down after restructuring deal collapses

The breakaway golf league says it will begin an orderly wind-down after terminating a proposed restructuring transaction. Its Chapter 11 case remains before a United States bankruptcy court.
  • November 6, 2026
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Somalia Supreme Court rejects president’s term extension and orders election within 90 days

Somalia’s Supreme Court has ruled that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s mandate expired in May and ordered political leaders to agree an electoral framework within 30 days.
  • November 6, 2026
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Tanzania opposition leader Tundu Lissu jailed for four years after treason acquittal

Tanzania’s High Court has acquitted CHADEMA leader Tundu Lissu of treason but convicted him of incitement and sentenced him to four years in prison.
  • November 6, 2026
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Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years for 191 murders

A Mombasa court has sentenced Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison after his conviction for murdering 190 children and one adult in the Shakahola starvation-cult case.
  • November 6, 2026