Saturday
November 8, 2025
Armed conflicts and attacks
Russo-Ukrainian war
Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
Russia launches over 450 bomber drones and 45 missiles on electrical infrastructure and residential areas across Ukraine, killing at least 6 people and injuring 12 in Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia, as well as damaging energy plants in the oblasts of Poltava, Kharkiv and Kyiv. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
Six people are killed and four others are injured, including one critically, in a fire at a perfume warehouse in Dilovası, Kocaeli Province, Turkey. (BBC News)
International relations
2025 G20 Johannesburg summit, South Africa–United States relations
The United States announces that it will send no delegates to the 2025 G20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, citing accusations of persecution of the Afrikaner minority. (AP)
Law and crime
At least four people are killed, including the perpetrator, and others may be injured in a shooting at a business in San Antonio, Texas, United States. (KENS)
An unidentified man opens fire on United States Border Patrol agents in a drive-by shooting in Chicago, Illinois, United States. (CBS News)
Politics and elections
2025 Bolivian general election
Rodrigo Paz is sworn in as the new President of Bolivia, succeeding Luis Arce. (CNN in Spanish)
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