24 stories reported by three or more independent newsrooms. The first is the day's event on the World Timeline: the one the most newsrooms led with.
On Friday 13 November 2026 the Federal Aviation Administration ordered all departing flights at US airports grounded 'due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety', according to the agency. The FAA attributed the stoppage to a communications outage affecting air t...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned on Thursday 12 November after reports, according to the media, of an extramarital affair with a woman whom US authorities reportedly suspect of being a Chinese spy. Chief financial officer Colette Kress was reported to take over on an interim basi...
In the 2026 US midterm elections, Democrats achieved their largest midterm gains in decades and were set to control both chambers of Congress from January. Republicans suffered heavy losses, prompting commentary on Donald Trump's agenda and on the 2028 prospects of Vice President...
A tanker collided with the American Cruise Lines ship American Heritage, carrying about 130 passengers, at a dock near the Port of New Orleans on Friday afternoon. The cruise ship was left on its side and largely submerged while rescue crews brought people ashore.
On Thursday Maryland Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen announced he would challenge New York Senator Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader, saying after the midterm sweep that the American people called for change. The challenge launches an uphill battle to lead Senate Democ...
A global Microsoft outage began on Thursday and disrupted Outlook, Teams and other Microsoft 365 services for many hours, affecting companies, schools and local governments. Microsoft apologised and reported gradual progress in restoring services, while experts called for digital...
On Thursday 12 November 2026 Manchester United sacked head coach Michael Carrick. On Friday 13 November the club confirmed Mauricio Pochettino, the former Tottenham and Chelsea manager, as his replacement on a two-and-a-half-year deal. Reports said he would take charge of his fir...
On 10 November 2026, the Metropolitan Police announced a criminal investigation into comedian David Walliams after receiving a number of allegations of non-recent serious sexual offences, according to police. Police said the allegations were separate from those reported in a Guar...
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned that Moscow was setting traps in Ukraine peace talks by raising European security. The Kremlin said European countries could take part in negotiations on Ukraine only if they contributed to the peace process. Dutch media reported that Eu...
On Friday 13 November 2026 a car explosion in southern Moscow seriously injured Sergey Zavorotny, a former adviser to pro-Russian former Ukrainian prime minister Mykola Azarov, according to Russian authorities. It was the second apparent car bomb attack in two days, following a b...
Democrats swept the US midterm elections, winning a commanding majority in the Senate and projected to win the House, while Republicans suffered heavy losses. Congresswoman Lauren Boebert lost her Colorado seat, and Scott Colom became Mississippi's first Black senator since Recon...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly accused the Commerce Department of delaying a national security label for Nvidia customer Megaspeed, while Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick reportedly agreed to testify before the Senate Banking Committee. The dispute followed the resi...
Russell Brand was convicted of sexual offences, and reporting says he could face a sentence of up to ten years. A Netflix documentary and new claims in the Times prompted further allegations from women, while comedians and politicians debated the response to him.
The Royal Spanish Football Federation disciplinary committee gave FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono a 12-match suspension for a challenge on CD Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel, who died in hospital a day later at age 30. Owono was punished under the federation's rules. Reports s...
The FBI said North Korean state-backed hackers stole more than 400 million dollars in cryptocurrency over the previous 18 months, reportedly using deepfake video calls to deceive victims. The agency said it found more than 900 deepfake videos used against victims in the scheme.
The US Supreme Court agreed to consider the Trump administration's ban on asylum applications at the US-Mexico border, after lower courts ruled the executive order illegal. The case is the latest test of the administration's immigration crackdown.
The UN nuclear watchdog said it was increasingly concerned that it had never been able to visit the uranium enrichment plant at Isfahan, which Iran announced over a year ago. A leaked report was cited by CBS. Iran reportedly ruled out nuclear inspections while under threat from t...
The International Energy Agency reported that global oil supply returned to a surplus in October 2026, exceeding demand by almost 2 million barrels a day. It was the first surplus since the start of the US-Israeli war against Iran, and the agency described tentative signs of mark...
KLM filed a criminal complaint against a passenger after a power bank caught fire during a September 2026 flight to Curaçao, which returned to Schiphol. According to reports citing Nu.nl, the passenger was former KLM executive Camiel Eurlings; KLM confirmed the complaint after qu...
Schiphol Airport donated 29 electric buses that had been used to transport passengers on the non-public part of the airfield. The buses are being sent to Ukraine, where they will be used in local and regional transport, including carrying children to and from school.
On Thursday 12 November a lightsaber used by Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi sold for $4.87 million at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, well above its pre-sale estimate.
On Friday 13 November 2026 Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had targeted and destroyed a US early-warning radar in Bahrain. It described the strike as retaliation for a US airstrike on a communications tower. Reports described it as the first direct attack on a US...
On 13 November 2026, U2 released their 16th studio album, Carnival of Light, to strong critical reviews. The album ends with Torn, a duet between Bono and Dolly Parton, released months after Parton's death. In interviews, band members described their songwriting process as chaoti...
Health insurers announced their 2027 basic health insurance premiums on 13 November 2026. The government calculated an increase of 12.50 euro per month, while some insurers added up to 22 euro, bringing the average premium to about 169 euro per month. Some insurers drew tens or h...