Good morning, and welcome to the overnight headlines roundup for Sunday, 8 November 2026 — everything major that led the news from last night (after 9 PM) to early this morning, while you were away. We lead with Pakistan, then the rest of the world.
PAKISTAN FIRST
1. Pakistan and Turkiye revive offshore energy exploration — Pakistan and Turkiye have revived offshore oil and gas exploration, with a Turkish seismic vessel due in Karachi this month for the first offshore search in decades. (Sources: Dawn, ARY News)
2. Punjab by-polls today in two constituencies — By-elections are being held today, 8 November, in National Assembly constituency NA-77 (Gujranwala-I) and Punjab Assembly constituency PP-203 (Sahiwal-VI), with the Pakistan Army and Punjab Rangers deployed in both constituencies from 7 to 9 November to keep the vote peaceful. (Source: Dunya News)
3. Sindh declares Tharparkar a calamity-hit district — The Sindh government has declared Tharparkar a calamity-hit district and ordered emergency measures as drought-like conditions grip the desert region. (Source: ARY News)
4. Government introduces transparent auction for locally produced LPG — The government has introduced a transparent auction mechanism for locally produced liquefied petroleum gas. (Source: ARY News)
5. Kundi criticises Fazal ur Rehman, makes big announcement on KP Police and CTD — Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has criticised JUI-F chief Maulana Fazal ur Rehman and made a big announcement about the KP Police and the Counter-Terrorism Department. (Source: ARY News)
6. Peshawar High Court removes petitions against KP emergency from cause list — The Peshawar High Court has removed the petitions challenging the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa emergency from its cause list. (Source: ARY News)
7. Pakistan name three uncapped players for Sri Lanka Tests — The Pakistan Cricket Board has added batter Muhammad Tayyab Arif and fast bowlers Ali Shabbir and Saqib Khan, all uncapped, to the 16-member Test squad for the two-match home series against Sri Lanka, with pace-bowling all-rounder Aamir Jamal also returning. The first Test begins in Rawalpindi on Monday, 9 November. (Sources: Geo News, Dawn)
8. Leaders call for protection of minority rights on Diwali — Pakistan's leadership has called for interfaith harmony and the protection of minority rights on the occasion of Diwali. (Source: Dawn)
AROUND THE WORLD
9. Krakow shooting leaves 6 dead and 16 injured — A gunman with ultranationalist views drove into a busy central square in Krakow, Poland, and opened fire, killing six people and injuring 16 others before police shot and wounded him. Three bodies, believed to be members of his family, were later found at his home. (Sources: SBS News, News9)
10. Strong earthquake shakes central Japan, at least 22 injured — A strong earthquake struck central Japan early on Sunday, shattering store windows and sending people fleeing buildings, leaving at least 22 people injured. Japan's Meteorological Agency put the magnitude at 5.7, while the US Geological Survey reported 5.5. (Source: News9)
11. Israel's Herzog to name Eisenkot to form government — President Isaac Herzog will announce on Sunday which politician he will task with forming Israel's next government, after consultations showed factions holding 67 seats backing former military chief Gadi Eisenkot against 46 for Benjamin Netanyahu. (Sources: Times of Israel via Daily8 News, News9)
12. Houthis say 27 killed in Saudi airstrike near Sanaa — The Houthi movement in Yemen has claimed that a Saudi-led airstrike near the capital Sanaa killed 27 people. (Source: SBS News)
13. France protests enter fourth week as 1.6 million take to the streets — Massive weekend protests continued for a fourth consecutive week in major French cities, including Paris, as students and workers rallied against soaring living costs and poor educational conditions. The CGT union estimated nearly 1.6 million people took part. (Sources: SBS News, Disclosure News)
14. Drone attack on Colombian military base kills three soldiers — A drone attack on a military base in northern Colombia killed three soldiers and injured at least 16, the Colombian army said. (Source: News9)
15. Trump offers UFC chief Dana White the White House press secretary job — US President Donald Trump has said he has offered the position of White House press secretary to Dana White, the head of the mixed martial arts organisation UFC. (Source: SBS News)
16. Iran's IRGC says ready for "necessary preparations" if nuclear doctrine revised — Iran's Revolutionary Guards have said they are ready to make the necessary preparations if the country's leaders revise the nuclear doctrine. (Source: ARY News)
BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY AND SPORTS TODAY
17. Tesla and SpaceX lose $420 billion in value as investors price in a Democratic Congress — Tesla fell about 9 per cent and SpaceX about 11 per cent as investors weighed new congressional scrutiny of Elon Musk's companies after the Democratic midterm wins, taking combined losses in market value past $420 billion since Tuesday's close. (Source: Daily8 News)
18. South Korea nearly doubles spending on chips and AI to about $16 billion — South Korea plans to spend 21.3 trillion won, about $16 billion, on semiconductors, physical AI and AI data centres in 2027, nearly double this year's allocation. (Source: Daily8 News)
19. Nvidia chief Jensen Huang asked to brief US Congress over China spy allegations — Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has been asked to brief the US Congress over allegations of a romantic relationship with an alleged Chinese spy, with a meeting sought for 18 November. (Sources: The Sunday Guardian, SBS News)
20. October was the hottest on record, and 2026 is set to pass 1.5C — October 2026 was the warmest October on record, with a global average surface temperature of 15.35C, or 1.75C above the pre-industrial baseline, according to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service. (Source: Daily8 News)
21. New Zealand reach Rugby League World Cup final by beating Tonga 34-10 — New Zealand beat Tonga 34-10 in Newcastle on Saturday to reach their first men's Rugby League World Cup final since 2013. (Source: Daily8 News)
22. Russia fires North Korean missiles at Ukrainian energy facility, Zelensky says — Russia has fired North Korean missiles at a key Ukrainian energy facility amid escalating winter bombardments, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. (Source: The Sunday Guardian)
23. New Zealand election too close to call as conservative bloc takes slim lead — New Zealand's conservative bloc has taken a slim lead in the 2026 election as the count stays too close to call, with special votes likely to decide the result. (Source: The Sunday Guardian)
24. More than 413,000 German industrial workers strike for higher pay — More than 413,000 workers across Germany's crisis-hit industrial sector have taken part in strikes and rallies this week, demanding higher pay and job security, trade union IG Metall announced. (Source: Disclosure News)
That is your morning in brief. Stay with News Trend Today through the day for full single-story coverage of the hour's top story at each slot.
Sources: Dawn, ARY News, Geo News, Dunya News, SBS News, News9, Daily8 News, The Sunday Guardian, Disclosure News and Times of Israel.
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ROMAN URDU VERSION:
Subah bakhair! 8 November 2026 ki subah ki bari khabrain ye hain. Sab se pehle Pakistan: Pakistan aur Turkiye ne offshore oil aur gas ki talash dobara shuru kar di hai — Turkish seismic vessel is mahine Karachi pahunchega. Aaj Punjab mein do halqon NA-77 (Gujranwala-I) aur PP-203 (Sahiwal-VI) mein by-elections ho rahe hain, aur Army aur Rangers 7 se 9 November tak taynaat hain. Sindh ne Tharparkar ko calamity-hit zila qarar de kar emergency iqdamat ka hukum de diya hai. PCB ne Sri Lanka ke khilaf Test series ke liye teen naye khilari — Tayyab Arif, Ali Shabbir aur Saqib Khan — squad mein shamil kar liye hain; pehla Test kal Rawalpindi mein hai.
Duniya mein: Poland ke sheher Krakow mein firing se 6 afrad halak aur 16 zakhmi ho gaye; Japan mein 5.7 magnitude ke zalzale se kam az kam 22 afrad zakhmi hue; Israel ke sadar Herzog aaj Gadi Eisenkot ko hukumat banane ka kaam denge; Houthis ka kehna hai ke Sanaa ke qareeb Saudi hamle mein 27 afrad halak hue; France mein mehngai ke khilaf muzahire chauthe hafte mein dakhil ho gaye hain, 16 lakh afrad ne hissa liya. Business mein Tesla aur SpaceX ki value mein $420 billion ki kami aayi hai, aur October tareekh ka sab se garam October raha — 2026 ke 1.5C se upar jane ka imkaan hai. Din bhar ki tafseeli khabron ke liye News Trend Today ke saath rahiye.
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