Russian strikes hit Kyiv’s power network ahead of talks — Daily News · November 7, 2026
· 5:13 · With Maya and Alex
In this bulletin: Russian strikes hit Kyiv’s power network ahead of talks; Heavy rain floods displacement camps in Gaza; New Zealand election leaves government uncertain; Yemen…
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Vocabulary in this episode
- displaced
Heavy rain has flooded tents across Gaza, leaving displaced families without dry shelter.
These families have been forced to leave their homes.
- displaced
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says about 950,000 displaced people live in areas exposed to flooding, and more than 400,000 are in areas at high risk.
These people have been forced to leave their homes.
- exposed to flooding
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says about 950,000 displaced people live in areas exposed to flooding, and more than 400,000 are in areas at high risk.
These areas are open to danger from rising water.
- rubble
In Nuseirat, an engineer warned one resident that more rubble could fall from his damaged apartment building if bad weather continued.
Rubble is broken stone and building material left after damage.
- rubble
Gaza city council member Mustafa Qazzaat said Gaza urgently needs prefabricated homes and heavy machinery to clear rubble and open roads.
Here, rubble is broken building material blocking the roads.
- civil defence
Gaza civil defence spokesman Mahmoud Bassal said his teams received more than 1,500 calls from residents seeking urgent help after their tents flooded, and that the teams had no equipment.
Civil defence is a service that helps people during emergencies.
- prefabricated
Gaza city council member Mustafa Qazzaat said Gaza urgently needs prefabricated homes and heavy machinery to clear rubble and open roads.
These homes are made in parts first, then brought together at the site.
- came under attack
Zelenskyy said 12 regions came under attack, with Kyiv hit hardest.
The regions were attacked.
- path to form
Luxon said he had a path to form the next government.
He believed he had a way to create the next government.
- crossed the five-percent threshold
The centrist Opportunity Party crossed the five-percent threshold to enter parliament for the first time.
The party received enough votes to pass the required five-percent level and enter parliament.
- too close to call
Votes were still being counted, and the election remained too close to call.
The result was so close that no winner could yet be predicted.
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- Russian strikes hit Kyiv’s power network ahead of talks
- Heavy rain floods displacement camps in Gaza
- New Zealand election leaves government uncertain
- Yemen airstrike kills 22, Houthis say
Sources
- RechercheThe Guardian reports Russia used 172 drones and 36 ballistic missiles in the attack on Kyiv and surrounding regions; Zelenskyy said the city faced serious difficulties with electricity, water and heat supplies, and five people were injured, including a 14-year-old girl.
- RechercheThe BBC reports Ukrainian and Russian delegations were due to take part in trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi the following week.
- channelnewsasia.comCNA reported that hundreds of displaced families had been seen fleeing camps in parts of Gaza City and in central and northern areas of the Strip after rainwater inundated them.
- RechercheOCHA figures cited in the article put about 950,000 displaced people in Gaza in flood-exposed areas; more than 400,000 lived in areas considered at high flood risk.
- RechercheChristopher Luxon said he had a pathway to form the next government; early results showed National narrowly ahead of Labour in the popular vote.
- RechercheThe BBC report said New Zealand’s electoral system often forces parties into coalition, and reported that the centrist Opportunity Party crossed the 5% threshold to enter parliament for the first time and may have a role in coalition negotiations.
- Deutsche WelleYemen: 22 killed in strike near Sanaa, Houthis say