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November 8: Trump Demands Investigations of Democrats as Russian Attacks Cut Ukraine’s Power
In Egypt
Egypt has reopened its embassy in Tripoli after 12 years, seeking closer ties with Libya’s western government after years of backing its eastern rival. Talks covered energy projects and Egypt’s objections to Libya’s maritime agreement with Turkey.
Separately, Egypt’s Petroleum Ministry announced a Mediterranean natural gas discovery estimated at 200 billion cubic feet. The ministry credited increased investment and exploration, citing progress in paying overdue bills to foreign energy companies.
In U.S. elections
Previously uncounted ballots have changed the unofficial lead in Georgia’s state House District 154. A state check found roughly 388 Election Day ballots on a memory card that had never been uploaded. The additional votes put Republican Gerald Greene ahead and could shrink Democrats’ newly won chamber majority to one seat.
President Trump called on November 7 for Democrats he accused of extortion to be imprisoned, and said he was directing the Justice Department to investigate. That followed the November 3 midterms, which gave Democrats control of both chambers of Congress beginning in January. Trump also hinted at Cabinet changes. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces renewed Democratic pressure over the Iran war, including congressional moves to impeach him.
In Ukraine
Russian attacks on energy infrastructure in Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv have left about 850,000 people without electricity.
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry says its forces completed a record 31,398 ground robot missions in October, more than four times January’s total. The vehicles can carry supplies, evacuate wounded soldiers and clear mines. The ministry says they reduce frontline risks, but mission success rates and the number of lives saved remain unclear.
Powering AI data centers
Anthropic has agreed to pay about $3.4 billion for gas-fired generators to power its data centers, the Financial Times reports, citing a person familiar with the matter. The report did not identify where the generators would be installed or which facilities they would serve.
In Poland
Prosecutors have opened a terrorism investigation after a 24-year-old gunman killed six people and injured 17 in a Kraków market square on Saturday. Authorities said the attack was probably inspired by far-right ideologies. Police confirmed Sunday that three people found dead at the gunman’s home were his parents and sister.
Children’s medical privacy
Families of 13 children have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against Ohio hospitals in federal court in Michigan. They allege that former pediatric urologist Bryan Shanley Sack improperly stored sensitive medical photographs of children, including close-up genital images, in his personal Dropbox account.
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