Israeli figures warn state has ‘lost control’ as West Bank settlers attack – The Washington Post

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  1. Israeli figures warn state has ‘lost control’ as West Bank settlers attack  The Washington Post
  2. Two Palestinian Villages in West Bank Reportedly Attacked by Israeli Settlers  Haaretz
  3. ‘They have total impunity’: West Bank settler violence surges after Gaza ceasefire  The Guardian
  4. Israel's violent expansion is never done, yet it still cannot 'finish the job'  Middle East Eye
  5. Israel Katz defends axing administrative detention for Jews  The Jerusalem Post
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Israel’s military carries out strikes in Lebanon and Gaza, killing dozens of people – AP News

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  1. Israel’s military carries out strikes in Lebanon and Gaza, killing dozens of people  AP News
  2. Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon kills 13 people  NPR
  3. Israeli military steps up strikes in south Lebanon, says it is targeting Hezbollah  Reuters
  4. Thirteen people killed in Israeli strike on Lebanon's Sidon, Lebanese health ministry says  NBC News
  5. Israeli military strikes in Lebanon, Gaza kill dozens of people  CBS News
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Top judge resumes contempt inquiry into Trump El Salvador deportations

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James Boasberg demands sworn testimony to determine whether US officials defied March court order

A federal judge on Wednesday said he was resuming his long-stalled court proceeding to determine whether Trump administration officials willfully violated a court order by deporting hundreds of men to El Salvador in March.

US district judge James Boasberg said he would demand sworn testimony from administration officials to determine whether they defied his March court order to turn around aircraft that were removing the men from US territory.

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Turkey hotel deaths: Deadly phosphine gas suspected – DW

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  1. Turkey hotel deaths: Deadly phosphine gas suspected  DW
  2. Family Who Died While Visiting Istanbul May Have Been Poisoned, Authorities Say  The New York Times
  3. Turkish police investigating after family on holiday dies in suspected poisoning  CNN
  4. Suspected food poisoning kills mother, 2 kids at popular Istanbul tourist site  CBS News
  5. Mystery Deepens As Family Of 4 Dies On Turkey Vacation, Pesticide Poisoning Suspected  NDTV
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The next item on Donald Trump’s foreign policy agenda: Sudan – Politico

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  1. The next item on Donald Trump’s foreign policy agenda: Sudan  Politico
  2. Trump announces US making new effort to end war in Sudan, citing MBS request  ABC News
  3. Trump pledges ‘cooperation and coordination’ to end Sudan’s civil war  Al Jazeera
  4. Trump says US to work on Sudan peace deal at request of Saudi crown prince  Fox News
  5. WATCH: Trump delivers remarks at U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington D.C.  PBS
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3 Chinese astronauts stranded after craft used as rescue – NewsNation

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  1. 3 Chinese astronauts stranded after craft used as rescue  NewsNation
  2. Three more Chinese astronauts are now stranded in space following successful rescue of their colleagues  Live Science
  3. China to launch Shenzhou-22 spacecraft Nov. 25 to provide lifeboat for astronauts  SpaceNews
  4. China abandons Shenzhou-20 spacecraft in orbit after debris damage, crew return on Shenzhou-21: Here’s what happened  The Indian Express
  5. Stranded astronauts await rescue after they rescued previous crew  KXAN Austin
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Saudi Arabia releases US retiree jailed over critical tweets

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Saad Almadi’s family thanks Trump and state department as announcement comes after meeting with crown prince

Saudi Arabia has agreed to allow US citizen Saad Almadi to return home to Florida, five months ahead of the scheduled lifting of travel restrictions and a day after Saudi crown prince and prime minister Mohammed bin Salman met Donald Trump at the White House.

Almadi, 75, was sentenced to 19 years of incarceration in the kingdom in 2021 after he wrote 14 tweets critical of the Riyadh government. Two years later, the charges were reduced to so-called “cyber crimes” and he was sentenced to a 30-year ban on leaving Saudi Arabia.

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Far-right uptick in Spain raises spectre of Franco 50 years after his death – Reuters

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  1. Far-right uptick in Spain raises spectre of Franco 50 years after his death  Reuters
  2. Half a century after the death of Franco, Spain is a far better place  The Economist
  3. I grew up in Spain amid a collective amnesia about Franco. It is time we faced up to our dark past  The Guardian
  4. ‘The Most Successful Dictator of Modern Times’  The Wall Street Journal
  5. ‘Life was better under Franco’: The young Spaniards rewriting the dictator’s legacy  The Independent
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Demonstration Alert: Mexico City Protest November 20 – U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Mexico (.gov)

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  1. Demonstration Alert: Mexico City Protest November 20  U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Mexico (.gov)
  2. Thousands protest against government in Mexico as clashes leave 120 injured  BBC
  3. Protesters Rage Against Mexico’s Government Over Corruption and Violence  The New York Times
  4. Mexico’s Crackdown on Protesters Reveals New Fault Lines  Bloomberg.com
  5. Gen Z-styled protests spread in Mexico, fueled by mayor's murder  Reuters
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Israeli airstrikes kill 25 Palestinians in Gaza, rattling ceasefire, medics say – Reuters

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  1. Israeli airstrikes kill 25 Palestinians in Gaza, rattling ceasefire, medics say  Reuters
  2. Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 28 Palestinians, as Hamas warns of ‘dangerous escalation’  CNN
  3. IDF launches wave of airstrikes across Gaza after troops come under fire  The Times of Israel
  4. LIVE: Israeli attacks on Gaza kill 28; warplanes bomb south Lebanon  Al Jazeera
  5. Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 25 Palestinians, health ministry says  BBC
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Disaster-battered nations seek $120B in adaptation cash – Politico

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  1. Disaster-battered nations seek $120B in adaptation cash  Politico
  2. ‘When finance flows, ambition grows’: COP30’s call for action  UN News
  3. Poorest countries appeal for more adaptation finance at COP30  Climate Home News
  4. Preparing for a Riskier World Is Becoming a Bigger Part of Climate Talks  Bloomberg.com
  5. Devex Invested: At COP30, all eyes turn to private finance in adaptation push  Devex
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Mossad unveils Hamas ops. across Europe – The Jerusalem Post

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  1. Mossad unveils Hamas ops. across Europe  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Mossad–European intelligence operation launches sweeping crackdown on Hamas global terror network  Fox News
  3. Mossad says foiled Hamas terror plots in Europe were planned in Qatar, maybe Turkey  The Times of Israel
  4. Mossad Exposes Hamas Network Plotting Attacks On Jewish Targets In Europe  i24NEWS
  5. Hamas Opens Fire on Israeli Troops, Intelligence Bombshell Reveals Threats to European Jews  cbn.com
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Zelensky Under Siege as Corruption Case Shatters Ukraine’s Wartime Unity – The New York Times

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  1. Zelensky Under Siege as Corruption Case Shatters Ukraine’s Wartime Unity  The New York Times
  2. Move Over, Netflix: Ukraine’s Corruption Investigators Bring the Drama  The New York Times
  3. A corruption scandal pressures Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to show greater accountability  AP News
  4. Inside the Ukrainian Corruption Probe Edging Closer to Zelensky  The Wall Street Journal
  5. Ukraine fires two ministers as corruption crisis spreads anger  Reuters
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Top Italian court approves handover of Ukrainian Nord Stream suspect to Germany – Reuters

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  1. Top Italian court approves handover of Ukrainian Nord Stream suspect to Germany  Reuters
  2. Italy to extradite Nord Stream blast suspect to Germany  BBC
  3. Italy to extradite Ukrainian Nord Stream sabotage suspect to Germany  Al Jazeera
  4. Italian court approves extradition to Germany of Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream pipeline blast  AP News
  5. Exclusive | The Nord Stream Investigation That’s Splintering Europe Over Ukraine  The Wall Street Journal
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