Israel kills top Hezbollah official in first attack on Beirut in months
Israel has escalated its campaign on targets it says are linked to Hezbollah, raising fears of a resumption of hostilities.
G20 summit boycotted by US closes in South Africa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says there is a "renewed commitment to multilateral co-operation".
Venezuela: A not-so-covert CIA disaster in the making
Venezuela doesn’t even produce fentanyl, but Washington is still going forward with regime change efforts in Caracas.
Full text of European counter-proposal to US Ukraine peace plan – Reuters
- Full text of European counter-proposal to US Ukraine peace plan Reuters
- EU vows to keep supporting Ukraine with cash and weapons as peace talks continue Reuters
- Would Moscow accept the EU's counterproposal to the US-Russia plan for Ukraine? Euronews.com
- Europe lays down red lines on Ukraine in rebuke to Trump plan politico.eu
- Ukraine war live: Trump hints at ‘big progress’ in peace talks while EU leaders meet The Independent
Weakest president in a century capitulates to America’s old foe – Asia Times
- Weakest president in a century capitulates to America’s old foe Asia Times
- Nicola Jennings on Trump’s Thanksgiving gift to Ukraine – cartoon The Guardian
- Donald Trump wields dealmaking diplomacy to shape US foreign policy Financial Times
- OPINION: Trump and Yanukovych – Parallels and Lessons Kyiv Post
- Trump’s Inevitable Ukraine Fiasco National Review
A family of five was living off-grid in a remote cabin in central Italy. Then the courts intervened – CNN
- A family of five was living off-grid in a remote cabin in central Italy. Then the courts intervened CNN
- They took our children because we live off grid, say wilderness couple The Times
- Family lived off-grid with no running water, no toilet. Now Italy has taken the children away Firstpost
- Children removed from off-grid family after wild mushroom incident WKEF
- Chieti, Salvini: "An absolute shame, children must return home" Lapresse.US
Fifty children escape after mass school abduction in Nigeria – BBC
- Fifty children escape after mass school abduction in Nigeria BBC
- Fifty students escape captors after mass kidnapping in Nigeria but more than 250 still held CNN
- Security fears rise in Nigeria after more than 300 schoolchildren kidnapped The Guardian
- Pope Leo calls for the release of hostages in Nigeria and Cameroon Vatican News
- More than 300 children were abducted in an attack on a Catholic school in Nigeria NPR
Manchester United vs Everton: Premier League – team news, start and lineups
Manchester United target top four spot in the English Premier League table when they host Everton on Monday.
Christian group in Nigeria says 50 students abducted by gunmen have escaped
Authorities look for missing students and teachers after two major incidents of kidnappings take place within days.
Guinea-Bissau, beset by coups, votes in contentious presidential election
The president wants a second term and is challenged by a relatively unknown candidate backed by a former prime minister.
Suspected Russian sonobuoy discovered off Pembrokeshire coast – BBC
- Suspected Russian sonobuoy discovered off Pembrokeshire coast BBC
- Royal Navy intercepts two Russian warships in English Channel BBC
- Russian spy ship enters UK waters and aims lasers at military pilots, Britain says CNN
- Royal Navy intercepts Russian warship and tanker off UK coast The Independent
- NATO Ally Intercepts Russian Warship Newsweek
COP30 climate talks end with more fizzle than bang – DW
- COP30 climate talks end with more fizzle than bang DW
- World strikes climate deal but fails to agree to a roadmap away from fossil fuels after contentious, chaotic summit CNN
- Many hoped UN climate talks in Brazil would be historic. They may be remembered as a flop AP News
- COP30 ends with a whimper The Economist
- U.N. climate talks end without agreement on phasing out fossil fuels NPR
US-Ukraine talks: Why are European leaders opposing Trump’s peace plan?
Officials from the US, EU and Ukraine meet in Geneva to discuss Donald Trump's plan to end Russia's war with Ukraine.
Why is Saudi Arabia doubling down on its relations with the US?
Gulf expert Gregory Gause explains what Saudi Arabia wants from Washington and what Washington wants from Riyadh.
China says Japan sent ‘shocking’ wrong signal on Taiwan – Reuters
- China says Japan sent 'shocking' wrong signal on Taiwan Reuters
- Japan ‘crossed a red line’ with Taiwan remarks, Chinese foreign minister says Politico
- The real reason behind China’s fury toward Japan’s Takaichi CNN
- China spat with Japan on Taiwan deepens, reaches UN: What’s it all about? Al Jazeera
- China & Taiwan Update November 21, 2025 Institute for the Study of War
Cyril Ramaphosa closes G20 summit after US boycott and handover row
South African president bangs gavel after rejecting plan from US, which hosts next meeting, for him to hand over to junior official
South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, closed the G20 summit in Johannesburg by banging a gavel, having rejected a US proposal for him to hand over to a relatively junior embassy official for the next summit in Florida in a year’s time.
South Africa presented the two-day event as a triumph for multilateralism but it was marred by a boycott by the US, which has repeatedly accused South Africa of discriminating against white-minority Afrikaners, a claim that has been widely discredited.
Continue reading...DragonFire laser shoots down high‑speed drones traveling at 400mph, costs $13 per shot — UK Navy to begin deploying system on destroyers – Yahoo
- DragonFire laser shoots down high‑speed drones traveling at 400mph, costs $13 per shot — UK Navy to begin deploying system on destroyers Yahoo
- Boost for Armed Forces as new laser weapon takes down high-speed drones GOV.UK
- Contract signed for laser that can take out drones BBC
- Video Shows DragonFire Laser Taking Down High-Speed Drones In NATO First Newsweek
- MBDA to deliver DragonFire LDEW for RN Type 45 destroyers Janes
More and more Ugandan men seek DNA paternity tests, often with heartbreaking results – AP News
Slovenia referendum: Where is assisted dying legal?
Slovenia's move to legalise euthanasia comes as a growing number of countries favour reform.
Israel tries to assassinate Hezbollah’s top military commander in Beirut – Axios
- Israel tries to assassinate Hezbollah's top military commander in Beirut Axios
- Israel targets Hezbollah chief of staff with first strike on Beirut in months CNN
- Hezbollah chief of staff killed in Israeli strike on Beirut, Israeli media says Reuters
- Five killed as Israel bombs southern suburbs of Beirut despite ceasefire Al Jazeera
- Israel targets key Hezbollah official in first attack on Beirut in months BBC