- Romania scrambles fighter jets after drone breach during Russian strike on Ukraine Reuters
- Drone enters NATO airspace in Romania during Russian attack on Ukraine abcnews.go.com
- Video shows gas tanker ship on fire after attack on Ukrainian Danube port BBC
- Russian drone strikes tanker in Ukraine’s Odesa after Zelenskyy closes US gas deal Fox News
- Ukraine-Russia war latest: Nato member Romania evacuates villages after Putin’s attack on tanker The Independent
Moscow passes laws to boost defences against Ukrainian strikes
Vladimir Putin authorises the guarding of fuel sites by reservists, internet blackouts and tighter sentencing for acts of sabotage
Russia has passed sweeping laws to bolster its defences at home against Ukrainian drone strikes and sabotage operations, reflecting the Kremlin’s expectation of a protracted war with Ukraine.
Almost four years into Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine – a full-scale invasion he expected to last only weeks – Moscow is being targeted almost daily by Ukrainian drones striking energy facilities, while Ukrainian operatives have assassinated a number of high-profile Russian military figures deep inside the country.
Continue reading...Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon kills 13 people – NPR
- Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon kills 13 people NPR
- Israel’s military carries out strikes in Lebanon and Gaza, killing dozens of people AP News
- Israeli military steps up strikes in south Lebanon, says it is targeting Hezbollah Reuters
- Israeli strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon kills 13 people, Lebanon’s health ministry says CNN
- France calls for Israel to pull out of Syria, expresses concern over Lebanon strikes The Times of Israel
Japan counts cost of China’s travel boycott as tensions flare – Reuters
- Japan counts cost of China's travel boycott as tensions flare Reuters
- China suspends seafood imports from Japan as Taiwan row escalates The Guardian
- Japan says warplanes scrambled as Chinese drone detected near southern island close to Taiwan CBS News
- China warns there is ‘no market’ for Japanese seafood exports as spat over Taiwan comments escalates CNN
- China punishes Japan’s new leader with harsh words and economic pain The Washington Post
13 killed in Israeli strike on Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon – The Washington Post
- 13 killed in Israeli strike on Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon The Washington Post
- Israeli Airstrike on Refugee Camp in Lebanon Kills at Least 13, Ministry Says The New York Times
- Israeli airstrike kills 1 and wounds 11 including students in southern Lebanon KSAT
- Israeli strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon kills 13 people, Lebanon’s health ministry says CNN
- LIVE: 14 killed in Israeli air attacks in Lebanon; air strikes in Gaza Al Jazeera
‘Military Schengen’: Brussels proposal aims to speed up mobilisation – Euronews.com
- 'Military Schengen': Brussels proposal aims to speed up mobilisation Euronews.com
- Plan to speed tanks and armies across Europe in case of war with Russia The Guardian
- The surreal 45-day trek at the heart of Nato’s defence Financial Times
- EU Proposes Multibillion-Euro Plan to Boost Military Mobility, Defense Tech Amid Russia Tensions The Wall Street Journal
- Is The EU Edging Closer To A 'Military Schengen'? Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Cristiano Ronaldo attends White House dinner alongside Saudi crown prince
The Portuguese player is being paid handsomely to be part of the gulf state's modernisation plan.
MP’s aide reported suspected China LinkedIn approach – BBC
- MP's aide reported suspected China LinkedIn approach BBC
- Chinese spies using LinkedIn to target British lawmakers, MI5 warns CNN
- China’s power play: MI5 warns of relentless espionage attempts in Britain The Guardian
- Chinese Spies Are Using LinkedIn to Target U.K. Lawmakers, MI5 Warns The New York Times
- UK warns China against spying after MI5 tells MPs they are being targeted Financial Times
‘Things happen’ – Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing
The US president's claims that the crown prince "knew nothing" contradict the CIA's own assessment.
19 Petrifying Photographs That Will Scare You In The Most Uncomfortable Way – BuzzFeed
Trump HIV prevention plan shuts out South Africa — the nation most affected – The Washington Post
- Trump HIV prevention plan shuts out South Africa — the nation most affected The Washington Post
- 'Breakthrough' HIV prevention drug set to roll out in Africa : Goats and Soda NPR
- Could an HIV miracle drug actually reach people like my parents? statnews.com
- First doses of HIV prevention drug lenacapavir delivered to Zambia, Eswatini Reuters
- Eswatini is the first African country to get twice-yearly HIV prevention shot AP News
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 18, 2025 – Institute for the Study of War
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 18, 2025 Institute for the Study of War
- From Bakhmut to Pokrovsk, here’s how Russian tactics have shifted CNN
- What Our Photographer Saw as a Safe City Became a Blood Bath The New York Times
- Exclusive | Russia pours 150K troops into latest drive to overrun Ukraine in Donetsk: 'Really a tense situation' New York Post
- What the Looming Fall of a Ukrainian City Says About Putin’s War The Wall Street Journal
‘It would have been better if they’d killed me’: A forgotten war destroying women’s lives
Thousands of women have been raped in Ethiopia’s Amhara conflict, BBC Global Women finds.
Floods hit Vietnam again, killing at least 8, hindering coffee harvest – Reuters
- Floods hit Vietnam again, killing at least 8, hindering coffee harvest Reuters
- Flooding worsens in central Vietnam, death toll rises to 16 Reuters
- Landslide Hits Bus, Burying Passengers In Vietnam The Weather Channel
- Is it safe to travel to Southeast Asia? Latest advice after severe rain and landslides in Vietnam and Indonesia Time Out Worldwide
- Heavy rain batters Vietnam’s central region, leaving seven dead and widespread damage Asia News Network
TotalEnergies complicit in Mozambique war crimes — NGO – DW
- TotalEnergies complicit in Mozambique war crimes — NGO DW
- French energy giant Total faces war crimes allegations over Mozambique massacre BBC
- Total Not Tied to Alleged Crime at Mozambique Project, CEO Says Bloomberg.com
- Rights group accuses TotalEnergies of war crime complicity in Mozambique Reuters
- France’s TotalEnergies accused of role in Mozambique ‘massacre’ Euronews.com
Trump remarks fuel US political storm over Nigerian schoolgirl abductions – France 24
- Trump remarks fuel US political storm over Nigerian schoolgirl abductions France 24
- Student escapes as authorities search for 24 other girls abducted in Nigeria NPR
- GGCSS Maga: Two schoolgirls escape Nigeria kidnap ordeal, official says BBC
- 25 Girls Abducted From School in Nigeria The New York Times
- Nigeria's president promises to intensify efforts to rescue 24 abducted schoolgirls ABC News
300 days of Trump: A foreign policy tally – politico.eu
- 300 days of Trump: A foreign policy tally politico.eu
- What if ‘America First’ Appears to Work? The Atlantic
- Trump’s Retreat as World’s Top Cop Opens the Door to Regional Strife Bloomberg.com
- A Trump-Dependent World? How Donald Trump is Reshaping Global Economics, Geopolitics, and Capitalism ColombiaOne.com
- A Trump Doctrine of heavy footsteps and many levers GZERO Media
UN to hear human rights complaint over New Zealand’s treatment of Māori
UN committee to consider claim by prominent Māori leader Tureiti Moxon that alleges government policies have harmed Indigenous people
The United Nations has agreed to hear an urgent complaint against New Zealand’s coalition government alleging it is responsible for significant and persistent discrimination against Māori.
Prominent Māori leader, Lady Tureiti Moxon, has filed the complaint to the UN’s committee for the convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination (CERD).
Continue reading...Australia will not veto Turkey’s COP31 summit bid, Albanese says – Reuters
- Australia will not veto Turkey's COP31 summit bid, Albanese says Reuters
- Turkey to host Cop31 climate conference after Australia drops push to hold it in Adelaide The Guardian
- Government canvasses Pacific leaders on backdown option for COP31 abc.net.au
- Turkey to host 2026 climate summit, in defeat for Australia Politico
- Turkey Beats Australia in Race to Host UN Climate Talks in 2026 Bloomberg.com
The only ‘no’ vote on releasing Epstein files
The resounding vote in favour of the Epstein bill, 427-1, marks a rare moment of bipartisanship on Capitol Hill that was - almost - unanimous.