Current events: 2024-11-25

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Haitian crisis
  • The United Nations orders its staff to evacuate from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as clashes between armed gangs, Haitian police, and civilian vigilantes escalate in the city. Nonprofit organization Food for the Poor also ceases operations in the country due to gang disruptions. (Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

• German economic crisis
  • Germany's largest steelmaker conglomerate ThyssenKrupp announces its plan to layoff 11,000 jobs, including 5,000 in Europe, by 2030. (DW)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024–25 Australian region cyclone season
  • Sixteen people are found dead and six others are missing in flash floods caused by Tropical Low 01U in Sumatra, Indonesia. (AP) (The Irish Examiner)
• 2024 Red Sea tourist boat disaster
  • Seventeen people are missing and 28 are rescued after a boat carrying tourists sinks off the coast of the Red Sea Governorate in Egypt. (BBC News)
• Swiftair Flight 5960
  • One crew member is killed and three others are injured when a DHL Boeing 737-400F cargo plane operated by Swiftair coming from Leipzig, Germany, crashes into a residential building while approaching Vilnius Airport in Lithuania. No one is injured on the ground. (Reuters) (DW)
• Nine migrants, including six children, are found dead and 39 people are rescued from a shipwreck off the coast of Samos island, Greece, in the Aegean Sea. (Al Jazeera) (The Express Tribune)

International relations

• Foreign ministers of the G7 nations hold a meeting in Italy to discuss ceasefire efforts between Israel and Lebanon and the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif. (Digital Journal)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Jubaland presidential election
  • The Jubaland House of Representatives reelects incumbent President Ahmed Madobe for the third time amid tensions with the Somali federal government that resulted in Somali armed forces being deployed to Kamboni, Badhadhe District, Lower Juba. (AFP) (Garowe Online) (The Eastleight Voice)

Science and technology

• Microsoft reports widespread outages across Outlook, Teams, and other 365 programs. (Forbes)

Sports

• In auto racing, Formula One announces that General Motors will join the grid as a constructor under the Cadillac Team starting in the 2026 season. (Formula 1) (Front Office Sports)
• In cricket, Indian batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi becomes the youngest player to sign with the Indian Premier League at 13 years old. (DW) (Hindustan Times)

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