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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154097" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict" target="_blank">Israeli–Palestinian conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_occupation_of_the_West_Bank" target="_blank">Israeli occupation of the West Bank</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_political_violence" target="_blank">Palestinian political violence</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDF" target="_blank">military</a> announces a &quot;broad <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterterrorism" target="_blank">counterterrorism</a> operation&quot; in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judea_and_Samaria_Area" target="_blank">northern Samaria area</a> in the occupied <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank" target="_blank">West Bank</a>. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/israel-begins-west-bank-operation-amid-settlement-expansion/a-74901208" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
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</ul>Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_See%E2%80%93Lebanon_relations" target="_blank">Holy See–Lebanon relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_See%E2%80%93Turkey_relations" target="_blank">Holy See–Turkey relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visit_by_Pope_Leo_XIV_to_Turkey_and_Lebanon" target="_blank">Visit by Pope Leo XIV to Turkey and Lebanon</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope" target="_blank">Pope</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV" target="_blank">Leo XIV</a> begins his first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_travel" target="_blank">papal trip</a>, first to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0znik" target="_blank">İznik</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaea" target="_blank">Nicaea</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" target="_blank">Turkey</a>, then to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bkerk%C3%A9" target="_blank">Bkerké</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery_of_Saint_Maron" target="_blank">Monastery of Saint Maron</a>, and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Beirut" target="_blank">Port of Beirut</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a>. The trip will include an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecumenism" target="_blank">ecumenical</a> commemoration of the 1,700th anniversary of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Council_of_Nicaea" target="_blank">First Council of Nicaea</a> and a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_mass" target="_blank">mass</a> in honor of the victims of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Beirut_explosion" target="_blank">2020 Beirut explosion</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/vatican-pope-trip-turkey-lebanon-0b7733129e6f761d9a644aac4fb12e40" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-11/pope-leo-xiv-apostolic-visit-turkiye-lebanon-press-briefing.html" target="_blank">(Vatican News)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Economy of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Economic impact of the Russo-Ukrainian war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Monetary_Fund" target="_blank">International Monetary Fund</a> announces a staff-level agreement with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> on a proposed Extended Fund Facility worth more than <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US%24" target="_blank">US$</a>8 billion, outlining <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiscal_policy" target="_blank">fiscal</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monetary_policy" target="_blank">monetary policies</a> intended to support <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroeconomic_stabilization" target="_blank">macroeconomic stability</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt-trap_diplomacy" target="_blank">debt sustainability</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_financing" target="_blank">external financing</a> amid the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">ongoing war</a> with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>. <a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/imf-ukraine-reach-staff-level-deal-on-arrangement-worth-over-us8-billion/" target="_blank">(AFP via CTV News)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Tai_Po_apartment_fire" target="_blank">2025 Tai Po apartment fire</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A fire at a housing estate in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai_Po" target="_blank">Tai Po</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong" target="_blank">Hong Kong</a>, leaves at least 44 people dead and 45 more injured. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/hong-kong-tower-fire-toll-rises-44-police-arrest-three-2025-11-26/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Senyar" target="_blank">Cyclone Senyar</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood" target="_blank">floods</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Thailand" target="_blank">southern</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand" target="_blank">Thailand</a> increases to 33 people. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/thai-floods-death-toll-33-official-says-2025-11-26/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Eleven people are killed when a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UV_Express" target="_blank">UV Express</a> van collides with a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truck" target="_blank">truck</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camalig%2C_Albay" target="_blank">Camalig</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albay" target="_blank">Albay</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" target="_blank">Philippines</a>. <a href="https://mb.com.ph/2025/11/26/11-dead-in-uv-express-truck-collision-in-albay" target="_blank">(Manila Bulletin)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Five people are killed in an explosion at a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supply_depot" target="_blank">weapons depot</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idlib_Governorate" target="_blank">Idlib Governorate</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syria</a>. <a href="https://www.arabnews.com/node/2624044/middle-east" target="_blank">(AFP via Arab News)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus%E2%80%93Lebanon_relations" target="_blank">Cyprus–Lebanon relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus" target="_blank">Cyprus</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a> sign a long-delayed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_boundary" target="_blank">maritime boundary</a> agreement. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/lebanon-cyprus-finalize-sea-border-agreement-after-20-127889896" target="_blank">(AP via ABC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_Republic%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Dominican Republic–United States relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_drugs" target="_blank">War on drugs</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_naval_deployment_in_the_Caribbean" target="_blank">2025 United States naval deployment in the Caribbean</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_Republic" target="_blank">Dominican Republic</a> permits the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> to use the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Am%C3%A9ricas_International_Airport" target="_blank">Las Américas International Airport</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punta_Caucedo" target="_blank">Punta Caucedo</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Domingo_Province" target="_blank">Santo Domingo</a>, and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Isidro_Air_Base" target="_blank">San Isidro Air Base</a> to support <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Southern_Spear" target="_blank">Operation Southern Spear</a> targeting alleged <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade_in_Venezuela" target="_blank">drug traffickers</a> linked by the U.S. to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" target="_blank">Venezuelan</a> authorities. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251126-dominican-republic-to-allow-us-to-use-facilities-for-anti-drug-ops" target="_blank">(AFP via France 24)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">South Africa–United States relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_G20_Doral_summit" target="_blank">2026 G20 Doral summit</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_farm_attacks" target="_blank">South African farm attacks</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._president" target="_blank">U.S. president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> announces that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" target="_blank">South Africa</a> will not be invited to the 2026 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G20_summit" target="_blank">G20 summit</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doral%2C_Florida" target="_blank">Doral</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida" target="_blank">Florida</a>, and that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_spending_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. payments and subsidies</a> to the country will cease, citing South Africa's refusal to transfer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G20" target="_blank">G20</a> hosting responsibilities to a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_of_the_United_States%2C_Pretoria" target="_blank">U.S. embassy</a> representative at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_G20_Johannesburg_summit" target="_blank">2025 Johannesburg summit</a> and criticizing its treatment of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrikaners" target="_blank">Afrikaners</a>, among other reasons. <a href="https://www.arabnews.com/node/2624085/world" target="_blank">(AFP via Arab News)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_deployment_of_federal_forces_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">2025 deployment of federal forces in the United States</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Washington%2C_D.C._National_Guard_shooting" target="_blank">2025 Washington, D.C. National Guard shooting</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Guard_%28United_States%29" target="_blank">National Guard</a> are shot in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%2C_D.C." target="_blank">Washington, D.C.</a>, United States. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20251126-two-national-guard-members-killed-in-shooting-near-white-house" target="_blank">(AFP via France 24)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Peru" target="_blank">Corruption in Peru</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru" target="_blank">Peruvian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_of_Peru" target="_blank">court</a> sentences former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Peru" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mart%C3%ADn_Vizcarra" target="_blank">Martín Vizcarra</a> to 14 years in prison for accepting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bribery" target="_blank">bribes</a> from construction companies while serving as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_Government_of_Moquegua" target="_blank">governor</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Moquegua" target="_blank">Moquegua</a> between 2011 and 2014. <a href="https://www.trtafrika.com/english/article/38522ad72294" target="_blank">(AFP via TRT Afrika)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Yuna_and_Minu_Jo" target="_blank">Murders of Yuna and Minu Jo</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Justice <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Venning" target="_blank">Geoffrey Venning</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand" target="_blank">New Zealand</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Court_of_New_Zealand" target="_blank">High Court</a> sentences 45-year-old mother Hakyung Lee to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imprisonment_in_New_Zealand" target="_blank">life imprisonment</a> with a minimum non-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parole" target="_blank">parole</a> period of 17 years after convicting Lee of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_murder" target="_blank">murdering her two children</a> in 2018. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/new-zealand-suitcase-murders-mother-sentenced-to-prison-for-life/a-74899111" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_protests_%282021%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Myanmar protests</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatmadaw" target="_blank">Tatmadaw</a> grants <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesty" target="_blank">amnesty</a> to over 3,000 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_prisoners" target="_blank">political prisoners</a>, drops charges of over 5,500 others, and grants <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conditional_release" target="_blank">conditional release</a> to 724 prisoners ahead of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%9326_Myanmar_general_election" target="_blank">general election</a> in December. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-military-amnesty-political-prisoners-76f591d2cfa82398bf6e38c64f22ba72" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28country%29" target="_blank">Georgia</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tbilisi_Appeal_Court" target="_blank">Tbilisi Appeal Court</a> sentences <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposition_%28politics%29" target="_blank">opposition</a> leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nika_Melia" target="_blank">Nika Melia</a> to an additional 18 months in prison for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_court" target="_blank">contempt of court</a> after he threw water at a judge during a hearing, adding to the eight-month term he has been serving since May for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Failure_to_appear" target="_blank">refusing to appear</a> at a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Georgia" target="_blank">parliamentary</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requests_and_inquiries" target="_blank">inquiry</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/jailed-georgian-opposition-politician-gets-extra-sentence-splashing-water-judge-2025-11-26/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Guinea-Bissau_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" target="_blank">2025 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Guinea-Bissau_general_election" target="_blank">2025 Guinea-Bissau general election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea-Bissau" target="_blank">Bissau-Guinean</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Guinea-Bissau" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umaro_Sissoco_Embal%C3%B3" target="_blank">Umaro Sissoco Embaló</a> is detained following a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" target="_blank">coup d'état</a> one day before provisional election results were expected to be released. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0edww3qgq2o" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a> <a href="https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1743734/politique/guinee-bissau-umaro-sissoco-embalo-se-dit-victime-dun-coup-detat/" target="_blank">(Jeune Afrique in French)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping_in_Nigeria" target="_blank">Kidnapping in Nigeria</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_violence_in_Nigeria" target="_blank">Religious violence in Nigeria</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria" target="_blank">Nigerian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Nigeria" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bola_Tinubu" target="_blank">Bola Tinubu</a> declares a nationwide <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency" target="_blank">security emergency</a> and orders the recruitment of 20,000 additional <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria_Police_Force" target="_blank">police officers</a> and the deployment of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Security_Service_%28Nigeria%29" target="_blank">specialised units</a> in response to recent killings and kidnappings. <a href="https://www.trtworld.com/article/5862b6ee58c5" target="_blank">(AFP via TRT World)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_rights_in_Italy" target="_blank">Women's rights in Italy</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" target="_blank">Italian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Parliament" target="_blank">parliament</a> approves a bill to punish <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femicide" target="_blank">femicide</a> with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imprisonment_in_Italy" target="_blank">life in prison</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/italy-femicide-law-crime-gender-violence-women-99e4be4aaba9f6b940d834ed6c7cb4d0" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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</ul>Sports<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_World_Cup_2025" target="_blank">Chess World Cup 2025</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javokhir_Sindarov" target="_blank">Javokhir Sindarov</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzbekistan" target="_blank">Uzbekistan</a> wins the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_World_Cup" target="_blank">Chess World Cup</a>, at the age of 19, becoming the youngest player to win the event. <a href="https://www.fide.com/javokhir-sindarov-crowned-2025-fide-world-cup-champion/" target="_blank">(FIDE)</a></li>
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[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154097, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict']Israeli–Palestinian conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_occupation_of_the_West_Bank']Israeli occupation of the West Bank[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_political_violence']Palestinian political violence[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDF']military[/URL] announces a "broad [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterterrorism']counterterrorism[/URL] operation" in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judea_and_Samaria_Area']northern Samaria area[/URL] in the occupied [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank']West Bank[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/israel-begins-west-bank-operation-amid-settlement-expansion/a-74901208'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_See%E2%80%93Lebanon_relations']Holy See–Lebanon relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_See%E2%80%93Turkey_relations']Holy See–Turkey relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visit_by_Pope_Leo_XIV_to_Turkey_and_Lebanon']Visit by Pope Leo XIV to Turkey and Lebanon[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope']Pope[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV']Leo XIV[/URL] begins his first [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_travel']papal trip[/URL], first to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0znik']İznik[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaea']Nicaea[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey']Turkey[/URL], then to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bkerk%C3%A9']Bkerké[/URL], the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery_of_Saint_Maron']Monastery of Saint Maron[/URL], and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Beirut']Port of Beirut[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL]. The trip will include an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecumenism']ecumenical[/URL] commemoration of the 1,700th anniversary of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Council_of_Nicaea']First Council of Nicaea[/URL] and a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_mass']mass[/URL] in honor of the victims of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Beirut_explosion']2020 Beirut explosion[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/vatican-pope-trip-turkey-lebanon-0b7733129e6f761d9a644aac4fb12e40'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-11/pope-leo-xiv-apostolic-visit-turkiye-lebanon-press-briefing.html'](Vatican News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Ukraine']Economy of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Economic impact of the Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Monetary_Fund']International Monetary Fund[/URL] announces a staff-level agreement with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] on a proposed Extended Fund Facility worth more than [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US%24']US$[/URL]8 billion, outlining [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiscal_policy']fiscal[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monetary_policy']monetary policies[/URL] intended to support [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroeconomic_stabilization']macroeconomic stability[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt-trap_diplomacy']debt sustainability[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_financing']external financing[/URL] amid the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']ongoing war[/URL] with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/imf-ukraine-reach-staff-level-deal-on-arrangement-worth-over-us8-billion/'](AFP via CTV News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Tai_Po_apartment_fire']2025 Tai Po apartment fire[/URL] [LIST] [*]A fire at a housing estate in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai_Po']Tai Po[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong']Hong Kong[/URL], leaves at least 44 people dead and 45 more injured. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/china/hong-kong-tower-fire-toll-rises-44-police-arrest-three-2025-11-26/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Senyar']Cyclone Senyar[/URL] [LIST] [*]The death toll from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood']floods[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Thailand']southern[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand']Thailand[/URL] increases to 33 people. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/thai-floods-death-toll-33-official-says-2025-11-26/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Eleven people are killed when a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UV_Express']UV Express[/URL] van collides with a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truck']truck[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camalig%2C_Albay']Camalig[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albay']Albay[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines']Philippines[/URL]. [URL='https://mb.com.ph/2025/11/26/11-dead-in-uv-express-truck-collision-in-albay']([I]Manila Bulletin[/I])[/URL] [*]Five people are killed in an explosion at a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supply_depot']weapons depot[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idlib_Governorate']Idlib Governorate[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syria[/URL]. [URL='https://www.arabnews.com/node/2624044/middle-east'](AFP via [I]Arab News[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus%E2%80%93Lebanon_relations']Cyprus–Lebanon relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus']Cyprus[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL] sign a long-delayed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_boundary']maritime boundary[/URL] agreement. [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/lebanon-cyprus-finalize-sea-border-agreement-after-20-127889896'](AP via ABC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_Republic%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Dominican Republic–United States relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_drugs']War on drugs[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_naval_deployment_in_the_Caribbean']2025 United States naval deployment in the Caribbean[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_Republic']Dominican Republic[/URL] permits the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] to use the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Am%C3%A9ricas_International_Airport']Las Américas International Airport[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punta_Caucedo']Punta Caucedo[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Domingo_Province']Santo Domingo[/URL], and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Isidro_Air_Base']San Isidro Air Base[/URL] to support [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Southern_Spear']Operation Southern Spear[/URL] targeting alleged [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade_in_Venezuela']drug traffickers[/URL] linked by the U.S. to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela']Venezuelan[/URL] authorities. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251126-dominican-republic-to-allow-us-to-use-facilities-for-anti-drug-ops'](AFP via France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa%E2%80%93United_States_relations']South Africa–United States relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_G20_Doral_summit']2026 G20 Doral summit[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_farm_attacks']South African farm attacks[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._president']U.S. president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL] announces that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa']South Africa[/URL] will not be invited to the 2026 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G20_summit']G20 summit[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doral%2C_Florida']Doral[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida']Florida[/URL], and that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_spending_in_the_United_States']U.S. payments and subsidies[/URL] to the country will cease, citing South Africa's refusal to transfer [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G20']G20[/URL] hosting responsibilities to a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_of_the_United_States%2C_Pretoria']U.S. embassy[/URL] representative at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_G20_Johannesburg_summit']2025 Johannesburg summit[/URL] and criticizing its treatment of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrikaners']Afrikaners[/URL], among other reasons. [URL='https://www.arabnews.com/node/2624085/world'](AFP via [I]Arab News[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_deployment_of_federal_forces_in_the_United_States']2025 deployment of federal forces in the United States[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Washington%2C_D.C._National_Guard_shooting']2025 Washington, D.C. National Guard shooting[/URL] [LIST] [*]Two members of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Guard_%28United_States%29']National Guard[/URL] are shot in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%2C_D.C.']Washington, D.C.[/URL], United States. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20251126-two-national-guard-members-killed-in-shooting-near-white-house'](AFP via France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Peru']Corruption in Peru[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru']Peruvian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_of_Peru']court[/URL] sentences former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Peru']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mart%C3%ADn_Vizcarra']Martín Vizcarra[/URL] to 14 years in prison for accepting [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bribery']bribes[/URL] from construction companies while serving as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_Government_of_Moquegua']governor[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Moquegua']Moquegua[/URL] between 2011 and 2014. [URL='https://www.trtafrika.com/english/article/38522ad72294'](AFP via TRT Afrika)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Yuna_and_Minu_Jo']Murders of Yuna and Minu Jo[/URL] [LIST] [*]Justice [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Venning']Geoffrey Venning[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand']New Zealand[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Court_of_New_Zealand']High Court[/URL] sentences 45-year-old mother Hakyung Lee to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imprisonment_in_New_Zealand']life imprisonment[/URL] with a minimum non-[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parole']parole[/URL] period of 17 years after convicting Lee of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_murder']murdering her two children[/URL] in 2018. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/new-zealand-suitcase-murders-mother-sentenced-to-prison-for-life/a-74899111'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_protests_%282021%E2%80%93present%29']Myanmar protests[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatmadaw']Tatmadaw[/URL] grants [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesty']amnesty[/URL] to over 3,000 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_prisoners']political prisoners[/URL], drops charges of over 5,500 others, and grants [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conditional_release']conditional release[/URL] to 724 prisoners ahead of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%9326_Myanmar_general_election']general election[/URL] in December. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-military-amnesty-political-prisoners-76f591d2cfa82398bf6e38c64f22ba72'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28country%29']Georgia[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tbilisi_Appeal_Court']Tbilisi Appeal Court[/URL] sentences [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposition_%28politics%29']opposition[/URL] leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nika_Melia']Nika Melia[/URL] to an additional 18 months in prison for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_court']contempt of court[/URL] after he threw water at a judge during a hearing, adding to the eight-month term he has been serving since May for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Failure_to_appear']refusing to appear[/URL] at a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Georgia']parliamentary[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requests_and_inquiries']inquiry[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/jailed-georgian-opposition-politician-gets-extra-sentence-splashing-water-judge-2025-11-26/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Guinea-Bissau_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat']2025 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Guinea-Bissau_general_election']2025 Guinea-Bissau general election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea-Bissau']Bissau-Guinean[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Guinea-Bissau']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umaro_Sissoco_Embal%C3%B3']Umaro Sissoco Embaló[/URL] is detained following a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup_d%27%C3%A9tat']coup d'état[/URL] one day before provisional election results were expected to be released. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0edww3qgq2o'](BBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1743734/politique/guinee-bissau-umaro-sissoco-embalo-se-dit-victime-dun-coup-detat/']([I]Jeune Afrique[/I] in French)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping_in_Nigeria']Kidnapping in Nigeria[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_violence_in_Nigeria']Religious violence in Nigeria[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria']Nigerian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Nigeria']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bola_Tinubu']Bola Tinubu[/URL] declares a nationwide [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency']security emergency[/URL] and orders the recruitment of 20,000 additional [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria_Police_Force']police officers[/URL] and the deployment of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Security_Service_%28Nigeria%29']specialised units[/URL] in response to recent killings and kidnappings. [URL='https://www.trtworld.com/article/5862b6ee58c5'](AFP via TRT World)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_rights_in_Italy']Women's rights in Italy[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy']Italian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Parliament']parliament[/URL] approves a bill to punish [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femicide']femicide[/URL] with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imprisonment_in_Italy']life in prison[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/italy-femicide-law-crime-gender-violence-women-99e4be4aaba9f6b940d834ed6c7cb4d0'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Sports[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_World_Cup_2025']Chess World Cup 2025[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javokhir_Sindarov']Javokhir Sindarov[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzbekistan']Uzbekistan[/URL] wins the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_World_Cup']Chess World Cup[/URL], at the age of 19, becoming the youngest player to win the event. [URL='https://www.fide.com/javokhir-sindarov-crowned-2025-fide-world-cup-champion/'](FIDE)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_November_26"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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