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Super Typhoon Fung-wong approaches Philippines, nearly 1 million evacuated from largest island (LINK) 9 November 2025
Thousands of US flights cancelled, delayed as government shutdown continues: Federal Aviation Administration is temporarily cutting air traffic by 10 percent to maintain safety standards. (LINK) 9 November 2025
Russia carries out 'massive strike' on Ukraine, killing at least 4 and injuring 26: The Ukrainian Air Force said that Russia overnight had launched 503 projectiles (LINK) 8 November 2025
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 8, 2025 (LINK) 8 November 2025
Pakistan-Afghanistan peace talks break down in Istanbul amid rising border tensions (LINK) 8 November 2025
Supreme Court lets Trump pause full SNAP payments for now (LINK) 7 November 2025
Trump administration says Kilmar Abrego Garcia has received sufficient due process, asks judge to allow deportation to Liberia (LINK) 7 November 2025
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EU countries agree weakened 2040 climate goal and target for COP30 (LINK) 8 November 2025
Atlantic Council: Hurricane Melissa left $8 billion in damage. Jamaica needs US support to get back on its feet (LINK) 7 November 2025
International PhD student numbers in US hold steady — for now (LINK) 7 November 2025
Trump pardons man convicted for being agent of Chinese Government to intimidate a New Jersey family (LINK) 6 November 2025
— Michael McMahon, a former New York police officer, was sentenced to 18 months in prison in April after being convicted in 2023 for acting as an unregistered agent of China, interstate stalking, and conspiracy.
NPR: Kristi Noem denies ICE detaining US citizens: she is wrong: many U.S. citizens have been detained or arrested (LINK) 5 November 2025
US federal government shutdown: US Army tells 37,000 soldiers in Germany to go to food bank (LINK) 5 November 2025
Physicists say they’ve proven we're not living in a simulation (LINK) 8 November 2025
h4>Why does boiling water have bubbles, except in a microwave? (LINK) 8 November 2025
6-year-old girl saves Harvard's axolotl research with $1K funding boost (LINK) 8 November 2025
— She created a PowerPoint presentation and organized a fundraiser. Following her fundraising efforts, federal courts reinstated some funding for Whited's lab. Although the future of this funding remains uncertain, Marianne's contribution has been a motivational force for the team.
2017 Minamata Convention COP-6 opens in Geneva to strengthen global action on mercury pollution: 3-7 November (LINK) 3 November 2025
The Geneva International Film Festival returns for its 31st edition from October 31 to November 9. This year's guests of honor are British director Stephen Frears and American screenwriter Alan Ball (LINK) 13 October 2025
Davos 2026 theme 'A Spirit of Dialogue': 19–23 January 2026 (LINK) 29 October 2025
— Discussions are centred around five key global challenges: cooperation in a contested world, unlocking new sources of growth, investing in people, deploying innovation responsibly, and building prosperity within planetary boundaries.